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Parents of Banko Brown sue Walgreens, security company, Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony for wrongful death

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:40 GMT

(KRON) -- Twenty-four-year-old transgender man Banko Brown was fatally shot and killed by a private security officer at a Walgreens in San Francisco after being accused of shoplifting in April. Now, Brown's parents have decided to sue Walgreens, the private security firm Kingdom Group Protective Services Company, and the killer Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony for wrongful death, the family's lawyer announced Friday."Anthony was on edge, a powder keg waiting to explode. Banko's apparent shoplifting was the spark that set Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony off," said attorney John Burris. "Walgreens and Kingdom Protective Services ordered their security to be more aggressive, causing their unfit security guard to blow up and kill Banko over nothing."Brown and the security guard got into a deadly confrontation inside a Walgreens store on Market Street on April 27. Brown was unarmed when the guard opened fire. Anthony told detectives that Brown threatened to stab him and that he felt like his life w...

All lanes open on southbound Highway 17 in San Jose after fatal crash

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:40 GMT

(KRON) -- A fatal crash between a gray minivan and a gray Honda Civic snarled traffic on southbound Highway 17 Friday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol incident page. The accident was first reported around 4:12 a.m. near the Hamilton Avenue offramp in San Jose.The accident temporarily shut down all lanes but all lanes have since reopened as of around 7 a.m., CHP reported.Officials reported at least one fatality as a result of the crash.

Katherine Legge carries hopes of women into Indianapolis 500

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:40 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Katherine Legge remembers returning to the Indianapolis 500 for the second time a decade ago, and the unmistakable feeling of satisfaction she experienced walking through Gasoline Alley and knowing that she was not alone.For the third time in four years, a record-tying four women were in the 33-car field that day.“That was the era of Sarah Fisher and then Danica Patrick came along and then, you know, there’s me and Simona de Silvestro and I just thought it would kind of snowball and grow,” Legge recalled, before pausing for a moment. “But it hasn’t.”Instead, Legge is the only female driver who will start “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” on Sunday.The women’s movement that began when Janet Guthrie qualified for the first time in 1977, gained traction with Lyn St. James in the 1980s and hit its stride with the arrival of Patrick in the early 2000s has stalled out. By 2020, not only was there no female driver in the field for the first time since...

DC-area airports get busy as Memorial Day weekend begins

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:40 GMT

Whether you plan to fly in to or out of BWI Marshall, Dulles or Reagan National airports, pack plenty of patience as many other travelers have similar plans this Memorial Day weekend.At Dulles International Airport, early morning flyers were picking up their boarding passes at ticket kiosks. Many of them came arrived extra early for their flights, anticipating the additional time it can take to find vehicle parking and passing through security during busy travel periods.Are you flying for this holiday weekend? Don’t forget to snap a photo of where you park, for when you return. Here at Dulles this morning, @WTOP pic.twitter.com/uzBuY3XF3C— Neal Augenstein (@AugensteinWTOP) May 26, 2023WTOP’s Neal Augenstein reported available parking spots were difficult to locate. He suggested if once your vehicle is parked, save a photo of where you parked it on your mobile phone. That way, it will be easier to locate when you return.Some passengers told Augenstein they were heading out to w...

KHSC and Providence Care to scale back COVID-19 restrictions

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:40 GMT

Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) and Providence Care say they’re moving to the next step of their step-down approach to COVID-19.Kingston hospitals have maintained masking within all patient care areas, but during the first phase of the step-down plan staff were allowed to remove masks where they could maintain a metre of distance in areas where there were no patients, clients, or visitors. Now, KHSC and Providence Care are considering two main changes in on-site COVID-19 related restrictions.KHSC is proposing removing mandatory physical distancing and mandatory masking for staff and others in the hospital, however patients can still request their healthcare provider wear a mask and staff and visitors will continue to be asked to mask up in more vulnerable areas including the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Dialysis Clinics, Oncology, Emergency Department, Urgent Care Centre, and the Children’s Outpatient Clinic.Masks will continue to be made available at the entran...

