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Renuncia el personal electoral de condado en Virginia ante denuncias infundadas de fraude

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:21:24 GMT

BUCKINGHAM, Virginia — La presentación de quejas sin fundamento en contra de miembros de la Junta Electoral de Buckingham en Virginia ocasionó la renuncia de todo el personal, según denunciaron a NBC News. Lindsey Taylor, quien trabajó como registradora desde 2019, expresó que luego de que el Partido Republicano asumiera el control de la Junta Electoral que supervisa su oficina, los republicanos locales comenzaron a presentar afirmaciones de fraude electoral lo que la llevó a concluir que el equipo la quería fuera. “Había personas que decían que habían escuchado todos estos rumores, que el fiscal general me iba a acusar”, afirmó Taylor, días después de dejar la oficina por última vez. “Mentalmente, simplemente, no podía soportarlo más”.Eventualmente, Taylor dimitió de su cargo y, junto a ella, dos empleados de medio tiempo. Sus renuncias siguieron a un secretario adjunto que se fue en febrero, citando el mismo conflicto.En Virginia, todos los registradores generales del estado cump...

Louisville bank employee who killed 4, injured 9 livestreamed mass shooting: police

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:21:24 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A 23-year-old bank employee armed with a rifle opened fire at his Louisville workplace Monday morning, killing four people — including a close friend of the governor — while livestreaming the attack, authorities said.“Let’s be clear about what this was,” Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said. “This was an evil act of targeted violence.”The shooting, the 15th mass killing in the country this year, comes just two weeks after a former student killed three children and three adults at a Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, about 160 miles (260 kilometers) to the south. That state's governor and his wife also had friends killed in that shooting.Police arrived as shots were still being fired inside Old National Bank and killed the shooter in an exchange of gunfire, Louisville Metro Police Department Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel said at a news conference. Does your state allow teachers to carry a gun? “The suspect shot at offi...

What temp records could Denver break this week?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:21:24 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The roller coaster of spring weather continues with highs soaring into the 70s and 80s before dropping back into the 50s.The Pinpoint Weather team said record-breaking highs are possible on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. When could Denver see its final snow of the season? What are the record highs for this week?Here is a look at the record-high temperatures for this week, according to the National Weather Service:Record high Monday: 80 degrees set in 1996Record high Tuesday: 80 degrees set in 1982Record high Wednesday: 79 degrees set in 2018Record high Thursday: 85 degrees set in 2006Record high for Friday: 83 degrees set in 1963Meteorologist Travis Michels said the record high of 80 degrees for Monday also happened in 1907, 1960, 1977 and in 1996. Tuesday's record high of 80 degrees was observed in 1972 and 1982. Wednesday's record high of 79 degrees was also observed in 1979 and 2018. ‘It is unbearable’: This is the smelliest place in Denver, according to co...

Family: QB Haskins was drugged before he was fatally struck

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:21:24 GMT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The family of deceased Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins has filed a lawsuit against several people, businesses and the state of Florida, claiming he was drugged, robbed and extorted before he was fatally struck while standing drunk on a highway after running out of gas.The lawsuit, filed recently in Fort Lauderdale, alleges the former Ohio State star was drugged and robbed by a man and three women in the hours before the April 9, 2022, accident. They say it happened at a Boca Raton hotel, at an upscale golf driving range, a bar and a nightclub. The lawsuit does not give any specifics. Haskins, 24, had been in South Florida for offseason workouts with Steelers teammates when the accident happened.The lawsuit, filed on behalf of his widow and parents, also names the driver and owner of the dump truck that struck him, saying it was exceeding the speed limit, had worn tires and brakes and was overloaded.It says the pickup truck Haskins had rent...

Florida’s First Gay Latino Lawmaker, Carlos Guillermo Smith, Announces State Senate Run

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:21:24 GMT

ORLANDO, Florida (Advocate Channel) — Out politician Carlos Guillermo Smith is making a return to Florida politics. The Orlando Democrat on Friday filed to run for Florida Senate.Smith first won election to the Florida House months after the Pulse shooting rocked his community.“I knew when I was elected to the Florida Legislature in 2016 that representation would matter,” he tells The Advocate. “I had no idea how much it would happen that we needed that representation. It’s clear now how important it is to have strong LGBTQ+ voices in Tallahassee. Unfortunately, things have gotten really bad in Florida.”Smith noted some 20 pieces of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation have been filed; Equality Florida has a running list of bills it will track this year that includes expanding the state’s infamous “don’t say gay” law. But what’s all the more striking is how quickly Florida has taken a hard right turn into discrimination, Smith said.He still recalls in 2019, shortly ...

