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Losing grandparents to COVID may be increasing youth violence

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:07 GMT

ST. LOUIS --- A health expert says the death of grandparents during COVID is contributing to the youth violence crisis, with too many kids ending up in foster care. Dr. Kendra Holmes says the pandemic is having a lasting effect on the Black community and is contributing to the current chaos."We lost a lot of grandparents, and those were caregivers providing that structure. That support and discipline that children need where many of those were lost, due to COVID-19," said Dr. Kendra Holmes, President/CEO Affinia Healthcare. "We're seeing an increase of those children in the foster care system in the foster care system." Life in Illinois gets more expensive on July 1 with multiple tax increases, new laws Even the Missouri Department of Social Service admits there's a huge problem in the foster care system saying there are, "Too many children going into foster care and remaining there too long."I also talked to Missouri Senator Mary Elizabeth Coleman who is the chair of the senate h...

Long Beach Cultural Dance Festival held at Museum of Latin American Art

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:07 GMT

More than 100 dancers from across Southern California performed Sunday as part of the Long Beach Cultural Dance Festival held at the Museum of Latin American Art.  The first annual event combined workshops, competitions and performances of many different dance styles, including belly dancing, Bollywood routines, Afro-contemporary dance and many others.  “We’re here to basically celebrate multi-cultural dance and the performing arts as well,” Chelsea Diaz, a co-producer of the festival, told KTLA. “The dance industry is kind of lacking in cultural representation, so we really wanted to bring an event together that can invite all of the smaller, marginalized groups like ours to be able to have the experience of a dance competition.”  Solimar Salas, with the Museum of Latin American Art, told KTLA that the museum was honored to be a part of the festival.  Festival attendees take part in a dance workshop on the Long Beach Cultural Dance Festival on June 25, 2023. (KTLA)Da...

Serial burglary suspect nabbed by San Mateo police

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:07 GMT

A suspected serial burglar who’s eluded capture was arrested by the San Mateo Police Department after authorities say evidence shows him entering at least three different apartments, alarming residents.A Daly City man, 29, was arrested after a residential burglary on Saturday morning while fleeing a Caltrain platform between 28th and 31st avenues.Police said the suspect, on parole for a previous burglary offense, carried an unsheathed knife. He is now in San Mateo County Jail.The burglary spree started on the morning of June 21, when police say the suspect used a brick to shatter a window in an attempted entry in the 3000 block of Los Prados Street. The homeowner confronted the suspect, who fled the scene. Surveillance footage captured a Black male with dreadlocks, dressed in all black clothing, wearing a balaclava, and carrying a skateboard leaving the area.At 6:10 a.m. on the morning of June 24, authorities say the suspect threw a rock through the sliding glass window of an apartm...

VIDEO: Cashier held at gunpoint during robbery at Oakland donut shop

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:07 GMT

(KRON) -- Three suspects are at large from an armed robbery that happened overnight on Friday. The armed robbery happened around 12:50 a.m. at Colonial Donuts.Video obtained by KRON4 (above) shows the robbery in which three unknown individuals walked into the front door and robbed the donut shop at 3318 Lakeshore Ave. Around the 10-second mark in the video, one of the suspects is pointing a gun at the cashier. In fear for their lives, the employee complied with the suspects' demands.The suspects then began to steal from the cash register. The Oakland Police Department is investigating the robbery and said the suspects ran away from the area with an unknown amount of cash. Man dies after Saturday night shooting in Oakland "We've been in situations where we've been robbed (before)," Colonial Donuts owner told KRON4. "They'll point a gun and whatnot, give them the cash and they'll leave. For the fact that they were so aggressive and having them jump over (the counter) is number one,...

