At least 28 people have been shot in Chicago, four of them fatally, since Friday afternoon, police said.

The weekend’s latest homicide took place around 11:35 a.m. Sunday when police said a man was shot in the back in the 9200 block of South Emerald Avenue. The man, whose age was not immediately known, was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Area South detectives are investigating the shooting, but further details were not immediately available, police said.

About 15 minutes earlier, two men were shot in the 7300 block of South Oglesby Avenue. An 18-year-old man suffered a wound to the leg and was transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in stable condition. A 28-year-old man was shot in the back and transported to South Shore Hospital in serious condition, officials said.

Around 7:15 a.m. Sunday, a man was shot in the 900 block of East 81st Street. Police said a 29-year-old man suffered a fatal gunshot wound to head and was pronounced dead at the scene.

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About three hours earlier, a 23-year-old man was fatally shot in the 400 block of North Leclaire Avenue, police said.

The man was arguing with another man on the sidewalk when the man produced a gun and fired at the victim, striking him multiple times in the abdomen and arm.

He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital where he was later pronounced, police said.

Around the same time, four people were shot in the city’s River North neighborhood. The victims were on the street in the 500 block of West Erie when people in a dark-colored sedan drove by flashing gang signs and opened fire, police said.

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A 20-year-old man suffered a fatal wound to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to authorities.

A 21-year-old man was shot in the left torso and left arm, a 20-year-old man was shot in the right foot, and a 19-year-old man was shot in the left shoulder. All three were taken to area hospitals in stable condition.

Also Sunday, a 25-year-old man was shot in the 3900 block of West Ohio Street.

The man told police he was standing on the sidewalk just before 2 a.m. when he heard shots and felt pain.

He suffered wounds to his right hand and buttocks and was transported to an area hospital in stable condition.

Earlier, a 17-year-old man was walking on the sidewalk near 87th Street and Greenwood Avenue when he heard shots and felt pain.

The teen was shot in the chest and abdomen and taken in critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center.

At least 11 people were shot Saturday afternoon and evening.

• Three men were shot around 9:25 p.m. in the 7900 block of South Merrill Avenue. The trio told police they were walking along Merrill when two men dressed in dark clothing approached them and opened fire. A 17-year-old man was shot in the left foot and was taken to South Shore Hospital in stable condition. Another 17-year-old man suffered a graze wound to the head and a 21-year-old man was shot in the right arm. Both were taken to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County where the teen was in stable condition and the 21-year-old man was treated and released.
• About an hour earlier a 17-year-old man was shot in the buttocks while walking in the 5200 block of South Ashland Avenue in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, police said. The teen was taken to Stroger Hospital in stable condition.
• Just before 7 p.m., a 23-year-old man was shot in the leg in the 8700 block of South Escanaba Avenue. The man was standing on the block when someone fired shots from an SUV, striking the victim, police said. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in stable condition.
• Around 3:40 p.m., a 38-year-old man was shot in the face in the 72—block of South Vincennes Avenue, police said. The man was a passenger in the front seat of a vehicle driving northbound on Vincennes when a bullet pierced through the windshield and struck him, according to authorities. The man was driven to the 6900 block of South Harvard for safety where he was then transported by ambulance to Advocate Christ Medical Center in good condition.
• Just after 2 p.m., a 21-year-old man was shot while standing on a sidewalk in the 8200 block of South Kedzie Avenue. The man told police he was approached by an armed offender who fired several shots him, striking his right leg. The victim was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in stable condition. Police said the shooting may have been gang-related.
• Twenty minutes earlier, a 16-year-old boy was shot in the left arm and both legs by unknown man in the 2200 block of South Christiana Avenue. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition, police said.
• Around 12:40 p.m., two men were shot in the 2000 block of West 79th Street. The two men were standing in an alley when three offenders approached on foot and opened fire. A 31-year-old man suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was listed in critical condition at Advocate Christ Medical Center. A 25-year-old man was shot several times in the arm and leg and was listed in serious condition at the same hospital.
• Around 11 a.m., a 20-year-old man was shot in an apparent drive-by shooting in the 5500 block of South Hoyne Avenue. The man was standing on the sidewalk when someone drove by in a dark-colored car and fired at him. The man was not cooperating with investigators following the shooting and was taken to Holy Cross Hospital in good condition.

