Home

More than 20 schools plan to walk out over gun laws

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 07:39:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — On Wednesday, Colorado students plan to walk out of class demanding lawmakers pass what they call common-sense gun laws.Statewide, more than 20 schools are participating. Locally, nine have signed up.Those schools include:Adams High SchoolAmerican Indian AcademyDenver AcademyForce Elementary SchoolLakewood High SchoolMorey Middle SchoolNorthglenn High SchoolUniversity of DenverWheat Ridge High School Denver East High students return to class after spring break This walkout follows the tragic shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee where three children and three adults were murdered.  Students believe these gun laws will make a difference in saving lives, and Colorado is close to passing four new measures currently awaiting a signature from Gov. Jared Polis to be signed into law. US 36 closed due to deputy-involved shooting This isn’t the first time that students have taken a stand recently. Last month, students at East High School marched to the C...

Retirees are fleeing Colorado, but one city still attracts them

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 07:39:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado wasn't a highly popular state for retirees the year following the COVID pandemic's break. Trump indicted: Here’s what the former president is charged with Colorado is one of the 10 states that lost the most retirees in 2021, according to a SmartAsset analysis of migration data. The analysis used U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey to find the net migration of residents over 60 years old. Though Colorado lost retirees, the retirees who stayed increasingly preferred Fort Collins.Colorado lost 5,249 people 60 and older in 2021, the 10th-highest number in the U.S. Virginia lost the next most with 5,963. Retirees are moving away from states that are expensive, cold, or both. They fled from California most. The Golden State lost 71,828 retirement-age residents in 2021, part of an overall exodus of all ages from that state. New York, which also lost people of all age groups, lost the second most retirees, 46,709 in all, followed by Illinois and New Jer...

Tiger Woods unsure whether this year’s Masters will be his last

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 07:39:32 GMT

(CNN) — Tiger Woods says he’s unsure whether this year’s Masters will be the last of his career with the 47-year-old acutely aware of his injury struggles.The golf icon is preparing for his 25th appearance at the major — which starts April 6 — but told reporters Tuesday that the thought of this being the last time competing at Augusta National had crossed his mind.“I don’t know how many more I have in me. So just to be able to appreciate the time that I have here and cherish the memories,” the five-time Masters champion said.Woods made a dramatic comeback to golf at last year’s event after a serious car crash in 2021 which caused severe injuries to his leg.He said that amputation had been “on the table” following the incident but he eventually recovered enough to return to competition.The 15-time major winner says he now has a different appreciation of the game but insists he can still be competitive on the course....

‘Barbie’ trailer brings fun, fun, fun

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 07:39:32 GMT

(CNN) — So many Barbies, such little time.A teaser trailer for “Barbie” dropped Tuesday, featuring not only Margot Robbie as Barbie, but also Dua Lipa and Issa Rae as other Barbies.The film, directed by Greta Gerwig, has a star-studded cast, including Ryan Gosling as Ken – at least one of the Kens.In the trailer, we get the full-on Barbie world from the dream house to a convertible car.Not to mention the Barbie and Ken love story.“I thought I might stay over tonight,” Gosling’s Ken says to Robbie’s Barbie.“Why?” she responds.“Cause we’re girlfriend and boyfriend,” Ken replies.“To do what?” Barbie asks to which Ken says, “I’m actually not sure.”The film is being released by Warner Bros. which is owned by CNN’s parent company.“Barbie” is set to open in theaters on July 21

Man rescues woman from burning car in Boynton Beach

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 07:39:32 GMT

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) – A man is being hailed a hero after risking his life to save a stranger who was trapped in a burning car in Boynton Beach. Leo Zupo was making his way home Saturday when he came across a crash at a Boynton Beach and Lawrence Road intersection and noticed a woman inside a vehicle unable to get out. Without hesitation, Zupo pulled over to help.“As I was turning there, I parked the car to go help the lady,” said Zupo. Zupo quickly realized the door was jammed and time was ticking. “I couldn’t open the door because it was all crashed in, so somehow I was able to grasp my hand in the door jam and the door to pull it open,” said Zupo.After prying the door open he was faced with more challenges. “She was unconscious in the car, as I pried the door open it kind of woke her up there as the car is about to burst into flames everywhere,” said ZupoThe woman who appeared to be in her 60s had her legs stuck and blood comi...

