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Armada de Ecuador detiene a dos sujetos por narcotráfico que navegaban rumbo a México

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:01:41 GMT

QUITO.- La Armada de Ecuador informó este domingo sobre la detención de dos sujetos a bordo de una lancha de alta velocidad que transportaba presuntamente drogas y que navegaba cerca de las islas Galápagos, en una ruta oceánica con dirección a México.La Fuerza Naval, en un comunicado, indicó que gracias a una coordinación con la Policía, tras un vuelo de exploración marítima y la acción de la corbeta “Loja”, se logró la aprehensión de una lancha tipo “go-fast”, de alta velocidad, que en su interior ocultaba sustancias ilegales, presuntamente narcóticos. Enfrentamientos armados con narcos dejan policías muertos en México Golpe al narco: Colombia captura a 12 fabricantes de semisumergibles para traficar cocaína La operación tuvo lugar a 334 millas náuticas al oeste del puerto de Manta (en el oeste del territorio continental ecuatoriano), en el denominado “corredor sur de las islas Galápagos con destino ...

Lebanon still proxy battleground, 50 years after Israel raid

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:01:41 GMT

BEIRUT (AP) — It was a cold night 50 years ago when an Israeli commando team led by a man disguised as a woman infiltrated a posh Beirut neighborhood and shot and killed three top officials from the Palestine Liberation Organization in their apartments.The anniversary is little noted, but the April 10, 1973 operation has a relevance that continues today.The raid was one of the first times that Lebanon became the arena where Israel and its opponents would settle their accounts. Fifty years later, it remains so, as highlighted by last week’s exchange of rocket fire and airstrikes across the border between Israel and Palestinian militant groups in Lebanon.The boldness of the assassinations — by an Israeli team slipping in and out of Beirut with little resistance — stunned the Lebanese. At the time, two years before civil war erupted, their country was mainly known as a tourist attraction where visitors came to party, visit archaeological sites, ski on snow-capped mountains or sun...

78-year-old bank heist suspect: 'I didn't mean to scare you'

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:01:41 GMT

HARRISONVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A 78-year-old woman with two past bank robbery convictions faces new charges after authorities allege she handed a teller a note that said “I didn’t mean to scare you” during a recent Missouri heist.Bonnie Gooch is jailed on $25,000 bond after she was charged with one count of stealing or attempting to steal from a financial institution in the holdup Wednesday in Pleasant Hill, The Kansas City Star reports. No attorney is listed for her in online court records. She also was convicted of robbing a California bank in 1977 and one in the Kansas City suburb of Lee’s Summit in 2020. Her probation in the second heist ended in November 2021. Court documents filed in Cass County in the latest case said the robbery note demanded “13,000 small bills,” adding “thank you sorry I didn’t mean to scare you.” Surveillance video also captured her banging on the counter, asking the teller to hurry, Cass County prosecutors said. She smelled strongly of alcohol when officers s...

Inician proceso a operador de globo aerostático por homicidio y lesiones

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:01:41 GMT

(CNN) –La Fiscalía General de Justicia del Estado de México (FGJEM) informó este domingo en un comunicado que el piloto de una aeronave siniestrada el pasado 1 de abril en el municipio de Teotihuacán, fue vinculado a un proceso legal por los delitos de homicidio y lesiones.En audiencia celebrada este día ante el Juez de Control con sede en Almoloya de Juárez, esa autoridad determinó iniciar un proceso legal contra este individuo por el delito de homicidio en agravio de dos personas, un hombre y una mujer, y lesiones contra una adolescente.Incendio de un globo aerostático en Teotihuacán deja dos muertos y una menor heridaTambién estableció que prevalece la medida cautelar de prisión preventiva y el Órgano Jurisdiccional declinó competencia al Agente del Ministerio Público del fuero federal, por ser hechos de su competencia.Los ilícitos que se le imputan ocurrieron la mañana del 1 de abril, en el municipio de Teotihuacán, donde este sujeto operaba un globo aerostático que se sin...

DC Health asks residents to play a role in addressing ongoing rodent problem

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:01:41 GMT

D.C. leaders are working to address the ongoing rodent problem and are encouraging residents to take steps that will keep critters from coming back to the area.DC Health’s Rodent and Vector Control Division’s latest rodent control initiative includes citywide outreach, community walks and education efforts. Officials also plan to work with schools and private partners to get the word out.More DC NewsMore Local NewsOfficials recommend that residents clean trash cans weekly and the area where containers are kept to prevent rodents from feeding on debris and residue. Residents are also encouraged to keep lids tightly closed at all times, prevent overflowing and repair any damaged cans.Mayor Muriel Bowser’s fiscal year 2024 budget includes $3.4 million to replace every resident’s trash can over the next eight years — a move that is also expected to help keep rodents from feeding on trash.To file a rodent complaint in the District, contact the Citywide Call Center at 31...

