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Illinois Secretary of State granting $2.4M to Metro East Auto Task Force today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:53 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias will be giving a $2.4 million grant to the Metro East Auto Task Force on Tuesday.The group was formed to prevent carjackings, vehicle theft, and break-ins. Missouri updates timetable for implementing new 235 area code Giannoulias will also discuss recent crime data.

Court challenging new Missouri law banning transgender care for minors today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:53 GMT

GREENE COUNTY, Mo. - Missouri's new ban on gender-affirming care for minors is set to take effect Monday, August 28, but a hearing happening Tuesday could change that.In the lawsuit the ACLU of Missouri filed to overturn the ban, a judge in Greene County will hear arguments. In June, Governor Mike Parson signed the bill. East St. Louis man gets shocking bill, calls FOX 2 to investigate The governor says the bill protects children from harmful treatment. Opponents of the bill say it violates the Missouri Constitution by discriminating against patients.

Cori Bush opening new congressional office downtown

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:53 GMT

ST. LOUIS - U.S. Congresswoman Cori Bush opens a new primary congressional office in downtown St. Louis.It'll be in the Louderman building at the intersection between Locust and 11th Streets. Right now, it's still under renovation, but Bush's spokesperson says they hope to have it open by October 1. East St. Louis man gets shocking bill, calls FOX 2 to investigate Bush's original office on Page Avenue is closed.

One of Colorado’s top restaurants won’t be in the running for a Michelin star because it’s located in Aurora

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:53 GMT

After months of anticipation, the Michelin Guide will announce on Sept. 12 which Colorado restaurant or restaurants have received the state’s first-ever Michelin star.But restaurants in Aurora, which has one of Colorado’s best and most diverse dining scenes, won’t be on the list, according to Michelin Guide spokesman Andrew Festa. That’s because the company that owns the guide has made it clear that its anonymous reviews have stuck only to Denver, Boulder, Aspen, Snowmass Village, Vail and Beaver Creek Resort.That’s a state of affairs that has disappointed and irritated Caroline Glover, the owner and chef at Annette, which is located inside the Stanley Marketplace in Aurora. Glover won Best Chef in the Mountain Region by the James Beard Foundation at the prestigious James Beard Awards in 2022 and was one of The Denver Post’s top 10 picks as a Michelin star contender.A sampling of the dishes at Annette in the Stanley Marketplace. (From the Hip Phot...

Broncos Mailbag: Impressive rookies and bubble watch as Denver prepares for preseason finale

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:53 GMT

Denver Post Broncos writer Parker Gabriel posts his Broncos Mailbag periodically during the offseason. Click here to submit a question.Hey Parker! I’m pretty happy with our running back situation with Javonte Williams, Samaje Perine and now Jeleel McLaughlin. How do you think the splits are going to be with those three this season?— Marshall, ParkerHey Marshall, thanks for writing in and getting us going this week. A lot of love recently for Jaleel McLaughlin. He’s become the story of training camp, at least as far as surprises go.It’s hard to say what the split of playing time and touches will be mostly because there’s really only one way to find out how Williams holds up in returning to regular-season play. His recovery has been nothing short of remarkable, but there’s no guarantee he’s going to get 15-18 carries every week and bounce back normally each time.The next question becomes whether Sean Payton and the Broncos think McLaughlin is a nice piece who can provide a...

Paris Conference Renews Call to Hold Tehran Accountable for Killing of Democracy Activists

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:53 GMT

A number of international jurists and political figures including scholars who have led or advised judicial institutions in the United Nations and the European Union, addressed an international conference on Iran’s 1988 massacre of political prisoners.The conference served to reiterate longstanding calls for a comprehensive, impartial, and independent investigation into what some have described as one of the most egregious cases of crime against humanity since the Second World War that is yet to be investigated.The participants, including former President of the International Criminal Court Dr. Chile Eboe-Osuji, former special Adviser on Crimes Against Humanity to the ICC Prosecutor, Prof. Leila Nadya Sadat, and former Judge of UN International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and judge of UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Prof Wolfgang Schomburg, reiterated longstanding calls for the international community to launch a comprehensive investigation of t...

Fire involving multiple vehicles erupts in Pacoima auto yard

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:53 GMT

A massive fire engulfing multiple cars ignited inside an auto yard in Pacoima early Tuesday. The greater alarm fire was reported shortly after 4 a.m. in the 12400 block of West Branford Street, the Los Angeles Fire Department stated in a news alert. Crews arrived to find multiple fires burning inside a fenced auto yard where multiple vehicles were stacked on top of each other. Firefighters were facing a water supply challenge at hydrants and were working to find alternate supplies, the news alert stated. The blaze prompted firefighters to go into a defensive mode with ladder pipes and large diameter hand lines in place. No injuries have been reported in the fire.

A third of adults believe COVID-19 vaccines caused deaths, poll says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:53 GMT

(The Hill) -- Belief in misinformation about key health issues persists among a good chunk of adults, with false claims about COVID-19, vaccines and reproductive health garnering a substantial amount of support, a new poll from KFF has found.Whether or not they believed the claims, nearly all participants in the survey were aware of the misinformation, with 96 percent saying they had heard at least one of the 10 claims presented to them. The most widespread misinformation claims had to do with COVID-19 and vaccines.Pfizer, left, and Moderna bivalent COVID-19 vaccines are readied for use at a clinic, Nov. 17, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)The new polling data found that a third of adults believed the COVID-19 vaccines "caused thousands of sudden deaths in otherwise healthy people," with 10 percent believing that claim to be "definitely true" and 23 percent saying it was "probably true." Another 34 percent said it was "probably false" and 31 percent said that cla...

Opinion: End unconstitutional government spying on Americans

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:53 GMT

Intelligence agencies and the Justice Department have gone to Congress this summer, hats in hand, promising it will all be different this time if lawmakers just reauthorize their massive power to spy on Americans without warrants.“We are committed to addressing mistakes, being transparent with you and the American people, and continually reinforcing a system and culture that protects Americans’ privacy and civil liberties,” read a joint statement from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the National Security Agency, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Justice.India McKinney is director of federal affairs at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit digital civil liberties organization headquartered in San Francisco. That would be quite a turnaround after cycles of abuses, warnings and further abuses of Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act, which authorizes spying on foreign actors in ways that sweep...

Bill to prevent California school textbook bans is in limbo

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:53 GMT

An Inland Assemblymember’s bill, intended to prevent school boards from banning textbooks that teach California’s ethnic diversity and cultural history, is in a holding pattern after a state Senate committee vote Monday, Aug. 21.With no discussion, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted to place AB 1078 in the “suspense file,” a procedural limbo for bills that commit the state to spending money. At a later date, the committee could either release the bill from the file and allow it to move forward or keep it in that status, effectively killing it.Sponsored by Assemblymember Corey Jackson, D-Perris, AB 1078 would require school boards, when adopting learning materials, “to ensure the accurate portrayal of the cultural and racial diversity of our society.”It also would requires a two-thirds supermajority vote by school boards seeking to remove a book or curriculum. Schools could lose funding if their educational materials don’t meet California Department of Education content standa...