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Biden commends Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez for collaboration on migration

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:37 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden commended Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez for his country’s collaboration with the United States and Canada to establish migration hubs in Latin America where asylum seekers fleeing poverty and violence in their home countries can apply for protection.The two leaders sat down at the White House on Friday for wide-ranging talks on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, climate change and other issues. But efforts by the U.S. and Spain to cooperate on asylum processing loomed large over the discussion as the Biden administration rolls out new immigration measures now that COVID-19 immigration restrictions have ended. The new efforts are designed to crack down on illegal border crossings while opening legal pathways to give migrants incentives to apply for asylum online where they are, instead of making the dangerous journey to the border.Migrants caught illegally crossing the southern U.S. border cannot return for five years, and they face crimi...

More than 100K fentanyl pills confiscated in traffic stop

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:37 GMT

MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- A traffic stop turned into a drug bust and arrest on Wednesday, the Grand Junction Police Department said in a release. The Western Colorado Drug Task Force and Colorado State Patrol pulled over 25-year-old Ramon Cesena-Valdez, of Grand Junction, on Interstate 70 west of Debeque. The stop resulted in the confiscation of more than 100,000 fentanyl pills and about 75 pounds of methamphetamine, the release said. UCHealth doctors find marijuana users require more anesthesia  Cesena-Valdez is facing these charges:Special circumstances pattern of manufacture/sale/dispense/distributeSpecial circumstances conspiracy to distribute/manufacture/sellDistribute/manufacture/possession with intent - methControlled sub-distribute fentanylChild abuse knowingly or recklessly without injuryHe is being held at the Mesa County Detention Facility.   

Police investigating deadly shooting and fire in Fort Lauderdale home involving barricaded subject

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:37 GMT

Fort Lauderdale Police are investigating a shooting and fire at a home that involved a barricaded subject. The incident occurred in the area of Northwest 27th Terrace and 18th Court, just before 8:25 p.m. on Thursday.According to police, they initially responded to a call about a shooting.“The suspect is still inside the building,” said an officer over Broadcastify police scanner.The caller at the end of the that 911 call told dispatchers that his mom was shot and lying in a pool of blood. Police identified the suspect as 71-year-old Richard Kenneth McDonald.The woman has been identified as 71-year-old Gwendolyn Bass-Kemp. She was a long-time employee of the City of Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue, where she worked in the billing department. She is also related to Dr. James Bass, the city’s first Black dentist. “She was nice, she come home and ain’t bother nobody, just like me, just to come and hang out, nah,” said a friend of the victim.Negotiators f...

Police investigate bomb threat reported at 4 Broward schools

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:37 GMT

Students at several Broward County schools were evacuated due to a threat. Hollywood Police arrived at South Broward High School, located at 1901 N. Federal Highway, Friday morning. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, a bomb threat was called in to law enforcement . Hollywood Police do not believe the threat was credible. Students were evacuated from the school to the campus baseball field as a precaution. Other schools that received similar bomb threats include the following: Coral Glades High SchoolAttucks Middle SchoolBlanche Ely High Schoolhttps://twitter.com/CoralSpringsPD/status/1657065002975600640Police believe that the same person called in all four bomb threats. An investigation is underway as some of the schools have since cleared students to reenter. However, many parents opted to pick up their children.

BSO, DCF investigating incident in North Lauderdale home that sent 10 children to hospital

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:37 GMT

A day after nearly a dozen children from a home in North Lauderdale were taken to the hospital, an investigation into what prompted their transport is still underway.The Broward Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Department of Children and Families are among the agencies investigating what was described as a possible domestic disturbance in the area of Southwest 66th Avenue and 15th Court, Thursday morning.First responders transported 10 children who were inside the residence to Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Hollywood as a precaution, officials said.Radio transmissions captured the moment when, BSO said, a 911 call came in from inside the home, at around 7:30 a.m.“Caller is advising her daughter hit her. She’s requesting rescue, her mouth is bleeding,” said a dispatcher over Broadcastify.“Call is showing PDs on scene. They are requesting rescue for a medical neglect,” said another dispatcher.When investigators showed up at the home, they took a woman in f...

