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El huracán Hilary se intensifica rápidamente a categoría 3, mientras amenaza con inundaciones significativas en el oeste de EE.UU.

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:23:02 GMT

(CNN) –– El huracán Hilary se ha intensificado rápidamente en el Océano Pacífico al suroeste de México este jueves, mientras se espera que desate lluvias e inundaciones potencialmente significativas en partes del suroeste de EE.UU. como un sistema más débil a partir de este fin de semana.¿Qué zonas están amenazadas por el huracán Hilary y cuándo llegaría?Hilary se fortaleció a un gran huracán categoría 3 durante la noche de este jueves con vientos sostenidos de 190 km/h y ráfagas aún más fuertes, según el Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NCH, por sus siglas en inglés). Es probable que el ciclón alcance la fuerza de un huracán categoría 4 este viernes con vientos de al menos 210 km/h, advirtió la entidad.El huracán se encontraba a unos 716 km al sur de Cabo San Lucas, México, la noche de este jueves.Las consecuencias que podría generar Hilary en Estados Unidos abarcan una amplia gama de lluvias intensas y vientos fuertes, a medida que el ciclón avanza hacia el norte durante los próximos...

7 injured in Georgia Avenue car crash

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:23:02 GMT

Seven people were injured in a multivehicle crash on Georgia Avenue in Wheaton-Glenmont, Maryland, on Thursday evening.Around 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Montgomery County police reported to the scene of a crash involving multiple cars and a pedestrian in the area of Georgia Avenue and Kayson Street.Four vehicles — an Audi A6, a Ford Taurus, a Ford pickup truck and a Chevy Traverse — were involved in the accident.According to officials, the Audi A6 was traveling southbound on Georgia Avenue when it struck the heavy duty Ford truck with a trailer attached that was attempting to turn onto a northbound lane. The truck spun, detaching from its trailer and colliding with a Chevy Traverse. The detached trailer then spilled into the road and was hit by the Ford Taurus.One person was stuck in their car and had to be extracted.MCFRS units responded to a multi vehicle accident with 1 person pinned and 1 vehicle on fire. Preliminary, 6 people were evaluated and transported to area hospitals –...

School bus drops 5-year-old student over a mile from home

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:23:02 GMT

LOVELAND, Colo. (KDVR) — A Loveland mother is pushing for answers from Thompson School District after her 5-year-old son got on the wrong bus and was dropped off over a mile from his home.It happened on Wednesday afternoon. Ponderosa Elementary kindergartner Kyler Barker was supposed to be dropped off near Nucla Avenue, just a street up from his family's home. It was the third day of school, and his mother, Nicole Barker, was waiting on him there when she got a phone call from the school district. 6 public school districts sue Colorado over universal preschool That phone call was to tell her Kyler had gotten on the wrong bus and was dropped off at the wrong stop."I can’t really convey what happened to me in that moment. I almost, like, blacked out, because like it was terrifying, as you can imagine for any parent. And it was just like, what do you mean? Like what does that mean?" Baker said.Mom wants answers from Thompson School DistrictThe stop where Kyler was dropped off alone w...

Domestic violence suspect on the run after disabling GPS ankle monitor

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:23:02 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A 40-year-old Denver man, who was the focus of an Amber Alert bulletin last November, is on the run again.Court records confirm a new arrest warrant has been issued for Anwar Rhodes. He apparently cut off his GPS ankle monitor and failed to show up for a Monday court hearing on domestic violence charges.The FOX31 Problem Solvers spoke with his ex-girlfriend in an exclusive interview. "He can come back, and this time he will kill me. He could kill my whole family. He has nothing to lose," Makalah Garner said. Family of pregnant woman killed by Arvada officer files lawsuit Garner received an email from her pretrial victim advocate Monday morning that read, in part: "We received a Tracker Strap Tamper Alert for Anwar Rhodes and he is considered unmonitored at this time. Please follow your safety plan and call 911 immediately with any safety concerns."Garner immediately posted a warning on the Nextdoor app for the community to be on the lookout for Rhodes."I feel like ...

