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Boulder anticipates Pearl Street Stampede before Buffs' home opener

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:51 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (KDVR) — It's been a minute, but the University of Colorado Pearl Street Stampede may live up to its billing once again.For more than a decade, the stampede, which includes a vintage fire truck and the Golden Buffalo Band, has started in front of the old county courthouse on Pearl Street and made its way west, stopping block by block. CU Buffs football vs. Nebraska: TV channel, time, what to know for home opener The Boulder Police Department is teaming up with CU Boulder Police, doubling the amount of officers assigned to the stampede that will lead up to the Colorado Buffaloes football home opener this weekend.“With extra people, there’s always the potential for extra problems,” Boulder Police Sgt. Darren Fladung said.Fladung, a Boulder Native, would love to see a Buffs victory and a safe celebration.“We've got a lot of extra officers here, to be that visual presence, to kinda help educate people and make good choices," Fladung said.The Pearl Street Stampede starts...

Scuba diver dies in La Jolla Cove

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:51 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A 44-year-old Nebraska man died while scuba diving in La Jolla Cove Sunday.Jared Schreck was recovered by San Diego lifeguards after his diving group surfaced without him. He was found unresponsive 15 feet below the surface. Such a shallow depth is rare for this type of accident.CPR was given and Schreck was taken to a hospital, but he died of what the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office say was a heart attack. San Diego International Airport warns travelers about upcoming I-5 closure “Even if the rescue is fast, it's going to take him two or three minutes to get to you and by that time, the victim had his regulator out of the mouth so he wasn’t breathing, obviously, and so it adds up quickly,” said Werner Krun, a dive instructor and CEO of Ocean Enterprises. Diving isn't extremely strenuous, but experts say when people wear weights and tanks, they can be carrying 60 extra pounds that can stress the body. “You have all of your gear on, and now you want to get i...

'This is a teammate': SDPD honors fallen K-9, Sir

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:51 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A memorial service was held Thursday for the San Diego police K-9 that was shot and killed last month.The dog, whose name was Sir, was killed during a police shooting Aug. 2 in Clairemont.San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and Chief David Nisleit attended the private service along with members of the SDPD K-9 Unit. SDPD releases bodycam video of deadly shooting involving K-9 "This is the first time that we've actually had a K-9 dog shot in the line of duty and killed," Nisleit said. "This is a teammate. And I still remember getting a call very, very early that morning. A sergeant at the Watch Commander's Office telling me that we have an officer-involved shooting and that we have a dog down. And my heart sunk. These are San Diego police officers, if you will."A cross was also given to Sir's handler, recognizing the dog's service and sacrifice.

Biden, Modi look to continue tightening US-India relations amid shared concerns about China

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:51 GMT

NEW DELHI (AP) — President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are certainly putting in the time to cultivate their relationship. Less than three months after honoring Modi with a state visit to the White House, Biden is to arrive in New Delhi on Friday — a day before the start of the Group of 20 summit there — to squeeze in another round of one-on-one talks with the leader of the world’s most populous nation. There have been more than a dozen in-person or virtual engagements between the leaders since 2021 as both have looked to tighten the U.S.-India partnership amid shared major concerns. Those include an increasingly assertive China and monumental challenges posed by climate change, artificial intelligence, global supply chain resilience and other issues. Modi has heavily branded the summit as his own. The Indian prime minister has pictures of himself posted along the highway from the airport, greeting G20 delegates with quotes about the need to address climate change. As ...

Body cam shows prolific federal drug prosecutor offering cops business card in DUI crash arrest

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:51 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — When police arrived at his house to investigate a hit-and-run, Joseph Ruddy, one of the nation’s most prolific federal narcotics prosecutors, looked so drunk he could barely stand up straight, leaning on the tailgate of his pickup to keep his balance. But he apparently was under control enough to be waiting with his U.S. Justice Department business card in hand. “What are you trying to hand me?” an officer asked. “You realize when they pull my body-worn camera footage and they see this, this is going to go really bad.”That footage obtained by The Associated Press showed Ruddy apparently attempting to leverage his position to blunt the fallout from a Fourth of July crash in which he is accused of drunkenly striking another vehicle and leaving the scene. But despite being charged, the 59-year-old Ruddy remained on the job for two months, representing the United States in court as recently as last week to notch another win for the sprawling task force he helped...

