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Pastor Wins Civil Rights Suit Against Trump Administration Border Surveillance

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:45:34 GMT

A federal judge in California sided with a pastor who was targeted by U.S. authorities in a border surveillance program under former President Donald Trump.In a 44-page decision last week, Judge Todd Robinson ruled that U.S. Customs and Border Protection, or CBP, officials violated New York City pastor Kaji Dousa’s constitutional rights by adding her to a blacklist of border activists and calling on Mexican authorities to apprehend her — all despite lacking any evidence that she was involved in illegal activity.For Dousa, whose experience The Intercept chronicled in an investigation last year, the victory marked the end of an exhausting ordeal that’s spanned more than four years.“I had two real reasons for going into this — one, of course, to make sure that I’m safe to travel, but the other is that I just wanted it to help people, and from the responses that I’ve been getting, it seems like it will,” Dousa told The Intercept. “I feel like it’s a win for the helpers.”Dousa file...

Police say Nashville school shooter legally bought 7 firearms in recent years; hid them from parents

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:45:34 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police say Nashville school shooter legally bought 7 firearms in recent years; hid them from parents.Source

Early spring cleaning for the district

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:45:34 GMT

This content is provided by Washington Gas.Six months ago, Washington Gas teamed up with WUSA9 for their first sponsored Recycle Day. The Sept. 17 event was an overwhelming success, and they heard from many people that they had tons (literally) of items still waiting to be recycled at home.To help even more old items find a new purpose, they partnered with WUSA9 on Feb. 4 for a second sponsored Recycle Day. Their Springfield, Virginia, location was buzzing as hundreds of vehicles dropped off paper and electronics for a trip to the recycling facility instead of to a landfill.It’s a proven strategy that little changes can produce impressive results, but the combined totals of these two events have been truly staggering.*Paper: 120,000 pounds recycled (60 tons)The average ream of 8.5” x 11” copy paper contains 500 sheets and weighs about five pounds.* That’s more than 12 million sheets—enough to create a stack as high as nine Washington Monuments. It’s also enough square footage to pap...

Baltimore’s new anti-violence strategy targets drug gangs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:45:34 GMT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore leaders announced criminal indictments Tuesday against 33 people accused of operating a violent drug trafficking organization, saying the prosecution illustrates the continued success of an anti-violence program launched last year in one of America’s most violent cities.Baltimore’s Group Violence Reduction Strategy uses an individualized “focused deterrence” approach to target potential shooters and victims, offering them services and support where possible, in lieu of law enforcement action. But officials said some people, like the 33 defendants facing indictment, are a serious risk to public safety.Nineteen of those indicted have already been arrested, according to a news release from the state attorney general’s office. The others were still being sought Tuesday.They said the arrests should serve as a warning to other people contributing to Baltimore’s high homicide rate.“Don’t let this be you,” Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said at a news confere...

Greece: 2 held in alleged plot to attack Jewish restaurant

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:45:34 GMT

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two men accused of planning an extremist attack on a Jewish restaurant in central Athens and possibly other targets that would produce mass civilian casualties have been arrested on terrorism charges in Greece, police said Tuesday. The suspects were charged with membership in a terrorist organization and were being held at police headquarters in the Greek capital, authorities said. A third man, who is not in Greece, was wanted for questioning and charged in absentia. Government and police officials told the Associated Press that both suspects were of Pakistani origin. The officials asked not to be identified pending official announcements.The two suspects both entered Greece illegally from neighboring Turkey and have been in the country for at least four months. As part of their investigation, police searched multiple sites in Athens as well as in southern Greece and on the island of Zakynthos. The arrests were made because the attack at the Jewish restaurant w...

