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PG&E gets OK to keep open Diablo Canyon nuclear plant: bills may jump

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:34:35 GMT

OAKLAND — PG&E has won approval to keep operating the aging Diablo Canyon nuclear plant in San Luis Obispo County, a decision that one group warns could trigger higher monthly bills.The five-member state Public Utilities Commission voted 3-0 to approve an extension of the operating license for the Diablo Canyon nuclear complex, perched near Avila Beach next to the Pacific Ocean. One commissioner was absent while another abstained.Instead of terminating service in 2025, the plant and its reactors are poised to operate until at least 2030 as a result of the just-approved extension.Before the vote, the state PUC heard from numerous residents of California who urged the PUC to not approve the extension of the operating license.Those who spoke raised issues such as the age of the plant, the integrity of the containment chambers for the nuclear reactors, and the plant’s location near what one speaker called a “latticework” of earthquake faults.Several years ago...

Bulls open 25-point first-quarter lead in Miami, team’s largest since Jordan era

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:34:35 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — The Chicago Bulls had a start the likes of which the franchise hadn’t seen since the Michael Jordan era on Thursday night.The Bulls jumped out to a 33-8 lead in Miami — the team’s biggest first-quarter lead in nearly 27 years. Chicago made 13 of its first 17 shots.The last time Chicago had a bigger first-quarter lead was Jan. 31, 1997, at Golden State. Jordan made a jumper late in the opening period to give the Bulls a 27-point edge at 35-8. Chicago went on to win that game 115-92 and eventually won the NBA title that season.Chicago’s 25-point first-quarter lead Thursday was the second-largest in the NBA this season. Boston led Washington by 26 in the opening quarter on Oct. 30.Miami finished the period on a 14-3 run, getting within 36-22 by the end of the first. The 25-point margin was the biggest opening-quarter deficit for the Heat since falling behind by 28 in the first quarter of a playoff game against Milwaukee on May 24, 2021.___AP NBA: https://...

Youngkin pledges to seek mental health legislation in honor of Irvo Otieno

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:34:35 GMT

FILE - Caroline Ouko, mother of Irvo Otieno, holds a portrait of her son at the Dinwiddie Courthouse in Dinwiddie, Va., March 16, 2023. The family of Otieno, a man who died while handcuffed and pinned to the floor for about 11 minutes as he was being admitted to a Virginia psychiatric hospital, has reached an $8.5 million settlement, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, with the state, county and the sheriff whose deputies were involved in restraining the man. (Daniel Sangjib Min/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP, File)(AP/Daniel Sangjib Min) FILE - Caroline Ouko, mother of Irvo Otieno, holds a portrait of her son at the Dinwiddie Courthouse in Dinwiddie, Va., March 16, 2023. The family of Otieno, a man who died while handcuffed and pinned to the floor for about 11 minutes as ...

La Policía de Ecuador reporta la detención de “uno de los presuntos implicados” en el homicidio de 4 niños en Guayaquil

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:34:35 GMT

(CNN Español) –– La Policía Nacional de Ecuador informó este jueves que detuvo a una persona, a quien identificó solo como Byron M., a quien acusó de ser “uno de los presuntos implicados” en el homicidio de cuatro niños y su madre tras ser atacados este lunes.Conmoción en Ecuador tras el homicidio por aparente error de cuatro niños en GuayaquilEn un mensaje en su cuenta de X, antes Twitter, añadió que continúan las investigaciones para dar con los demás responsables, sin detallar de cuántos se trata. Según las autoridades, los menores fueron muertos por error, ya que nadie en la vivienda de la familia atacada tenía antecedentes delictivos.La ministra de Gobierno, Mónica Palencia, celebró la detención, y agregó que el arrestado tenía antecedentes penales.Rosy Jimenez, coordinadora nacional de Gestoría de la Defensa Pública, confirmó a CNN que representará a Byron M. sin dar más detalles del caso.Las víctimas, quienes eran hermanos y tenían 5 meses, 3 años, 5 años y 7 años, murieron p...

Giants edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux has gotten even better in his second season

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:34:35 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — There are days after practice when New York Giants edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux sits in a chair in the locker room across from Saquon Barkley, stares at a chess board and mulls his next move.It usually doesn’t take long. It’s a bit of a mismatch going against the star running back. Thibodeaux has been playing a while and he seemingly is a move ahead of Barkley, who is a relative novice at the game.It’s been that way on the field for Thibodeaux, too. The No. 5 pick in the 2022 draft has gotten even better after an excellent rookie season.Through 13 games, Thibodeaux has career highs of 12 tackles for loss, 11 1/2 sacks and three forced fumbles — including one in each of the last two games.His play has been a major reason the Giants (5-8) have won three straight games and are still in the hunt for a playoff spot as they prepare to visit New Orleans (6-7) on Sunday.“He’s leading the defense,” defensive coordinator Wink Martindale said Thu...

