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Agreement reached with Smithsonian museum after South Carolina students kicked out for anti-abortion hats

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:53 GMT

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) - Weeks after a lawsuit was filed against the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum by students from a South Carolina Catholic school, who allege they were kicked out of the museum for their beliefs, lawyers said they have reached an agreement which would prevent such incidents from happening in the future. However, they said, the case is far from over. In January, a group of 15 students, parent chaperones, and faculty members from the Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic school in Greenville were reportedly kicked out of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum for wearing anti-abortion beanies.Courtesy: American Center for Law and JusticeThe hats, bright blue with the words "Rosary pro-life" embroidered on the front, are what sparked concern from state lawmakers and later a civil lawsuit. “To think that a group of kids from a Christian school in Greenville, South Carolina are to come up to D.C. for a big opportunity to engage and express their beliefs a...

FBI investigating after helicopter crashes, others broken into at California airport

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:53 GMT

(KTXL) -- Multiple helicopters were broken into and one was operated before crashing on Wednesday morning at the Sacramento Executive Airport, according to the Sacramento Police Department. Police said they received several reports of multiple helicopters being broken into early Wednesday morning.Officers that responded found a helicopter with major damage that "appeared to have been operated," police said in a statement. The chopper, a Bell 429 model, was left on its side. Surveillance video shows that a person was able to get onto the tarmac and attempted to break into helicopters. They were able to operate the Bell 429, which is registered to an Oregon man, according to authorities. Nike announces it’ll stop using kangaroo leather for its soccer cleats Sacramento Police, the FAA, and the FBI are now investigating the incident.  “Part of the investigation would be to determine motive, as to why this individual attempted to steal a helicopter,” Sean Ragan from the FBI told Nexsta...

Federal judge hears challenge to FDA approval of abortion drug

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:53 GMT

AMARILLO – The future of medication abortion in the United States remains up in the air after a federal judge heard arguments Wednesday in a suit challenging the Food and Drug Administration’s long-standing approval of mifepristone.U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk said he would rule “as soon as possible” on the challenge brought by the Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative, anti-abortion law firm.ADF is asking Kacsmaryk to suspend — and ultimately withdraw — the FDA’s approval of the medication, which would have nationwide implications, especially in states where abortion remains legal. In the hearing, a lawyer for ADF conceded that this would be unprecedented, but argued that the court had the authority to intervene to prevent harm.Lawyers for the Department of Justice and Danco Laboratories, the pharmaceutical company that produces generic mifepristone, argued that the lawsuit is meritless.Granting a preliminary injunction would be “depriving patients and doctors of a sa...

Adult certification hearing for Harding High School stabbing suspect pushed back 60 days

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:53 GMT

A Ramsey County district judge on Wednesday pushed back to May an adult certification hearing for Nosakhere Holmes, who is accused of fatally stabbing a fellow Harding student in a hallway of the St. Paul high school last month.The hearing was supposed to happen Wednesday before Judge JaPaul Harris. However, Assistant Ramsey County Attorney Muteeat Lawal told the judge at the start of the hearing that a certification study had not been completed because the 16-year-old had chosen not to speak with a psychologist and a probation worker.That prompted Harris to call a recess so that Holmes’ attorney from the public defender’s office, Sharon Thompson-Carter, could further discuss with the teen and his parents the certification process and ask them how they wanted to proceed.Holmes faces a second-degree unintentional murder charge in the Feb. 10 death of Devin Scott, a 15-year-old sophomore. A Feb. 14 juvenile petition describes a hallway fight between him and Scott, with the assis...

Citing safety, Minnesota DFL lawmakers push to ban ‘no-knock’ warrants

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:53 GMT

Minnesota Democrats are renewing their push to ban no-knock warrants after legislation stalled in previous years under politically divided government.“Is the pursuit of justice worth death if it is avoidable?” Rep. Brion Curran, DFL-Vadnais Heights, asked her colleagues on the House public safety committee. The panel debated and advanced Curran’s bill banning no-knock warrants Wednesday evening on an 8-5 vote.Curran, a former police officer, described no-knock warrants — when police enter a premises unannounced — as dangerous for everyone involved. She said there are better ways to conduct searches, even when there is the threat of violence or the risk of losing evidence.“This is about our right to know for certain that when someone enters your home unannounced, you don’t need to second-guess if that person might be a police officer,” Curran said.Several Republicans on the committee disagreed with the proposal, including Rep. Paul Novotny, R-Elk R...

