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Lawmakers push to separate disaster relief funding from aid for Ukraine

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:41:44 GMT

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — As the funding fight in Congress intensifies, there's a push to pass urgently-needed disaster relief funding separate from more controversial aid for Ukraine.In the wake of several deadly natural disasters across the U.S., the Federal Emergency Management Agency says it needs more money.President Joe Biden sent a request to Congress for $40 billion of supplemental funding for disaster relief and aid to Ukraine. Senator Rick Scott is pushing to vote on the issues separately."This needs to get done. It needs to get done separately. It needs to get done in a bipartisan manner," Scott said. "There's no logic to putting them together. One is taking care of Americans, another is helping Ukraine win a war against Russia." Concerns grow as Kim Jong Un meets with Vladimir Putin Supporting Ukraine is becoming more controversial among U.S. lawmakers. Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is one of a growing number of Republicans who are against sending more aid."I'm a n...

Virgin Mary statue stolen from New Mexico church

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:41:44 GMT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –  Hundreds of parishioners at a New Mexico church are heartbroken over a well-known statue that's now missing. The church says someone stole the decades-old figure of the Virgin Mary from their front steps. A bit of wire is all that is left where a five-foot statue of the Virgin Mary used to greet parishioners at St. Anne's Catholic Church in the South Valley area of Albuquerque. The statue was stolen back in August after a church member spotted a car doing donuts in the parking lot. The church has since filed a police report, hoping to get the statue back.  What’s with all the student driver stickers? "The police came, and there was a report filed at that time; there was really nothing they could do, they said, but to ask around and to ask our community," said St. Anne's Associate Pastor Benjamin Maes. He said they have seen police patrolling the area more after the incident.  The church commissioned artist Felix Pedroncelli...

Decongestants may see active ingredients changed

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:41:44 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -An active ingredient in many common nasal decongestants bought over-the-counter is under review by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Continuous studies on phenylephrine have brought its effectiveness into question.Dr. Hillary Matson teaches students at the Albany College of Pharmacy about active ingredients like phenylephrine. She says the study is not due to dangers. Popular nasal decongestant doesn’t actually relieve congestion, FDA advisers say "Phenylephrine is a product that we use for over-the-counter to alleviate nasal decongestion. It works by temporarily constricting blood vessels. If you have been using phenylephrine to care for yourself, to care for your loved ones, safety is not being questioned at all. The study comes right out to say that."As for the FDA, reviewers say new testing shows that only traces of the medicine actually hit nasal passages when taken by mouth. Other applications of the active ingredient aren’t under review. "It’s s...

Lauren Boebert apologizes for actions during “Beetlejuice” at Buell Theater: “I’m truly sorry”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:41:44 GMT

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert apologized for her actions during a Sunday performance of the “Beetlejuice” musical in downtown Denver, where she was escorted out of the venue for vaping, recording and causing a disturbance.In a statement released Friday night, Boebert said she did not remember vaping that evening but acknowledged her recollection “was not accurate.”Related ArticlesColorado News | Opinion: Boebert’s “outrageous” behavior at “Beetlejuice” shows, again, her astounding sense of entitlement Colorado News | Lauren Boebert escorted out of “Beetlejuice” musical in Denver after “causing a disturbance” Colorado News | Another Republican jumps into crowded race against Rep. Lauren Boebert Colorado News | Letters: Book bans in Colorado? Don’t tread on reading rights Colorado News | Democrat Adam Frisch leads against Rep. Lauren Boebert in poll for 202...

Man found dead at bottom of cliff, police investigating

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:41:44 GMT

Rancho Cucamonga police are investigating after a man was found dead at the bottom of a cliff at a nature preserve on Friday. On Thursday at 8:34 a.m., deputies responded to a report of a vehicle that had been abandoned at the Etiwanda Preserve for several days, according to a Rancho Cucamonga news release. When officers arrived, they located the vehicle, but were unable to locate the vehicle owner, Joshua Pitt. After a search with the help of a police K-9, authorities found Pitt dead at the bottom of a cliff and hoisted his body out of the reserve. Pitt's cause of death is unclear. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information regarding this case should contact the Rancho Cucamonga Station at 909-477-2800.