Rain pouring onto Hong Kong and southern China floods city streets and subway stations

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:51 GMT

HONG KONG (AP) — Rain pouring onto Hong Kong and southern China overnight flooded city streets and some subway stations, halting transportation and forcing schools to close Friday.Videos circulating on social media show flooded streets in Hong Kong and nearby Guangdong province, with vehicles driving through the water and rescue teams using rafts to navigate the streets. Water rushed down the stairs and escalators of a flooded underground subway station in Hong Kong, and cars were caught in muddy water on flooded streets, including in the cross-harbor tunnel that connects Hong Kong Island with Kowloon. The heavy downpours led Hong Kong and the mainland city of Shenzhen to close schools, and non-essential workers in Hong Kong were urged to not head to their workplaces Friday. Most bus services in Hong Kong were halted.The Hong Kong Observatory said it recorded 158.1 millimeters (6.2 inches) of rain in the hour between 11 p.m. Thursday and midnight, the highest recording since records...

Florida abortion rights at stake as state Supreme Court takes up challenge to GOP-led restrictions

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:51 GMT

The fate of abortion rights in Florida will be at stake Friday morning when the state Supreme Court is expected to take up a challenge to a law banning the procedure in most cases after 15 weeks of pregnancy, which will determine whether an even stricter six-week ban signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis can take effect.The seven justices — including five conservatives appointed by DeSantis, a GOP candidate for president — are set to hear oral arguments in Tallahassee in the lawsuit brought by Planned Parenthood, the American Civil Liberties Union and others. They claim the Florida Constitution’s privacy clause for more than 40 years has explicitly protected a right to abortion in the state.“Plain text and historical context place beyond doubt that Florida’s Privacy Clause protects against governmental interference in all aspects of a person’s private life, including decisions about pregnancy,” the plaintiffs say in court papers.Florida officials contend the Supreme Court has...

From spaceships to ‘Batman’ props, a Hollywood model maker’s creations and collection up for auction

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:51 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — From an early model of the iconic alien mothership from “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” to a complete Stormtrooper costume from “Star Wars,” bidding opens Friday on thousands of pieces Hollywood model maker Greg Jein collected over his lifetime, including many he created during his nearly half-century career.The collection amassed by Jein, who died last year at age 76, will be offered up by Heritage Auctions next month in Dallas. Jein, who had an Oscar and Emmy nominated career making miniature models, was also a collector of costumes, props, scripts, artwork, photographs and models from the shows he loved.“He spent his entire lifetime in a movie industry at a time when practical effects and models were the way that magic happened,” said Joshua Benesh, Heritage’s chief strategy officer. “They were the way that spaceships traveled through outer space. They were the way that aliens came and visited Earth. They were the way that catastrophes and disasters were ...

Asian Games set to go in China with more athletes than the Olympics but the same political intrigue

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:51 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — The Asian Games are set to go in China, the first multi-sport international event in the country since pandemic restrictions were lifted there about nine months ago.This giant sports festival in the eastern city of Hangzhou involves more athletes than the Olympics with 12,417 entered, according to organizers. About 11,000 participated two years ago in the scandal-filled Tokyo Olympics, and about 10,500 are headed to next year’s Paris Games.Unmatched for size, the Asian Games may even surpass the Olympics for controversy, power politics, and intrigue.The games begin on Sept. 23 amid an open power struggle between International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and Kuwait’s Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, a long-time IOC member who is often described as the “kingmaker” who helped Bach win election in Buenos Aires in 2013. Bach is due to step down in 2025 because of IOC term limits and hardball politics are in play around who succeeds him.In a rare move, ...

Senators question positives, negatives of AI and how it could effect lives and competition

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:51 GMT

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and other lawmakers examined the potential dangers from artificial intelligence across the globe and at home Thursday."I think we're in unchartered waters to a certain extent," Manchin said. "Those of you ahead of the curve right now can help us from falling into the deep end."Manchin said a recent M.I.T. study showed some of the risks when an AI chatbot gave a group of students information on how to cause another pandemic."And these were non-scientist students? How can we put the cat back in the box," Manchin said. "I don't think we can put it back in the box," said Rick L. Stevens, Argonne National Labs associate laboratory director. "I think we're going to need — we have to get smarter about how we manage the risks associated with advanced AI systems."Both lawmakers and experts agreed the U.S. needs to be the world leader on AI. Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) fears China could try to copy the U.S.' advancements."Are the national labs r...