At least six others have been shot since Friday afternoon.

 Academy Award-winning actress Hilary Swank may be known for her knock-out performances, but she took home an award Saturday night for her work off-camera.

The Petco Foundation honored Swank for her animal advocacy efforts at the sixth annual Hope Fundraising Gala in San Diego.

“It's extraordinary to be given this Hope Award,” said Swank. “I'm just one individual, but I think we are all coming together collectively to remind each other to give hope for these animals and the welfare of animals.”

Swank’s love of pets started at the tender age of 11, when she got her first dog. The “Million Dollar Baby” star said the animal touched a place in her heart she didn’t know could be reached.

Since then, Swank has learned a few things from her four-legged pals.

“Patience, persistence, resiliency, being in the moment – the list goes on and on – and loving without judgment,” Swank said. “They truly teach you so many different, important values.”

Swank’s organization, the Hilaroo Foundation, takes half of its name from her former dog Karoo -- the pet that inspired her to start working in animal advocacy. “I adopted her, yet in the end, I think she rescued me,” the actress explained.

Through her foundation, children who have been given up on are paired with animals that have been abandoned to help heal each other.

They work on rescue, rehabilitation, animal adoption and responsibility training.

“I just don’t feel that any soul should be abandoned and discarded by society, and every soul needs to feel like somebody cares and believes in them,” Swank said.

At the gala Saturday, Swank had an adorable date by her side – her rescued dog Kai, who is carrying on Karoo’s legacy.

The black-tie event featured live and silent auctions, and a portion of the proceeds benefited the Hilaroo Foundation.

The Petco Foundation’s Hope Award recognizes people or groups who share the goal of improving pets’ quality of life. Past winners include Ellen DeGeneres, Lily Tomlin and Betty White.

“Six to eight million animals get put to sleep in the United States alone every single year, so it’s really our job and our responsibility to help them – to help these animals who have no voice, to be their voice,” Swank said, summing up her mission.

An off-duty NYPD officer was arrested after allegedly shooting several rounds from a handgun into the air in New Rochelle early Saturday, the fourth time in the past two weeks that an off-duty NYPD officer has been arrested for crimes that involved firing their guns.

Jamarie Flowers, 25, was charged with reckless endangerment after allegedly shooting his gun following an argument with several people outside his home at 33 Lincoln Ave., New Rochelle police said.

Police said Flowers did not appear to be aiming the shots at anyone in particular.

The NYPD said Sunday that Flowers has been suspended.

It's the fourth time in recent weeks that an NYPD officer has been accused of firing guns. Last week an officer was arrested in New Jersey for allegedly firing her gun during an altercation with another woman. Also last week, an officer was arrested for randomly opening fire at a passing car in Pelham, shooting a passenger six times. And the week before, an NYPD detective was arrested on a drunk driving charge when he allegedly shot his partner in the wrist accidentally.

Attorney information for Flowers was not immediately available.

Police are investigating after a playground built to honor a Ana Grace Marquez-Greene, a victim of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, was vandalized over the weekend.

The purple playground opened up last month as part of the Sandy Ground Project, which has been building a playground for each of the 26 shooting victims.

Writing was found scrawled on the playground sign Sunday, May 4. Police said they believe the incident happened overnight.

Ana's playground was covered in her artwork. The ribbon cutting was held on what would have been her birthday.

Hartford police said they're investigating the vandalism. 

