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3 shot at house party in Adams County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:37:26 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Police in Adams County are investigating a shooting that injured three people at a house party.According to the Adams County Sheriff's Office, deputies and detectives are investigating a shooting that took place at 1 a.m. on Thursday in the 1200 block of Essex Drive. Several people were attending a house party at a short-term Airbnb rental property when deputies were originally called to the scene over a noise complaint. Man arrested for allegedly stealing body parts from crypt According to the sheriff's office, deputies were outside when the shooting took place inside the home. Two people, who had their own guns, shot each other and a third person was hit.All three people were identified as adults and were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.At this time, two people are in custody, and deputies are continuing to interview multiple witnesses. Anyone with additional information should contact the Adams County Sheriff's Office.

Bret Michaels, the rocker, adopts Bret Michaels, the hero dog

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:37:26 GMT

(CNN) — Bret Michaels sounds happy to have welcomed Bret Michaels into his home.The Poison frontman has adopted a 6-year-old Husky who shares his name.The Nebraska Humane Society posted on Facebook about how the dog had saved the life of a 1-month-old kitten who had “flea anemia.”“For adult animals, a flea infestation might only affect a small percentage of healthy red blood cells in the body,” the post read. “But for this tiny guy, the impact was far greater. He needed blood – and he needed it now.”The dog had recently had blood work done and was a match for the kitten, so he donated and not long “after the first round of transfusion, little man [the kitten] started showing signs of improvement.”The story caught the attention of the singer Bret Michaels, who just days earlier had posted a tribute on social media in honor of his late dog, Phoenix. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bret Michaels Official (@bretmichaelsofficial)Human ...

Ohio woman indicted on murder charges in deaths of at least four men, attorney general says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:37:26 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman has been indicted on murder charges in the deaths of at least four men in the capital city of Columbus, the Ohio Attorney General said Wednesday, though investigators believe there are more victims.Rebecca Auborn, a 33-year-old from Columbus, is accused of meeting men for sex before fatally drugging them and then robbing them, state Attorney General Dave Yost said in a statement.A message seeking comment was left with her attorney Thursday.“Don’t buy sex in Ohio – it ruins lives and could cost you yours,” Yost said in a statement.Four out of five of Auborn’s alleged victims died of overdoses between December 2022 and June 2023 and one man survived, authorities said, but they did not identify the victims.Auborn is currently being held in Franklin County jail and an arraignment is scheduled for Friday.The investigation remains ongoing, according to the attorney general’s office and investigators are focusing on her activities in northeas...

Hurricane Otis kills at least 27 in Acapulco, Mexico, after dealing devastating blow to city

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:37:26 GMT

(CNN) — At least 27 people are dead in Acapulco, Mexico, after Hurricane Otis slammed into the coast Wednesday as a record-breaking Category 5 storm.Four people are also missing, Mexican Security Minister Rosa Icela Rodriguez said during a news conference on Thursday morning.Mexican officials are still working to determine the full extent of the devastation caused by Otis, which caused widespread communications outages for residents and emergency crews.The outages have significantly limited authorities’ ability to survey or share the magnitude of Otis’ impact. But images and video show the damaging winds and rain left behind roadways blanketed with several feet of water and swaths of buildings with shattered windows and damaged infrastructure.More than 500,000 homes and businesses lost power across Mexico’s Guerrero state, power utility CFE said Wednesday. Service had been restored to 40% of those affected, it added.Unable to get a damage assessment from teams on the ground, Mexican...

Mattel reports spike in sales thanks to Barbie and Hot Wheels

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:37:26 GMT

New York (CNN) — Mattel is still riding Barbie’s pink blockbuster wave.The toy manufacturer reported a 9% rise in its net sales to $1.92 billion in the third quarter of 2023, fueled by Barbie’s success and Hot Wheels toys, even while company profits faced pressure on other fronts.Worldwide gross billings, or the amount invoiced to customers, for dolls rose 27%, bringing in $885 million to Mattel in the third quarter. Meanwhile, vehicles — mainly driven by Hot Wheels — rose 18% to $519 million compared to the same quarter a year ago.However, the company remained tepid about its outlook as the global toy industry faced headwinds. Mattel expected its full year sales to match 2022, at $5.4 billion. The wider economy is still shaky, it said.“The company is operating in a challenging macro-economic environment with higher volatility, including inflation, that may impact consumer demand,” the company’s earnings release said.The company reported $146.3 million in net income during the quart...

