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Preschoolers with autism more likely to be expelled study finds

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:56:20 GMT

An estimated 16% of children with autism, around one in six, are expelled from preschool programs, according to new research coming out of the University of California, Riverside.  The study, which focused on reports of expulsion from child-care facilities and preschools by parents of 203 autistic children, found that the average age of children removed from these programs was just 3 years old.  “These little kids were asked to leave school because they demonstrated behaviors directly related to their autism,” UC Riverside School of Education professor and the study’s lead author, Jan Blacher, told UC Riverside News. “So, they were being expelled from preschool for the very problems that they needed school for.”  The study also found that characteristics of autism, like challenges communicating and repetitive behaviors, are sometimes viewed as misconduct, which can make children with autism targets for expulsion.  According to Blacher and her co-author, Abby Eise...

Deputies searching for armed man in Riverside County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:56:20 GMT

Deputies are searching for a 22-year-old man who they believe is armed, officials with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced Wednesday.  On April 11, Lake Matthews Station Sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of a shooting inside a residence located in the 12000 block of Wildflower Lane in Lake Hills.  “The Reporting Party stated that their son had fired several shots into a wall inside the residence,” a RCSD news release stated. “The Reporting Party confronted their son, who immediately ran from the location with the firearm.”  Deputies conducted an extensive air and ground search for the suspect, now identified as Christian Stuart, but were unable to locate him.  During their investigation, authorities learned that the family dog had been grazed by a bullet during the shooting inside the residence. The canine was treated for the injury and is expected to recover.  Stuart is described only as a white male adult with long hair and facial hai...

5 arrested in L.A. County on prostitution charges

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:56:20 GMT

Five people were arrested on prostitution charges during an undercover operation in Pomona on Tuesday.The sting operation targeted sex purchasers and human trafficking in the area near East Holt Avenue and Indian Hill Boulevard, according to Pomona Police Department.During the operation, undercover officers posed as sex workers and were “contacted by sex purchasers” in the area, police said.Five people were taken into custody on alleged prostitution charges:-Timothy Macias, 34, from San Dimas-Mark Mendoza, 20, from Pomona-Juan Ramirezgonzalez, 40, from Rialto-Emmanoel Zakarian, 26, from Glendale-Micaelo Duran, 26, from Rowland HeightsThe operation was a joint effort by the Pomona Police Department Special Investigations Unit (SIU) and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department of Human Trafficking Team. 16 arrested in L.A. County for soliciting prostitution Investigators believe there may be unidentified victims related to human trafficking and are asking anyone with information ...

Estados Unidos alerta sobre posibles atentados con bombas en Guayaquil

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:56:20 GMT

(CNN) — La embajada de Estados Unidos en Ecuador informó a través de un comunicado este jueves que delincuentes estarían planeando diversos atentados bomba en diferentes puntos de la ciudad costera de Guayaquil.“La Misión de Estados Unidos en Ecuador ha recibido información creíble de que los delincuentes pueden estar planeando realizar atentados con bombas en múltiples lugares desconocidos alrededor de Guayaquil la noche del 13 de abril de 2023”, fue el mensaje difundido por la delegación diplomática por sus canales oficiales.La embajada sugirió a la población tener cuidado de su entorno, mantener alto nivel de vigilancia y perfil bajo, monitorear medios de comunicación locales y evitar multitudes.Asesinan a tres agentes penitenciarias frente a cárcel de Guayaquil en la que encontraron muertos a seis reos esta semanaLa Policía Nacional respondió que tras la alerta recibida por Estados Unidos se ha reforzado la seguridad y los patrullajes en Guayaquil y en todo el país.“Se man...

Kempe’s hat trick sends 3rd-place Kings past NHL-worst Ducks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:56:20 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Adrian Kempe had three goals and an assist and the Los Angeles Kings clinched third place in the Pacific Division on Thursday night with a 5-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks, who will have the best odds in the draft lottery after finishing with the NHL’s worst record.Captain Anze Kopitar scored a first-period goal that made him Los Angeles’ leading scorer for the 15th time in the last 16 seasons, while Kempe and Trevor Moore scored 49 seconds apart in the second period of the 159th regular-season edition of the Freeway Faceoff.Kempe completed his fourth career hat trick on an empty-net goal with 1:39 to play, and dozens of visiting Kings fans littered the ice in celebration.Shaking off a 2-5-0 skid that scuttled their chances at the division title, the Kings won their final two games to finish with 104 points, the second-most in franchise history behind the 1974-75 squad (105).Troy Terry, Max Jones and Trevor Zegras scored for the Ducks, who wrapped up o...

