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Five takeaways from Trump's arraignment 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:20 GMT

(The Hill) — Former President Donald Trump was arraigned on 37 criminal charges on Tuesday in Miami on a day at once extraordinary and mundane. He pleaded not guilty to all charges. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The extraordinary was the nature of the event itself—the first-ever federal arraignment of a former president. The mundane was that the day proceeded largely as expected, with little new being learned about the case and little drama at the court itself.The charges pertain to Trump's possession of sensitive documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Related charges, including one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice, also carry the threat of significant prison time if convicted. A trial could potentially land amidst the GOP primary race where Trump is the frontrunner.Trump tries to seize back the narrativeTrump sought to punch back on Tuesday evening, trying to change the narrative of a day that highlighted ...

Ohio House votes to mandate defibrillators in schools, sports venues after collapse of Bills' Hamlin

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:20 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Automatic external defibrillators, or AEDs, could be placed in nearly every school or sports and recreation venue in Ohio under a proposal that cleared the Republican-dominated House Wednesday with overwhelming bipartisan support.The legislation, sparked by the sudden cardiac arrest of Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin in January on the field during a football game in Cincinnati, would require that all public schools, municipally-owned sports and recreation locations such as gymnasiums and swimming pools, and some private schools have on-site AEDs. It cleared the chamber on an 84-6 vote.Current Ohio law allows school districts to require AEDs on site, but it's an elective decision that's left to individual districts.State Rep. Adam Bird of New Richmond, one of the bill's sponsors, said he's confident many districts already have AEDs, but making it a requirement can help further protect students. Under the bill, employees would be required to undergo special tra...

Parents of girl who drowned at Kansas City water park file lawsuit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:20 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The parents of a 6-year-old girl who drowned at a popular Kansas City water park last year allege in a lawsuit that the park repeatedly hires young, inexperienced lifeguards and does not adequately train them.Therron and Debra Stewart, of Grandview, Missouri, filed the lawsuit against Oceans of Fun and its parent company, Cedar Fair. Their daughter, Adeline Stewart, died at a Kansas City hospital days after she was pulled from the Coconut Cove pool on July 5, 2022, The Kansas City Star reported.A company spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Associated Press on Wednesday. Violent twist follows parents’ intervention on daughter’s Snapchat sessions Lawyers for the family say in the lawsuit that pool lifeguards did not detect Adeline for several minutes, even while park patrons made “frantic attempts” to get their attention.After she was pulled from the pool, the lifeguards were not equipped to give her first...

Keeler: Nuggets’ Jamal Murray is best player to never make NBA’s All-Star team. That’s changing next year. “His legend is still growing.”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:20 GMT

If you want to sit Jamal Murray at David Thompson’s table, the Skywalker’s more than happy to scoot over to make room.“I think his legend is still growing,” Thompson, arguably the greatest guard in Nuggets history, told me when I’d asked him recently about Murray, the first point guard to lead Denver to an NBA championship. “It’s coming.“Yeah, it’s coming. And he’s gonna be right there. (When) he’s healthy, he’s as good as anybody.”Game recognizes game.Nikola Jokic, basketball king of the world, was already dancing on Mount Olympus when the NBA playoffs started. The last eight weeks simply affirmed the Joker’s immortality, all while stuffing sweaty gym socks into the haters’ stammering pie holes.But with apologies to Aaron Gordon, Mr. Nugget, Man of the People, nobody’s star on the Nuggets roster has shot faster and brighter since mid-April than the Blue Arrow’s.Murray didn’t just shoot his way into the convo of best Nuggets guard ever. No. 27 mig...

Lighthouse Writers Workshop moves into custom Denver building

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:20 GMT

Once upon a time (1997), a young lit-loving couple named Andrea Dupree and Michael J. Henry shared a vision for creating a welcoming space where writers could feel less solitary and help improve each other’s skills.Andrea Dupree and Michael J. Henry at the new Lighthouse Writers Workshop in northeast Denver. (Provided by Lighthouse Writers Workshop)Lighthouse Writers Workshop grew beyond their wildest ambitions and has succeeded in putting the Mile High City on America’s literary map. Not only do they now have a newly-constructed dream space with 15 employees and 1,500 members, but they’ve also built an annual pilgrimage for established and would-be authors.Lit Fest, which ends June 16, has become a beacon for thousands of writers of all levels and genres. The event features eight days of writing workshops, seminars, panel discussions, networking opportunities, and celebrations of the written word, both in-person and virtually. And this year’s festival has coincided with the grand o...

