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Boston politicians ‘come together’ to rescue drug-ridden Southie housing complex

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:36 GMT

An apparent overdose near four children in a rundown South Boston apartment has politicians calling for an immediate cleanup of the drug activity and squatting that had already been proliferating at that particular public housing complex.While Mayor Michelle Wu maintained Monday that some of the details surrounding last week’s incident are “rumors,” a U.S. congressman joined city and state officials for a tour of the Mary Ellen McCormack housing complex, at the request of the building’s concerned residents.City Council President Ed Flynn said the tour included discussions about public safety challenges, planned redevelopment of the housing complex, open drug dealing that’s been occurring throughout the facility, substance use and treatment programs, and the building’s close proximity to the troubled Mass and Cass area.“We came together this afternoon as a neighborhood and community leaders to discuss the recent horrific incident on Old Colony Avenue,” Flynn told the Herald. “This me...

Man sentenced for stabbing elderly woman to death

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:36 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- In a downtown San Diego courtroom Monday, a judge sentenced Anthony Dwayne Siddle to 36 years to life for stabbing to death 87-year-old Peggy Brandenburgh, and stabbing her daughter, Patricia Labarge.Through tears, many family members and friends shared emotional victim impact statements to remember and honor the life of Brandenburgh, but also to convince the judge to give Siddle the maximum sentence possible for the crimes.During the victim impact statements, FOX 5 learned Brandenburgh was a mother of seven, a Navy wife and a loving grandmother who spent her time volunteering. Man shot in leg near Chicano Park According to the family, Siddle stabbed Patricia 26 times, mainly in the head, face and neck. She's since recovered from her injuries and was in the courtroom Monday. The other woman that was in the house at the time of the attack was in the shower at the time. When she got out and saw what was happening through her window, she yelled for him to stop, and then ...

New mural unveiled at Chicano Park

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:36 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A new mural was unveiled at Chicano Park over the weekend.The mural commemorates a California Supreme Court ruling in 1975 that banned a short-handled hoe known as "el cortito." The tool was also referred to as "el brazo del diablo," or "the devil's arm." The tool forced fieldworkers to stoop over for hours at a time and was the cause of debilitating back and spinal deformities for generations of laborers, according to the Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center.The Chicano Park Steering Committee revealed the new artwork Sunday in Barrio Logan.

Peg Yorkin, feminist leader and philanthropist, dies at 96

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:36 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Peg Yorkin, who donated $10 million to a feminist foundation she co-founded and pushed to bring the most common method of abortion to the United States, died Sunday night. Yorkin died at age 96 after a long illness, her daughter Nicole Yorkin said.Peg Yorkin was chair of the Feminist Majority Foundation, a national organization she co-founded in 1987 that is dedicated to women’s equality, reproductive health and non-violence. “Above all, Peg was a feminist philanthropist, leader and activist, who also was a truth teller,” Eleanor Smeal, president of the Feminist Majority Foundation and publisher of Ms., told the magazine.Yorkin, along with other feminist leaders from the foundation as well as prominent scientists, in 1990 traveled to Europe to present petitions to pharmaceutical companies demanding the release of mifepristone to the U.S., where anti-abortion groups were working to stop that from happening, according to the organization. In 1991, Yorkin announced s...

Toronto byelection reaction: Chow becomes mayor, Ford issues statement

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:36 GMT

Olivia Chow is the 66th mayor of Toronto, edging out Ana Bailão in what turned out to be a two-candidate race after both women received over 200,000 votes each.Bailão, who was endorsed by former mayor John Tory days before Toronto residents headed to the polls, emerged strong out of the gate and led Chow for a portion of the evening.“The time is now to come together as a city to solve our biggest challenges,” Bailão said.In Chow, voters have elevated a progressive — and the first woman of colour — to lead Toronto, ending more than a decade of conservative rule at city hall. She maintained a steady, commanding lead in the polls for most of her campaign, and her front-runner status made her a target for most other leading candidates in the race.Former police chief Mark Saunders, who placed third in Toronto’s byelection with over 61,000 votes, often targeted Chow as he recognized her as public enemy number one.Here are some notable moment...