Garland’s hat trick gives Canucks 5-4 OT win over Coyotes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:56:20 GMT

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Conor Garland capped his first career hat trick 1:19 into overtime, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Arizona Coyotes 5-4 Thursday night in the season finale for both teams.Elias Pettersson scored his 39th goal and J.T. Miller got his 32nd for the Canucks. Rick Tocchet finished 20-12-4 after replacing Bruce Boudreau as Vancouver’s coach. Quinn Hughes had three assists to give him 69 for the season, and Andrei Kuzmenko had two assists and Collin Delia had 24 saves.Liam O’Brien scored twice and Nick Schmaltz and Travis Boyd each had a goal for the Coyotes, who completed their first season at Mullett Arena with a 21-16-4 home record. Clayton Keller assisted on Boyd’s goal in the waning seconds of the first period, allowing him to tie Keith Tkachuk for the most points in a season (86) since the Coyotes moved to the desert in 1996.Karel Vejmelka finished with 19 saves for Arizona.Vancouver dominated the opening portion of the game; at one point the Canucks had four g...

Tellez’s homer, sac fly help Brewers to 4-3 win over Padres

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:56:20 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rowdy Tellez hit a two-run homer in the first inning and a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 10th for the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers, who beat the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Thursday night.Tellez’s sac fly brought in Christian Yelich, who began the inning as the automatic runner on second base and advanced when he and Willy Adames pulled off a double steal. Adames drew a leadoff walk off Luis Garcia (0-2).San Diego’s Trent Grisham hit a tying, two-run homer with two outs in the eighth off Matt Bush, who played at Mission Bay High before his hometown Padres made him the No. 1 pick overall in the 2004 draft. Bush was trying to protect a 3-1 lead and got two quick outs before walking pinch-hitter Matt Carpenter and then serving up Grisham’s shot to right-center, his fourth. Devin Williams (2-0) struck out Juan Soto, Xavier Bogaerts and Nelson Cruz in the ninth. Joel Payamps pitched the 10th for his first career save, striking out Luis Campusano wit...

Baseball’s Best Starts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:56:20 GMT

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Sentencian a 12 años de prisión al exministro del Interior de Perú, Daniel Urresti, por el asesinato de un periodista en 1988

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:56:20 GMT

(CNN) — La Tercera Sala Penal Transitoria de Perú condenó este miércoles a 12 años de prisión al exministro del Interior de ese país, Daniel Urresti, por el asesinato del periodista Hugo Bustíos, ocurrido en noviembre de 1988 en Ayacucho.A través de su cuenta de Twitter, el Poder Judicial informó que Urresti fue encontrado culpable como coautor del homicidio de Bustíos. Además, también fue declarado culpable de tentativa de homicidio en agravio de Eduardo Rojas, la persona que acompañaba al periodista en el momento del ataque, sobreviviente del atentado.La defensa dijo que presentará un recurso de apelación. CNN está intentando comunicarse con el abogado defensor de Urresti para obtener su reacción.El Instituto Penitenciario de Perú informó este jueves que Urresti fue trasladado al centro penitenciario Miguel Castro Castro de Lima.Ministro del Interior de Perú es procesado por el asesinato de un periodista en 1988 (2014)Poco antes de la sentencia, Urresti –quien fue candidato ...

3 things learned in during low-scoring Gators spring game

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:56:20 GMT

Florida’s spring game got off to a shaky start Thursday night and did not improve much offensively.The Gators failed to score during the opening quarter of an Orange and Blue game for the first time since 2012. The Orange team’s 10-7 win was the lowest-scoring spring game since the school began to keep records in 1996.The previous low was 13-10 in 2011, offensively challenged Will Muschamp’s first season in Gainesville.An encouraging effort on defense and a vanilla offensive game plan played a role Thursday.Quarterback Jack Miller III said the Gators essentially ran, “Day 1 install.”Whatever the case, the offensive slough did not inspire confidence as coach Billy Napier ended his second spring in Gainesville and pushed to move past a 6-7 2022 season.A reported crowd of 42,000, including 2022 quarterback Anthony Richardson, Super Bowl winner Carlos Dunlap and Mike and Maurkice Pouncey, dwindled as the night went on.Here are 3 things learned:1. Wisconsin ...