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Video captures violent hit-and-run crash on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:20 GMT

Dramatic video shows the moment a speeding car caused a fiery chain reaction crash on Thursday night, and now the search is on for the driver who fled the scene of the latest violent collision on Pacific Coast Highway. Home security footage captured the head-on crash, which occurred on PCH near Big Rock Drive in Malibu, roughly five miles east of Malibu Pier. Fugitive on the run for 2 years arrested after trying to ram sheriff’s vehicles in Woodland Hills Only one person was hospitalized in the crash, which was so violent that one of the three vehicles involved had their engine block knocked out. “I was coming home from dinner...going about 55 to 60 miles per hour southbound on Pacific Coast Highway when this guy passed me at well over 100 miles per hour,” said Eddie Braun, who witnessed the crash. “I watched him wreck head-on into a bunch of cars.” Dramatic video shows the moment a speeding car caused a fiery chain reaction crash on Pacific Coast Highway on Thursda...

Second East Bay Hindu Temple hit by vandalism in two weeks

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:20 GMT

(BCN) -- A second Hindu place of worship in the East Bay has been hit by anti-India graffiti in two weeks, the Hindu American Foundation said Saturday.Vijay's Sherawali Temple in Hayward was vandalized with graffiti supporting a Sikh separatist movement seeking to establish a homeland in northern India, the foundation said in a social media post.The organization didn't say when the Hayward vandalism occurred. A similar act at Shri Swaminarayan Temple in Newark occurred on Dec. 22.Spray paint on a sign at the Hayward temple criticized Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India, and called for a sovereign state called Khalistan.The Vijay's Sherawali temple was founded in 2002 in South San Francisco and moved to Hayward in 2021, according to the Hindu American Foundation. "Also known as the East Bay Hindu Community and Cultural Center, it houses idols of Ganesha, Durga, Shiva and Hanuman, serving all segments of the Hindu community," the foundation said.Copyright © 2024 Bay City News, ...

Blinken holds talks with Turkey’s leaders as he seeks to prevent the Israel-Hamas war from expanding

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:20 GMT

CHANIA, Greece (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Turkey’s leaders Saturday during the first stop of his latest Mideast diplomatic mission as fears grow that Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza may expand into a broader conflict. Blinken’s fourth visit in three months comes as developments in Lebanon, northern Israel, the Red Sea and Iraq have put intense strains on what had been a modestly successful U.S. push to prevent a regional conflagration since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, and as international criticism of Israel’s military operation mounts.Blinken held talks with Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, in Istanbul about what Turkey and others can do to exert influence, particularly on Iran and its proxies, to ease tensions, speed humanitarian aid deliveries to Gaza and begin planning for reconstruction and governance of postwar Gaza. Much of the territory has been reduced to rubble by Israeli bombardmen...

Swiatek’s Poland team to play Zverev’s Germany in the United Cup final

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:20 GMT

SYDNEY (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek’s Poland team will play Germany in the United Cup final after contrasting semifinal wins on Saturday.Swiatek won her singles match over Caroline Garcia after Hubert Hurkacz gave Poland the early lead over France to advance them to the United Cup mixed teams final.Germany edged host Australia 2-1 with a victory in the mixed doubles in a night session that ended around 2:20 a.m. local time.Angelique Kerber gave Germany a 1-0 lead after saving two match points in a 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7) win over Ajla Tomljanovic.Alex de Minaur beat Alexander Zverev 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 in the men’s singles to level the semifinal for the host nation.Zverev returned for the mixed doubles and combined with Laura Siegmund to help Germany seal it in an epic match tiebreaker which ended 7-6 (2), 6-7 (2), 15-13 after 2 hours, 20 minutes.The German pair converted their fifth match point, after saving two themselves, when Storm Hunter sent a forehand long.It was a long night at S...

Susto en el vuelo 1282 de Alaska Airlines: un golpe fuerte, un silbido y la camisa de un niño succionada

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:20 GMT

(CNN) — El corto y aterrador viaje del vuelo 1282 de Alaska Airlines este viernes podría haber sido mucho peor.Cuando una parte del fuselaje explotó poco después del despegue, la camisa de un niño fue succionada de su torso y salió por el agujero, informaron los pasajeros, mientras la madre sostenía a su hijo.“¡Le arrancó la camisa a su hijo!”, dice un hombre en un video publicado en Twitter por la pasajera Stephanie King.El vuelo había alcanzado los 16.000 pies después de despegar de Portland, Oregon, con destino a Ontario, California, alrededor de las 5:07 p.m., según FlightAware. Aterrizó sano y salvo unos 20 minutos más tarde en el aeropuerto, sin heridos graves entre sus 171 pasajeros y los seis miembros de la tripulación.Vuelo de Alaska Airlines hace un aterrizaje de emergencia luego de que un tapón del fuselaje aparentemente reventara en el aireEn la mañana de este sábado no estaba claro exactamente qué parte del avión había explotado. Alaska Airlines suspen...

