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Biden to meet with congressional leaders at WH May 9

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:51:12 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden phoned all four Congressional leaders on Monday afternoon and invited them to a May 9 meeting at the White House — a sign of the rising pressure to raise the debt cap as the Treasury Department is warning of a default as soon as June 1.Administration officials confirmed the individual calls to lawmakers and the meeting date, insisting on anonymity to discuss the plans. At the meeting, Biden plans to stress that Congress must take action to avoid default without conditions and discuss the urgency of preventing default, as well as how to begin a separate process for passing a separate fiscal 2024 budget.Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., are at an impasse on lifting the government’s borrowing authority. The president has called on a clean increase to the $31.4 trillion cap, while McCarthy and GOP lawmakers are demanding spending cuts in return and passed a bill with $4.8 trillion in deficit savings over 10 years last week.McCa...

Heat, Knicks prepare for Game 2, unsure about Butler, Randle

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:51:12 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks know how difficult it is having to play a postseason game without their do-everything forward.The Miami Heat don’t want to be reminded what it’s like now.Jimmy Butler’s status is uncertain for Miami. The Knicks aren’t sure yet about Julius Randle. That makes it hard to predict what will happen when the Heat try for a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Tuesday night.Both players were listed as questionable for the game, as was Knicks guard Jalen Brunson, all because of ankle injuries.The Heat and Knicks will be followed by Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinal series between the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers.Miami pulled out a 108-101 victory on Sunday even with Butler slowed down the stretch after spraining his right ankle with 5:05 to play. Coach Erik Spoelstra said Monday that the Heat might not have an update on his availability until shortly before the game at Madison Square Gar...

Letecia Stauch's web searches revealed as murder trial nears end

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:51:12 GMT

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — A jury may soon decide the fate of Letecia Stauch, a Colorado stepmother accused of killing her 11-year-old stepson Gannon.Prosecutors started week five of the trial on Monday by calling up Kevin Clark, with the district attorney’s office, as the state’s final witness.Clark testified to using surveillance and phone data to create a series of timelines for Stauch's locations and conversations, both at the time of Gannon's killing and in the days following. Report: Students drew swastikas after middle school Holocaust presentation Clark pointed to a period of time when Stauch wasn’t using her phone, referring to this behavior as “abnormal.”“This was Monday, the 27th, late morning into early afternoon. It was about a four-hour period of no activity,” Clark said. According to Clark, it is believed Gannon was murdered Jan. 27, 2020, before his little sister got home from school.Read FOX31's coverage of the trial:'She was killing the demons in her lif...

Mom gets $2 million for jail death of intellectually disabled son

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:51:12 GMT

DENVER (AP) — When Tomas Beauford was arrested after getting into a fight at a group home for intellectually disabled people in 2014, a device he wore around his wrist to help regulate his seizures was confiscated as if it were jewelry when he got to jail, according to a lawsuit filed by his mother. When he refused to take an array of medications there for his epilepsy and mental illness, he was allowed to skip them even though he had the mental capacity of a 5-year-old, the lawsuit said."If he were having a heart attack, they would have called 911," Marsh told FOX31's Courtney Fromm on Monday. "But he was having a seizure over and over, and they let him die." Letecia Stauch’s web searches revealed as murder trial nears end Nearly a decade after Beauford was found dead in his cell after allegedly suffering multiple seizures behind bars, lawyers for Tiffany Marsh announced Monday that she won a $2 million settlement with Mesa County and the health care company that the county had h...

AP source: Broncos pick up Jerry Jeudy's fifth-year option

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:51:12 GMT

The Denver Broncos are picking up wide receiver Jerry Jeudy's fifth-year option, which carries a price tag of just under $13 million in 2024, according to a person familiar with the decision.The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team hasn't announced the move.Jeudy hasn't lived up to the team's lofty expectations as the 15th overall draft pick in 2020 but he came on strong down the stretch last season when he was finally highlighted in Denver's offense. Broncos add to defense in 2023 NFL Draft Over the final six games, Jeudy caught 37 passes for 523 yards and three touchdowns at the flanker position.That piqued the interest of other NFL teams but general manager George Paton and new head coach Sean Payton both publicly dismissed the notion that Jeudy was on the trade block this offseason.Jeudy's fifth-year price tag lower than others'Drops bedeviled Jeudy his rookie year and an ankle injury sidelined him two months in Year 2. He played in 1...