Ross Chastain holds off Martin Truex Jr. to win Ally 400, 3rd NASCAR Cup Series victory

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:07 GMT

LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — Ross Chastain held off Martin Truex Jr. and won the Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway on Sunday night, his third career NASCAR Cup Series victory.This was Chastain’s first win since Talladega in April 2022, and he drove his Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet to the team’s first victory this year at its home track. Chastain had started on the pole for the first time in his career.Chastain entered fourth in the season points race and wound up leading a race-high 100 laps at the 1.33-mile, D-shaped concrete oval. That included the final 34 laps as the 30-year-old had to weave by some slower traffic to hold off Truex by 0.789 seconds.The driver known as “Melon Man” celebrated clinching a playoff berth with a burnout before smashing a watermelon onto the start-finish line.Truex led 50 laps as the season points leader tried to string together back-to-back wins. He won at Sonoma going into NASCAR’s lone break in the 38-race season. Truex finished ahead of...

NASCAR Cup Series Ally 400 Results

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:07 GMT

SundayAt Nashville SuperspeedwayLebanon, Tenn.Lap length: 1.33 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (1) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 300 laps, 57 points.2. (6) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 300, 51.3. (8) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 300, 50.4. (14) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 300, 42.5. (7) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 300, 35.6. (5) William Byron, Chevrolet, 300, 46.7. (22) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 300, 38.8. (23) Erik Jones, Chevrolet, 300, 30.9. (11) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 300, 32.10. (19) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 300, 31.11. (20) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 300, 26.12. (10) Daniel Suárez, Chevrolet, 300, 25.13. (26) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 300, 24.14. (16) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 300, 23.15. (9) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 300, 27.16. (25) Ryan Preece, Ford, 300, 21.17. (15) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 300, 20.18. (12) Chris Buescher, Ford, 300, 19.19. (4) Joey Logano, Ford, 300, 18.20. (36) Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet, 300, 17.21. (31) Harrison Burton, Ford, 300, 16.22. (28) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Chevrolet, 299, 15....

Australia’s High Court dismisses Russia’s application for an injunction that would have prevented embassy’s eviction

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:07 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s High Court dismisses Russia’s application for an injunction that would have prevented embassy’s eviction.Source

Man killed after crash at motorsports park near Aspen

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:07 GMT

PITKIN COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- A 70-year-old man was killed after a crash at Aspen Motorsports Park in Woody Creek on Sunday, according to the Pitkin County Sheriff's Office.James Crown of Chicago, Illinois, was identified as the man who died. He was a part-time Pitkin County resident.He reportedly failed to navigate a turn while driving, resulting in a collision with an impact barrier.The official cause of death was pending, however, Pitkin County said "Multiple blunt force trauma is evident." No further details were released.

180 paddleboard from Bimini to Lake Worth, raising cystic fibrosis awareness

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:07 GMT

LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) — Well over 100 paddleboarders made the 80-mile journey from the Bahamas to South Florida, as they raised funds for people fighting a grueling genetic disorder.Dozens of people took to the water on Sunday to make the 80-mile trek, using only a paddleboard, all in the name of spreading awareness for cystic fibrosis.“It was phenomenal, had a great team, great outcome,” said one of the paddleboarders. “We beat our goal; everything was fantastic.”For some paddleboarders, this was a challenge near and dear to their hearts.“My daughter has cystic fibrosis, and when we got her diagnosis, I jumped into social media to see what it looked like,” said Ashley, “and I found Claire Wineland, and through that I found Claire’s Place Foundation and fell in love with them.”Paddleboarder said this ocean journey was no picnic.“It was tough, but it got beautiful in the middle of the day, and we were looking f...

‘The People Are Silent’: The Main Reason the Wagner Mutiny Bodes Ill for Putin

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:07 GMT

WASHINGTON — With a deal reportedly worked out by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, the Wagner mutiny appears to be over. The commander and owner of the “private military company,” Yevgeny Prigozhin, promised to turn the troops back to the Ukrainian border, while he himself was reportedly going into exile in Belarus.What Prigozhin called the March for Justice is likely to be remembered not so much for the actual military operation as for what it revealed about Russia. Like a powerful searchlight, the 48-hour rebellion illuminated the murky innards of the Putin regime including the military’s divided allegiances, the seeming hollowness of the people’s support for the regime and, by extension, the regime’s shaky legitimacy. The images — of Russian President Vladimir Putin, a famous night owl, addressing the nation in a dark suit and tie early on a Saturday morning; of mangled Russian helicopters felled by Wagner forces; and of residents of Rostov-on-Don jeering local police a...