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North Carolina GOP seeks to override governor’s veto of bill banning gender-affirming care for youth

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:50 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Transgender rights take center stage in North Carolina again Wednesday as GOP supermajorities in the General Assembly attempt to override the governor’s vetoes of legislation banning gender-affirming health care for minors and limiting transgender participation in school sports.The state House will hold the first of two votes Wednesday afternoon in a bid to enact the bills over Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s opposition. If House Republicans quickly muster the votes needed, the Senate might aim to complete the override with a decisive final vote Wednesday evening, the Senate leader’s office said.The GOP holds veto-proof majorities in both chambers for the first time since 2018, affording Republicans a clear path to consider certain LGBTQ+ restrictions that had not previously gained traction in North Carolina. Initial votes indicate Cooper’s vetoes of both bills are likely to be overridden.If the Republicans who control the General Assembly are suc...

President Tokayev Reaffirms Kazakhstan’s Commitment to OSCE

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:50 GMT

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev underscored Kazakhstan’s commitment to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) as a reliable member state at an Aug. 11 meeting with Bujar Osmani, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of North Macedonia and OSCE Chairman-in-Office in Astana. The President stressed that the OSCE is irreplaceable despite the divisions that unfortunately exist within the organization, emphasizing the need to maintain its potential. According to Tokayev, it is vital to ensure that the OSCE continues to serve as a unique platform for dialogue ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act in 2025, an agreement signed by 35 nations that concluded the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe held in Helsinki, Finland. “Our strong partnership with the OSCE is based on the shared vision of building a secure community, enshrined in the Astana Declaration of the 2010 OSCE Summit,” he said. Elaborating on the prospects for strengthen...

Man shot by police on golf course allegedly armed with two guns

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:50 GMT

A man believed to have a fired a gun inside his Fontana home and who was later spotted on a nearby golf course allegedly carrying two firearms was shot by police Tuesday.  Officers with the Fontana Police Department responded to a residence near the Sierra Lake Golf Club, located at 16600 Clubhouse Drive, just before 4 p.m. on reports of shots fired.  Authorities are still investigating the circumstances around the incident, but KTLA was told that there was a dispute inside the man’s family home where shots were fired. A relative then called police, saying the man was distraught and had been drinking. The man reportedly then left the home with two guns.  When police arrived to the scene, they located the suspect on the golf course, near the clubhouse and a police shooting occurred.  Multiple sources told KTLA’s Rachel Menitoff that the man shot by police was an off-duty Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy. However, authorities in Fontana have yet to confirm that....

Video captures violent brawl at Target in San Bernardino County

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:50 GMT

Video captured the moment a violent brawl broke out in a Target store in Redlands as terrified shoppers looked on.The fight took place at a store on West Lugonia Avenue on Monday night as four men were seen assaulting a victim.“They start swinging towards the Latino guy,” said Laura Sanchez, a witness. “It was like four against one.”Sanchez had walked into the store around 8:15 p.m. and was on her way to the bathroom when the fight broke out. “We just heard noises in the background and out of nowhere, they just come up and started fighting,” Sanchez said. “We’re like, ‘What happened?’”A Target employee was seen in the video asking customers to move away from the group of brawling men.Video captured the moment a violent brawl broke out in a Target store in Redlands on August 14, 2023. A Target store in Redlands on on West Lugonia Avenue. (KTLA)Video captured the moment a violent brawl broke out in a Target store in Redlands on August 14, 2023. Video captured the moment a violent...

Woman violently dragged by purse-snatcher in Hacienda Heights

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:50 GMT

Video captured the terrifying moment a woman was dragged across the ground by a purse snatcher in Hacienda Heights.The violent robbery happened Monday afternoon outside a Bank of America on Azusa Avenue and Pepper Brook Way.Video captured at the scene shows a male thief dragging the victim by the arm as he attempts to steal her purse.After dragging the woman across the parking lot, the thief finally yanks the purse from her before fleeing the scene.The woman is left lying on the ground as bystanders are seen chasing the suspect off. Locals said the incident has left them shaken. Video captured the terrifying moment a woman was dragged across the road by a purse snatcher in Hacienda Heights on August 14, 2023. (KTLA)Video captured the terrifying moment a woman was dragged across the road by a purse snatcher in Hacienda Heights on August 14, 2023. (KTLA)Video captured the terrifying moment a woman was dragged across the road by a purse snatcher in Hacienda Heights on August 14, 2...

