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Kansas City Council approves ordinance protecting transgender community

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 23:51:50 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The city goes against Missouri state lawmakers to approve a resolution and become a sanctuary city for the transgender community.The Kansas City Council voted 11-to-1 to approve the ordinance. It says the city will not prosecute or fine any person or organization that provides, seeks, or receives gender-affirming care. That includes puberty blockers, hormones, surgery, and other care.Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas joined other supporters from the Kansas City Council to sign the resolution Thursday afternoon.Councilperson Heather Hall was the lone vote against the ordinance. Hall said she does not believe the council should be involved in medical decisions for other people. Man convicted of killing St. Louis County police officer challenges guilty verdict "None of us are doctors in the room, and we are trying to create or discuss and tell people what they should or shouldn't be doing with their families. This is not our purview as city government," Hall said.Th...

Denver sets record for daily rainfall on May 11 with more than 1.93 inches

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 23:51:50 GMT

Denver easily broke a record for daily rainfall Thursday. The city had 1.93 inches of rain, measured at Denver International Airport as of 5 p.m., eclipsing the previous daily mark for May 11 of 1.55 inches, set in 2011.Since the start of the stormy weather Wednesday, Denver has received has received 2.65 inches of rain, as of 6 p.m. Thursday, measured at Denver International Airport. That’s 18.3% of Denver’s annual total of 14.48 inches, according to the National Weather Service.“We’ve been getting a lot of rain,” said Bob Kleyla, a meteorologist with the weather service in Boulder. “And those numbers will only go up. We’re getting more rain” to end the day Thursday.The continuing, steady rain, sometimes heavy, in the metro area caused road damage in Cherry Creek State Park, and the banks of Cherry Creek flooded at Sixth Avenue and Speer Boulevard and along other additional spots. In a repeat of Wednesday’s stormy weather, a tor...

Southern California shelters expecting surge of migrants as Title 42 ends

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 23:51:50 GMT

Southern California shelters are bracing for a surge in migrants following the end of Title 42 on Thursday night.Title 42 is the pandemic-era public health order that was put in place in March 2020 that restricted migrants from claiming asylum at the border in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus between countries. The order will expire at 11:59 p.m. on Thursday.Local officials are concerned that resources for helping migrants will be stressed to their limits. The Galilee Center in Riverside County is preparing to help the influx of migrants with food, shelter and other basic needs.Many migrants traveling through the eastern Riverside County area hail from a variety of locations including Somalia, Ecuador, Peru and more.When they arrive at The Galilee Center in Mecca or Coachella, they can access shower and laundry facilities, a bed to sleep in, and health necessities such as toiletries, diapers and more.With a long, uncertain journey, Diana Yadira, a migrant staying at The Ga...

Andrew Wiggins reportedly questionable for Game 6 with rib injury

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 23:51:50 GMT

(KRON) -- Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins is questionable for Friday's critical Game 6 against the Los Angeles Lakers with a rib injury, according to reports from ESPN and The Athletic. Wiggins' diagnosis is reportedly a left costal cartilage fracture, which is located along the ribcage. The Warriors trail the Lakers 3-2 in the Western Conference Semifinal series. Golden State needs a win in Game 6 in Los Angeles to avoid elimination. SF 49ers’ 2023 schedule released: Here are the highlights In Game 5 of the series, Wiggins stepped up with 25 points and seven rebounds. For the series, he has averaged 16.8 points per game and scored double figures in every game.The Warriors have gotten accustomed to playing without Wiggins as he did not play in 45 regular-season games, many of which he missed due to personal reasons. Wiggins was a key cog in the Warriors' 2022 title run.Golden State's opponent got some good injury news on Thursday. Lakers star Anthony Davis is listed a...

Reportan los primeros casos de tiña resistentes a tratamientos en pacientes de Nueva York

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 23:51:50 GMT

(CNN) — Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) reportaron los primeros casos conocidos de tiña resistente a los antifúngicos en Estados Unidos. En ese sentido, han instado a los profesionales sanitarios a estar atentos a este tipo de infecciones.Los detalles de los casos se comunicaron a los CDC en febrero y se compartieron en un informe publicado este jueves. Las pacientes, dos mujeres sin parentesco en la ciudad de Nueva York, presentaron síntomas por primera vez en 2021 y 2022. Una de las pacientes no tenía antecedentes de viajes internacionales, lo que sugiere que hay cierta propagación comunitaria dentro de EE.UU.A pesar de su nombre en inglés, “ringworm”, la tiña no la causa un gusano, sino una de 40 especies de hongos. En este caso, las infecciones fueron causadas por Trichophyton indotineae, un hongo descubierto recientemente.Los CDC emiten advertencia sobre un aumento de bacterias resistentes a...

