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Queen Latifah, Billy Crystal among honorees at Kennedy Center gala

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:19:07 GMT

(The Hill) -- It was a night celebrating the arts, but just weeks before the beginning of a presidential election year, politics was difficult to avoid at the 46th Kennedy Center Honors.A who’s who of Washington came together on Sunday in the nation’s capital to recognize this year’s Honorees: rapper and actor Queen Latifah, comedian Billy Crystal, opera star Renée Fleming, Bee Gees singer and songwriter Barry Gibb and singing legend Dionne Warwick.“I had no idea you've done so much, and you've done it all in such a relatively short amount of time,” Robert De Niro, one of Hollywood’s fiercest critics of former President Donald Trump, said as he took to the stage as part of a tribute to “When Harry Met Sally” star Crystal.“You're only 75,” De Niro continued to Crystal, as President Joe Biden looked on from the audience, before cracking, “That means you're just about six years away from being the perfect age to be elected president."Biden is 81. Julianna Margulies apologizes for cl...

Cooler air today

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:19:07 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Temperatures this afternoon will be slightly lower thanks to a north to northeast wind. A cold front passing south through Central Texas is leaving the drier wind flow.Today's normal high is 66°In fact, the temperatures this week will be warmer than normal. Friday will be our warmest day when daytime maximums reach the upper half of the 70s.Unfortunately, the weather this week will be dry thus adding to the ongoing drought.The next change for the area happens Saturday. A cold front drops south out of north Texas interacting with the moisture coming from the Gulf leading to the only chance of rain between now and Sunday. The rain is forecast Saturday afternoon. It will leave only a few hundredths of an inch with the majority of that falling east of I-35.Saturday is the only day where rain is forecastThe front will drop highs Sunday to the upper 50s to low 60s.The updated second week outlook is still suggesting a wetter than normal pattern. Temperatures are now foreca...

Restaurants open in Austin on Christmas Eve, Day

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:19:07 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- 'Tis the season to be merry, bright and stuffed with delicious food! Whether you don't celebrate Christmas or you're looking for a nice holiday meal out, here's a look at some of the Austin restaurants that'll be open on Christmas Eve and/or Christmas Day.Carve American GrilleCarve will offer a three-course prix fixe menu on Dec. 24 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Curbside pickup services are available from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., with meals costing $69 per person. For dine-in services, guests who dine at 5:30 p.m. or earlier will pay $69 per person, while those dining at 5:45 p.m. and later are charged $79 a piece.The three-course meal includes the choice of a soup or salad, entrée and dessert. Carve has two locations:Barton Creek at Lantana Place: 7415 SW Parkway, Bldg. 1, AustinCentral Austin at The Grove: 2613 Perseverance Drive, AustinReservations can be made online.Casa Do BrasilRing in the holidays at Casa Do Brasil, located at 10515 N. MoPac Expressway. The Brazilian ...

Suspect shot and killed after firing shots outside O'Fallon City Hall

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:19:07 GMT

O'FALLON, Mo. - An investigation is still unfolding Monday morning after police in O'Fallon, Missouri, shot and killed a suspect. It all started with shots being fired just outside O'Fallon City Hall.Authorities have not released a lot of information about what happened in this case. We do know that this all began late Sunday afternoon with the suspect firing shots at the clock tower just feet from O'Fallon City Hall. It appears that there is damage to three of the four sides of the clock.A resident who lives near City Hall told FOX 2 that they heard gunshots in the area late Sunday afternoon. Police said that they don't know why the individual was firing shots at the clock tower. Another death reported at St. Louis City Justice Center It's known that the police were able to get a description of the vehicle that authorities shared that the suspect was driving. O'Fallon officers tried to pull over the vehicle, but the driver failed to stop and a pursuit started. It ended near Sprin...

Police find man dead inside car on I-55 SB

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:19:07 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Officers found a man shot and killed Sunday afternoon in south St. Louis.Police responded to Interstate 55 near South 7th Street to help an unconscious driver. Upon their arrival, they found a man shot to death inside the vehicle. Another death reported at St. Louis City Justice Center So far, no further information has been revealed. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Heavy police presence for possible East St. Louis shooting

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:19:07 GMT

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - Several police crews are investigating a possible shooting in East St. Louis early Monday morning. Our Nissan Rogue Runner reporter, Nic Lopez, captured footage of the scene located on the 1100 block of North 13th Street, where East St. Louis, Fairmont City, and Illinois State Police are cruising around the area searching for further information. Another death reported at St. Louis City Justice Center So far, no suspect or victim has been identified. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Mayor Tishaura Jones helping develop regional crime strategy today

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:19:07 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Mayor Tishaura Jones will join other Missouri officials, law enforcement, business owners, and violence reduction experts to develop a regional crime strategy Monday.Jones says while the city of St. Louis has had a 20% decrease in homicides this year, more needs to be done. Mizzou selected for Cotton Bowl against Ohio State This is the second St. Louis crime summit this year.

MetroLink starting new operating plan today

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:19:07 GMT

ST. LOUIS - MetroLink will start a new operating plan starting Monday. It comes after a pilot program launched this October that evaluated the benefits of single-car MetroLink service.Under the new operating plan, two-car trains will be in service on the red and blue lines, Monday through Friday, until 8:00 p.m. After that, customers will need to board the front train car. On weekends, MetroLink will operate single-car trains all day long. Another death reported at St. Louis City Justice Center They'll only operate on two-car trains if there are large events going on downtown. Bi-state Development CEO Taulby Roach says the changes will balance both "space and security" on trains.

Trial set for East Bay siblings linked to 2021 killing of Carmel woman

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:19:07 GMT

A Solano County Superior Court judge scheduled an August trial date for a brother and sister charged in connection to the late-October 2021 killing of a 19-year-old Carmel woman in Fairfield.During a Friday morning trial-setting hearing, Judge William J. Pendergast ordered Jessica Yesenia Quintanilla, and Marco Antonio Quintanilla, 29, both of Pittsburg, to return to Department 11 at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 5 in the Justice Building in Fairfield.The judge also scheduled some pretrial matters, including a readiness conference at 8:30 a.m. Feb. 16 and a trial management conference at 8:30 a.m. Aug. 1.Deputy District Attorney Ilana Shapiro leads the prosecution.Jessica Quintanilla, 23, is represented by San Francisco-based attorney William Alan Welch. She is being held without bail on first-degree murder charges in the Claybank Detention Facility in Fairfield.Marco Quintanilla, 29, who is represented by San Francisco attorney Laurie D. Savill, is charged with being an accessory in the case and ...

Caltrans identifies 15 potentially dangerous properties beneath I-10 Freeway

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:19:07 GMT

A preliminary review of a program that rents space around and beneath California’s freeways has identified 38 sites that could threaten public infrastructure, including 15 below the 10 Freeway in Los Angeles where a destructive pallet fire at one such property  shut down one of the busiest thoroughfares in the country in early November.Caltrans identified the risky sites based on the “results of recent inspections and characteristics of the site, including nature of known uses and proximity to critical infrastructure,” according to a memo from CalSTA Secretary Toks Omishakin to Gov. Gavin Newsom.Newsom ordered Caltrans to complete a comprehensive review and assessment of the 601 “airspaces” leased by the state in response to last month’s fire. Records revealed inspectors had flagged safety hazards repeatedly and recommended terminating the lease with the company controlling the property near downtown Los Angeles more than a year before the blaze began, but Caltrans didn’t take actio...