Mild graffiti at Anna Grace Marquez-Greene playground. HPD & DPW will rectify. #senseless pic.twitter.com/NzpkXxiKPC

— D/C Foley (@LtFoley) May 4, 2014

An Orlando-bound US Airways jet hit severe turbulence climbing into the skies over the Philadelphia region on Sunday, injuring six people and forcing the pilot to abort the flight.

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US Airways Flight 735, filled with 265 passengers and 10 crew, took off from Philadelphia International Airport around 4 p.m. on Sunday and had reached 17,000 feet when it hit the volatile air, airline spokesman Bill McGlashen told NBC10.com.

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"It felt like we hit a speed bump in mid-air," said passenger Paul LaBruna. "Everyone around me was buckled and I could still see them get about 2 to 3 feet up in their seats while buckled."

The 28-year-old South Philadelphian, who was traveling to Orlando to take part in his sister's wedding at Walt Disney World, said one woman came fully out of her seat and slammed into the bulkhead above.

"A lady sitting a few rows from me near the window went so high her head cracked the plastic ceiling," LaBruna said. Further up he said a flight attendant standing in the aisle flew into the air -- hitting her head and feet on the ceiling.

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"A minute or two after, the pilot came over [the PA system] and asked if there was a doctor on board. Eventually he just turned around," LaBruna said.

The pilot decided to abort the trip and return to Philadelphia International Airport where the plane landed normally, according to McGlashen, the airline spokesman.

In all, six people were hurt when the Airbus A330 was tossed violently -- four passengers and two flight attendants, the spokesman said. The fasten seat belt sign was illuminated at the time.

Three of the injured passengers and the two flight attendants were taken to local hospitals for treatment, according to McGlashen. He said the flight attendants had since been released.

LaBruna said he worked for Southwest Airlines in the past and has flown many times, but had never experienced such violent turbulence.

"It was pretty scary," he said.

Other passengers on the flight tweeted about the incident: 

Nice flight until we hit Philly then turbulence so bad everyone clapped when we finally landed. I blame the Flyers.

— Mel (@jane_anon) May 4, 2014

My flight #US735 from Philadelphia to Orlando just landed back in Philly - two injured after sever turbulence

— Cleston Oliveira (@ClesTwits) May 4, 2014

McGlashen said most of the flight's passengers decided to continue on their trip to Orlando. The new flight took off from Philadelphia around 9 p.m. on Sunday and arrived in Florida at 11:15 p.m. without incident.

Cleanup was underway Monday morning after a diesel spill in Otay Mesa.

An estimated 75 gallons of diesel fuel spilled not only onto the ground but also into storm drains from the Home Depot parking lot on Dennery Road.

The spill happened around 11:30 p.m. Sunday and crews were still working on the cleanup hours later.

Not only were they hosing off the lot, they also worked to siphon the spilled fuel out of affected storm drains.

The area was blocked off with caution tape because of the environmental hazard, officials said.

NBC 7 has learned the fuel spilled out of a semi with a broken fuel tank.
 

Panda Express is adding bacon to one of its most popular dishes.

The customer-favorite Orange Chicken menu item will be joined by a similar dish that includes bacon.

The Chinese food chain announced Monday it's adding Orange Chicken with Bacon and Shiitake Kale Chicken Breast.

The latter recipe is the first time the restaurants have offered kale and it measures approximately 170 calories per serving.

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Both dishes will be available for a limited time, according to the company.

For those who usually add Orange Chicken to their two-item combo, the chain said the original recipe will  still be on the menu.

As self-described patriots lined up with American flags on Cinco de Mayo outside a school, students in Morgan Hill asked for calm and peace over a national controversy about T-shirts that they hoped would have subsided by now.

Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Live Oak High School on Monday, the first Cinco de Mayo since an appeals court ruled that administrators were within their rights to tell students they couldn’t wear American flag T-shirts on the U.S. holiday celebrating Mexican heritage. By early morning, 35 members of the “Gilroy-Morgan Hill Patriots” stood peacefully outside the Silicon Valley school, bearing American flags and wearing bright red shirts embellished with red-white-and-blue touches.

