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Bill to help kids who lost parents to COVID proposed in NYS

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:56 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- This March marks three years since COVID shutdowns and infections started causing chaos across the country. It's estimated that over 1 million people have since died from the virus. A new bill introduced at the New York State Capitol seeks to help kids who lost their parents to the illness.Veronica Fletcher came up to Albany from New York City to tell the story of how losing her husband of 16 years, Joseph, to COVID-19, continues to impact her children. She said while her son impressively graduated from high school early, his college choices were limited. Get all of the latest news, weather, sports, and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! “Despite this major demonstration of academic aptitude and emotional resilience, without my husband alive, Josh could not afford to attend the university of his choice," Fletcher said during a press conference at the Capitol Wednesday.Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara pointed to research that found more than 310,00...

Home health aides want higher wages

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:56 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) -- Experts say nearly one million New Yorkers will require home care by 2035. It’s estimated that 90% of those working as home care workers are women. But advocates say they’re underpaid and underappreciated. Home health care workers seek to increase min wage "We’ve assumed that women will do caregiving work for free," said Senator Rachel May. Last year, home care workers received a three dollar raise above minimum wage. The 2022 budget included indexing that to minimum wage, but advocates are saying the Governor is now backsliding on her original plan. "So the Governor has proposed merging home care wages with minimum wage as minimum wage rises, we don’t wanna see that happen we want to keep it above minimum wage," said Senator May, who's sponsoring the proposal. That’s why they're asking to increase their pay to 150% of the minimum wage. Kim Alleyne who has been a home health aide for 15 years said the job requires a diverse set of skills that not everyone h...

How to find out which airlines seat families together for free

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:56 GMT

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — If families want to fly together without paying an extra fee, they have a new tool to help them. On Monday the Department of Transportation rolled out a new dashboard that shows travelers which airlines guarantee fee-free family seating. Get all of the latest news, weather, sports, and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says this is part of an ongoing effort to pressure airlines to let families sit together without paying fees. "So far three airlines have agreed to do it, Alaska, Frontier, and American. We're calling on all airlines to do that," Buttigieg said. Bill McGee is a Senior Fellow for Aviation with the American Economic Liberties Project. He's been working on this issue for years and says he knows of situations where kids as young as one were assigned seats away from their parents. "This is ridiculous, it's absurd," McGee said.  CAT scan: Pet goes through X-ray machine at Virginia airport He says...

Missouri and Illinois among states with most stolen vehicles

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:56 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- The National Insurance Crime Bureau says that more than a million vehicles were stolen in 2022. That is a 7% increase over 2021 and Missouri and Illinois are among the states seeing the most cars stolen.Illinois saw the number of vehicles stolen jump between 2021 and 2022. The 35% change was the most out of any state. Missouri saw the number of vehicle thefts rise by 10% year over year.State2021 Totals2022 TotalsPercent Change 2021-2022California201,034202,6851 %Texas95,082105,01510 %Washington35,92146,93931 %Florida43,25045,9736 %Colorado38,57042,23710 %Illinois28,67738,64935 %Ohio28,10729,9136 %Missouri26,63029,34510 %New York23,08828,29223 %Georgia26,23826,5291 %*Law Enforcement Agencies may still be entering thefts for 2022, and these numbers may change."We are seeing vehicle theft numbers that we haven't seen in nearly 15 years, and there is very little deterrent to stop criminals from committing these acts as they ...

2 Missouri women charged with child's murder

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:56 GMT

UPDATE 1:25 P.M. — A police report for the incident tells the details of what happened when police investigated the incident that led to the arrest of Buford and West.The sibling who reported that his sister was unconscious said that he found her on the floor with a sock in her mouth on March 7, according to the probable cause statement.Officers arrived and found that Buford and West were asleep. The person who answered the door told them that "she choked," referring to the child. The responding officer made contact with the two women and told them that he had been informed that there was a child dead in the home.According to the probable cause statement, Buford went and found the deceased child under a blanket in the living room. The time of death was called at 8:50 a.m.Angela West mugshotShamira Buford mugshotAccording to the probable cause, the deceased child appeared to have ligature marks on their wrists, ankles and neck. A sock next to her appeared to have blood on it. Also fo...

