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African grey parrot worth $7,500 stolen from local pet store

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:00:25 GMT

In one of the more brazen combinations of retail theft and petnapping seen in Southern California, surveillance cameras captured a man stealing an incredibly valuable parrot from a Lake Forest pet store Sunday morning.  The incident unfolded at around 10:30 a.m. at Omar’s Exotic Birds, located at 23507 El Toro Road, when a man is seen on video holding the store’s prized possession, a Congo African grey parrot, worth about $7,500, according to the store’s manager, Cinder Strahl.  The 4-month-old African grey parrot stolen from Omar's Exotic Birds on Nov. 5, 2023. (Omar's Exotic Birds)“The Congo African grey is one of the most popular species of parrot,” Strahl told KTLA’s Shelby Nelson, adding that the bird is prized for its intellect, distinctiveness and dialect.  Surveillance footage shows several people in the store as the man, wearing a black jacket and red shirt, holds the parrot near his chest as he walks around, eventually walking out of the pet store when its f...

‘The whole building fell on us’: Blast at refugee camp in central Gaza kills dozens

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:00:25 GMT

(CNN) — Dozens were killed and many more injured in a blast at the Al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip late Saturday, according to an official at a nearby hospital and eyewitnesses who spoke with CNN.The Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health in Gaza said 47 people were killed. The director of communications at the Al-Aqsa hospital, Mohammad al Hajj, told CNN the explosion was the result of an Israeli airstrike.Later Sunday, the hospital’s director, Dr Eyad Abu Zaher, said 52 people had been killed, differing from the health ministry’s figure.“One of the houses in the camp was struck. This house was crowded with residents. Its residents were bombed while they were safe in their homes,” added head of nursing Dr. Khalil Al-Daqran.The Israeli military did not have an immediate comment as to whether it was targeting the area. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says it is looking into the circumstances around the explosion.One resident of the camp to...

Burrow passes for 348 yards and 2 TDs and Bengals’ defense clamps down on Bills in 24-18 win

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:00:25 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Burrow threw for a season-high 348 yards and had two touchdown passes as the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Buffalo Bills 24-18 in a key AFC matchup Sunday night for their fourth straight victory. Burrow was 31 for 44 while completing passes to eight receivers, with tight ends Irv Smith Jr. and Drew Sample making the touchdown grabs. Tee Higgins had eight receptions for a season-high 110 yards for the Bengals (5-3).Meanwhile, Cincinnati’s defense kept Josh Allen and the Bills (5-4) playing from behind throughout. Cam Taylor-Britt intercepted Allen to shut down a drive in the second quarter. Nick Scott upended Buffalo tight end Dalton Kincaid and recovered the fumble on the Cincinnati 13-yard line in the third quarter.The subsequent Bengals drive ate up 5:20 and a 20-yard field goal by Evan McPherson extended Cincinnati’s lead to 24-10.Allen threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Stefon Diggs and the two connected on a 2-point conversion pass to cut the lead...

Memphis beats Portland 112-100 for first win of the season

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:00:25 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Desmond Bane had 30 points and the Memphis Grizzlies won their first game of the season, rallying late to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 112-100 on Sunday night. Jaren Jackson Jr. added 27 points for the Grizzlies, who opened the season with six straight losses, most since the 2002-03 season when the team opened 0-13.Jerami Grant led the Blazers with 27 points. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak. The Blazers led 86-62 going into the final quarter but were hurt when Robert Williams III was knocked to the ground underneath the Grizzlies’ basket and came up limping. He tried to play, but left the court and headed straight for the locker room.Memphis went on a 9-0 run to get within 98-95 with 5:26 left, then tied it at 100 on Jackson’s dunk. He scored again to put the Grizzlies in front and they led the rest of the way. Shaedon Sharpe added 18 points and eight rebounds for the the Blazers, while Malcolm Brogdon had his second straight double-...

DC police: Rocky Apollo, a Pitbull Terrier, is being held for ransom

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:00:25 GMT

Have you seen Rocky Apollo? Police in DC are looking for this dog and the man allegedly holding him for ransom. (MPD)In the District, police say they are looking for a suspect who they say is holding a Southeast woman’s Pitbull terrier for ransom.Police in the District are looking for this man in connection with an alleged dog theft. (MPD)According to a police report, on Oct. 22, the woman asked a friend, an unidentified suspect, to watch her dog, a brown Pitbull Terrier mix named Rocky Apollo.Four days later, when the woman called to retrieve the dog, the suspect asked if he could buy the dog from her. When she said the dog was not for sale, the suspect allegedly said “he was going to kill the dog or that she could give him $250 if she wanted her dog back.”In a news release Sunday, MPD released this picture of the alleged dog thief.Though the police report states the victim and suspect had been “longtime friends,” the suspect’s name was not inclu...

