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Hurricane Otis unleashes massive flooding in Acapulco, triggers landslides before dissipating

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:23:31 GMT

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Otis tore across Mexico’s southern Pacific coast as a powerful and dangerous Category 5 hurricane Wednesday, unleashing massive flooding in the resort city of Acapulco, sending sheets of earth down steep mountainsides, and cutting power and cell service in large swaths of the state of Guerrero.While little is known about possible deaths or the full extent of the damage — the main highway into Acapulco is impassable — experts are calling Otis the strongest hurricane in history to make landfall along the Eastern Pacific Coast.The storm had dissipated over the mountains by Wednesday afternoon, but appeared to have left a fair amount of devastation in its wake. Acapulco’s Diamond Zone, an oceanfront area replete with hotels, restaurants and other tourist attractions, appeared to be mostly underwater in drone footage that Foro TV posted online Wednesday afternoon, with boulevards and bridges completely hidden by an enormous lake of brown wate...

Rangers now focus on playing as well at home in World Series vs Arizona as they have on road

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:23:31 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers have played only four home games over the past month, and lost all three in the AL Championship Series. Yet, there they were back at Globe Life Field on Wednesday getting ready to host Game 1 of the World Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks.So is it really home-field advantage for a team that’s already matched a postseason record by winning its first eight road games?“We love playing here,” All-Star catcher Jonah Heim said before the Rangers worked out. “Throughout the whole year, we’ve played pretty good at home.”Except against the Houston Astros, which is why the Rangers went into these playoffs as a wild-card team that didn’t have home-field advantage until now.Game 1 is Friday night in the retractable-roof stadium that hosted MLB’s neutral-site World Series in 2020, the first year the ballpark opened. Texas and Arizona both had to win Games 6 and 7 of their respective League Championship Series on the ro...

Broncos defend suspended safety Kareem Jackson, arguing his hit on Packers tight end was clean

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:23:31 GMT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos are pleased Kareem Jackson’s four-game suspension was cut in half, but some of his teammates still contend the NFL is making an example out of the hard-hitting safety by punishing what was actually a clean hit though it looked much worse on the field.Coach Sean Payton argued Jackson’s case via Zoom on Tuesday with hearing officer Derrick Brooks, who issued the two-game reduction. Safety Justin Simmons gave a spirited, nearly five-minute defense of his teammate after practice Wednesday.Simmons suggested Jackson’s hit on Green Bay tight end Luke Musgrave was actually a legal shoulder-to-shoulder strike that appeared on the field to be a helmet-to-helmet hit. It resulted in a 15-yard penalty, his second disqualification of the season and the suspension without pay that will cost him about $279,000 in lost wages.Jackson is also expected to be fined a fifth time this season for violations of the league’s unnecessary rough...

Reportan dos tiroteos en Lewiston, Maine: el sospechoso está prófugo, dice la Policía

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:23:31 GMT

(CNN) –– La Oficina del Sheriff del condado de Androscoggin está investigando dos incidentes de tiroteos, según una publicación en Facebook.“Estamos alentando a todas las empresas a cerrar sus puertas o resguardarse mientras investigamos”, dijo la oficina del sheriff.El sospechoso sigue prófugo, según las autoridadesLa Policía estatal de Maine informó que estaba respondiendo a una situación de tiroteo en Lewiston, en una publicación en Facebook.Las autoridades también pidieron a los residentes que se refugien en el lugar en el que se encuentran. “Por favor, quédense dentro de sus casas con las puertas cerradas”, dijo la Policía Estatal de Maine en X, “las autoridades están investigando actualmente en varios lugares”.El concejal de la ciudad de Lewiston, Robert A. McCarthy, le dice a CNN que las escuelas están actualmente cerradas y los funcionarios están pidiendo a las personas que se refugien inmediatamente.Lewiston está a unos 58 km al norte de ...

Worldwide travel advisory issued for US passengers

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:23:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Passengers at Denver International Airport say they are on high alert after the U.S. Department of State issued a worldwide travel advisory because of increased tensions overseas.  This comes as thousands have been killed in the Israel-Hamas conflict. “I still have 9/11 in the back of my mind, and I still remember it like it was yesterday, and that scares me,” traveler Kim Brown told FOX31. Water cuts plan is enough to protect Colorado River: Interior Department The State Department has said it’s concerned about potential violence against Americans, advising U.S. citizens to take extra caution if traveling out of the country.“I think the biggest thing is just always being aware of your surroundings, making sure you understand where you’re going before you’re actually going there and just keeping an eye out for each other,” traveler Marcus Little said.'Be extraordinarily cautious' when travelingClint Henderson is a travel expert with The Points Guy. He said th...