France: 2 bodies found after Marseille building collapse

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:01:41 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Two bodies were found overnight in the rubble following an explosion that collapsed a building in the southern French city of Marseille, as rescuers continued searching for at least six people who are unaccounted-for, authorities said Monday. Firefighters noted “the particular difficulties of intervention” and said in a statement the judicial authority will proceed to identify the victims.Marseille mayor Benoit Payan tweeted Monday that “the pain and sorrow are great.” He expressed his thoughts for the families of the victims and “those who are suffering.” “Rescue and search operations are continuing, without respite,” he said.Payan told French media that more than 100 firefighters on site were searching for at least six people believed to have been trapped in the five-story residential building. “There is still hope” to find survivors, he said. The burning debris was too hot for dogs in the firefighters’ canine team to work until Sunday afternoo...

Rockies begin 3-game series at home against the Cardinals

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:01:41 GMT

St. Louis Cardinals (3-6) vs. Colorado Rockies (4-6)Denver; Monday, 8:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Steven Matz (0-0); Rockies: German Marquez (0-0)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Cardinals -142, Rockies +120; over/under is 11 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies host the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday to start a three-game series.Colorado went 68-94 overall and 41-40 in home games a season ago. The Rockies scored 4.3 runs per game while allowing 5.4 in the 2022 season.St. Louis went 93-69 overall and 40-41 in road games a season ago. The Cardinals pitching staff had a collective 3.79 ERA while averaging 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings in the 2022 season.INJURIES: Rockies: C.J. Cron: day-to-day (illness), Daniel Bard: 15-Day IL (anxiety), Randal Grichuk: 10-Day IL (hernia), Antonio Senzatela: 15-Day IL (knee), Lucas Gilbreath: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tyler Kinley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brendan Rodgers: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Sean Bouchard: 60-Day IL (biceps), Ryan Rolison: 60-Day IL...

Braves host the Reds on 3-game home slide

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:01:41 GMT

Cincinnati Reds (4-4) vs. Atlanta Braves (6-3)Atlanta; Monday, 7:20 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Graham Ashcraft (0-0); Braves: Bryce Elder (0-0)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Braves -193, Reds +162; over/under is 9 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves host the Cincinnati Reds looking to stop a three-game home slide.Atlanta had a 101-61 record overall and a 55-26 record in home games last season. The Braves scored 4.9 runs per game in the 2022 season while giving up 3.8.Cincinnati had a 62-100 record overall and a 29-52 record on the road last season. The Reds pitching staff had a collective 4.86 ERA while averaging 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings in the 2022 season.INJURIES: Braves: Travis d’Arnaud: 7-Day IL (concussion), Michael Harris II: 10-Day IL (back), Collin McHugh: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Max Fried: 15-Day IL (left hamstring), Huascar Ynoa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kolby Allard: 60-Day IL (oblique), Tyler Matzek: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Wright: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Raisel ...

Giants begin 3-game series at home against the Dodgers

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:01:41 GMT

Los Angeles Dodgers (5-5) vs. San Francisco Giants (4-5)San Francisco; Monday, 9:45 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Julio Urias (0-0); Giants: Logan Webb (0-0)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Dodgers -156, Giants +133; over/under is 7 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants begin a three-game series at home against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday.San Francisco had an 81-81 record overall and a 44-37 record in home games last season. The Giants slugged .390 as a team in the 2022 season while hitting 1.1 home runs per game.Los Angeles had a 111-51 record overall and a 54-27 record on the road last season. The Dodgers slugged .441 with a .333 on-base percentage as a team in the 2022 season.INJURIES: Giants: Roberto Perez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Joey Bart: 10-Day IL (back), Luke Jackson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Thomas Szapucki: 60-Day IL (left arm), Luis Gonzalez: 60-Day IL (back), Mitch Haniger: 10-Day IL (oblique), Austin Slater: 10-Day IL (elbow)Dodgers: Alex Reyes: 15-Day IL (sho...

Diamondbacks host the Brewers in first of 3-game series

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:01:41 GMT

Milwaukee Brewers (7-2) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (6-4)Phoenix; Monday, 9:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Wade Miley (0-0); Diamondbacks: Zac Gallen (0-0)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Diamondbacks -140, Brewers +120; over/under is 8 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks begin a three-game series at home against the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday.Arizona went 74-88 overall and 40-41 at home a season ago. The Diamondbacks slugged .385 as a team last season with 2.8 extra base hits per game.Milwaukee had an 86-76 record overall and a 40-41 record on the road last season. The Brewers slugged .408 with a .723 OPS as a team in the 2022 season.INJURIES: Diamondbacks: Cole Sulser: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Mark Melancon: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zach Davies: 15-Day IL (oblique), Kyle Lewis: 10-Day IL (illness), Corbin Martin: 60-Day IL (lat), Carson Kelly: 10-Day IL (forearm), Joe Mantiply: 15-Day IL (shoulder)Brewers: Justin Wilson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Urias: 10-Day IL (hamstring),...