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Judge denies student's plea to wear Mexican and American flag sash at graduation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:25 GMT

DENVER (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday that a rural Colorado school district can bar a high school student from wearing a Mexican and American flag sash at her graduation this weekend after the student sued the school district.Judge Nina Y. Wang wrote that wearing a sash during a graduation ceremony falls under school-sponsored speech, not the student's private speech. Therefor, “the School District is permitted to restrict that speech as it sees fit in the interest of the kind of graduation it would like to hold,” Wang wrote.The ruling was over the student's request for a temporary restraining order, which would have allowed her to wear the sash on Saturday for graduation because the case wouldn't have resolved in time. Wang found that the student and her attorneys failed to sufficiently show they were likely to succeed, but a final ruling is still to come.It's the latest dispute in the U.S. about what kind of cultural graduation attire is allowed at commencement ceremonies, wi...

Gunman wanted in Denver bar shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Police need help identifying a man who was allegedly involved in a shooting at a Denver bar in the Westwood neighborhood.According to the Denver Police Department, the shooting happened on May 21 just after 9:30 p.m. at the Boogie Down Bar and Grill in the 5100 block of Morrison Road.The suspect was caught on camera holding out a gun and possibly aiming it at other patrons who were outside on the patio. Man killed in shooting involving Boulder Police officers No injuries have been reported from this shooting.Denver Police need help identifying the man pictured. He is wanted in connection to an alleged shooting at a Denver bar. (Metro Denver Crime Stoppers)Denver Police need help identifying the man pictured. He is wanted in connection to an alleged shooting at a Denver bar. (Metro Denver Crime Stoppers)Now, police want to identify the man in the video. He is described as the following:White manIn his 30s6 feet, 1 inch tallBaldHas tattoos on head, face, neckLast see...

Heavy rainfall floods parking lot of SW Miami-Dade shopping plaza following days of stormy weather

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:25 GMT

Heavy rains caused extensive flooding across parts of South Florida to flood, causing a parking lot in Southwest Miami-Dade to resemble a lake. Friday’s downpours flooded a shopping plaza near Quail Roost Drive and Southwest 114th Avenue.“Yesterday was the worst, and today was just like yesterday,” said driver Joseph Russ. Jan Carlos Gomez, who owns 7 Maravillas food truck, shot cellphone video of the rising floodwaters from inside his vehicle.“I got to work at around 12. Out of nowhere, it started raining,” he said. “Even the trash can was floating everywhere in the parking lot.”Gomez said that the rain slowed down his business a bit.“Most of the people complain about the flooding,” he said. “You can see the streets, it was pretty bad, so people don’t want to drive like that.”Cellphone video also showed a waterspout off Islamorada.Back in Southwest Miami-Dade, the standing water made it tricky for drivers to ge...

Fluffy fixings: Fort Lauderdale Marshmallow Co. gives bold gourmet spin to gooey campfire treat

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:25 GMT

Marshmallow is ready for its closeup. For too long, this gooey fan favorite has been reduced to a supporting role in the dessert world. No more! A few bold dessert pioneers are blazing a trail and giving marshmallow its sweet time in the spotlight.Marshmallow? No, not Marshmello — marshmallows! From Fort Lauderdale Marshmallow Co.Jennifer Thomas-Sassone: “The Fort Lauderdale Marshmallow Company is a marshmallow company, we specialize in making gourmet marshmallows.”They’re crazy about it. I mean, that’s why they have so many flavors.Jennifer Thomas-Sassone: “We have 15 flavors. Our top sellers are Birthday Cake Oreo, the coconut, the Smurf, and the now popular pistachio.”These fluffy fixings are nothing like the squishy versions you get in stores.Jennifer Thomas-Sassone: “There’s a big difference between ours and what you can get at the store. For example, our Birthday Cake Oreo is a homemade fresh marshmallow base, with chopped-...

Madrid’s loose-cannon populist is an asset and a worry for Spain’s conservatives

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:25 GMT

MADRID — Isabel Díaz Ayuso is the Spanish political right’s most powerful electoral weapon. But, even as the president of the Madrid region heads toward another election victory, her divisive brand of libertarian populism is causing problems for her conservative Popular Party (PP).As elections are held for 12 regional assemblies and in municipalities across Spain on May 28, polls show that Díaz Ayuso will be reelected by a wide margin. The only uncertainty is whether the PP will increase its share of seats enough to give her a full majority in the Madrid regional assembly, a rare feat in Spain’s fragmented politics.Since taking power in 2019, her popularity and profile have given Díaz Ayuso a national presence that transcends regional politics.“Ayuso is a phenomenon,” said Lluís Orriols, a political scientist at Madrid’s Carlos III University. “Not only is she the president of the Madrid region, but she is also the main point of reference when it comes to confrontation with the cent...

