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City Council votes to sue SeaWorld San Diego

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:02 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- San Diego City Council on Monday voted to sue SeaWorld San Diego for unpaid rent, late fees and interest that the company owes to the City of San Diego, according to a city official.Council President Sean Elo-Rivera (District 9) released a statement saying, “Despite publicly touting record revenues as recently as last week, SeaWorld continues to refuse to pay the over $12 million they owe the City in past due rent, penalties and interest." Nathan Fletcher resigns from County Board of Supervisors Elo-Rivera added that he is "glad the City has drawn a line in the sand and is demanding SeaWorld pay us what they owe us."“Multibillion dollar corporations do not deserve special treatment and the millions of dollars SeaWorld is wrongfully withholding from the City could greatly benefit the people of San Diego. It’s time for SeaWorld to pay up,” he said. 

Rollover crash prompts temporary road closure in South Bay

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:02 GMT

CHULA VISTA, Calif. -- A rollover crash Monday prompted a temporary closure of a major road in Chula Vista, police said.The collision occurred around 2:19 p.m. at Telegraph Canyon Road between Paseo Del Rey and Medical Center Drive, Chula Vista Police Department tweeted. Westbound and eastbound lanes were shut down for several hours, but as of 5:56 p.m., all lanes reopened, authorities said. Afghan on terror watch list reportedly arrested near San Diego border SkyFOX captured video of a pickup truck rolled over on its side in the center of the road while a van could be seen crashed onto the sidewalk.

Dunkin' offers free coffee deal at California locations

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:02 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Are you a Dunkin' Rewards member? Now's your chance to grab free coffee from the store on Mondays at locations across California.The deal includes free medium hot or iced coffee with any purchase every Monday until June 26, the company said in a press release.In order to activate the offer, simply open the Dunkin' app before placing a selection. Monsoon weather pattern likely to bring thunderstorms to San Diego Also, Dunkin' Rewards members can enjoy other offers for the month of May: $2 Medium Signature Latte with any purchase, free medium iced coffee with any purchase, free medium Dunkin' Refresher and $2 Ham & Swiss Croissant stuffer with any beverage purchase.In April, Dunkin’ released a Padres-themed sweet treat, a yeast ring donut with chocolate icing topped with yellow sprinkles, for Friars fans at all San Diego County Dunkin’ locations. The donut is available for the entirety of the 2023 MLB season.

Report on FBI’s Trump-Russia investigation: Some problems but not the ‘crime of the century’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:02 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — An investigation into the origins of the FBI’s probe into ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign has finally been concluded, with the prosecutor leading the inquiry submitting a much-awaited report that found major flaws.The report, the culmination of a four-year investigation into possible misconduct by U.S. government officials, contained withering criticism for the FBI but few significant revelations. Nonetheless, it will give fodder to Trump supporters who have long denounced the Russia investigation, as well as Trump opponents who say the Durham team’s meager court record shows their probe was a politically motivated farce.A look at the investigation and the report:WHO IS JOHN DURHAM?Durham has spent decades as a Justice Department prosecutor, with past assignments including investigations into the FBI’s cozy relationship with mobsters in Boston and the CIA’s destruction of videotapes of its harsh interr...

US Virgin Islands seeks to subpoena Elon Musk in Jeffrey Epstein lawsuit

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:02 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The government of the U.S. Virgin Islands is trying to subpoena billionaire Elon Musk for documents in its lawsuit seeking to hold JPMorgan Chase liable for sex trafficking acts committed by businessman Jeffrey Epstein.Musk has never been publicly accused of any wrongdoing related to Epstein, who killed himself in 2019 as he awaited sex trafficking charges in a federal jail in Manhattan.But over the years, there had been unconfirmed speculation — encouraged by Epstein himself — that Epstein had advised Musk on certain business matters.Spokespeople for Musk have denied those reports, but the government of the U.S. Virgin Islands said in a court filing that it believes Epstein may have referred or tried to refer Musk to JPMorgan as a potential client.The Virgin Islands, where Epstein had an estate, sued JPMorgan last year, saying its investigation has revealed that the financial services giant enabled Epstein’s recruiters to pay victims and was “indispensable to the op...

