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13 charged in St. Louis drug conspiracy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:47 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Authorities arrested 13 people linked to a conspiracy to sell drugs including fentanyl and methamphetamine in the St. Louis area earlier this week. The U.S. Department of Justice reports the following suspects have been arrested and charged in federal court: Stanley Harris, 49, of Los AngelesChristopher Sosa, 31, of Los AngelesVictor Medina, 41, of Los AngelesMarco Chavira, 35, of El Paso, TexasAlvieno Johnson, 40Versail Freeman, 39Neil Phifer, 38Latasha Spellman, 34Robert Smith, 64Gary Pulcher, 71Demetrius Gilmore, 37Portia Everett, 35Michael Williams, 28During the course of the investigation, authorities recovered around $110,000 in cash, seven handguns and two vehicles linked to criminal activity, per an indictment. A motion seeking to have Phifer and Spellman held in jail until trial says more than 25 kilograms of methamphetamine and 15 kilograms of fentanyl are directly attributable to the overall drug trafficking organization. Both reportedly partnered with each ot...

$1.5 million bronze Buddha statue stolen from Los Angeles art gallery

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:47 GMT

Security cameras captured the moment an ancient Buddha statue worth $1.5 million was stolen from a Los Angeles art gallery.The bronze sculpture was stolen on Sept. 18 from the Barakat Gallery in Beverly Grove around 3:45 a.m., officials said.Weighing 250 pounds, the artifact dates back to Japan’s Edo Period (1603-1867), according to gallery owners. It was believed to have been commissioned for the centerpiece of a temple.Historical bronze Buddha statue worth $1.5 million stolen from the Barakat Gallery in Los Angeles on Sept. 18, 2023. (Barakat Gallery)Security camera catures a thief stealing a historical bronze Buddha statue worth $1.5 million from the Barakat Gallery in Los Angeles on Sept. 18, 2023. (Barakat Gallery)Security camera catures a thief stealing a historical bronze Buddha statue worth $1.5 million from the Barakat Gallery in Los Angeles on Sept. 18, 2023. (Barakat Gallery)Barakat Gallery on La Cienega Boulevard in Los Angeles. (KTLA)“I prize it so much,” said Fayez Bar...

Homeless man snatches phone from man recording him in Santa Monica

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:47 GMT

A homeless man was arrested on Tuesday after he stole a phone from a man who was recording him and fled. Santa Monica police officers responded to a report of a battery in Palisades Park around 3:30 p.m. When they arrived, they found the victim on the ground suffering from injuries to his face and head according to a Santa Monica Police Department news release. Both the victims and witnesses say that while the victim was recording a video of Palisades Park, he turned his camera and began recording a homeless man who was lying on the ground in the park. The man became angry and demanded the victim to stop recording before striking the victim in the face and knocking him to the ground. He then took the victim’s phone which had fallen to the ground and fled the scene. Authorities located the suspect, Tyler Jordan Keating, along with the victim’s phone nearby. Keating was arrested for felony battery, robbery, and elder abuse and booked into the Santa Monica Jail where he is be...

Totally sloshed guy accused of falsifying bear attack

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:47 GMT

An Ohio man is being charged with falsely reporting an incident after investigators say his call to authorities to report a bear attack was just a ploy to get out of a wooded area of West Virginia.According to a criminal complaint from Kanawha County Magistrate Court, first responders were called in the early morning hours of Friday, Sept. 22, to assist a man in the woods. Dispatchers said the man claimed he was injured and stranded along steep terrain.Dispatchers said the man cried "Please help me!" and that he was being attacked by a bear, according to the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office. The man also allegedly claimed that he had been walking for days, his phone was dying and that the bears were circling him and he was going to die. These are the states with the highest and lowest obesity rates The man was later identified as Christian Leonhardt, 47, of Brecksville, Ohio, according to the complaint.Deputies say they, and several search and rescue groups, worked to locate Leonha...

Capitol rioter who attacked photographer, cops, gets 5 years

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:47 GMT

By Michael Kunzelman | Associated PressWASHINGTON — A man who attacked an Associated Press photographer and threw a flagpole and smoke grenade at police officers guarding the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced on Friday to five years in prison.Rodney Milstreed, 56, of Finksburg, Maryland, “prepared himself for battle” on Jan. 6 by injecting steroids and arming himself with a four-foot wooden club disguised as a flagpole, prosecutors said.“He began taking steroids in the weeks leading up to January 6, so that he would be ‘jacked’ and ready because, he said, someone needed to ‘hang for treason’ and the battle might come down to hand-to-hand combat,” prosecutors wrote in a court filing.A prosecutor showed U.S. District Judge James Boasberg videos of Milstreed’s attacks outside the Capitol. Milstreed told the judge that it was painful to watch his violent acts and hear his combative language that day.“I know what I did...

