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Gay ex-Secret Service Agent Cory Allen shares his story

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:44:38 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Cory Allen came out as gay, found love, and lost love -- all while protecting some of the most powerful people in the world. The former United States Service Service Agent and current San Francisco resident revealed his saga of self discovery in his new book, "Breaking Free." "There was so much that occurred in that 10-15 year span, and I needed a way to process it. I just sat down and started writing," Allen told KRON4. Allen grew up in a conservative Virginia suburb. A career in hyper-masculine law enforcement was not easy, he said. When he started his career two decades ago, Allen went to great lengths to keep his professional life and personal life severed to prevent potential conflicts. After joining the elite Secret Service, he took on high-level assignments worldwide guarding U.S. presidents.Allen was part of Obama's security detail in the midst of a divorce, and he started opening up to his fellow agents. "I was very fortunate when I was on the Obama ...

How major US stock indexes fared Monday 6/26/2023

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:44:38 GMT

Stocks drifted lower as Wall Street’s pullback from its recent rally carried into a second week. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% Monday. The index remains close to its highest level in a year. Tech stocks were the heaviest weights on the market and helped drag the Nasdaq to a loss of 1.2%. The Dow slipped 12 points, less than 0.1%. This week does not have many economic or earnings reports that could help answer the main question facing markets: Will the economy be able to avoid a painful recession after global central banks hiked interest rates at a blistering pace to fight inflation?On Monday:The S&P 500 fell 19.51 points, or 0.4%, to 4,328.82.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 12.72 points, or less than 0.1%, to 33,714.71.The Nasdaq composite fell 156.74 points, or 1.2% to 13,335.78.The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 1.63 points, or 0.1%, to 1,823.26.For the year:The S&P 500 is up 489.32 points, or 12.7%.The Dow is up 567.46 points, or 1.7%.The Nasdaq is up 2,86...

Putin promete que mercenarios rusos involucrados en rebelión armada enfrentarán la justicia

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:44:38 GMT

El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, prometió este lunes que los responsables de la revuelta armada que sumió a su régimen en una crisis “serían llevados ante la justicia”, en su primera aparición y luego que el jefe mercenario defendiera su insurrección de corta duración.Putin se mostró desafiante pero ofreció poca claridad sobre su respuesta planificada. “Cualquier chantaje está condenado al fracaso”, dijo, alegando que sus fuerzas podrían haber aplastado un motín que planteó el mayor desafío a su gobierno en más de 20 años si los combatientes mercenarios no hubieran regresado de Moscú.El presidente ruso agradeció también a la nación por la unidad, así como a la mayoría de los mercenarios por no permitir que la situación se deteriore hasta convertirse en un “derramamiento de sangre”. Dijo que se han tomado todas las medidas necesarias para proteger al país y al pueblo de la rebelión.Culpó a los “enemigos de Rusia” y dijo que “calcularon mal”. ...

Honduras adopts El Salvador-style tactics in anti-gang crackdown on prison inmates

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:44:38 GMT

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Authorities in Honduras forced inmates to sit half-naked in tight rows while they searched for contraband in a sweep of prisons Monday, similar to the harsh tactics of neighboring El Salvador. They also arrested a suspect in a weekend pool hall shooting that killed 11 people.The prison sweep demonstrated the Honduran government’s resolve to crack down on gangs following last week’s gang-related massacre of 46 female inmates in the worst atrocity at a women’s prison in recent memory. Police said they were considering the possibility that the pool hall shooting on Saturday was related to the prison violence. On Monday, the military police — who have taken charge of the nation’s prisons — posted photos of male inmates forced to sit in rows, spread-legged and touching, during a raid to seize contraband in one prison.Such tactics — with inmates clad only in shorts, their heads bowed onto the backs of the men in front of them — were made famous last year by Sa...

Denver weather: A shot at 90 degrees before rain returns to cool us down

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:44:38 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The dry and sunny conditions along with breezy southwest winds will give Denver weather its first chance to reach 90 degrees this season. The forecast calls for rain chances to increase later in the week which will cool the metro back down. The best day for rain will be Friday according to Pinpoint Weather, Colorado’s Most Accurate Forecast.Rain chances for Denver from Pinpoint WeatherWeather tonight: Breezy and comfortableSkies will remain clear across most of Colorado Monday night. There may be some clouds sliding across the southeast portion of the state. It'll be breezy at times with a wind from the southwest up to 15-20 mph. Temperatures will cool into the 40s and 50s along with low humidity making for a comfortable night across the state.Weather tomorrow: 1st 90-degree day possibleMainly sunny skies across Denver and the Front Range are forecast for Tuesday. It will be breezy to windy at times with a dry southwest wind up to 20-25 mph. The wind combined with ab...