Lainey Wilson triumphs at Academy of Country Music Awards; Chris Stapleton wins top honor

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 23:51:50 GMT

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Lainey Wilson was seemingly everywhere at the Academy of Country Music Awards, collecting four trophies on a night that saw Chris Stapleton win the entertainer of the year honor.Wilson performed twice Thursday –- back-to-back –- and delivered heartfelt speeches after her wins, which put her next to fellow winners and country music legends.She won album of the year for “Bell Bottom Country,” accepting the honor slightly breathless after performing her song “Grease.”Wilson called the album a “labor of love” and said she wrote 300 songs during the pandemic. She said people often tell her how much the album means to their lives, and she said writing them “saved mine.”When she won female artist of the year, co-host Dolly Parton handed her the trophy. “I can’t believe I just met Dolly Parton, first of all,” Wilson said.She gave credit to the female artists who preceded her and the sacrifices she knew they had all made: “I’m up here because of y’all. Because of people ...

Commanders 2023 schedule: Week 1 vs. Cardinals, Thanksgiving at Dallas and only 1 prime-time game

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 23:51:50 GMT

The Washington Commanders released their schedule for the 2023 season, which begins Sept. 10 against the Arizona Cardinals.What you’ve all been waiting for https://t.co/OVs7oTenq2 | @SeatGeek pic.twitter.com/JTO00mVK17— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) May 12, 2023The Commanders play their season opener at home for the third straight year and seventh time in 10 seasons.The highest-profile game is the Thanksgiving Day game in Dallas, the 11th time the NFC East rivalry will renew in the annual holiday showcase. Washington is only 2-8 in the matchup on Thanksgiving, but won the last meeting, 41-16, in 2020.Washington’s only true prime-time game comes in Week 5 when the Chicago Bears come to FedEx Field on a Thursday night, Oct. 5. It’s the second straight season the Commanders face the Bears on a Thursday night.The 2023 season also marks the second-straight year Washington will have to wait until Week 14 for a bye, meaning the Commanders will play roughly three-quarters ...

2023 NFL Schedule

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 23:51:50 GMT

All Times EasternWEEK 1Thursday, Sept. 8Detroit at Kansas City, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)Sunday, Sept. 10Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m. (FOX)Houston at Baltimore, 1 p.m. (CBS)Cincinnati at Cleveland, 1 p.m. (CBS)Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. (FOX)Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 1 p.m. (CBS)Tennessee at New Orleans, 1 p.m. (CBS)San Francisco at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. (FOX)Arizona at Washington, 1 p.m. (FOX)Green Bay at Chicago, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)Las Vegas at Denver, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)Miami at L.A. Chargers, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)Philadelphia at New England, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)L.A. Rams at Seattle, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)Monday, Sept. 11Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN/ABC)WEEK 2Thursday, Sept. 14Minnesota at Philadelphia, 8:15 p.m. (Prime Video)Sunday, Sept. 17Green Bay at Arizona, 1 p.m. (FOX)Las Vegas at Buffalo, 1 p.m. (CBS)Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. (CBS)Seattle at Detroit, 1 p.m. (FOX)Indianapolis at Houston, 1 p.m. (FOX)Kansas City at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. (CBS)Chicago at T...

Jesper Fast scores on OT deflection, Hurricanes eliminate Devils in Game 5

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 23:51:50 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jesper Fast deflected in a shot by Jesperi Kotkaniemi at 7:09 of overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a series-ending 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night.Fast’s deflection while shielding Akira Schmid set off a celebration for the Hurricanes, who never led until the final play and twice trailed by a goal before winning the best-of-seven series 4-1 to reach the Eastern Conference final.In the first tight game of the second-round matchup, Fast made amends for when he popped a puck over the goal in front of an open net in the first period. Jaccob Slavin and Brent Burns also scored for Carolina, and Frederik Andersen made 27 saves.Dawson Mercer and Timo Meier scored for New Jersey. Schmid stopped 36 shots.This marks Carolina’s first trip to the Eastern Conference final since 2019. The Hurricanes will face the winner of the Florida-Toronto series, with the Panthers leading that one 3-1.The first four games of the series had been f...

Retired DC police lieutenant indicted in trainee’s fatal shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 23:51:50 GMT

A former D.C. police lieutenant is now indicted on a second-degree murder charge after he said he shot a trainee accidentally with his revolver.Retired D.C. police Lieutenant Jesse Porter Jr. shot Maurica Manyan in the chest on Aug. 4 and she later died, court documents said. Porter conducted the training as a private contractor.It happened after a training exercise for library police officers that the 25-year-old mother attended.After the exercise at the Anacostia Library, Porter’s training group was posing for a photo when Manyan interrupted them to fix her hair and face mask, the documents said. That’s when Porter grabbed a gun and shot her, later telling police he thought he’d grabbed his training gun.In a statement, Manyan’s family said it was grateful to learn a grand jury found probable cause to find Porter committed the offense and noted Porter’s business did not have liability insurance.“The fact that the District would allow Porter’s com...