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Today in History: April 10, Titanic sets sail

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:56:31 GMT

Today in History Today is Monday, April 10, the 100th day of 2023. There are 265 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 10, 1912, the British liner RMS Titanic set sail from Southampton, England, on its ill-fated maiden voyage. On this date: In 1866, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was incorporated.In 1932, German President Paul Von Hindenburg was reelected in a runoff, with Adolf Hitler coming in second. In 1947, Brooklyn Dodgers President Branch Rickey purchased the contract of Jackie Robinson from the Montreal Royals.In 1963, the fast-attack nuclear submarine USS Thresher (SSN-593) sank during deep-diving tests east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in a disaster that claimed 129 lives. In 1971, a table tennis team from the United States arrived in China at the invitation of the communist government for a goodwill visit that came to be known as “ping-pong diplomacy.” In 1972, the United States and the Soviet Union joined some 70 nati...

Div. 1-2 boys lacrosse preview: SJP eyes third straight

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:56:31 GMT

Each of the previous two seasons, the MIAA boys lacrosse state championship has come down to a Catholic Conference showdown, with St. John’s Prep defeating rival BC High in both instances.Could John Pynchon’s group have visions of a three-peat? Given the number of familiar faces returning, it’s hard to envision a precipitous dropoff for the Eagles, and the St. John’s Prep coach is hopeful that this squad can continue what is quickly trending toward a dynastic run. The Eagles (22-1) parted ways with a few key players, including Providence commit Tommy Sarni, but welcomed back Jimmy Ayers, Matt Morrow and Jake Vana, to name a few.“We have a lot of returning guys,” said Pynchon. “But we have a ton of new faces on the defensive end. We’re really trying to balance out our high expectations with the reality that we’re in 2023, that we’re not our 2022 team. Just trying to stay focused on getting work done, and getting the kids to continually trust that we’re getting better each day.”BC Hig...

Board of Supervisors to vote on resolution calling for Nathan Fletcher's immediate resignation

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:56:31 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego County Board of Supervisors will be holding an emergency meeting on Tuesday to vote on a resolution of no confidence for Nathan Fletcher and to call on him to resign immediately, Supervisor Jim Desmond's office said in a statement Sunday night.Fletcher, who has been accused of sexual assault and harassment in a lawsuit by a former Metropolitan Transit System employee, announced his resignation late last month and that would be effective at the end of his medical leave on May 15.The vote of no confidence resolution would be a symbolic measure to pressure the Supervisor to step down as soon as possible, according to Desmond's office. Lawsuit against Supervisor Fletcher alleges sexual assault "While the Board of Supervisors does not have the ultimate power to remove Mr. Fletcher, this resolution will serve as a powerful statement for him to resign," the statement from the District 5 representative said. "Mr. Fletcher has let his constituents down and should...

Sheriff investigating shooting at Vista gas station

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:56:31 GMT

VISTA, Calif. -- Authorities are investigating a shooting at a Vista gas station that occurred early Sunday, the San Diego Sheriff's Office said in a release.The incident occurred just after 1 a.m. at the 76 gas station near the intersection of Olive Avenue and North Melrose Drive. According to the SDSO, multiple gunshots were fired into the gas station, before a vehicle was heard speeding away.One employee of the gas station was inside at the time of the shooting, but was not harmed. Police searching for driver in Ocean Beach hit-and-run that left two seriously injured At the scene, deputies noted the gas station's glass door had been shattered. A search of the area was conducted by law enforcement, but no suspect or possible vehicle involved in the incident were found.It is unknown if any suspects have been identified by the SDSO at this point in the investigation.Anyone with information relating to the incident is encouraged to contact the SDSO at 858-565-5200.

Baltimore mayor calls for ‘youth curfew’ after 2 teens shot

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:56:31 GMT

The mayor of Baltimore called for a summer curfew after two teenagers were shot while police were attempting to break up a large crowd of minors Sunday night.A 14-year-old and a 16-year-old were shot and wounded as police attempted to break up fights among a crowd of more than 200 teenagers gathered at the city’s Inner Harbor area around 9 p.m., WBAL-TV reported.One of the victims was in critical condition and the other was stable, WBAL reported.Two suspects were arrested, police said, including one with a loaded gun who matched a description of the shooter and another who was found with a loaded gun in a police garage, WBAL reported.Following the shooting, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott announced his intention to implement a 9 p.m. curfew for anyone 14 years and younger and 10 p.m. for those younger than 17 during the forthcoming summer months, WJZ-TV reported.“I want everyone to hear me and hear me clearly,” Scott said. “We are going back to the old days. We will be enforcing a you...

