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Casi medio millón de estudiantes permanecen en sus hogares por huelga escolar en EEUU

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:25:46 GMT

LOA ÁNGELES – Más de 420,000 alumnos del Distrito Escolar de Los Ángeles, el segundo más numeroso de EEUU, se quedaron este martes en sus casas durante la primera jornada de una huelga de tres días convocada por personal de centros educativos públicos, quienes piden mejores salarios y condiciones de trabajo.Conductores de autobús, conserjes, asistentes de estudiantes con necesidades especiales y trabajadores de cafetería de 1,000 colegios del área metropolitana angelina exigen un aumento salarial del 30% y un extra de $2 más por hora para los empleados peor pagados.Agrupados en la sección Local 99 del Sindicato Internacional de Empleados de Servicios (SEIU, en inglés), los 30,000 trabajadores en huelga consideran necesaria una subida para hacer frente al incremento del coste de vida experimentado en la ciudad durante los últimos años. Huelga de enfermeros en Nueva York llega a su fin después de tres días Biden firma ley para evitar una ...

Denver paramedic struck by drunk driver, saved by coworkers

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:25:46 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A Denver Health paramedic is recovering after being hit by a drunk driver last week while biking home in Denver. As a paramedic, Jacob Oldefest drives and rides the streets of Denver every day.  “The last four years I’ve been able to help so many people and be a part of saving so many lives, helping so many folks,” Oldefest said. He usually bikes to and from work. “I’ve been bicycle commuting for four years and been having a great time,” Oldefest said. Wednesday night, things took a turn for the worse.  Pueblo mom shot twice, survived attempted carjacking “I remember seeing her windshield and being on the ground," Oldefest said. A drunk driver plowed into Oldefest at the corner of Colfax and Sherman, taking off and leaving him with a broken femur, lacerated kidney and liver, a hematoma and lots of scrapes and bruises.  “You always want to go over the car, never under the car,” Oldefest said. So apparently I stood up on my pedals ...

How much snowfall did Denver get this winter?

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:25:46 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The 2022-23 snow season started off with impressive above-average snowfall, but accumulation has decreased since February. The bar graph below shows the month-to-month snowfall for Denver this winter season (blue) compared to the monthly average snowfall (white). Denver had three months in a row with well above average snowfall totals to kick off the season along with December and January picking up 13 inches each. By February, snowfall totals greatly decreased for Denver with only 4.7 inches of snow. It was the only month this winter season so far that ended with below-average totals. Comparing this winter to last in the bar graph below, last winter season started off slow with only a trace of snowfall in November and 4.8 inches in December. Snowfall accumulation picked up in 2022 in January and February with over a foot measured in both months. This March has been a "dud" in terms of snow for Denver with only 1.5 inches so far while last March had over 13 inches ...

Ohtani fans Trout, Japan tops US 3-2 for WBC championship

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:25:46 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Shohei Ohtani emerged from the bullpen and fanned Los Angeles Angels teammate Mike Trout for the final out in a matchup the whole baseball world wanted to see, leading Japan over the defending champion United States 3-2 Tuesday night for its first World Baseball Classic title since 2009.Ohtani, the two-way star who has captivated fans across two continents, beat out an infield single in the seventh inning as a designated hitter, and walked down the left-field line to Japan’s bullpen to warm up for his third mound appearance of the tournament. He walked big league batting champion Jeff McNeil before getting Mookie Betts to ground into a double play.Trout, the U.S. captain and a three-time MVP, then ended the game by striking out on a full-count breaking ball.Ohtani batted .435 with one homer, four doubles, eight RBIs and 10 walks as Japan joined the Dominican Republic in 2013 to become the only unbeaten champions of baseball’s premier national team tournament. Ohtani was...

Caught on camera: Coast Guard rescues migrants from rough seas off Key West

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:25:46 GMT

There’s new video of the U.S. Coast Guard rescuing migrants off Key West.This is about six miles south of the southernmost point.Crews pulled 18 people from the rough seas and another 10 from that vessel Monday after getting tipped off by a boater.One person remains missing, and officials said they will continue to search.Two of the people saved were brought to shore and sent to the hospital.The nationality of the group has not yet been released.