Father, daughter killed in Compton gang shooting, suspects sought

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:41:44 GMT

Loved ones are asking for the public's help for information on the 2001 murder of a father and his young daughter in Compton who were caught in the crossfire of rival gang shootings.On Aug. 8, 2001, 24-year-old Stephen Murphy and his 2-year-old daughter, Kali Murphy, were gunned down outside of a home on the 13100 block of Willowbrook Avenue.With the gunmen still at large, loved ones have been seeking justice for over 20 years. A press conference held by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department on Friday morning announced the reopening of the case once again. The summer Stephen and Kali were murdered was a violent one in Compton, filled with constant strife and deadly gang-related activity.Stephen and his daughter were caught in the crossfire as gunfire from passing cars struck and killed them both. They were scrambling for safety on his grandmother’s front porch before they died. Stephen Murphy, 24, and his daughter, Kali Murphy, 2, were killed in the crossfire of gang...

His managerial future uncertain, Bob Melvin returns to the Coliseum hopeful the A’s stay in Oakland

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:41:44 GMT

OAKLAND — Like he’s done so many times before, Bob Melvin arrived at the Coliseum early on Friday morning to run up and down the stairs of the 57-year-old ballpark.Then he looked into the upper deck, noticed the retired numbers and had a sad realization: all the Oakland teams — the Raiders, the Warriors and the A’s — could soon be gone.“That’s one of the first things I thought about today,” the former A’s manager said.Now leading the Padres, who have a $250-million payroll but are on the verge of being eliminated from the playoffs, Melvin returned to the Coliseum on Friday for the first time since he left the A’s in 2021.“I got here plenty early today,” he said. “I went out here early, saw Clay Wood, the groundskeeper, and Reba, who is his dog, who is a very good friend of mine. She remembered me, came running, that was a very good feeling right away.”Perhaps he was caught up in the nostalgia of being home, but Melvin seemed almost reluctant to ac...

Vigil to be held for boy who died, siblings injured one year after tragic accident

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:41:44 GMT

A vigil is set for 8:30 p.m. Saturday on the one-year anniversary of the day three children were hit by a car while walking home from Antioch Middle School.The vigil will be held at the site of the accident on the corner of Sycamore Drive and Manzanita Way. At the time, witnesses reported a Chevrolet Impala trying to pass another car and hitting it on Sycamore Drive, sending the car into the three children who were on the sidewalk. The 29-year-old driver was later arrested, charged and is awaiting trial.One of the children in the blended family, Gianathon Vincent, 12, succumbed to his injuries. The other two 12-year-olds, step-siblings, are still recovering, according to their grandmother Carla Spiro, who noted her grandson recently underwent surgery for his leg injury.“What we’re trying to keep alive is that people need to slow down, especially near schools,” Spiro said.The grandmother said the vigil, which is open to all, will also honor Gianathon, who lived with the other two chi...

Sale closed in Alameda: $1.8 million for a two-bedroom home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:41:44 GMT

3279 Liberty Avenue – Google Street ViewA spacious historic house located in the 3200 block of Liberty Avenue in Alameda has new owners. The 2,538-square-foot property, built in 1912, was sold on July 27, 2023. The $1,800,000 purchase price works out to $709 per square foot. The layout of this single-story home consists of two bedrooms and one bath.Additional houses that have recently changed hands close by include:In June 2023, a 1,331-square-foot home on Liberty Avenue in Alameda sold for $1,200,000, a price per square foot of $902. The home has 2 bedrooms 1 bathroom.On Eastshore Drive, Alameda, in June 2023, a 3,485-square-foot home was sold for $2,860,000, a price per square foot of $821. The home has 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.A 1,748-square-foot home on the 1300 block of Hansen Avenue in Alameda sold in February 2023, for $1,600,000, a price per square foot of $915. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. 

Video appears to show Rep. Boebert vaping before she was ejected

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:41:44 GMT

By Jesse Bedayn and Matthew Brown | Associated PressDENVER — Newly released surveillance video from a Denver theater appears to show Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert vaping during a “Beetlejuice” musical play — the one thing she denied doing while acknowledging earlier this week that she had been kicked out for being disruptive.Boebert and her guest were escorted out of the play Sunday after audience members accused two guests of vaping, singing, using phones and causing a disturbance, according to theater representatives and video from the publicly owned Buell Theater.When the lights were still on and as people were taking their seats around Boebert, she can be seen in the surveillance video talking with her companion. Boebert then reaches beneath her seat and puts an object up to her mouth for a moment before blowing out a cloud of vapor or smoke, the footage first reported by KUSA-TV shows.The footage also shows flashes from Boebert’s phone as she holds it up and ...