Woman kidnapped, kept in cinderblock cell in Oregon home: FBI
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:09:14 GMT
Editor's Note: Details in this story may be disturbing to some readers.PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The FBI held a press conference Wednesday morning while investigators look for potential victims of a violent sex offender who they say kidnapped and sexually assaulted a woman and kept her in a makeshift cinderblock cell in his Klamath Falls home.A photo shared by the FBI shows a cinderblock cell found in the garage of Negasi Zuberi's house. (FBI)The FBI announced that 29-year-old Negasi Zuberi — also known as Sakima, Justin Hyche and Justin Kouassi — is in federal custody for the interstate kidnapping after a woman escaped from his home. The FBI is looking for additional potential victims as Zuberi has ties to 10 states. ‘Terrified to find out’: Tillamook Police Chief takes leave during evidence investigation On Saturday, July 15, 2023, Zuberi traveled from his Klamath Falls, Oregon, home to Seattle, where he solicited a prostitute then posed as an undercover police officer, according ...Colorado pay growing at one of the highest rates in the nation
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:09:14 GMT
DENVER (KDVR) — Coloradans' pay has risen faster than most states in the last year, according to a new report. The years after the COVID pandemic have been characterized by inflation, both of living costs and of wages. Employers had to raise wages and salaries in order to attract and retain workers, particularly among the industries most impacted by the pandemic. In Colorado, wages have been rising faster than virtually anywhere east of the Rocky Mountains. This is according to the most recent analysis of payroll data by ADP Pay Insights. How much do Coloradans owe in student loans once payments start again? Between June 2022 and June 2023, the state's median yearly pay rose 7.4%, the 10th-highest rate among U.S. states and the District of Columbia. As of June, the state's median yearly pay was $62,500. Western states' pay increased the most. In Wyoming, the pay increased by 9.5% in the last year. It increased by 9.3% in Montana, 8.4% in Oregon, 8.1% in Idaho and 8% in New Mexico...U-Haul truck found with stolen mail and Amazon packages sparks police investigation in Plantation
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:09:14 GMT
A U-Haul truck was found with mail and packages from various addresses which led to a police perimeter being set up in a Plantation neighborhood. Officers received a call last night of a suspicious vehicle in the area of Northwest 94th Avenue and 15th Street around 4 a.m. Wednesday. Police officers were seen with flashlights as they searched the inside of the pickup which appeared to be filled with mail, Amazon packages and boxes.According to officials they contacted the driver & observed about 200 pieces of mail inside. 7News cameras captured the U-Haul being towed away. In a tweet by Plantation Police, it was said a traffic stop lead to the arrest and federal charges against the driver. https://twitter.com/PlantationPD/status/1686769404300648448?s=20Neighbors in the area said they’ve been dealing with mail thefts over the last few weeks.“For the past few weeks, there’s been a lot of posts on Nextdoor.com for the neighborhood, and people have been indicatin...Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie are separating
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:09:14 GMT
(CNN) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau are separating, Trudeau announced on his Instagram account Wednesday.Trudeau said after “many meaningful and difficult conversations” with Sophie, “we have made the decision to separate.”“As always, we remain a close family with deep love and respect for each other and for everything we have built and will continue to build,” he wrote.He asked that their privacy be respected for the well-being of their children.After spending several years teaching in Vancouver, Trudeau returned to Montreal in 2002 where he met Grégoire Trudeau, according to the Canadian Prime Minister’s official biography.“In 2002, Justin returned home to Montréal, where he met Sophie Grégoire. They married in 2005 and are now the proud parents of Xavier, Ella-Grace, and Hadrien,” it wrote.According to Trudeau’s Liberal Party website, Grégoire Trudeau gained a degree in communications at the University of Montréal, later working in ...Turkey fumes as Disney axes founding father series after Armenian outcry
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:09:14 GMT
Disney’s decision not to air a high-profile series dramatizing the life of Turkey’s founding father has sparked uproar, with top Turkish officials accusing the American network of bowing to pressure from Armenian groups.Turkish media reported Wednesday that Disney had decided to pull the show “Atatürk,” a six-part period drama series originally billed for broadcast on its Disney+ platform on October 29. Its release was timed to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkey by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.Ebubekir Şahin, the head of Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council, announced an investigation would be launched into claims that the decision was taken after concerted lobbying from the Armenian diaspora.“Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of our Republic of Türkiye, is our most important social value,” he said. While Atatürk remains a totemic figure for Turks for founding a modern secular republic in 1923 from the ashes of the Ottoman empir...Heaviest rainfall in 140 years drenches Beijing while Typhoon Khanun hits Japan’s Okinawa
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:09:14 GMT
(CNN) — Severe flooding in Beijing was caused by the heaviest rainfall in 140 years, according to local meteorologists, and there’s little reprieve for the region as Typhoon Khanun lashes Japan with wind and rain.Between Saturday and Wednesday morning, 744.8 millimeters (29 inches) of rain fell in the Chinese capital from the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri, according to the Beijing Meteorological Service – the heaviest rain over consecutive days since records began in 1883.Meanwhile, Typhoon Khanun packed winds of 220 kilometers per hour (137 mph) – the equivalent of a Category 4 Atlantic hurricane – as it made its nearest pass to Japan’s southwestern Okinawa islands early Wednesday.In the past 24 hours, many locations in Okinawa have received 175 to 220 millimeters (6 to 8 inches) of rainfall, according to CNN Weather on Wednesday morning.More than 600,000 residents were ordered by the prefecture government to evacuate their homes, and strong winds took out power lines, leav...Consumer Health: Are you at risk for hepatitis?