St. Clare's lawsuit against Diocese on hold after bankruptcy filing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:53 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- St. Clare's pensioners have reacted to the Albany Catholic Diocese filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy as they continue to fight for their retirement savings, which they lost in 2018.Representatives for the pensioners met with lawyers Wednesday afternoon to discuss how to move forward. The pensioners have joined a similar lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James to try to force the diocese to re-establish the retirement fund. Get all of the latest news, weather, sports, and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! A spokesperson for the pensioners told NEWS10 they won't give up."I don't think this is the end, by any means, and I have the word from the attorneys that we are going to get through it, so if they can hang on a little bit longer," Mary Hartshorne, Chair of the St. Clare's Pension Recovery Alliance, said. "It's five years in October since the day we received that awful letter, and it's a long time."State Sen. Jim Tedisco, who has adv...

Avs beat Maple Leafs in shootout in Toronto after riveting test of defenses

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:53 GMT

TORONTO — A few of the newest relics in the Hockey Hall of Fame include a jersey worn by Nathan MacKinnon in the 2022 Stanley Cup-clinching game, a prestigious trophy with a spot reserved for Cale Makar’s engraved name and a burgundy-bejeweled ring.The reminders of Colorado’s accomplishment last season are resting behind glass two blocks away from Scotiabank Arena, where this season’s Avs encountered one of their last major tests of the 2022-23 regular season Wednesday. If they hope to repeat, there’s a chance they’ll have to go through Toronto again after a captivating 2-1 shootout win in which Alexandar Georgiev saved all three shots.Nathan MacKinnon scored the only shootout goal, going five-hole.Overtime, sometimes an overly timid stalemate in the 3-on-3 era, was riveting here. Both offenses remained aggressive. Both defenses were clutch. Valeri Nichushkin nearly scored a rebound winner. Michael Bunting hit a crossbar for the Leafs.With 16 game...

Rockies spring training report: German Marquez sharp vs. Cubs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:53 GMT

Like a realtor, Rockies right-hander German Marquez knows what’s important: location, location, location.Earlier in spring training, Marquez told The Post he was mislocating his fastball too often last season, and also noted that he needs “more rise on the four-seam fastball and more sink on the two-seam fastball.”So far this spring training, Marquez is meeting those goals. Tuesday night, he pitched four scoreless innings with seven strikeouts and no walks against the Cubs.“I’ve been working a lot on my delivery, staying behind the ball,” Marquez told MLB.com. “I feel like I had been dropping my fingers a little bit.”A slight hamstring tweak slowed Marquez at the beginning of spring training but in six innings across his two Cactus League starts, he has not allowed a run while fanning nine and walking just one.Position update: Ryan McMahon, who has moved from third base to second to fill the hole left by Brendan Rodgers’ shoulder injur...

Authorities rescue man swept into the Los Angeles River

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:53 GMT

Dramatic video captures a man desperately hanging on to survive after being swept into a turbulent Los Angeles River on Wednesday.Authorities received reports of a person in distress just south of Washington Boulevard in Boyle Heights around 5 p.m.Air and ground units with the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the scene.Sky5 video showed a man hanging on to a large concrete wall on the riverbank's edge as a rescue team member hoisted down from a helicopter amid the rushing waters.After several careful attempts, the rescue member successfully got ahold of the man and lifted him out of the river.The man was then airlifted to LAC+USC Medical Center for treatment.Authorities rescued a man who was swept into the Los Angeles River on March 15, 2023. (KTLA)Authorities rescued a man who was swept into the Los Angeles River on March 15, 2023. (KTLA)Authorities rescued a man who was swept into the Los Angeles River on March 15, 2023. (KTLA)Authorities rescued a man who was swept into t...

Southern California's wet winter: Here are rainfall totals for your neighborhood

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:53 GMT

If you, like many Southern Californians, are wondering exactly how much rain you have received at your home throughout this extraordinarily wet winter, you've come to the right place.The Ventura County Public Works Agency has an interactive map showing season-to-date rainfall totals for dozens of locations throughout metropolitan Los Angeles, including the City of L.A., Ventura County, Santa Barbara County, and sections of Riverside, San Bernardino, and Orange counties.Season-to-date rain totals map. (Ventura County Public Works). After the latest storm to hit the region this week, rain totals since the start of the water year on Oct. 1, 2022, have exceeded two feet in many locations. Some cities have even received over three feet of rainfall.Season-to-date rainfall totals (Courtesy: Ventura County Public Works):Acton = 10.36”Alhambra = 31.62”Altadena = 36.45”Beaumont = 21.64”Bel Air = 31.28”Buena Park = 22.19”Burbank = 24.87”Cajon Pass = 34.55”Calabasas = 25.59”Camarillo = 18.98”Ch...