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Body may have been found of missing 17-year-old who was swept away in Merced River

Monday, May 20, 2024 4:50AM The Merced County Sheriff’s Office was hard at work on Thursday searching for a missing 17-year-old. MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) — The body of the missing 17-year-old boy who was swept away from the Merced River may have been found. The video above is from an previous story and will be updated. Just after 4:15 p.m. Sunday, The Merced County Sheriff’s Office Water Rescue and Recovery Team responded to the Merced River, about a mile downstream of Hagaman Park. There, they recovered an unresponsive person that matched the description of the missing teen. A positive identification of the boy has not yet been made, and the Sheriff’s Office says it hopes to confirm the person’s identity in the coming days. The teen was with a friend on Saturday, May 11, when investigators say he asked to use someone’s kayak to take photos. Officials say that’s how the teen ended up in the water. The team has spent the past week looking for the teen’s body as currents grew stronger and stronger. Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke closed both the Merced River

The SS “helpers” at Auschwitz

“Here There Are Blueberries,” a Pulitzer Prize-nominated play about a Nazi officer’s photo album, in part, examines the role of young secretaries at Auschwitz and asks: How much did they know?

Iran’s president, foreign minister and others found dead at helicopter crash site, state media says

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and others were found dead Monday hours after their helicopter crashed in a foggy, mountainous region of the country’s northwest, state media reported. Raisi was 63. The crash comes as the Middle East remains unsettled by the Israel-Hamas war, during which Raisi under Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei launched an unprecedented drone-and-missile attack on Israel just last month. Under Raisi, Iran enriched uranium closer than ever to weapons-grade levels, further escalating tensions with the West as Tehran also supplied bomb-carrying drones to Russia for its war in Ukraine and armed militia groups across the region. Meanwhile, Iran has faced years of mass protests against its Shiite theocracy over its ailing economy and women’s rights – making the moment that much more sensitive for Tehran and the future of the country. State TV gave no immediate cause for the crash that occurred in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province. Among the dead was Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, 60. The helicopter also carried the governor of Iran’s East Azerbaijan province, other officials and bodyguards, the

Service impacted as work to stabilize Del Mar bluffs along LOSSAN railway moves into next phase

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — As the multi-year project to stabilize the Del Mar coastal bluffs connecting Southern California by rail continues, Pacific Surfliner service on certain days will be impacted for the next two years as crews begin the next phase of work on Sunday. The Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) railway connects the Southern California coast by train. The Amtrack Pacific Surfliner connects San Luis Obispo County with San Diego County. In San Diego, the LOSSAN Corridor passes over six coastal lagoons, along the coastal bluffs, through Camp Pendleton and six cities — Oceanside, Carlsbad, Encinitas, Solana Beach, Del Mar, and San Diego. A COASTER commuter train is seen traveling near the bluffs in Del Mar, Calif. (Drone 5) Several track closures because of bluff failures in Del Mar and San Clemente have plagued the reliability of the train system in recent years. Amtrak, Metrolink resume full service through San Clemente The SANDAG and NCTD project to stabilize portions of the coastal bluffs in the City of Del Mar along the LOSSAN Corridor has moved into phase 5. The next phase of work

Bruce Nordstrom, who helped grow family-led department store chain, dies at 90

SEATTLE (AP) — Bruce Nordstrom, a retail executive who helped expand his family’s Pacific Northwest department store chain into an upscale national brand, has died. Seattle-based Nordstrom Inc. said its former chairman died at his home on Saturday. He was 90. “Our dad leaves a powerful legacy as a legendary business leader, a generous community citizen and a loyal friend,” said a statement from his sons, Nordstrom CEO Erik Nordstrom and Pete Nordstrom, the company’s president. The chain traces its roots back to a Seattle shoe store opened by Swedish immigrant John Nordstrom and a partner in 1901. Bruce Nordstrom and other members of the third generation took leadership reins in 1968. They brought the company public in 1971 and expanded its footprint across the U.S. while also launching the lower-priced Nordstrom Rack stores. Bruce Nordstrom retired from his executive role in 1995 as the third generation handed over leadership to the fourth. He retired as chairman of Nordstrom’s board of directors in 2006. He was one of several Nordstrom family members who in 2017 made a push to take the company private, proposing to