America’s educational culture wars hit San Ramon Valley Unified

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:50 GMT

A school board meeting in Danville was packed Tuesday night, with grim faces and waving pride flags spilling from the meeting’s doors. Dozens of parents, students and community members packed the building, with dozens more crowded outside.But the attendees weren’t there for a common cause. They were just the latest to be split by America’s educational culture war, one that has seized school board meetings and stoked divisions nationwide.“Parents are not the issue here. Fear and hatred are the issue,” said Alan Manewitz, speaking at the school board meeting’s public comment period. “We need to learn, just like we learned as children, that there aren’t any monsters under the bed.”Tuesday’s fire was ignited by the arrival of — and response to — Moms for Liberty, a conservative education group grounded in parent’s rights. In the two years since the group was founded, it has pushed against nearly every educational pressure point, from public health mandates in sch...

Sanchez hits a grand slam off struggling Flaherty as the Padres beat the Orioles 10-3

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:50 GMT

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Jack Flaherty works against a San Diego Padres batter during the third inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)(AP/Gregory Bull) Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Jack Flaherty works against a San Diego Padres batter during the third inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)(AP/Gregory Bull) SAN DIEGO (AP) — Gary Sanchez hit a grand slam in a five-run first inning and Manny Machado added a two-run double in the second against struggling Jack Flaherty to help the San Diego Padres beat the AL-leading Baltimore Orioles 10-3 on Tuesday night.The offensive breakout made a winner of Michael Wa...

Reportan dos mexicanos entre los fallecidos por los incendios forestales en Maui

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:50 GMT

(CNN Español) — La canciller de México, Alicia Bárcena, informó este martes a través de un comunicado que dos personas de ciudadanía mexicana se encuentran entre los fallecidos por los incendios forestales en Maui, Hawái.El comunicado de la cancillería mexicana agregó personal del Consulado General de México en San Francisco se encuentra desde el 12 de agosto en la isla y ya está en contacto con las familias para brindarles la asistencia y el acompañamiento necesario.Ascienden a 106 los muertos por incendios forestales en Maui“Comparto con tristeza el fallecimiento de dos personas mexicanas a causa de los incendios en #MauiFires. Personal consular esta brindando asistencia y acompañamiento a sus familias. Expresamos nuestro más sentido pésame ante esta trágica situación”, escribió Bárcena en X, anteriormente conocido como Twitter.Hasta el momento las autoridades mexicanas no indicaron mas informacion sobre los fallecidos.Noticia en desarrollo.— Fidel Gutiérrez de CNN con...

Novak Djokovic falls in first US match since 2021, losing in doubles in Ohio

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:50 GMT

MASON, Ohio (AP) — Novak Djokovic fell in his first match in the United States since 2021, losing in doubles Tuesday in the Western & Southern Open.Djokovic and Nikola Cacic lost 6-4, 6-2 to Jamie Murray and Michael Venus in the Serbian star’s return to the country after missing events because of COVID-19 vaccine restrictions.Djokovic was playing his first competitive match since falling to top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final.The winner of a record 23 Grand Slam singles titles, Djokovic is set to open singles play Wednesday night against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.Alcaraz beat Australian qualifier Jordan Thompson 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 in the late match. The defending U.S. Open champion became the first ATP player to reach 50 wins this season.In women’s play, former U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens reached the third round for the first time since 2019 with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory over sixth-seeded defending tournament champion Caroline Garcia.Stephens, who won...

Chicago White Sox CF Luis Robert Jr. returns from pinkie injury and hits the go-ahead home run in 5-3 win against Cubs

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:50 GMT

Luis Robert Jr. spent Tuesday’s pregame discussing the adjustments to what he’s wearing when he’s on base.But it was an adjustment he made at the plate in the seventh inning that had everyone talking at Wrigley Field.Robert hit a go-ahead home run in the seventh, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 5-3 win against the Cubs in the City Series in front of 40,389.Robert swung-and-missed a slider earlier in his at-bat. He saw another slider later in the at-bat and hit the home run to give the Sox a 4-3 lead. The Sox added a run in the ninth to take the opener of the two-game series.Robert enjoyed every second after hitting the home run as Sox fans cheered and Cubs fans booed.“(Julian Merryweather) was throwing hard and I was too aggressive in that at-bat,” Robert said. “The pitch that I swung-and-missed, the fans started making jokes. I didn’t like that. That’s why when I hit the ball, I did what I did.”Sox manager Pedro Grifol liked ...