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Discarded backpack leads to arrest in WashU bicycle theft case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:01 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A man accused of stealing four bicycles from the Washington University campus is behind bars, and a discarded backpack held evidence that led to his arrest. St. Louis County prosecutors have charged Jay Ryan Hershkowitz, 45, with three felony counts of felony stealing and one misdemeanor count of stealing in connection with the thefts. Local cops unmask international suspects’ clever crime tricks Investigators say Hershkowitz sold four bicycles worth hundreds of dollars earlier this year between Sept. 8 and Sept. 14. One bicycle was valued at $2,000. Three were valued at more than $750, enough for a felony charge in Missouri. After the thefts, someone turned in a discarded backpack to the WashU recreation center. Inside the backpack was a set of bolt cutters and paperwork from a court case in St. Charles County that listed Hershkowitz's name. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now ...

St. Louis County man gets life sentence for selling deadly dose of illegal drugs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:01 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A federal judge has sentenced a St. Louis County man to life behind bars several years after he sold a deadly dose of heroin and fentanyl to a victim. Wyland Kinney, 50, received a life sentence in the death of a Florissant man in 2018. A jury convicted Kinney of several felony charges last May. Local cops unmask international suspects’ clever crime tricks Evidence and testimony at trial linked Kinney to the victim. Kinney reportedly sold heroin and fentanyl to the victim while he had been battling heroin addiction. The victim was living dead with his grandmother, who found him dead one evening. Per Kinney's indictment, autopsy and toxicology results revealed that each individual quantity of heroin and fentanyl was enough to kill the victim.While investigating, police say there were two confidential informant purchases involving a mix of fentanyl and ketamine from Kinney. A court-approved search of Kinney’s home led authorities to six handguns, five shotguns, two rifl...

Colorado restaurateur opening four dim sum and dumpling spots

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:01 GMT

Jack Lu lives and breathes restaurants. “It’s the only thing I know,” he said.Born in China, he opened his first restaurant in Japan when he was 21. Now, he owns nine Colorado restaurants — Juicy Seafood in Aurora in Longmont, Sachi Sushi in Broomfield, and four Kona Hawaiian BBQs — plus two Sapporo Japanese Steakhouses in Wyoming.Pork and shrimp dumplings at Nana’s Dim Sum & Dumplings in Denver on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)Last week, Lu and business partners Min and Aren Chen opened Nana’s Dim Sum & Dumplings, at 3316 Tejon St., in the restaurant-heavy Highland neighborhood. The address is the former home of The Fifth String, which moved to a smaller location in RiNo earlier this year.“I opened my first Japanese restaurant in the U.S. in 2008 because I lived in Japan for six years,” Lu said. “But I’m Chinese, so it’s time to get back to my roots.”Nana’s serves traditional Chinese dim sum menu items, like Shumai steamed dumplin...

Amy Schumer’s memoir, ‘The Art of War’ and many other books are banned in US prisons. Here’s why

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:01 GMT

By HILLEL ITALIE (AP National Writer)NEW YORK (AP) — Tens of thousands of books are being banned or restricted by U.S. prisons, according to a new report from PEN America. The list includes everything from self-help books to an Elmore Leonard novel.“The common concept underpinning the censorship we’re seeing is that certain ideas and information are a threat,” says the report’s lead author, Moira Marquis, senior manager in the prison and justice writing department at PEN, the literary and free expression organization.Timed to the start Wednesday of Prison Banned Books Week, “Reading Between the Bars” draws upon public record requests, calls from PEN to prison mailrooms, dozens of accounts from inmates and PEN’s struggles to distribute its guide for prison writing, “The Sentences That Create Us: Crafting A Writer’s Life in Prison,” which came out last year.Marquis said that the most common official reasons for bans are...

EU Jewish leader calls on European governments to grant citizenship to remaining hostages

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:01 GMT

European Jewish Association Chairman Rabbi Menachem Margolin, who heads the organization that represents hundreds of communities across the continent, called Monday (23 October) on European governents to immediately grant citizenship to the remaining hostages, urging them not to put Jews through another selection process, writes Yossi Lempkowicz.He made the call in a statement upon responding to news that Hamas will release 50 hostages of dual nationality. “If Hamas are now releasing hostages with dual nationalities the answer is clear. Every European government should immediately grant citizenship to the remaining hostages. “I urge European governments most sincerely, please don’t force Jews to once again go through a selection,” he said.

