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Detienen a uno de los 14 opositores venezolanos acusados de traición a la patria

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:41 GMT

(CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Venezuela detuvo este miércoles a uno de los 14 líderes opositores acusados horas antes por la Fiscalía General de delitos de traición a la patria, algo que jueves su defensa calificó como “desaparición forzada”.Tamara Bechar, abogada de Roberto Abdul-Hadi, dijo que las autoridades no les han proporcionado detalles sobre la acusación difundida el miércoles en torno a presunta financiación extranjera en el marco de la controversia sobre el territorio del Esequibo, en disputa con Guyana.Abdul Hadi es de la organización Súmate y miembro de la Comisión Nacional de Primaria (CNP), que organizó la elección primaria de la oposición en forma independiente del Estado, y la que María Corina Machado resultó elegida como candidata única para enfrentar al oficialismo en 2024.Solicitan aprehensión de 14 dirigentes opositores venezolanos“Por lo pronto sabemos que está en el Sebin (Servicio Bolivariano de Inteligencia Nacional) sede Helicoide, ...

Pilots report severe turbulence landing at Denver International Airport

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:41 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Pilots reported moderate and severe levels of turbulence coming over the Rocky Mountains on Thursday as a winter storm moved into the region.That turbulence was reported on flights to Denver International Airport from Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, and other cities on the West Coast.Andrew Parrott said his flight hit significant turbulence while flying from Long Beach, California.“Yeah, there were some bumps at the end for sure, some white-knuckling, but nothing I’m not used to flying in and out of DIA,” he said. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox His son, Carsten, said he wasn't worried, but he definitely felt the bumps.“You just see it shaking and you’re like, 'I don’t know what to do.' So it’s kind of surprising for some people," he said. Air traffic control audio shows pilots reporting turbulence at different altitudes on the descent into Denver, from 9,000 feet up to 40,000 feet.More than 200 flights were delayed coming in and out o...

Pedestrian killed in Lakewood crash on Colfax

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:41 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A woman was killed on Thursday after a driver crashed into her along West Colfax Avenue in Lakewood, according to police.The crash happened between the pedestrian and a pickup truck at Colfax and Teller Street. The Lakewood Police Department said it was responding to the scene at 2:12 p.m. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox A police-provided photo from the scene showed a Ford pickup truck and what appeared to be a damaged wheelchair in the middle of the street. The woman was taken to a hospital, where she died from her injuries, police said. The driver of the pickup truck was cited on a count of careless driving resulting in death.

2 dozen police agencies parade for Children's Hospital patients

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:41 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — Patients at Children's Hospital looked from their windows and some from the main entrance to watch a motorcade with around 300 law enforcement officers from 25 departments across the state."We make a grand entrance in front of Children’s Hospital, and we presented the hospital with 350 $25 gift cards today," said James Seneca, who started the event nearly two decades ago. Photos: Bighorn sheep stuck on roof in Boulder This is the 21st year of the Joe Bumberger Memorial Long Blue Line. The event is named after a former Aurora police officer who passed away but played a big hand in the event every year. "You feel fortunate and blessed to provide those gifts to the families," Seneca said. Seneca said he is a cancer survivor himself and knows it can be tough to spend the holidays in the hospital, especially for young kids. "If you make them smile or make them happy for a split second while they are going through their situation or illnesses, that's why we do thi...

Will.i.am co-hosts fundraising gala at Loews Miami Beach amid STEM, robotics projects aimed at helping kids

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:41 GMT

Will.i.am isn’t just a musician. He’s also an inventor, helping kids make their dreams come true. Will was in Miami Beach Wednesday night, raising money to help them prepare for a brighter future.Will.i.am (singing): “Girl, you got it back, I’m loving your physique, you’re sexy from your tippy top down to your feet.”Will.i.am is looking to the future with the Black Eyed Peas’ latest song, “Guarantee.” but that’s not the only futuristic thing he’s involved with.He recently created a new app.Will.i.am: “FYI, Focus Your Ideas, is a new age messaging platform for folks to have an idea, materialize that idea and collaborate with their teams alongside AI.”The singer’s also invested in the future of our kids. That’s why he co-hosted a fundraising gala Wednesday night at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel.Will.i.am: “Working with FIRST is always a joy — the work that we do, the skill sets that we ...