Man with reported ties to royalty goes missing in Malibu

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a New York man reportedly linked to European royalty who has been missing since Saturday. Attilio Brillembourg, 53, was last seen at 1:10 a.m. in the 6000 block of Murphy Way in Malibu. He is described as 5 feet 10 and 165 pounds, with green eyes and a tattoo on his upper thigh. He was last seen wearing a blue shirt, gray pants and no shoes. Several media outlets have reported that Brillembourg is the stepfather of Princess Tatiana of Greece and Denmark. “There is concern for Mr. Brillembourg’s well-being,” said to a sheriff’s missing person bulletin. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau, Missing Person Detail at (323) 890-5500 or anonymously at Crime Stoppers,1-800-222-8477. More to Read

Iran’s president still missing after helicopter crash

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and other officials apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran on Sunday, sparking a massive rescue operation in a fog-shrouded forest as the public was urged to pray. As the sun rose Monday, Raisi and the others on board remained missing more than 12 hours after the likely crash, with Turkish drone footage suggesting the helicopter went down in the mountains. Rescuers rushed to the site. The incident comes as Iran under Raisi and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei launched an unprecedented drone-and-missile attack on Israel last month and has enriched uranium closer than ever to weapons-grade levels. Man with ties to European royalty vanishes in Malibu Iran has also faced years of mass protests against its Shiite theocracy over an ailing economy and women’s rights — making the moment that much more sensitive for Tehran and the future of the country as the Israel-Hamas war inflames the wider Middle East. Raisi was traveling in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province. State TV said what it called a

Conductor Xian Zhang breaks barriers

Conductor Xian Zhang breaks barriers – CBS News Watch CBS News Conductor Xian Zhang made her guest debut leading the New York Metropolitan Opera earlier this year, becoming one of the first Asian American women to lead the prestigious ensemble. Nancy Chen shares her story. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Riverside Sheriff’s Department Searching for Missing Coachella Woman, 69

Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies asked for the public’s help Sunday to find a 69-year-old missing woman from Coachella. The California Highway Patrol joined in the search to find Margarita Castro by issuing a Silver Alert on behalf of the sheriff’s department. Castro was last seen about 11:05 a.m. Sunday in Coachella and was believed to be on foot, the CHP reported. Castro is Hispanic. She stands 4 feet, 2 inches tall and weighs 104 pounds. She has red hair and brown eyes, the CHP reported. She was last seen wearing a black cardigan sweater, black pants, black shoes and carrying a white satchel bag. The CHP activates a Silver Alert when an elderly, developmentally or cognitively impaired person has gone missing and is determined to be at risk to provide immediate information to the public and aid in their swift recovery.Anyone who knows her whereabouts was asked to call 911 or the Riverside County Sheriff’s at Thermal at 760-863-8990.

Police Seek Public Help Locating 75-Year-Old Man

Police Sunday sought public help to find a 75-year-old man diagnosed with dementia who requires medication and who was last seen in Santa Monica. Ricky Anderson was last seen Wednesday in the 1200 block of 16th Street, north of Santa Monica Boulevard and near UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, according to the Santa Monica Police Department. Detectives described Anderson as a 6-foot-tall Black man weighing 200 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Anderson was last seen wearing a dark blue sweatshirt and sweatpants. The California Highway Patrol issued a Silver Alert on Sunday on behalf of Santa Monica police and reported that Anderson may be on foot. The CHP activates a Silver Alert when an elderly, developmentally or cognitively impaired person has gone missing and is determined to be at risk to provide immediate information to the public and aid in their swift recovery. Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Anderson was urged to contact the Santa Monica Police Department at 310-458-2249. Tipsters can also call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.

