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Business People: UnitedHealth adds former Mass. governor, NCAA President Charlie Baker to board

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:00 GMT

OF NOTECharlie BakerUnitedHealth Group, a Minnetonka-based national health insurer, announced that Charlie Baker, governor of Massachusetts from 2015-23 and current president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, has been appointed to its board of directors. Baker previously was CEO of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care.FINANCIAL SERVICESTopLine Financial Credit Union, Maple Grove, announced the opening of a branch at 900 American Blvd. West, Bloomington.HEALTH CAREHealthPartners, a Bloomington-based health insurer and health care provider, announced that Dr. Ginger Kakacek has been named chief medical officer of its health plan. Concurrent with her new role, Kakacek will continue her clinical practice at Methodist Hospital and Park Nicollet clinics. … Advent, a chain of non-invasive nose and throat clinics, announced the opening of a location at 845 Vikings Parkway, Suite B., Eagan, run by Dr. Jennifer Hsia.HOSPITALITYMille Lacs Corporate Ventures, an Onamia, Minn.-based ...

Train derailment north of Central City in Gilpin County causes no injuries, officials say

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:00 GMT

A train has derailed in Gilpin County, but no injuries have been reported, county officials announced Sunday morning.The derailment occurred in Black Hawk, in the area of Pactolus Lake and South Beaver Creek roads, approximately 15 miles northeast of Central City.So far, no injuries have been reported and officials have found no leakage or fumes escaping from the derailed cars, according to a Sunday news release from the Gilpin County Sheriff’s Office.The sheriff’s office is asking the public to avoid the area, but said they don’t anticipate issuing any evacuations.The cause of the derailment is under investigation. No other details have been released at this time.Related ArticlesTransportation | U.S. 85 northbound reopens in Brighton after closure for jackknifed semitruck Transportation | Bus rapid transit is coming to more of Denver’s arterial streets as CDOT ups its support Transportation | Colorado Department of ...

Massive fire leads to indefinite closure of 10 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:00 GMT

Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Saturday night, following a massive fire that shut down part of the 10 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles.The affected stretch of freeway is set to be closed until further notice, officials said.The blaze was first reported early Saturday around 12:30 a.m. at a pallet yard underneath the freeway near East 14th and Alameda streets. The flames quickly spread to neighboring storage yards and engulfed both sides of 14th Street underneath the 10, eventually melting some of the freeway's steel guardrails and damaging firetrucks, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.More than 160 firefighters from 26 companies and a helicopter responded to battle the blaze.Three nearby buildings were saved by fire crews, but there was still severe damage across the freeway. A homeless encampment underneath an overpass was forced to evacuate as flames engulfed the area and chunks of supporting concrete columns collapsed.A large storage fire close...

Photos: Massive fire destroys part of 10 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles 

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:00 GMT

A large fire that broke out underneath the 10 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday has led to the full closure of part of the highway and a state of emergency being issued. What caused the blaze remains under investigation, but the heat from the flames was so intense that it melted some of the steel guardrails and cement columns that hold up part of the overpass. Photos of the fire can be viewed below: The aftermath of a large fire that destroyed part of the 10 Freeway in Los Angeles on Nov. 11, 2023. (Caltrans)The aftermath of a large fire that destroyed part of the 10 Freeway in Los Angeles on Nov. 11, 2023. The aftermath of a large fire that destroyed part of the 10 Freeway in Los Angeles on Nov. 11, 2023. (KTLA)The aftermath of a large fire that destroyed part of the 10 Freeway in Los Angeles on Nov. 11, 2023. (Caltrans)L.A. Mayor Karen Bass assesses the damage after a fire ripped through a storage yard underneath the 10 Freeway in Los Angeles on Nov. 11, 2023. Firef...

‘The Marvels’ bombs at the box office

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:00 GMT

Since 2008’s “Iron Man,” the Marvel machine has been one of the most unstoppable forces in box-office history. Now, though, that aura of invincibility is showing signs of wear and tear. The superhero factory hit a new low with the weekend launch of “The Marvels,” which opened with just $47 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.The 33rd installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a sequel to the 2019 Brie Larson-led “Captain Marvel,” managed less than a third of the $153.4 million its predecessor launched with before ultimately taking in $1.13 billion worldwide. Sequels, especially in Marvel Land, aren’t supposed to fall off a cliff. Yet “The Marvels” debuted with more than $100 million less than “Captain Marvel” opened with — something no sequel before has ever done. David A. Gross, who runs the movie consulting firm Franchise Research Entertainment, called it “an unprecedented Marvel box-office collapse.”The previous low for a Walt Disney Co.-owned Marvel movie was “Ant-M...

