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Judge temporarily blocks Iowa’s new ban on abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, making them legal again for now

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:07:19 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Judge temporarily blocks Iowa’s new ban on abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, making them legal again for now.Source

Denver weather: Sizzling summer temps to cool with return of rain

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:07:19 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Temperatures soared to the middle and upper 90s in Denver weather making a hot start to the workweek. Rain chances will increase in the coming days reducing the heat according to the Pinpoint Weather team, Colorado’s Most Accurate Forecast.Rain chances for the week ahead from Pinpoint WeatherWeather tonight: Passing clouds and mild nightThere will be some clouds moving across Denver and the Front Range Monday evening and overnight. There is a low chance for an isolated shower in the Colorado mountains and maybe a stray shower along the northern border near Wyoming and Nebraska. The wind will be fairly light in most places. Temperatures will be mild to warm during the overnight hours with the coolest readings in the high country.Forecast overnight lows by Tuesday morning across ColoradoWeather tomorrow: A few storms and hotTemperatures are forecast to reach the 90s again in metro Denver and along the Front Range. Afternoon highs in most places in northeast Colorado do...

Aurora Police Department launches new program to track speeders

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:07:19 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) -- The Aurora Police Department launched a photo speed enforcement pilot program to crack down on speeding in the city."They'll measure the vehicle coming at them they'll take a photograph, a short time later they'll take another photograph, and then a photograph as it leaves the area," Lt. Carrigan Bennett, who oversees the program, said. Aurora to vote on ending agreement with Denver Police Aurora’s program will feature vehicles equipped with advanced laser systems capable of pinpointing a speeding vehicle, even on a multi-lane road. The vehicles will operate seven days a week and will be placed near schools, work zones, parks and busy residential roads. The photo enforcement vehicles will move frequently based on trouble spots and citizen complaints."In an ideal world we wouldn't issue a single violation because everyone would slow down before they got to the vehicle. Unfortunately, we know that's not the case," Bennett said.Photo enforcement vehicles will ...

Family of man fatally shot in Pompano Beach pleads for the public’s help in finding killer

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:07:19 GMT

Weeks after a South Florida man was shot and killed, the victim’s family is desperate for answers. His loved ones want to make sure the case does not go cold, and now, they’re making a passionate plea to the public. On Monday, the victim’s mother, Bernadette Lucas, pleads for someone to come forward in the murder of her son 35-year-old, Donelle Hunter. “Saying something. Please,” she said. “Please I beg you, to say something,” said Lucas.The incident happened on July 1, after 6 a.m., near a Pompano Beach corner store at Northwest 17th Terrace and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard where Hunter was shot near his home. “I can’t get grips to why you shoot him in the back, he was right down the street,” said Lucas. ” When I get there, he was talking, he said, ‘Mom, I will be alright, mom I’m OK’Hunter would end up succumbing to his wounds at the hospital.“He was quiet, he was cool, he would never raise his voice, he w...

‘Something out of a horror movie’: Mother, man accused of imprisoning children in Milwaukee home

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:07:19 GMT

MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — A Milwaukee mother and another man are facing felony charges for allegedly imprisoning two children in their home for years.In Milwaukee County intake court Monday, July 17, the assistant district attorney described this situation like something out of a horror movie. Neighbors told investigators they saw two children running through the streets covered in feces and blood.A child witness said the children — two boys ages 7 and 9 — “were acting like cavemen, like they had never seen the sun before.”Katie Koch, 34, is the mother of the children.Joel Manke, 38, is schedule to go through intake court in connection to the case; he’s facing four felony counts.The state said it has a very strong case.Milwaukee County Assistant District Attorney Mallory Davis said, the children were essentially confined to their room for much of their lives. The windows were boarded up and doors were locked from the outside. Responding officers describe...