Palo Alto: Woman’s sexual assault under investigation, police say

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:56:31 GMT

PALO ALTO — Police said they were asking for the public’s help in finding a suspect who sexually assaulted a woman in a pedestrian underpass this weekend, authorities said.In a statement Sunday, police said dispatchers received a call around 2:50 p.m. from a citizen who said he found a woman in the California Avenue pedestrian underpass who told him she had been sexually assaulted.Officers responded to the underpass, where they learned that the woman had been walking her bicycle east through the underpass when a man walking his bike westbound passed her.The woman said the man then struck her, and she fell. As the man then sexually assaulted her, she yelled for help. The man took her cell phone and fled. The citizen then came across the woman and called for help, police said.Other officers found the woman’s phone about a mile away in the 3000 block of Emerson Street and began processing it for evidence. Palo Alto Fire Department paramedics took the woman to a hospit...

Cruise recalls 300 robotaxis after Muni bus crash

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:56:31 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Cruise, the self-driving robotaxi service in San Francisco, has recalled the software on their autonomous cars. The CEO says it's because of an accident that happened back in March.KRON4 spoke with tech experts about what this recall means and the future of driverless cars.The experts say the recall is actually a good thing. It shows Cruise is working to improve its product. 5-year-old girl killed after shooting on I-880 in Fremont: CHP But what prompted the recall is troubling.After this driverless cruise car rear-ended a Muni bus in March, Cruise founder and CEO Kyle Vogt says they filed a voluntary recall with the National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration.The company then upgraded the software on 300 of its cars."The Muni bus has an unusual shape because it is two sections, so the movement was not something it had in its scenarios," San Jose State University professor and tech expert Ahmed Banafa.The cars use a combination of cameras and ...

Más de 30 millones de personas bajo alerta de congelación en todo el Atlántico Medio de EE.UU.

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:56:31 GMT

(CNN) — El invierno todavía se mantiene aferrado a través de la región del Atlántico Medio en Estados Unidos, donde más de 30 millones de personas están bajo alertas de congelación.Las advertencias de congelación están en vigor para Washington D.C. hasta las 10 am hora del Este de EE.UU. de este lunes, donde las temperaturas tan bajas como -1 grado centígrado son posibles. En Mount Holly y algunas zonas del sur de Nueva Jersey las temperaturas mínimas pueden rondar los -7 grados centígrados.Filadelfia está bajo una alerta de heladas hasta las 9 am hora del Este de EE.UU. de este lunes, donde se esperan temperaturas mínimas de -1 grado centígrado. Richmond, Raleigh y Charleston, en Virginia Occidental, pueden registrar temperaturas mínimas de hasta 0 grados centígrados.“Las heladas y las heladas matarán los cultivos, otra vegetación sensible y posiblemente dañarán las tuberías exteriores no protegidas”, advierte el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (NWS, por sus sigla...

Armada de Ecuador detiene a dos sujetos por narcotráfico que navegaban rumbo a México

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:56:31 GMT

QUITO.- La Armada de Ecuador informó este domingo sobre la detención de dos sujetos a bordo de una lancha de alta velocidad que transportaba presuntamente drogas y que navegaba cerca de las islas Galápagos, en una ruta oceánica con dirección a México.La Fuerza Naval, en un comunicado, indicó que gracias a una coordinación con la Policía, tras un vuelo de exploración marítima y la acción de la corbeta “Loja”, se logró la aprehensión de una lancha tipo “go-fast”, de alta velocidad, que en su interior ocultaba sustancias ilegales, presuntamente narcóticos. Enfrentamientos armados con narcos dejan policías muertos en México Golpe al narco: Colombia captura a 12 fabricantes de semisumergibles para traficar cocaína La operación tuvo lugar a 334 millas náuticas al oeste del puerto de Manta (en el oeste del territorio continental ecuatoriano), en el denominado “corredor sur de las islas Galápagos con destino ...

Lebanon still proxy battleground, 50 years after Israel raid

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:56:31 GMT

BEIRUT (AP) — It was a cold night 50 years ago when an Israeli commando team led by a man disguised as a woman infiltrated a posh Beirut neighborhood and shot and killed three top officials from the Palestine Liberation Organization in their apartments.The anniversary is little noted, but the April 10, 1973 operation has a relevance that continues today.The raid was one of the first times that Lebanon became the arena where Israel and its opponents would settle their accounts. Fifty years later, it remains so, as highlighted by last week’s exchange of rocket fire and airstrikes across the border between Israel and Palestinian militant groups in Lebanon.The boldness of the assassinations — by an Israeli team slipping in and out of Beirut with little resistance — stunned the Lebanese. At the time, two years before civil war erupted, their country was mainly known as a tourist attraction where visitors came to party, visit archaeological sites, ski on snow-capped mountains or sun...