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DC traffic deaths reaches high, somber mark not seen in more than 15 years

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:13:20 GMT

D.C. traffic deaths have reached a high and somber mark, one not seen in more than 15 years.First reported by Axios, 45 people have died in traffic crashes — from pedestrians, drivers and passengers to motorcyclists, bicyclists and scooter riders — according to the most recent numbers by Vision Zero. Those numbers are the highest since 2007 when there were 54 traffic fatalities, according to D.C. police.Vision Zero is an initiative by Mayor Muriel Bowser that launched in 2015, which aims to improve safety and decrease traffic fatalities on District streets. The year the program launched, there were 26 traffic fatalities. The original goal hoped to have zero traffic deaths by 2024. There’s still one month left in the year.Axios reported that there’s been a jump in driver and passenger deaths since 2022. By this time last year, five drivers and three passengers died in crashes. So far this year, it’s more than double that number for each — 11 drivers and ...

School bus crashes with semi truck in Morgan County

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:13:20 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A school bus crashed with a semi truck Friday afternoon in Morgan County.The call was reported around 4:30 p.m. at County Road 20 along County Road T, according to Colorado State Patrol. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox The school bus appeared to be at fault, a CSP spokesperson said.Both drivers were transported to a hospital. The bus driver appeared to have serious bodily injury, but both were expected to survive.Children who were injured had been released by medical staff Friday night, according to CSP.

Police-involved shooting in NW Miami-Dade under investigation; man hospitalized, officer hurt

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:13:20 GMT

An investigation is underway in a Northwest Miami-Dade neighborhood following what police described as an officer-involved shooting that sent a man to the hospital and left a police officer injured.7SkyForce hovered above a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue ambulance as paramedics transported one of the patients to an area hospital, Friday evening.The shooting took place in the area of Northwest 22nd Avenue and 64th Street.“It’s ridiculous, it’s dangerous,” said a woman who lives in the area.The woman, who asked not to be identified show her face on camera, said she witnessed a police pursuit right in front of her.“The white car, basically, it stopped at the stop sign, and once he’s seen the police coming, they just drove by,” she said. ‘Yeah, I was afraid that someone was going to get hit.”According to investigators, there were some officers with Miami-Dade Police Robbery Intervention Detail working in the area, and at some point, they tri...

Phasing out fossil fuels is key to the cost of living crisis

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:13:20 GMT

Teresa Ribera is Spain’s Minister for the Ecological Transition of Spain and Vice President of the Government of Spain.The opening days at COP28 have left us in little doubt about the inadequacy of emissions reduction measures to meet the Paris Agreement climate goals — the warnings from the World Meteorological Organisation and UN secretary-general have been stark.The challenge facing us in Dubai is steep. But there is no doubt about the positive effect that the gradual reduction of fossil fuels will have on climate security when replaced with the rapid phase-in of limitless solar and wind energy.Clean energy sources are shattering growth records and reshaping the global energy economy, yet phasing out fossil fuels and its schedule is one of the most controversial issues on the agenda in Dubai. Resistance remains strong despite the available alternatives. Why?Some point to the concern many countries may have about the impact such a commitment could have on energy supply security or...

Russia’s ‘cynical’ actions at border aim to sow discontent, Finland says

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:13:20 GMT

Russia’s attempts to flood the Finnish border with migrants are “deliberate, cynical, hybrid actions” aimed at sowing anxiety and discontent, said Finland’s Minister of European Affairs Anders Adlercreutz. “It’s not really about trying to get a lot of people across the border,” Adlercreutz said in an interview Thursday. “It’s a proof of concept, making us aware that it views this kind of hybrid action as a tool that it can use, whenever it feels that it’s appropriate or needed.”On Tuesday, Finland completely closed its border with Russia for two weeks amid growing accusations that Moscow was encouraging asylum seekers to travel across its frontier into the EU and NATO country. Since then, Adlercreutz said, the “situation has calmed down,” with virtually no traffic at the border, which he called another indication that the actions were deliberate.While Adlercreutz said the number of migrants itself was not large enough to overwhelm Finland’s resources — approx...

