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Review: Mark Bowden writes gripping story of Baltimore gang

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:44:49 GMT

“Life Sentence: The Brief and Tragic Career of Baltimore’s Deadliest Gang Leader,” by Mark Bowden (Atlantic Monthly Press).Mark Bowden transported us to Mogadishu, Somalia, for a brutal 1993 battle targeting elite American forces in “Black Hawk Down” and to Teheran for an inside look at the 1979 Iran hostage crisis in “Guests of the Ayatollah.”In his latest book, “Life Sentence: The Brief and Tragic Career of Baltimore’s Deadliest Gang Leader,” Bowden offers a ground level view of a different kind of battle in the city nicknamed Bodymore, Murderland, for its pervasive violence.The masterful yarn is a riveting true narrative about an FBI investigation that landed eight criminal bosses behind bars in the city profiled in the popular American television crime drama “The Wire.”The most notorious of all the gangsters was Montana Barronette, head of the group known as “Trained to Go,” or TTG, that spread terror across the 72 blocks of decrepit row houses in the deadly West Bal...

Detienen a tres personas por su presunta relación en homicidio e intento de asalto en Tulum, México

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:44:49 GMT

(CNN Español) — La Secretaría de Seguridad Pública de Quintana Roo informó este lunes que detuvieron a tres personas presuntamente relacionadas con un intento de asalto y el homicidio de una persona en una cafetería, ocurridos durante el mediodía en la zona turística de Tulum.En su cuenta de Twitter, la institución agregó que los detenidos fueron entregados a la Fiscalía General del estado, a cargo de realizar las investigaciones correspondientes.Hallan cuatro cuerpos en una zona hotelera de Cancún en pleno spring breakLa semana pasada, la Fiscalía estatal informó que detuvieron a dos personas presuntamente vinculadas con otro tiroteo que dejo cuatro personas muertas en la zona hotelera de Cancún, otro destino turístico del Caribe mexicano.La Embajada de EE.UU. en México emitió el pasado 13 de marzo una advertencia para tomar precauciones a quienes tuvieran entre sus planes viajar a ese país con motivo de las vacaciones del receso de primavera. El comunicado mencionó en partic...

Will Zalatoris out for PGA Tour season with back surgery

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:44:49 GMT

Will Zalatoris spent the Masters weekend having back surgery that will end his PGA Tour season having played just seven times since returning from a previous back injury.Zalatoris, who lost in a playoff at the PGA Championship and was one putt away from forcing a playoff in the U.S. Open last year, announced Monday on Instagram he had a microdiscectomy on Saturday after having sought multiple medical opinions.“As much as I hate not being able to play the rest of this season, I am happy that I am already seeing the benefits of the procedure,” he wrote. “Playing and living in pain is not fun.”Zalatoris is No. 8 in the world after a strong 2022. Along with the close calls in two majors, he finally broke through for his first PGA Tour victory in the FedEx St. Jude Championship, where he defeated Sepp Straka in a playoff.But a week later, he withdrew in the middle of his second round of the BMW Championship. He sat out the rest of the year, missing the rest of the PGA Tour postseason and...

Sapporo may delay Olympic bid to 2034 after Tokyo scandal

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:44:49 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — The head of the Japanese Olympic Committee says Sapporo may delay its bid for the Winter Olympics, going for 2034 instead of 2030.Yashuhiro Yamashita indicated on Monday he would hold talks with Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto. Akimoto was re-elected on Sunday, overcoming challenges from two anti-Olympic opponents.Despite the victory, the opposition was strong — much of it pegged to the ongoing corruption scandal around the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.“It’s hard to go ahead with the original bid plan without gaining people’s understanding,” Yamashita was quoted as saying by Japan news agency Kyodo. He said it was “clear that many local residents are concerned and anxious.”Yamashita took over the Japanese Olympic Committee in 2019 following another scandal involving then-president Tsunekazu Takeda. Takeda also stepped down as an IOC member, the post going to Yamashita.Yamashita’s suggestion again leaves the International Olympic Committee struggling to find a h...

Denver weather: Record heat possible Tuesday, Wednesday

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:44:49 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will heat up the next few days, with record temperatures possible on Tuesday and Wednesday. Weather tonight: Clear skiesIt will be a quiet night across Colorado with clear skies and dry conditions. Denver's temperatures will fall to about 45 degrees overnight. Weather tomorrow: Record heat, fire dangerDenver could hit its first 80-degree temperature since September on Tuesday, with a forecast high of 82 degrees. The record on Tuesday is 80 degrees, set in 1982. Denver's average first 80-degree day is April 27. Along with the heat, it will be a sunny and dry day across the state. The Eastern Plains will have high fire danger with a fire weather warning in place. Looking ahead: Rain, snow chanceDenver could hit record highs again on Wednesday, with a forecast high of 83 degrees. The record high on Wednesday is 79 degrees, set in 2018. Thursday will stay dry with a high of 76 degrees. Colorado's next storm system will move in Friday and Saturday, droppi...