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:09:14 GMT
Laurel Kelly | (TNS) Mayo Clinic News NetworkHepatitis is inflammation of the liver. The five main strains of the hepatitis virus are referred to as types A, B, C, D and E. While they all cause liver disease, they differ in geographic prevalence, modes of transmission, severity of illness and prevention methods, according to the World Health Organization.In the U.S., the most common types of hepatitis are hepatitis A, hepatitis B and hepatitis C.Hepatitis AHepatitis A is highly contagious, spreading through contact with contaminated food or water, or from close contact with an infected person or object. Unlike other types of viral hepatitis, hepatitis A does not cause long-term liver damage, and it doesn’t become chronic.In rare cases, hepatitis A can cause a sudden loss of liver function, especially in older adults or people with chronic liver diseases. Acute liver failure requires a stay in the hospital for monitoring and treatment. Some people with acute liver failure may n...Maryland treasurer now ‘cautiously optimistic’ Orioles will reach lease agreement
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:09:14 GMT
Two weeks after expressing concern over the lack of progress between the Orioles and the Maryland Stadium Authority in reaching a new lease, a state official now says he is “cautiously optimistic that we’re not too far from hopefully announcing a deal.”Maryland Treasurer Dereck Davis said Wednesday that, in recent weeks, he met with Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat, and also with Orioles chairman John Angelos to discuss the topic. In those conversations, which Davis declined to detail, he said he wanted to convey his “sense of urgency.”“At this point in time, I’m satisfied with what I’ve heard. I’m going to continue to monitor and I’m going to let them work and give them their space to get this taken care of,” Davis said after Wednesday’s Board of Public Works meeting.Asked if he believed there was a sticking point between the Orioles and the stadium authority, Davis said: “They didn’t communicate that to ...Boston Mayor Wu: Mass and Cass has reached ‘new level of public safety alarm’
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:09:14 GMT
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said conditions around Melnea Cass Boulevard and Massachusetts Avenue have reached “a new level of public safety alarm” over the past several weeks.Wu said first responders, health professionals and outreach workers regularly encounter crowds of more than 200 people, an “untenable” situation exacerbated by the drug and human trafficking and violence that takes place along the troubled Mass and Cass area.“In the last month or so, especially in the last couple of weeks, it has gotten to a new level of public safety alarm,” Wu said on Wednesday. “All of the non-city teams have said in the last few weeks the situation has gotten so dangerous that we are pulling our people out — we cannot be in there.”Wu’s remarks, made on a “Java with Jimmy” podcast, come after the city’s police and firefighters have cited dangerous conditions along Methadone Mile, particularly from potential exposure to uncapped, hypodermic needles discarded after drug use.The risk prompted a s...Patriots rookie receiver Kayshon Boutte finally breaks out after ‘slow start’
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:09:14 GMT
FOXBORO — It took a week of Patriots training camp, but wide receiver Kayshon Boutte started to show his potential during the team’s second fully padded session of the summer Wednesday.Boutte, a former five-star recruit, took on a greater role Wednesday with second-year pro Tyquan Thornton limited to conditioning work. The LSU product received his first reps with starting quarterback Mac Jones and made three catches in competitive periods.Boutte had wins in both of his 1-on-1 reps over starting cornerbacks Christian Gonzalez and Jonathan Jones. He also made a sliding catch from Jones later in an 11-on-11 period. Boutte’s previous catches in camp came from backup quarterbacks Bailey Zappe and Trace McSorely.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots continuing to manage Rhamondre Stevenson’s workload in practice New England Patriots | Patriots WR JuJu Smith-Schuster: Playing for Bill O’Brien helped draw me to New England New England Pa...Latest news
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