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With mail theft on the rise, police advise public to be proactive and patient

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:20 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Be careful the next time you mail an important item. That’s the advice from police in the St. Louis area as they investigate more cases involving mail theft. As FOX 2’s Jasmine Huda tells us, safeguarding mail could require some extra planning and patience, especially as we approach the holidays.

Keeler: CU Buffs coach Deion Sanders’ daughter Shelomi Sanders on “Saturday Night Live” spoof of Coach Prime? “They’re kind of getting him wrong”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:20 GMT

BOULDER — Kenan Thompson? Genius.Punchlines? Explosive.Accuracy? Trying.“It was good,” Shelomi Sanders, daughter of CU Buffs football coach Deion Sanders, told me Tuesday at the Events Center after I played her that “Saturday Night Live” sketch, the one featuring Thompson playing Coach Prime, for the first time.“But then it’s like, ‘OK, they’re kind of getting him wrong.'”In what way?“Because the way that they were saying stuff is kind of like, all he cares about is ‘the show’, and stuff like that,” said the younger Sanders, a guard on the Buffs’ women’s basketball team. “That’s not him, though. It just comes (off) like that. That’s just what draws people in. But that’s not him.“Yeah, it was funny, though. But they were good. They were good.”Shelomi Sanders had heard about the Coach Prime bit, which was part of SNL’s “Weekend Update” s...

32-year-old man killed by hit-and-run driver in Orange County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:20 GMT

Family of a 32-year-old man who was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver over the weekend is pleading with the public to help police identify the suspect and bring them peace.  Officers with the Santa Ana Police Department responded to calls of a “pedestrian down in traffic lanes” near Warner Avenue and Brookhollow Drive just after 10 p.m. on Oct. 15, according to a news release from the department.  Medical personnel with the Orange County Fire Department responded to the location and declared the victim, now identified as 32-year-old Sergio Diaz, deceased at the scene.  Sergio Diaz, 32, seen here, was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Santa Ana on Oct. 15, 2023. (KTLA)Diaz’s wife, Hrodi Nocelotl, eagerly asked for the public’s assistance to help police identify the hit-and-run vehicle and the suspect.  Based on a preliminary investigation, police believe Diaz was crossing Warner Avenue, east of the Brookhollow Drive intersection, when he was struck by a driver tra...

‘The buck stops with me’: Oakland mayor acknowledges struggles, crime problem in State of the City address

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:20 GMT

OAKLAND — Looking back at a calendar year that so far has presented a new challenge at every turn, Mayor Sheng Thao on Tuesday focused on the issue that seems to define the city’s struggles in the public eye: crime.“I can honestly tell you that it is the first thing I think about when I wake up in the morning, and it’s the only thing on my mind when I fall asleep at night — the safety of the constituency here in the city of Oakland,” the mayor said.It was Thao’s first “State of the City” address, with the annual event arriving on the heels of a powder-keg level of tension around public safety.The city has seen a slew of other hot-button issues, including a crippling ransomware attack and a historically large budget deficit, plus the mayor’s firing of the ex-police chief over an internal scandal and her increasingly rancorous falling out with the likely departing Oakland A’s.However, Thao praised the strength and resil...

X, formerly Twitter, will charge new users in two countries $1 per year to post

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:20 GMT

(NEXSTAR) -- X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, announced it will begin charging certain users a $1 annual fee to access basic features as part of a test to crack down on bots and spammers.The test, coined "Not A Bot," rolled out Tuesday in two countries: New Zealand and the Phillippines. New users in these regions must subscribe to the plan to post, like, reply to, quote, or bookmark content on the web version of the platform. Those who opt out of paying will only be able to view posts, watch videos, and follow accounts. The company said in a blog post that it developed the program "to defend against bots and spammers who attempt to manipulate the platform and disrupt the experience of other X users." Musk: X, formerly Twitter, ‘moving toward’ monthly fee It also noted that the test does not apply to existing accounts. New Zealand and the Phillippines are the only countries where X is conducting the test now. It's unclear how long the test will last.X owner E...