Parent group demands safety data from Denver Public Schools

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:44:49 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A group of Denver Public Schools parents is demanding more data and transparency to keep their kids safe.The Parents Safety Advocacy Group, also known as PSAG, said it wants data on existing programs designed to keep students safe in Denver's public schools. The group said that data will answer a lot of questions.“What changes need to be made to the safety policy and discipline matrix to be sure and to ensure the safety of all of our students and staff?” PSAG member Teresa Pena said. PSAG exploring other options to keep kids safe The group formed after the East High School shooting that left two deans injured and a student dead nearly 3 weeks ago. The group said it will not stop asking the district questions until Denver public schools are safer.“This is not a moment for maybe. This is a moment (when) we must demand transparency now on policies and practices,” Larry Thomas said.The group is also criticizing the school board for discussing student safety issue...

5th person dies after Louisville bank shooting: police

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:44:49 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Louisville bank employee armed with a rifle opened fire at his workplace Monday morning, killing five people — including a close friend of Kentucky's governor — while livestreaming the attack on Instagram, authorities said.Police arrived as shots were still being fired inside Old National Bank and killed the shooter in an exchange of gunfire, Louisville Metro Police Department Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel said. The city's mayor, Craig Greenberg, called the attack "an evil act of targeted violence.”The shooting, the 15th mass killing in the country this year, comes just two weeks after a former student killed three children and three adults at a Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, about 160 miles (260 kilometers) to the south. That state's governor and his wife also had friends killed in that shooting.In Louisville, the chief identified the shooter as 25-year-old Connor Sturgeon, who she said was livestreaming during th...

South Florida experiences heavy rains, flooding sending cars floating down Biscayne Blvd.

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:44:49 GMT

South Florida experienced a rainy Monday. There was barely a dry spot in town, and there may be more rain on tap. Forecasters say the rain was here to stay throughout the week, and some locals didn’t mind. Monday night, the National Weather Service issued a flood advisory for northwestern parts of Miami-Dade until 11:45 p.m. and Southwest Broward County until 11 p.m.“Because it’s a change, right?” said a local. “I’ve been waiting for some change in weather. It’s getting too hot.”The wet weather started to swamp South Florida on Sunday, which has saturated some areas with at least two inches of water. “We come to the beach to have a sunny, nice weekend,” said a visitor. It was a washout for visitors who wanted to soak up the sun rather than dodging raindrops. “And this weather is like, it’s not cold, it’s annoying,” the visitor said. Leaving them to make alternate plans.“Weȁ...

5th victim dies of wounds after Louisville bank shooting

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:44:49 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Louisville bank employee armed with a rifle opened fire at his workplace Monday morning, killing five people — including a close friend of Kentucky’s governor — while livestreaming the attack on Instagram, authorities said.Police arrived as shots were still being fired inside Old National Bank and killed the shooter in an exchange of gunfire, Louisville Metro Police Department Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel said. The city’s mayor, Craig Greenberg, called the attack “an evil act of targeted violence.”The shooting, the 15th mass killing in the country this year, comes just two weeks after a former student killed three children and three adults at a Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, about 160 miles (260 kilometers) to the south. That state’s governor and his wife also had friends killed in that shooting.In Louisville, the chief identified the shooter as 25-year-old Connor Sturgeon, who she said was livestreaming durin...

Democratic senators urge chief justice to probe Thomas trips

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:44:49 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee called on U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday to open an investigation into the undisclosed acceptance of luxury trips taken by Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife that were paid for by a Republican megadonor.The letter said the committee plans to hold a hearing in coming days regarding the “need to restore confidence in the Supreme Court’s ethical standards.” And if the Supreme Court does not deal with the issue on its own, the committee will consider voting on legislation. Such a measure would also need support from the Republican-led House to become law.“But you do not need to wait for Congress to act to undertake your own investigation into the reported conduct and to ensure that it cannot happen again,” the 11 Democratic senators wrote to Roberts. “We urge you to do so.”The nonprofit investigative journalism organization ProPublica reported Thursday that Thomas, who has been a justice for m...