Stormy weather leads to long lines, hundreds of flight delays at MIA

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:23:02 GMT

Stormy weather that swept across South Florida has led to some real headaches at Miami International Airport, as travelers deal with long lines, hundreds of flight delays and dozens of cancellations.7News cameras captured travelers waiting their turn at MIA’s American Airlines counter, just before 10:30 p.m., Thursday.According to FlightAware, there have been 395 delays on Thursday at MIA, as well as 68 cancelled flights.Traveler Harriet Bender said she landed at MIA as a layover on her way home to North Carolina, then sat on the plane between an hour and a half and two hours before they could even deplane.“We flew from Barbados, and we arrived on time, had to sit on the tarmac for over an hour and a half, ’cause they couldn’t get a gate,” she said. “Got off, went through Customs, had to wait at least an hour for our bags, then I got something on my phone saying the flight [to Charlotte] was cancelled. Then, when we went to push our bags through t...

US gives final approval allowing F-16 training for Ukraine to begin

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:23:02 GMT

The Biden administration has formally approved the transfer of F-16 training materials to Denmark, allowing Ukrainian pilots to begin training on the long-anticipated fighter jets, according to two U.S officials.At the same time, the U.S. this week provided written assurances to Denmark and the Netherlands promising to “expedite” the approval of all necessary transfer requests so that the aircraft can be sent to the battlefield as soon as the pilots are trained to use them, according to one of the U.S. officials and a State Department spokesperson.The Biden administration has formally approved the transfer of F-16 training materials to Denmark, allowing Ukrainian pilots to begin training on the long-anticipated fighter jets, according to two U.S officials.At the same time, the U.S. this week provided written assurances to Denmark and the Netherlands promising to “expedite” the approval of all necessary transfer requests so that the aircraft can be sent to the battlefield as soon as ...

Coming soon: Westminster Insider returns

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:23:02 GMT

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Google Play EN_Google_Podcasts_Badge Created with Sketch. Stitcher .st0{fill:#EB8A23;} .st1{fill:#FAC617;} .st2{fill:#612368;} .st3{fill:#3792C4;} .st4{fill:#C33727;} Acast Westminster Insider will be back next Friday! Hosts Aggie Chambre and Ailbhe Rea chat about what to expect from season 11 of the weekly podcast from POLITICO.Subscribe now — and never miss an episode.

How the race to control AI is splitting the West

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:23:02 GMT

In the race to rein in artificial intelligence, Western governments have hit a major bump in the road: they all want to win. Officials from the European Union, the United States and other major economies are competing to write the definitive rules for artificial intelligence, including for the likes of OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard. Rival summits will be held in the Fall with the aim to reach a coordinated plan between Western governments on how to regulate the emerging technology. But these upcoming events risk entrenching divisions between countries in ways that threaten to undermine efforts to draw up a unified international rulebook on AI. To make matters worse, some of the talks are now getting personal. “Everyone is committed to making this work,” said a European Commission official involved in negotiations over AI rules. “But right now, there are a lot of egos in the room.”For this article, POLITICO spoke to six Western officials working on the...

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez calls on US to declassify documents on Chile’s 1973 coup

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:23:02 GMT

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Thursday in Chile that it was imperative for the United States to declassify documents that could shed light on Washington’s involvement in the South American country’s 1973 coup.“The transparency of the United States could present an opportunity for a new phase in our relationship between the United States and Chile,” Ocasio-Cortez said in Spanish in a video posted on Instagram alongside Camila Vallejo, the spokesperson for the left-leaning government of President Gabriel Boric.The Democratic congresswoman from New York is part of a delegation of lawmakers who traveled to the capital of Santiago ahead of the 50th anniversary of the coup against President Salvador Allende on Sept. 11, 1973.The delegation had first traveled to Brazil and will now go to Colombia, both of which are also ruled by left-leaning governments.The goal of the trip was to “start to change … the relationships between the United States and Chile and...

Buffalo Sabres broadcasting legend Rick Jeanneret dies at 81

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:23:02 GMT

Rick Jeanneret, a Hall of Fame broadcaster best known for his legendary play-by-play for the Buffalo Sabres, has died at age 81. The NHL club announced the news Thursday.Jeanneret’s incredible 51-year career ended following the 2021-2022 season. He called his last game for the Sabres on April 29, 2022.“Rick was indeed a very special and very loved man, to and by all, who knew him and listened to him, his magic, and his command,” Sabres owner Terry Pegula said in a release by the team. “How glad I am to have known him. How lucky were we all to have been around him and to have listened to him.“Rick Jeanneret’s mark on Sabres history extends far beyond the broadcast booth and we will miss him dearly. I extend my deepest condolences to Sandra, Rick’s family, friends, and all that were loved by him.”Rick Jeanneret forever. ????????pic.twitter.com/zOEwKaMkYX— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 18, 2023In a release from the Jeanneret family,...