What a blast to work at NASA. Space agency is sky-high again in latest survey of federal employees

By Rebecca Santana | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Exploring the cosmos makes for happy employees, federal workers like to work from home like everyone else, and an agency that has struggled with low morale is showing improvement. Those are some of the highlights of a survey released Monday of more than a million federal workers. In a city that revolves around the federal government, the annual Best Places to Work survey is a closely watched annual event worthy of bragging rights — provided you’re one of the agencies such as NASA or the Government Accountability Office who topped the survey. The survey uses information from the Office of Personnel Management’s Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey and is produced by the Partnership for Public Service and the Boston Consulting Group. It covers 532 federal agencies including 17 large agencies, 26 midsize agencies, 30 small agencies and 459 subcomponents. The rankings first came out in 2003, and agencies that do well are known to post the results on their websites. NASA has held the top spot for 12 years, a fact that the agency touted on its website

After the only hospital in town closed, a North Carolina city directs its ire at politicians

By Amanda Seitz and Allen G. Breed | Associated Press WILLIAMSTON, N.C. — Weeds have punctured through the vacant parking lot of Martin General Hospital’s emergency room. A makeshift blue tarp covering the hospital’s sign is worn down from flapping in the wind. The hospital doors are locked, many in this county of 22,000 fear permanently. Some residents worry the hospital’s sudden closure last August could cost them their life. “I know we all have to die, but it seems like since the hospital closed, there’s a lot more people dying,” Linda Gibson, a lifelong resident of Williamston, North Carolina, said on a recent afternoon while preparing snacks for children in a nearby elementary school kitchen. More than 100 hospitals have downsized services or closed altogether over the past decade in rural communities like Williamston, where people openly wonder if they’d survive the 25-minute ambulance ride to the nearest hospital if they were in a serious car crash. When Quorum Health shut down Martin County’s 43-bed hospital, citing “financial challenges related to declining population and utilization trends,” residents here didn’t just lose a sense of

State Sen. Glazer endorses Barbanica for county supervisor

Mike Barbanica, an Antioch city councilman and local businessman, has won the endorsement of California State Sen. Steve Glazer, D-Orinda, in his bid for Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors in District 5. Glazer represents Contra Costa and Alameda counties. “Mike Barbanica is a no-nonsense leader with the skills and expertise to effectively impact the issues facing us in Contra Costa County,” Glazer said in a statement. “Mike shares my belief that politics is about service and progress, and I’m confident he’ll bring a sense of civility and respect for diverging opinions that we need more of in elected office.” Barbanica, meanwhile, said Glazer is “an icon of principled leadership, someone who believes in prioritizing results over rhetoric and people over politics.” “That approach can help us improve our homeless, housing, and crime issues, and that will be my approach on the Contra Costa Board of Supervisors,” he said. Antioch City Council District 2 Councilman Mike Barbanica is photographed in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Sept. 17, 2020. In 2024, he is running for Contra Costa County supervisor. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay

Original Oakland Raider, Hall of Famer Jim Otto dies at 86

Jim Otto, the former Raiders center who without regret sacrificed his body for the sport he loved, has died, the team announced Sunday. He was 86 years old. “The Raiders Family is in deep mourning following the passing of Jim Otto…The Original Raider,” the team said in a statement. “The personification of consistency, Jim’s influence on the American Football League and professional football as a whole cannot be overstated.” One of the most decorated offensive linemen in NFL history, Otto stood out at an anonymous position in part because of his “00” number which was given to him because of the first and last letters of his last name. He originally wore No. 50. Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1980, Otto is also a member of the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame and the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame. He was a member of the All-Time AFL Team as well as the NFL’s Top 100 players, a list created in 2019. Bound to a wheelchair in recent years, Otto had his right leg amputated at the knee in

Lai Ching-te inaugurated as Taiwan’s president in a transition likely to bolster island’s US ties

By Christopher Bodeen and Simina Mistreanu | Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan — Lai Ching-te was sworn in as Taiwan’s new president Monday, beginning a term in which he is expected to continue the self-governing island’s policy of de facto independence from China while seeking to bolster its defenses against Beijing. Thousands of people gathered in front of the Presidential Office Building in Taipei for the ceremony. Donning white bucket hats, the attendees watched on large screens the ceremony’s emcees narrating Lai’s swearing-in ceremony, followed by a military march and colorful artistic performances featuring folk dancers, opera performers and rappers. Military helicopters flew in formation, carrying Taiwan’s flag. Lai accepted congratulations from fellow politicians and delegations from the 12 nations that maintain official diplomatic relations with Taiwan, as well as politicians from the U.S., Japan and various European states. Lai, also known by his English name William, has vowed to continue his predecessor’s push to maintain stability with China while beefing up Taiwan’s security through imports of advanced fighters and other technology from close partner the U.S., the expansion of the defense industry with the manufacture

