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Delta Air Lines will restrict access to its Sky Club airport lounges

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:10:49 GMT

(AP) - Delta Air Lines passengers who have long enjoyed access to free meals, alcohol and a quiet place to relax before their flight are in for some major cutbacks in coming years.The Atlanta-based airline said it plans to cap the number of entries to its Sky Clubs starting Feb. 1, 2025 for holders of the American Express Platinum Card as well as the Delta Reserve American Express Card. Those holding the Platinum Card will be allowed six visits per year, while the Delta Reserve Card holders will get 10 annual visits.Those who book a basic economy ticket will no longer be allowed in the lounge starting Jan. 1, 2024, regardless if they carry a Platinum Card or any other premium credit card.The news originally was leaked on a Portuguese-language website and was confirmed by a Delta spokesman.The news may not come as a surprise to Delta customers who have visited a Sky Club at Delta's major hubs like JFK Airport or Atlanta, where lines to access Sky Clubs have been a common occurrence. ...

Suit filed against Rainey St. bar, who's responsible when assault occurs?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:10:49 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A man has filed a lawsuit against a bar on Rainey Street after he said a woman beat him with a broken glass.According to the Austin Police Department, officers received a report of an assault at Parlor Room on Feb. 26. Police found the victim, Billy Raisch, but said the suspect had left. The case was then assigned to an investigative unit, but ultimately suspended due to "limited suspect information and witnesses.""This is a really tragic and scary case," said James Wood, Raisch's attorney. The lawsuit claims the woman who attacked Raisch was overserved and threw a drink on Raisch's friend when the friend bumped into the woman. The lawsuit further states the woman hit Raisch with the broken glass repeatedly after he tried to step in. Images included in the lawsuit show the complainant with gashes on his face and his face and shirt covered in blood. "I was in the hospital for like four or five hours, they were pulling glass out of my face, stitching me up," Raisch sa...

Gophers women’s golf team makes program history at the ANNIKA

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:10:49 GMT

The ANNIKA Intercollegiate features the majority of the top programs in women’s college golf year over year. As far as fall college tournaments go, it’s the cream of the crop.And every year since the tournament began in 2018, the Gophers have finished 12th out of the 12 participating teams at Royal Golf Club in Lake Elmo.But not this year. Minnesota finished 11th Wednesday, edging out Baylor by a single stroke. And while that may not seem like much, it’s a monumental step forward for the program.Minnesota Gophers golfer Bella McCauley, left, and Gophers coach Rhyll Brinsmead look on as another player strikes a shot on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023 during the final round of the ANNIKA Intercollegiate at Royal Golf Club in Lake Elmo. (Jace Frederick / Pioneer Press)Because, traditionally, every other program at the ANNIKA is a likely threat to reach the NCAA Championships, and perform well there. Baylor, for instance, finished 17th at nationals a year ago. So by Minnesota besting even one...

Jefferson County had first over-the-counter Narcan sale in the US

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:10:49 GMT

CLAYTON, N.Y. (WWTI) -- Narcan is now on store shelves. On August 31, Kinney Drugs became one of the first pharmacies in the country to offer Narcan nasal spray. This was the first time the opioid overdose reversal drug was sold over the counter."Anyone can purchase Narcan nasal spray," Kinney Drugs Pharmacist Natalie Powers said. "There's no age limit, there's no prescription required and there's no ID required." Get the latest news, weather, and sports delivered right to your inbox! Because Narcan can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, it's considered a lifesaving tool. Especially in communities plagued by the ongoing opioid epidemic, like Jefferson County, New York. So far in 2023, according to Kelly Wright, the director of the Anchor Recovery Center of Northern New York, the county has seen 12 overdose deaths. Nine of these have been opioid or fentanyl-related."That's not slowing down," Wright warned. "We're not seeing a decrease. So this is very important because you ...

PHOTOS: Denver Police Officers honored in citizens award

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:10:49 GMT

On Wednesday, the nonprofit organization Citizens Appreciate Police awarded 14 Denver Police officers who went above and beyond to demonstrated kindness and compassion.Citizens Appreciate Police was formed in 1978 by Denver Mayor Bill McNichols and Denver District Attorney Dale Tooley. Nominations for the Citizens Appreciate Police Award generally come from private citizens sending letters to the Chief of Police. Officers can be nominated for their actions while either on or off duty. According to the organization, they have awarded more than 530 officers.The Award honorees today were Denver officers Jonathan Hayes, Matthew Prell, Yisel Justo-Santiago, Emma Tschirhart, Jose Manriquez, Victoria Oliver, Marty Deal, Jordyn Matthews, Matthew Jeffrey, Hailey Landwehr, Denver Cpl. Kristin Miller, Denver Cpl. Kindel Padilla, Denver Detective Cassandra Ulrich and Denver Detective Katherine Urbina. A news release about the awards said of the awardees, “The officers worked individually ...