Alleged victim steps forward after news of former PE coach’s arrest for battery of teen

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:37 GMT

Alleged victim steps forward after news of former PE coach’s arrest for battery of teenA former PE coach was back in court to face even more serious charges after another alleged victim saw earlier reports of him on TV.Thirty-seven-year old Joseph Tolliver appeared before a judge Friday morning.This latest accuser came forward after seeing a news report.She said she was just 10 years old when Tolliver allegedly made sexual advances toward her at an un-named South Florida school.Tolliver once worked at Cambell Drive K-8 Center in Homestead.He was arrested in February accused of sexual battery on a 14-year-old.In addition, police said another victim had been sexually abused by Tolliver as well.He faces 37 charges and remains behind bars with no bond.

Jamie Foxx has been ‘out of the hospital for weeks,’ according to his daughter

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:37 GMT

(CNN) — Jamie Foxx’s daughter announced in a new social media post that the actor has been “out of the hospital for weeks, recuperating.”Foxx was first hospitalized in Atlanta, Georgia on April 11 after he experienced a “medical complication,” according to his daughter, Corinne Foxx. No further information about the incident was provided.On Friday, Foxx’s daughter, with whom he co-hosts the game show “Beat Shazam,” shared an “update from the family” on her Instagram story after multiple media reports cited friends who were seeking prayers for the Oscar-winning actor’s ongoing recovery.“Sad to see how the media runs wild,” Corinne Foxx wrote. “My dad has been out of the hospital for weeks, recuperating. In fact, he was playing pickleball yesterday! Thanks for everyone’s prayers and support! We have an exciting work announcement coming next week too!”Last week, Jamie Foxx sh...

One person stabbed outside Brockton High School

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:37 GMT

Brockton police responded Friday after police said a person was stabbed at a softball field at Brockton High School.Police said the incident happened after dismissal and remained under investigation as of Friday afternoon. In a separate statement, Brockton Public Schools Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Jess Silva-Hodges said an altercation outside the high school “resulted in two juveniles sustaining injuries that required hospitalization.” While Silva-Hodges also said the incident remained under investigation, she added that school officials do not believe the incident was random.“There is no active threat at the school,” Silva-Hodges said.Shortly after the stabbing at Brockton High School, police said they responded to Good Samaritan Medical Center, also in Brockton, following a reported stabbing in the hospital’s emergency room area. The incident at Good Samaritan, police said, may have been a retaliatory action in connection with the earl...

Italian pasta prices are soaring. Rome is in crisis talks with producers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:37 GMT

(CNN) — Italy’s government convened crisis talks Thursday to investigate the reasons behind a surge in prices for pasta, one of the country’s most beloved and culturally important foods.Adolfo Urso, the country’s minister for enterprise, chaired a commission of lawmakers, pasta producers and consumer rights groups in Rome to discuss what could be done to bring down pasta prices, which soared 17.5% in March from the same month in 2022. Pasta inflation moderated a bit in April but prices were still up 16.5% over 12 months.That climb was more than double Italy’s broader measure of consumer price inflation. Pasta prices have soared despite the price of wheat — the main ingredient — falling in recent months.Following the emergency talks, the commission said that pasta prices were “already showing the first, albeit weak, signs of a [decrease], a sign that in the coming months, the cost of pasta will drop significantly.”It said ...

Special ‘Black Women Lead Brunch’ at State House honors Black women who have made a difference in Boston

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:37 GMT

A special event was held at the State House Friday to honor Black women who have made and continue to make a difference in Boston.Lawmakers and community members gathered for the “Black Women Lead Brunch” Friday morning.Taking place in the state capitol building’s Hall of Flags, the event honored 200 Black women leaders for their contributions and stewardship in the City of Boston7’s Amaka Ubaka spoke at the brunch, which was hosted by Boston City Councilor Brian Worrell and State Representative Christopher Worrell.