China’s economy grows 4.9% in Q3, beating expectations but slowing from previous quarter

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:20 GMT

HONG KONG (AP) — China’s economy slowed in the third quarter, amid muted global demand, deflationary pressures and an ailing property sector.The world’s second-largest economy grew 4.9% year-over-year in the July-September quarter, beating the 4.5% forecast by analysts but slowing from the 6.3% growth in the previous quarter, according to official data released Wednesday.On a quarterly basis, the economy grew by 1.3% in the third quarter, compared to 0.8% growth in the April-to-June quarter.For the first nine months of the year, China’s economy grew 5.2% compared to the same period last year, suggesting it is on track with Beijing’s target of about 5% growth for 2023.Officials from the National Bureau of Statistics cautioned that the external environment was becoming “more complex and grave” and warned that domestic demand remained insufficient.Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management, said that although the numbers beat expectations China’s economy ...

Medicare open enrollment season is a target for scammers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:20 GMT

You may have seen ads by mail, email, phone and on TV for the Medicare enrollment period which starts on Oct. 15 and ends on Dec. 7. That means it’s open season for Medicare and for Medicare scammers.So how can you know if what you’re hearing is legit?“If somebody [calls saying] they’re from the government, that they need your information, hang up the phone pretty quickly. Nobody from the government is ever going to be calling you up and asking you for your Social Security, or your medical number or your personal information,” said Ira Rheingold, a consumer attorney with the National Association of Consumer Advocates.He said the scammer will contact you out of the blue, pretending to be official offering big health discounts. Medicare won’t do that.“It’s a time when people are relatively vulnerable. Medicare is complicated. Signing up for it can be complicated and scammers know that as well,” Rheingold said.According to the Natio...

Australian cricketers create “fighting fund” for national netball players in pay dispute

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:20 GMT

SYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s cricketers have created a “fighting fund” to help the country’s netball players amid a bitter pay dispute with Netball Australia.Officials are still confirming the finer details of the deal, but the Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) on Wednesday said the fund would be created for their counterparts in netball, a basketball-style professional sport played predominately by women.The netball players have been off contract since Sept. 30. Part of the dispute involves the players’ push for a revenue-sharing model, rather than a profit-share deal proposed by the eight Super Netball clubs and Netball Australia.Netball Australia has been criticized over the past year for its choice of sponsorship dollars. It has the highest women’s participation rate for any sport in Australia, with Netball Australia estimating 1 million players nationwide.The most recent pay issue came to a head last week with both the Australian Netball Players Association (ANP...

Cam Talbot, Trevor Moore carry Kings to 1st win of season, 5-1 over Jets

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:20 GMT

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Cam Talbot made 26 saves and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-1 on Tuesday night for their first victory of the season.Trevor Moore had two goals and an assist, Phillip Danault had a goal and two assists and Arthur Kaliyev had a goal and an assist. Pierre-Luc Dubois also scored. The Kings opened with a two-game homestand, falling 5-2 to Colorado and 6-5 to Carolina in a shootout.Mark Scheifele ended Talbot’s shutout bid with 1:16 left.Connor Hellebuyck stopped 24 shots for Winnipeg.UP NEXTKings: At Minnesota on Thursday night.Jets: Host Vegas on Thursday night.___AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhlSource

Gio Reyna scores twice in 4-0 rout of Ghana, his first US goals since family feud with Berhalter

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:20 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gio Reyna scored his first two internationals goals since a family feud with coach Gregg Berhalter erupted at last year’s World Cup, leading the United States to a 4-0 rout of Ghana in an exhibition on Tuesday night.Reyna put the U.S. ahead in the 10th minute, Christian Pulisic doubled the lead with a penalty kick in the 19th, and Folarin Balogun scored in the 22nd to give the Americans three goals in a 12-minute span. Reyna scored again in the 39th for sixth international goal and first two-goal game for the U.S.Reyna has been regaining fitness since fracturing a leg last June and played the first half for the second straight match. The 20-year-old midfielder’s first game under Berhalter since the controversy was in Saturday’s 3-1 loss to Germany.A son of former U.S. captain Claudio Reyna and American midfielder Danielle Egan, Gio Reyna was limited to a pair of substitute appearances in Qatar. Berhalter said during a management conference a...