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Motorcyclist dies in West Highland hit-and-run crash

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:50:42 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A motorcyclist died after being hit by a vehicle near the intersection of Speer Boulevard and Grove Street in the West Highland neighborhood, according to the Denver Police Department. 1 killed in suspected road rage shooting near Coors Field DPD reported it was investigating the crash at about 12:45 a.m. on Saturday. The motorcyclist was initially transported to a local hospital and later pronounced dead.The department described the suspect vehicle as a white SUV with front-end damage.Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867 (STOP).

Two juveniles shot outside Aurora residence

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:50:42 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Aurora Police Department is investigating a double shooting that occurred in the early morning hours of Saturday. Motorcyclist dies in West Highland hit-and-run crash According to the department, two juveniles were shot outside a home in the 19000 block of East Wyoming Drive, part of the Louisiana Purchase neighborhood.Both juveniles are expected to survive, but suspect information is limited, according to the Aurora Police.Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call 9-1-1.

Ravens linebacker Tyus Bowser launches nonprofit to help disadvantaged youth in Baltimore City

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:50:42 GMT

One night after the Ravens beat their division rival Cincinnati Bengals, autographed helmets and jerseys of many of the team’s top players were available in a raffle at the top floor of the Hyatt Regency in the Inner Harbor.Those who gathered bought raffle tickets, looked out over the Inner Harbor and mingled with Ravens linebacker Tyus Bowser, who recently launched an eponymous nonprofit aimed to help disadvantaged youth in Baltimore City.The Tyus Bowser Foundation expects to host an event for teachers in early 2024, but first, the nonprofit kicked off with an event to raise money. The foundation hopes to:Renovate unused classrooms in Baltimore middle schools into spaces that promote science, technology, engineering, mathematics and art.Fund school supplies for teachers, rather than teachers spending their money.Offer professional advice to high school students.Bowser waited until he’d established himself in the NFL and received a second contract, he said, before launch...

Lucic away from team after Friday incident

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:50:42 GMT

The Boston Bruins issued a statement Saturday morning concerning a Milan Lucic incident of alleged domestic violence.“The Boston Bruins are aware of an incident involving Milan Lucic Friday evening. Milan is taking an indefinite leave of absence from the team. The organization takes these matters very seriously, and and will work with the Lucic family to provide any support and assistance they may need. We will have no further comment at this time.”Lucic, 35, spent his first 8 seasons with the Bruins before returning to the club this season after 8 seasons playing for LA, Edmonton and Calgary.A Boston Police Department spokesman said he could neither confirm nor deny whether any arrest was made and cited public records law that allowed the department 10 days to release any police report on the incident. The chief records officer for the department was not working on the weekend, so the earliest the records could possibly be released is Monday.… Developing

Russian doctors call for release of imprisoned artist who protested Ukraine war

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:50:42 GMT

LONDON (AP) — More than 100 Russian doctors signed an open letter published Saturday that demands the immediate release of an artist and musician who was sentenced to seven years in prison for swapping supermarket price tags with antiwar messages. The letter calling for Sasha Skochilenko to be freed was addressed to Russian President Vladimir Putin and warned that time in prison could lead to a “significant deterioration” in the 33-year-old artist’s health. Skochilenko was “diagnosed with a number of severe chronic diseases that require proper medical supervision and a special diet,” states the letter, which goes on to note the doctors’ indignation at the “obvious injustice of the verdict.” A Russian court sentenced Skochilenko on Thursday. She was arrested in her native St. Petersburg in April 2022 and charged with spreading false information about the military with her messages opposing the war in Ukraine.“The Russian army bombed an arts school in Mariupol. Some 400 people ...

Cheers! Bottle of Scotch whisky sells for a record $2.7 million at auction

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:50:42 GMT

LONDON (AP) — A bottle of Scotch whisky billed as “the most sought-after” in the world sold Saturday for almost 2.2 million pounds ($2.7 million), an auction record for a bottle of wine or spirits.The Macallan Adami 1926 sold at Sotheby’s in London, after a bidding war between would-be buyers on the phone and in the room.Just 40 bottles of The Macallan 1926 were bottled in 1986 after being aged in sherry casks for 60 years. Twelve of the bottles, including the one sold Saturday, had labels designed by Italian painter Valerio Adami.Another bottle from the same cask was sold by Sotheby’s in 2019 for almost 1.5 million pounds, until Saturday a record for wine or spirits.“The Macallan 1926 is the one whisky that every auctioneer wants to sell and every collector wants to own,” said Jonny Fowle, Sotheby’s global head of spirits.The bottle sold Saturday is the first to have undergone reconditioning by the distillery ahead of auction. This included replacing the cork and applying new glue ...

Maldives new president makes an official request to India to withdraw military personnel

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:50:42 GMT

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu officially requested India to withdraw its military personnel from the archipelago on Saturday, a day after being sworn in.The president’s office said in a statement that Muizzu made the request when he met Kiren Rijiju, India’s minister for earth sciences. He was in the Maldives for the presidential inauguration.“The president noted that at the presidential election held in September, the Maldivian people had given him a strong mandate to make the request to India and expressed hope that India will honour the democratic will of the people of the Maldives,” the statement said.Muizzu, who is seen as pro-China, campaigned on a promise to evict Indian military personnel and balance trade, which he said was heavily in favor of India under his predecessor, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.The election was seen a virtual referendum on which regional power — China or India — should have the biggest influence in the Indian Ocean a...

Fears of political violence are growing as the 2024 campaign heats up and conspiracy theories evolve

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:50:42 GMT

The man who bludgeoned former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer last year consumed a steady diet of right-wing conspiracy theories before an attack that took place with the midterm elections less than two weeks away.As the 2024 presidential campaign heats up, experts on extremism fear the threat of politically motivated violence will intensify. From “Pizzagate” to QAnon and to “Stop the Steal,” conspiracy theories that demonized Donald Trump’s enemies are morphing and spreading as the front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination aims for a return to the White House.“No longer are these conspiracy theories and very divisive and vicious ideologies separated at the fringes,” said Jacob Ware, a research fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations who focuses on domestic terrorism. “They’re now infiltrating American society on a massive scale.”A federal jury on Thursday convicted David DePape of attacking Paul Pelosi at his San Francisco home on Oct. 28, 20...

2 critically injured in 'major' northwest Austin collision

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:50:42 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services responded to a major collision between two vehicles in northwest Austin Saturday morning just after 8 a.m., ATCEMS said on X. The collision happened at 10100 Decker Ln and caused one person to eject from a vehicle, ATCEMS said. ATCEMS transported one adult patient to Dell Medical Center and one teenager patient to Dell Children’s Medical Center both with critical and life-threatening injuries.

SpaceX launched its giant new rocket but explosions end the second test flight

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:50:42 GMT

SpaceX launched its mega rocket Starship but lost both the booster and the spacecraft in a pair of explosions minutes into Saturday’s test flight. The rocketship reached space following liftoff from South Texas before communication suddenly was lost. SpaceX officials said it appears the ship’s self-destruct system blew it up over the Gulf of Mexico. Minutes earlier, the separated booster had exploded over the gulf. By then, though, its job was done. Saturday’s demo lasted eight or so minutes, about twice as long as the first test in April, which also ended in an explosion. The latest flight came to an end as the ship’s engines were almost done firing to put it on an around-the-world path.At nearly 400 feet (121 meters), Starship is the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built, with the goal of ferrying people to the moon and Mars.“The real topping on the cake today, that successful liftoff,” said SpaceX commentator John Insprucker, noting that all 33 booster engines fired as desi...