US State Department designates WSJ reporter as ‘wrongfully detained’ in Russia

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:21:24 GMT

The State Department on Monday officially designated an American reporter as “wrongfully detained” by Russia, after he was arrested in March on espionage charges.“Today, Secretary Blinken made a determination that Evan Gershkovich is wrongfully detained by Russia,” State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel said in a statement. “Journalism is not a crime. We condemn the Kremlin’s continued repression of independent voices in Russia, and its ongoing war against the truth.”The new designation elevates Gershkovich’s case, sending it to a State Department office that specializes in negotiating the release of hostages and those wrongfully detained in other countries.Gershkovich was arrested on March 29 in Yekaterinburg, Russia’s fourth-largest city. The Wall Street Journal, his employer, has denied the charges and demanded Gershkovich’s release — as have other news organizations, including POLITICO.Secretary of State Antony Blinken has previously called for Gershkovich’s release, an...

13-year-old hit by car in Middleton driveway

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:21:24 GMT

A 13-year-old girl was hit by a car and rushed to a hospital with life threatening injuries in Middleton on Monday, police said. A large police presence was seen Monday afternoon, with officials taping off a driveway in town. Police said the incident happened around 2:20 p.m. SKY7-HD flying overhead later captured images of a car believed to be involved. A jack could be seen underneath the car. State police investigators were also seen taking pictures of the car as part of an investigation. Middleton firefighters were separately seen with equipment typically used to lift cars. Police said officers responding to the scene rushed to help the victim. Of them, officials said one officer hurt an ankle and needed to be treated. The girl’s condition was unknown as of Monday afternoon. Officials said no charges had been filed in connection with this incident as an investigation continued. This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and onl...

Former Rowley police officer arraigned on rape charge

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:21:24 GMT

A former Rowley police officer was called to court Monday to face a felony rape charge in connection with allegations from prosecutors that he raped a woman last year while he was still a member of the police department.Perry Collins, 65, was arraigned in Salem Superior Court, where he pleaded not guilty. Collins’ attorney did not respond when asked for comment. Collins is due back in court in June.

Police in Franklin, Mass. arrest suspect involved in alleged catalytic converter theft at Dean College

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:21:24 GMT

Franklin police were able to arrest a suspected catalytic converter thief after the culprit’s alleged partner ditched him in a car, according to officials.The Franklin Police Department said officers responded to the area of Emmons Street early on Friday, April 7, after public safety personnel at Dean College reached out to authorities around 3 a.m.According to the department, public safety officers monitoring security cameras called in to report a pair of males who apparently jacked up two vehicles in Jones Lot and “appeared to be cutting out the catalytic converters.”Arriving on the scene, Franklin PD officers spotted a black sedan pulling out of the lot that matched a description given to them.The department said when the sedan’s occupants noticed police, the vehicle pulled into a nearby driveway where its driver proceeded to flee on foot.Left behind in the car was 20-year-old DaMareon Crook of Lorain, Ohio, who was soon placed under arrest. Authorities al...

Black lawmaker who was expelled to return to Tennessee House

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:21:24 GMT

By JONATHAN MATTISE and TRAVIS LOLLER (Associated Press)NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — One of the two Black Democrats who were expelled last week from the GOP-led Tennessee House was reinstated Monday after Nashville’s governing council voted to send him straight back to the Legislature.The unanimous vote by the Nashville Metropolitan Council restores Rep. Justin Jones to office just four days after Republicans stripped him of his seat. Moments after the decision, Jones began marching to the Capitol.Republicans banished the two lawmakers over their role in a gun-control protest on the House floor in the aftermath of a deadly school shooting.The other lawmaker, Justin Pearson, could be reappointed Wednesday at a Wednesday of the Shelby County Commission.The expulsions on Thursday made Tennessee a new front in the battle for the future of American democracy and propelled the ousted lawmakers into the national spotlight.Jones’ appointment is an interim basis. Special electio...