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Former St. Louis police employee admits injuring Justice Center inmate

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:12 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A former employee of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department appeared in federal Monday and admitted to striking and injuring a jail inmate.Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said Edward Barber, 42, was working as a prisoner processing clerk at the St. Louis Justice Center on July 11, 2019, when the incident occurred.An inmate struck another processing clerk and had to be restrained by a corrections officer, who deployed pepper spray. The inmate complied, was handcuffed, and then led back to a cell by Barber and a corrections officer. Top story: Timeline of severe weather near St. Louis Tuesday Barber told the court that the inmate was uninjured when they went into the cell. Once in the cell, Barber said he "put his hands on (the inmate) and forced him to the ground," causing the inmate to fracture his nose and orbital wall.Barber pleaded guilty to one count of deprivation of rights under color of law, a civil rights c...

Three men plead guilty in slaying of 18-year-old Yeshiva student outside Denver school

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:12 GMT

Three men have pleaded guilty in connection with a crime spree through metro Denver two years ago that included the killing of an 18-year-old.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Police seek public’s help after fatal shooting of 36-year-old woman near Aurora grocery store Crime and Public Safety | 81-year-old Englewood man accused of killing wife and daughter with ax faces multiple charges Crime and Public Safety | Woman arrested as suspect in man’s stabbing death in Denver Crime and Public Safety | Denver police seek help to solve the murder of a 54-year-old Denver man Crime and Public Safety | Woman dead, man jailed after fatal domestic violence shooting near Cherry Creek Reservoir Noah Loepp-Hall, 21, pleaded guilty to one count each of second-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping. Seth LaRhode, 22, pleaded guilty to second-degree burglary and theft; and Aden Sides, 22, pleaded gu...

Street racers sentenced to prison for Westminster vehicular death of 21-year-old CU student

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:12 GMT

A Jefferson County judge on Friday sentenced two men to prison for their role in a deadly street-racing crash two years ago.Shimpson Huynh, 31, and Adrian Lau, 22, were street racing on Nov. 14, 2021, when Huynh’s vehicle hit a car driven by Annika Williams, 21. She later died.A jury in February found Huynh guilty of vehicular homicide, among a host of other charges. He was sentenced to six years in prison — the maximum allowable sentence, the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office said in a news release Monday.Lau, in a separate trial, was found not guilty of vehicular homicide, prosecutors said. He was convicted on counts of speed contest, speeding and careless driving. He was sentenced to 9 months in jail.“We hope the imposed sentences affirm that street racing behavior is not tolerated in our community and on our roads,” Senior Deputy District Attorney Amy Petri Beard said in the news release.Williams, a University of Colorado Boulder student, was an aspirin...

Neuropathy Treatment is Possible: Understanding Nevers Better Can Help Patients

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:12 GMT

In order to provide reliable solutions, the medical field tends to adhere to established practices, but it’s important to examine treatments developed over five decades ago to ensure they are in line with the present medical landscape. Patients ought to question conventional neuropathy wisdom by urging foot and ankle surgeons to prioritize nerve conservation for neuropathy, rather than eliminating a small yet significant portion of anatomy that could be preserved.Physicians are educated to believe that neuropathy is permanent and progressive, with no effective remedy for the impaired nerves. When treatment is provided, it typically takes the form of medication commonly used for depression and seizures.Foot and ankle surgeons often treat nerves as the stepchild in comparison to other structures such as bones and tendons. Although no surgeon will openly admit to destroying nerves, they are often given little consideration. Compressed nerves situated between the 3rd and 4th toe f...

The Unstoppable Force: An Interview with Acclaimed Artist and Author Victoria Unikel

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:12 GMT

 Victoria’s music has been featured in international films and albums worldwide. She is also an active supporter of various social causes and an accomplished businesswoman. Victoria also heads several companies, including Gossip Stone TV, 24Fashion TV, VUGA Enterprises Media Group, and Edison Aerospace.Victoria Unikel is an acclaimed international artist, performer, producer, writer, and media mogul with an impressive career spanning across multiple continents. Victoria received a top-notch education in music and acting, which paved the way for her to excel in entertainment.Unikel has appeared in films and TV shows across the United States and Europe. She has received critical acclaim for her work in the entertainment industry, and her music has been featured in several international films. Her music projects, such as “Exorcist,” “Unikel,” and “Balance,” have been successful, and her music is published by The Orchard, a subsidiary of Sony Music En...

