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Honduras adopts El Salvador-style tactics in anti-gang crackdown on prison inmates

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:39:00 GMT

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Authorities in Honduras forced inmates to sit half-naked in tight rows while they searched for contraband in a sweep of prisons Monday, similar to the harsh tactics of neighboring El Salvador. They also arrested a suspect in a weekend pool hall shooting that killed 11 people.The prison sweep demonstrated the Honduran government’s resolve to crack down on gangs following last week’s gang-related massacre of 46 female inmates in the worst atrocity at a women’s prison in recent memory. Police said they were considering the possibility that the pool hall shooting on Saturday was related to the prison violence. On Monday, the military police — who have taken charge of the nation’s prisons — posted photos of male inmates forced to sit in rows, spread-legged and touching, during a raid to seize contraband in one prison.Such tactics — with inmates clad only in shorts, their heads bowed onto the backs of the men in front of them — were made famous last year by Sa...

Denver weather: A shot at 90 degrees before rain returns to cool us down

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:39:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The dry and sunny conditions along with breezy southwest winds will give Denver weather its first chance to reach 90 degrees this season. The forecast calls for rain chances to increase later in the week which will cool the metro back down. The best day for rain will be Friday according to Pinpoint Weather, Colorado’s Most Accurate Forecast.Rain chances for Denver from Pinpoint WeatherWeather tonight: Breezy and comfortableSkies will remain clear across most of Colorado Monday night. There may be some clouds sliding across the southeast portion of the state. It'll be breezy at times with a wind from the southwest up to 15-20 mph. Temperatures will cool into the 40s and 50s along with low humidity making for a comfortable night across the state.Weather tomorrow: 1st 90-degree day possibleMainly sunny skies across Denver and the Front Range are forecast for Tuesday. It will be breezy to windy at times with a dry southwest wind up to 20-25 mph. The wind combined with ab...

Remarkable reunion: Man reunited with prosthetic leg he lost a year ago

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:39:00 GMT

FOLSOM, California (KOVR) -After a man lost his prosthetic leg in the lake a year ago in the depths of Lake Natoma. It was finally found and he was located, too, in Texas. Dave Fatta can laugh about it now.“Everybody was like, ‘Oh my gosh, oh my gosh where’d you lose it at?” he said.Pictures from his kayak trip on Lake Natoma a year ago show that when he came out of the water, somehow, his prosthetic leg slipped off.But it was found last week, and an underwater video shows the moment it was discovered.“I kind of just happened upon it,” said scuba diver Matt Spruitenburg.Spruitenburg swam right into it.“How special was finding this prosthetic leg and then finding the person it belongs to?” CBS13’s Steve Large asked.“It was amazing,” Spruitenburg responded.Spruitenburg volunteers for a group called American River Lost and Found. They post their discoveries on a Facebook page. One of Fatta’s friends spotted the pos...

Prosecutors seeking death penalty against man accused of slaying of 4 University of Idaho students

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:39:00 GMT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Prosecutors say they are seeking the death penalty against a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death late last year.Bryan Kohberger, 28, is charged with four counts of murder in connection with the deaths at a rental house near the Moscow, Idaho, university campus last November. Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson filed the notice of his intent to seek the death penalty in court on Monday.A not-guilty plea was entered in the case on Kohberger’s behalf earlier this year. A hearing in the case is scheduled for Tuesday.The bodies of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin were found on Nov. 13, 2022, at a rental home across the street from the University of Idaho campus. The slayings shocked the rural Idaho community and neighboring Pullman, Washington, where Kohberger was a graduate student studying criminology at Washington State University.Police released few details about the investigation until after Ko...

Rapper Kodak Black fails to appear in court for drug-trafficking

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:39:00 GMT

South Florida native rapper Kodak Black was a no-show in court and it could cost him big.Black, whose legal name is Bill Kapri, failed to appear in a Broward County courtroom on Monday.When he surrenders or is arrested again, the judge has upped his bond to a quarter of a million dollars.Black was charged with trafficking oxycodone last year.A warrant was issued for his arrest earlier this month after he failed to show up for a mandatory drug test.

