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Peru will allow extradition of Holloway disappearance suspect

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:59:44 GMT

By Regina Garcia Cano and Franklin Briceno | Associated PressLIMA, Peru — Peru’s government will allow the extradition to the United States of the prime suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway on the Dutch Caribbean Island of Aruba, bringing her family hope there will be justice in the case.Dutch citizen Joran van der Sloot will be sent to the U.S., Peru announced Wednesday, to face trial on extortion and wire fraud charges, stemming from an accusation that he tried to extort the Holloway family after their daughter’s disappearance.Holloway, who lived in suburban Birmingham, Alabama, was 18 when she was last seen during a trip with classmates to Aruba. She vanished after a night with friends at a nightclub, leaving a mystery that sparked years of news coverage and countless true-crime podcasts. She was last seen leaving a bar with van der Sloot, then 18 years old.Van der Sloot was identified as a suspect and detained, along with tw...

Chicago woman charged in baseball bat attack spree

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:59:44 GMT

By Jeramie Bizzle and Asal Rezaei | WBBM via CNNCHICAGO (WBBM) — A Chicago woman is facing multiple charges after approaching and hitting other women with a bat on the city’s Northwest Side.Denise Solorzano, 26, was arrested on Wednesday, in the 2700 block of West Foster Avenue around 1:45 a.m. She is scheduled to appear in bond court Thursday afternoon.She was identified as the suspect who attacked 10 women between Sunday and Tuesday – one of the attacks was caught on video involving a woman pushing a stroller. The ages of the victims in the series of attacks range from 19 to 33.The first attack happened at 2:59 p.m. Sunday in the 4200 block of North Richmond Street. Police said the attacker pulled up in a white car and attacked a 33-year-old woman with a bat before fleeing.Two more women were struck Sunday at 3:46 p.m. in the 4000 block of West Lawrence Avenue. The two women – ages 19 and 31 – were near the sidewalk when the woman pulled up in the white car.The woman g...

Breakdown: 5 great Mike Campbell moments you won’t find on Tom Petty albums

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:59:44 GMT

We could easily come up with a roundup of amazing Mike Campbell moments to be found on Tom Petty albums — with the thrilling closing guitar solo on “Runnin’ Down a Dream,” of course, topping the list.But that’s not we’re doing here.Instead, as a way to showcase the impressive body of work that he has fashioned outside of the Heartbreakers over the decades, we’ve put together a list of five great songs that Campbell has recorded with other artists.Related ArticlesMusic | Tom Petty guitarist Mike Campbell opens up about life after the Heartbreakers Music | Strange Magic: The 10 best Electric Light Orchestra songs of all time Music | Black Sabbath: The 10 best Tony Iommi guitar riffs of all time Here is our list, which should only further fuel fans’ desires to see Mike Campbell and the Dirty Knobs when they perform a number of California shows — including the big BottleRock Napa Valley...

Ben Affleck ‘slams’ door on Jennifer Lopez, day before ‘tense’ moment at movie premiere

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:59:44 GMT

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez do all they can to put forward the idea that they are madly-in-love newlyweds but they continue to make headlines for their seemingly tense interactions in public.That was again the case this week. A new viral video shows an irritated-looking Affleck leading his wife to a car after a coffee run in Los Angeles Tuesday. But after Lopez, 53, takes her seat, Affleck, 50, shuts the door in a way that some fans saw as “a slam” and makes them question his mood, Page Six reported.I am screaming, why did he slam the door like that ? . Ben Affleck is tired pic.twitter.com/JA6MOkPeTs— B E A N Z (@PhotosByBeanz) May 10, 2023The next night, Lopez and Affleck briefly glared at each other and appeared to be having a tense conversation just as they were about to hit the red carpet together for the premiere of her new movie, “The Mother,” the Daily Mail and Page Six reported.Lopez had “a frown” on her face and was gesturing at...

San Francisco police trace Tenderloin fentanyl supplies back to Oakland; 3 arrested

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:59:44 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Police officers combating San Francisco's fentanyl overdose crisis recently traced supplies flowing into the Tenderloin back to drug houses in Oakland, according to investigators. Officers with the San Francisco Police Department Narcotics Detail and Tenderloin Police Station are focused on intercepting deadly drugs earmarked for the Tenderloin, where fatal overdoses are occurring with tragic frequency.An investigation that began with one suspected Tenderloin drug dealer, Darwin Betanco, 31, of Oakland, resulted in officers finding more than five pounds of fentanyl and one pound of methamphetamine, according to SFPD. Police initially obtained a search warrant for Betanco because he was identified as a suspect involved in the sales of narcotics in the Tenderloin. Also listed on the search warrants were two homes in Oakland associated with Betanco.On May 3, officers found Betanco on the 700 block of Turk Street and took him into custody. When they searched his ...

How major US stock indexes fared Thursday 5/11/2023

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:59:44 GMT

Wall Street edged lower, weighed down by a sharp drop for Disney and flaring fears about the health of some U.S. banks. The S&P 500 and the Dow slipped, while the Nasdaq gained ground. Some banks beaten down by the industry’s mini-panic came under pressure. PacWest tumbled after disclosing a flight of deposits last week. Also falling was Peloton Interactive, which is recalling 2.2 million of its exercise bikes because of a seat defect. In the bond market, Treasury yields slipped after another report suggested inflation is slowly heading toward normal.On Thursday:The S&P 500 fell 7.02 points, or 0.2%, to 4,130.62.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 221.82 points, or 0.7%, to 33,309.51.The Nasdaq composite rose 22.06 points, or 0.2% to 12,328.51.The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 14.81 points, or 0.8%, to 1,744.71.For the week:The S&P 500 is down 5.63 points, or 0.1%.The Dow is down 364.87 points, or 1.1%.The Nasdaq is up 93.09 points, or 0.8%.The Russell 2...

Bsquare: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:59:44 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — SEATTLE (AP) — BSquare Corp. (BSQR) on Thursday reported a loss of $71,000 in its first quarter.On a per-share basis, the Seattle-based company said it had a loss of less than 1 cent.The software and engineering services provider posted revenue of $8.1 million in the period.In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, the company’s shares hit $1.10. A year ago, they were trading at $1.31._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on BSQR at https://www.zacks.com/ap/BSQRSource

Biolase: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:59:44 GMT

LAKE FOREST, Calif. (AP) — LAKE FOREST, Calif. (AP) — Biolase Inc. (BIOL) on Thursday reported a loss of $5.8 million in its first quarter.The Lake Forest, California-based company said it had a loss of 18 cents per share.The maker of dental laser systems posted revenue of $10.5 million in the period.In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, the company’s shares hit 24 cents. A year ago, they were trading at $3.83._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on BIOL at https://www.zacks.com/ap/BIOLSource

VTv Therapeutics: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:59:44 GMT

HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) — HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) — VTv Therapeutics Inc. (VTVT) on Thursday reported a loss of $4.5 million in its first quarter.The High Point, North Carolina-based company said it had a loss of 6 cents per share._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on VTVT at https://www.zacks.com/ap/VTVTSource

Surgalign: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:59:44 GMT

DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Surgalign Holdings, Inc. (SRGA) on Thursday reported profit of $4.1 million in its first quarter.On a per-share basis, the Deerfield, Illinois-based company said it had net income of 3 cents.The orthopedic implant maker posted revenue of $16.7 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on SRGA at https://www.zacks.com/ap/SRGASource