"We think that the American flag is a symbol of freedom and it should be displayed 365 days a year, and it shouldn't be banned," said Georgine Scott-Codiga, president of the local patriots group, whose mission to "promote an alliance of individuals who will engage in action items leading to the restoration of American values and ideals."  "We don't want to chip away at our freedoms."

The school braced for what they hoped would not be a large protest  Monday, organized by community leaders upset over the controversy over T-shirts that erupted four years ago. At the time, the administration felt the glaring red, white and blue symbols worn on a holiday celebrating Mexican heritage would incite violence on a campus comprised of 40 percent Latinos. In February, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco agreed with the school.

And, as a pre-emptive response, the school district released a three-minute video on YouTube this weekend where students asked others to be proud of their heritage without "beating on other people's opinions." One student says it's possible to be patriotic without disrespectful. Another student says "that incident happened in the past, we're beyond that.''

The video was made by Brian Garcia, a 2002 alum of the high school and a film teacher at San Francisco State University, who said students approached him about making the video to explain their response to the controversy.

"It was mostly about them saying, 'We've moved on, and we want to show everyone that we're a family now,'" said Garcia, who lives in San Jose. "I was so passionate about this."

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As a safety precaution, school leaders also erected a temporary chain link fence, covered in mesh, so that no one can get in -- or see into -- on the school campus. Early Monday morning, school leaders hoisted up a giant green-and-gold poster that reads, "United at the Roots."

Scott-Codiga took aim at the fence.

"I see it as a barrier to keep out the First Amendment," she said. "Why don't they want students to be exposed to see democracy in action. Do we look like a scary group holding up our flags?"

Morgan Hill Unified High School's new superintendent Steve Betando told a bank of reporters on Monday morning that what the world has depicted as a divided school is not really that way.

He added that it is important to remember that all the students and administrators involved in the "past incident" no longer attend or employed by the school.

The "past incident" became a national controversy in 2010, when four students came to school on Cinco de Mayo wearing American flag T-shirts. At the time, the assistant principal called the shirts "incendiary."

Conservative talk shows went berserk, and many decried the fact that American students weren't allowed to wear American T-shirts to school, no matter what the holiday.

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Morgan Hill parents sued over the "flag flap," claiming their First Amendment right to freedom of expression and their 14th Amendment right of due process had been unfairly silenced.

But in February, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the school, saying the Live Oak High administrators were within their rights to order the boys' to hide their logos, because of the school's history of racial problems on campus in the past.

"It was reasonable for school officials to proceeed as though the threat of potentially violent disturbance was real," wrote Judge Margaret McKeown. (PDF)

The parent group, known as Freedom X, filed another appeal, asking that the case be heard by 11 judges.

NBC Bay Area's Cheryl Hurd contributed to this report.

Chinese sailors whose boat caught fire and sank in the Pacific Ocean will be brought to San Diego Monday for medical care.

The sailors were discovered floating on a raft Friday and pulled to safety by the crew of a Venezuelan fishing boat. Four were badly burned, officials said. Only two survived those injuries.

Now, rescue teams with the U.S. Air Force and U.S Coast Guard are working to bring the surviving burn victims to the U.S.

Maj. Sarah Schwennesen at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base said airmen from the 563rd Rescue Group parachuted into the water Saturday afternoon and used inflatable boats to reach the Venezuelan vessel, which is 1,100 nautical miles west of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Schwennesen said.

They treated the injured sailors Saturday and Sunday.

The fishing boat was expected to get close enough to shore Monday for helicopters to hoist the injured sailors and fly them to Cabo San Lucas.

From there, the sailors will be flown to the UC San Diego Burn Unit in Hillcrest, a U.S. Coast Guard spokesperson told NBC 7.

Two sailors died and six were believed to be missing after their fishing vessel sank.

The Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC) received a request for assistance around 5 p.m. Friday.

The 563rd Rescue Group (RQG) deployed two Combat King II aircraft, three HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters and 10 Guardian Angel personnel, with 38 Airmen from the 48th, 79th and 55th Rescue Squadrons (RQS).

The distance required to reach the sailors has been the most challenging, Schwennesen said.

Because of an estimated 11-hour flight that included flying over miles of ocean, a refueling aircraft was dispatched from the Arizona Air National Guard in Phoenix.

The Air Force posted a picture of the in-air refueling on its Instagram account. 

Thousands of San Diego voters will soon receive their mail-in ballots for the June primary.

The county estimates 840,000 ballots were mailed Monday and could start arriving in mailboxes Tuesday.

Also Monday, the Registrar of Voters opened for early voting in the June gubernatorial primary. The office is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays for those voters who want to stop in and mark their ballots.

On June 3, San Diegans will go to the polls to vote in the primary for governor. In addition, voters will select candidates for countywide offices, two county supervisor seats, four city council districts in the City of San Diego and the mayor's office in Chula Vista.

There is still time to request a mail ballot. The deadline to put in the request is May 27.

May 19 is the last day to register to vote.

If you are interested in serving as a poll worker, call the Registrar of Voters at (858) 565-5800.

The Padres salvaged an otherwise miserable weekend series with the Arizona Diamondbacks with a walk-off win on Sunday. That saved them from getting swept by the worst team in baseball, going 17 straight innings without a run in the process.

Now they welcome the Kansas City Royals for an interleague matchup between two similar teams. Each is in fourth place in their respective division. Each team is on the other side of .500, having just lost four straight. And each team is struggling to score runs – the Royals have scored the second-least in the American League, the Padres’ 84 runs are the lowest in all of baseball.

When they play: The series opens tonight at 7:10 p.m., followed by the same start on Tuesday and a 12:40 p.m. start for getaway day on Wednesday.

What’s at stake: Getting back to the .500 level has to be at the top of the list for both of these teams, who have flirted with the mark all season. The Royals (14-16) seemed to be on a run before getting swept by the division-leading Tigers over the weekend. The Padres (14-18) had a chance to move even last week before dropping a pair to the Giants. It’s time for one of these teams to make a move.

Who is pitching: Eric Stults (1-3, 5.34 ERA) comes off a start in San Francisco where he couldn’t make it out of the third inning. He goes up against surprising Royals youngster Yordano Ventura (2-1, 1.50) in the opener.

Robbie Erlin (1-4, 5.83) is just looking for a good outing. He has lost four straight after winning his first start of the season. He takes on Jeremy Guthrie (2-2, 4.50) on Tuesday.

Padres ace Andrew Cashner (2-4, 2.72) tries to snap a three-game losing streak of his own in Wednesday’s finale against James Shields (3-3, 3.11).

Who to watch: Padres manager Bud Black raised some eyebrows when three catchers made the opening-day roster. But all three have contributed when given the chance. Rene Rivera drove in a pair on Sunday and now has seven RBIs in his last three games. Nick Hundley (.342 average) keeps hitting when he’s in the lineup and Yasmani Grandal has four hits and a homer in his last three starts.

Cameron Maybin has eight hits in his seven games back from the disabled list. And don’t look now but Jedd Gyorko has hits in seven of his last eight games.

Billy Butler is hitting .381 over the last week, but the team will have to find a spot in the field since he has primarily served as designated hitter. Nori Aoki has hits in six of seven games.

Why go: Taco Tuesday. Enough said.

What’s next: The Miami Marlins come to town for a four-game set over the weekend. That series includes College Night on Thursday and the Petco Park 10-year Anniversary fireworks on Friday.

 Two elderly patients had to be rescued from their vehicle that rolled over in Chula Vista Monday. 

