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Estafador imita a un inspector y le cobra $970 a un negocio de DC

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:20:00 GMT

Un empresario de Washington, DC está alertando a otros dueños de negocios tras ser estafado por alguien imitando a un inspector de protección de incendios la mañana del sábado. Oliver Cox, el dueño de Pearl’s Bagels al noroeste de DC, dijo que no quiere que otros pequeños negocios pierdan dinero como le pasó a él cuando el estafador llegó a su local durante una de las horas más ocupadas de la semana. El sospechoso, quien quedó captado en video, entró al establecimiento con una gorra y una libreta. Dijo que iba a chequear el sistema de represión de incendios, y después de presuntamente hacerlo, regresó con cuatro facturas totalizando $970.Sin embargo, la presunta compañía que lo empleaba no existe, y usó un nombre falso. Cox no estaba trabajando al momento del fraude, pero sí habló con el sospechoso por teléfono. No pensó que algo estaba fuera de lo normal porque recientemente había solicitado un chequeo de precisamente el mismo sistema. El estafador le aseguró a ...

Pájaro choca con turbina de avión de American Airlines y provoca su regreso al aeropuerto

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:20:00 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Un pájaro chocó con la turbina de un avión poco después de que el avión despegara el domingo de un aeropuerto en Ohio, pero la aeronave regresó sin incidente y no hubo heridos, informaron autoridades.El vuelo 1958 de American Airlines partió del Aeropuerto Internacional John Glenn en Columbus a eso de las 7:45 a.m. con destino a Phoenix. Se había informado que el incendio fue detectado poco después y el Boeing 737 regresó al aeropuerto, donde los bomberos rápidamente apagaron el fuego.Las autoridades del aeropuerto indicaron que la instalación estaba operando normalmente y que el incendio solo había causado unas pocas demoras.Sin embargo el Aeropuerto Internacional John Glenn luego corrigió e informó que el avión experimentó “problemas mecánicos” y que la causa principal que ocasionó el regreso del vuelo no fue un incendio en la turbina. Vuelo de JetBlue realiza aterrizaje forzoso tras chocar con un pájaro Video p...

Giants win on Yaz’s tiebreaking double in 8th, top Mets 5-4

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:20:00 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Joc Pederson scored from first base on Mike Yastrzemski’s one-out double in the eighth inning, sending the San Francisco Giants to a 5-4 win over the New York Mets on Sunday.Activated off the injured list before the game, Pederson drove in the Giants’ first run with a single in the first and then started the winning rally with a walk against Drew Smith (1-1).Yastrzemski followed with a line drive into right-center, and a sliding Pederson beat the relay to the plate.Thairo Estrada hit his fourth home run for the Giants. San Francisco, which entered with the third-lowest winning percentage in the National League, won its second straight against New York to split the four-game series.Touted rookie Francisco Álvarez hit his second major league home run and first this year, which marked the first extra-base hit by a Mets catcher this season.Scott Alexander (2-0) worked a perfect eighth and Camilo Doval struck out his first two batters in a 1-2-3 ninth for his second ...

NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 Results

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:20:00 GMT

SundayAt Talladega SuperspeedwayTalladega, Ala.Lap length: 2.66 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (17) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 196 laps, 40 points.2. (5) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 196, 35.3. (10) Chris Buescher, Ford, 196, 34.4. (4) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 196, 33.5. (20) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 196, 32.6. (24) Erik Jones, Chevrolet, 196, 31.7. (18) William Byron, Chevrolet, 196, 37.8. (6) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 196, 29.9. (22) Daniel Suárez, Chevrolet, 196, 29.10. (28) Todd Gilliland, Ford, 196, 27.11. (38) JJ Yeley, Ford, 196, 0.12. (29) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 196, 44.13. (27) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 196, 33.14. (32) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 196, 23.15. (33) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Chevrolet, 196, 24.16. (13) Tyler Reddick, Toyota, 196, 21.17. (1) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 196, 23.18. (37) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 196, 19.19. (26) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 196, 18.20. (36) Riley Herbst, Ford, 196, 0.21. (11) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 196, 24.22. (2) Aric Almirola, Ford, 196, 25.23. (23) Ross Chastain,...

Lilia Vu wins 1st major at Chevron in playoff over Angel Yin

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:20:00 GMT

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — Lilia Vu birdied the first playoff hole to win her first major at the Chevron Championship after fellow American Angel Yin hit her approach shot into the water on Sunday.Yin’s second shot came up short and left and splashed into the pond guarding the par-5 18th hole, and Vu hit her approach just over the green. Vu went with putter from off the green and came up well short, but she converted from about 10 feet for the victory.The 25-year-old Californian won for the second time on the LPGA Tour and took a celebratory leap into the pond, a tradition borrowed from this tournament’s former venue at Mission Hills in the California desert.Vu birdied her last two holes for a 4-under 68 and a four-day total of 10-under 278 at Carlton Woods, then waited as other contenders — including Yin — faltered.But Yin, after bogeys on the 16th and 17th holes, birdied the 18th to force the playoff.Unable to find a sponsor willing to add to the half-century run at Mission Hills...

