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Security concerns at a Central West End parking garage

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:20:48 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Customers of a city-owned garage in the Central West End complain about the lack of security there. One woman described encountering a naked man as she went to her car.Another said two men followed her to her vehicle and then knocked on the window, trying to get her to open the door.The St. Louis Treasurer's Office is responsible for managing and owning the garage. Some of the women work at a local university and said it’s the most convenient place to park, even though they said it’s not the safest. They said there’s no one in the parking garage office, so if something happens, they are on their own.Patrons really got angry when the city raised the monthly parking fees from $65 a month to $85 with a promise of more security that never came. St. Louis County man charged after crashing truck near the White House Some of the women who are complaining said they’ve called the city for answers."Within the last month, I contacted them three times for answers about this price ...

LeBron questions retirement after Lakers are eliminated from playoffs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:20:48 GMT

By GREG BEACHAM (AP Sports Writer)LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James questioned retirement after his Lakers were swept by the Denver Nuggets despite the highest-scoring postseason half of James’ matchless NBA career.James set a personal record with 31 points in the first half of Game 4 of the Western Conference finals on Monday night, but he missed two potential tying shots in the final minute as the Nuggets ended the Lakers’ season with a 113-111 victory.The 38-year-old James finished with 40 points, 10 rebounds, nine assists and immense frustration after Los Angeles’ remarkable late-season surge ended with four consecutive defeats. Although the top scorer in NBA history spoke about himself as part of the Lakers next season, James also said he hasn’t made up his mind on retirement.“We’ll see what happens going forward,” James said in the final answer of his postgame news conference. “I don’t know. I don’t know. I’...

Woman kidnapped at gunpoint off bus in East Los Angeles: Sheriff's Department

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:20:48 GMT

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is hoping the public can help investigators identify and track down a woman who appeared to have been kidnapped at gunpoint while trying to board a bus in East Los Angeles on Monday.The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department provided this image of a man accused of a kidnapping on May 22, 2023.The woman was boarding a Montebello Transit bus in the 3800 block of East Third Street at about 8:38 p.m. when she was "confronted from behind" by a man, the LASD said in a news release.Surveillance footage shows a passenger and the bus driver tried to step in to help, but the man broke a window on the bus and pointed a handgun at the driver, then "appeared to coerce the female into" a nearby white Honda Civic, authorities said.The man then drove off east on Third Street to the 60 Freeway.Deputies are searching for the woman, man and the Civic, which they believe is a four-door car possibly from the 2022 model year.The woman is believed to in her mid...

Summer sunscreens for 2023, ranked for safety and effectiveness

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:20:48 GMT

(CNN) — Eeny, meeny, miny, moe — choosing a sunscreen for summer used to be child’s play. Today, market shelves are packed with dozens of options, each promising to be better than the others at protecting skin from the sun’s harmful rays.However, most sunscreen options contain one or more of a dozen chemicals the US Food and Drug Administration said should be researched by manufacturers before the ingredients can be considered GRASE or “generally regarded as safe and effective,” according to a new analysis.“We found only 25% of sunscreens on the market offer good broad-spectrum protection without troublesome chemical ingredients,” said Emily Spilman, Healthy Living Science program manager for the Environmental Working Group, a non-profit consumer advocacy group that has investigated sunscreen products for 17 years.This year’s report, entitled “EWG 17th Annual Guide to Safer Sunscreens,” was released Tuesday.The 2023 report has some good news too, for both people and the planet. Use ...

Shooting victim sues gas station after clerk locks customers inside with armed robber

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:20:48 GMT

By Kara Berg | The Detroit NewsOne of the three men who was shot inside a Detroit gas station May 6 has filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil Corp. and the owner of the gas station for failing to properly train a clerk who locked the men inside with an armed man who threatened to shoot everyone inside if the clerk did not let him out.Anthony Bowden, 60, had gone into the gas station in the 12800 block of West McNichols in Detroit at about 3 a.m. May 6 to get money from the ATM before his early shift began at Dollar Tree, according to the lawsuit, which was filed last week in Wayne County Circuit Court.When Bowden entered the gas station, he saw the alleged shooter, Samuel McCray, arguing with gas station clerk Al-Hassan Aiyash, who was in a bulletproof vestibule, according to the lawsuit. McCray’s card had been declined for an approximately $4 purchase and he was angry, police said.Aiyash locked the gas station doors with a button in the vestibule, trapping McCray, Bowden and two...

