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Online retailer Zulily says it will go into liquidation, surprising customers

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:22:45 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. online retailer Zulily is closing down, surprising customers and laying off hundreds of workers after efforts to salvage the business failed.The Seattle-based company said in a notice on its website that it had tried to fill all pending orders and expected to manage that within the coming two weeks. Zulily said it was trying to ensure that orders that could not be filled were cancelled and refunded and offered a contact for customers who did not get their orders or refunds.“This decision was not easy nor was it entered into lightly. However, given the challenging business environment in which Zulily operated, and the corresponding financial instability, Zulily decided to take immediate and swift action," said the notice, signed by Ryan C. Baker, vice president at management consultant Douglas Wilson Companies, which is handling the receivership for the company. Apple fights ban on Apple Watch imports: Here’s what happens next Founded in 2010 by Da...

South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun of 'Parasite' found dead in car

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:22:45 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Lee Sun-kyun, a popular South Korean actor best known for his role in the Oscar-winning movie “Parasite,” was found dead in a car in Seoul on Wednesday, authorities said, after weeks of an intense police investigation into his alleged drug use.Police and emergency officers initially found Lee in what they believed was an unconscious state in the car parked on a street in northern Seoul. Emergency officers later confirmed he was dead, according to Seoul’s Seongbuk police station.Police had been searching for Lee, 48, after receiving a report that he was missing.They refused to provide further details including whether they had determined Lee killed himself. But South Korean media outlets including Yonhap news agency said that Lee’s family earlier Wednesday reported to police that he left home after leaving a message similar to a suicide note.Lee appeared in “Parasite,” which won Oscars for best picture and three other categories in 2020. The class ...

Chief's Run features 25 APD cadets graduating next week

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:22:45 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Twenty-five cadets from the Austin Police Department's 149th Cadet Class will be featured in the Chief's Run Wednesday morning. The cadets are joining the run ahead of being commissioned during their Jan. 5 graduation ceremony. Interim Chief of Police Robin Henderson, along with APD’s Assistant Chiefs, will join the cadets on the run. Henderson will address the class at the end of the run. The run starts at the south end of the Congress Avenue Bridge and ends at the Texas State Capitol Peace Officers Memorial. According to the police department, the Chief's Run focuses on unity within the community and the department.

From the winter storm to robot shoes: KXAN's most-viewed YouTube videos of 2023

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:22:45 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- From the 88th regular Legislative Session to another winter freeze to trials, Texas has seen a lot happen this year. One way KXAN shares news updates is through YouTube videos. We've compiled a list of the 15 most-viewed videos of the year, detailed below. (Data was tracked from Jan. 1, 2023, to Dec. 5, 2023.) No. 15: Robot shoes can help you walk 3x faster; how do they work?Designed by Austin-based Shift Robotics, "Moonwalkers" initially look like roller skates, but motors and artificial intelligence allow users wearing these “robot shoes” to walk three times faster than they normally would.KXAN's Eric Henrikson spoke to the CEO of Austin-based Shift Robotics, the company behind the shoes. Read the story here. KXAN's Eric Henrikson tests out Moonwalkers. (Credit: Tim Holcomb/KXAN)No. 14: Austin Energy discusses how linemen stay warm while repairing damaged power linesDuring a winter storm in late January and early February, thousands of Austinites were without...

Ross Douthat: The anti-democratic quest to save democracy from Trump

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:22:45 GMT

Let’s consider a counterfactual. In the autumn of 2016, with American liberalism reeling from the election of Donald Trump, a shattered Hillary Clinton embraces the effort to pin all the blame on Vladimir Putin.She barnstorms the country arguing that the election was fundamentally illegitimate because of foreign interference. She endorses every attempt to prove that Russian disinformation warped the result. She touts conspiracy theories that supposedly prove that voting machines in Wisconsin were successfully hacked. She argues that her opponent should not be allowed to take office, that he’s a possible Manchurian candidate, a Russian cat’s paw. And she urges Democrats in Congress and Vice President Joe Biden to refuse to certify the election — suggesting that it could somehow be rerun or even that patriotic legislators could use their constitutional authority to make her, the popular-vote winner, president instead.Her crusade summons up a mass movement — youthful, multiracial and l...

