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'Pandemonium, man': Armored truck spills $100K on North Carolina road, bystanders grab cash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:19 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WJZY) – An estimated $100,000 in cash went flying from an armored truck in North Carolina earlier this week, and local police are trying to track down anyone who grabbed some of the money during the incident.Police say the GardaWorld armored truck was traveling through Charlotte on Thursday morning when the vehicle became disabled and the doors opened, spilling cash crates into the roadway. How big will Facebook settlement checks be? Lawyers reveal estimates Witnesses at businesses nearby said they've never seen anything like it.“It was pandemonium, man," said Rob Cook, who works at the nearby Trimmer Barbershop. "Barrels of money all over the place. Everybody out there.”(WJZY)(WJZY)Officials with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department are reportedly looking to identify anyone who may have taken cash during the incident, reviewing footage from nearby security cameras and videos posted to social media.Police have not disclosed how many persons of interest they...

Texas plumber finds fetus in apartment pipe while fixing clog: reports

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:19 GMT

HOUSTON (WFLA) — A plumber made a morbid discovery after finding a fetus in a pipe at a Texas apartment complex, according to multiple reports.The Harris County Sheriff's Office was notified of the situation on Monday, local outlet KPRC reported. Residents at the Glen Cove Apartments had been complaining of drainage problems since Friday, according to Houston outlet KHOU.As a plumber began working on a building, he opened a pipe and reported finding the remains inside.Authorities said the fetus was in the early stages of development.According to KHOU, a woman at the building was seen being taken away in an ambulance. While an investigation is underway, detectives said the fetus was probably related to a miscarriage."That's sad to lose a baby like that and not tell nobody," resident Paula Smith told KHOU.As of this report, no one was charged in the case. Authorities have confirmed they know who the parents are but have not released their identity.This is the not first time this ...

Conquer Concord’s Taco Trail Challenge this Hispanic Heritage Month

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:19 GMT

During Hispanic Heritage Month, everyone — including taco fans, visitors and Concord residents alike — is invited to check out the 41 Concord taquerias that comprise the city’s Taco Trail from now through Oct. 15. Whoever hits the most taquerias will become Concord’s 2023 Taco Trail Champion.The challenge, organized by the city’s Visit Concord tourism agency, will award trophies to both the person who visits the most taquerias and the restaurant visited by the most challenge participants. It’s aimed at promoting the many family-owned restaurants that make Concord special, says Visit Concord spokesperson Sheri Nelson.“We have a great amount of authentic taquerias in Concord, and we wanted to give them their due,” she says.Related ArticlesRestaurants, Food and Drink | Get burgers for as little as 1 cent on National Cheeseburger Day on Sept. 18 Restaurants, Food and Drink | Want to find the best Bay Area restaur...

After decongestants found ineffective, lawsuit seeks money for anyone who bought useless products

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:19 GMT

A new lawsuit seeks damage payments for consumers in California and across the U.S. who bought over-the-counter medicines — for the relief of stuffy noses, colds and flu — that contain phenylephrine, which a regulatory panel on Tuesday said was ineffective as a decongestant.At least 250 products contain the compound, from Sudafed Sinus Congestion to Tylenol Cold & Flu Severe to NyQuil Severe Cold & Flu, and generic brands developed by companies such as CVS, Walmart and Target, according to the lawsuit.Fourteen retailers and pharmaceutical companies — including Walmart, CVS, Target, Walgreens, Amazon and Procter & Gamble — are targeted as defendants in the lawsuit filed by two consumers seeking class-action status.“Millions of Californians, and hundreds of millions of Americans, spend hard-earned money to purchase these products for help relieving congestion and other associated cold and flu symptoms because they are told by the (companies) t...

Detienen a seis ‘Soldados de Cristo’ por el abuso y asesinato de una mujer surcoreana ‘desnutrida’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:19 GMT

(CNN) — Seis personas que se identificaron como miembros de un grupo religioso llamado “Soldados de Cristo” han sido arrestadas en relación con la muerte de una mujer surcoreana que fue golpeada y sometida a pasar hambre en Georgia, dijeron las autoridades.La víctima era una mujer de entre 20 y 30 años y pesaba aproximadamente 30 kilos cuando fue descubierta este martes por la noche en el maletero de un automóvil estacionado afuera de Jeju Sauna, un popular spa surcoreano ubicado en Duluth, a unos 40 km al norte de Atlanta, dijo el Departamento de Policía del condado de Gwinnett en un comunicado de prensa.La población de Duluth es casi una cuarta parte asiática, según la Oficina del Censo de Estados Unidos.La oficina del médico forense cree que la desnutrición podría ser un factor que contribuyó a la muerte de la mujer, pero la causa exacta de la muerte aún está bajo investigación, según la policía.Se cree que la mujer fue sometida a palizas y desnutrición durante ...

