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El volcán Ubinas, en el sur de Perú, registró una fuerte explosión y dispersión de ceniza

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:45 GMT

(CNN Español) — El volcán Ubinas, ubicado en el sur de Perú, registró este martes por la madrugada una fuerte explosión que alcanzó 5 km de altura. Las cenizas fueron dispersadas por los vientos hacia los sectores sur y sureste del volcán, informó en un comunicado el Instituto Geofísico de Perú (IGP).Las autoridades detallaron que se registró caída de cenizas, con espesor de hasta 1 milímetro, en diferentes centros poblados de los distritos de Ubinas y Matalaque.Este evento marca el inicio de la actividad explosiva del volcán. “En adelante, las explosiones podrían ocurrir con intervalos de horas y dar lugar a episodios de caída de cenizas en distritos próximos al volcán, tales como Ubinas, Yunga, Lloque, Chojata, Matalaque, San Juan de Tarucani, ello dependiendo la dirección predominante de los vientos”, explicó José del Carpio, vulcanólogo del IGP.Volcán Ubinas emite columna de ceniza de 4.000 metrosFotografía tomada el 3 de abril de 2014 que muestra el volcán Ubinas arrojand...

Oficiales terminan en el hospital tras forcejar con un sospechoso en Montgomery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:45 GMT

Un hombre sospechoso de irrumpir en el apartamento de una mujer, golpeó y agredió a varios oficiales en el condado Montgomery el viernes por la noche, informó la policía.Los oficiales fueron a la cuadra 7900 de Spiceberry Circle en Gaithersburg poco después de las 8 p.m. porque alguien fue visto rociando un extintor de incendios en un pasillo, según las autoridades. Una mujer en el edificio alertó a la policía que el mismo sospechoso había irrumpido en su apartamento.Luego, los agentes buscaron al sospechoso, identificado como Jermaine Palmer, de 35 años, en el área de Washington Grove Lane y Mineral Springs Drive.Cuando un oficial vio a Palmer, se acercó y Palmer lo golpeó en la cara, lo que provocó que el funcionario cayera hacia atrás sobre el pavimento y se golpeara la cabeza, detalló la policía. Los médicos llevaron al oficial inconsciente a un hospital. Sufrió lesiones graves que no ponen en peligro su vida, según las autoridades.Palmer, mientras tanto, corrió hacia el centro ...

Motorcyclist killed on I-70 after shooting, crash overnight

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:45 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Police are investigating a shooting that killed a motorcyclist on Interstate 70 early Tuesday. Two homes destroyed, firefighter burned in 2-alarm firework fire Denver Police Department said they were investigating a motorcycle crash with serious injuries at 1:18 a.m. Tuesday. The crash happened near Colorado Boulevard on eastbound I-70.DPD provided an update at 4:37 a.m., saying that after some investigation the incident was being investigated as a shooting. Just before 9 a.m., DPD said the motorcyclist had died.The Medical Examiner's office will release the victims identity.Eastbound I-70 was closed from Washington Street to Colorado Boulevard as officers continue to investigate.

Apparent murder-suicide under investigation in Raynham

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:45 GMT

State and local police are investigating two deaths in the town of Raynham that authorities believe were the result of a murder-suicide.The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office said officers were first called to a home on Ruth Ellen Road around 2 a.m. on Tuesday after the Raynham Police Department received 911 calls about a shooting from both a tenant as well as the shooting victim.“When police and paramedics arrived on scene minutes later, they discovered both the victim and the apparent shooter deceased in the victim’s bedroom,” the DA’s office stated in a news release.Authorities later identified the victim as Tatiana Tavares, 30, of Raynham, and the alleged shooter who appeared to take his own life as 43-year-old Scott Swale of Easton.The DA’s office said a preliminary investigation found Swale appeared to force his way into the home via breaking through a sliding glass door, before walking upstairs to the victim’s bedroom. He was believe...

Fireworks are too loud for many pets. Here’s how to keep them safe

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:45 GMT

(CNN) — We may find fireworks beautiful and festive, but they explode like magnified gunfire in the exquisitely sensitive ears of many of our pets.Measuring between 150 and 175 decibels, fireworks are louder than many planes at takeoff (about 140 decibels). Decibels measure the loudness of a sound while hertz measure the frequency of a sound.Human ears are damaged at a mere 85 decibels. Yet we can hear to only about 20,000 hertz, while dogs can hear between 45,000 and 65,000 hertz. Just think of the physical and emotional damage that might occur to a dog left outside to face the noise.Not to mention that when frightened, dogs bolt, and owners may lose their best friends in the night.“Dogs have been known to dig under or jump over fences, break tethers or even shatter windows in response to their fireworks fears,” according to Best Friends Animal Society, one of the nation’s oldest no-kill agencies.That leaves dogs running loose, possibly to be struck by cars, pic...

