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Lawsuit filed against fraternity in alleged near-death of SDSU student

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:55:34 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- “He went right into San Diego State with high SAT scores. Smart guy, great boy and his family is devastated," said attorney James Frantz, who announced Friday a lawsuit on behalf of Benjamin Brennan, a former SDSU student.The lawsuit claims Brennan, then a 19-year-old freshman from Pennsylvania, was nearly killed during a hazing incident at the Kappa Sigma fraternity house in April of 2021.Attorneys say during an “initiation ritual,” Brennan was detained by frat members who forced him to consume potentially deadly amounts of alcohol and drugs.“750 milliliters of straight rum -- you're gonna drink that. You have 30 minutes to consume it and by the way, we're going to give you some other things to make it easier for you -- marijuana and strong tobacco," said Frantz. CHP pursuit ends in K-9 takedown Attorneys say the teenager then passed out and became unresponsive.“So they grab his lifeless body, put it in their car ... couple of the members take it over to the local em...

Person of interest sought in sex assault attempt

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:55:34 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Police were asking for the public's help in identifying a person of interest from a sexual assault attempt in the Barrio Logan neighborhood last month.The incident occurred March 25 around 3 a.m. inside the victim's home located in the 2800 block of Boston Avenue, Lt. Adam Sharki with the San Diego Police Department said in a news release Friday.Authorities say the victim was asleep when the unknown man entered the residence and attempted to sexually assault her, according to police. The victim was able to get away and call police, while the alleged attacker escaped the scene, Sharki said. CHP pursuit ends in K-9 takedown SDPD describe the person of interest as a dark-skinned Black man with a mustache and goatee, between 25 to 30 years old. He is around 180 pounds, according to police, and is between 5 feet, 8 inches to 5 feet, 10 inches tall.He was last seen wearing a white and black-checkered hooded zip-up jacket over a black-hooded sweatshirt with "Reebok" in red l...

Utah man who killed family vented his anger in suicide note

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:55:34 GMT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man who f atally shot his wife, her mother and the couple’s five kids after he was investigated for child abuse left a suicide note saying he “would rather rot in hell” than continue enduring what he called controlling behavior by his wife, investigators wrote in a report released on Friday.The claims in the suicide note left by Michael Haight, 42, stand in stark contract to conclusions by investigators in the 57-page report that overwhelmingly portray Haight, and not his wife, as controlling and abusive. The report cites the family’s communications before the killings and interviews from community members conducted after the January tragedy.“This is nonsense and I can’t handle it for one more day. We will not be a burden on society. I kept asking for help and you wouldn’t listen,” Michael Haight, 42, wrote in the note included in the report released by the city of Enoch.“I would rather rot in hell than to put up with another day of this manipulati...

North Korea claims another test of underwater nuclear drone

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:55:34 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Saturday claimed it tested this week a second known type of nuclear-capable underwater attack drone designed to destroy naval vessels and ports, adding to a flurry of weapons demonstrations this year that have heightened tensions with rivals.The report of the four-day test came a day after the nuclear envoys of the United States, South Korea and Japan met in Seoul to discuss the growing North Korean nuclear threat and called for stronger international efforts to crack down on illicit North Korean activities funding its weapons program.The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said the drone, named “Haeil-2” after a Korean word meaning tsunamis or tidal waves, traveled underwater for more than 71 hours before successfully detonating a mock warhead in waters near the eastern port city of Tanchon on Friday. KCNA said the test proved that the weapon could strike targets 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) away with “fatal attack abilit...

US investigating whether Ukraine war documents were leaked

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:55:34 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has launched an investigation into the possible release of Pentagon documents that were posted on several social media sites and appear to detail U.S. and NATO aid to Ukraine, but may have been altered or used as part of a misinformation campaign.The documents, which were posted on sites such as Twitter, are labeled secret and resemble routine updates that the U.S. military’s Joint Staff would produce daily but not distribute publicly. They are dated ranging from Feb. 23 to March 1, and provide what appears to be details on the progress of weapons and equipment going into Ukraine with more precise timelines and amounts than the U.S. generally provides publicly.They are not war plans and they provide no details on any planned Ukraine offensive. And some inaccuracies — including estimates of Russian troops deaths that are significantly lower than numbers publicly stated by U.S. officials — have led some to question the documents’ au...