Newcastle beats Sunderland 3-0 in the FA Cup to end slump. Isak scores twice

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:20 GMT

Newcastle avoided an FA Cup upset by beating local rival Sunderland 3-0 in the third round of the iconic knockout competition on Saturday.Alexander Isak scored twice at the Stadium of Light after Dan Ballard’s own goal had given Newcastle a first-half lead.Eddie Howe’s team went into the game having won just once in its past eight games — a slide that included being eliminated from the Champions League and League Cup. A derby against second-division Sunderland had been seen as a difficult encounter, but the visitors comfortably advanced to the fourth round.“I never worried about the draw, I always thought it was a great draw — as long as we won it,” Howe said. “We handled the occasion well, were brave with the ball and were very composed. We didn’t let the crowd take over and we handled everything really well in the first half.”Howe will hope victory provides a platform to turn the season around with the team 11 points adrift of the top four and Champions League qu...

Lone Tree police continue search for teen missing for over 2 days

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:20 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Family, friends and the Lone Tree community continued the search for Henry Buster, a 17-year-old who went missing Thursday after an early-morning vehicle crash.Police confirmed with FOX31 that Henry was still missing as of Saturday morning and that the search was ongoing.The community came together Friday to search for Henry. Police said the teen was involved in a single-car crash at 2:30 a.m. Thursday. Download the FOX31 App: Breaking news alerts & Pinpoint Weather Friends and family passed out flyers in the area around the crash and Henry's last known location.His good friend, Simon Insinger, said all of his favorite places were also searched, including his friend's homes.His family said they believe he may have been having a mental health crisis when he left his home.His brother, Jack, told FOX31 that Henry was very close to his father, who recently passed away after a battle with cancer. Community members in Lone Tree gathered to search for Henry Buster, a...

Serious injuries after pedestrian crash in Denver

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:20 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- One person suffered serious injuries after a crash involving a motorist and a pedestrian, according to the Denver Police Department early Saturday.The crash happened in the area of West Quincy Avenue and South Sheridan Boulevard. The driver remained on the scene.The investigation was ongoing.

Shootings in Boston reached record low in 2023, but overall crime rose by 2%

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:20 GMT

Shootings  — fatal or otherwise —  were down to a record low in Boston in 2023, while overall crime in the city was up 2% from the year before, according to police data.“I’m pretty proud of the work we’ve done this year,” Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox told the Herald in an interview. “We are particularly proud that the number of shooting victims is so low this year.”He attributes the dip in shootings and a higher-than-average homicide solve-rate to enhanced “partnership” with residents of the community, something he hopes the department continues to improve as “now the new year is here and it’s time to start again.”“We prioritize with an intelligence-led strategy to figure out who are those drivers of violence,” Cox said, adding his department is taking “a holistic view” to countering crime and violence in Boston.There were 144 shootings last year across the city, 36 fewer than the 180 shootings in 2022, a drop of 20%, and significantly lower than the 197 average shootings ...

Inmate, 33, found dead during safety check

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:20 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A 33-year-old man died in law enforcement custody Friday at the San Diego Central Jail, authorities said.Around 8:55 a.m., deputies found Eric Alexander Wolff unresponsive and displaying signs of medical distress during a safety check, Lt.  Joseph Jarjura with the San Diego County Sheriff's Department said in a news release. First responders administered CPR, Naloxone and Epinephrine, but Wolf was confirmed dead at 9:25 a.m., according to the sheriff's department. Woman sentenced to prison for friend’s death in DUI crash "We extend our sympathies to the Wolf family and those affected by this death. A Sheriff's Family Liaison Officer will support the family as they deal with the loss of a loved one," Jarjua said.On July 26, Wolf was arrested for failure to comply with a court order and charged with robbery, authorities said. Wolf, who did not have a permanent home at the time of his arrest, was sentenced for two years.The Sheriff's Homicide Unit investigates all i...