The man and woman were driving near Cedar Avenue and D Street around 12:10 p.m. when they may have hit a parked car and somehow overturned, according to Chula Vista Police Sgt. Mike Varga. 

Their vehicle flipped over onto its side, trapping them inside. 

Fire crews had to cut off the entire roof from the vehicle to pull the two out of the car. 

Both were taken to UC San Diego Medical Center for moderate injuries, Varga said. 

Celebrate Mother’s Day Weekend with the No. 1 lady in your life. (If Mom lives out of town, there’s still plenty to do. Just remember to give her a call.)

Thursday, May 8

Taste of Cardiff
5 p.m. – 8 p.m. in Cardiff-by-the-Sea
This beach community is home to dozens of unique restaurants, wineries, breweries and more. Try as many as you can in one night.

SoundDiego Suggestion: Old 97’s
7 p.m. at the Belly Up Tavern
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Friday, May 9

Mother and Daughter Afternoon Tea
2:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. at the Westgate Hotel
Need a little girl time? Sip tea and savor macaroons at this real-life tea party.

Surfrider Foundation’s 14th Annual Art Gala
6 p.m. – 10 p.m. at Paradise Point Resort
Need an excuse to get dressed up? This annual art auction and concert benefits the Surfrider Foundation’s mission to protect local oceans and beaches.

SoundDiego Suggestion: Ingrid Michaelson
7 p.m. at Humphrey’s By the Bay
Michaelson’s music has been featured in more TV shows and films than we can shake a stick at, so chances are most of the indie rock songs she’ll be playing at Humphrey’s on Friday will sound mighty familiar.

Military Spouse Appreciation Night
All day at Coyote Ugly Saloon in the Gaslamp Quarter
Military spouses, it’s time to celebrate your service. Enjoy a free appetizer at Coyote Ugly with your military-issued ID. May is Military Appreciation Month and all month long, Coyote Ugly will be collecting items to send to women stationed overseas.

Saturday, May 10

ROC Race 5K
All day at the Del Mar Fairgrounds
Serious runners, this might not be the race for you. You’ll swing, bounce and slide your way to the finish line at the Ridiculous Obstacle Challenge. Proceeds benefit the Challenged Athletes Foundation.

Chocolate Festival
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas
Why give Mom a box of chocolates when you can give her a whole chocolate festival? Sample chocolaty confections from more than 15 expert chocolatiers.

Bike Fiesta
10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the San Diego Central Library downtown
Want to start biking to work? The San Diego County Bicycle Coalition will show you how to get started. This free event also features bike-themed activities for the kids.

5th Annual Asian Cultural Festival
12 p.m. – 8 p.m. in Kearny Mesa
What better place to have a big Asian party than Convoy Street? The free event will feature yummy food, martial arts demonstrations and all kinds of dancing, from lion dancing to J-pop to Bollywood.

SoundDiego Suggestion: Armin van Buuren
8 p.m. at Valley View Casino Center
Van Buuren is an EDM pioneer – and has been at the forefront of the genre for years now. Go witness the master at work at Saturday night’s 18+ rager.

SoundDiego Suggestion: We Are Scientists
8:30 p.m. at the Casbah
Not sure about going to this show? Put on the band’s single, “After Hours” -- and prepare to clear your Saturday schedule to be at the Casbah. Seriously, one listen and you’ll be hooked.

Sunday, May 11

Mother’s Day Brunch Options

Hotel Del Coronado 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

A true treat

Champagne Jazz Brunch Cruise 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

A cruise of the San Diego Bay, complete with jazz trio and dessert buffet

Bertrand at Mister A’s 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Delicious seafood, including crab cakes and lobster bisque, with unbeatable views of the city

The Westgate Hotel 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Endless champagne, mimosas, Bloody Marys and margaritas

Mille Fleurs 10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

French cuisine with a California twist

Police have cornered a would-be robbery suspect inside a Clairemont bank.

