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2 dead, 1 injured in Highway 1 crash on Peninsula

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:33:12 GMT

(KRON) -- Two people were killed and another remains in critical condition after a crash in San Mateo County on Tuesday evening, California Highway Patrol's Redwood City division confirmed. The crash was a head-on collision involving a Tesla and a Subaru SUV on Highway 1 at Bean Hollow Road near the town of Pescadero, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office said. Preliminary information indicates one of the vehicles crossed over into the opposing traffic for unknown reasons. Two vehicles were pulled from a nearby lagoon after the wreck. The crash was called in to police at about 6:40 p.m. Rescue teams from multiple agencies were deployed at about 7:30 p.m. to rescue the occupants from both vehicles.Image from California Highway Patrol. There is no information regarding how many occupants were inside the involved vehicles. Two males were declared deceased at the scene. A woman in her sixties was transported to a local hospital with major injuries and remains in critical condition, CHP ...

CAE: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:33:12 GMT

ST-LAURENT, Quebec (AP) — ST-LAURENT, Quebec (AP) — CAE Inc. (CAE) on Wednesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $72.8 million.On a per-share basis, the St-Laurent, Quebec-based company said it had profit of 23 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 26 cents per share.The results met Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of 26 cents per share.The civil and military flight simulator company posted revenue of $929.3 million in the period, topping Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $899.6 million.For the year, the company reported profit of $164.7 million, or 52 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $3.11 billion.CAE shares have increased 14% since the beginning of the year. The stock has decreased 12% in the last 12 months._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Resea...

Tara Reade, la mujer que acusó a Biden de agredirla sexualmente en 1993, abandona Estados Unidos y llega a Rusia

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:33:12 GMT

(CNN) — Una mujer que acusó a Joe Biden de agresión sexual abandonó Estados Unidos y llegó a Moscú, donde habló con los medios estatales rusos en una conferencia de prensa que duró varias horas.Tara Reade acaparó titulares durante la carrera presidencial de 2020, cuando acusó al entonces candidato presidencial Joe Biden de acosarla y agredirla sexualmente cuando trabajaba en su oficina del Senado en 1993.Biden negó rotundamente las acusaciones de Reade, y ningún exmiembro del personal de Biden se ha presentado para decir que alguna vez presenció u oyó hablar de algún tipo de conducta sexual inapropiada en su oficina del Senado.En una entrevista con MSNBC en 2020, Biden dijo que estaba “diciendo inequívocamente, que nunca, nunca sucedió. No ocurrió. Nunca sucedió”.Biden niega acusación de agresión sexual: “Eso nunca sucedió”Biden niega denuncia de agresión sexual 2:00Reade se enfrentó más tarde a dudas de credibilidad, incluyendo sobre su educación y otr...

Fracasa el lanzamiento del primer satélite espía de Corea del Norte; el cohete se estrella en el mar

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:33:12 GMT

SEÚL, Corea del Sur — El intento de Corea del Norte de poner en el espacio el primer satélite espía del país fracasó este miércoles en un revés para el intento del líder Kim Jong Un de aumentar sus capacidades militares a medida que aumentan las tensiones con Estados Unidos y Corea del Sur.El ejército surcoreano dijo que estaba recuperando un objeto que se presume formaba parte del cohete norcoreano estrellado en aguas a 124 millas al oeste de la isla suroccidental de Eocheongdo. Más tarde, el Ministerio de Defensa publicó fotos de un cilindro de metal blanco que describió como parte sospechosa de un cohete.Después de una admisión de fracaso inusualmente rápida, Corea del Norte se comprometió a realizar un segun...

15-year-old killed by brother in murder-suicide, Howard Co. police say

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:33:12 GMT

Two brothers are dead after a murder-suicide in Howard County, Maryland, on Tuesday, police say.Two people were found shot inside a home in the 5200 block of Five Fingers Way in Columbia at around 1 p.m., according to a news release from Howard County police.Michael Bassler shot and killed his younger brother, 15-year-old Stephen Bassler, inside their home before turning the gun on himself, police said.Both brothers lived at the home, along with a parent who police said was not present at the time of the shooting.No one else was involved and police said they are looking to find the cause of the shooting.Here’s a map of where police said the shooting happened. Source

For the Florida Panthers, celebrations getting a bit hairy, just in time for the Stanley Cup Final