Do you recognize this man wanted in a Denver bar shooting

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:40 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Police need help identifying a man who was allegedly involved in a shooting at a Denver bar in the Westwood neighborhood.According to the Denver Police Department, the shooting happened on May 21 just after 9:30 p.m. at the Boogie Down Bar and Grill in the 5100 block of Morrison Road.The suspect was caught on camera holding out a gun and possibly aiming it at other patrons who were outside on the patio. Man killed in shooting involving Boulder Police officers No injuries have been reported from this shooting.Denver Police need help identifying the man pictured. He is wanted in connection to an alleged shooting at a Denver bar. (Metro Denver Crime Stoppers)Denver Police need help identifying the man pictured. He is wanted in connection to an alleged shooting at a Denver bar. (Metro Denver Crime Stoppers)Now, police want to identify the man in the video. He is described as the following:White manIn his 30s6 feet, 1 inch tallBaldHas tattoos on head, face, neckLast see...

Pope Francis skips meeting because he is running a fever, the Vatican says

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:40 GMT

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis skipped meetings Friday because he was running a fever after a particularly busy day, the Vatican said.The Vatican No. 2, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, said Francis was tired and attributed the fever to the fact that Francis had greeted, one by one, a particularly big crowd of his school foundation Thursday afternoon.“He wanted to greet all of them and probably at a certain point lost his resistance,” Parolin was quoted as saying by the LaPresse news agency.The last time Francis spiked a serious fever, in March, the 86-year-old pontiff was rushed to the hospital where he was diagnosed with acute bronchitis. He received intravenous antibiotics and was released three days later.A Vatican official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak about the pope’s health, had confirmed Francis didn’t receive anyone in audience Friday “because of a feverish state.”There were no formal audiences scheduled Friday, but Francis keeps a sepa...

Woman arrested and charged with vehicular manslaughter following fatal Sunrise crash

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:40 GMT

A crash in March that claimed the life of one pedestrian and left another with serious injuries has taken a new turn as the driver responsible has been arrested and charged. Authorities identified 26-year-old Briana Nakuisha Russell as the driver. She appeared before a judge Friday morning and was ordered to be jailed on a $120,000 bond.The fatal crash occurred along the 3000 block of N University Drive in Sunrise. According to officials, Russell and her passenger had gone out for an evening of drinking along Las Olas. After their outing, they decided to pull over to rest due to Russell’s intoxicated state. When Russell continued her drive, officials said, she lost control of the vehicle, resulting in the crash that occurred blocks away from her home in Sunrise.Following the crash, authorities conducted a blood test on Russell and the toxicology report revealed a reading of 0.197, nearly two and a half times the legal limit of 0.08.Russell now faces charges of vehicular mansla...

Disney opposes DeSantis request to disqualify judge in free speech lawsuit

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:40 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney is opposing a request by Gov. Ron DeSantis to disqualify a judge overseeing the company’s First Amendment lawsuit against the Florida governor and others in which Disney says it was punished for speaking out against Florida legislation that critics have dubbed “Don’t Say Gay.”Disney said in court papers filed Thursday that the request by attorneys for DeSantis, who declared his candidacy for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination earlier this week, didn’t come close to meeting the standards set out in Florida law for requiring a judge to be disqualified.Last week, DeSantis’ attorneys filed a motion seeking to disqualify Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker, who is presiding over the case in federal court in Tallahassee. The motion said Walker referenced the ongoing dispute between the DeSantis administration and Disney during hearings in two unrelated lawsuits before him dealing with free speech issues and fear of retaliation for violatin...

Qatargate suspect Eva Kaili set to go back to work at EU Parliament

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:40 GMT

ATHENS — European parliamentarians could soon expect a reunion with their colleague Eva Kaili.Five months after being arrested by Belgian police as part of the ongoing investigation into corruption allegations that rocked the European Parliament, EU lawmaker Eva Kaili now intends to return to work.A day after the Belgian prosecutor’s office announced that the once-feted EU lawmaker is no longer under house arrest, Kaili’s lawyers said she’s set to resume her duties at the European Parliament.“As of today … Eva Kaili is free to leave her residence and to fully exercise all her rights and obligations, deriving from her status as a member of the European Parliament,” her lawyers Sven Mary and Michalis Dimitrakopoulos said in a joint statement.“The restrictive condition of the ban on leaving Belgium, which was imposed, does not upset her, since Kaili will return to Greece only after her judicial vindication,” they said, adding that “the evidence that documents Kaili’s innoce...