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Former Denver Public Schools safety administrator criticizes disciplinary system

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:04:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A former high-ranking Denver Public Schools safety administrator said the district needs to change the way it disciplines students to keep classrooms and teachers safe.Melissa Craven was an interim chief in the DPS Department of Climate and Safety. She said the current discipline model protects offenders but puts all other students and staff at risk.Craven spoke at a Parent Safety Advocacy Group, PSAG, news conference near East High School Monday.PSAG has been calling for improved security measures at Denver Public Schools ever since the shooting that took the life of 16-year-old Luis Garcia in March in front of East High School.At the time, Craven was the DPS Department of Climate and Safety interim chief of support services for the district. Craven said the district’s discipline matrix needs a major overhaul.“DPS protects the offender while abandoning the good students,” Craven said. She was let go from the district in April. Woman arrested in active shooter thr...

Parents join Here 4 The Kids campaign to ban guns in Colorado

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:04:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Supporters of the group Here 4 The Kids are canvassing Denver and Boulder neighborhoods to gain support for their mission to ban guns in Colorado. Their goal is to get Gov. Jared Polis to sign an executive order to ban guns and start a statewide buyback program."The number one killer of our children in this country is something that we can actually eliminate, we can actually make this problem go away," said Saira Rao, co-founder of Here 4 The Kids. 768 guns stolen from cars last year as theft rate rises The group is taking its efforts to the Colorado Capitol on June 5. The hope is to get 25,000 women together for a sit-in."This is solemn, this is grieving, this is healing, this is just sitting and saying this is our last ditch effort to save our kids," Rao said. "There’s no one in this country who wants to get shot shopping at H&M. There’s literally nobody in this country who wants to drop their kid off at school and have them killed at school. People are tire...

Michael Malone one of least-liked NBA coaches, according to tweets

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:04:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- It makes very little difference how well the team performs - National Basketball Association fans have mainly negative views of coaches.Sports Gambling site Betway combed through millions of tweets to see which NBA coach is the most loved - or the least hated, at least. Nuggets could be headed to NBA Finals for 1st time ever Perhaps unsurprisingly, negative opinions online are far more common than positive ones. The league's most loved coach is the Indiana Pacers' Rick Carlisle, about whom 30.9% of tweets were positive - meaning over two-thirds were negative for even the most popular coach in the league. However, this comparatively positive assessment comes with a caveat - Carlisle only had 2,421 tweets about him in the past 12 months, the lowest amount of any coach in the comparison.Apparently, a winning record makes little difference in the public's perception of the coach. The Denver Nuggets could be headed to the NBA Finals for the first t...

TSA expands PreCheck access for teens

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:04:00 GMT

(CNN) — The Transportation Security Administration has announced an expansion of TSA PreCheck access just as the busy summer travel season is about to kick off.The agency said Monday that teenagers from 13 to 17 may accompany parents or guardians who are enrolled in PreCheck through security screening when they are traveling on the same reservation and when the PreCheck designation is shown on the teen’s boarding pass. Children 12 and younger had already been allowed to accompany adults without restriction and that policy remains in place.See the full policy here.TSA Administrator David Pekoske said Monday that the agency is prepared for this summer, touting better staffing levels than last year and higher pay for screening officers.The agency has recently deployed new Credential Authentication Technology that allows officers to verify flyers’ identification documents without a boarding pass. So far, 2,054 CAT units have been de...

No debt ceiling agreement in White House meeting, though Biden and McCarthy call talks productive

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:04:00 GMT

By LISA MASCARO, STEPHEN GROVES and ZEKE MILLER (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy both said they had a productive debt ceiling discussion late Monday at the White House, but there was no agreement as negotiators strained to raise the nation’s borrowing limit in time to avert a potentially chaotic federal default. It’s a crucial moment for the Democratic president and the Republican speaker, just 10 days before a looming deadline to raise the debt limit. As soon as June 1, Treasury Secretary Janel Yellen, said in a letter to Congress, “it is highly likely” the government will be unable to pay all the nation’s bills. Such an unprecedented default would be financially damaging for many Americans and others around the world relying on U.S. stability, sending shockwaves through the global economy.Each side praised the other’s seriousness, but basic differences remained. They are at odds over ...

