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Rand Paul Wants U.S. Troops Out of Niger

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:28 GMT

Sen. Rand Paul is expected to call Thursday for a vote on a joint resolution that would require President Joe Biden to “remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in or affecting the Republic of Niger” within 30 days.“Since 2013, members of the United States Armed Forces have been introduced into hostilities with terrorist organizations and insurgent groups in the Republic of Niger, including through direct exchanges of fire with such groups,” reads the resolution. “Congress has not declared war against the Republic of Niger or any organization or group in Niger, nor has Congress provided a specific statutory authorization for the involvement of United States Armed Forces in the armed conflict or any hostilities in Niger.”The move follows the State Department’s October 10 declaration that a coup had taken place in Niger over the summer. For months following the overthrow of the democratically elected president by a military junta that includes at least five U.S.-...

Former Prince George’s Co. teacher says her account was hacked after security breach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:28 GMT

Stephani Cherkaoui, who was a former social studies teacher at the CMIT Academy Middle School in Laurel, Maryland, during the 2017-2018 school year, got an email from her credit monitoring service saying her account was compromised.“I go online, and I check it out and it says that my name and email address and Social Security number has been found on the dark web and the email associated with it was my Prince George’s County teacher email address,” Cherkaoui said. “There’s nothing I can do. I just sort of have to wait around and hope nobody tries to steal my identity.”She said she had no idea nor did she receive any notification of a security breach from Prince George’s County public schools.“Your information is just out there and then you just wait until something happens,” Cherkaoui said. “I’m sure most of the time they’re not catching these cybercriminals that are out there stealing people’s identities ...

Justin Herbert’s struggles in the past 2 Chargers games bring more attention to his broken finger

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:28 GMT

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert would like to not answer questions about his broken middle finger. However, his recent play has not made them go away.The Los Angeles Chargers quarterback spent nearly four minutes following Wednesday’s practice discussing the broken middle finger on his left, non-throwing hand. “I think every day it’s getting better. We’re coming up on four weeks, so just doing everything I can to limit the pain and make sure I’m out here being safe,” Herbert said.Herbert suffered the injury late in the third quarter during a 24-17 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on Oct. 1. He had a big completion to Josh Palmer after the two-minute warning to put the game away, but has struggled in losses to the Dallas Cowboys and Kansas City Chiefs.In the nine quarters since being injured, Herbert has completed only 58.6% of his passes and a sub-par 79.5 passer rating. Both are below his career numbers of a 66.9% completion rate and 96.3 rating.Herbert has been pl...

Vikings safety Cam Bynum’s wife hasn’t seen a game in person. She needs a visa from the Philippines

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:28 GMT

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Camryn Bynum correctly read the routes that came into his zone and, with spot-on instinct, braced for Brock Purdy to try to throw the ball over him with 25 seconds left.The third-year safety leaped high to snag his second interception of the final 5½ minutes of the game and secure a victory for the Minnesota Vikings over San Francisco.Bynum’s timing was perfect, and so was his performance Monday against the 49ers that ultimately earned him the NFC Defensive Player of the Week award. With a standout game on the prime-time stage, Bynum realized his larger-than-normal place in the spotlight and seized the opportunity to spread the word about his quest to reunite with his wife, Lalaine.She lives in the Philippines, where his mother is from and where he spends most of his offseason. Because of their unusual situation, her tourist visa application has twice been denied. Now the Bynums, with help from their legal team and both of Minnesota’s senators, are fo...

Acusan a cuatro residentes de Utah de un secuestro que inició en Arizona y culminó en Nuevo México

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:28 GMT

Un jurado investigador federal en Albuquerque, Nuevo México, emitió una acusación formal contra cuatro personas de Utah, todos miembros inscritos de la Nación Navajo, por secuestro y conspiración para cometer secuestro, según informó el Departamento de Justicia el miércoles mediante un comunicado de prensa.Los acusados son Seraphine Warren-Begay, de 42 años, su esposo Orlando Begay, de 36, la hermana de él, Josephine Bekay, de 46, y el esposo de ésta, Nelton Alex Bekay, de 48.“Según la acusación, el 29 de marzo de 2021, Warren-Begay utilizó Facebook para investigar y localizar a la víctima, John Doe, antes de que el grupo se dirigiera a la residencia de John Doe en Arizona. Allí, el grupo entró en la residencia de John Doe y lo golpeó en la parte superior de la cabeza con un objeto contundente y le disparó con pistolas de ‘paintball’ antes de esposarlo y colocarlo en la parte trasera de uno de sus vehículos”, se indicó por escrito.“Luego, el grupo trans...