Sergio Garcia part of 5-way tie for the lead in LIV Golf

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:47 GMT

SUGAR GROVE, Ill. (AP) — Sergio Garcia had an eagle and four birdies for a 5-under 66 on Friday, putting the Spaniard in a five-way share of the lead at Rich Harvest Farms in LIV Golf’s return after a five-week break.Louis Oosthuizen, Anirban Lahiri, Jediah Morgan and Sebastian Muñoz also were at 66 on a day when it was hard for any of the 48 players to get any kind of separation.Phil Mickelson was among those who couldn’t keep pace, posting a 74 for last in the field.It’s not unusual for Garcia to play well in late September, though usually it’s for Team Europe in the Ryder Cup. Garcia resigned his European tour membership after joining LIV and will not be part of the Ryder Cup for the first time in his pro career.Brooks Koepka is the only LIV player who is competing in the Ryder Cup next week outside Rome. He was a captain’s pick for the Americans after narrowly missing out on an automatic spot. Koepka was in the large group at 68, along with Dustin J...

Ronald Acuña Jr. joins exclusive 40-40 club with 40th home run of the season for Braves

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:47 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. joined baseball’s exclusive 40-40 club Friday night by hitting his 40th home run of the season for the Atlanta Braves to go along with his 68 stolen bases.Acuña became the fifth player in major league history to have at least 40 homers and 40 steals in the same year.The others were Alfonso Soriano for the Washington Nationals in 2006, Alex Rodríguez for the Seattle Mariners in 1998, Barry Bonds for the San Francisco Giants in 1996, and Jose Canseco for the Oakland Athletics in 1988.Acuña connected off Nationals left-hander Patrick Corbin leading off the top of the first inning. It was his 34th career leadoff homer and eighth this season.A leading contender for the NL MVP award, the 25-year-old Acuña was already the only player in big league history with 30 homers and 60 stolen bases in one season.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlbSource

Canadian police officer dead, two officers injured after serving arrest warrant in Vancouver suburb

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:47 GMT

COQUITLAM, British Columbia (AP) — A Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer is dead and two other officers have been injured after serving an arrest warrant in a Vancouver suburb, authorities said Friday.The Independent Investigations Office, British Columbia’s police watchdog, said police had an altercation with a man, resulting in one officer being shot dead and two officers injured in Coquitlam, British Columbia, about 30 kilometers (about 18 miles) east of Vancouver. The suspect was also shot and later arrested.Carley Hodges, a witness in the busy area of the city, described a chaotic scene, with an officer receiving CPR as he was put in an ambulance. Another officer had a wound on his leg and a tourniquet placed above it. A man in handcuffs was being taken away.The City of Pitt Meadows said in a statement that Ridge Meadows RCMP lost an officer on Friday and that it was sending condolences out to the families of the victims as well as to local officers.The Integrated Homic...

Condenan a dos hermanos por el complot de asesinato contra la exesposa de uno de ellos para no pagar la manutención de sus hijos

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:47 GMT

(CNN) –– Un hombre de Alabama y un hermano suyo, contratado para matar a su exesposa en 2017 ––y así evitar pagarle a ella la manutención de sus hijos y la pensión alimenticia–– fueron condenados este miércoles por un jurado federal, según informó un comunicado de prensa del Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos.Jason Starr, de 50 años, y su hermano, Darin Starr, de 54, conspiraron para matar a la exesposa de Jason, Sara Starr, después de que un juez le ordenara pagarle a ella una “parte significativa” de sus ingresos tras su divorcio, de acuerdo a los fiscales. Sara Starr fue asesinada a tiros frente a su casa en 2017.Los fiscales dicen que los Starr enfrentarán una sentencia obligatoria de cadena perpetua.“El crimen perfecto no existe”, dijo el fiscal federal adjunto Joshua Wendell a WTVY, afiliada de CNN, después del veredicto. “Te atraparán. Te procesarán”.Durante el juicio, los fiscales argumentaron que Jason, cuyos ingresos netos eran de unos US$ 6...

RYDER CUP ’23: A trivia quiz that covers nearly a century of history

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:47 GMT

How well do you know Ryder Cup history? Try this quiz (answers below):FRIDAY FOURBALLS1. After whom was the Ryder Cup named?a.) An English seed merchantb.) The secretary of the Royal & Ancient Golf Clubc.) The official rental truck company of the PGA of America2. On what course did the Americans lose the Ryder Cup at home for the first time?a.) PGA Nationalb.) Muirfield Villagec.) Oakland Hills3. Who is the only player who had all five of his matches go 18 holes in the Ryder Cup?a.) Curtis Strangeb.) Collin Morikawac.) Neil Coles4. Who was the most successful tandem in Ryder Cup history?a.) Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelsonb.) Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watsonc.) Seve Ballesteros and Jose Maria OlazabalFRIDAY FOURSOMES5. Who is the oldest player to win a Ryder Cup match?a.) Jay Haasb.) Christy O’Connorc.) Raymond Floyd6. Who is the last European to play a Ryder Cup in his home country?a.) Darren Clarkeb.) Stephen Gallacherc.) Victor Dubuisson7. Name the only player to end a Ryder Cup ma...