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Jury acquits 3 Tacoma officers in death of Black pedestrian

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:55 GMT

By Martha Bellisle and Maddy Grassy | Associated PressTACOMA, Wash. — A jury cleared three Washington state police officers of all criminal charges Thursday in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who was shocked, beaten and restrained face down on a Tacoma sidewalk as he pleaded for breath.Two of the officers — Matthew Collins, 40, and Christopher Burbank, 38 — had been charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter, while Timothy Rankine, 34, was charged with manslaughter. The jury found the three not guilty on all counts.There was a gasp from the gallery when the first not-guilty verdict was read. Rankine sat forward in his seat and wiped his eyes, while Collins hugged his lawyer.Matthew Ericksen, a lawyer representing the Ellis family, said it was hard to convey how devastating the verdict was for the family and community.“The biggest reason why I personally think this jury found reasonable doubt is because the defense was essentially allowed to put Manny Ellis ...

Suspect in fatal Pacifica stabbing found dead

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:55 GMT

(KRON) -- The suspect in a fatal stabbing that led to a temporary lockdown at Vallemar Elementary School in Pacifica Thursday morning has been found dead, the Pacifica Police Department said. He was identified as Jason Gillenwater, 46. Officers responded to a report of domestic violence in the 200 block of Naomi Avenue at around 7:45 a.m.Arriving at the scene, officers located a man and woman both suffering from stab wounds. The suspected killer was seen leaving the area on foot, police said. Serial Bay Area shoplifter arrested 90 times The female victim was transported to the hospital. The male victim was pronounced deceased at the scene. No one else was injured, police said.“We are deeply saddened by this tragedy and keeping the family members and Pacifica community close in our hearts as they cope with this profound loss," said Pacifica Police Chief Maria Sarasua. Pacifica PD and officers from allied agencies searched the area. Vallemar Elementary, which is just five minutes by...

Joe Biden Is Driving the U.S. Into Isolation to Defend Israel’s War Crimes

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:55 GMT

An estimated 570,000 people in the Gaza Strip are now starving. Three quarters of the territory’s 36 hospitals are closed. The remaining nine, all in Southern Gaza, are “partially functional.” The shuttered hospitals in the north are serving as impromptu shelters for some of the 85 percent of Palestinians in Gaza that have been displaced, but did not trek south to escape the ravages of Israel’s ground invasion. Beyond an estimated death toll of 20,000, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health, a devastating 355,000 are suffering from infectious diseases as conditions in the territory worsen.Amid all of this suffering, President Joe Biden has now delayed a UN vote for humanitarian aid to Gaza at least 8 times.The vote is on a UN Security Council proposal, put forward by the United Arab Emirates and repeatedly watered down just for Biden, that calls for limiting the hostilities in Gaza and expanding aid distribution. Officials reportedly crafted the resolution in such a way that it wo...

‘Migration’ voice stars share how their roles in animated holiday release took flight

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:55 GMT

We don’t have to have bird brains to understand migration. When it gets cold, birds fly south to warmer weather. Easy peasy … and yet, it doesn’t work out that way for our fine feathered friends in “Migration.” It is just their dumb duck luck.Kumail Nanjiani (as Mack Mallard, voice): “What is that?”Keegan-Michael Key (as Delroy, voice): “Duck à l’Orange.”Tresi Gazal (as Gwen, voice): “What’s Duck à l’Orange?”Awkwafina (as Chump, voice): “It’s you.”Duck is not on the menu for these two celebs, but how do they feel about adventurous food like…Kumail Nanjiani: “Oh, a duck embryo?”Elizabeth Banks: “OK.”Kumail Nanjiani: “I’m keeping my face very neutral, because I respect…”Elizabeth Banks: (laughs) “I mean, I eat roe, you know, like fish eggs, which doesn’t seem that exotic, either.”Kumail Nanjiani: “Yeah, sure. Are ...