Tributes pour in as community mourns police officer, utility worker killed in Waltham crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:41 GMT

Tributes poured in throughout the day Thursday as community members continued to mourn a police officer and a utility worker killed in a crash in Waltham Wednesday afternoon. Among several salutes, law enforcement personnel escorted the body of officer Paul Tracey from the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Boston to a funeral home in Waltham, passing Waltham police headquarters to the sound of bagpipes near 9 p.m. Elsewhere, a makeshift memorial grew throughout the day at the site of the deadly crash on Totten Pond Road. Family members and friends also spoke out after the driver accused of fatally striking Tracey and National Grid worker Roderick Jackson appeared in court. “We just want to thank the Waltham community for the tremendous outpouring for our brother, Paul,” said Jim Tracey, Paul’s brother. “He was a tremendous husband, father, uncle and brother and loved by everybody in the community.”“They took something treasureous from us – you can never re...

Driver recalls moment her car was hit in deadly multi-vehicle Waltham hit-and-run

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:41 GMT

A local driver shared her story Thursday after her car was hit in a multi-car hit-and-run crash that left a police officer and a utility worker dead and several others hurt Wednesday afternoon. First responders descended on Totten Pond Road after authorities said 54-year-old Peter Simon allegedly crashed his pickup truck into multiple cars and a National Grid worksite. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said Simon next stole a police cruiser and led police on a chase before being taken into custody. Ryan on Wednesday identified one of the people killed as Waltham police officer Paul Tracey. The second person killed was later identified as National Grid worker Roderick Jackson. While an investigation continued Thursday, Mariccor Pawar shared her experience of the incident, in the meantime, saying she initially blacked out when Simon allegedly hit her car.“Then, I woke up and then I heard screaming ‘Call 911! Call 911!”Pawar said she saw an ambulance arrive and witnessed eme...

Bruins show up late, lose 3-1 to Buffalo

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:41 GMT

Despite their gaudy record and spot atop the Atlantic Division, the Bruins are not a team that can show up to a game a half hour late and steal a win.They learned that lesson on Thursday night at the Garden, when the previously struggling Buffalo Sabres took it to the B’s for the first half of the game and took home a well-deserved 3-1 victory.The Sabres, playing without top defenseman Rasmus Dahlin (lower body), scored a pair of goals in the second period and one in the third and that was good enough.What was more concerning than the defeat was the loss of Charlie McAvoy, who left the game with an apparent head injury in the third period.In the first period, the Bruins looked like a team that had three days off and needed to shake off the cobwebs. They were outshot by the Sabres 19-6.It was a scoreless first period, though it briefly looked like the Sabres had taken a lead with 5:18 left in a weird sequence. Newly acquired forward Eric Robinson poked the puck home under Linus...

3 things we learned from the Chicago Bears, including Robbie Gould’s retirement and DJ Moore on wanting Justin Fields to stay

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:41 GMT

Chicago Bears coordinators spoke with reporters Thursday at Halas Hall as the team prepares for Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions at Soldier Field.Here are three things we learned.1. Special teams coordinator Richard Hightower congratulated kicker Robbie Gould on ‘a hell of a career.’Gould, 41, announced his retirement Thursday after 18 NFL seasons in a letter in The Players’ Tribune. He’s the Bears’ all-time leading scorer with 1,207 points in 166 games over his first 11 seasons.He also played one season with the New York Giants and spent the last six years of his career with the San Francisco 49ers, playing for current Bears special teams coordinator Richard Hightower.“Great competitor. Clutch in big moments when we needed him to be. Consistent,” Hightower said. “(He) means a lot to the city of Chicago. … Wishing him the best in the next phase of his life. And I know if he attacks that the way he attacked his career...

76-year-old woman pleads not guilty in deadly North Park hit-and-run

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:41 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The woman accused in a deadly hit-and-run in North Park appeared in court for the first time Thursday.Donna Chapman Jacobs, 76, pleaded not guilty. She's accused of hitting and killing 42-year-old Stephen Debow as he crossed the intersection of Utah Street and Polk Avenue, and then leaving the scene.“It’s a tragic case all around," Deputy District Attorney Roza Igazarian said.Debow was crossing the intersection around 7:16 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 21, when he was hit by a vehicle, the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office reports. Debow died six days later.His friends said he was walking to meet up with them.“Ms. Jacobs was driving approximately 30 mph, she struck the victim at the unmarked crosswalk and unfortunately drove with the victim on the hood of her car for 65 feet," Igazarian said. Three California freeways among ‘most loathed highways’ in America: survey Debow was taken to the hospital with multiple blunt force injuries. Jacobs was arrested 10 days a...