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Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $1.05 billion after another drawing without a big winner

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:11 GMT

By The Associated PressThe Mega Millions jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.05 billion after no one managed to beat the massive odds and match the lottery game’s six numbers drawn Friday night.The numbers drawn Friday night were: 5, 10, 28, 52, 63 and the gold ball 18.The lack of a winner of Friday’s $940 million jackpot means there have been 29 straight draws without a winner. The last time someone won a Mega Millions jackpot was April 18.The $1.05 billion prize up for grabs in the next drawing Tuesday night would be for a sole winner choosing to be paid through an annuity, with annual payments over 30 years. Jackpot winners almost always opt for a lump sum payment, which for Tuesday’s drawing would be an estimated $527.9 million.While no one won the Mega Millions jackpot, it has been less than two weeks since someone in Los Angeles won a $1.08 billion Powerball prize that ranked as the sixth-largest in U.S. history. The winner of the prize is still a mystery.Lott...

Pete Alonso mashes 2 homers as Mets roll past Nationals

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:11 GMT

The Mets might be gearing up to become a trade deadline seller, but they didn’t play like it Friday night at Citi Field. However, a 5-1 win over the Washington Nationals has left the team with more questions than answers after ace Max Scherzer showed contending teams what he can do at his best.Pete Alonso’s two home runs and Max Scherzer’s seven-inning gem helped the Mets defeat the Washington Nationals 5-1 in the second game of a four-game series. The Mets (49-54) lead the series 2-0 heading into what could be an eventful weekend ahead of the Tuesday trade deadline. Scherzer, who has a player option for next year and a full no-trade clause, will talk with the front office before Tuesday about their plans for the trade deadline and their vision for the future. He has remained steadfast in his commitment to the Mets, but a rebuild might have him reconsidering his own future.“The front office has decisions to make,” Scherzer said. “[Owner Steve Cohe...

Schenectady-area nonprofits offer services to newly-arrived asylum seekers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:11 GMT

SCHENECTADY COUNTY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Charitable organizations in Schenectady County looking to humanize the recently arrived asylum seekers by offering access to their services. There has been rising tension across the Schenectady County community over what to do since more than 200 asylum-seekers arrived in Rotterdam. However, local nonprofits say they’re not about to discriminate against anyone who needs their help."Obviously there’s some concern for people that have been displaced, but every person who needs housing—it doesn’t matter where they come from—is a Child of God, so that’s how we view it," says Robin Messick, the COO of City Mission of Schenectady."These are people. These are children. These are individuals who are not on vacation, they didn’t come here by choice. They came here because they needed help or they need to start over," says YWCA Northeastern New York CEO Kim Siciliano.Messick says they’ve reached out to county leaders offering whatever services can ease the...

L.A. County deputy recruit dies months after being struck by driver in South Whittier

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:11 GMT

A deputy recruit who was struck by a wrong-way driver while jogging with a group of recruits in South Whittier died Friday night after being hospitalized for eight months.Alejandro Martinez, 27, a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Recruit, died at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center surrounded by his family, friends, L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna and other department members.The Army veteran and Cal State Northridge graduate was one of 75 recruits who were out on a training run at about 6:30 a.m. on Nov. 16, 2022.That’s when the suspect, Nicholas Gutierrez, 22, from Diamond Bar, plowed into the large group. The collision left 25 people injured at the time — five of them critically and three others severely injured.Martinez was rushed to the hospital after suffering broken legs, brain swelling and internal bleeding from the crash. He remained hospitalized until his passing on Friday night.Alejandro Martinez was among multiple L.A. County Sheriff recruits were struck by a ve...

Video released of fatal deputy shooting of hatchet-wielding man in Southern California

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:11 GMT

A man shot and killed by two Orange County sheriff’s deputies in June walked toward them with a hatchet and appeared to be getting close to them in the driveway of a Midway City home when they opened fire, video released by the department shows.Residents in the 14000 block of Van Buren Street called 9-1-1 about 4:55 a.m., June 14, to report a man wearing all black using what they thought was a crowbar to break windows on cars parked in the street and to try to break into a home, according to calls to dispatch played in a critical incident video released Friday, July 28.The critical incident video includes dispatch calls, body-worn camera footage from both deputies and surveillance video from cameras at the house where the suspect was found.When deputies arrive, the video shows, they find the suspect inside a car parked behind a fence in the driveway of a home.Surveillance video from the house shows the suspect opening the front gate, then opening the rear passenger door of a station...