Coral Springs man charged in $100 million ponzi scheme

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:39:00 GMT

A 43-year-old resident of Coral Springs has been charged in federal court with orchestrating a $100 million investment fraud scheme through his trucking company.The indictment, which was unsealed on Monday, accuses Sanjay Singh of violating federal laws that criminalize conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and engaging in transactions involving unlawful proceeds.Singh, the founder and president of Royal Bengal Logistics, Inc. (“RBL”), is alleged to have organized and operated a significant Ponzi scheme with the help of co-conspirators. The scheme reportedly began in January 2020 and was ongoing at the time of Singh’s arrest. The indictment claims that Singh and his accomplices portrayed RBL as a prosperous and thriving trucking business to potential investors, despite the fact that the company was actually losing money. During the process, Singh and his associates allegedly made false statements and withheld crucial information about the risks associated wi...

Officials discuss MBTA safety during State House hearing

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:39:00 GMT

MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng and state Transportation Secretary Gina Fiandaca assured state legislators that the T is making progress in efforts to make its system safer and more reliable Monday as they took part in a hearing before the Joint Transportation Committee.The hearing held at the State House aimed to examine safety within the T. “We use the system, our families use the system and we are committed to improving the MBTA,” Fiandaca said. Monday’s meeting came after a Harvard PHD student was injured back on May 1 when a heavy utility box fell on her at Harvard station in Cambridge. Two months before the utility box fell, a ceiling tile nearly struck a passenger at the same station. MBTA officials later determined that a corroded support strap led to the utility box falling.Speaking this week, joint committee Co-Chair William Straus said he wondered how inspectors could have missed the corrosion. “If they were already looking at ceiling tiles, they’re lookin...

Crews battle fire at home in Milford

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:39:00 GMT

Emergency crews responded on Monday after a fire broke out in a home in Milford. SKY7-HD was over the scene on Willow Road shortly before 5 p.m., showing firefighters still at work. There was visible damage along the roof of the home and some smoke and flames were seen still rising from the structure. This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Idris Elba brings cool to ‘vulnerable’ hero

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:39:00 GMT

As Sam Nelson, a first-class passenger on a Dubai to London flight that’s taken over by terrorists in Wednesday’s AppleTV+ series “Hijack,” Idris Elba creates a different kind of hero.When everyone else freaks as an armed crew bark orders, threaten murder and pistol whip the pilot, Sam keeps cool.  A professional business negotiator, he’s versed in knowing that no solution is possible until both sides find common ground.“As a producer and talent, I was interested in doing something that hits the mark on television. I love television,” Elba, 50, said yesterday in a virtual press conference from his native London. He looked very much the star in matching short sleeve shirt, sox and shorts.Asked if his good looks ever get in the way with a role, “I’m getting a lot of love today, thank you very much. It’s all subjective,” he said. “I’m sure I’m not good looking to everyone. My size and shape – all my life, ‘Oh you’re a big man!’ I’ve taken on roles that feed into it.”On “Hijack,” “I’m p...

Texas airport worker ‘ingested’ by plane engine

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:39:00 GMT

A worker died last week after being “ingested” into an airplane engine at San Antonio International Airport.Shortly after Delta Flight 111 arrived at the airport from Los Angeles around 10:30 p.m. Central time, a worker on the tarmac was “ingested” into the plane’s engine as it was taxiing to the gate, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.The Bexar County medical examiner ruled the death as a suicide on Monday, according to News 4 San Antonio.The name of the 27-year-old worker was not released. The person was employed by Unifi, a company that performs ground operations at airports and is contracted by Delta at the airport.“We are heartbroken and grieving the loss of an aviation family member’s life in San Antonio. Our hearts and full support are with their family, friends and loved ones during this difficult time,” Delta said in a statement, according to NBC News.Unifi said, based on its initial investigation, the incident was not related to the company’s operationa...