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Officer who put Elijah McClain in neck hold returns to Aurora Police Department, will get $212,546 in back pay

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:16:30 GMT

Elijah McClain is pictured in this undated photograph. (Photo provided by family of Elijah McClain)Nathan Woodyard, one of three police officers indicted in connection with the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, returned to work at the Aurora Police Department and will receive more than $212,546 in back pay after he was acquitted earlier this month of all charges.Woodyard asked to be reintegrated into the police department, which is allowed under the city charter, and he is undergoing training on policies and practices that have changed since he was suspended without pay in September 2021, Aurora spokesman Ryan Luby wrote in an email.Woodyard, for now, is not wearing a uniform, will not have public contact and will not be allowed to enforce laws until he has finished the reintegration process, Luby said.“The length of a reintegration period varies depending on the employee, the length of their extended absence and any other circumstances that may arise before or during that process...

L.A. hospital seeks help identifying 2 ICU patients

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:16:30 GMT

A local hospital is asking for help to identify two patients who were found unconscious in Santa Monica.The patients are described as a young man in his 20s and an elderly woman in her 70-80s, according to Providence Saint John’s Health Center.The patients have been admitted into the hospital’s ICU and staff are hoping to locate their family members.The first patient, a woman believed to be 70 to 80 years old, was found in an alleyway on Wednesday in Santa Monica. She was transported to Providence Saint John’s where she remains unconscious.She is described as standing 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing around 129 pounds.A hospital is asking for help to identify two patients found unconscious in Santa Monica in November 2023. (Providence Saint John’s Health Center) From left: A man in his mid-20s and a woman in her 70s-80s.The second patient, a man in his mid-20s, was found under an overpass on Nov. 17. He was brought to the hospital where he also remains unconscious.Neither patient h...

Is the 'California exodus' still happening? What new U.S. Census numbers show

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:16:30 GMT

Newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau show that California was one of the states with the nation's lowest immigration rate in 2022. The organization defines immigration rates as “the number of people moving into a state as a share of that state’s total number of movers.”In other words, fewer people from other states moved to the Golden State.California’s immigration rate was 11.1%, meaning that only 11.1% of movers were new California residents. The District of Columbia had the highest immigration rates, with 44.3% of movers new to the area, the data showed. Millennials are moving to these cities the most, study says On average, about 19.9% of movers moved from state to state, the data showed. California was one of 11 states that had lower immigration rates compared to the national average.Researchers found that the Golden State’s low immigration rate was most likely due to the large amount of people who moved from different locations in the state.Of those who did move t...

Haggle with AI chatbot for PS5, Olivia Rodrigo tickets at AI Garage Sale

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:16:30 GMT

Customers looking for deals online might want to swing by the AI Garage Sale, a website created by L.A.-based design firm Brain, that allows users to haggle with chatbots to purchase real items. Bots with various digital personalities are hocking items like a PS5, Olvia Rodrigo tickets, and a 90's Tamagotchi, among other items. Are there deals to be had? One chatbot wouldn't let a $25 Olive Garden gift card go for less than $26, so.. probably not.

Jetliner crosses the Atlantic powered by tallow, waste fats

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:16:30 GMT

By Brian Melley | Associated PressLONDON — The first commercial airliner to cross the Atlantic on a purely high-fat, low-emissions fuel flew Tuesday from London to New York in a step toward achieving what supporters called “jet zero.”The Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787 flight was powered without using fossil fuels, relying on so-called sustainable aviation fuel made up largely of tallow and other waste fats.“The world will always assume something can’t be done, until you do it,” said Virgin founder Richard Branson, who was aboard the flight with others including corporate and government officials, engineers and journalists.The U.K. Transport Department, which provided 1 million pounds ($1.27 million) to plan and operate the flight, called the test a “huge step towards jet zero” to make air travel more environmentally friendly, though large hurdles remain in making the fuel widely available.While governments have long talked about decarbonizing ai...

