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Group of House conservatives unveils demands to support spending bill and avoid shutdown

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:24 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — House conservatives in a group known as the Freedom Caucus have unveiled a list of demands that they want included in a stopgap spending measure to keep the federal government running after the end of September. It’s a smorgasbord of non-starters for the Democratic-controlled Senate and the White House, signaling the challenges House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will face next month to get a bill passed in the House without alienating a sizeable share of his conference. Historically, members of the Freedom Caucus rarely support short-term spending bills to keep the government open, but with Republicans holding just a five-seat majority in the House, they have significant leverage over the agenda. Still, McCarthy will likely need votes from Democrats to pass a short-term funding measure than can also get through the Senate and be signed into law.Among the demands from the House Freedom Caucus: —Spending levels below the top-line numbers that McCarthy had agreed to w...

Suburban woman charged with threatening to kill Trump, son Barron

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:24 GMT

CHICAGO — A suburban woman accused of threatening to kill former President Donald Trump and his son Barron has been arrested. According to charging documents, Tracy Marie Fiorenza, of Plainfield, has been charged with Transmitting Threats to Kill or Injure Another Person in Interstate Commerce. Georgia Trump indictment invokes justice for election workers The charging documents state Fiorenza allegedly sent threatening emails to the headmaster of an educational institution in Palm Beach County, Florida.According to the documents, on May 21, 2023, Fiorenza allegedly sent an email to the headmaster which read: “I will state that I will shoot Donald Trump Sr. AND Barron Trump straight in the face at any opportunity that I get!”  Trump says he will skip GOP presidential primary debates The documents allege that she sent another email on June 5, which read: “I am going to slam a bullet in Baron Trump’s head with his father IN SELF DEFENSE!”U.S. Secret Service agents contacted Fi...

New Publix signs tell customers to keep emotional support animals, pets out of stores

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:24 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Publix customers may have noticed a new sign reminding them to keep their fur babies at home if they want to shop.In recent days, Publix stores have had signs at the entrance saying that pets are not allowed to enter, including emotional support animals. Snake found in Target shopping cart in Iowa gets new home Service animals are allowed, but the store asked that people keep them away from carts or baskets for sanitation reasons. The animals must also be under the control of their handlers."A service animal is a dog or miniature horse that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks to assist an individual with a disability," the sign says. "Dogs, miniature horses, or other animals that provide only emotional support, comfort, or companionship are not considered service animals."(Credit: Nathaniel Rodriguez/WFLA)The policy isn't new, but the signs were enacted to further reinforce it.According to FDA regulations, grocery stores must take "reasonable p...

Water main break shuts down streets, leads to loss of service in Leander

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:24 GMT

LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) — Water is shut off Monday afternoon to businesses and homes within an area of Leander due to a water main break. The City of Leander reported the break happened near the intersection of South West Drive and West South Street in the area known as Old Town, according to social media posts. This is west of U.S. Highway 183 and close to the Leander Presbyterian Church. "Water is currently off in the area and intersection is closed," one post read. "Please avoid the area or find alternate routes. It's unclear what caused the water main to break or how many homes and businesses are affected by it. KXAN will keep following this developing story and share any updates when they become available.

Fargo police officer who stopped shooter ‘saved countless lives,’ US attorney general says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:24 GMT

FARGO – The actions of a Fargo officer who fatally shot a gunman who opened fire on police last month “saved countless lives,” U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said as he visited the city.U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)The head of the U.S. Justice Department said he came to Fargo on Monday to meet with local, state and federal law enforcement leaders to discuss what agencies “need in order to get our common mission accomplished.” The meeting was held behind closed doors at the downtown federal courthouse, but not before Garland gave remarks to the media about his visit.“We are here gathered in the wake of last month’s horrific ambush on four Fargo Police Department officers that resulted in the death of Officer Jake Wallin and serious injuries to two other officers, Andrew Dotas and Tyler Hawes,” Garland said.Wallin, Dotas, Hawes and Officer Zach Robinson were responding to a routine crash the afternoon of July 14 at Ninth Avenue a...

