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Efforts to squash indictments against former Loudoun superintendent fail

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:55:16 GMT

The Loudoun County Circuit Court in Leesburg, Virginia. (WTOP/Scott Gelman) The Loudoun County Circuit Court in Leesburg, Virginia. (WTOP/Scott Gelman) A judge has ruled the case against former Loudoun County Public Schools superintendent Scott Ziegler will go on as scheduled.Ziegler’s attorney had argued in a motion filed last week that special prosecutors in Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares’ office resorted to “extensive abuse of the special grand jury process” by repeatedly commenting on the credibility of witnesses and supplying answers to witnesses.The special grand jury was empaneled to investigate the school system’s handing of two in-school sexual assaults in 2021.Prosecutors calle...

Zelenskyy to address Canadian Parliament on Friday as he seeks to shore up Western support for Ukraine’s war with Russia

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:55:16 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Zelenskyy to address Canadian Parliament on Friday as he seeks to shore up Western support for Ukraine’s war with Russia.Source

Caratini and Perkins homer in the Brewers’ 6-0 victory over the Cardinals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:55:16 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Victor Caratini hit a three-run homer and Blake Perkins added a solo shot, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday in the final game of a four-game series.The Brewers’ magic number to clinch their second National League Central title in three years fell to three with nine games to play.“We’re in a good spot right now,” Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell said. “We’re playing well. We’re not there yet. Let’s take care of business. Right now, it’s finish the job.”Milwaukee (87-66) could wrap up the division title as soon as Friday in Miami with another victory along with two Chicago Cubs losses. The number to just clinch a postseason berth is two over the Marlins.The Brewers have won eight of their last 11 and 22 of their last 31 games.“We’re playing solid, all-around baseball in all three areas,” Counsell said.St. Louis (67-86) fell 20 games behind first-place Milwaukee in enduring its f...

Joe Burrow’s status in doubt as the winless Bengals try to get back on track against the Rams

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:55:16 GMT

LOS ANGELES RAMS (1-1) at CINCINNATI (0-2) Monday, 8:15 p.m. EDT, ESPNFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NFL LINE: Bengals by 2 1/2. SERIES RECORD: Bengals lead 8-7.AGAINST THE SPREAD: Baltimore 2-0; Cincinnati 0-2.LAST MEETING: The Rams beat the Bengals 23-20 in the Super Bowl on Feb. 13, 2022.LAST WEEK: Rams lost to 49ers 30-23; Bengals lost to Ravens 27-24.RAMS OFFENSE: OVERALL (2), RUSH (23), PASS (3), SCORING (9).RAMS DEFENSE: OVERALL (6), RUSH (24), PASS (5), SCORING (12).BENGALS OFFENSE: OVERALL (32), RUSH (28), PASS (30), SCORING (T30).BENGALS DEFENSE: OVERALL (28), RUSH (31), PASS (10), SCORING (T19).TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Rams minus-2; Bengals plus-1.RAMS PLAYER TO WATCH: WR Puka Nacua has started his NFL career in historic fashion as his 25 receptions through two games are the most by a rookie. Nacua, who is second in the league with 266 yards receiving, has shown a knack for finding holes in defensive coverages. However, the fifth-round draft pick from BYU has yet to face extensive jamm...

Golden Knights back to work after Stanley Cup win and short offseason

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:55:16 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights went from hoisting the Stanley Cup, to a victory parade on the Strip, to a summer of celebrating, to now getting down to the business of playing hockey again.A short offseason is a good problem to have, but still an issue.“That’s part of why some teams maybe have trouble going back to back with the championships,” general manager Kelly McCrimmon said Thursday as the team opened training camp. “There’s tremendous energy and excitement around our team right now. I’ve always felt that if you play until the end and you win, you don’t mind that short summer. If you play to the end and you lose in the final, then the summer does seem short.”The Knights, who defeated the Florida Panthers in five games to win the Cup, hope to become the latest team to repat as champions. The Tampa Bay Lightning accomplished that feat just two years ago, and the Pittsburgh Penguins did it in 2017, the only teams to do so in the salary-cap era.Vegas ...