Police say a SWAT team and crisis negotiators have been called to the Chase Bank in the 5800 block of Balboa Avenue.

Around 1:10 p.m. Monday, a man entered the bank and handed the teller a demand note.

As of 1:50 p.m., the suspect was still inside the bank and not being cooperative, according to San Diego police.

No injuries have been reported. A command post has been established at the nearby Bank of America.

Check back for updates on this developing story.
 

A 111-year-old New Yorker on the Upper West Side has been certified as the oldest man in the world.

Alexander Imich attained the rank when Arturo Licata of Italy died April 24 at age 111, just a week shy of his 112th birthday, according to Gerontology Research Group of Torrance, Calif.

Imich shrugged off the title in an interview with NBC 4 New York Monday when asked for his secret to living long.

"I don't know, I simply didn't die earlier," he quipped. "I have no idea how this happened."

Imich was born Feb. 4, 1903 -- more than a year before the subway system opened, and the same year the Yankees played their first season in New York.

It was just five years after the five boroughs consolidated to form New York City. The Brooklyn Bridge was just 20 years old. The annual dropping of the Times Square ball wouldn't begin for another four years.

Imich was born in Poland, and fled the country with his wife after the Nazis invaded in 1939. They eventually came to the U.S. in the 1950s. She died in 1986.

He attributes some of his health to a clean diet -- chicken, fish, no alcohol -- and participating in gymnastics and swimming in his younger days.

He may be the oldest man, but he isn't the oldest person -- 66 women outrank him, according to Gerontology Research.

A 116-year-old Japanese woman, Misao Okawa, is recognized as the world's oldest living person.

Authorities frantically began emptying a grain bin Monday afternoon on an Illinois farm after reports that a 73-year-old man may be stuck inside.

DeKalb County Police said a family member found the man's truck next to the full, 10,000- to 12,000-bushel bin at Madey Farms in Genoa but couldn't locate him.

He had been working on the bin because it was reportedly clogged, police said.

The man is presumed to be in the bin, police said, because he was working there earlier and hasn't been seen since. Police said they received a call just before 1 p.m.

A Medevac helicopter was seen parked at the scene.

Check back for more details on this developing story.
 

San Diego fire crews are responding to reports of a 20-ton crane that overturned in Point Loma.

The incident happened in the 200 block of Rosecrans Street around 1:50 p.m.

There is no word on injuries at this time.

Check back here for details on this breaking news story.  

 San Diego’s latest high-rise, a 17-story affordable housing complex, passed a milestone this week as the last steel beam was put into place.

Developers held a “topping out” ceremony downtown Friday for Celadon at 9th Street and Broadway, a 250-apartment building developed by nonprofit BRIDGE Housing.

Slated to be finished in Feb. 2015, Celadon will be opened to individuals and small families, BRIDGE Housing officials say. A two-person household cannot make more than $38,700 a year to qualify for the lower monthly rents, which range from $408 to $879, depending on income, household and apartment size.

Eighty-eight of the apartments will be set aside for supportive housing: 25 units will go to youth aging out of foster care and adults in the Mental Health Services Act housing program (MHSA), and 63 will be targeted for seniors under the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly.

The building’s plan includes two community rooms, a community kitchen, laundry rooms and outdoor space with a community garden.

Expected to be LEED Silver certified, the design includes solar panels to cover part of the electric costs and an eco-roof with drought-tolerant plants.

Celadon has an estimated cost of $76 million, with an estimated $2.8 million coming from MHSA capital funds, according to the county’s MHSA website.

As for the rest of the funding, the project is being paid for by the City of San Diego, California Department of Housing and Community Development, California Housing Finance Agency, County of San Diego’s Behavioral Health Services division, San Diego Housing Commission and US Bank, according to BRIDGE Housing.

A webcam shows daily updates from the Celadon construction site, including a time-lapse from the start of the ground floor to the “topping out.”