Trader Joe’s recalls 2 more items over rocks — and now insects

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:11 GMT

Trader Joe’s recalls are starting to read much like a twisted version of the fable Stone Soup.The Monrovia-based grocery chain in the last two days issued two new recalls for food that might have non-food items in them.On Friday, the company said its fully cooked falafel (with the SKU number 93935) may contain rocks. Notably, the falafel was sold in 35 states and Washington, D.C., but apparently not in California.If the latest recall sounds familiar, just four days ago, the chain said two types of cookies also might have rocks, recalling both items. The cookies include Trader Joe’s Almond Windmill Cookies (SKU# 98744) and Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies (SKU# 82752).Trader Joe’s said its supplier alerted them to the rocks in the treats and the falafel.Related ArticlesRetail | Second Harvest to launch ‘Food As Medicine’ initiative to screen people for food insecurity Retail | Oakland Zoo unveils a chocolate bar full of what ...

100th anniversary: A look at the Hollywood sign

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:11 GMT

The Hollywood sign is marking its 100th year. It is one of the most popular landmarks in the world.Hollywood is not just a place, it’s an industry. Before Hollywood became globally known for the movies, newspaper publisher Harry Chandler built the sign Hollywoodland to advertise his real estate development. Chandler spent $21,000 for the billboard he planned would only be around a year and a half.The exact date it was first lit, and even the year is was fully erected, has been the topic of historical debate, but many historians are celebrating its 100th birthday this year.The Hollywood sign is in a restricted area and attempting to get close to or touch the sign is prohibited. The closest you can hike to it is behind and above. The sign is protected by the Los Angeles Police and Fire Departments and Park Rangers. Trams that failed to beThere have been plans drawn up for an aerial tram near the sign since the 1940s. Nothing has been developed yet. Here are a couple other recent ...

‘That’s me!’: Turpin adult son makes rare appearance in open court

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:11 GMT

“That’s me!” Jonathan Turpin exclaimed, thrusting his hand into the air in a near-empty courtroom after being introduced by his attorney to Superior Court Judge Kenneth Fernandez.The appearance at the Historic Courthouse in Riverside on Friday, July 28, was a rare one by any of the 13 Turpin children in open Probate court since their rescue in January 2018 from years of torture and neglect by their parents in their Perris home.In April 2019, David and Louise Turpin were each sentenced to 25 years to life in state prison following guilty pleas to six counts of dependent adult abuse, four counts of false imprisonment, three counts of child endangerment and one count of torture.The plight of the 13 children, whose ages ranged from 2 to 29 at the time, came to light and shocked the country on Jan. 14, 2018, when 17-year-old Jordan grabbed a brother’s deactivated cell phone, snuck out a bedroom window and called 911. Riverside County sheriff’s deputies arrived to find two of the children...

‘Get an ambulance here. Now!’: 911 call reveals frantic moments after Bronny James collapsed

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:11 GMT

The caller was frantic — someone at USC’s palatial Galen Center was suffering a serious medical emergency.“We need an ambulance. Immediately,” the man on the phone said.“Listen,” he repeated. “Listen, listen, listen, listen, OK? Get an ambulance here. Now!”The 911 dispatcher remained calm. He let the man know paramedics were on the way.“Alright sir, we’re going to send help,” the unnamed dispatcher said. “Don’t hang up, sir. Don’t hang up.”The dispatcher stayed on the phone with the caller for less than a minute, but that was all that was needed to ensure Bronny James, the 18-year-old son of NBA superstar Lebron James who recently joined USC’s men’s basketball team, was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Monday, July 24.The younger James was “successfully treated for a sudden cardiac arrest,” the hospital said in a statement.Hospital officials also credited USC athletics’ medical staff for a “swift and effective response” when James collapsed on Monday during a basketball prac...

US unveils $345M arms package for Taiwan, in move sure to anger China

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:11 GMT

The Biden administration announced a $345 million weapons package for Taiwan on Friday, the first tranche in a total of $1 billion the U.S. has allotted to be transferred directly from Pentagon stockpiles to the island this year.The move is sure to anger China as Washington has been trying to rebuild relations with Beijing. Senior administration officials, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, recently visited China, but the outreach has done little to quell tensions over a range of issues, from U.S. support to Taiwan to Beijing’s spy balloon program.“We take our responsibilities to Taiwan and to improving their self-defense capabilities very, very seriously,” John Kirby, a spokesperson for the National Security Council, told reporters ahead of the announcement on Friday.The package marks the first time the U.S. has used new authority from Congress to transfer military equipment directly from Pentagon inventory to Taiwan. The transfer is do...