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Governor announces economic support payment for families

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:28 GMT

ALBANY, NY (WUTR/WFXV/WPNY) -- On Tuesday, Governor Kathy Hochul announced federal funding will be used to assist low-income families with children. Over $12 million will be administered through the federal Pandemic Emergency Assistance Fund. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The funding will provide a one-time Family Economic Support payment to households with children aged 17 and under. Qualifying households will receive approximately $100 in assistance. “Due to our success in providing assistance from the federal Pandemic Emergency Assistance Fund to some of our most vulnerable residents, New York has qualified for additional funding that went unused by other states,” Governor Hochul said in a statement. “This federal funding further helps households that suffered from the economic toll caused by the pandemic and gives these families a quick infusion of cash to assist with their expenses.”In 2022, New York State used some of i...

Alleged trunk-or-treat shooter enters not guilty plea

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:28 GMT

KIRKWOOD, Mo. – The St. Louis County Police Officer charged with firing multiple shots into the air during a trunk or treat event this past weekend made his first court appearance Tuesday morning.39-year-old Matthew McCulloch appeared inside the Buzz Westfall Justice Center in Clayton. He was in prison khakis and shackles and had two security guards near him at all times. The arraignment and initial appearance was brief only lasting minutes.McCulloch answered “yes Judge” when the Judge spoke to him. McCulloch’s attorney entering a not guilty plea on McCulloch’s behalf. McCulloch is facing 11 counts for firing around a dozen shots into the air at a trunk or treat event on Sunday afternoon. Pickleball noise level exceeds ordinance; country club remains unable to play The event was for students at Tillman Elementary School in Kirkwood and took place at North Kirkwood Middle School. The charges against McCulloch include child endangerment, armed criminal action, making a terrorist thr...

Opinion: War with Hamas will come with a cost we must weigh

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:28 GMT

In his 2002 Nobel lecture, former President Jimmy Carter said, “War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But, no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.”The truth of President Carter’s words has been challenged in the aftermath of Hamas’ attack on civilians in Israel on October 7. The anger many are feeling, me included, is justified when you read the stories of those like May Hayat, a survivor of the Supernova music festival, who, after witnessing the murders of several festival goers, survived only by smearing herself in blood and then laying motionless among dead bodies until help arrived.Who wouldn’t demand retribution and revenge when confronted with such stories of death and survival?And therein lies the problem, which points to the truth of President Carter’s supposition. For example, two days after Hamas’ initial attack, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced that he or...

Broken rail caused fatal train crash and bridge collapse near Pueblo, NTSB says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:28 GMT

Federal investigators believe a broken rail caused Sunday’s fatal train derailment and subsequent bridge collapse north of Pueblo, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday morning.The preliminary assessment found that the derailment preceded the bridge’s collapse, the agency said, a day into federal investigators’ inquiry into what caused a derailment that killed a truck driver, spilled debris across Interstate 25 and closed the highway for the foreseeable future.The broken rail was just east of the bridge over I-25, the NTSB said.“Investigators will continue to determine the cause of the broken rail and why warnings systems did not alert the crews to the condition of the track as part of the ongoing investigation,” NTSB spokeswoman Sarah Taylor Sulick said in an email.The update comes as state officials are still seeking to determine who has responsibility for the bridge that collapsed.BSNF Railway, which operated the train and owned the l...

Colorado riding high on wave of clean energy investment, advocates say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:28 GMT

Colorado is riding high on a wave of growing investment in clean energy jobs, adding thousands of jobs in related industries and moving the state along the path of increased use of renewable energy and cutting greenhouse gas emissions, two new reports say.Colorado ranks in the top 10 states for the deployment of wind and solar energy and is home to 12 clean energy manufacturing facilities with more anticipated, according to a report by the trade organization American Clean Power Association.A new analysis by the business group E2, or Environmental Entrepreneurs, said nearly 64,000 people were employed in clean energy industries in Colorado in 2022. Those included jobs in solar and wind energy; electric, hybrid and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles; energy efficiency; and advanced building materials. In 2022, the state added about 2,800 jobs to the clean energy workforce, an increase of 4.6%.Federal legislation authorizing billions of dollars of spending on renewable energy projects, elect...

