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Trump’s resistance to accountability is testing the system

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:39:25 GMT

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker and Jill Colvin | Associated PressNEW YORK — Donald Trump isn’t used to constraints.The former president ignores and antagonizes anyone who tells him no. He built a business — and later political — brand as someone who says and does what he wants, largely without consequence. Even after losing the White House, Trump remains accustomed to deference, surrounded by people who greet him with nightly standing ovations at his clubs and cheer his most outrageous lies.But Trump came face-to-face with a new reality Wednesday when he was called to the witness stand and fined $10,000 for violating a gag order prohibiting him from attacking court personnel in his New York civil fraud case. Trump denied he was referring to a senior law clerk when he told reporters in the courthouse hallway that someone “sitting alongside” Judge Arthur Engoron was “perhaps even much more partisan than he is.”Engoron wasn’t having it.“I...

Suspect fatally shot in San Joaquin County during traffic stop

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:39:25 GMT

(FOX40.COM) -- A suspect died on Thursday morning after being shot by a San Joaquin County Sheriff's Deputy, according to sheriff's officials. At 5 a.m., a suspicious vehicle was spotted by deputies near Highway 99 and E Frontage Road and was stopped to make contact with the driver. Stockton hospital looking for help in identifying patient The driver was found to have a warrant out for his arrest and refused to exit the vehicle for about an hour as deputies attempted multiple peaceful surrender protocols.The man eventually exited at 6 a.m. with a knife in his hand and stabbed a sheriff's K-9 in the face and an officer fired their service weapon. The suspect was taken to a local hospital for his injuries and was later pronounced dead. The K-9 is expected to recover from its injuries.

First snow of fall blankets Lake Tahoe mountains

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:39:25 GMT

(KRON) -- The first significant snowfall of the fall dusted the mountains above Lake Tahoe on Wednesday with one inch at the base, and four inches on Palisades Tahoe ski resort's upper mountain. "Old man winter is back in town!" said Patrick Lacey of Palisades Tahoe. The early season snowfall was a welcome sight for ski bunnies and snowboarders looking forward to the upcoming winter season.A photographer at Palisades Tahoe shot photographs of the snowy landscape below:(Photo by Blake Kessler Media)(Photo by Blake Kessler Media)(Photo by Blake Kessler Media)(Photo by Blake Kessler Media)(Photo by Blake Kessler Media)(Photo by Blake Kessler Media)Palisades Tahoe spokesperson Bryan Allegretto wrote, "Behind the cold front, we have cold air in place over the West, with below-average temperatures expected through Sunday. Highs into the 40s at the base and 30s up top. By the end of next week, around the 3rd of November, and beyond, the long-range models continue to show a large trough and...

Suspect in 1979 South Bay cold case homicide identified

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:39:25 GMT

(KRON) -- Nearly 44 years after the stabbing death of an 18-year-old security guard in Sunnyvale, the cold case murder suspect has been identified, the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety announced Thursday.In 1979, Estella Elena Mena worked as a security guard in Sunnyvale for a business located at 444 De Guigne Drive, officials said. On Oct. 27 of that year, Sunnyvale DPS officers responded to a report of an assault at the business and located Mena in the lobby suffering from multiple stab wounds.Sunnyvale DPS said that there were no leads on suspects for years following the killing.Estella Elena Mena (Photo: Sunnyvale DPS)A DNA profile from blood evidence collected at the crime scene was run through CODIS, a national DNA database, at that time. There were no matches on the profile.Decades later, in Oct. 2022, officials said the DNA profile was submitted for Forensic Investigative Genealogy. A new lead was developed, and the source of the blood at the scene was positively identi...

Bystander dies after having leg severed in Oakland hit-and-run

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:39:25 GMT

(KRON) -- A bystander was killed after having his leg severed in a hit-and-run crash that occurred Wednesday night in Oakland, police confirmed. Officers with the Oakland Police Department responded to the area of High Street and International Boulevard just before 10:30 p.m. to investigate a report of a hit-and-run crash with major injuries.At the scene, officers located a victim whose leg was completely severed as a result of the collision. The victim was transported to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.OPD described the victim as a 40-year-old Hispanic man. His identity is being withheld, pending next of kin. GOP senator from Iowa calls for Nancy Pelosi Federal Building to be closed Further investigation revealed that a stolen Kia Sorento SUV was heading east on the 4200 block of International at high speed when it crashed into a Pontiac Vibe. The Pontiac's driver fled the scene and self-transported to the hospital with minor injuries.Impact from the crash caused ...