Still Cruising: Tom premieres new ‘Mission Impossible’ adventure in Abu Dhabi

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:36 GMT

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The red carpet unfurled Monday in Abu Dhabi for Hollywood action megastar Tom Cruise, who was on hand for the Middle Eastern premiere of “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One.”Cruise was met by an enthusiastic crowd of fans and movie buffs eager to catch a glimpse of the star at the Emirates Palace Hotel in the capital of the United Arab Emirates.Dressed in a tailored tuxedo and flashing his signature smile, Cruise appeared moved by the exuberant reception, stopping to speak with many attendees. The evening’s buzz was punctuated by the “Mission: Impossible” theme, its familiar chords adding a layer of cinematic nostalgia to the night.“I’m a cinephile, I love movies and the history of cinema and how this art form develops,” Cruise told The Associated Press on the red carpet. “I didn’t know whether the audience was going to embrace (the first Mission: Impossible movie), it was the first film I ever produced and I did it because I wanted ...

Poll: Kamala Harris sets record low for Vice President net favorability

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:36 GMT

Nearly half of the respondents have a negative view of Vice President Harris, according to a new NBC News survey. The poll, published on Monday, found that 49 percent of respondents have a negative opinion of Harris, while 32 percent of those surveyed have a positive opinion of the vice president. Harris received a net negative rating of -17, which is the lowest net negative rating for a vice president in the history of the poll. For example, In October 2019, 38 percent of respondents had a negative view of Harris’ predecessor, former Vice President Pence, while 34 percent of those surveyed had a positive view of the now Republican Presidential candidate, according to the poll. The poll comes as White House officials have been working with Harris to repair her image and bump up her polling numbers ahead of the 2024 election, according to Axios. White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients told the media outlet that he meets with Harris on a weekly basis to discuss...

Man posing as Las Vegas hotel owner steals more than $1M in casino con job: police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:36 GMT

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A man is accused of posing as a Las Vegas hotel owner and convincing a casino employee to give him more than $1 million in bogus payments for fire safety equipment, according to documents obtained by Nexstar's KLAS.Erik Gutierrez, 23, is charged with theft of more than $100,000, records said.On June 17, Las Vegas Metro police said they responded to the Circa Hotel & Casino in downtown Las Vegas for a report of a possible scam. A person from the hotel’s security office told detectives “an unknown person” had contacted the casino cage “claiming to be the owner of the hotel” and asking for $320,000 for an emergency payment to the fire department, police wrote in court documents.A restored neon sign known as "Vegas Vickie" is on display as workers finish the Circa Resort & Casino, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, in Las Vegas. The casino is scheduled to open in downtown Las Vegas in October. (AP Photo/John Locher)Police interviewed the cage supervisor, who said they r...

Mom charged after child, left at home alone during vacation, dies: prosecutors

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:36 GMT

CLEVELAND (WJW) - A Cleveland mother now faces murder charges after investigators say she left her 16-month-old daughter alone for over a week while she went on vacation, leading to the child's death.*The video above is from a previous report.*A Cuyahoga County grand jury returned an indictment charging 31-year-old Kristel Candelario with aggravated murder, murder, felonious assault, and endangering children. According to a court complaint, Candelario admitted she left her daughter alone and unattended while vacationing in Detroit and Puerto Rico.As the WJW I-Team previously reported, the complaint says she left on June 8 and returned on June 16, when she found her daughter unresponsive. Airport worker 'ingested' into plane engine, death ruled a suicide The child died in a West 97th Street home. Investigators say the child was extremely dehydrated at the time of her death. “As parents, we are supposed to protect and care for our children," said Prosecutor Michael O’Malley. "Imagin...

Texas border policies take center stage in Ron DeSantis' GOP rally

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:36 GMT

AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hosted his first presidential rally on the Rio Grande River on Monday, he made a promise to deliver on an immigration policy the state's top Republicans sought all legislative session."The states should be permitted to send people back," the second-most-popular candidate for the Republican nomination told supporters. "As president, we are going to fully deputize all state and local governments to be able to enforce immigration law. You will be able to have that authority."In the audience was State Rep. Matt Schaefer, R-Tyler, who carried major legislation that would have asserted Texas' powers to police the federal border. His House Bill 20 would have established the Border Protection Unit, deputizing state police to use force against unauthorized immigrants independent of the federal government. It failed late in the legislative session among concerns that it would amount to an unconstitutional insubordination of federal power.But th...