Una tormenta poderosa se dirige hacia Florida y la costa este de EE.UU. el fin de semana: este es el pronóstico

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:34:35 GMT

(CNN) — Una tormenta poderosa se desplazará desde el Golfo de México hasta Florida y avanzará hacia el norte por la costa este de EE.UU. durante este fin de semana, llevando posibilidad de lluvias torrenciales y ráfagas de viento a esa zona del país.La trayectoria exacta de la tormenta y su fuerza a medida que avanza a través de Florida y hacia el sureste aún no están claras, aunque determinarán la gravedad de la tormenta en distintos puntos hasta Nueva Inglaterra la próxima semana.Poderosa tormenta se dirige al este de EE.UU. con amenaza de inundaciones, fuertes vientos, nieve y tormentas severas después de generar tornados mortales en TennesseeDos escenarios son posibles: uno que muestra a la tormenta hacia el noroeste de Florida y luego más hacia el interior, y uno que la lleva a la península de Florida y luego más cerca de la costa.Por ahora, la amenaza de lluvias torrenciales y ráfagas de viento es más pronunciada en Florida, partes de la costa del Golfo y el sureste este...

Ugandan military colonel charged in Colorado humanitarian's death

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:34:35 GMT

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (KDVR) — A Colorado woman was killed in Africa in 2022 while working to clean up corruption in Uganda. FOX31 first shared the story of Danica Reno in late October in an exclusive interview with her mother, Holly Oksendahl.After nearly two years of searching for answers and the truth, Oksendahl said she became depleted after doors kept being slammed in her face. Mayor Johnston wants 167 new officers on Denver’s streets In November of 2021, Reno was sent to Kampala, Uganda, to launch a federal project to reduce corruption within the Ugandan government. However, as the program was about to launch, tragedy struck. On June 2, 2022, the Colorado humanitarian was run over by a speeding driver in front of her home. The driver sped off and left Reno to die.Danica Reno was killed in Uganda. More than a year later, her mother is still desperate for answers. (Courtesy of Holly Oksendahl)Mystery in UgandaIn her interview with FOX31 in October, Oksendahl revealed that there wa...

Parts of Broadway in Denver to be closed Friday night into Saturday

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:34:35 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver drivers will need to plan alternate routes this weekend, as parts of Broadway will be fully closed.From Friday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. to Saturday, Dec. 16 at noon, crews will be working on an improvement project in the area of Broadway and Interstate 25.Due to this project, Denver's Department of Transportation and Infrastructure will fully close both north and southbound lanes of Broadway between Exposition and Mississippi Avenue. The road cuts between the Baker and Washington Park West neighborhoods. These Colorado highways are some of the most hated roads in America The project will also close the southbound I-25 ramp to Broadway.From Dec. 15-16. north and southbound Broadway will be closed from Ohio Avenue to Kentucky Avenue. Drivers who need to get around the closure this weekend and get to I-25 will be rerouted to either Alameda Avenue, Mississippi Avenue, Santa Fe Drive/Kalamath Street and University Boulevard.Map of the local access detour arou...

After teen cyclist Magnus White's death, parents push for safer roads

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:34:35 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (KDVR) — The family of a world-class 17-year-old cyclist says they're still heartbroken months after their son's death.Magnus White was hit and killed earlier this year while riding along the shoulder of Colorado Highway 119.Yeva Smilianska, 23, has been charged with vehicular homicide in the case. Investigators say Smilianska fell asleep at the wheel and drifted from the left lane into the shoulder, where Magnus was riding.His parents, Jill and Michael White, said after the arrest that they feel like they've lost Magnus all over again."You’re living your nightmare over and over again," Jill said. 3-year-old injured in Longmont drive-by shooting, suspects wanted The room where Michael and Magnus used to work on his bikes has now shifted into a memorial for him."It's hard coming into this room, because I know he will never pilot these bikes again," Michael said."He died before he got to do what he loved, which was 72 hours later, he would have been on a plane to Scot...

Woman whose home was damaged by Irma waits for assistance from state fund started to help homeowners rebuild

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:34:35 GMT

A state program set up years ago is supposed to help people rebuild after hurricanes. But one homeowner has been waiting for help since Hurricane Irma, and the damage is only getting worse. 7’s Karen Hensel investigates.Owning a home is supposed to be the ultimate American dream. But with collapsing ceilings and growing mold, Runae Sneed’s dream is turning into a nightmare.Runae Sneed: “It’s kind of scary. I just – I don’t know which direction to turn in.”Runae’s Miami home was damaged in Hurricane Irma back in 2017.She couldn’t afford the repairs, so she signed up for a state program called Rebuild Florida.The fund was started in 2018 after the feds gave the state $615 million to repair and rebuild properties damaged by Irma.Runae was approved for assistance but never got any.Runae Sneed: “I called just about every day or every other day. I called Rebuild Florida, I called the contractor, back and forth, back and forth, to...