CHSAA state basketball Final 4 scouting report: Favorites, challengers, dark horses and underdogs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:56 GMT

A look at each of the teams in the Class 6A, 5A and 4A Final 4 at Denver Coliseum this weekend:BOYSClass 6AFriday at Denver ColiseumNo. 1 Mountain Vista (24-2) vs. No. 4 Denver East (24-2), 4 p.m.No. 7 Regis Jesuit (20-6) vs. No. 3 Fossil Ridge (24-2), 12:45 p.m.Favorite — Mountain Vista: The Golden Eagles have just about everything you want in a championship contender. Size? Six-foot-9 Caden Stevens is a shot-blocking menace. Depth? Eight players have appeared in 25-plus games. Experience? Six of those eight are seniors. All that’s missing? Mountain Vista’s never reached a title game before, let alone won it.Challenger — Fossil Ridge: A year removed from reaching the 5A title game, the SaberCats are back in the Final 4 with a chance to finish what last year’s team started. Senior post Nick Randall (22.1 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 1.7 bpg) is the clear No. 1 option, but with five players averaging two-plus assists a game, this is a team that strikes from all angles....

82-year-old Denver man charged with sale of fake Michael Jordan cards

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:56 GMT

NEW YORK — An 82-year-old Colorado man was charged Wednesday with selling and trading fake Michael Jordan basketball cards in a scheme that prosecutors said resulted in him making more than $800,000 over four years.Mayo Gilbert McNeil was arrested in Denver, where he lives, after a complaint was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn charging him with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, according to the Brooklyn U.S. Attorney’s office.McNeil was accused of making numerous fraudulent deals beginning in 2015, including the 2019 sale of a counterfeit card to a victim in Manhasset, New York, for $4,500, and a 2017 deal in which he traded two counterfeit cards for two authentic Tom Brady football cards.“Mr. McNeil defrauded sports memorabilia collectors of more than $800,000 by intentionally misrepresenting the authenticity of the trading cards he was peddling when, in fact, they were counterfeit,” Michael Driscoll, assistant director-in-charge of the FBI’s New York field office, said ...

Universal's theme parks division is getting a new name

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:56 GMT

The theme park parent company of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man is getting a new name.Officials at Universal Parks & Resorts said Wednesday the division of Comcast NBCUniversal was changing its name to Universal Destinations & Experiences to better reflect the breadth of its offerings in Orlando, Florida, Southern California, Japan, China and other locations.The company recently announced it was building a new park geared toward young children in Frisco, Texas, and a Las Vegas-based immersive horror entertainment experience based on Universal’s classic horror films.“Universal Destinations & Experiences aligns with our aspiration to be the destination of choice in the markets where we are today and the markets we enter in the future,” said Mark Woodbury, chairman and CEO of Universal Destinations & Experiences.

California woman wins over $1 million from historic Powerball jackpot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:56 GMT

One California lottery player was one number shy of winning the historic $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot, California lottery officials announced Wednesday.However, the second-place prize still made the Golden State resident a millionaire.Ana Contreras claimed her $1,149,661 Powerball ticket recently. The lucky ticket was sold at Stues Dairy in Gardena, a news release said.The lottery office didn’t reveal what Contreras plans to do with her winnings.Edwin Castro was revealed to be the sole winner of the record-breaking Powerball jackpot in February.Castro also didn’t reveal what he plans to do with his newfound riches, but he recently purchased a Hollywood Hills mansion for $25.5 million.The ultra-expensive purchase only cost Castro less than 3% of his winnings.The historic Powerball jackpot also led to a big payday for California schools. Ticket sales from the draw game generated $156 million for public schools statewide. The money will be used for supplemental funding.This is the h...

Curbivore puts gig economy tech on display

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:56 GMT

At a yearly event called Curbivore, innovation in the gig economy is on display."If you’ve ever walked a curb, sat on a curb, dined on a curb seen a little delivery robot on a curb this is the conference for you if you care about any of that," explained Harry Campbell, known as The Ride Share Guy and co-founder of Curbivore, which was recently held in Downtown Los Angeles.This year's event had over 35 exhibitors. A combination of delivery tech, robots, food and vendors trying to figure out the future of delivery and more."That type of freedom and flexibility of being able to take a day off, take a week off.. You don’t get that with a lot of W2's," said Pedro Santiago, a gig worker who chronicles his journey on YouTube. He traveled from Saint Louis to attend the event."I think it’s still a really good way to make money if you’re willing to adapt and change because these apps are changing every day," said Santiago.There’s plenty of tech trying to solve last mile delivery - everything ...