Russian forces simulate nuclear strike as upper house rescinds ratification of test ban treaty

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:28 GMT

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s military conducted a simulated nuclear strike in a drill Wednesday overseen by President Vladimir Putin, hours after the upper house of parliament voted to rescind the country’s ratification of a global nuclear test ban. The bill to end ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, approved in the lower house last week, will now be sent to Putin for final approval. Putin has said that revoking Russia’s 2000 ratification would “mirror” the stance of the U.S., which signed but did not ratify the nuclear test ban.State television showed Putin directing the exercise via video call with top military officials.Russia’s Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu said the purpose of the drills is to practice “dealing a massive nuclear strike with strategic offensive forces in response to a nuclear strike by the enemy.” While similar drills are held every autumn, Shoigu’s pointed comments came amid soaring tensions between Russia and the West ove...

At least 16 dead in Maine shooting and dozens injured: officials

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:28 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — At least 16 people have been killed and dozens of others injured in shootings in Lewiston, Maine, two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press.The shootings happened Wednesday evening at a bar and bowling alley.The officials were not authorized to publicly discuss details of the ongoing investigation and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity.Lewiston Police said in an earlier Facebook post that they were dealing with an active shooter incident at Schemengees Bar and Grille and Sparetime Recreation, a bowling alley.“Please stay off the roads to allow emergency responders access to the hospitals,” police said.On its website, Central Maine Medical Center said staff were “reacting to a mass casualty, mass shooter event” and were coordinating with area hospitals to take in patients.The Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office shared photos of a possible suspect, seen here, involved in "two active shooter events" in Lewiston, Maine, on Oct. 25, 2023. (Androsc...

Loveland voters to vote on ending grocery sales tax

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:28 GMT

LOVELAND, Colo. (KDVR) — Loveland voters will soon decide whether or not they want to get rid of taxes on grocery sales.Proposition 300 is on the November ballot. If passed, it would remove food for home consumption from the sales tax base for the city of Loveland. What is Prop HH? Voters to decide on property taxes and TABOR dollars The 3% sales tax might sound good for residents' household budgets, but the city is looking at the cost that would have for Loveland’s general fund.“That would be a $10.5 million reduction in 2024, and that would persist every year after that,” Loveland Chief Financial Officer Brian Waldes said.As a whole, Waldes told FOX31 the general funds budget is about $130 million, including capital.“If you take $10.5 million out of that equation, we would have to seek to reduce expenses or change our programs or service levels in some way to make that up,” Waldes said. “The general fund is used for everything from public safety to plowing the streets, the recre...

Aurora Fire Rescue launches 'tiered response' to emergency calls

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:28 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — Aurora Fire Rescue is changing the way it responds to certain calls as part of a new effort to better use resources.As of Wednesday, the department is now operating on a "tiered response approach," allowing the department to dispatch units based on the severity of the incident they're responding to. Aurora ranks as deadliest DUI city in Colorado so far this year Fire Chief Alec Oughton said it's a major shift from the traditional response of sending the closest units with lights and sirens to most calls.“There are calls where minutes matter, and there are calls where minutes don’t impact the outcome,” Oughton said. “So what we’ve done with this change in our response model is really adjust our response to better match the risk that’s associated with the call that’s coming in.”Chief: More engines will be available for firesOn Wednesday, the first day under the new program, Oughton said the department saw a roughly 20% decline in large fire apparatus respondin...

Papa Roach donates $155K for suicide prevention at Denver show

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:28 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Rock band Papa Roach wrapped up their recent tour Friday night in Denver, announcing a special gift for a cause the band said is important to them.Since the tour began in September, the band has been pledging a portion of its ticket sales to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention in support of the Talk Away the Dark campaign. Mental health resources available in Colorado The campaign strives to teach people about the warning signs of suicide, and how to have a conversation that could save a life.The band's frontman, Jacoby Shaddix, told FOX31 that the message of the campaign aligns with the band's values."We always talk about that out of the darkness into the light experience, that evolution, and what the AFSP is doing is exactly that, it's like they are extending a hand out to people that need help," Shaddix said. Shaddix said it's important to remind people that there is help out there, more than playing a song to feel better, but real professional help ...