CEO Iger calls Florida’s Disney actions ‘anti-business’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:12 GMT

By Chris Isidore and Steve Contorno | CNNDisney CEO Bob Iger fought back against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis‘ actions against his company, telling Disney shareholders that recent actions by the state were “anti-business.”The state of Florida has taken action to strip Disney of some of the powers it had over the land that includes and surrounds Disney World. Florida’s move came after the company objected to legislation passed last year to limit discussions of LGBTQ issues in Florida schools, a bill that opponents referred to as the “Don’t Say Gay” law.Iger, asked about the fight at the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting, made his most public defense to date of the company’s actions, and the most direct criticism of Florida’s actions.“Our point on this is that any action that thwarts those efforts simply to retaliate for a position the company took sounds not just anti-business, but it sounds anti-Florida,&#...

Alec Baldwin beat Donald Trump to criminal charges

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:12 GMT

Alec Baldwin once acknowledged that lampooning Donald Trump on “Saturday Night Live,” during the four years of his turbulent presidency, was probably the “biggest job” of his career.But that Emmy-winning gig ended when Trump lost his re-election bid in 2020, which the outspoken Democratic actor celebrated, as Vanity Fair reported. “I don’t believe I’ve ever been this overjoyed to lose a job before!” Baldwin said in a tweet.Former President Donald Trump dances during a campaign rally after speaking at Waco Regional Airport, March 25, 2023, in Waco, Texas.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) More than two years later, you would expect Baldwin to loudly celebrate the prospect of his public nemesis being booked and arraigned in a New York courtroom Tuesday – making history as the first former president to face criminal charges.Thus far, however, Baldwin has been silent on Trump’s indictment –  perhaps because his fortunes have taken a steep downturn since he stopped playing Trump on ̶...

Kurtenbach: Andrew Wiggins is back, but can one man fix the perplexing Warriors?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:12 GMT

Andrew Wiggins is back.But that doesn’t guarantee a thing for the Golden State Warriors.Sources confirmed to this newsgroup that Wiggins — who has missed every game since the NBA All-Star break due to a family matter — will return to the Dubs this week.The return of the team’s second-best player during last year’s title run is unquestionably a boost.As, the great David Lee once proclaimed, the Warriors are “Full Squad.”But the Warriors’ problems – which have resulted in this squad fighting for the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference – have been larger than just the absence of Wiggins.Yes, it would be easy to blame Wiggins’ absence for every ill the Dubs have faced over the last few weeks.But the truth is these Warriors have a complex: They can’t help but make things interesting, sometimes for no good reason.Related ArticlesGolden State Warriors | Warriors go rogue and let game slip away in Denver Golden State Warriors | Donte DiVincenzo ‘...

Four-bedroom home in Saratoga sells for $4.1 million

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:12 GMT

19525 Glen Una Drive – Google Street ViewA 2,301-square-foot house built in 1917 has changed hands. The spacious historic property located in the 19500 block of Glen Una Drive in Saratoga was sold on March 8, 2023, for $4,100,000, or $1,782 per square foot. The property features four bedrooms, two baths, a garage, and seven parking spaces. It sits on a 1.2-acre lot, which also has a pool.Additional houses that have recently changed hands close by include:In March 2023, a 6,716-square-foot home on Glen Una Drive in Los Gatos sold for $8,575,000, a price per square foot of $1,277. The home has 5 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms.A 3,243-square-foot home on the 15100 block of Pepper Lane in Saratoga sold in August 2022, for $4,725,000, a price per square foot of $1,457. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Park Drive, Saratoga, in February 2023, a 1,665-square-foot home was sold for $3,700,000, a price per square foot of $2,222. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. 

Vote now: Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:12 GMT

Editor’s note: We prohibit the use of bots and any other artificial methods of voting. Suspicious activity could lead to the disqualification of candidates and a permanent suspension of the Athlete of the Week poll.Welcome to the Bay Area News Group (Mercury News & East Bay Times) girls Athlete of the Week poll.For the entire academic year, we will provide a list of candidates who stood out over the previous week and allow you, the reader, to vote for the winner.This week, we consider performances from Mar. 27 to Apr. 1.Polls close at 5 p.m. Wednesday.Vote as many times as you’d like until then without using bots or any other artificial methods of voting.Votes by email and any votes after 5 p.m. on Wednesday are not counted.Scroll to the bottom for the poll.Winners are announced each Friday online and, starting Sept. 30, in the print edition of the Mercury News and East Bay Times sports sections.Candidates for future Athlete of the Week polls can be nominated at highschools@baya...