Liz Truss urges Rishi Sunak to ‘reconsider’ China’s AI summit invite

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:37:26 GMT

LONDON — Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss demanded her successor Rishi Sunak “reconsider” China’s invite to the U.K.’s upcoming summit on artificial intelligence.Ahead of next week’s global gathering on AI safety, Truss said Thursday she was “deeply disturbed” that representatives from the Chinese government have been asked to attend.“The regime in Beijing has a fundamentally different attitude to the West about AI, seeing it as a means of state control and a tool for national security,” Truss warned in a letter also published on X, formerly Twitter.The intervention from Truss comes hours after Sunak — who replaced her in No.10 Downing Street after an eventful and short stint in office last year — confirmed that China had been invited to the summit, saying it was the right thing to do.“There can be no serious strategy for AI without at least trying to engage all of the world’s leading AI powers,” Sunak said.Chinese officials have been invited to attend both ...

Maine’s governor says at least 18 people were killed and 13 were injured in shootings in Lewiston

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:37:26 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Maine’s governor says at least 18 people were killed and 13 were injured in shootings in Maine. Gov. Janet Mills made the remarks at a press conference Thursday.A man shot and killed the victims at a bowling alley and restaurant in Lewiston and then fled into the night, sparking a massive search by hundreds of officers while frightened residents stayed locked in their homes Thursday under a shelter-in-place advisory.Mills said the shooting suspect, Robert Card, is considered armed and dangerous.“This city did not deserve this terrible assault on its citizens, on its peace of mind, on its sense of security,” she said.A police bulletin identified Card, 40, as a person of interest in the attack in Lewiston that sent panicked bowlers scrambling behind pins, into corners and a back room when shots rang out around 7 p.m. Wednesday. Card was described as a firearms instructor believed to be in the U.S. Army Reserve and assigned to a training facility in Sac...

Police continue to scour small Maine community where vehicle of interest was found after Lewiston mass shootings

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:37:26 GMT

Lisbon, MAINE (WHDH) – Residents in Lisbon, Maine have been warned to be on alert and stay in their homes after the vehicle belonging to a suspect in a series of mass shootings in nearby Lewiston was found in their town Wednesday night.Heavily armed police officers could be seen fanned out around the area after the vehicle belonging to Robert Card, 40, was found abandoned in the area of Main and Mill Street in Lisbon Falls, near a boat launch.Tactical teams could be seen gearing up near the launch while authorities kept Route 196 sealed off to traffic Thursday morning, as helicopters and drones searched from above while ground teams combed through the area.Speaking with reporters, Lisbon Police Chief Ryan McGee explained how his department had been receiving calls throughout the night, and that he encouraged residents to stay indoors and continue to report anything suspicious.“We’ve had everything from people calling about, you know, noises in the basement, noises ...

Fantasy Fixer: Week 8

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:37:26 GMT

7’s Morey Hershgordon has the inside scoop on who to start and sit this week in Fantasy Fixer. Go set your lineups!

Sam Bankman-Fried awaits chance to tell his side of story in epic cryptocurrency exchange collapse

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:37:26 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors in the case against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried rested on Thursday, setting the stage for him to testify about how his multibillion dollar cryptocurrency empire collapsed, causing billions of dollars in losses that prosecutors blame on his extravagant spending on investments, donations and a lavish lifestyle.His testimony was likely to begin by afternoon, a day after his lawyer told a Manhattan federal court judge that his client planned to testify in his defense. Defense lawyers estimated that they would question him for about five hours after brief testimony from two other witnesses.After prosecutors rested Thursday, defense lawyers immediately asked Judge Lewis A. Kaplan to acquit Bankman-Fried on the grounds that prosecutors had failed to present sufficient evidence. The judge rejected the request.The California entrepreneur has pleaded not guilty to conspiracy charges accusing him of diverting billions of dollars from his clients and investors to m...