5/19: CBS Weekend News

5/19: CBS Weekend News – CBS News Watch CBS News Biden calls for cease-fire in Morehouse commencement address; Collectors lending out VHS tapes for free Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Balanced UCLA softball beats Grand Canyon, advances to super regional

Maya Brady had to wait a little bit, but the Pac-12 Conference player of the year entered the top 10 on UCLA’s all-time hits list in the fifth inning on a single up the middle to give the Bruins a decisive 9-1 run-rule win over Grand Canyon University to win the NCAA softball Los Angeles Regional. It was UCLA’s second win against Grand Canyon this weekend, with the Bruins also run-ruling the Lopes 9-0 on Friday in the tournament’s opening game. “We knew that the run-rule on Friday didn’t mean anything, we were just ready to play,” UCLA coach Kelly Inouye-Perez said. “If we wanted to extend our season, we had to take it today no matter who was in the other dugout. It’s about us.” The Bruins set the tone in the first inning Sunday when senior catcher Sharlize Palacios hit her third home run of the weekend, a moonshot over the left-center- field fence to bring in Brady and Jadelyn Allchin, giving UCLA an early 3-0 lead. “We were just focused on coming out, it was kind of like a killer mentality. We

5/19/2024: Pope Francis; Cuban Spycraft; The Album

5/19/2024: Pope Francis; Cuban Spycraft; The Album – CBS News Watch CBS News First, Pope Francis: The 60 Minutes Interview. Then, a report on the Americans spying for Cuba in the United States. And, a look at a play based on Nazi’s photo album from Auschwitz Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

5/19: The Takeout: Reporter Craig Whitlock on his new book about the “Fat Leonard” scandal

5/19: The Takeout: Reporter Craig Whitlock on his new book about the “Fat Leonard” scandal – CBS News Watch CBS News For this edition of “The Takeout,” Major Garrett sits down with author and Washington Post reporter Craig Whitlock. His new book details the rise and fall of former contractor “Fat Leonard,” and his role in one of the most controversial scandals in U.S. military history. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Congolese army says it foiled a coup attempt

May 19, 2024 / 10:28 PM EDT / CBS/AP 5/19: Sunday Morning 5/19: Sunday Morning 01:03:32 Congo’s army said it foiled a coup attempt early Sunday and arrested the perpetrators, including several foreigners, following attacks on the presidential palace and the residence of a close ally of Congo’s president that left three people dead in the capital, Kinshasa. At first, local media identified the armed men as Congolese soldiers but then reported they were linked to self-exiled opposition figure Christian Malanga, who later posted a video on Facebook threatening President Felix Tshisekedi. Malanga was killed at the presidential palace after he resisted arrest by guards, Congolese army spokesperson Brig. Gen. Sylvain Ekenge told The Associated Press. Tshisekedi was reelected as president in December in a chaotic vote amid calls for a revote from the opposition over what they said was a lack of transparency. The Central African country has witnessed similar trends of disputed elections in the past. Ekenge said on state television Sunday that the attempted coup d’état was “nipped in the bud by Congolese defense and security forces (and) the situation is under

Xander Schauffele wins first major at PGA Championship in a thriller at Valhalla

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Every step Xander Schauffele took Sunday toward becoming a major champion brought small reminders that it was never going to be easy. It wasn’t just Bryson DeChambeau pushing in the PGA Championship until he finally caught Schauffele with a birdie on the last hole at Valhalla. It was the mud on Schauffele’s golf ball after a good drive on the 16th. It was the tee shot on the 17th that kicked back into a bunker instead of forward into the fairway. Needing birdie on the par-5 18th for the win, he hit what he thought was a good drive until Schauffele walked up and saw it had rolled close enough to a bunker that he couldn’t get a clean shot at the green. “I just kept telling myself, ‘Man, someone out there is making me earn this right now,’” Schauffele said. “I get up there and just kind of chuckled. I was like, ‘If you want to be a major champion, this is the kind of stuff you have to deal with.’” There was one other message he preached along the