Suspect in stolen Mercedes GTS arrested after pursuit in Orange County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:10:49 GMT

Police dash-cam video shows a high-speed pursuit of a carjacking suspect out of Long Beach who led officers in chase through Buena Park and into Artesia where he then attempted to flee on foot before he was ultimately arrested.  The incident occurred on Sept. 7 just before 2 p.m. when an officer with the Buena Park Police Department spotted the stolen Mercedes GTS.   Family tied up, held at gunpoint by masked robbers in Orange County “Our officer followed the vehicle while waiting for assistance to arrive and the driver pulled into a parking lot at Western High School. When our officer continued to follow, the driver knew the jig was up and a vehicle pursuit ensued,” Buena Park PD said in a social media post. The officer’s dash-cam video shows the driver accelerating through the parking lot and exit onto the roadway where the pursuit continued on Knott Avenue before transitioning onto the westbound 91 Freeway.  A carjacking suspect in a stolen Mercedes seen turning ...

$10,000 reward offered for information on teen killed in Palmdale drive-by shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:10:49 GMT

A $10,000 reward is being offered for information on a teen boy who was murdered in a Palmdale drive-by shooting.The teen, identified as 19-year-old Jacob Matthew Taylor, was fatally shot when a fight broke out at a park on Nov. 1, 2022.Deputies responded to a shooting at Marie Kerr Park on the 39900 block of 30th Street West around 12:46 a.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.Investigators discovered a group of people were in the west parking lot when a fight broke out, but it was quickly broken up. About 10 minutes later, a pickup truck drove into the lot and began firing at the crowd, striking three teenage victims.The truck then sped away northbound on 30th Street West, authorities said. Arriving deputies found Taylor unresponsive and with gunshot wounds. He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.  Two teen girls were also struck by gunfire. They were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries at the time.“Losing Jacob ...

A K-9 named Yoda caught escaped killer Danelo Cavalcante

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:10:49 GMT

(NewsNation/WHTM) — It was K-9 Yoda, a member of the U.S. Border Patrol Tactical Unit, that ultimately helped end a 14-day manhunt for convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante, who was able to escape a Pennsylvania prison late last month. Yoda, a 4-year-old Belgian Malinois, helped Pennsylvania State Police and other law enforcement agencies apprehend Cavalcante, without incident, on Wednesday.“K-9s play a very important role not only for tracking but also for, in a circumstance like this, safely capturing someone,” said Lt. Col. George Bivens of the Pennsylvania State Police. “[It’s] far better that we’re able to release a patrol dog like this and have them subdue the individual than have to use lethal force."Photo: U.S. Border Patrol BORTAC K9A police K-9 training expert believes the capture of Cavalcante was the perfect “marriage” between technology and police K-9s.Cavalcante was serving a life sentence for killing his ex-girlfriend, Deborah Brandao, in front of her children in 2021....

Why Niantic is closer to ‘Pokemon Go’ success with ‘Monster Hunter Now’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:10:49 GMT

It’s been a tumultuous year for Niantic as the San Francisco-based developer downsized and shut down some current and future projects as it focuses on its core titles such as “Pokemon Go,” “Ingress Prime” and “Peridot.” One of the games that survived the cuts was “Monster Hunter Now,” a Niantic-made game licensed from Capcom. It’s a project that has been in the works since Kei Kawai, the chief product officer in the Japan studio, made a pitch to “Monster Hunter” producer Ryozo Tsujimoto in 2019.It didn’t take long for him to agree to the project and that’s something that doesn’t happen often, Kawai later learned. Niantic would adapt its real-world gameplay to the fantasy realm of the action role-playing game.A NIANTIC WORLD WITH MONSTER HUNTER GAMEPLAYFor it to be a success though, the company couldn’t just slap the “Pokemon Go” formula atop the world of “Monster Hunter....

Hunter Biden sues ex-Trump aide over alleged hacking efforts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:10:49 GMT

By Paula Reid | CNNAttorneys for Hunter Biden have filed a civil lawsuit against former Trump White House aide Garrett Ziegler, alleging illegal hacking in violation of federal computer privacy laws.The suit, filed in federal court in California, accuses Ziegler of “accessing, tampering with, manipulation, altering, copying and damaging computer data that they do not own and that they claim to have obtained from hacking into Plaintiff’s iPhone data and from scouring a copy of the hard drive of what they claim to be Plaintiff’s ‘laptop’ computer.”Ziegler worked in the Trump White House from February 2019 until January 2021 as a policy analyst and later in the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy under the supervision of former Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro.The lawsuit is part of a more aggressive strategy Hunter Biden’s team is taking against his detractors. As part of this strategy, Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden’s son, has added attorney Abbe Lowell to his defense team. ...