It’s official: Taylor Swift has more No. 1 albums than any woman in history

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:07:19 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Congratulations are in order for Taylor Swift and her loyal fans, known as Swifties. The pop star officially has more No. 1 albums than any woman in history.“Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)”, released earlier this month, is the third in her endeavor to re-record her first six albums, instigated by music manager Scooter Braun’s sale of her early catalog. It has officially debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, becoming her 12th album to reach the top spot.Previously, Barbra Streisand held the record, with 11 No. 1 albums.Swift ties Drake’s record of 12 No. 1 records, but sits just behind Jay-Z, who has 14 No. 1 albums to his name, and the Beatles, who have 19.In addition to hitting this incredible milestone, Swift has 2023’s biggest album release to date, with 716,000 equivalent album units, according to Luminate. An impressive 506,600 are in traditional album sales (a combination of 410,000 physical and 96,600 digital sales.)With those figures, Swif...

Police rescue 2 men and dog after boat explosion

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:07:19 GMT

GLOUCESTER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Two men and a dog were rescued following a boat explosion Monday in Gloucester Harbor.Gloucester Police Chief Ed Conley said both men were taken to Beverly Hospital. Their conditions were not released.Conley shared photos and video of the boat engulfed in flames not far from shore.It is not yet clear what caused the explosion.No further information is currently available.

After record-breaking rain, Boston Harbor has a public health warning; more flood watches for Massachusetts with downpours on the way

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:07:19 GMT

The record-breaking deluge of rain over the weekend has sparked a public health warning for Boston Harbor due to sewage discharge, while flood watches are yet again in effect for the Bay State with more downpours on the way.Between the relentless rain, tropical humidity and smoke from wildfires, this has truly been the summer from hell.The torrential rain from Sunday led to a daily rainfall record in the city, as 1.6 inches of rain was measured at Boston Logan International Airport, smashing the previous record for July 16 of 0.97 inches of rain in 2000.The intense rain also sparked sewage discharge in Boston Harbor, also known as a combined sewer overflow (CSO). A CSO occurs when a large storm overwhelms the combined sewerage system, causing rainwater to mix with wastewater and discharge to a nearby waterway. This prevents sewage backups into homes and businesses.“Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Outflow MWR203, located in the Upper Inner Harbor, upstream of North Wash...

Grants for dam removal awarded following days of flooding in Western Mass.

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:07:19 GMT

Following days of pounding rain, Gov. Maura Healey’s administration has announced the recipients of $5.6 million in grant funds aimed at shoring up the state’s coastal infrastructure and removing unsafe dams.Administered through the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs’ Dam and Seawall program, according to Healey’s office the grants will fund projects in more than a dozen Commonwealth communities working to remove old and obsolete water barriers or repair “critical infrastructure” threatened by a changing climate.“Last week, I saw firsthand the catastrophic flooding impacting many people’s personal and professional lives,” Healey said with the announcement of the grant awards. “As we continue to experience the impacts of climate change, it’s critical to invest in programs like this that will enhance our safety and infrastructure. We are proud to announce these awards, which will help us build a more resilient Massachusetts.”Grant funds may be used for de...

Early voting begins in District 4 special election

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:07:19 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Early voting officially begun on Monday for the special election to fill the vacant District 4 seat on the County Board of Supervisors.Registered voters in the Fourth Supervisorial District will be able to drop off their completed ballots at the Registrar of Voters' office in Kearny Mesa from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday. Early voting ballot drop box locations are also set to open this week at 27 locations throughout the county. To find a nearby drop box, voters can go to the County Registrar of Voters' website. Timeline: Unfolding of the Nathan Fletcher scandal The opening of these early voting centers come about a month ahead of the Aug. 15 primary election to fill former Supervisor Nathan Fletcher's seat on the county board. Fletcher resigned on May 15 following accusations of sexual misconduct in his role as chairman of the MTS board, leaving the seat open.Four candidates are running for the vacant seat: Marine Corps veteran and LGBTQ+ advocate Janessa Goldb...