Philadelphia: Still no sign of chemicals from upriver spill

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:45:34 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia water officials say they continue to see no sign of contamination following a chemical spill into the Delaware River upstream of the city and are confident that drinking water will be unaffected at least through Wednesday night.Health officials in Bucks County, just north of Philadelphia, said Sunday that between 8,100 and 12,000 gallons (30,700 and 120,000 liters) of a water-based latex finishing solution spilled into the river late Friday due to a burst pipe at the Trinseo Altuglas chemical facility in Bristol Township.Officials said it is non-toxic to humans, and no known adverse health effects have been reported in the county.Philadelphia officials say they have been testing samples from as many as a dozen locations, and contaminants related to the discharge haven’t been found so far. They announced Tuesday morning that the water in city taps will be unaffected until at least 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, based on the time it takes for water to be treate...

Column: End of the WGCs with more to come, minus Match Play

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:45:34 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Nick Price and Rory McIlroy are footnotes in World Golf Championships history.Price hit the first shot when this series began in 1999, at La Costa in an opening match against Frankie Minoza of the Philippines. McIlroy hit the last one, a 6-foot par putt on the 17th hole at Austin Country Club to beat Scottie Scheffler.Too bad it was only for third place.That was the last of 2,022 matches over 24 years on six golf courses in two countries. Match Play started and ended the WGCs. In between were 57 others played on 13 courses.The eulogy requires an asterisk.The WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai has a contract through 2025. It was last played in 2019 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the PGA Tour hasn’t said what will happen. The China Golf Association ultimately decides if it gets played, though there is a clear sense the tour would love for this one to quietly go away.But is this really the end of the WGCs? Only in name, or initials.Cameron Young grew up aro...

Armed suspect arrested after barricade situation lasts 12 hours

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:45:34 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (KDVR) — A shelter-in-place was issued for a barricaded armed person who was inside a north Boulder home for several hours. According to the Boulder Police Department, a woman called officers at 8:09 p.m. Monday to report a man outside of her home who was not allowed to be there due to a protection order. The woman told BPD she was not home at the time, but saw the man break in through surveillance footage. The man barricaded himself inside the home near 17th Street and Yarmouth Avenue in the North Broadway-Holiday neighborhood. BPD arrived at the home and saw the man inside with what appeared to be a firearm. The suspect was identified as 47-year-old Milton Rodriguez. Loved ones of East High shooting suspect speak out After several hours, the Boulder Police SWAT team was activated at 11 p.m., and a shelter-in-place was issued to surrounding homes.BPD said that during the barricade situation, Rodriguez caused extensive damage to the inside of the home as well as pol...

Colorado women are some of most likely to be married, least likely to have kids

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:45:34 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Women are more likely to be married in Colorado than nearly anywhere in the country, but they are less likely to have children than nearly anywhere in the country as well. Police still looking for man missing since June 2022 Colorado had one of the highest marriage rates in the country in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2021 American Community Survey, lower only than Alaska and neighboring Utah. In Colorado, there were 19.8 marriages in 2021 per every 1,000 women over the age of 15 - the nation's third-highest rate. Arkansas had the next highest rate with 19.7 followed by North Dakota and Oklahoma with 19.6 apiece. Alaska has the nation's highest marriage rate for women with 23.5 marriages per 1,000 of-age women, followed by Utah with 22.3. Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut and New Hampshire have the lowest rates - nearly half of Colorado's. Colorado cities have some of the highest shares of remote workers Though Colorado women get married more, th...

Police search for suspect accused of stealing purse from elderly woman in Miami

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:45:34 GMT

City of Miami Police are seeking the public’s help in finding a suspect accused of a strongarmed robbery. Police responded to the scene of the robbery at the intersection of Oak Avenue and Hibiscus Street, Monday. https://twitter.com/MiamiPD/status/1640778151910428672?s=20Surveillance video showed the suspect riding his bicycle as he pulled up to a 74-year-old woman who was walking in the area. The suspect shoved the woman, which caused her to fall to the ground. He then attempted to take her purse. Once the suspect took the victim’s purse, he fled from the scene on his bicycle.The woman sustained minor injuries to her right arm and was transported to Coral Gables Hospital by Miami Fire Rescue for treatment. The suspect has been described as dark skinned male who appeared to be in his 30s. He stands at about 5 feet, 8 inches to 6 feet tall and was last seen wearing a black shirt, black hat, red underwear, gray pants and black shoes with a white sole. He had a dark colo...