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49 people have been killed at Dollar General stores since 2014. Workers are protesting for safer conditions

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:41 GMT

By Nathaniel Meyersohn | CNNDollar General is the fastest-growing retailer in America, opening about 1,000 stores a year. But following repeated violent incidents and federal workplace safety violations at stores, some Dollar General workers and labor advocates are calling for stronger safety and health protections.Workers and their allies are rallying Wednesday outside Dollar General’s headquarters in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, ahead of the company’s annual shareholder meeting to protest conditions. They say the company is failing to take basic precautions to prevent violence in its stores.Since 2014, there have been 49 people killed and 172 people injured at Dollar General stores, according to data from non-profit group Gun Violence Archive. A CNN investigation in 2020 found that at least six store employees died during armed robberies from 2016 to 2020.The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited unsafe conditions at dozens of Dollar General stores in recent...

Loaded shotgun, cocaine uncovered during traffic stop on 580 in Oakland

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:41 GMT

(KRON) -- A loaded, unregistered shotgun and cocaine were seized and one person was arrested during a traffic stop on Interstate 580 earlier this month, according to the California Highway Patrol Oakland. On May 18 at around 11 p.m., a CHP unit saw a vehicle weaving and impeding traffic on the eastbound 580 at Fruitvale Avenue. Sunnyvale man arrested for inappropriate relationship with underage girl CHP officers conducted a traffic enforcement stop on the vehicle. In making contact with the driver, officers noticed the odor of alcohol emanating from the driver and the vehicle cabin.While investigating, officers discovered the shotgun along with multiple rifle and shotgun rounds. Cocaine was also found in the driver's pocket, according to police.The driver was arrested on multiple weapons and drugs charges, the CHP said.

PG&E to begin ground, helicopter inspections ahead of wildfire season

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:41 GMT

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) – PG&E will be inspecting electric towers and power poles this week to prepare for public safety power shutoffs during wildfire season. SF Chinatown stabbing suspect arrested, identified The inspections will be by both helicopter and ground from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. over the next few days. PG&E says helicopters will be as low as 100 feet gathering information to help them understand how long it would take to patrol when power is turned off during emergencies and how fast it would take to restore power. KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }The following cities will be inspected by PG&E this week:Wednesday - East San Jose and MilpitasThursday - Los GatosFriday - Cupertino, Mountain View and Sunnyv...

Aaron Rodgers’ tweaked calf is ‘fine,’ Jets hope QB will fully practice Friday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:41 GMT

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers performs stretching drills with his teammates at the NFL football team's practice facility, Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in Florham Park, N.J. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers performs stretching drills with his teammates at the NFL football team's practice facility, Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in Florham Park, N.J. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers could be back fully practicing with the New York Jets on Friday after straining a calf last week.The 39-year-old quarterback, acquired last month from Green Bay, was injured while participating in conditioning drills last Tuesday. Rodgers downplayed the injury at the time but ...

International Atomic Energy Agency report seen by AP says Iran resolves 2 inquiries by inspectors

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:41 GMT

This is a locator map for Iran with its capital, Tehran. (AP Photo) This is a locator map for Iran with its capital, Tehran. (AP Photo) VIENNA (AP) — Iran has resolved two outstanding inquiries of the International Atomic Energy Agency, a report seen Wednesday by The Associated Press said.The confidential quarterly report by the Vienna-based IAEA said inspectors no longer had questions on uranium particles found to be enriched to 83.7% at its underground Fordo facility. “The agency informed Iran that, following its evaluation of the data, the agency had assessed that the information provided was not inconsistent with Iran’s explanation … and that the agency had no further questions on this matter at th...

Grains lower, Livstock higher.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:41 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Grain futures were mostly lower Wednesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Jul. was off 3 cents at $5.8625 a bushel; Jul. corn was down 12.25 cents at $5.88 a bushel; Jul. oats was off .50 cent at $3.41 a bushel; while Jul. soybeans lost 14.75 cents at $12.9550 a bushel.Beef and pork were higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.Jun. live cattle was up .02 cent at $1.6812 a pound; Aug. feeder cattle rose .55 cent at $2.3780 a pound; Jun. lean hogs gained 2.43 cents at $.8225 a pound.Source

Pain and terror felt by passengers before Boeing Max crashed can be considered, judge rules

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:41 GMT

FILE - Candles are lit on a memorial wall during an anniversary memorial service at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 8, 2020, to remember those who died when Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302, a Boeing 737 Max, crashed shortly after takeoff on March 10, 2019, killing all 157 on board. A federal judge is ruling that families of passengers who died in the crash can seek damages for the pain and terror suffered by their relatives before the plane crashed. The ruling posted Tuesday, May 30, 2023 is a setback for Boeing, which had argued that evidence about the victims’ suffering is speculative and would have an unfair impact on jurors. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene, File) FILE - Candles are lit on a memorial wall during an anniversary memorial servi...

West Virginia boy, 16, sentenced to 80 years for killing mother, sister

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:41 GMT

NEW CUMBERLAND, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia teenager was sentenced to consecutive 40-year prison terms in the fatal shootings of his mother and sister after a judge rejected the defendant’s pleas for a lesser sentence.Connor Crowe pleaded guilty last November to second-degree murder after waiving his right to be tried in juvenile court or by a jury. He was 13 in September 2020 when he killed his mother, Melissa Rowland, 39, and his 15-year-old sister, Madison.Attorneys for Crowe, 16, cited his age as one of the factors in asking for a shorter sentence, but Hancock County Circuit Judge Jason Cuomo gave him the maximum penalty, news outlets reported.“I want to remind you that your sister was 15 at the time you murdered her,” Cuomo told Crowe. “She was younger than you are right now, and you gave her no consideration, no mitigation for something less than a death sentence.”“Your sister would have graduated high school, I think about a week or two ago. She’ll ne...

Russian court prepares way for new trial against jailed Kremlin foe Navalny

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:41 GMT

In this handout photo released by Moscow City Court Press Service, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on a TV screen, as he appears in a video link provided by the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service in a courtroom at Moscow City Court in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said in April that he was facing new extremism and terrorism charges that could keep him behind bars for life. (Moscow City Court Press Service via AP) In this handout photo released by Moscow City Court Press Service, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on a TV screen, as he appears in a video link provided by the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service in a courtroom at Moscow City Court in Moscow, Russia, Wedne...

Car slams into sportswear store in Miami Gardens

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:41 GMT

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to the scene of a traffic accident at around 9:30 a.m. in which a car crashed into a building. A morning drive ended in a crash at Simon’s Sportswear located on Northwest 27th Avenue in Miami Gardens.The store had its front windows shattered due to the collision. First responders said no one was trapped in the vehicle or transported to the hospital.