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Juveniles arrested for robbery, weapons possession at L.A. County mall

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:25 GMT

Two teenagers were arrested on robbery and weapons charges at a local shopping center on Saturday night. According to a social media post from the Arcadia Police Department, one of the juveniles was carrying a replica handgun while their accomplice was in possession of a real firearm at the Shops at Santa Anita. Police arrested two juveniles accused of robbery and weapons possession in Arcadia, CA on Oct. 21, 2023. (Twitter/@arcadiapd)Photos posted to X, formerly Twitter, by the police department show the firearm alongside several credit cards and hundreds of dollars in cash. The two suspects were arrested for strong arm robbery and possession of a firearm. 

Man asks California clerk to pick scratchers, wins $10M

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:25 GMT

VISALIA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A man in Visalia, California has won $10,000,000 after asking the clerk for help after unsure which scratchers game he wanted to buy, KTLA sister station KSEE/KGPE said.According to the California Lottery, Brent Young looked at the selection of scratchers inside Prince Food and Gas in Visalia. Young asked the clerk which game to buy.“I was like just pick whichever one; I didn’t care,” said Young. The clerk reached across the counter and handed Young a California 200X game. FivePoint Amphitheatre abruptly closes permanently after Saturday night concert Lottery officials say Young's scratcher uncovered the top prize amount of $10,000,000."When I saw all those zeros, I was like ‘no way, this doesn’t happen to people like me,’” Young told the California Lottery. “It’s crazy. Out of all those options, the clerk could have picked a different game. But he didn’t. He grabbed a winner.”Lottery officials say Young decided to take the lump sum prize amount...

16-year-old killed, three others wounded in Oakley party shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:25 GMT

OAKLEY — A 16-year-old was shot and killed and three others were wounded outside a house party in Oakley on Saturday night, police Chief Paul Beard said.Officers first arrived at the home on the 400 block of Shannon Way at about 10:45 p.m. to investigate a noise complaint. An 18-year-old woman who lived there told police she was trying to shut down the party, but teens kept showing up. Officers left after she declined their offer to help break up the party, Beard said.About a half hour later, about 20 to 30 young people showed up at the house, witnesses later told police. With the front door locked, the group entered a side gate to gain entrance to the house’s backyard. Soon after, screams could be heard from inside the home, and several teens began running out the front door, police said.Five to six shots were then fired in front of the home, killing the 16-year-old and wounding three others, who were taken to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek. They were being treated ...

Authorities are searching for the son of the Nashville Police chief, suspected of shooting two suburban police officers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:25 GMT

(CNN) — Authorities in Tennessee are searching for the son of Nashville’s police chief as a suspect in the Saturday shooting of two suburban police officers.The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued a statewide blue alert late Saturday in an effort to locate the suspect, John Drake Jr., warning that the 38-year-old, who is now wanted on two counts of attempted first-degree murder, should be considered “armed and very dangerous.”Metro Nashville Police Chief John Drake confirmed that the suspect is his son.“I am shocked and deeply saddened to learn that my estranged son, with whom I have had very minimal contact over many years, is the suspect in this afternoon’s shooting of the two La Vergne police officers,” Chief Drake said Saturday, adding that his thoughts are with the wounded officers.“Despite my efforts and guidance in the early and teenage years, my son, John Drake Jr., now 38-years-old, resorted to years of criminal activity and is a convicted felon,” the chief said.“He ha...

Former UC Berkeley basketball player injured after 'brutal beating' in Poland

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:25 GMT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An American basketball player at a professional Polish women's club was beaten and left with a head injury midweek with the attacker later detained, according to officials and reports in Polish media on Sunday.Mikayla Cowling, who plays for VBW Arka Gdynia, was attacked late Wednesday in a music club in Gdansk, a city in northern Poland, according to the RMF FM broadcaster, which also quoted the club saying the “brutal beating” left her with a fractured eye socket, among other injuries. 16-year-old killed, 3 injured at Oakley house party shooting Gdansk is a neighboring city to Gdynia on the Baltic coast.“I am outraged that such a shameful situation has occurred. Violence and aggression are unacceptable and must be opposed,” Gdynia Mayor Wojciech Szczurek said Sunday on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “Fortunately, the police quickly caught the attacker. We wish the player good health!”The attack happened after a EuroCup women’s match where the Gdy...