Boston Police arrest Most Wanted Suspect on outstanding warrant

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 07:39:32 GMT

Boston Police arrested a suspect on the BPD Most Wanted List Tuesday evening. Officers arrested 62-year-old Richard Morse around 6:30 p.m. in the area of 25 Parmenter Street, according to police. At the time of his arrest, Morse was wanted on an outstanding warrant sought out of Boston Municipal Court on charges of breaking and entering, malicious destruction of property, and larceny.Morse is expected to be arraigned in Boston Municipal Court.

Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity among prominent Fox hosts, execs set to take stand at defamation trial

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 07:39:32 GMT

(CNN) — Fox News said in a court filing Tuesday that it plans to put some of its most prominent executives and TV hosts on the witness stand to testify as part of its defense in the Dominion defamation trial.The right-wing network told the judge it “intends to make available” these people to testify in-person. Fox will call these witnesses as part of their defense, but Dominion also wants to question them as part of their case.The list includes Fox TV hosts Tucker Carlson, Maria Bartiromo, Sean Hannity, and Bret Baier, as well as Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott and President Jay Wallace.The filing came amid still-ongoing legal wrangling between the parties about who can be called to testify. There is a hearing slated for Wednesday that will likely address some of these outstanding issues. (For instance, Fox is resisting Dominion’s effort to compel testimony from Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch.)The $1.6 billion lawsuit is considered one of the most consequential defama...

Mayor Wu names Kenzie Bok as incoming Administrator of the Boston Housing Authority

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 07:39:32 GMT

Mayor Michelle Wu announced Wednesday that Councilor Kenzie Bok will serve as the next Administrator of the Boston Housing Authority (BHA), which provides affordable housing to over 62,000 residents. Bok will begin a transition period in may before current Administrator Kate Bennett steps down this summer. “The Boston Housing Authority has been a lifeline for generations of Boston families, and in this moment of housing crisis, the BHA must be a model for housing as health, safety, opportunity, and community,” said Mayor Wu. “Kenzie brings a deep commitment to our BHA communities along with an expansive vision of how public housing should anchor our neighborhoods and city – I’m thrilled for her leadership and look forward to building on the strong foundation set under Kate’s stewardship by the entire BHA team,” she added. “We are all so grateful for Kate’s decades of service to our residents and work to ensure a smooth transition...

Stormy Daniels ordered to pay Trump team another $120,000 in legal fees

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 07:39:32 GMT

(CNN) — Three thousand miles away from his New York legal drama, Donald Trump secured a substantial victory in another court.The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the former president in his effort to recoup additional legal fees from adult film star Stormy Daniels, who had filed and lost a defamation suit against him.Daniels was ordered to pay Trump’s attorneys just over $120,000 in legal fees. That’s on top of the more than $500,000 in court-ordered payments to Trump attorneys she’s already been ordered to pay.The civil litigation is officially unrelated to Trump’s arrest and charges filed against him in New York, but both involved Daniels, who was paid $130,000 in hush money during the 2016 presidential campaign to keep quiet about an affair. (Trump denies the affair.)Daniels had sued Trump in 2018 after he called an allegation by Daniels that an unknown man threatened her in a parking lot to keep quiet about her all...

Orioles promote Grayson Rodriguez, club’s top pitching prospect, to make major league debut Wednesday

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 07:39:32 GMT

Grayson Rodriguez is back home.Baltimore’s top pitching prospect was promoted to the Orioles and will make his major league debut Wednesday in his home state of Texas against the Rangers, the club announced. He’ll wear No. 30.Rodriguez, a consensus top 10 prospect in baseball, was expected to make the Orioles’ rotation to open the season, but he instead began the year in Triple-A Norfolk after struggling in spring training.In a corresponding move, the Orioles placed starting pitcher Kyle Bradish on the 15-day injured list with a bruised right foot. Bradish took a 104 mph line drive off his foot during his start Monday. The right-hander threw one warmup pitch before exiting the game in the second inning.While Tyler Wells’ five-inning relief outing led the Orioles to a 2-0 win Monday and saved an already-fatigued bullpen, it didn’t change the calculus that the Orioles would need a different starting pitcher for the series against the Rangers now that Well...