Sanheim, Hart lead Flyers past Panthers 6-3

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:25:46 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Travis Sanheim scored twice, Carter Hart made 41 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Florida Panthers 6-3 on Tuesday night.Joel Farabee added a goal and an assist, and Scott Laughton and Ivan Provorov also scored for the Flyers. Philadelphia won for just the fifth time in 16 games.Brandon Montour had a goal and an assist, and Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Reinhart also scored for Florida. The Panthers had won three in a row and six of seven before falling to the lowly Flyers.Florida outshot the Flyers 44-24 but remained only one point ahead of idle Pittsburgh for the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.Philadelphia broke a 2-all tie with three goals in 2:01 late in the second period. Laughton started the scoring barrage. He got in all alone on goalie Alex Lyon after a long pass from defenseman Tony DeAngelo. Then, he patiently stickhandled back and forth from forehand to backhand until Lyon lunged to his right, leaving an opening for Laughton to l...

Caught on video: Police search for man who broke into El Tamarindo Cafe

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:25:46 GMT

Police have released security footage of a break-in that happened over a month ago.It happened at El Tamarindo Cafe along West State Road 84 in Fort Lauderdale.Officials said the man on the video used a brick to smash through the window, once inside he used the brick to crack open the register.He then grabbed the cash and took off with the money. The amount taken was not disclosed. Police are now releasing the video hoping to drum up leads. Anyone who recognizes the suspect should call 954-828-5434.https://twitter.com/ftlauderdalepd/status/1638264343132250112?s=20

Ullmark’s 40 saves carries Bruins past Senators, 2-1

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:25:46 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Linus Ullmark made 40 saves, Jake DeBrusk had the go-ahead goal and the NHL-best Boston Bruins continued their pursuit of the league’s record for regular-season victories with a 2-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night.David Krejci added a power-play goal for Boston, which won its fourth straight.Dylan Gambrell scored for the Senators and Mads Sogaard made 33 stops.The Bruins posted their 54th win and with 12 games left are on pace to break the mark of 62, set by the Detroit Red Wings in 1995-96 and matched by the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2018-19.Two of Boston’s wins have come in shootouts. The league introduced shootouts to decide ties after overtime in 2005-06.Before that, games ended in ties after OT, which was brought in for regular-season games in 1983.Ullmark improved to 35-5-1.Chasing the Eastern Conference’s eighth and final playoff spot, Ottawa has lost six of seven following a season-high, five-game winning streak.Coming off a 3-2 road trip where ...

UPDATE: 77 year old woman reported missing in Newton found safe

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:25:46 GMT

A 77-year-old woman reported missing in the West Newton Square area of Newton was located Tuesday night, police announced. Police previously asked for the public’s help in a search for Sheila Walsh.Police said in an update around 10:30 p.m. that Walsh had been found safe. Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller said in a separate update that Walsh was found at her former home in Charlestown.“We appreciate the help we received and all the efforts of the Newton Police Department,” Fuller said.

Yankees Notebook: Josh Donaldson notes simplified mechanics after double-dinger day

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:25:46 GMT

TAMPA — As soon as Josh Donaldson finished his first round of batting practice on Tuesday, Aaron Boone pulled the third baseman aside to deliver an emphatic message.“I said, ‘That’s it right there,’” the manager recalled. “I was like, ‘Don’t get married to the result if you don’t get a result [that you want] today. That’s the move you want,’ and obviously, he got results today, which is always good.”Boone’s initial reference related to Donaldson’s mechanics during batting practice, while the results the skipper mentioned referred to the two home runs the 37-year-old proceeded to hit in the Yankees’ 6-3 spring training win over the Tigers. Donaldson belted his second dinger of the spring, a solo shot, in the fourth inning. His third, a three-run blast, came in the sixth frame.While Donaldson declined to talk specifics, he said after the game that he’s been trying to “clean up&#...