Metra train hits, kills person near Downers Grove

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:55:34 GMT

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. — A person was struck and killed by a Metra train Friday evening near Downers Grove, according to Metra. An outbound train struck someone at the Main Street station, according to information from Metra and the village. Suburban ringleader gets 9 years in USPS mail-for-cash scheme A spokesperson for Metra said the person who was hit has died. Their identity hasn't been released.The spokesperson said the trains are running again with delays.

What's next for Tennessee's expelled lawmakers?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:55:34 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republicans have expelled two Democratic lawmakers from the state Legislature for their role in a protest calling for more gun control. Here's a look at what could happen next: WHAT HAPPENED?Republicans voted Thursday to expel two Black lawmakers who last week approached the front of the House chamber with a bullhorn and participated in a chant after joining protesters calling for passage of gun-control measures.The protests followed the March 27 shooting at the Covenant School, a private Christian school in Nashville. Six people were killed, including three 9-year-old children.GOP leaders argued that the move against Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson was necessary to draw a line against lawmakers using protest to disrupt House proceedings.Jones and Pearson have regularly criticized the white-majority House chamber.Jones was once temporarily banned from the Capitol several years ago for throwing a cup of liquid at then-House Speaker Glen Casada ...

Las Vegas couple bound, tortured in violent mansion robbery

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:55:34 GMT

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Four people accused in a Las Vegas valley robbery spree allegedly bound a couple in their mansion with duct tape and forced a woman’s head underwater in her own bathtub, according to documents obtained by 8 News Now in Las Vegas.In all, eight people face charges in several home invasions, including the shooting of a man in his Henderson home and the kidnapping of the couple in their own home, 8 News Now Investigators have learned. 10 cities where a $100,000 salary is worth the least—and the most Last month, Las Vegas Metro policed arrested Denzale Lee, 27; Raven Queen, 28; and Antonio Washington, 25, on charges relating to the series of burglaries, which officers said amounted to as many as 11. Henderson police arrested Queen and another man, Derrick Roberts, 26, in January for a home invasion and shooting there, they said.Las Vegas Metro police arrested Denzale Lee, 27 (center); Raven Queen, 28 (left); and Antonio Washington, 25 (right), on charges relating to ...

Lobby of LAPD station damaged after man walks in with flaming shopping cart

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:55:34 GMT

The lobby of a Los Angeles Police Department station in Exposition Park is closed indefinitely after a man walked in with shopping cart lit with flames late Thursday, officials said.The incident occurred around 11:25 p.m. at the LAPD’s Southwest Station, located at 1546 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.A man walked into the station with a shopping cart on fire and the building’s front doors, ceiling and lobby chairs also caught fire, police said. Las Vegas couple bound, tortured in violent mansion robbery The man ran out of the building in an unknown direction.Los Angeles Fire Department arson units responded to the investigation.The inside of the Southwest LAPD station sustained major damage after a man walked in with a flaming shopping cart on April 6, 2023. (LAPD)A photo of two LAPD members is damaged in a lobby fire of the Southwest LAPD station on April 6, 2023. (LAPD)The inside of the Southwest LAPD station sustained major damage after a man walked in with a flaming shopping c...

Newcomer Kyle Farmer delivers in walk-off win

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:55:34 GMT

Kyle Farmer has found one way to endear himself to the new hometown fans: sending the sellout crowd home happy with a walk-off hit.The infielder hit a walk-off double in his first career at-bat in 2017. It wasn’t until Friday that he recorded his second walk-off, this one in the 10th inning, boosting the Twins to a 3-2 win over the Astros in their home opener.“This is his first (walk-off),” he said, pointing to his young son, McCoy, who he was holding in the clubhouse postgame Friday. “So pretty special. Any way to help the team win, that’s great, too.”Farmer’s late-game heroics came after Jose Miranda knotted the game at one apiece after the Astros had gone ahead in the top of the 10th. An intentional walk to Donovan Solano before him — Ryne Stanek threw three balls before the decision to walk him intentionally — set the stage for a bases-loaded, one-out for Farmer.Farmer’s single up the middle brought home Trevor Larnach, capping a late comeback.“I was going to take my first...