Liberty top Mystics 90-75 in Game 1 of playoff series, Sabrina Ionescu scores 29, drops 7 3-pointers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:19 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu scored 29 points, hitting seven 3-pointers, to help the New York Liberty beat the Washington Mystics 90-75 in Game 1 of their WNBA playoff matchup on Friday night.Jonquel Jones added 20 points and 12 rebounds to give New York its first home playoff victory since 2015. Game 2 of the best-of-three series is Tuesday night in New York. Given the three-day break, the Mystics are heading home between games.Ionescu scored eight points in the third quarter, including the final five of the period with a deep 3-pointer and then a floater in the lane just before the buzzer to give New York a 69-57 advantage. It was New York’s biggest lead of the game to that point.The Liberty extended their advantage to 14 before Washington scored the next eight points to get within 71-65 on Brittney Sykes’ three-point play with 8:02 to play. That was as close as the Mystics got. Ionescu hit back-to-back 3s over the next 80 seconds to restore the double-digit lead an...

Ocho fugas de prisión increíbles que parecen de película o las inspiraron

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:19 GMT

(CNN Español) — Tras una intensa búsqueda que duró 14 días, Danilo Calvacante, asesino convicto que se había fugado de una prisión en Pensilvania, fue capturado este miércoles 13 de septiembre. La imagen de este hombre trepando como cangrejo las paredes para poder escapar recorrió el mundo. Pero el brasileño no es el primero y ni, tal vez, el más osado en lograr escabullirse de una cárcel.Aquí, un repaso de algunas de las fugas de prisioneros más increíbles.Huyeron de Alcatraz, pero ¿sobrevivieron?Intentar escapar de la prisión de Alcatraz, en la Bahía de San Francisco, era realmente una osadía con un desenlace casi por seguro fatal. Sin embargo, hubo quienes lo intentaron. Tal fue el caso de John Anglin, Clarence Anglin y Frank Morris, quienes el 11 de junio de 1962 llevaron a cabo una fuga digna de una escena de Hollywood. Utilizaron papel, pelos y jabón para armar muñecos y simular que seguían durmiendo en sus celdas, mientras escapaban por un túnel que cavaron con cucharas...

Denver weather: Sunshine and warming up again this weekend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:19 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) —Sunshine moves back into Denver's weather this weekend and will aid in a warming trend that will carry into the start of the workweek. Weather today: Sunny, warmerSaturday, clear sky will give us a cool start to the day. But, sunshine and a southerly breeze will help temperatures to climb into the mid 70s. Weather tonight: Clear, coolSaturday night will stay clear and dry. Low temperatures will be cool but seasonal and fall to around 50 degrees in Denver. Looking ahead: Sunny and warmer start to the week Sunday, sunshine and a southerly breeze will help temperatures to climb back into the lower 80s, which is just a couple degrees above normal. More sunshine and 80s are in the forecast for the first half of the week. Then another chance for showers moves in Wednesday and Thursday.

Erdoğan threatens to ‘part ways’ from EU after critical European Parliament report

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:19 GMT

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday slammed a report from the European Parliament on the country’s EU accession talks and threatened to “part ways” from the bloc. Questioned by journalists about the report, Erdoğan said that “the EU is trying to break away from Turkey,” according to Turkish state media Anadolu Agency.“We will make our evaluations against these developments and if necessary, we can part ways with the EU,” Erdoğan said ahead of a trip to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The European Parliament report, adopted this week in Strasbourg, said talks over Ankara’s accession to the bloc should not be resumed in current circumstances, voicing the EU’s concerns about human rights and rule of law violations. Instead, European lawmakers advocated finding “a parallel and realistic framework” for relations between Brussels and Ankara. “We have recently seen a renewed inte...

Wrong-way driver seriously injures another in head-on collision in Hampton, NH

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:19 GMT

An Arizona man traveling the wrong day down Route 101 in Hampton, New Hampshire collided head-on with another car Friday night, seriously injuring the driver, officials said.Eric Jenkins, 22, was traveling west down Route 101 East near the I-95 interchange when he collided with 23-year-old Melisa Kizoglu of Hampton, New Hampshire at around 9:30 p.m., the New Hampshire State Police announced.Kizoglu was extracted from her vehicle by emergency personnel after becoming entrapped. She was stabilized on the scene and then flown to a Boston area hospital.Jenkins was transported to the hospital as a precaution.Investigators said all lanes of traffic had to be closed for over three hours, and Route 101 East was reopened fully around 1:40 a.m.Officials said all aspects of the crash is still under investigation.