Calviño’s EIB ‘coronation’ triggers claims of bad practice

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:13:20 GMT

BRUSSELS ― The stars have aligned for Nadia Calviño to become the next head of the European Investment Bank. But the saga isn’t over and it’s getting a bit heated.As the Spanish finance minister’s supporters scramble to assemble a coalition of countries to turn a vote next week into a coronation, there are others ― notably those favoring her main rival, Margrethe Vestager ― still refusing to play ball.After months of consultations, Belgian Finance Minister Vincent Van Peteghem, as leader of the selection process, sent a letter to his EU counterparts on Thursday, endorsing the Spaniard for the role, POLITICO revealed. Officials say that while it remains unclear whether Calviño has the backing of the required 18 of the bloc’s 27 countries, let alone the consensus that governments originally wanted, Van Peteghem is trying to unblock the process by putting forward Calviño.“In case you object to this name, please formulate your objection in writing by Mo...

Surveillance video captures smash-and-grab at store in East Boston

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:13:20 GMT

A shocking smash was recently caught on camera in East Boston, with surveillance video showing people smashing through a door before also smashing display cases at a local business. The break-in happened around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday. Store owner Juan Posada spoke to 7NEWS on Friday, reacting to the incident and describing the damage left behind. “They just went in with a sledgehammer,” he said. Posada has owned Aries Communications in Maverick Square for decades. In video of the robbery this week, someone can be seen first hitting the store’s door. A short time later, the person is seen kicking the door, eventually breaking it. Two people then enter the store where one is seen breaking a display case. A third person also crawls into the store. The people in this incident are seen grabbing various items and leaving quickly. Speaking with 7NEWS, Posada said he thinks the thieves were teens or young adults. He continued, saying he hopes more is done to k...

Macaulay Culkin celebrated by ‘Home Alone’ mom Catherine O’Hara at his Walk of Fame ceremony

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:13:20 GMT

(CNN) — He’s the boy who was left to his own devices in everyone’s favorite holiday comedy, and on Friday he got some recognition in Hollywood.Macaulay Culkin, star of ’90s classics “Home Alone” and “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” among many other titles, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this week. There to congratulate him was his onscreen mom from the beloved franchise, Catherine O’Hara.O’Hara – who famously realized she left her son “Kevin!” home while on a plane to France for Christmas in the 1990 Chris Columbus and John Hughes movie – said on Friday that the reason “Home Alone” was and is so beloved is because of Culkin.“It is Macaulay’s perfect performance as Kevin McAllister that gave us that little everyboy on an extraordinary adventure,” she said.“I know you worked really hard,” O’Hara continued, “but you made acting look like the most natural thing in the world to do.”As Culkin stood beside her, looking suave while decked out in wayfarer shades...

Jayson Tatum ejected, but Celtics survive for wild victory over 76ers

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:13:20 GMT

Jayson Tatum had to be restrained. Even well after he said the magic word that got him ejected for just the second time in his career, Tatum continued barking at referee Bill Kennedy – a rare display of emotion from the Celtics superstar – so much so that he had to be held back by coaches Joe Mazzulla and Charles Lee before he headed down to the tunnel.Tatum’s frustrating night – which ended with seven turnovers – had boiled over, and the Celtics were teetering against a 76ers squad without stars Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey. The sequence that Tatum was ejected – with one second remaining – led to a lead for Philadelphia. The Celtics’ defense had been absent all night, and as boos rained down at TD Garden following the ejection, it looked grim.But Mazzulla challenged the Celtics to get it together defensively, and they responded. They created havoc on that end of the floor. Without Tatum, everybody stepped up down the stretch. Patrick Beverley and the 76ers gave the Celtics all they...

Las Vegas police search for suspect after 5 homeless people are shot, killing 2

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:13:20 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Five homeless people were shot in Las Vegas on Friday, two of them fatally, and police were searching for a lone suspect, authorities said. The shooting occurred around 5:30 p.m. near a freeway overpass in the northeastern part of the city, according to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Mark Lourenco.Two people died and three others suffered non-life-threatening injuries. All the victims were unhoused, Lourenco said. “We believe this is an isolated event,” Lourenco responded in a text when asked if there was an active shooter situation.One shooter was involved, but a suspect had not been captured, he said Friday evening.The shooting comes after police in Los Angeles announced Friday they are searching for a suspect in the fatal shootings of three homeless people in separate incidents last month. The Associated Press