Vermonter provides false information to police

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:22:45 GMT

RUTLAND, Vt. (NEWS10) -- A Rutland, Vermont, woman was arrested early Wednesday morning after being pulled over and providing police false information with a criminally suspended license, according to Vermont State Police. Lisa White, 36, faces multiple charges. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! On Wednesday, around 12:37 a.m., Vermont State Police pulled over a car for a violation. During the stop, the driver, identified as White, gave police a fake name and was found to be driving with a criminally suspended license, per Vermont State Police. Additionally, police say White violated her conditions of release.Charges:False information to policeViolation of conditions of releaseCriminal DLS Pedestrian hospitalized after crash on Van Vranken Avenue White was taken into custody and taken to the Rutland Barracks for processing. She was released on a citation to appear in Rutland Criminal Court.

Vermonter arrested following domestic dispute

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:22:45 GMT

FAIR HAVEN, Vt. (NEWS10) -- A New Haven, Vermont, man was arrested on Tuesday night following a domestic dispute on Washington Street in Fair Haven, according to Vermont State Police. John Partch, 52, faces multiple charges. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! On Tuesday, around 5:33 p.m., Vermont State Police responded to a domestic disturbance on Washington Street in Fair Haven. Through an investigation, police found Partch caused pain and/or bodily injury to a family or household member while violating multiple sets of court-ordered conditions of release and an abuse prevention order. Charges:Second-degree aggravated domestic assaultViolation of conditions of releaseViolation of an abuse prevention order Pedestrian hospitalized after crash on Van Vranken Avenue Partch was taken into custody and taken to the Rutland Barracks for processing. He is held without bail and lodged at the Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard to be released from prison Thursday

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:22:45 GMT

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - After eight years behind bars, Gypsy Rose Blanchard will be released from prison on Thursday.Blanchard made news in 2015 when she and her online boyfriend created a plan to kill her mother, Dee Dee, in her Springfield, Missouri, home. Gypsy was believed to be terminally ill and passed off as younger than she actually was. Check the radar: Storm system returns, this time with snow  Investigators say her mother likely suffered from a mental illness, which causes a parent to exaggerate or fake an illness in a child to get attention. Blanchard was sentenced to 10 years for her role in her mother's death.  According to Missouri state law, she qualifies for early release after serving 85% of her sentence.

SSM Health St. Louis University Hospital begin 2-day strike today

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:22:45 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Union nurses at SSM Health St. Louis University Hospital are beginning a two-day strike on Wednesday.It starts at 7:00 a.m. In a statement, SSM Health says it has a plan in place to ensure there is no disruption in hospital care. They plan to bring in nurses from staffing agencies to fill in. The union says it gave the hospital notice of the strike on December 15 so that it could prepare. Check the radar: Storm system returns, this time with snow  'National Nurses United' has been in negotiations for a new labor agreement with SSM since May. They're concerned about patient care,  safe staffing, and workplace violence.They held a 24-hour strike in September.

Asian elephant 'Raja' celebrates 31st birthday today

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:22:45 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Wednesday is Raja the elephant's 31st birthday, and possibly his last at the St. Louis Zoo.Raja will be leaving for the Columbus Zoo, where he'll help raise a new family of elephants. Raja was the first elephant born at the St. Louis Zoo. Powerball produces big wins for two people in Missouri over holiday weekend The zoo has not said how it plans to celebrate Raja's birthday on Wednesday. In years past, they've given him gifts and watermelons to play with and stomp on. Zoo visitors got birthday cupcakes and a chance to sign a birthday card for Raja.Last year's party, on the other hand, was cancelled due to cold weather.