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Low water levels reveal dinosaur tracks dating back 110 million years

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:55:37 GMT

(CNN) — As Texas baked in record-breaking heat this summer and a growing drought pushed water levels down, a group of volunteers uncovered something sort of magnificent: new giant dinosaur tracks that are believed to be from around 110 million years ago.Paul Baker, the retail manager at Dinosaur Valley State Park, told CNN he has “never seen this many dinosaur tracks” before.“It’s exciting to see something that nobody else has seen; it’s almost like a treasure hunt, in a way,” said Baker, who helps clean up and map dinosaur tracks at the park. “I thought I’d seen every dinosaur track there is, but within the last two years with the droughts we’ve had and the hard work by our volunteers, it’s just an amazing sight.”Dinosaur Valley State Park, around an hour and a half south of Dallas, is home to a large number of dinosaur tracks imprinted by sauropods and theropods that lived in the area roughly 113 million years ago. It is a hotspot for dinosaur enthusiasts and touris...

Elderly man stabbed multiple times while out for morning run: police

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:55:37 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- An elderly man was stabbed multiple times while running in the Bay Park neighborhood Saturday morning, and a suspect remains on the loose, authorities said.According to the San Diego Police Department, an 80-year-old man, described as a veteran, was jogging in the area of Littlefield Street and Frankfort Street around 5:20 a.m. when the attacked occurred. From Ali Wong to Weezer, here’s a list of Labor Day weekend events in San Diego Police say he was approached by a suspect who pushed the victim to the ground, and then stabbed him in the throat, back of his neck and wrist. The suspect reportedly fled the scene after the attack. The victim was transported by ambulance to a local hospital with injuries that were determined to be non-life threatening, police said.SDPD described the suspect as a Hispanic man between 30 and 35-years-old who stands around 5 feet, 9 inches tall with long, straight hair and no facial hair. The suspect was last seen wearing a dark jacket, da...

Bill Richardson, a former governor and UN ambassador who worked to free detained Americans, dies

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:55:37 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bill Richardson, a two-term Democratic governor of New Mexico and a U.S. ambassador to the United Nations who dedicated his post-political career to working to free Americans detained overseas, has died. He was 75.The Richardson Center for Global Engagement, which he founded and led, said in a statement Saturday that he died in his sleep at his home in Chatham, Massachusetts.“He lived his entire life in the service of others — including both his time in government and his subsequent career helping to free people held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad,” said Mickey Bergman, the center’s vice president. “There was no person that Gov. Richardson would not speak with if it held the promise of returning a person to freedom. The world has lost a champion for those held unjustly abroad and I have lost a mentor and a dear friend.”Before his election in 2002 as governor, Richardson was U.N. ambassador and energy secretary under President Bill Clinton and ser...

Hurricane Idalia looters arrested as residents worry about more burglaries

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:55:37 GMT

HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Two people were charged with looting a home damaged by Hurricane Idalia in Florida’s Big Bend region, as residents’ concerns grew that burglars could be tempted to hit other hurricane-ravaged homes since law enforcement is stretched thin in the remote, wooded area along the Gulf Coast.Some residents of Horseshoe Beach, Florida, one of the communities hardest hit after Idalia made landfall Wednesday as a Category 3 hurricane, urged law enforcement to set up checkpoints where people would have to show identification in order to get into the town.Marina worker Kerry Ford had high praise for local law enforcement’s response to the hurricane but wished more would be done to keep out people who don’t belong in Horseshoe Beach.The authorities “did really good,” Ford said. “Now, the only thing I’ve seen where they’ve dropped the ball is you can come right into Horseshoe without showing you’re a resident or anything like that. That’s a pro...