2023 MLS Playoff Glance

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:25 GMT

All Times EDTWednesday, Oct. 25Eastern Conference Wild CardNew York Red Bulls vs. Charlotte, 7:30 p.m.Western Conference Wild CardKansas City vs. San Jose, 9:30 p.m.<Source

Golovin nets twice as Monaco rallies past Metz 2-1 to retain lead in French league

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:25 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Aleksandr Golovin unleashed two powerful long-range strikes to help Monaco retain the lead in the French league by rallying past promoted Metz 2-1 on Sunday.Monaco, the most prolific attack in the league this season, is one point clear of Nice and two points ahead of defending champion Paris Saint-Germain after the latest round of matches. Senegal international Lamine Camara gave Metz the lead with an outrageous 58-meter lob from his own half in the fourth minute. Golovin leveled in the 42nd by cutting inside to fire into the far corner. Metz had an opportunity to lead 2-1 in the 49th but Monaco goalkeeper Philipp Kohn denied Danley Jean Jacques, who was clean through on goal.Golovin scored the winner with a curling free kick off the near post in the 55th. Metz goalkeeper Alexandre Oukidja kept the scoreline respectable by saving a low strike from Takumi Minamino in the 63rd and an angled shot from Folarin Balogun in the 69th. Metz lost a fourth straight game to fall in...

AP Top 25: Georgia is No. 1 for 19th straight poll, 3rd-best streak ever; Alabama in top 10 again

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:25 GMT

Georgia extended its streak of No. 1 rankings in The Associated Press college football poll to 19 straight weeks, the third best in the history of the rankings, and Alabama moved back into the top 10 on Sunday.The Bulldogs received 38 of 63 first-place votes, their second-lowest total of the season, after an off week but still bested No. 2 Michigan, 1,536 points to 1,504.Georgia’s No. 1 streak, which started on Oct. 9, 2022, is behind only Miami’s streak of 21 weeks from 2001-02 and Southern California’s 33 in a row from 2003-05.The Wolverines received 19 first-place votes after their latest blowout, 49-0 against Michigan State on Saturday night. Michigan was unfazed after a week in which it was revealed the program is being investigated by the NCAA for a sign-stealing scheme that allegedly involved impermissible in-person scouting.Ohio State held steady at No. 3 after winning a top-10 matchup with Penn State. The Nittany Lions slipped three spots to 10th. The Buck...

POLL ALERT: Georgia No. 1 for 19th straight week, 3rd-best streak ever; Bama re-enters top 10; UNC slips after UVA upset

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:25 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — POLL ALERT: Georgia No. 1 for 19th straight week, 3rd-best streak ever; Bama re-enters top 10; UNC slips after UVA upset.Source

6 killed in Russian rocket strike on mail depot as Ukraine reports record bomb attack numbers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:25 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A missile strike on a mail depot in the eastern city of Kharkiv killed six people, Ukrainian officials said Sunday, as Ukraine reported a record number of bomb attacks in the southern Kherson region.A further 17 people were wounded in the blast late Saturday, which is believed to have been caused by a Russian S-300 rocket, Kharkiv Gov. Oleh Syniehubov said on social media. All of the victims were employees of private Ukrainian postal and courier service Nova Poshta.The Ukrainian-held front-line city has been at the heart of fierce fighting as both Moscow and Kyiv push for battlefield breakthroughs amid the looming onset of wintry conditions. Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his war against Ukraine in February last year.In a statement, Nova Poshta said the air raid siren had sounded just moments before the attack, leaving those inside the depot with no time to reach shelter. It announced that Sunday would be a day of mourning for the firm.Ukrainian Presi...