Remarkable reunion: Man reunited with prosthetic leg he lost a year ago

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:44:38 GMT

FOLSOM, California (KOVR) -After a man lost his prosthetic leg in the lake a year ago in the depths of Lake Natoma. It was finally found and he was located, too, in Texas. Dave Fatta can laugh about it now.“Everybody was like, ‘Oh my gosh, oh my gosh where’d you lose it at?” he said.Pictures from his kayak trip on Lake Natoma a year ago show that when he came out of the water, somehow, his prosthetic leg slipped off.But it was found last week, and an underwater video shows the moment it was discovered.“I kind of just happened upon it,” said scuba diver Matt Spruitenburg.Spruitenburg swam right into it.“How special was finding this prosthetic leg and then finding the person it belongs to?” CBS13’s Steve Large asked.“It was amazing,” Spruitenburg responded.Spruitenburg volunteers for a group called American River Lost and Found. They post their discoveries on a Facebook page. One of Fatta’s friends spotted the pos...

Prosecutors seeking death penalty against man accused of slaying of 4 University of Idaho students

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:44:38 GMT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Prosecutors say they are seeking the death penalty against a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death late last year.Bryan Kohberger, 28, is charged with four counts of murder in connection with the deaths at a rental house near the Moscow, Idaho, university campus last November. Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson filed the notice of his intent to seek the death penalty in court on Monday.A not-guilty plea was entered in the case on Kohberger’s behalf earlier this year. A hearing in the case is scheduled for Tuesday.The bodies of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin were found on Nov. 13, 2022, at a rental home across the street from the University of Idaho campus. The slayings shocked the rural Idaho community and neighboring Pullman, Washington, where Kohberger was a graduate student studying criminology at Washington State University.Police released few details about the investigation until after Ko...

Rapper Kodak Black fails to appear in court for drug-trafficking

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:44:38 GMT

South Florida native rapper Kodak Black was a no-show in court and it could cost him big.Black, whose legal name is Bill Kapri, failed to appear in a Broward County courtroom on Monday.When he surrenders or is arrested again, the judge has upped his bond to a quarter of a million dollars.Black was charged with trafficking oxycodone last year.A warrant was issued for his arrest earlier this month after he failed to show up for a mandatory drug test.

Coral Springs man charged in $100 million ponzi scheme

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:44:38 GMT

A 43-year-old resident of Coral Springs has been charged in federal court with orchestrating a $100 million investment fraud scheme through his trucking company.The indictment, which was unsealed on Monday, accuses Sanjay Singh of violating federal laws that criminalize conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and engaging in transactions involving unlawful proceeds.Singh, the founder and president of Royal Bengal Logistics, Inc. (“RBL”), is alleged to have organized and operated a significant Ponzi scheme with the help of co-conspirators. The scheme reportedly began in January 2020 and was ongoing at the time of Singh’s arrest. The indictment claims that Singh and his accomplices portrayed RBL as a prosperous and thriving trucking business to potential investors, despite the fact that the company was actually losing money. During the process, Singh and his associates allegedly made false statements and withheld crucial information about the risks associated wi...

Officials discuss MBTA safety during State House hearing

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:44:38 GMT

MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng and state Transportation Secretary Gina Fiandaca assured state legislators that the T is making progress in efforts to make its system safer and more reliable Monday as they took part in a hearing before the Joint Transportation Committee.The hearing held at the State House aimed to examine safety within the T. “We use the system, our families use the system and we are committed to improving the MBTA,” Fiandaca said. Monday’s meeting came after a Harvard PHD student was injured back on May 1 when a heavy utility box fell on her at Harvard station in Cambridge. Two months before the utility box fell, a ceiling tile nearly struck a passenger at the same station. MBTA officials later determined that a corroded support strap led to the utility box falling.Speaking this week, joint committee Co-Chair William Straus said he wondered how inspectors could have missed the corrosion. “If they were already looking at ceiling tiles, they’re lookin...