Shomari Rollox Pronounced Dead after Pedestrian Accident on 14 Freeway [Palmdale, CA]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:20 GMT

Tractor Trailer Crash near Avenue N Left 1 FatalityPALMDALE, CA (June 14, 2023) – Tuesday afternoon, Shomari Rollox died in a pedestrian crash involving a tractor-trailer on 14 Freeway.According to CHP, the fatal collision happened around 5:03 p.m. along the northbound Antelope Valley (14) Freeway, north of Avenue N.Investigators said a semi-truck hit the pedestrian in the No. 3 lane of SR-14 for unknown reasons.Unfortunately, the pedestrian received major injuries and died at the scene. Police said the truck driver, 47-year-old Francisco Mosqueda of Palmdale, did not sustain any injuries.Later, the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office identified the deceased pedestrian as 28-year-old Shomari Rollox.The California Highway Patrol reported that drugs and alcohol did not play a factor in the incident. At this time, authorities are working to determine if Rollox exited a parked vehicle and jumped in front of the tractor-trailer.Those who witnessed the accident are encouraged to con...

Sale closed in Milpitas: $1.5 million for a four-bedroom home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:20 GMT

720 Tramway Drive – Google Street ViewA house located in the 700 block of Tramway Drive in Milpitas has new owners. The 1,462-square-foot property, built in 1972, was sold on May 23, 2023. The $1,500,000 purchase price works out to $1,026 per square foot. The property features four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a garage, and two parking spaces. It sits on a 5,775-square-foot lot, which also has a pool.Additional houses have recently been sold nearby:In January 2023, a 1,120-square-foot home on Flume Court in Milpitas sold for $1,040,000, a price per square foot of $929. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On Canada Drive, Milpitas, in January 2023, a 1,608-square-foot home was sold for $1,490,000, a price per square foot of $927. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.A 2,566-square-foot home on the 800 block of Los Positos Drive in Milpitas sold in May 2023, for $1,833,500, a price per square foot of $715. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. 

Activists say Benito the giraffe is struggling in Mexico zoo

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:20 GMT

By Mark Stevenson | Associated PressMEXICO CITY — Benito the giraffe arrived in Mexico’s arid northern border city of Ciudad Juarez just last month, and already the climate appears to be a problem — and he’s only had to deal with the scorching heat of summer.The snow and freezing temperatures of winter are still to come, and animal activists are up in arms and pushing a campaign under the hashtag “Save Benito” seeking to have the animal moved somewhere more hospitable.On a recent day, the 3-year-old male giraffe could be seen crouching with only its head under a small, circular canopy for shade. The structure did little to protect him from a pelting rain and a hail storm later.There is also a small shed for winter, but activists say it is cruel for the city-run Central Park to keep the giraffe in a small fenced enclosure, by himself, with only about a half acre to wander and few trees to nibble, in a climate he’s not used to.“We have been fighting...

240 stolen catalytic converters found in Bay Area theft ring bust

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:20 GMT

(KRON) -- Six men who were allegedly part of a catalytic converter theft ring that targeted cars across the San Francisco Bay Area have been arrested. While making the arrests, law enforcement officers found 240 stolen catalytic converters and $260,000 in cash, according to investigators. The Alameda County Regional Auto Theft Taskforce said the bust was a result of a long-term investigation launched in mid-2022 to identify people responsible for a "prolific catalytic converter fencing operation and crew responsible for thefts throughout the Bay Area." ACRATT investigators identified two locations in Oakland that were reselling, also known as "fencing," stolen catalytic converters.Hundreds of stolen catalytic converters were found in Oakland. (Image courtesy CHP Golden Gate) The six arrested Oakland men were identified as: Jorge Perez Garcia, 39, Nelson Alvarado Herrera, 41, Oscar Alvarado Herrera, 38, Luis Monterroso-Veliz, 31, Pedro Maravilla, 44, and Santos Contreras, 42.Last we...

Michigan priest accused of assault gets a year in prison

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:20 GMT

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — An 84-year-old Catholic priest who was accused of sexually assaulting a 5-year-old boy in 1987 has been sentenced to a year in a Michigan jail under a plea deal with state prosecutors.The Rev. Vincent DeLorenzo returned to court in Flint on Tuesday, about two months after pleading guilty to attempted criminal sexual conduct.Other charges were dismissed as part of an agreement that spared victims from testifying at trial, though five people gave victim-impact statements in court, the attorney general’s office said.“Justice did come for the victims in this case,” defense attorney Michael Manley said.DeLorenzo did not speak in court. He was accused of assaulting the 5-year-old boy after a funeral for a member of the boy’s family.DeLorenzo served at several churches, including three in Genesee County. In 2002, he was suddenly removed from Holy Redeemer Church in Burton, a suburb of Flint. He publicly acknowledged that he had “inappropriate sexual contact”...