Biden plan to sell land leases for conservation gets pushback

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:02 GMT

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Biden administration officials on Monday sought to dispel worries they want to exclude oil drilling, livestock grazing and other activities from vast government-owned lands, as they faced pushback from Republicans and ranchers and over a contentious proposal to put conservation on equal footing with industry.The proposal would allow conservationists and others to lease federally owned land to restore it, much the same way oil companies buy leases to drill and ranchers pay to graze cattle. Leases also could be bought on behalf of companies such as oil drillers who want to offset damage to public land by restoring acreage elsewhere.But more than a century after the U.S. started selling grazing permits and oil and gas leases, the proposal is stirring debate over the best use of public land, primarily in the West. Opponents including Republican lawmakers and agriculture industry representatives are blasting it as a backdoor way to exclude mining, energy developmen...

South Elgin girl abducted at 9 years old found safe 6 years later

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:02 GMT

SOUTH ELGIN, Ill. — A girl who was abducted from South Elgin when she was nine years old was found safe in North Carolina Monday — six years later — according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.Kayla Unbehaun when she was 9 years old, shortly before she went missing in 2017.Kayla Unbehaun was abducted by her mother — Heather Unbehaun — on July 5, 2017 while on a camping trip in South Elgin. After going on the trip with her daughter, the two dropped out of sight.Ryan Iserka, Kayla's dad, was supposed to pick up his daughter from her Mother's Wheaton home, but neither turned up. Several weeks later, a felony warrant for kidnapping was on July 29, 2017. 2018 PREVIOUS COVERAGE: South Elgin dad asks for public’s help on anniversary of 10-year-old’s abduction Iserka issued the following statement through the NCMEC:“I’m overjoyed that Kayla is home safe. I want to thank @ElginPDFD, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and all of the law enforce...

Prosecutor ends probe of FBI's Trump-Russia investigation with harsh criticism, but no new charges

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:02 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A special prosecutor found that the FBI rushed into its investigation of ties between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 campaign and relied too much on raw and unconfirmed intelligence as he concluded a four-year probe that fell far short of the former president's prediction that the “crime of the century" would be uncovered.The report Monday from special counsel John Durham represents the long-awaited culmination of an investigation that Trump and allies had claimed would expose massive wrongdoing by law enforcement and intelligence officials. Instead, Durham's investigation delivered underwhelming results, with prosecutors securing a guilty plea from a little-known FBI employee but losing the only two criminal cases they took to trial.The roughly 300-page report catalogs what Durham says were a series of missteps by the FBI and Justice Department as investigators undertook a politically explosive probe in the heat of the 2016 election into whether the Trump campaign...

Chicago's shooting victims are increasingly its youngest residents

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:02 GMT

Meet Mekhi.He was 8-years-old when he was shot and paralyzed while attending a baby shower in Englewood in 2019.The bullets weren't intended for him. They were meant for someone down the street. But that's the thing about bullets. They don't consider innocence or intent. More Coverage: WGN Investigates Mekhi was one of 238 kids shot in Chicago that year who survived. WGN Investigates reviewed police data that found the number of juveniles 17 and younger climbed to 324 in 2020 and 374 in 2021 before declining slightly last year.“It happens so commonly and it happens every day that no one cares: 'Just another black kid shot," his mom Miranda Randle-McGruder said.Mekhi's message to those doing the shooting: "Instead of going and trying to hurt someone you should first try to go and love someone. You can ruin their life; but my life is not ruined."The victims of gun violence in Chicago are increasingly some of the city’s youngest residents.  Police data show 59 juveniles sho...

Florida teacher under investigation after showing students Disney movie

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:02 GMT

WEEKI WACHEE, Fla (WFLA) — A fifth-grade teacher in Florida is currently under investigation after she showed a Disney movie that featured a gay character in class. Jenna Barbee, who teaches at Winding Waters K-8 in Brooksville, says she originally thought the movie, "Strange World," was appropriate for students to watch since it is rated PG. Despite the rating, school district policy states all movies must first get approval from school leadership before they can be viewed by students."I was showing a movie to my students about Earth because that's our current lessons in science," Barbee said. DeSantis curtails diversity, equity and inclusion programs in Florida state colleges Disney's description of the film states it's a movie about a family of explorers trying to save their world from a strange power outage. The film features a gay teenager, which is what sparked concern for a parent and Hernando County School Board member Shannon Rodriguez."Movies such as this, they assist te...