CFP rankings: Washington, Oregon remain in top group as super-mega collision approaches

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:16:30 GMT

Days from their showdown in the Pac-12 championship, both Washington and Oregon climbed one spot Tuesday in the penultimate College Football Playoff rankings — moves made possible by Ohio State’s tumble.The Buckeyes dropped from No. 2 to No. 6 after their loss to Michigan, allowing four teams to backfill.Michigan moved to second, Washington to third, Florida State to fourth and Oregon to fifth. Once again, the Ducks (11-1) are the highest one-loss team, ahead of Texas and Alabama, in addition to Ohio State.“Oregon has continued to dominate,” selection committee chair Boo Corrigan said. “They have continued to impress the committee with the offense and defense.”Arizona held its ground in the No. 15 position after the Wildcats’ sixth consecutive victory. Oregon State was the fourth and final Pac-12 team in the rankings, slipping to 20th after the decisive loss to Oregon.Corrigan was asked by ESPN whether the committee considered how Oregon and...

Elevator accident at South African platinum mine kills 11

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:16:30 GMT

Associated PressJOHANNESBURG — An elevator suddenly dropped around 200 meters (656 feet) while carrying workers to the surface in a platinum mine in South Africa, killing 11 and injuring 75 — 14 of them critically, the mine operator said Tuesday.It happened Monday evening at the end of the workers’ shift at a mine in the northern city of Rustenburg. All the injured workers were hospitalized.Mine operator Impala Platinum Holdings CEO Nico Muller said in a statement it was “the darkest day in the history of Implats.” He said an investigation had begun into what caused the elevator to drop and the mine had suspended all operations on Tuesday.Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe said there would be a government investigation into the tragedy. He visited the mine and was briefed, the government said.All 86 workers killed or injured were in the elevator, Implats spokesperson Johan Theron said. Some of the injured had “serious compact fractures,&#...

'Chaotic working' is California's 2023 defining work trend: US Dictionary

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:16:30 GMT

(KRON) -- Do you ever feel like your job is a non-stop stream of complicated emails, technical difficulties and way-too-long meetings? You're not alone. According to U.S. Dictionary, "chaotic working" is the defining work trend of 2023. For the survey, U.S. Dictionary showed 1,000 California workers unique work trends and asked them to pick which term best encapsulates 2023. Many of them believe their work days are hectic. This Bay Area city was named hottest real estate market in US "It is like a never-ending game of corporate whack-a-mole; as soon as you complete one task, three more pop up. Meetings spill into your lunch, 'urgent' tasks develop overnight, and the printer jams only when you're already late for a presentation. You dream of inbox zero, but the reality is more akin to playing Tetris with your schedule — and the blocks are falling way too fast," the dictionary wrote. According to U.S. Dictionary, chaotic working is not a new term, but it has evolved this year. The ...

This Bay Area city was named hottest real estate market in US

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:16:30 GMT

(KRON) -- Oakland has been listed as one of the hottest real estate markets in the country, according to GoBankingRates.com.The website compared every city’s real estate market factoring in things like sale price, number of days on the market and number of homes sold.Oakland’s Rockridge neighborhood is a quiet suburban area with a lot to offer and a lot of high-end homes. But high-end homes seem to be the hardest to sell for realtors. The article published Sunday boasts Oakland’s housing opportunities saying the median number of days a home for sale is on the market is just 19 days with 72 percent of homes selling above asking price.David Stark with the Bay East Association of Realtors said that’s because of location, location, location.“Got a close proximity to job centers in San Francisco and the Silicon Valley and the South Bay," Stark said. "You got access to recreation in the Oakland Hills, you go some fantastic individual neighborhoods within Oakland and it’s a lot more afford...

Mavs’ Mark Cuban working on $3.5B sale to family that runs Las Vegas Sands casino, AP source says

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:16:30 GMT

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is working on a deal to sell a majority stake in the NBA franchise to the family that runs the Las Vegas Sands casino, a person with knowledge of the talks said Tuesday night.The agreement would be in the valuation range of $3.5 billion and take weeks for the league to process, according to the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because details weren’t being made public.Cuban would retain control of basketball operations in the deal. NBA reporter Marc Stein was the first to report the potential sale.The family of Miriam Adelson, widow of casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, announced earlier Tuesday it was selling $2 billion of her shares to buy an unspecified professional sports team.Cuban said almost a year ago he was interested in partnering with the Sands. He has been a proponent of legalizing gambling in Texas, an issue that didn’t make it out of the state Legislature in a biennial session that ended earl...