At least 10 dead in Maine shooting and number expected to rise: officials

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:23:31 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — At least 10 people have been killed in shootings in Lewiston, Maine, and the death toll is expected to rise, two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press.The officials said multiple people had also been wounded. Investigators were still processing the crime scenes and working to gather evidence. Police were searching for the man who opened fire Wednesday at two locations in the Maine town.The officials were not authorized to publicly discuss details of the ongoing investigation and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity.Maine State Police ordered residents to shelter in place amid the investigation. The alert for Lewiston was made shortly after 8 p.m. as the Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office reported that law enforcement agencies were investigating “two active shooter events.” The sheriff's office said the suspect was still at large.The Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office shared photos of a possible suspect, seen here, involved in "two active sho...

Mayor: Denver on track to get 1,000 homeless people into transitional housing

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:23:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver Mayor Mike Johnston said he is making “quick and significant” progress as he marks his first 100 days in office. But there are questions about the strides he's making.On the mayor's 100th day in office, he pointed to a second encampment at 21st and Curtis streets that is in the process of being closed. Some 50 people living on the streets at that location, the mayor said, will eventually move indoors and into safer locations. Colorado lawmakers react to US House speaker election It’s part of the mayor’s goal to move 1,000 homeless people into transitional housing by the end of the year. But so far, only 183 people have been placed into housing through the so-called House1000 initiative.Still, Johnston said he is confident the goal will be reached.“If you are going to take an open acre plot of land, put electricity on it, put water into it, put 40 or 50 tiny homes on it, be able to put a community building on it, that only takes three or four or five mon...

At least 10 dead in Maine shooting and number expected to rise, law enforcement officials tell AP

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:23:31 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — At least 10 people have been killed in shootings in Lewiston, Maine, and the death toll is expected to rise, two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press.The officials said multiple people had also been wounded. Investigators were still processing the crime scenes and working to gather evidence. Police were searching for the man who opened fire Wednesday at two locations in the Maine town.The officials were not authorized to publicly discuss details of the ongoing investigation and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Maine State Police ordered residents in the state’s second-largest city to shelter in place Wednesday night because of an active shooter situation in multiple locations.Lewiston Police said in a Facebook post that they were dealing with an active shooter incident at Schemengees Bar and Grille and Sparetime Recreation, a bowling alley.“Please ...

At least 10 dead in Lewiston, Maine shootings with number expected to rise, officials say

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:23:31 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — At least 10 people were killed Wednesday in shootings in Lewiston, Maine, and the death toll is expected to rise, two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press.The officials said multiple people had also been wounded. Investigators were still processing the crime scenes and working to gather evidence. Police were searching for the man who opened fire Wednesday at two locations in the Maine city.The officials were not authorized to publicly discuss details of the ongoing investigation and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity.Lewiston Police said in an earlier Facebook post that they were dealing with an active shooter incident at Schemengees Bar and Grille and Sparetime Recreation, a bowling alley.“Please stay off the roads to allow emergency responders access to the hospitals,” police said.On its website, Central Maine Medical Center said staff were “reacting to a mass casualty, mass shooter event” and were coordinating with area hospitals to take i...

Boston City Council approves ordinance to ban tests, other temporary shelters at Mass and Cass

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:23:31 GMT

The Boston City Council on Wednesday voted to approve an ordinance that will ban tents and other temporary shelters in the troubled area known as Mass and Cass. Mayor Michelle Wu proposed the ordinance back in August. As part of her announcement, Wu layed out a plan to give police the power to remove tents and tarps on public property and roads in cases where people living inside are offered alternative places to live, services, transportation and space to store their belongings. Months later, the City Council this week voted 9-3 in favor of approving the ordinance.City Council President Ed Flynn spoke during a city council meeting Wednesday, detailing his reason for voting “yes.”“The number one reason is these tents need to come down,” Flynn said. “They’ve been up long enough. We should never have this situation in the city of Boston again.”Wu is scheduled to speak on Thursday morning about intersecting crises of substance use disorder, mental health issues an...