Deion Sanders’ advice book “Elevate and Dominate” coming in March

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:28 GMT

Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders has counted the ways to success.This cover image released by 13a, an imprint of Gallery Books, shows “Elevate and Dominate: 21 Ways to Win On and Off the Field” by Deion Sanders. The book will publish on March 12. (13a via AP)The Gallery Books imprint 13a announced Tuesday that Sanders’ “Elevate and Dominate: 21 Ways to Win On and Off the Field,” will come out March 12, 2024. The NFL and college football Hall of Famer, now head coach of college’s Colorado Buffaloes, will draw upon his own experience in offering guidelines for life and work.“Success isn’t just about what you achieve between the lines on game day or stacking up money that you may never get to fully enjoy. It’s about winning in ALL ASPECTS of life,” Sanders said in a statement. “From the mindset you cultivate, the discipline you uphold, and your faith in God – champions aren’t born; they’re made, day by day, choice...

GB NEWS banned in labour led Welsh Parliament

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:28 GMT

Jenny Rathbone called for GB News to be banned from internal TVs in the Senedd back in March because it supposedly broadcast “hateful views”. It looks like she’s finally got her wish – reports "Guido Fawkes".The Senedd ( the Welsh Parliament) officials have censored the People’s Channel following a “recent broadcast that was deliberately offensive, demeaning to public debate and contrary to our parliament’s values”. Staffers and Senedd members have been told if they want to keep watching it they’ll have to do so online. This is the same institution which refused to fly the Israeli flag after Hamas’ terrorist attacks…EU Reporter is pleased to inform all of our readers in Wales that this article and the whole of EU Reporter's online news is available in the Welsh language at https://cy.eureporter.co/

Embassy of Pakistan cooperates with EU Commission on Horizon Europe grant scheme

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:28 GMT

As part of its science diplomacy initiative, the Embassy of Pakistan, Brussels in collaboration with the Directorate General of Research and Innovation of the EU Commission (DG RTD) organized an information session on Horizon Europe grant scheme today.Ambassador of Pakistan, Amna BalochSpeaking on the occasion,  Ambassador of Pakistan, Amna Baloch and Ambassador Riina Kiona, EU Head of Delegation  emphasized the need to foster research collaboration in order to  address emerging  global challenges and  attain sustainable development goals. Head of Unit (Global Approach and International Cooperation in Asia) Nienke Buisman, in her opening remarks, shared  the theme specific approach of Horizon Europe and the strategic focus of international cooperation.Horizon Europe is the European Union's flagship funding program for research and innovation. It has a substantial budget of €95.5 billion and aims to support various areas of research and innovation to address challenges such as climat...

Teens caught with 'ghost guns,' cannabis near Ojai

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:28 GMT

Four 16-year-old boys were arrested Friday after they were found with two "ghost guns," ammunition and marijuana near Ojai on Friday, according to the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.The teens, three of whom are from Ventura County and one from Santa Barbara County, were reported for shooting from a vehicle on Casitas Pass Road, otherwise known as Highway 150, in unincorporated Ojai at 11:11 a.m., the VCSO said in a news release.A deputy spotted them on Baldwin Road and then stopped them at Santa Ana and Burnham roads in Oak View."Deputies determined the vehicle was occupied by four juveniles, who were in possession of various types of handgun ammunition, high-capacity ammunition magazines, and marijuana products," the release said.An image shared by the VCSO shows two guns, which officials said are "ghost guns," or firearms without a serial number, making them difficult to trace, as well as spent shells deputies claim to have found in the 1500 block of Baldwin Road, where they were...

L.A. Rams cornerback Derion Kendrick arrested on weapons charge 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:28 GMT

Los Angeles Rams starting cornerback Derion Kendrick is facing a felony gun charge after he was stopped by police early Monday morning. The University of Georgia graduate and two-time College Football Playoff national champion was found to be in possession of a concealed weapon when he was pulled over in Hollywood shortly after 2 a.m. Monday morning, authorities said. The traffic stop occurred just hours after the Rams beat the Cardinals 26-9 at SoFi Stadium on Sunday. Los Angeles Rams cornerback Derion Kendrick (6) reacts after a missed field goal by Seattle Seahawks place kicker Jason Myers during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)Rams head coach Sean McVay acknowledged Kendrick’s arrest at a media appearance Monday, but declined to say whether he would be available for practice or if he had been released from jail. Terrell Owens, NFL Hall of Famer, hit by car in Calabasas He told reporters that the ...