List of places not to take a woman on 1st date going viral

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:01 GMT

A list of unacceptable places to take a woman on a first date is going viral.The list was posted to X, formerly Twitter, and it's leaving men stumped on where else to go. The first several places are popular restaurant chains like Applebees, Chili's, Olive Garden, IHOP, Denny's, Buffalo Wild Wings, Wingstop, Red Lobster and the Cheesecake Factory. Any fast food chain is also a big no. Photo: @power106LA Other places mentioned include movies, the gym, a bar for drinks, coffee or ice cream dates, the guy's house, a buffet, family functions, somewhere that requires a long drive, bowling and sporting events. Clubs and hookah lounges also made the list. LL Cool J, whom the ladies love, posted to X on Tuesday saying he was "going to Cheesecake Factory tonight."Meanwhile, ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith was up in arms over the list. "First of all, what the hell is wrong with Cheesecake Factory? Ain't nothing wrong with Cheesecake Factory" he exclaimed in a clip posted to X. "Not only is ther...

Two shot at Oakland homeless camp

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:01 GMT

OAKLAND — Two men were shot Tuesday afternoon at an East Oakland homeless camp, authorities said.Both men were reported to be in stable condition Tuesday morning. One of the men was shot twice.The shooting happened about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at the camp, which is in the area of East 8th Street and Alameda Avenue.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Police arrest East Bay brothers after Marin County drug bust Crime and Public Safety | Man charged with burglarizing USS Hornet Museum Crime and Public Safety | East Bay man told cops he and his girlfriend beat her 2-year-old son to death for grabbing vape pen and eating Doritos, police say Crime and Public Safety | Valentine’s Day murder trial begins with conflicting theories of the East Bay killing Crime and Public Safety | Authorities release identity of teen killed in Oakley house-party shooting One of the men, a 45-year-old Oakland resident,...

Panera lemonade blamed for killing college student who avoided caffeine

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:01 GMT

(CNN) — A 21-year-old woman with a heart condition died after consuming a heavily caffeinated lemonade at Panera Bread, her parents alleged in a wrongful-death suit against the restaurant chain.In September 2022, Sarah Katz, a student at the University of Pennsylvania, went into cardiac arrest after drinking Charged Lemonade at a Panera restaurant near the Philadelphia campus. She died after being transported to a hospital and suffering a second arrest, according to the lawsuit, which was filed Monday morning.Katz’s parents are seeking compensatory and punitive damages.“We were very saddened to learn this morning about the tragic passing of Sarah Katz, and our hearts go out to her family,” Panera told CNN in a statement. “At Panera, we strongly believe in transparency around our ingredients. We will work quickly to thoroughly investigate this matter.”In an autopsy report obtained by CNN, the medical examiner cites Katz’s cause of death as cardiac arrhythmia due to long QT syndrome, ...

Just seeing a sick person can trigger your immune system, California professor finds

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:01 GMT

Patricia Lopes (Courtesy Chapman University) You’re in an elevator with someone sneezing and dripping and hacking and coughing. You back into a far corner, horror on your face and revulsion in your gut.That’s normal!As cold, flu and COVID season sets in, we chatted with Chapman University’s Patricia Lopes, an assistant professor of biology, who studies how sick individuals impact those around them. It’s not as clear-cut as it may seem. Turns out that simply observing a sick individual triggers not only that familiar behavioral response — get away! — but a complex biological response as well.“The really interesting aspect is, it also changes your physiology,” she said.Her own experiments and reviews of scientific studies find that, when healthy animals interact with animals showing symptoms of illness, molecular pathways related to immune responses activate. Egg composition changes. And all without those animals actually being sick themselves, as if their bodies are prepping for...

Warriors’ 3 Things: Dubs provide reasons for optimism, despite season-opening loss to Suns

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:01 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Play 81 more games like that and the Warriors will be just fine.No, Golden State didn’t win its season opener on Tuesday night — it fell to the Suns 108-104 — but the positives of the Warriors’ performance were unmissable.They moved the rock. They played, at times, tight defense. They rebounded as a team. They only turned the ball over 11 times. They saw strong contributions from young players Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody. They went 10 deep.This is, unquestionably a better team than last year’s edition.There were some tough performances in the mix, too. Andrew Wiggins was sub-par, as was Klay Thompson. The team’s execution in the closing minutes left plenty to be desired.But you can’t knock the hustle — the Warriors played hard and smart on Tuesday.Do that every night and you’re going to win many more than you will lose, even if the Warriors did lose Game No. 1.“We’re all getting used to each other,” Chris Pau...