Boston City Council compromises on new redistricting map

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:04:00 GMT

The Boston City Council was able to reach a tentative consensus on a new redistricting map.A marathon session marked by disagreement and lengthy recesses concluded Monday with a map built from a proposal put forward by Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune that incorporated input and changes suggested by her colleagues.It redraws lines in a way that achieves population balance for each of the city’s nine districts, based on data that shows the ideal population is 75,071 but allows for a range of roughly 71,500 to 78,500 people in each district.“No one’s going to be happy 100% of the time, but at least we can say that this was truly a compromise,” said City Councilor Gabriela Coletta.While the tentative agreement was reached, the map wasn’t finalized. Louijeune, who chaired the day’s civil rights committee meeting, said there is still work that needs to be done to resolve the conflict that took place Monday over changes made in districts 4 and 5.A new map has to be approved by the City Council...

Battle for Bakhmut lost in fog of war

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:04:00 GMT

TALLINN, Estonia — Russian TV went into a full frenzy of celebration as it reported Moscow’s capture of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.There were comparisons to the Red Army liberating Berlin in 1945, congratulations relayed from President Vladimir Putin and announcers emphasizing the victory by using the city’s nearly century-old Soviet name of Artyomovsk.“The myth that Artyomovsk is an unassailable fortress has been crushed,” an anchor said Sunday night on Channel One, Russia’s most popular state broadcaster. “Those are historic events.”A report from the smoldering city in eastern Ukraine followed, showing Russian fighters yelling “Victory!” and placing two flags — the Russian tricolor and the black flag of the private military contractor Wagner — atop a tall, partly destroyed building.The flags were mounted “so that everyone could see them,” the correspondent said, even though the bombed-out, deserted 40...

Ocean Beach Street Fair and Chili Cook-Off set to return next month

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:04:00 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- One of the biggest summer events in San Diego is coming back next month, bringing tasty bites, beachfront entertainment and lots of chili to the shores of Ocean Beach.The Ocean Beach Street Fair and Chili Cook-Off is set to take over the coastal neighborhood on Saturday, June 24 for its 43rd annual summertime extravaganza. The first Chili Cook-Off in the neighborhood was held in 1984, organized by chili enthusiast Mike Akey. After traveling the world for chili cook-offs with his father, Akey decided to bring one to America's Finest City.Since then, this street fair has become one of the most popular summer events in San Diego, with thousands of visitors each year. This year, more than 700,000 people are expected to attend the one-day fair, according to the Ocean Beach Mainstreet Association. Free outdoor movies return this summer, from ‘Zootopia’ to ‘Star Wars’ The Ocean Beach Street Fair will feature three stages of continuous music at its seaside location, as well a...

Maluma to bring 'Don Juan World Tour' to San Diego

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:04:00 GMT

SAN DIGEO -- Maluma is bringing his swagger back to San Diego as part of the Latin artist's "Don Juan World Tour."The Colombian singer is set to perform at Pechanga Arena on Sept 16 at 8 p.m., concert officials announced Monday.Known for his hit songs "Hawai," "Felices Los Cuatro" and "Corazón," Maluma's return to America's Finest City will be his first performance here since September 2021, when the singer stopped by during his "Papi Juancho World Tour." Niall Horan to make stop in Chula Vista during 2024 tour Tickets become available to the general public starting Friday, May 26, at 10 a.m.The U.S. leg of his 2023 tour features stops in Sacramento, New York City, Miami and more cities.Maluma has more than 37 international awards including a Latin Grammy, as well as accolades from the MTV VMAs and Billboard Music Awards.

Mexicans near Popocatepetl stay vigilant as volcano’s activity increases

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:04:00 GMT

SANTIAGO XALITZINTLA, Mexico (AP) — At the edge of this town near the Popocatepetl volcano, away from the din of traffic, there was an occasional low rumble Monday, like an idling engine.A cloud of superfine ash descended, slightly reducing visibility and coming to rest on vehicles’ windshields. For more than a week, the 17,797-foot (5,425-meter) mountain just 45 miles (about 70 kilometers) southeast of Mexico City and known affectionately as “El Popo,” has been increasingly explosive, spewing great plumes of gas, ash and incandescent rock into the air.The activity led the Mexican government to raise the warning level and to close schools in dozens of municipalities across three states. On Monday, local, state and federal officials held drills for the possibility of evacuations.“You hear it more at night,” said Violeta Fuentes, 39, who lives with her husband and two children, ages 9 and 12, on the outskirts of Santiago Xalitzintla. That’s also when they can see the glow from the cra...