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Whitmer meets with government, business leaders on Europe trip

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:51:05 GMT

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer conducted her second international trade mission of the year this week, spending two days in Austria and Latvia meeting with both business and government leaders. Whitmer, who spoke with The Associated Press upon returning to Michigan on Friday, said the international trips are “an important part of the job,” as the state looks to grow relationships and “secure additional economic opportunities for our state.” In Latvia, the second-term Democratic governor and close ally of U.S. President Joe Biden met with Latvian President Egils Levits and other ranking officials before visiting Michigan national guard troops stationed in the country. Latvia is “Michigan’s European ally,” Whitmer said. The partnership between the country and state has reached 30 years. Former Gov. Rick Snyder visited the country in 2018 for the unveiling of a roadway being named “Michigan Avenue.”Whitmer also used the visit to Latvia, which borders Russia,...

EEUU afirma que no ha detectado un incremento en los cruces fronterizos tras el fin del Título 42

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:51:05 GMT

WASHINGTON – Estados Unidos afirmó este viernes que no ha detectado un incremento sustancial de los cruces de migrantes a través de la frontera con México en las primeras horas transcurridas desde el levantamiento del Título 42, la política de expulsiones en caliente utilizada bajo el pretexto de la pandemia del COVID-19.El subsecretario de Política Fronteriza e Inmigración del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional, Blas Núñez-Neto, admitió sin embargo en una rueda de prensa que todavía es pronto para ofrecer cifras oficiales y aseguró que las autoridades permanecen atentas a cualquier suceso que ocurra en la frontera.“Podemos afirmar que no hemos visto ningún aumento sustancial en la migración esta mañana”, explicó el funcionario, quien no obstante dijo que las detenciones en la zona siguen siendo “elevadas”. Parole humanitario: conoce los cambios que comenzarán a aplicar Demandas, bloqueos y tensión en la frontera...

Piden 16 años de cárcel para el expresidente de El Salvador, Mauricio Funes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:51:05 GMT

SAN SALVADOR  — El Ministerio Público de El Salvador pidió el viernes a un tribunal que le imponga una pena de 16 años de prisión al expresidente Mauricio Funes por presuntamente concertar una tregua con las pandillas para bajar la tasa de homicidios a cambio de beneficios para sus cabecillas recluidos en las cárceles.En tanto para su exministro de Seguridad general David Munguía Payes, procesado en el mismo caso, la Fiscalía solicitó una pena de 20 años de prisión.Funes, que vive en Nicaragua bajo la protección del gobierno del presidente Daniel Ortega que en 2019 le otorgó la nacionalidad para evitar su extradición, no está presente en el juicio. El exmandatario no nombró abogado defensor, por lo que le fue asignado uno de oficio. El Salvador: inicia juicio contra el expresidente Funes por presunto pacto con las maras Expresidente de El Salvador enfrenta juicio, acusado de lavado de dinero Una reforma penal aprobada en sept...

Packers sign former Houston Texans safety Jonathan Owens

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:51:05 GMT

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers addressed one of their major positions of need Friday by signing former Houston Texans safety Jonathan Owens.Owens, who turns 28 on July 22, is coming off a career-best season in which he started 17 games. He had 84 solo tackles and 125 total tackles to rank second on the Texans in both categories.He appeared in a total of 31 games for the Texans from 2019-22. He played seven games with two starts in 2021, appeared in six games in 2020 and one in 2019. Owens originally signed with the Arizona Cardinals in 2018 as an undrafted free agent out of Missouri Western.Owens and his wife – gymnast and Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles – made posts on their social media accounts celebrating the signing. The posts showed a picture of Owens preparing to sign the paperwork while Biles sat beside him wearing Packers gear.Owens’ post included a cheese emoji, while Biles’ post included the message, “GO PACK GO.”The Packers return Darnell Savage at one s...

Denver weather: Next round of rain moves in Sunday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:51:05 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will dry out for the next two days before another round of wet weather moves in on Sunday.It won't bring as much rain as this week's Wednesday to Friday system, but there is potential to see another half inch of rain accumulate by Sunday night.Weather tonight: Clearing skies The clouds that have been in place for the last three days will finally start to clear Friday afternoon and evening. Colorado rain totals top 5 inches over 3-day period Dry weather will stay in place overnight on the Front Range, with temperatures falling into the low 40s. Weather tomorrow: Mostly dry Temperatures will heat up to the mid-60s on Saturday with a 10% chance for an isolated shower or storm. Most places will stay dry with sunshine. Looking ahead: Rain on SundayWet weather will return on Sunday with scattered showers and a high temperature in the upper 50s. By Sunday night, totals could range from 0.1 to 0.75 inches of rain up and down the Front Range.Next week will ...