PHOTOS: First practice on new Queensbury turf field

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:24 GMT

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - On Monday morning, members of Queensbury Union Free School District's sizeable community gathered on a new stretch of green, where ground was first broken earlier this year. It's a new chapter for school athletics - and, like so many do, it started off with a ribbon cutting. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! "This is my 20th year on the school board, and every year I've asked for a turf field," said Board of Education Vice President Tim Weaver. "Here it is."The new turf field at Queensbury Union Free School District in Queensbury, N.Y.The new turf field at Queensbury Union Free School District in Queensbury, N.Y.The new turf field at Queensbury Union Free School District in Queensbury, N.Y.The ribbon cutting for Queensbury Union Free School District's new athletic turf field.The ribbon cutting for Queensbury Union Free School District's new athletic turf field.The ribbon cutting for Queensbury Union Fr...

Hochul unveils Ginsburg carving at Great Western Staircase

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:24 GMT

ALBANY, NY (WUTR/WFXV/WPNY) -- Governor Kathy Hochul officially unveiled a carving of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Great Western Staircase at the New York State Capitol on Monday, August 21. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Justice Ginsburg's portrait is the first to be added to the staircase since its completion in 1898. She is only the seventh woman to be depicted on it, along with figures such as Molly Pitcher, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Clara Barton."Throughout her career, Ruth Bader Ginsburg served as a driving force for women's rights and tirelessly fought against gender discrimination," Governor Hochul said in a statement. "As the first woman to be elected as Governor of New York State, I join the ranks of millions of women inspired by Justice Ginsburg's wisdom and courage. Her portrait's presence in the Capitol will stand as a lasting reminder of her extraordinary legacy and New York State's for...

$2M scratch-off ticket sold in Creve Coeur

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:24 GMT

CREVE COEUR, Mo. -- A Missouri Lottery player recently won millions of dollars from one lucky scratch-off ticket. The top prize in the $2,000,000 Sizzling Riches game was found at On the Run on Olive Boulevard in Creve Coeur.The player says that he purchased several scratchers tickets at the gas station. He saved the Sizzling Riches ticket for last. Hedge apples: Can we eat them? “My first number was a 7, and I got a $100,000 prize,” he recalled. “I started scratching all the other numbers and was just ecstatic!” the player tells Missouri Lottery officials.He ended up winning $2 million. There is now only one top prize remaining in this game.The $2,000,000 Sizzling Riches game costs $20 to play, and the chances of winning anything are around one in three. The game started recently, on July 24, and there are still over $42 million in unclaimed prizes.

Polis signs order expediting affordable housing funding, state growth goals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:24 GMT

In a bid to accelerate affordable housing development in Colorado, Gov. Jared Polis signed an executive order Monday that expedites loan and grant approval processes while directing a suite of state agencies to prioritize programs to help prepare the state for years of coming population growth.The order sets out 10 “strategic growth goals” for Colorado in the coming years, a nod both to the state’s current housing shortage and to its projected needs. It directs the state’s Division of Housing to expedite signing contracts with approved grant and loan recipients. Polis told The Denver Post that will cut the timeline for money to reach recipients — like affordable housing developers — from eight months to 90 days. Affordable housing advocates and developers have long lamented the delays, which can run up to a year or more and add time and money to already tight budgets.The order doesn’t allocate any additional funding. But it requires the hous...

Can young DLs Matt Henningsen and Elijah Garcia be answer to Broncos’ front-line depth questions?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:24 GMT

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Matt Henningsen read the screen, widened out and got free just as San Francisco quarterback Trey Lance tried to dump the ball off.Henningsen, the second-year Broncos defensive lineman, raised his hands and swatted the pass like he was Christian Braun blocking a shot in transition.Fellow defensive lineman Elijah Garcia saw the flash of the ball and got his hands on it, securing an interception.Henningsen is likely to make the Broncos’ 53-man roster next week and Garcia’s trying to do the same. Together, they’re part of a group that’s attempting to turn one of Denver’s bigger depth question marks into at least a unit that can feel good about rotating players in and out.Can they do it? Henningsen was brimming with confidence after a strong overall showing against San Francisco’s dynamic run game.“We shut the run down,” Henningsen told The Post. “The first drive and a couple runs here and there, but otherwise they were just going boot, boot, dropback and the run wa...