Vulnerabilities in Cellphone Roaming Let Spies and Criminals Track You Across the Globe

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:39:25 GMT

The very obscure, archaic technologies that make cellphone roaming possible also makes it possible to track phone owners across the world, according to a new investigation by the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab. The roaming tech is riddled with security oversights that make it a ripe target for those who might want to trace the locations of phone users.As the report explains, the flexibility that made cellphones so popular in the first place is largely to blame for their near-inescapable vulnerability to unwanted location tracking: When you move away from a cellular tower owned by one company to one owned by another, your connection is handed off seamlessly, preventing any interruption to your phone call or streaming video. To accomplish this handoff, the cellular networks involved need to relay messages about who — and, crucially, precisely where — you are.“Notably, the methods available to law enforcement and intelligence services are similar to those used by the unlawful acto...

Sam's No. 3 in Aurora to close by end of year

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:39:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — An iconic local restaurant, Sam's No. 3, announced Wednesday that its location in Aurora will close by the end of 2023.The diner and bar announced the closure on Facebook, saying, "It is time for us to concentrate on owning our own space." 8 iconic restaurants only found in Colorado Sam's No. 3 has a long history. It first opened in Denver in 1927 when Sam Andrew Armatas, an immigrant from Greece, made his way to Denver, according to the website. He had previously worked on railroads, in the military, at a steel mill, and at a Greek diner.Armatas was arrested by the FBI in 1936 because of his illegal immigration status. Luckily, his judge was a customer at the diner and dropped the charges allowing him to stay.He continued opening more diners, named Sam's No. 1 through Sam's No. 5, but Sam's No. 3 was the location that stayed in business. Armatas' son Spero bought Sam's No. 3 in 1966 and ran the business with his sons. In 1998, Spero Armatas' sons, Spero, Patrick a...

Rescue crews extricate pilot after plane crashes at North Perry Airport

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:39:25 GMT

A plane that crashed in Pembroke Pines prompted a swift response by rescue crews.Pembroke Pines Fire Rescue arrived at the scene of the crash at North Perry Airport, located at 101 SW 77th Way, Thursday afternoon. https://twitter.com/PPinesPD/status/1717610457366684084According to Pembroke Pines Police, the pilot on board the plane, a Mooney M20E, was extricated and was conscious and breathing.No other injuries were reported. Traffic along 712 SW 72nd Ave. was diverted as officials investigate the incident. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

All lanes blocked on I-595 West near Nob Hill Road in Davie after tanker rolls over, catches on fire;

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:39:25 GMT

All lanes are closed on Interstate 595 after a tanker rolled-over and caught on fire.Davie Fire Rescue arrived at the scene on I-595 West, just before Exit 5: Pine Island Road, Thursday afternoon. The tanker carried waste products and its fuel lines were ruptured. The vehicle swerved, went on its side and caught on fire. Rescue crews at the scene attempted to douse the flames and have called additional units to assist them.According to officials, the driver of the vehicle is in his 30s and was transported to Broward Health Center with severe burns. Crews were able to put out the fire, but due to debris at the scene, three lanes on the highway were closed down. Florida Highway Patrol troopers are expected to arrive at the scene to direct traffic. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Lithuanian president calls Orbán a Russian ‘flirt’ after Putin handshake

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:39:25 GMT

BRUSSELS — Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda hit out at Viktor Orbán for having met with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, calling out the Hungarian prime minister for flirting with Moscow just before the two men were about to sit around the same summit table.“It’s really strange to see that we start to flirt with a regime who is committing … very cruel atrocities on the territory of Ukraine,” Nausėda said as he arrived for a summit of EU leaders on Thursday. “It sends a very wrong message to … international society and also to Ukraine who is fighting for their freedom.” Orbán has been criticized by some in the EU after shaking hands with Putin at a summit in China last week, and doubling down on his continued close ties with Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine. While Budapest has signed up to the EU’s 11 rounds of sanctions on Moscow, Orbán has continually held up talks and called on the bloc to immediately stop supplying arms to Kyiv, all while ...