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Lightning-sparked Lowline fire expands in forest northeast of Gunnison, forcing evacuations

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:10:45 GMT

A lightning-sparked wildfire in western Colorado near Gunnison expanded overnight and was burning across more than 681 acres Thursday morning, forcing evacuations in the area, U.S. Forest Service officials said.This Lowline fire about 14 miles northeast of Gunnison on a ridge at elevation 9,400 feet between Squirrel and Mill creeks was devouring spruce and aspen in forests with heavy dead and fallen trees, officials said.Firefighting ground crews, aided by three helicopters lugging buckets of water, were trying to suppress flames. County authorities ordered evacuations of ten homes and animals along County Road 818. The residents of another 40 homes were told to be ready to evacuate.“It was pretty active. Firefighters saw trees torching overnight,” U.S. Forest Service spokesperson Niki Carpenter said. “It’s going to be active today.”Elsewhere around Colorado, firefighters contained a fire that burned on 14 acres west of Colorado Springs in Teller County...

There’s a pesto miracle waiting in your freezer

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:10:45 GMT

By Melissa Clark, The New York TimesSometimes a kitchen needs a last-minute miracle, and mine is always frozen pesto. At a moment’s notice, I can stir a spoonful of herby, garlicky zip into any dish that needs it, lifting it to a whole new level.In a perfect pesto world, that frozen sauce is homemade — a mix of tiny-leafed Genovese basil, Italian pine nuts and good olive oil that you’ve pounded by hand with a mortar and pestle.In my world, though, I usually reach for the food processor. I whirl regular floppy-leafed basil with olive oil and sliced almonds (instead of pricier pine nuts) until I get a purée thick enough to spoon into an ice cube tray for fast access when dinner is nigh. (And if your frozen stash runs out, good store-bought pesto is a reliably herby Plan B.)Pesto is typically destined for a plate of al dente pasta, but it actually works wonderfully as an ingredient, adding color and garlicky verve to soups, stews, or, in this case, a one-pan orzo dish loaded with...

SUV plows into bus stop, kills sleeping homeless person in Compton

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:10:45 GMT

A person sleeping on a bus stop bench was killed by an out-of-control SUV driver in Compton early Thursday morning. The single-vehicle crash was reported around 2:30 a.m. in the 2200 Block of East Rosecrans Avenue near North Harris Avenue. One person was killed when an SUV plowed into a Compton bus stop on July 27, 2023. (KeyNews.TV)The SUV had been traveling eastbound on Rosecrans Avenue when it struck a tree, the bus stop, and a fire hydrant before coming to a stop a short distance down the road, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confirmed. The victim, believed to be homeless, was pronounced dead at the scene. Wealthy Californians moving, taking tax revenue The male driver of the SUV was detained by deputies while his female passenger was hospitalized with "major injuries," according to a Key News photojournalist.The cause of the crash was under investigation.

Pink, Janelle Monae, Jamie Lee Curtis, Conor McGregor and more remember Sinéad O'Connor

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:10:45 GMT

Celebrities are paying tribute to the late singer Sinéad O'Connor. Jamie Lee Curtis took to Instagram to share an old photo she took of the "Nothing Compares 2 U" singer with Marianne Faithfull while at an Eminem concert in Ireland. "I came home and have been listening to Sinéad's music," she wrote. "'Feels so different.' 'Three Babies.' 'Black Boys On Mopeds.' 'The Last Day Of Our Acquaintance.' 'Red Football.' 'In This Heart,'" she wrote. "It alternates between heartbreak and wailing and incredible harmonies and rage and passion and love."Ireland's own, MMA fighter Conor McGregor, shared a pair of photos of him alongside O'Connor on Twitter."The world has lost an artist with the voice of an Angel. Ireland has lost an iconic voice and one of our absolute finest, by a long shot," the MMA fighter wrote. "I have lost a friend. Sinéad's music will live on and continue to inspire! Rest In Peace, Sinéad you are home with your son I am sure."Pink paid homage to O'Connor during her Summer ...

Donald Trump’s legal team meets with special counsel Jack Smith as more federal indictments loom

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:10:45 GMT

By Evan Perez, Jamie Gangel, Kaitlan Collins, Katelyn Polantz, Tierney Sneed and Sara Murray | CNNDonald Trump’s legal team is meeting Thursday with special counsel Jack Smith as a potential federal indictment looms, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.Since receiving a letter from Smith indicating he’s a target of the investigation earlier this month, Trump had argued against a meeting between his attorneys and Smith’s team because the former president believed the indictment was already a done deal, two sources familiar with his thinking said.The grand jury hearing evidence from the special counsel’s probe into efforts by Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election is sitting Thursday at the federal courthouse in Washington, DC.CNN spotted jurors and a prosecutor working for Smith entering the courthouse this morning. The grand jury, which normally meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays, had not been seen inside the federal courthouse since last week.CNN has reached...