Boston police arrest 2 people after armed robbery in Dorchester

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:25 GMT

A Medford man and a teen from Dorchester were arrested Friday, hours after an early-morning robbery in Dorchester, Boston police announced. Police said two men were robbed near the intersection of Talbot Avenue and Norwell Street around 1:30 a.m. The teen, identified as a 16-year-old juvenile male, showed a gun during the incident, according to police.Police said the teen and the Medford man, identified as Davon Sanon, 23, later used a credit card stolen during the robbery. Sanon and the 16-year-old are expected to face charges including armed robbery and assault by means of a dangerous weapon. 

Terrifying moments as plane door opens midair on Asiana Airlines flight landing in South Korea

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:25 GMT

Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The door of an Asiana Airlines jet opened as it was coming in to land in Daegu, South Korea, on Friday afternoon, leaving wind whipping through the plane’s cabin as terrified passengers gripped their armrests, video of the incident shows.An airline official said a man in his 30s who was sitting at the emergency seat seemed to have opened the door when the aircraft was about 700 feet (213 meters) above the ground and about two to three minutes from landing in the city 150 miles (240 kilometers) south of Seoul.However, company officials told CNN the plane had landed safely.Local police said a man had been arrested. They said he confessed to opening the door, but would not say why he did it.South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said in a statement Friday that police and the ministry were investigating an individual over violation of aviation law.Any person who contravenes the Aviation Security Act, which includes passengers operati...

Randy Vasquez holds his own in MLB-debut, but Padres’ second-deck shots doom Yankees

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:25 GMT

Randy Vasquez and the Yankees knew that the Padres’ lineup would test the 24-year-old pitcher in his major league debut Friday. But Vasquez nearly passed with flying colors — until Juan Soto got ahold of a cutter in the fifth inning.With a runner on first, Soto drove the pitch 432 feet at 114.1 miles per hour. The second-deck deposit started the scoring in a 5-1 series-opening win for the Padres.Still, Vasquez exited to applause a few batters later, as he threw the ball well before Soto went deep.With just nine starts of Triple-A experience, Vasquez appeared comfortable on the mound at Yankee Stadium, totaling four hits, two earned runs, three walks and six strikeouts over 4.2 innings and 84 pitches. He also hit a batter.It looked as if Vasquez was in for a rough debut when he walked two in the first, but he escaped trouble and settled in for a few innings after that.Vasquez only made one big mistake, but the Padres weren’t done with the second deck. After Soto wen...

Mets Notebook: Mark Vientos ‘probably’ will play the next three days

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:25 GMT

DENVER — Fans have been begging the Mets to play the kids. The Mets are carrying three of their four blue-chip prospects on the Major League roster and Ronny Mauricio is tearing up Triple-A.But Daniel Vogelbach was back in the lineup Friday at the DH spot and Mark Vientos was on the bench for the first game of a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies in Denver. However, the Mets plan to play Vientos in the second two games when they face both a right-hander (Chase Anderson) and a left-hander (Austin Gomber) and Tuesday when the Mets return home to face the Philadelphia Phillies.The Mets chose to start Vogelbach citing past success for the slugger at Coors Field.“It’s a juggle,” said manager Buck Showalter. “We’re trying to do what’s best for our team and at the same time, be fair to everybody. But I plan to play Mark the next, probably, three days. We’ll see how it goes tonight. He’s a good weapon off the bench.”Sho...

Baby tests positive for fentanyl; mother arrested

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:25 GMT

EL CAJON, Calif. -- El Cajon police officers arrested a woman after her seven-week-old baby tested positive for fentanyl, authorities said Friday.When the 34-year-old woman's father went to check on her and her child at Relax Inn & Suites on West Main Street, he found his daughter unconscious on the floor from what appeared to be a drug overdose, El Cajon police said in a news release. The baby was on the bed beside her.A motel employee provided the man with Narcan, a medication used to treat narcotic overdose, so that he could give it to his daughter. Woman dead after cement bags fall from overturned truck on I-805 Heartland Fire and Rescue and police were called to the scene. Paramedics took the baby to Rady Children's Hospital, where the child tested positive for fentanyl. The baby was taken into protective custody.Police arrested the mother, Brianna Millar, on suspicion of child endangerment.The woman's room was paid for by Equus, through a County of San Diego-funded emerg...