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Hundreds of students, teachers gather outside Colorado State Capitol

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:57 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A crowd of people - many of them students and teachers - gathered outside the Colorado State Capitol on Friday to rally against gun violence.Footage from SkyFOX showed hundreds of people outside of the Capitol. The rally came two days after a shooting at East High School injured two faculty members. The 17-year-old suspect in that shooting was found dead near a car he had driven to Bailey. East High shooting suspect killed himself with ghost gun, failed prior diversion program Denver Public Schools were closed Friday for what the Board of Education said would be a "mental health day" after the shooting at East High.This was the second day in a row that protests were carried out at the Capitol. Students from East High filled the halls Thursday to call for policy changes.There are three gun bills that have been proposed in the legislature this session. One bill that would raise the minimum age to buy a gun to 21 made its way one step closer to becoming law Monday, p...

Miami-Dade Arena in negotiations with software company Kaseya for new naming rights deal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:57 GMT

The Miami-Dade Arena could be landing a new naming rights deal.The mayor’s office confirmed that the county is currently in negotiations with software company Kaseya, a business that creates and markets software. The move comes after the collapse of the arena’s prior sponsor FTX. If the agreement goes through, this will be the arena’s third sponsor.

Florida teen gets life in prison for killing young classmate

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:57 GMT

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge sentenced a 16-year-old Florida boy to life in prison on Friday for fatally stabbing a 13-year-old classmate on Mother’s Day in 2021.Aiden Fucci, 16, was 14 when he stabbed Tristyn Bailey at least 114 times in the woods near where the teens lived in north Florida, prosecutors said.“This case is probably the most difficult and shocking case that this county, St. Johns County, has dealt with,” Judge Lee R. Smith said before ordering Fucci to prison for life.Fucci, who pleaded guilty just before his trial was set to start in February, was not eligible for the death penalty because of his young age at the time of the crime. His case may be reviewed in 25 years, according to Florida law. His attorneys had sought a 40-year sentence.Before invoking the sentence, the judge spoke to Bailey’s family, noting the tremendous toll the girl’s slaying has had on them.“Allow ‘Bailey Sunday Fundays’ to return to your home,” he said, a...

Dozens of dogs rescued in Dania Beach after owner arrested for animal cruelty

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:57 GMT

Dozens of dogs were rescued after their owner was arrested. According to authorities, they pulled nearly 60 dogs from a Dania Beach home. Raymond Ledbetter is facing charges of animal cruelty. Those dogs are now receiving care from veterinarians before they are sent to shelters to find new homes.

EU leaders’ summit ends on a car cliffhanger

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:57 GMT

BRUSSELS — As European Union leaders exit their summit Friday, the future of the cars that’ll whisk them home is still very much at play, with a seemingly imminent deal between Berlin and Brussels delayed once again.That’s because resolving a row over the EU’s plan to ban new combustion engine car sales by 2035 hangs on whether the European Commission and Germany can agree on language that will satisfy both sides. Berlin, along with several allies, has held the previously agreed legislation hostage, demanding that the Commission carve out a loophole to allow sales of some traditional combustion-engine vehicles after 2035 as long as they run on synthetic fuels, or e-fuels — which are, in theory, carbon-neutral. On Thursday evening, the German government presented the Commission with a pre-written legal declaration in which the EU executive would promise to find a legal path for allowing the sale of these vehicles past 2035. And early Friday morning, the Co...

Woman accused of attacking Lynn police before rough arrest ordered held without bail

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:57 GMT

A woman who Lynn police said attacked and bit officers at a rooming house before being repeatedly punched in the face and pepper-sprayed appeared in court on Friday after officials released body camera video showing her violent arrest.Jessica Wagle, 39, is facing charges including assault and battery on a police officer, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct, according to police.Wagle already made an appearance in court on Monday, at which point she was held on $1,000 bail and sent for medical attention. Her bail for this case was set for $500, but she is being held without bail on an outstanding case.After watching the entire incident on the police body camera video, though, Lynn’s police chief said an initial review found “the officers acted within the Lynn Police Use of Force Policy.”“I don’t think it’s fair to single out someone who is following our protocol,” Lynn Mayor Jared Nicholson said.“[W]e know there are hard situations and I think it’s important for him and his colle...

Mets star Mookie Wilson, other past players taking to NYC locales with gifts for Amazins’ fans

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:57 GMT

It’s an Amazin’ offer.New York baseball fans will get their chance to step right up and greet the Mets live and in person Saturday, with a half-dozen stars from years gone by taking to the city streets with free gifts for anyone spotted wearing a team hat or other gear.The heroes of Flushing will visit six locations in Manhattan and Queens bearing free team merch or complimentary tickets for the 2023 games at CitiField — all courtesy of the one-time ballplayers.The grand prize for one fortunate fan: The chance to throw out the first pitch and mingle with the current Mets at a home game this season.“I don’t have a problem being recognized,” said Mookie Wilson, the hero of the Mets’ 1986 World Championship. “It’s amazing and people are very considerate. Except Red Sox fans — they still tell me I ruined their lives.”Wilson will be joined by ‘86 teammates Howard Johnson, Roger McDowell and Tim Teufel in visiting loc...

Storyteller follows Indigenous and queer people amid their journies to acceptance in new documentary

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:57 GMT

An Indigenous storyteller living at the intersection of both Indigeneity and queerness explores the past, present and future to help better understand her own queer identity in a new documentary.“VeraCity: Indigiqueer,” which is set to premier March 26 on Citytv, follows Sarain Fox who seeks out the stories from other queer Indigenous figures on how they have navigated their lives.Fox told CityNews it was important to feel like this story was told from an Indigenous lens and also portrayed alongside a lot of joy.“I was just so tired of only seeing content that only shares trauma … this real sort of focus on trauma and traumatic histories and that’s a part of who we are as Indigenous people as Indigenous queer people. But we’re so much more than that.“And so, I became really interested in this project and sharing these stories because I think they’re vital. But more in particular, I was really excited to share some joy mixed in with the...

Biden, Trudeau meet on migration, China and more

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:57 GMT

OTTAWA, ONTARIO (AP) — President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are set to announce an agreement aiming to stem the flow of asylum seekers at unofficial border crossings from the U.S. to Canada.The agreement on Friday comes as Biden makes his first visit to Canada as president. Wide-ranging Trudeau-Biden talks also were touching on the 13-month old war in Ukraine, military spending, shared concerns about China’s aggressiveness, and violence and political instability in Haiti.Biden and Trudeau met for private talks before the U.S. president was to deliver a speech to the Canadian Parliament. The leaders also were to hold a joint press conference, and Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, were to host Biden and first lady Jill Biden for a gala dinner before the visiting Americans were returning to the U.S.Biden in brief comments at the start of the Friday meeting said he often tells other world leaders the United States is lucky to have Canada as a...

Art duo Gilbert and George get their own gallery in London

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:57 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Artists, if they have really made a mark, might get a gallery dedicated to their work once they are gone.Gilbert and George don’t want to wait that long.The dapper duo, who have been creating beguiling and unsettling art together for over half a century, have poured their own time and money into the Gilbert and George Center, a permanent exhibition and research space devoted to their work. Located just off bustling Brick Lane in London’s East End, the building opens to the public April 1 with an exhibition of the big, bold photo assemblies for which the pair has become famous. Admission is free — and that, they say, is important.“We want to make art for people, not for collectors,” said Italy-born Gilbert Prousch, who met Englishman George Passmore at London’s St. Martin’s art college in 1967. They have been partners in art and in life ever since.“Our earliest slogan was ‘Art for all,’” added George in an interview Friday with The Associated Press.“We’re always being s...