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Man seriously injured after being struck by vehicle in Mississauga

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:41 GMT

A man is in hospital with serious injuries after he was struck by a vehicle in Mississauga.Peel police and paramedics responded to the scene at Ridgeway and Unity drives near Highway 403 around 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday.The driver remained at the scene.The area is closed to traffic as police investigate.

Honda recalls more than 330,000 vehicles due to mirror issue

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:41 GMT

Honda is recalling more than 330,000 vehicles because heating pads behind both side-view mirrors may not be bonded properly, which could lead to the mirror glass falling out and increase the risk of a crash.Vehicles included in the recall are 2020-2022 Odyssey, 2020-2022 Passport, 2020-2021 Pilot and 2020-2021 Ridgeline. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that the vehicles don’t comply with the necessary rear visibility requirements.Honda dealers will replace the side-view mirrors on impacted vehicles free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be sent out on May 8. Vehicle owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138 or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.The Associated Press

Warehouse fire kills 11 people in China’s northern province

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:41 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities were investigating the cause of a fire that broke out Monday at an abandoned refrigerated warehouse in the country’s industrial province Hebei and killed 11 people, the local government said Tuesday. The government in Cang County said the blaze started Monday afternoon when the structure at a village in the northern province was being dismantled. Firefighters extinguished the fire at about 11 p.m. and the rescue team pulled 11 people from the scene but none showed any vital signs, its statement read. The provincial officials were highly concerned about the incident, it added. The Associated Press

Report: Renewable energy growth falls short of climate goal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:41 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Deployment of new wind and solar power plants needs to be drastically ramped up by the end of the decade to meet the world’s climate goals, the International Renewable Energy Agency said Tuesday.In an advance preview of its annual report on the global shift from fossil fuels to clean energy, the agency said renewables accounted for 83% of new power generation last year. Worldwide, the share of installed power generation coming from renewables reached 40% in 2022, it said.But in order to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and put the world on track to cap global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit), existing targets for renewable power deployment would need to be more than doubled, the Abu Dhabi-based agency said.Governments agreed in the 2015 Paris climate accord to limit the global temperature rise to 2 C (3.6 F) — ideally no more than 1.5 C — above pre-industrial averages. The lower target would prevent significant harm from climate chang...

Push in states for $20 minimum wage as inflation persists

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:41 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Just years after labor activists persuaded a handful of states to raise their minimum wage to $15 per hour, workers initially thrilled with the pay bump are finding their hard-won gains erased by inflation.New York City resident Anthony Rivera, 20, who sorts packages at a United Parcel Service facility in Brooklyn, said he had to take a second job at a grocery store after his food costs soared.“I was sitting at $15 an hour at UPS, and when it came to paying bills and buying groceries, it was starting to become not enough,” he said. “That led me to no other option than to pick up another job.” New York, California and Massachusetts are among states where pro-labor forces are now pushing proposals that, if approved, would boost minimum wages to $20 or more in the coming years.Inflation has meant that something that cost $15 in 2012 — when labor activists adopted the “Fight for $15” slogan in a push for wage hikes — would probably cost almost $20 today, according to...

Chicago police warn after several armed robberies across the city

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:41 GMT

CHICAGO — Chicago police are warning residents after a string of armed robberies that have occurred across the city in the last week.The incidents have taken place across several police districts at many different hours of the day.Police said a group of three to four teens, ranging in ages 15 to 17, approach people, show a hand gun and demand items.Police have not released a detailed description of the people responsible.

Surveillance video shows shooter enter Nashville school

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:41 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Newly released video shows the moments a shooter made their way into a Nashville school Monday.The Metro Nashville Police Department released surveillance video Monday night of the shooting at The Covenant School in Green Hills. 6 victims in Covenant School shooting identified; all 3 students were 9 years old Seven people, including the suspect, died in the shooting. The shooter has been identified as 28-year-old Audrey Hale.According to Metro police, Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney, all 9 years old, were the students killed in the shooting. Manifesto, school ‘maps’ found in home of suspected Covenant shooter Audrey Hale, police say Three staff members killed have also been identified: Katherine Koonce, 60, and Cynthia Peak and Mike Hill, both 61.Metro police said the shooting began at 10:13 a.m. as Hale entered the school by shooting through a side door and going from the first floor to the second floor, firing multiple shots.P...

Where the Bulls stand in the playoff race with 7 games left

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:41 GMT

LOS ANGELES — In what has been a relatively positive stretch for the team, Monday night was a dud, but their chances to keep playing after the regular season remain strong. Despite a 124-112 loss to the Clippers in Los Angeles, the Bulls still hold a cushion for the tenth and final play-in spot in the Eastern Conference with seven games to go. As of Tuesday morning, the team is three games ahead of the Wizards, who currently are out of the playoff picture in 11th place. The Pacers sit a half-game behind Washington as both of those squad's chances to make the play-in tournament have dimmed.A 10-6 record after the All-Star break has helped the Bulls' cause as they make their way through a very inconsistent season where they've failed to get to the .500 mark since the opening weeks of the season. Billy Donovan's team still has a chance to climb a bit in the standings as they finish out the final seven games between now and their April 9 finale against the Pistons at the United Center. ...

Elgin Police suspend search for suspect after Monday night shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:41 GMT

ELGIN (KXAN) -- Elgin police suspended an overnight search after investigating a shooting late Monday night. The Elgin Police Department said in a Facebook post made at 11:26 p.m. that officers worked a crime scene in the 800 block of South Martin Luther King Boulevard, which is close to the intersection of US 290 and State Highway 95. EPD updated the post at 11:57 p.m. saying officers were searching for a suspect and described the suspect. In another update about an hour later, at 1:02 a.m., EPD said it had suspended the search for the suspect. The department also confirmed in the update that the investigation was related to a shooting and said it was believed to be an isolated incident with no ongoing threat to the public. Police did not say if anyone was injured.

Does Texas require cars have both front, back license plates?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:41 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As residents continue to relocate to Austin in droves, more people means more cars out on Texas roadways. Occasionally, that means you might spot a vehicle without a front and back license plate.But is that legal? According to the Texas Transportation Code, the answer is no — but an error from a decade ago has continued to create confusion surrounding the rule up to the present day. How did ‘Texas, Our Texas’ become the official state song? Under the Texas Administrative Code, most vehicles must display two license plates, with one on the front and a second on the rear of the vehicle. License plates need to be "clearly visible, readable, and legible," as well as "securely fastened" on both ends of the car. The same applies to temporary plates.But back in January 2012, a revision to the Texas Transportation Code accidentally removed a provision that mandated penalties for vehicles without both plates, according to the Fort Worth-based Barnett, Howard & Williams ...