UPS strike looms in a world grown reliant on everything delivered everywhere all the time

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:20:48 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Living in New York City, working full time and without a car, Jessica Ray and her husband have come to rely on deliveries of food and just about everything else for their home. It has meant more free time on weekends with their young son, rather than standing in line for toilet paper or dragging heavy bags of dog food back to their apartment. “I don’t even know where to buy dog food,” said Jessica Ray of the specialty food she buys for the family’s aging dog.There are millions of families like the Rays who have swapped store visits for doorstep deliveries in recent years, meaning that contentious labor negotiations now underway at UPS could become vastly more disruptive than the last time it happened in 1997, when a scrappy upstart called Amazon.com became a public company.UPS delivers millions more packages every day than it did just five years ago and its 350,000 unionized workers, represented by the Teamsters, still seethe about a contract they feel was forced o...

Ancelotti: Spain has ‘great opportunity’ to take ‘drastic’ measures against racism

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:20:48 GMT

MADRID (AP) — The visibility surrounding the latest case of abuse against Vinícius Júnior gives Spain a great opportunity to take serious action against racism, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said Tuesday.Ancelotti said Vinícius is sad but remained motivated after yet another case of racial abuse against him in the Spanish league on Sunday. He said he didn’t think the Brazilian was considering leaving despite hinting he could take his fight against racism somewhere else.Ancelotti’s comments came as Spanish police arrested seven people accused of racially abusing Vinícius. Three were detained in Valencia and four in Madrid for allegedly hanging an effigy of the player off a highway bridge in January.Vinícius, who is Black, has been repeatedly subjected to racial abuse in Spain, especially this season.Ancelotti said racism and insults in general are too normal in Spain and its the right moment to try to start eradicating the problem. The veteran coach called on the local institutio...

A partir de esta fecha los adolescentes podrán abrir una cuenta de Venmo con tarjeta de débito incluida

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:20:48 GMT

NUEVA YORK — Los adolescentes podrán oficialmente abrir una cuenta de Venmo con el permiso de sus padres, dijo la compañía el lunes, expandiendo la popular aplicación de pagos sociales a una edad demográfica que probablemente la adopte casi de inmediato.El uso de Venmo no será necesariamente nuevo para una buena cantidad de adolescentes: los padres a menudo configuran cuentas para sus hijos a través de sus propias cuentas, lo cual, de hecho, es una violación de los términos de servicio de Venmo. Hay guías en internet que muestran a los padres cómo crear una cuenta para niños sin que Venmo los penalice. El IRS retrasa el cambio de informe de impuestos para el Formulario 1099-K en Venmo, PayPal y otras empresas Formulario 1099-K, el documento que debes reportar al IRS sobre pagos por Venmo y PayPal Venmo ha sido una forma popular de enviar dinero a personas durante años y ahora tiene más de 90 millones de usuarios. El producto para ...

$19 million settlement reached for Christian Glass family

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:20:48 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The family of Christian Glass, a 22-year-old man who was shot and killed by a deputy last June after calling 911 for help, has reached a settlement with the sheriff's office, county and city."Sally and Simon Glass announce that they have reached agreements to settle all claims relating to the death of their beloved son, Christian Glass, for the amount of $19 million with Clear Creek County, the State of Colorado, the Town of Georgetown, and the City of Idaho Springs," a press release from Rathon Mohamedbai LLC, the Glass family's attorney said. Officers charged with killing Christian Glass to face trial Clear Creek County contributed the most settlement funds with $10 million "for settlement of the wrongful death claims for compensation directly relating to 'personal physical injuries or physical sickness'," according to a release from Clear Creek County.Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office also issued an apology, which stated that the initial press release "did no...

Where you can get Denver Nuggets NBA Finals gear

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:20:48 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The Denver Nuggets are headed to the NBA Finals for the first time ever after sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals in a thrilling Game 4 on Monday night.Whether you’re looking for a t-shirt, hat or something else, there are several places selling merchandise. How to buy Denver Nuggets NBA Finals tickets Where to buy NBA Finals swagHere's where you can buy NBA Finals gear to show your support for the Nuggets:Dick’s Sporting GoodsAltitudeAuthentics.comNBA.comFanaticsLidsThe NBA Finals are set to begin on June 1. The Miami Heat are currently up 3-0 on the Boston Celtics. Michael Malone one of least-liked NBA coaches, according to tweets The Heat could be headed to the NBA Finals to face the Nuggets with a Game 4 victory on Tuesday night. No team has ever rallied from a 3-0 playoff series deficit in NBA history.