Red, white and storms

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:45 GMT

Happy 4th of July! It’s been a damp start. A few showers this morning and scattered storms this afternoon. Let’s time it out for the rest of your holiday plans! We’ll see a lot of clouds today and it’ll feel muggy. Temperatures will likely stay in the 70s thanks to the clouds, near 80 if you get more breaks of sun. Scattered storms develop midday through early afternoon, working north to southeast across our region. Have a plan B to get inside, if you’re planning a cookout. Downpours and lightning are possible as the storms move through. Within the past few days, inches of rain have fallen for some towns. With more rain on the way and with potential for 1-2” of rain an hour, a Flood Watch is issued for inland counties through tonight. The storms should exit our region tonight in time for fireworks displays. We’ll have clouds around and it’ll feel muggy. Beyond for the 7-day forecast, it’ll be about the heat. Temperatures head near 90 by the end of the week.-Meteorologist Melanie Black

How have the Chicago Cubs slipped in the NL Central? Jet lag, air pollution, rain delays — and a breakdown in all 3 phases of the game.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:45 GMT

The Chicago Cubs scored four first-inning runs against the St. Louis Cardinals in the second game of the London Series on June 25, looking to get back to .500 for the first time since May 12.With 11 wins in their previous 13 games and Marcus Stroman on the mound riding a seven-game win streak, it looked like the Cubs finally had turned a corner in a season that began with so much promise before hitting a wall in late April.The Cubs were trying to buck history. A 12-26 stretch that began the final weekend of April had left them 10 games under .500 after a sweep by the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim on June 8. Only two teams in franchise history were able to fight back to .500 after being double-digits under the breakeven mark.If the 2023 Cubs were to become the third, it would go down as an inspiring comeback story for a veteran team led by newcomers like Dansby Swanson, Cody Bellinger and Trey Mancini — all of whom were brought here in part for their championship experience.But...

Neutral Switzerland and Austria will join European air defense project

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:45 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Switzerland plans to take part in a Europe-wide air defense project initiated in response to Russia’s attack on Ukraine, officials said Tuesday.The Alpine country is the second neutral nation after Austria to signal its intention to join the European Sky Shield Initiative launched by Germany last year.Swiss Defense Minister Viola Amherd and her Austrian counterpart will sign a memorandum of understanding at a meeting Friday in Bern with Germany’s Boris Pistorius.The European Sky Shield Initiative, or ESSI, was proposed by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in August of last year as a means of bundling the continent’s efforts to defend against possible aircraft or missile attacks. It will complement existing air defense systems established by the NATO alliance, which Austria and Switzerland aren’t members of.The two countries have made clear that joining the initiative won’t entail any participation in international military conflicts.So far 17 ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will not testify at his impeachment trial, attorney says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:45 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will not testify in his upcoming impeachment trial that could result in the Republican being permanently removed from office, according to his defense team.In a lengthy statement released Monday night, Paxton’s lead attorney against criticized the proceedings that led to the GOP-controlled Texas House impeaching the state’s top law enforcement in May. The trial in the Texas Senate is scheduled to begin Sept. 5. “‘They had the opportunity to have Attorney General Paxton testify during their sham investigation but refused to do so,” attorney Tony Buzbee said in a statement. “We will not bow to their evil, illegal, and unprecedented weaponization of state power in the Senate chamber.”A spokesman for the House managers leading the impeachment did not immediately return a message seeking comment Tuesday. Paxton, a Republican, is temporarily suspended from office pending the outcome ...

Akwesasne police say body found near island in St-Lawrence River

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:45 GMT

MONTREAL — Police in Akwesasne Mohawk Territory say a body has been found near a small island in the St. Lawrence River.The body was located about 10 kilometres northeast from Snye, Akwesasne, where the bodies of eight people were found in a marshy area of the river last March.Police have said that those eight people — two families of Indian and Romanian migrants — died during a failed attempt to cross illegally into the United States by boat.Since then, Akwesasne police have been searching for a 30-year-old local man, Casey Oakes, who was last seen operating the boat that was later found next to the bodies of the two migrant families.Police said Monday the body was found around 2 p.m. that day near Ross Island and that they were awaiting confirmation of the person’s identity by the coroner.Authorities describe Akwesasne, about 130 kilometres southwest of Montreal, as a popular spot for human smuggling due to its geography, which straddles the borders between Quebec, Ontario a...