Christmas morning fire in San Leandro apartment building displaces three people
Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:00:52 GMT
ALAMEDA COUNTY — Two elderly residents and a neighbor were displaced by a fire that broke out on the first floor of a San Leandro apartment building on Christmas morning, authorities said.The fire was reported around 6 a.m. Sunday inside the complex at 14550 East 14th Street, Alameda County Fire Department officials wrote on social media. It spread into the building’s center hallway.As of 7:15 a.m., the blaze had been contained. No one was injured.The American Red Cross has been dispatched to help the victims of the fire, according to county fire officials.The Alameda County Fire Department responded to a fire that broke out early on Christmas Day. (Courtesy of Alameda County Fire Department)Salvation Army holds its Christmas meal program
Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:00:52 GMT
(KRON) – The Salvation Army hosted its annual Christmas meal delivery program for hundreds of San Francisco residents. The Salvation Army provides a hot meal and holiday cheer for those who may not be able to leave their home because of age or illness. ‘Ebony Alerts’ debut in January to draw attention to missing women and children of color Hundreds of volunteers assisted in this program. The meals were put together by recent graduates hired from the Salvation Army Culinary Academy. This year's traditional Christmas meal includes turkey breast, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, fresh roasted vegetables, juice, and dessert.Volunteers say this event is all about spreading joy.El papa Francisco pide un alto el fuego en Gaza y la liberación de los rehenes en su mensaje de Navidad
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(CNN) — El papa Francisco utilizó su mensaje del Día de Navidad para instar a un alto el fuego y emitir una súplica por el fin de la guerra entre Israel y Hamas.“Recemos por la paz en Palestina e Israel”, dijo el pontífice de 87 años, describiendo la guerra como “un viaje sin rumbo, una derrota sin vencedores, una locura inexcusable” en su mensaje de Navidad “Urbi et Orbi”.Urbi et Orbi —que en latín significa “a la ciudad [de Roma] y al mundo”— es un discurso y bendición papal que se pronuncia en ocasiones importantes.El papa vuelve a implorar el fin de los conflictos internacionales en su mensaje de Navidad“Pido el fin de las operaciones militares con su espantosa cosecha de víctimas civiles inocentes, y pido una solución a la desesperada situación humanitaria mediante una apertura al suministro de ayuda humanitaria”, dijo desde el balcón de la Basílica de San Pedro en la ciudad del Vaticano.Francisco pidió la libera...Arizona’s Jayden de Laura to enter transfer portal after losing starting job to Fifita
Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:00:52 GMT
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona quarterback Jayden de Laura will enter the transfer portal after being supplanted as the starter by Noah Fifita.De Laura said in a social media post on Monday that he will remain with the Wildcats through Thursday’s Alamo Bowl.“On Friday, college football made a decision to allow a second undergraduate transfer,” de Laura posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. “I appreciate my time at the University of Arizona, but the opportunity to return as a starter my final year of college, while also getting my degree, is something I must explore.”Arizona made a big splash in 2022 by signing de Laura after he threw for more than 3,500 yards and 28 touchdowns in two seasons for Washington State. He had an immediate impact for the Wildcats, throwing for 3,685 yards and 25 touchdowns with 13 interceptions last season.De Laura opened 2023 as Arizona’s starter but suffered an ankle injury against Stanford in the fourth game of the season. Fifita played so w...Taylor Swift celebrates Christmas Day by watching Travis Kelce and Chiefs play Las Vegas
Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:00:52 GMT
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Pop superstar Taylor Swift walked into Arrowhead Stadium alongside Santa Claus on Monday to watch her boyfriend and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce as they played the Las Vegas Raiders in a Christmas Day showdown.Swift and Kelce have become one of the hottest celebrity couples in the world since they began dating early in the season, and the 12-time Grammy Award-winner has watched her boyfriend numerous times at Arrowhead Stadium.This time she showed up in a festive red shirt under a black jacket with St. Nick by her side.Swift wasn’t the only celebrity in Arrowhead Stadium on Monday. Iowa basketball star Caitlin Clark, the reigning AP women’s player of the year, was on the sideline for pregame warmups. She swapped jerseys with Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice.___AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFLSource1 driver seriously injured after 4 crashes along I-295, DC officials say
Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:00:52 GMT
D.C. officials responded to a string of Christmas morning accidents along a stretch of Interstate 295.D.C. Fire and EMS and the D.C. Department of Transportation told WTOP that four separate car crashes happened between 11:40 p.m. on Christmas Eve and 1 a.m. on Christmas Day.The first two minor crashes happened in the northbound lanes at 11:40 p.m., according to officials.At around midnight, as DDOT was on the scene clearing those crashes, another collision happened, flipping a vehicle in the southbound lanes upside down and pinning a man underneath the car.Traffic was snarled waiting for EMTs to free the trapped driver when first responders reported a fourth crash along the same stretch of I-295 between Eastern Avenue and Burroughs Avenue Northeast.Officials said a man driving the car that overturned had to be removed using extraction equipment and was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. No one else was in the car with him and no other serious injuries were reported.DDOT sai...Florida Atlantic has highest ranking ever in AP Top 25. Purdue remains No. 1
Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:00:52 GMT
Florida Atlantic’s run to the Final Four last season was viewed as a nice story, a small program making a surprise run before sliding back into anonymity.The Owls are showing this season that that was no fluke.Coming off a double-overtime win over No. 4 Arizona, FAU moved up seven places to No. 7 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll released Monday. It’s the Owls’ highest ranking as a program after being No. 10 in the preseason poll.“We wanted to play it in the worst way for a lot of reasons,” FAU coach Dusty May said before the 96-95 win over Arizona on Saturday. “National television. Our guys wanted to be challenged. They love the challenge. And we felt our program was at a point where we needed these games to elevate even more than a Final Four run.”Purdue maintained its top ranking for the second straight week, receiving 46 first-place votes from a 60-person media panel after blowing out Jacksonville. No. 2 Kansas had five first-pla...POLL ALERT: Florida Atlantic up to No. 7 in AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll after beating Arizona; Purdue remains No. 1
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NEW YORK (AP) — POLL ALERT: Florida Atlantic up to No. 7 in AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll after beating Arizona; Purdue remains No. 1.Source1 dead after Christmas morning fire in Centreville, firefighters say
Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:00:52 GMT
One person is dead after an early morning fire in Fairfax County, Virginia, on Monday.Firefighters were called around 5:30 a.m. to a townhouse on Red River Drive in Centreville, according to Fairfax County Fire and Rescue.The department said they found one person dead when they arrived at the home.Units are on scene of a townhouse fire in the 14100 blk of Red River Dr in the Centreville area. Crews arrived with smoke and fire showing from the home. The fire is under control. Crews located one deceased civilian. No firefighter injuries reported. pic.twitter.com/SMzXrUunOR— Fairfax County Fire/Rescue (@ffxfirerescue) December 25, 2023A spokesperson with the department told WTOP the age and gender of the person has not yet been confirmed.The cause of the fire remains under investigation.Below is a map of the area where the fire took place. SourceAsí es el tren interoceánico en México: rutas, horarios, precios y más
Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:00:52 GMT
(CNN Español) — “Lo han venido soñando desde hace siglos, autoridades, reyes, políticos, gobernantes. Desde que se llevó a cabo la invasión española, Carlos V le pidió a Hernán Cortés que buscara un paso que uniera a los dos océanos”.Esto es lo que dijo el presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, sobre uno de los planes prioritarios de su Gobierno: crear en el corredor interoceánico del Istmo de Tehuantepec una plataforma logística para interconectar, a través de 1.200 kilómetros de vías férreas, en conjunto con el sistema carretero nacional, los puertos de Salina Cruz (Oaxaca), Coatzacoalcos (Veracruz), Puerto Chiapas (Chiapas) y Dos Bocas (Tabasco), facilitando con ello, el comercio regional y mundial, con acceso a Estados Unidos, Centro y Sudamérica, señaló.Un proyecto con el cual México, según López Obrador, no busca competir con Panamá y su canal, sino que tiene en cuenta que esa vía interoceánica en la nación centroamericana “ya está saturada”.Uno de los puntos...Latest news
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