A Stearman biplane crashed during the Thunder Over Solano Air Show at the Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California, Sunday afternoon, killing the 77-year-old pilot, the FAA said.

Local emergency responders were at the scene of the crash. The thousands of people attending the show were told to leave.

The official Facebook page of Travis Air Force Base posted a message around 2:40 p.m. which said the air show had been canceled due to the crash:

"The Travis Air Expo has been canceled due to the aircraft crash of an aerial performer. Guests of the base should comply with Security Forces instruction to exit the installation. Security Forces requests for individuals to provide photo and video footage of the crash to assist in the investigation. Call 424-2000 for more information about photo and video collection."

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The pilot, well-known in the local flying community, was identified as 77-year-old Eddie Andreini of Half Moon Bay. NBC Bay Area has learned he was performing an "acrobatic aerial maneuver" around 2 p.m. when he crashed, according to Col. David Mott of Travis Air Force Base.

Andreini was a decorated and experienced pilot and was inducted into the International Council of Air Shows Hall of Fame just last year. According to Andreini's web site, he had been flying since he was 16 years old and had been an air show stunt pilot for 25 years.

"It’s a really tragic way to end the show," said Ashleigh Carter, a family friend of Andreini. "He was doing great up until that point, and I know he’s been doing it for years. It’s a big shock.”

Andreini was in the middle of what is called cutting the ribbon, something he had done many times before. But something terrible happened in Sunday's low-flying acrobatic maneuver.

“I saw the performer perform an inverted, and he was flying approximately 40-50 feet from the runway," witness Brian Stokes said. "And then, his plane kind of stair-stepped, then impacted the runway in an inverted formation, upside down.”

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“Several minutes had passed before the flames happened and then started in the rear section forward," another family friend Matthew Carter said. "And that was that.”

Eyewitness pictures and video on Twitter and Instagram caught the smoky aftermath of the fatal plane crash, showing thick black smoke and fire engines rushing to the scene. It was an abrupt end to the popular air show, a two-day event that hasn't been held for three years.

Berkeley resident Urso Chappell tweeted out a picture from the parking lot.

"This is not what you want to see at an air show. A bi-plane crashed here at Travis Air Force Base." Chappell tweeted.

Chappell told NBC Bay Area that "he did not see the accident happen, just the horrible aftermath."

"I had already left the air show and was in the parking lot. I just saw fire trucks heading toward the tarmac," he said.

A KCRA 3 employee who was at the air show said the biplane flew into the ground while flying upside down, the station reported.

No spectators were injured, and the NTSB is now investigating the cause of the crash.

Some wondered how much of a role the gusty winds played.

“If we look at yesterday, winds were much greater, stronger," Mott said. "Gusts coming down the runway. What I can tell you is winds were approximately 10-15 knots [15-20 miles per hour].” 

Wind in the area has been known to pick up in the afternoon.

The Stearman biplane is a World War II-era aircraft built in 1944.

This is not what you want to see at an air show. A bi-plane crashed here at Travis Air Force Base. pic.twitter.com/u7crWNlz0x

— Urso Chappell (@UrsoChappell) May 4, 2014

San Diego ranked first among potential city relocation choices, in a recent national poll commissioned by the American Planning Association.

The Washington, D.C.-based not-for-profit organization does advocacy and education related to urban planning and community development. The group released the Harris Poll findings at its recent national convention in Atlanta.

Officials said 44 percent of more than 1,000 people surveyed online by Harris said they were somewhat or extremely likely to move within the next five years. Of those, San Diego placed first overall as the likely relocation city.

By age group, San Diego placed first among active baby boomers (age 50-65), and third among Millennials (age 21-34). Placing after San Diego in the overall poll were New York City, Boston, Denver and San Francisco.

The association also polled respondents on issues including transportation options, recruiting companies to communities, and access to high-speed internet. Officials said the poll was commissioned to analyze community preferences related to key demographic groups, for economic development purposes.