Saturday Forecast: Low 90s, lots of sunshine

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:55:37 GMT

Saturday:  Mostly sunny, breezy & getting hot. SW 10-25 mph. Air quality is in the Good category. High 92, not much lakeside coolingSaturday Night: Mostly clear & warm. SW 5-10 mph. Low near 70 in the city, 60s suburbs.Sunday: Mostly sunny & hot. Heat index near 100. SW 5-15 mph. High 98. Extended outlook calls for a hot Labor Day this year with highs in the upper 90s and getting muggy from Monday through the middle of the week. Chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms looks possible late Monday but more likely Tuesday. High temps on Tuesday in the lower 90s with scattered showers/t'storms. Cooler by the end of the week with highs in the mid to low 80s 

Block Club reporter investigates rat issue in Chicago

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:55:37 GMT

Block Club Chicago reporter Mina Bloom joins WGN Weekend Morning News to share more on her work in addressing the rat problem in Chicago.Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Sign up and subscribe to our WGN Morning News newsletter.

'Dumb': Alleged drunk driver accidentally calls cops on himself after highway scare, 911 call reveals

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:55:37 GMT

LANCASTER COUNTY, Neb. (NEXSTAR) – An alleged drunk driver was arrested earlier this year in Nebraska after accidentally calling police to report his own "dumb" behavior, a new video from the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office shows.The driver dialed 911 in March of this year while driving along U.S. 77 in Lancaster County, he could be heard telling the 911 operator."I'm on highway 77 going north, and then, somebody's on the wrong side of the road," he told the operator."He had his brights on, man. He almost ran me off the road," the driver added.The man repeated his claim, insisting that the truck was traveling south on the northbound side of the highway."That was gnarly. That was like, a lot," the driver said. Viral video shows Boston cop injuring himself on children’s slide Footage released by the Lancaster County Sheriff's Department shows a deputy in a patrol car attempting to catch up to the driver following the 911 call.After conducting a traffic stop, the deputy asked if th...

How gas prices have changed in Illinois in the last week

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:55:37 GMT

(Stacker) -- Gas prices nationwide are near record highs as Americans gear up for the Labor Day weekend. Extreme weather and cuts to oil production from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries are both factors pushing prices up.U.S. oil inventories also remain lower than the pre-pandemic average. Analysts have warned that higher gasoline prices could stoke inflation once again and force consumers to cut back on spending to the detriment of the economy and stock market.In Northeastern states, AAA said its own survey has revealed that drivers plan to cut back this year in light of higher prices for gas."The concession that's being made is the distance that's being traveled," AAA's Robert Sinclair Jr. told Yahoo News this week.Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Illinois. Gas prices are as of September 01.Illinois by the numbers- Gas current price: $4.05- Week change: -$0.05 (-1.2%)- Year change: -$0.11 (-2.6%)- Historical expensive gas p...

Flight delay? Why you probably should still wait near your gate

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:55:37 GMT

(NerdWallet) - Flight delays can be unpredictable, but it's also possible for a delayed flight to suddenly become available. The flight could get back on schedule — and if you’re not there, it may leave without you.That’s why you shouldn’t usually stray too far from your gate.Now this doesn’t mean you can’t retreat to an airport lounge or grab a drink at the airport bar, particularly if you’re faced with a multihour wait. But if you do leave the boarding area, pay close attention so you’re not left behind should your flight get back on schedule.Here’s what to do when your flight is delayed, and how you can still escape a potentially crowded boarding area without missing your flight when it finally happens.Why flight delays happen — and how they can get un-delayedIn the first four months of 2023, only 76.58% of U.S. flights arrived on time, according to Bureau of Transportation Statistics data. The most common cause of delays in that period was the inbound aircraft arriving late, aff...

St. Cloud police are latest agency to withdraw school resource officers over opposition to use-of-force limits

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:55:37 GMT

ST. CLOUD, Minn. — The St. Cloud Police Department has suspended its school resource officer program with the St. Cloud school district.The decision follows others by law enforcement agencies around the state in response to new limits on the use of physical force on students.An updated law about corporal punishment says school resource officers, security personnel or police officers contracted with a school district “shall not” put a child in a face-down position or “inflict any form of physical holding that restricts or impairs a pupil’s ability to breathe,” among other provisions.Some law enforcement leaders say the law puts stricter restrictions on school resource officers than all other patrol officers, and it has too much ambiguity.“Due to the recent legislative changes … the City of St. Cloud is indefinitely suspending the Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) and other contracted Police Officer services with District 742,” Police Chief Jeff Oxton wrote in a Friday st...