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2nd bus carrying asylum seekers from Texas arrives in Los Angeles

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:45:36 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A bus carrying migrants from a Texas border city arrived in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday for the second time in less than three weeks.The office of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was not formally notified but became aware on Friday of the bus dispatched from Brownsville, Texas, to L.A. Union Station, Bass spokesperson Zach Seidl said in a statement. “The City of Los Angeles believes in treating everyone with respect and dignity and will do so,” he said.The bus arrived around 12:40 p.m., and the 41 asylum-seekers on board were welcomed by a collective of faith and immigrant rights groups. Eleven children were on the bus, according to a statement by the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights.The asylum seekers came from Cuba, Belize, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua and Venezuela. They received water, food, clothing and initial legal immigration assistance at St. Anthony’s Croatian Parish Center and church. Jorge-Mario Cabrera, a spok...

Venezuelan women are increasingly taking up the grueling work of fishing in the Caribbean

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:45:36 GMT

CHUAO, Venezuela (AP) — Long before sunrise, dozens of people gather around more than 50 boats along this portion of Venezuela’s vast Caribbean coast, their tanned bodies showing scars and maimed hands from years of fishing. Most of them are men, but women are increasingly among them.The women may be joining a family tradition of fishing, or in some cases launching new careers after losing jobs during Venezuela’s economic crisis, enlisting in the physically demanding work that may pay $8 after five consecutive 12-hour shifts.That’s only a fraction of the estimated $390 that a Venezuelan family would need per month to buy a basic basket of goods in the South American country, but it is more than the nationwide $5 monthly minimum wage.Once relegated to cooking or cleaning at hostels, bed-and-breakfasts and diners, women in the coastal communities of Choroni and neighboring Chuao have been gaining the respect of men with whom they now work to catch thousands of pounds of fish a day. Ma...

Healing mass marks anniversary of Highland Park parade shooting

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:45:36 GMT

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — It’s been nearly a year since the Highland Park parade shooting. To mark the somber anniversary, the Highland Park community is holding several events and services to remember those who were killed, injured, and impacted in the coming days. Saturday night, Christ Our Hope parishioners gathered at Immaculate Conception Church for a mass focused on “healing and remembrance.”  Highland Park ‘Dad Bods’ bond over basketball In many ways, the residents of Highland Park were still feeling the impact of July 4, 2022.On that day, seven people were killed and dozens of others were wounded when a gunman armed with a semiautomatic rifle opened fire on the city’s Fourth of July parade crowd, firing more than 80 rounds in an attack that horrified the nation. Parish pastor Father Hernan Cuevos celebrated the "mass for healing and remembrance" by sharing some spiritual reflections on the year since the parade tragedy. He led a group of people from the parade route to seek sh...

2 dead after fiery crash in Williamson Co., DPS says

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:45:36 GMT

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Two people are dead after a two-vehicle crash in Williamson County Saturday, the Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed to KXAN.At approximately 2:20 p.m., troopers responded to the crash at State Highway 95, half a mile south of Coupland Drive, DPS said.A Chevrolet pickup, occupied by a man driver, was traveling north on SH 95, DPS said. Then, a Ford F-350, occupied by a woman driver, was traveling south on SH 95. For an unknown reason, the Chevrolet traveled onto the wrong side of the road and struck the Ford, according to DPS.Both vehicles caught fire, and both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene.No more details were available Saturday, and DPS said the investigation into the incident is on-going.

Austin FC settles for draw at Inter Miami

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:45:36 GMT

After two wins at home to start the second half of the MLS season, Austin FC couldn't quite keep the good mojo going on the road at Inter Miami settling for a 1-1 draw.The host club got on the board first with a goal in the 47th minute from their star Josef Martínez. A cross found its way through three Austin players to Martínez who slotted it home past goalkeeper Brad Stuver.After a scoreless first half, Austin quickly responded with an equalizer. Sebastián Driussi's shot in the 51st minute was deflected in the box to Nick Lima who calmly found the corner of the net to even the score at one.Miami controlled much of the first half but the Verde and Black had a big chance in the 15th minute. A Julio Cascante header from Dani Pereira was deflected off the post for Austin's closest call of the first half.The second half saw a number of opportunities for both teams to snag three points with some big chances coming from Miami after the goals. Brad Stuver came up big a number of times in...