Luka Doncic, Mavs overcome LaMelo Ball’s 30-point triple-double in 124-118 win over Hornets

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:00:25 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic didn’t have quite the fourth quarter that LaMelo Ball had.The Dallas superstar did plenty to lead a bounce-back win for the Mavericks.Doncic scored 23 points after a rare scoreless first quarter and the Mavericks overcame Ball’s first 30-point triple-double in a 124-118 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday night.Ball scored 23 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter while finishing with 13 assists and 10 rebounds. But the Hornets couldn’t hold a 15-point first-half lead a night after rallying in the fourth for a one-point victory at Indiana.“Just trying to win, really. Trying to do as much as I could,” said Ball, who was 8 of 9 from the field and 5 of 6 from 3-point range in the fourth, the highest-scoring quarter of his career. “Didn’t really go our way at the end.”Grant Williams added 18 points, including a trio of 3s in the fourth quarter, and rookie Dereck Lively II had 15 points, 14 rebounds and a big fourth-quarter block for t...

NASCAR Cup Series NASCAR Cup Series Championship Results

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:00:25 GMT

SundayAt Phoenix RacewayAvondale, Ariz.Lap length: 1.00 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (8) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 312 laps, 57 points.2. (15) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 312, 35.3. (4) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 312, 34.4. (1) William Byron, Chevrolet, 312, 33.5. (9) Chris Buescher, Ford, 312, 47.6. (2) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 312, 41.7. (3) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 312, 47.8. (6) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 312, 29.9. (19) Michael McDowell, Ford, 312, 28.10. (5) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 312, 37.11. (16) Daniel Suárez, Chevrolet, 312, 26.12. (21) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 312, 25.13. (28) Aric Almirola, Ford, 312, 24.14. (12) Ryan Preece, Ford, 312, 23.15. (31) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 312, 24.16. (20) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 312, 21.17. (23) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 312, 20.18. (17) Joey Logano, Ford, 312, 19.19. (22) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet, 312, 0.20. (7) Erik Jones, Chevrolet, 312, 21.21. (11) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 312, 16.22. (10) Tyler Reddick, Toyota, 312, 15.23. (24) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ch...

Devils beat Blackhawks 4-2 for sixth win in eight games

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:00:25 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Dawson Mercer and Max Willman scored in the first period and the New Jersey Devils beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Sunday night.Curtis Lazar and Michael McLeod also scored as the Devils won for the sixth time in eight games. Vitek Vanecek stopped 32 shots for his sixth win in eight starts.“We did not start well at all,” Lazar said. “We took it upon ourselves to say enough’s enough. We simplified our game. As the game went on, we generated more looks.”Taylor Hall and Ryan Donato scored for Chicago, which lost for the fifth time in seven games. Arvid Soderblom finished with 36 saves.Lazar tipped John Marino’s drive in the slot and the puck eluded Soderblom to push the Devils’ lead to 3-2 at 4:35 of the third period. “He’s my son’s favorite player,” Lazar said of Marino. “He’s going to be a happy camper.”Donato pulled the Blackhawks back within one as he scored on his second rebound with 4:46 left.Vanecek had a big stop on Phillipp Kurashev with 1:12 remaining, ...

Ducks score 4 goals in 3rd period, hand Golden Knights first regulation loss with 4-2 win

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:00:25 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mason McTavish scored the go-ahead goal with 3:40 to play, Sam Carrick had two late goals, and the Anaheim Ducks beat Vegas 4-2 Sunday night, handing the Vegas Golden Knights their first regulation loss of the season.Adam Henrique scored early in the third for the Ducks, who rallied from two goals down in the final period to get their sixth straight win for the first time in nearly two years. John Gibson made 29 saves for Anaheim, which scored four goals on five shots in the third.They beat the defending Stanley Cup champion Golden Knights, who had earned a point in 12 straight games to start this season, the longest streak by a defending champ in NHL history. Vegas also had earned a point in 20 straight regular-season games since last March, the second-longest such streak in the last 40 years.Ivan Barbashev and Jack Eichel scored for the Golden Knights, who took a 2-0 lead into the third period before fading late on the second night of a back-to-back set. Log...

¿Te sobran dulces de Halloween? Esto es lo que puedes hacer con ellos

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:00:25 GMT

Después de la rara experiencia de ver nevar en un frío Halloween, es posible que tengas muchos más dulces extra de los que esperabas, pero hay formas de deshacerte de ellos.Claro, puedes comerlos todos o tirarlos a la basura por que ambas son opciones, pero también hay otras que puedes elegir.Especialistas aconsejan a las personas que se comuniquen a refugios y hogares de ancianos locales para ver si aceptan donaciones de dulces y ahí podrían llevarlos.Ronald McDonald House Charities tiene varios programas locales en el área de Chicago, por ejemplo. La organización se compromete a ayudar a las familias que viajan a la ciudad a encontrar alojamiento y atención mientras su hijo recibe tratamiento. Pueden localizar algo similar en tu ciudad.También puedes ingresar tu código postal aquí para encontrar el Buyback más cercano donde puedes enviar paquetes de dulces para que las donaciones se agreguen a los paquetes de ayuda de múltiples organizaciones.Los niños también podrán recibir produ...