Candy Cane Lane turns Tidal Cove Miami into winter wonderland — with a South Florida twist

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:55 GMT

A water park during the winter? Well, if the water is heated, I say, why not? And why right now? Especially during Tidal Cove’s holiday festivities.I hear Santa is making the Aventura hotspot a stop on Christmas — after your house, of course — because Candy Cane Lane is here into the new year.Santa likes a little South Florida sun!Jeff Mikus: “Sometimes we even get see him surfing on the FlowRider.”The splashtacular Candy Cane Lane has taken over.Sia (singing): “Take a trip down Candy Cane Lane with me. It’s the cutest thing I swear you’ll ever see. It’s the best.”Not that candy cane lane. The one at Tidal Cove located at JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa — but anybody can go, all year, not just hotel guests.Jeff Mikus: Candy Cane Lane is new to Tidal Cove this year. It’s our experience where you’ll get to meet different characters like Olaf from ‘Frozen.’ We’ve got the Grinch....

Holiday Helping: Chris Lambert’s Chicken Sausage, Pasta, and Broccoli Rabe

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:55 GMT

7News Holiday Helping is back! In this edition, Chris Lambert is making his chicken sausage, pasta, and broccoli rabe.Order new 2023 recipes from the 7News team to get all of their favorite holiday recipes! Your donation will help Project Bread feed hungry families right here in Massachusetts.Check out other Holiday Helping recipes from the 7News team.

Man stuck under concrete on side of cliff in Ocean Beach

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:55 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- First responders on Thursday are working to rescue a man who slipped and fell under broken concrete sections on the side of a cliff in Ocean Beach, fire officials said. Around 3:42 p.m., a rescue team reported to Cable St. and Orchard Ave. about a medical emergency, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFD). San Diego police sergeant shot in head transported out-of-state for treatment The victim is in stable condition as crews work on a plan to remove the man, firefighters said.Check back for updates on this developing story.

Doctors, nurses call for reforms to prevent overcrowding in Canada’s emergency rooms

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:55 GMT

Overcrowded emergency rooms are frustrating patients and staff in parts of the country as respiratory illness season exacerbates long waits for care. Combined with bed shortages, an aging population and a lack of community care, it’s converging to create a crisis, health professionals say.“Wait times are through the roof,” Erin Ariss, president of the Ontario Nurses Association, said Wednesday. “Nurses are beginning their shifts in the morning and coming on to emergency departments that are full or over capacity with admitted patients.”Packed emergency rooms are also a major concern in Quebec, where Health Minister Christian Dubé said Wednesday that the public should avoid going to ERs altogether if they can, and instead seek care at family medicine clinics, or clinics led by nurse practitioners. He made the announcement after a group representing chief doctors in the province’s ERs sent a letter saying overcrowding is “out of control.&...

California lawsuit says Ralphs broke the law by asking job-seekers about their criminal histories

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:55 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California sued the Ralphs supermarket chain on Thursday, alleging that it violated state law by asking job-seekers whether they had criminal records and illegally rejecting hundreds of applicants.The California Civil Rights Department contends that Ralphs Grocery Co. “has ignored and continues to ignore” the Fair Chance Act “by screening out otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of criminal histories that do not have any adverse relationship with the duties of the job for which they were applying,” according to a departmental press statement.The law, which took effect in 2018, was designed to reduce the chance of ex-convicts reoffending by giving them opportunities to earn a living.In general, employers with five or more workers can’t ask applicants about their criminal histories before making job offers, and must follow specific procedures for rejecting them. The law says employers can’t rescind a job offer if the applicant’s conviction, ...

Freeland approves Royal Bank takeover of HSBC Canada with conditions

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:55 GMT

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has approved RBC’s $13.5-billion takeover of HSBC Canada despite calls from opposition politicians and other groups to block it.Freeland’s approval was the last hurdle for the deal, after the Competition Bureau approved it in September.The minister’s approval comes with conditions on RBC, including that HSBC’s Canadian workforce be protected and that banking services continue to be provided at a minimum of 33 HSBC branches for four years.Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre had called for the deal to be blocked, saying Canada’s banking sector is overly concentrated and the loss of HSBC Canada will only make it worse.The House of Commons finance committee also expressed concerns that it would hurt competition.RBC chief executive Dave McKay has said a rejection of the deal would have been a bad signal to foreign investors.