Former Nuggets veteran Jeff Green agrees to one-year, $6 million deal with Houston, source says

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:45:36 GMT

The Denver Nuggets were always open to a reunion with veteran forward Jeff Green if it came at the right price.But they were also comfortable if Green found a more lucrative deal elsewhere.Green, who spent the last two years in Denver and was a key piece of their championship rotation, agreed on a one-year, $6 million deal with the Houston Rockets, a league source confirmed to The Denver Post.Green, who’s almost 37 years old, averaged over 17 minutes per game for the Nuggets in the playoffs. He was also always one of the steadying voices in the locker room and a favorite of Nuggets coach Michael Malone.His departure clears a path for some of Denver’s other forwards to develop. Heading into next season, the onus will shift from Green to young forwards Peyton Watson, Zeke Nnaji and Vlatko Cancar.The departures of Green and Bruce Brown (to Indiana) mean Denver’s bench will look significantly different and likely younger next season. Similar to this season, Denver’s reserves could be a ...

Robbers shoot elderly man in upscale San Francisco neighborhood: police

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:45:36 GMT

A 71-year-old man was shot around midnight Friday in an upscale San Francisco neighborhood, police said.Police had responded at about 12:25 a.m. to a report of a possible shooting at Fillmore and Filbert streets in the Marina District, and found the victim with a gunshot wound that did not appear life threatening, the San Francisco Police Department said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Man accused of 2 Bay Area mass shootings remains jailed after preliminary hearing in Santa Cruz Crime and Public Safety | Guns, explosives found inside Point Richmond home where police fatally shot man Crime and Public Safety | Shooting at Oakland’s Jack London Square leaves wounded man under arrest Crime and Public Safety | Suspect questions man, then shoots him as he walks home in East Oakland Crime and Public Safety | Oakland police seeking two persons of interest in fatal shooting near Uptown District T...

Person found unconscious on SF beach, taken to hospital

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:45:36 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A person was rescued after being found unconscious at Marshall's Beach Saturday afternoon, the San Francisco Fire Department said on Twitter. The victim was taken to a nearby trauma center.California Highway Patrol assisted in the response. SFFD first tweeted about the rescue at 5:26 p.m.SFFD posted photos from the scene (below).(SFFD)(SFFD)A helicopter was used in the rescue. Marshall's Beach is located near the Golden Gate Bridge in the northwest part of San Francisco. KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }No information about the victim or their condition has been released. It is unknown at this time the circumstances of the incident.

Donte DiVincenzo joining Knicks, former Villanova teammates, on 4-year deal, AP source says

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:45:36 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Donte DiVincenzo has agreed to a four-year, $50 million deal to join former Villanova teammates Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart with the New York Knicks, a person with knowledge of the details said Saturday.DiVincenzo spent last season with the Golden State Warriors before deciding to move across the country, the person told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal cannot be official yet. ESPN first reported the deal with the swingman.The Knicks won a playoff series for the first time in a decade last season after signing Brunson in the summer and acquiring Hart from Portland during the season. Brunson and DiVincenzo were part of two NCAA championship teams with the Wildcats, with Hart joining them on the first one. DiVincenzo also won an NBA championship with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2021, though he played in just their first three playoff games before tearing a ligament in his left ankle. The first-round pick of the Bucks in 2018 was then dealt to ...

Otro autobús con inmigrantes es enviado desde Texas a Los Ángeles

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:45:36 GMT

(CNN) — Un autobús que transportaba a 41 migrantes de Brownsville, Texas, llegó al sur de California este sábado, en el segundo envío de este tipo desde la región en dos semanas.El autobús financiado por Texas llegó a Union Station a las 12:40 p.m., hora local. La admisión de los migrantes comenzó poco después de que llegaron con una orientación legal, según Angélica Salas, directora ejecutiva de la Coalición por los Derechos Humanos de los Inmigrantes de Los Ángeles.Los miembros del grupo, que incluía a 11 niños, procedían de Belice, Colombia, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, México, Nicaragua y Venezuela, dijo Salas en una conferencia de prensa.Los funcionarios de la ciudad supieron de la próxima llegada este viernes y se movilizaron junto a una coalición de grupos sin fines de lucro y organizaciones religiosas para recibir a los inmigrantes, dijo el portavoz de la alcaldesa Karen Bass, Zach Seidl, en un comunicado.Así es la nueva ley de DeSantis contra la inmigración ilegal en...