Ataque armado en carretera de México deja al menos cuatro muertos y dos heridos

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:20:00 GMT

(CNN Español) — Al menos cuatro personas murieron y dos más resultaron heridas este domingo en un ataque armado perpetrado contra un vehículo en una carretera del centro de México, según un comunicado de la Mesa Estatal de Construcción de Paz de Zacatecas.Según el documento, la agresión se registró en el municipio de Villa de Cos, cuando un “grupo de la delincuencia organizada” abrió fuego contra el auto, sobre la carretera federal 54, que conecta a los estados de Zacatecas con Coahuila.La Mesa Estatal dijo que los lesionados fueron trasladados para recibir atención médica, pero no se indicó su destino o condición.Agrega que los cuerpos de seguridad se movilizaron para dar con los responsables del ataque, aunque no han reportado detenciones.La Fiscalía General de Zacatecas investiga el incidente y trata de determinar la identidad de las víctimas, indicó en el comunicado de la Mesa Estatal.Varios policías que llegaron al lugar del ataque dijeron a un equipo de CNN q...

Club Q announces plans to reopen, honor shooting victims

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:20:00 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KDVR) -- Club Q leaders are working to rebuild after the senseless shooting on Nov. 19, 2022, that killed five people and wounded 17 others.  Founding owner Matthew Haynes said the club wasn’t going to let hate win. “It just became apparent that Club Q needed to reopen,” Haynes said. “We needed to make it very clear to this community, the nation, the world, that we will not be broken by hate.”  Brewery to fulfill merch orders made after Club Q mass shooting Now plans to build a permanent memorial are underway. Courtesy: Club QCourtesy: Club QCourtesy: Club Q"This is not about forgetting what happened and just getting the business open,” Haynes said. “This is about remembering what happened and always being able to tell that story.”  Vice President of Operations Michael Anderson remembers that night vividly.  “The shooting was the most horrific moment of my life and to have somewhere we can go to reflect, remember, process...

Road preparations ahead of heavy snow expected this week

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:20:00 GMT

EVERGREEN, Colo. (KDVR) -- Residents along the Front Range are preparing for a significant shift in temperatures.“The roads are fine, but they’re going to look icy,” Julius said while filling up his gas tank.The Colorado Department of Transportation keeps 23,000 lane miles of highways cleared. When warm weather shifts to snow and freezing temperatures the pavement expands and contracts.Drivers should be prepared for sudden changes, especially in the high country where snow and ice may cover potholes. Pinpoint Weather Alert Day: Tuesday, Wednesday for heavy rain, snow “Stay in the slow lane, just go slow,” one commuter said.CDOT fights against freezing water on the road by sending out plows at the start of the storm. Liquid deicer is usually applied once the snow starts to fall.Snow plows work around the clock on the most traveled routes. CDOT reminds drivers to give them plenty of room, especially when the trucks are traveling in tandem.Governor Jared Polis signed a bill into la...

Neighbors concerned after boy shot in drive-by

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:20:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Denver Police said a juvenile male was shot in a drive-by in the Clayton neighborhood Sunday morning. The shooting happened in the 3300 block of Saint Paul Street around 11:30 a.m., the Denver Police Department said. Car crashes into house in West Wash Park Police said the juvenile has non-life-threatening injuries.Neighbors react to shootingResidents in the Clayton neighborhood said they're concerned about what this shooting could mean for the area.One resident Matt Kamel said, "Anytime something like that happens in your neighborhood it's concerning." He continued, "This is my first time ever hearing about anything like that, we’ve been in this neighborhood for three years and we love it, so it’s unfortunate.” Another neighbor, Adam Ludwicka, said, “I pulled up and I saw a bunch of cops in front of my house and didn’t really know what was going on. I called my landlord and said 'do you know what's...

Patient at Kissimmee hospital arrested after slamming into ER

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:20:00 GMT

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (WSVN) — Police arrested a patient at a Central Florida hospital after, they said, she went on a crash course, slamming her car into the emergency room.According to Kissimmee Police, 31-year-old Natalia Wiltshire drove through the sliding glass doors at HCA Florida Osceola Hospital on Thursday night.The police report she had been discharged shortly before the crash happened after she refused service at the hospital.Wiltshire told police she just wanted her medicine.Police body camera video showed the security guard at the hospital as he described his interaction with the patient.“I told her, I said, ‘Listen, you gotta get out of here. You’re being arrested,'” he said.Officers said Wiltshire walked away after the crash and refused to comply with an officer, so he had to use an arm bar to bring her to the ground.Body camera video shows Wiltshire being taken back into the hospital.“We’re going back inside, OK? We’re going ...