The best time to water plants, lawns in Colorado

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:51:12 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- May 1 is the beginning of irrigation season and watering rules for Denver Water customers. Here are some tips to maximize the use of water outdoors in a way that is healthy for your bank, lawn and garden and the environment.The first step in effective outdoor watering is knowing the rules and regulations. Denver Water said these rules protect the water supply and double as a guideline for keeping your landscape healthy. Best gardening gifts for Mother’s Day From May 1 to Oct. 1, Denver Water wants residents to know these watering rules:Water during cooler times of day -- lawn watering is not allowed between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.Water no more than three days per weekDo not allow water to pool in gutters, streets or alleysAvoid watering concrete and asphaltRepair leaking sprinkler systems within 10 daysDo not water during high winds or when it is rainingUse a hose nozzle with a shut-off valve when washing your carWatering your lawnDenver Water said watering two days a ...

Colorado motorcycle deaths reach record high in 2022

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:51:12 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Colorado's sunny climate has a downside, as walkers, motorcyclists and scooter riders are seeing record fatalities on the road. Is lane splitting legal in Colorado? The Centennial State had a record number of motorcycle crash fatalities last year, part of a three-year trend in rising crash numbers that began during the COVID pandemic and has yet to abate. Between 2019 and 2022, crash fatalities of all kinds have risen by 27%, with a record number of fatalities in 2022.The increase was particularly pronounced with two-wheeled and two-legged transport, though it rose across most categories of vehicle type. There were 149 motorcycle crash fatalities in 2022, the highest ever and about twice as many as 10 years ago. Pedestrian fatalities also reached a record high last year, with 111 across the state, up from 94 in 2021. Motorcycle crashes happen mainly in highly populated counties along the Front Range, including El Paso County with 25, Jefferson County with 19, Ada...

Jets sign former Dolphins and Packers tackle Billy Turner to one-year contract: source

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:51:12 GMT

The Jets waited until the fourth round to select an offensive tackle in last weekend’s draft.But on Monday, Gang Green added another player who should provide depth on its offensive line.The Jets are signing veteran offensive tackle Billy Turner, who came for a visit on Monday afternoon, according to a source. Turner and the Jets agreed to a one-year deal worth up to $3.15 million, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.The Dolphins selected Turner in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft. After he was released by the Dolphins in 2016, Turner spent three seasons with Broncos (2016-18) before spending three more years with the Packers (2019-21).During his three seasons with the Packers, Turner played a variety of positions, mostly at right tackle, where he started 13 games for the club in 2021. Last year, Turner played in eight games for the Broncos last year before knee issues prematurely ended his 2022 season.During his nine seasons in the NFL, Turner has appeared in ...

Healey leaving the state … again

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:51:12 GMT

Gov. Maura Healey will be out of the state again Tuesday and Wednesday for her second trip to Washington, D.C., in the span of a few days.Healey plans to depart the Bay State on Tuesday morning to attend the Select USA Investment Summit in the nation’s capital, her office said Monday afternoon. She will speak on a panel about economic prosperity and job creation and meet with “several foreign dignitaries” before returning to Massachusetts on Wednesday.Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll will serve as acting governor from Tuesday morning until Wednesday afternoon, which she did over the weekend while Healey attended the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner.Late Monday morning, Healey’s office announced it hired Will Rasky as director of federal affairs and said he began his work “today as Governor Healey will be attending the Select USA Investment Summit.” POLITICO reported early Monday morning that the governor would return to Washington, D.C. t...

Easthampton School Committee member who backed ‘ladies’ superintendent candidate has resigned

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:51:12 GMT

An Easthampton School Committee member who backed the superintendent candidate who wrote “ladies” in an email has resigned, becoming the second member to leave their post in recent weeks following the controversial search for a district leader.School Committee member Laurie Garcia in a last ditch effort a week ago tried to get the school board to again re-enter contract negotiations with the top pick for superintendent — Vito Perrone, who lost his job offer when he used the term “ladies” in an email to the committee chair.Garcia’s effort was unsuccessful yet again as the School Committee voted 2-5 for Perrone. A few days after that vote, Garcia submitted her resignation.“After deep consideration, it is with utmost regret that I write this letter to inform you of my resignation, effective immediately,” Garcia wrote to the school board. “I can no longer work with a committee that has proven to act in ways that are detrimental to ou...