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Woman used dead father’s Social Security for Miami Heat tickets, Costco purchases

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:57 GMT

A Lauderdale Lakes woman who used her dead father’s Social Security benefits for tickets to the Miami Heat, shopping trips to Costco and concerts has been sentenced to five months in prison, the Department of Justice said.Terri Lynn Hankerson, 59, also will be required to pay restitution for the theft of nearly $50,000, as well as serve five months of home confinement after she’s released from prison.Related ArticlesNational News | Taco Bell ‘rat poison’ case closed, employees cleared of wrongdoing National News | Woman’s ritual to ‘burn away pain in her life’ set neighbors’ homes ablaze, police say National News | Flying with your cat? TSA warns “do not send your pet through the X-ray unit” National News | Morgue contractor who removed body from Michigan house accused of breaking in next day to steal valuables National News | Firefighter wearing fire department...

These San Francisco trails are closed to dogs due to coyote pupping season

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:57 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The Park Trail stretching from Mountain Lake to the Presidio Promenade as well as the Bay Ridge Trail from the Rob Hill Campground to the Presidio Golf Course will be closed to all leashed or unleased dogs starting March 14 due to coyote pupping season. The closure will run through early September."The Presidio Trust closes these trails each season as a precaution to protect local dogs, their owners, and the coyotes during this period," Presidio Trust officials said in a news release.(Presidio Trust)During pupping season, coyotes can become more protective around their pups and may become more aggressive. The Presidio Trust said it expects most of the pups to be born from late March to early April.The trails will reopen to dogs in early September when pupping season is over.The trails will remain open to humans.(Presidio Trust)(Presidio Trust)(Presidio Trust)(Presidio Trust)(Presidio Trust)(Presidio Trust)(Presidio Trust)If you see a coyote in the park:Keep y...

Magic Software: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:57 GMT

OR YEHUDA, Israel (AP) — OR YEHUDA, Israel (AP) — Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. (MGIC) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $10.1 million.On a per-share basis, the Or Yehuda, Israel-based company said it had net income of 20 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 28 cents per share.The business process integration software company posted revenue of $147.1 million in the period.For the year, the company reported profit of $40.7 million, or 79 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $566.8 million.Magic Software expects full-year revenue in the range of $585 million to $593 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on MGIC at https://www.zacks.com/ap/MGICSource

AP source: Jets releasing WR/KR Braxton Berrios

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:57 GMT

The New York Jets are releasing wide receiver/kick returner Braxton Berrios in a salary cap move, according to a person familiar with the decision. Berrios, an All-Pro selection as a kick returner in 2021, was due to count $8.2 million on the cap and the sides couldn’t come to an agreement on a restructured contract. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday on condition of anonymity because the move won’t become official until the NFL’s new year begins next Wednesday.ESPN first reported the Jets’ decision to release Berrios.New York will save $5 million on the cap by releasing Berrios, but will have $3.2 million in dead money. Berrios was re-signed last offseason to a two-year, $12 million contract. He’s the first significant player to be cut by the Jets as they try to improve their salary cap situation. New York was slightly over the cap heading into next week, but recently cleared $3.6 million when they restructured tight end C.J. Uzomah&#...

A third person has died from injuries suffered in a stampede after a concert by the rapper GloRilla in western New York

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:57 GMT

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A third person has died from injuries suffered in a stampede after a concert by the rapper GloRilla in western New York.Source

Pastilla anticonceptiva de emergencia será de venta libre en Honduras

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:57 GMT

(CNN Español) — La presidenta de Honduras, Xiomara Castro, firmó este miércoles junto al titular de la secretaria de Salud, Manuel Matheu, un acuerdo ejecutivo para el uso y comercialización libre de la pastilla anticonceptiva de emergencia (PAE) en el país, según informó la mandataria mediante sus redes sociales.En su publicación, Castro argumentó que la Organización mundial de la Salud (OMS) determinó que el uso de esa píldora forma parte de “los derechos reproductivos de la mujer y no es abortiva”.Hoy, #8M conmemoramos lucha histórica de la mujer, firmando con secretario @DrMatheu144 el Acuerdo Ejecutivo para libre uso y comercialización de la PAE. La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) determinó que es parte de los derechos reproductivos de la mujer y no es abortiva. pic.twitter.com/ELQPTzhfd5— Xiomara Castro de Zelaya (@XiomaraCastroZ) March 9, 2023La directora del Movimiento de Mujeres por La Paz, Visitación Padilla Merlín Eguiguren, expresó a CNN que disponer de la p...

DA: Wrong photo led to NYC man’s faulty murder conviction

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:57 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A photo of another person with the same name led to the wrongful arrest of a New York City man who has spent more than 18 years behind bars for murder, prosecutors said Thursday as they moved to vacate the conviction.The prosecution of Sheldon Thomas, now 35, “was compromised from the very start by grave errors and lack of probable cause” to arrest him for the fatal shooting of 14-year-old Anderson Bercy on Dec. 24, 2004, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said.Thomas was one of three people charged with killing Bercy and wounding another teenager in a drive-by shooting.A review of the case by the district attorney’s Conviction Review Unit found that the lead detective in the Bercy shooting asked to unseal a prior arrest of Thomas for allegedly pointing an inoperable gun at police officers so that detectives could use his picture in a photo lineup.Detectives also obtained a photo of a different Sheldon Thomas and showed it to a witness they were questioni...

DPS Board of Education approves closure of 3 schools

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:57 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver Public Schools Board of Education voted to close three schools in a meeting Thursday morning. The DPS Board of Education has considered closing or consolidating schools over the past year. Denver Discovery, Mathematics and Science Leadership Academy and Fairview Elementary were all on the agenda for discussion during the work session on Thursday. Parents plea for board to reject Denver school closures These schools have been categorized as having critically low enrollment.The board voted on the following decisions: Close Denver Discovery School at the end of the 2022-2023 school year. Support current families with securing a preferred school in the district and support all school-based staff with securing a position in the district as detailed in the staffing MOUs. Merge MSLA into Valverde for the 2023-2024 school year. Guarantee enrollment at Valverde for MSLA students. Guarantee all school-based staff at MSLA a role at Valverde as detailed in the sta...

Girl found safe in Colorado Springs after Amber Alert issued in Texas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:57 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — An Amber Alert has been deactivated after a child was found safe in Colorado Springs on Thursday morning, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.The CBI issued an alert Wednesday night for an 8-year-old who went missing out of Texas and was possibly in Colorado. Cherry Creek School District offers free gun locks According to the CBI, an Amber Alert child abduction was issued in Texas for the girl who was last seen on Tuesday at around 8 a.m. in San Jacinto County, Texas.The CBI said law enforcement had reason to believe the girl may have been in Colorado.

Over $160 million in illegal narcotics offloaded by Coast Guard at Port Everglades

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:57 GMT

The Coast Guard made a big bust at Port Everglades.The crew of the USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905) offloaded approximately 4810 kilos of cocaine worth over $160.3 million in Port Everglades, Wednesday, the USCG said in a news release. Eight suspected smugglers were apprehended and face prosecution in federal court by the Department of Justice.https://twitter.com/USCGSoutheast/status/1633629333939003392?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EtweetThe USCG said the offloaded drugs were interdicted during three separate cases in the international waters of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean by multiple crews, including: USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905)USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) with embarked USCG Law Enforcement Detachment 104Royal Netherlands Navy Ship HNLMS Holland (P840) with embarked USCG Law Enforcement Detachment 401 and a USCG Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron helicopter“Initially, a suspect vessel is detected and monitored by U.S. or allied military or law enforcement...