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:33:12 GMT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The tradition of hockey’s playoff beard goes back to at least the mid-1980s, with the Detroit Red Wings widely credited with beginning the facial hair phenomenon.The playoff beard rub might have started last month by accident.Go back to April 26, when the Florida Panthers staved off elimination by beating the Boston Bruins in overtime of Game 5 of the first-round series. Overjoyed in the moment, Panthers teammates Marc Staal and Aaron Ekblad gave each other a big hug on the bench. Completely normal stuff.Here’s the unusual part: As they embraced, they realized their beards were rubbing up against the other. And since it worked that night, it’s become a celebratory routine for Staal and Ekblad.“Yeah, it’s a unique one, for sure,” Staal said.Whatever works. If the Panthers think that it’s helped them to get to the Stanley Cup Final, so be it. Although there’s a superstition that typically prevents talking about how superstitious hockey players are at this time of ...

Air New Zealand to weigh passengers before they board the airplane

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:33:12 GMT

(CNN) — Remove your shoes. Take your keys out of your pocket. Step on the scale?That’s right: New Zealand’s Civil Aviation Authority is asking that its national airline weigh passengers departing on international flights from Auckland International Airport through July 2, 2023.The program, which Air New Zealand calls a passenger weight survey, is a way to gather data on the weight load and distribution for planes, the airline said.“We weigh everything that goes on the aircraft – from the cargo to the meals onboard, to the luggage in the hold,” Alastair James, the airline’s load control improvement specialist said in a statement. “For customers, crew and cabin bags, we use average weights, which we get from doing this survey.”Still, weight is a personal thing that not everyone wishes to disclose. In order to protect individuals’ privacy, the airline says it has made the data anonymous.Travelers will be asked to stand on a digital scale when they check-in for their flight. ...

Convenience store owner charged with murder after shooting 14-year-old boy in the back, South Carolina authorities say

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:33:12 GMT

(CNN) — A South Carolina convenience store owner has been charged with murder after allegedly chasing a 14-year-old boy and shooting him in the back after suspecting the boy of shoplifting, authorities said.The child, Cyrus Carmack-Belton, had gone into the store in Columbia around 8 p.m. Sunday and was confronted by the owner who accused him of shoplifting, according to Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott.“He did not shoplift anything. We have no evidence that he stole anything whatsoever,” the sheriff said in a news conference Monday, adding even if he had, “that’s not something you shoot anybody over, much less a 14-year-old.”“We are confident that this was done in a manner that we will now classify as a homicide. This was not an accidental shooting by any means,” Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford said during the news conference. “This was a very intentional shooting. And unfortunately, Cyrus Carmack-Belton lost his life.”Firearms are the leading cause of death for children ...

Coyote spotted at North Perry Airport

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:33:12 GMT

A coyote stopped air traffic after it was spotted at North Perry Airport. On Wednesday morning, a letter was distributed by wildlife and airport officials noting coyotes were in the area and to be aware of them on the tarmac.One coyote was captured on live video footage running across the landing area of the airport in Pembroke Pines. Planes were unable to land as a result of the coyote on the loose. Sources said the airport is flooded with rabbits and rats which is likely the reason these predators have been wandering around.According to officials, the airport has hired trappers to capture the coyotes in the area as they have been seen multiple times in the past few weeks.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

‘Overreaction’: Kosovo leader blasts US response to violent unrest

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:33:12 GMT

BRATISLAVA — The U.S. decision to penalize Kosovo following violent clashes that left NATO troops wounded is both surprising and an “overreaction,” Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti told POLITICO on Wednesday.The U.S. and its Western allies have sharply rebuked Pristina amid growing tensions in the region over Kosovo’s decision to forcibly install ethnic Albanian mayors in municipal buildings in majority-Serb areas, despite a turnout of under 4 percent in recent local elections. In response to the deepening crisis, Washington went as far as canceling Kosovo’s participation in a U.S.-led military exercise and declaring that it now has little enthusiasm to help Kosovo move toward EU and NATO membership. “We have a slight difference in approach — and I think that thinking of sanctions against Kosova seems out of proportion and unfair,” Kurti said in an interview on the sidelines of the GLOBSEC conference in Bratislava. “I was surprised,” he added, characterizing the Am...