Sinéad O’Connor’s death not suspicious, London police say

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:10:45 GMT

Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor was found unresponsive by police and pronounced dead at a residential address in Southeast London on Wednesday, London’s Metropolitan Police said, who added they are not treating the death as suspicious.“Police were called at 11:18hrs on Wednesday, 26 July to reports of an unresponsive woman at a residential address in the SE24 area,” the police statement read.Related ArticlesObituaries | Sinead O’Connor’s death brings tributes from Chuck D, Bryan Adams, Billy Corgan and Ice T Obituaries | Sinead O’Connor described living in anguish since son’s 2022 suicide Obituaries | Sinéad O’Connor dies at 56; Irish singer-songwriter was famed for ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ Obituaries | Michael Jackson sexual abuse lawsuits on verge of revival by California appeals court Obituaries | Melania Trump’s small life: Spa days, hawking NFTs, mystery charity “Officers attended. A 56...

San Francisco police shoot, kill man who they say was approaching officers with apparent firearm

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:10:45 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Police shot and killed a man who approached officers with what appeared to be a firearm Wednesday afternoon in San Francisco’s Bayview district, according to authorities.In a news release Thursday morning, the San Francisco Police Department detailed the fatal shooting that took place at 2:53 p.m. in the area of Catalina Street and Fairfax Avenue. Two officers in plain clothing were arresting a man when another man, unrelated to the arrest, approached and engaged the officers.An officer-involved shooting occurred in the Bayview District when a male approached officers who were making an arrest with what appeared to be a firearm. During this encounter, an OIS occurred – the male was pronounced deceased at the hospital. https://t.co/01aKuMFAe9 pic.twitter.com/5apelG8jdV— San Francisco Police (@SFPD) July 27, 2023Two more officers arrived in a marked police vehicle and in uniform, and contacted the man, who appeared to be in possession of a firearm, ...

Pregnant woman shot, wounded in Oakland

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:10:45 GMT

OAKLAND — A nine-months pregnant woman was shot Wednesday night as she rode in a vehicle in East Oakland, authorities said.The 25-year-old Oakland woman was wounded in the chest and was in stable condition, authorities said. Her unborn child was not hurt.Authorities said the woman was a passenger in a vehicle driven by another person.They were driving southbound on 77th Avenue and were about to make a turn onto westbound International Boulevard about 9:25 p.m. Wednesday when three people standing outside on the corner began shooting at the vehicle, police said. The shooting activated a gunshot detection system, authorities said.The woman was the only one hit by the gunfire. The other person drove them to 73rd Avenue and International Boulevard where police were contacted and the woman was transported to a hospital.Police recovered numerous shell casings at the site of the shooting.A motive for the shooting is under investigation. Police believe the people inside the vehicle we...

Police: Brother of former NFL star Aaron Hernandez allegedly ‘mapped out’ shootings at UConn, Brown University

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:10:45 GMT

Dennis “D.J.” Hernandez, the brother of former NFL star Aaron Hernandez who died by suicide while in prison on a murder conviction, was arrested last week after allegedly going to both the University of Connecticut and Brown University earlier this month to “map the schools out” for the presumed purpose of carrying out mass shootings, according to court documents obtained by the Hartford Courant.The 37-year-old former UConn wide receiver and quarterback was taken into custody last Wednesday outside a Bristol residence where police allege he threatened to kill responding officers and had to be tased. Two children in the home, ages 12 and 5, were safely evacuated and not harmed, Bristol police wrote in court documents tied to Hernandez’s arrest.Hernandez was arrested on charges of second-degree threatening, second-degree breach of peace and second-degree failure to appear.The failure to appear charge he faces stemmed from a missed court appearance in New Britain Superior Court on July...

Larry Magid: Google’s back in the game with its new Pixel Tablet

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:10:45 GMT

I was in the room in 2010 when Steve Jobs introduced the Apple iPad, and ever since then, Apple has pretty much dominated the tablet market. There has been competition from the likes of Samsung, Lenovo and Amazon, but Apple has 55% of the U.S. tablet market, followed by Samsung (19%), Amazon (11%), unknown vendors (13%)  and Google at a far distant 0.52%, according to Statcounter. Globally, Google’s market share is even closer to zero.Related ArticlesBusiness | Magid: Inexpensive speakers for outdoor listening Business | I joined Threads on Day 1. Here is my experience. Business | Magid: Looking back on 40 years of writing tech columns Business | Magid: Buying a large appliance online vs. local store Google has made some attempts at tablets going back to 2012, but as you can tell from that dismal market share, consumers haven’t exactly flocked to the brand.That could change now that Google has released its Pixel Tablet....