170+ bear sightings reported to wildlife department

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:51:05 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Temperatures are rising, spring is in full bloom and bears are waking up from their long winter naps. That means they're hungry and looking for food. Colorado Parks and Wildlife said it has received 173 reports of bear activity in 25 counties so far this year. Many of the calls are coming from residential areas, as bears are attracted to the smell of food from unsecured trash cans and bird feeders. “Every time a bear gets a treat, a bird feeder, a hummingbird feeder, or trash, it teaches the bear that people mean food,” said Matt Yamashita, CPW’s area wildlife manager for Area 8, which covers Aspen, Glenwood Springs and Eagle and Pitkin counties. “People who think that it’s one time, no big deal, are totally wrong. It is a big deal when you compound that ‘one time’ with how many ‘one-timers’ they get from your neighbors, too. It adds up.” Mountain lion punctures 11-year-old girl’s face CPW said male bears, or boars, awaken first, followed by non-birth-giving femal...

Denver's high earners dropped 90-minute commutes over the pandemic

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:51:05 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The same workers who can afford to live far from their city jobs are the same workers who stopped commuting entirely once the COVID pandemic hit. An ApartmentList study analyzed commuter trends in every U.S. metro area using U.S. Census data to measure the change through the 2010s and early 2020s. In particular, the study wanted to track the movement of so-called "super commuters," or commuters who spend more than 90 minutes one way traveling to work. ‘You won a million dollars!’; $20 scratcher makes Denver woman a millionaire There was a sharp decline in the number of super commuters during the pandemic. Between 2010 and 2021, the number of super commuters dropped 4%. It had been growing for a decade. Between 2010 and 2019, the number of these commuters had grown 44%. In the Denver metro, super commuting shrank as well but not quite as sharply. After growing 44% from 2010 to 2019, long commutes dropped. Between 2010 and 2021, the number of these commuters had ri...

Central Broward mother awaits justice 1 year after daughter is paralyzed in drive-by shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:51:05 GMT

NEAR FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WSVN) — As Mother’s Day 2023 approaches, a mother in Central Broward continues to wait for justice a year after, authorities said, her daughter was shot in a drive-by shooting.According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, 20-year-old Dru’Niyyia Griffin was sitting in a car with a friend outside a house in Northwest 14th Court in unincorporated Central Broward, near Fort Lauderdale, when another vehicle drove by and fired multiple shots at her parked car, critically injuring her.The date of the incident was May 8, 2022. One year later, the victim’s loved ones are still waiting for an arrest in the shooting that paralyzed Griffin from the neck down.“You all did this to me on Mother’s Day,” said the victim’s mother at the time of the incident as she broke down in tears.Griffin suffered several gunshot wounds and was rushed to Broward Health Medical Center for treatment. A man who was also in the car was treated an...

Hialeah street renamed Eagles Way after local school’s mascot as part of 5th grade project

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:51:05 GMT

A class project had elementary school students in Hialeah showed off their street smarts.The fifth-grade class of St. John the Apostle Catholic School unveiled the sign designating the stretch of East Fourth Street located right outside the campus as Eagles Way, Friday afternoon.The street was renamed as part of a social studies assignment in collaboration with the city.“Our fifth graders, as one of their projects for civics, they were studying structure of City Hall and just who to approach in the matter,” said Bianca Acosta, the school’s principal. “We came up with the idea of trying to change the name of our street to match our mascot, the eagle.”With their teacher’s guidance, students wrote letters, met with Hialeah Mayor Esteban Bovo Jr. and visited council meetings to make it happen.Proud parents, students and faculty joined city officials and members of the Archdiocese of Miami to mark the happy occasion.

Miami-Dade Clerk of Courts employee accused of stealing at least $4K in traffic fine payments

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:51:05 GMT

A Miami-Dade Clerk of Courts employee has been arrested after he landed on the wrong side of the law.According to the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office, 57-year-old Scott Kessler stole cash from people who came to the office to pay off their traffic fines and citations while working at the North Dade Justice Center.Prosecutors said the suspect pocketed between $4,000 and $5,000.Kessler was busted in a sting when undercover police officers paid off phony fines with marked bills.Kessler faces three felony charges, including conspiracy to commit organized scheme to defraud.