Minor arrested for allegedly making threats against Brentwood middle school

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:00 GMT

A minor was arrested last week for allegedly making multiple threats against a middle school in Brentwood, police said.Police said the juvenile made school shooting-related threats Tuesday against Bristow Middle School, a school with 1,100 students southeast of Antioch. The suspect was arrested on Thursday and has since been booked into juvenile hall.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Fremont: Police find dozens of cats, some dead, at home of suspected animal hoarder Crime and Public Safety | Alameda man, 50, charged with sending lewd image to person posing as 14-year-old girl Crime and Public Safety | A Fremont man’s armed romantic rival allegedly taped security camera and broke into his home. What followed was a life-or-death struggle Crime and Public Safety | Trump joins media outlets in pushing for his federal election interference case to be televised Crime and Public Safety | Sinaloa Cartel...

Inside the ‘pressure cooker’: 4 current and former LA sheriff’s employees die by suicide in less than 24 hours

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:00 GMT

(CNN) — When former police officer Omar Delgado heard the news of four current and former members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department dying by suicide in less than 24 hours last week, he understood.“It’s kind of like a pressure cooker. If you don’t slowly let go of that steam little by little, when it does pop, it’s over because it’s going to be such a big explosion.”Delgado was one of the first officers on the scene of the Pulse nightclub attack in Orlando on June 12, 2016. He suffers post-traumatic stress disorder from that night, and has attempted to take his own life twice.“They just popped,” he said.In announcing the deaths of three current members and one retired member, the LA County sheriff’s department said homicide detectives are investigating each of the four deaths independently. The names of the deceased were not disclosed.“We are stunned to learn of these deaths, and it has sent shockwaves of emotions throughout the department,” Sheriff Robert Luna said in a...

Defying Democratic pushback, Dean Phillips vows to invest millions in his primary challenge to Biden

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:00 GMT

MANCHESTER, N.H. (CNN) — Rep. Dean Phillips is escalating his long-shot presidential primary challenge to President Joe Biden, vowing to invest as much of his multimillion-dollar fortune as it takes to win.His defiance comes in the face of overwhelming rejection from his fellow Democrats, a reaction so fast and furious Phillips believes he’s torpedoed his own congressional career.But instead of backing down, Phillips is opening the door to super PAC money that could air millions of dollars’ worth of negative ads in primary states that are likely pivotal in the general election, including Michigan and New Hampshire. And he’s escalating his attacks against the president’s message and political standing.“I think in 2020, (President Biden) was probably the only Democrat who could have beaten Donald Trump. I think in 2024, he may be among the only ones that will lose to him. And that’s why I’m doing this,” Phillips told CNN in a lengthy interview Saturday.Phillips says he’s likely tanked...

House GOP pursuing two-step plan to avert government shutdown

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:00 GMT

(CNN) — House Republicans are pursuing a two-step plan for funding the government, three sources familiar with the matter told CNN, as Congress barrels toward another spending deadline Friday.Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson announced the plan on a GOP conference call with members Saturday afternoon and argued, “I wasn’t the architect of the mess we are in,” according to a source on the call.While Johnson embraced the right-wing members of his conference by pitching the two-step approach, he didn’t fully cave to their wishes. The package does not include the deep spending cuts his right flank pushed for but instead extends funding at its current levels.“This two-step continuing resolution is a necessary bill to place House Republicans in the best position to fight for conservative victories,” Johnson said in a statement Saturday.The first bill would extend funding until January 19 and would include funding for military construction, Veterans Affairs, transportation, housing ...

Joe Espada will be introduced as manager of the Houston Astros on Monday, replacing Dusty Baker, AP source says

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:00 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Joe Espada will be introduced as manager of the Houston Astros on Monday, replacing Dusty Baker, AP source says.Source