A weak spot last year, the Seahawks’ run defense is much improved through 2 games

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:55:16 GMT

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — A year ago, the Seattle Seahawks’ run defense was a bit of a problem. OK, a big problem. Through two games this season, it’s one of Seattle’s biggest bright spots, thanks to some specific changes and focus entering the year.“Everything that we’re doing right now is a big improvement,” Seattle coach Pete Carroll said. “The containment and the perimeter play has really cleaned up, minimizing the breakout plays is one. … The toughness of the guys up front. It’s fitting together, and we’ve been very aggressive with how we’ve been playing it. Hopefully we can keep rolling.”Opponents ran all over the Seahawks last season. Seattle allowed 4.9 yards per carry and 152 yards rushing per game, both of which were 30th in the league. But after revamping the defense in the offseason by bringing back a pair of former standouts in linebacker Bobby Wagner and nose tackle Jarran Reed, and signing defensive ends Dre’Mont Jones and Mario Edwards Jr., the cha...

Dolphins seeking second straight 3-0 start when they host the winless Broncos

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:55:16 GMT

DENVER BRONCOS (0-2) at MIAMI DOLPHINS (2-0)Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, CBSOPENING LINE: Dolphins by 6 1/2, according to FanDuel SportsBook.AGAINST THE SPREAD: Broncos 0-2, Dolphins 2-0.SERIES RECORD: Dolphins lead 12-6-1.LAST MEETING: Broncos defeated Dolphins 20-13 on Nov. 22, 2020, in Denver.LAST WEEK: Broncos lost 35-33 to Commanders; Dolphins beat Patriots 24-17.BRONCOS OFFENSE: OVERALL (16), RUSH (15), PASS (12), SCORING (14T)BRONCOS DEFENSE: OVERALL (16), RUSH (11), PASS (21), SCORING (23T)DOLPHINS OFFENSE: OVERALL (1), RUSH (16), PASS (1), SCORING (3T)DOLPHINS DEFENSE: OVERALL (24), RUSH (28), PASS (14), SCORING (19T)TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Broncos minus-1; Dolphins minus-1.BRONCOS PLAYER TO WATCH: Rookie WR Marvin Mims Jr. had 168 all-purpose yards on just five touches against the Commanders, but coach Sean Payton inexplicably didn’t have him targeted after his 45-yard punt return in the second quarter. He had two catches for 113 yards, including a 60-yard touchdown on a play in whi...

Aurora mayor addresses youth violence concerns

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:55:16 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- New data from the City of Aurora shows violent crime is trending down. Compared to September 2022, murder rates have dropped nearly 7%. During the last year, aggravated assaults have also gone down more than 12% and robberies have dropped by 36%.Despite the trend, Aurora is still dealing with violent crime and a lot of the time either the victim or the suspects are teenagers or even kids. In March, 13-year-old Phoenix Day was shot and killed outside the Town Center of Aurora Mall following a fight between a different group of teens. Grieving mom opens up about 13-year-old son’s killing Following that incident, Interim Police Chief Art Acevedo blamed the judicial system for out-of-control juvenile crime, saying “the fact that we are chasing or arresting people and they're going in one door and out the other. And this is what happens folks get hurt and killed.” Acevedo then encouraged people to demand accountability from legislators.Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman told C...

FAA investigating after crew reports laser pointed at helicopter landing at a Boston hospital

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:55:16 GMT

The FAA will investigate after a helicopter crew reported being hit by a laser while landing at a hospital in Boston Thursday night, officials said. The FAA in a statement said the crew reported the incident around 8 p.m. No one was injured, according to the FAA, and local authorities were notified. No further information was immediately available about the incident Thursday night. This, though, came hours after the FAA said two JetBlue flight crews reported being illuminated by a laser around 5:40 a.m. Thursday near Boston. As with the incident Thursday night, the FAA said no one was hurt in the early-morning laser strikes. Later speaking with 7NEWS, aviation expert and former Massport Director Tom Kinton said incidents involving lasers and aircraft “(are) happening way too often.” “It’s a very dangerous way to play around that can cause injury to the pilots and loss of sight at a critical phase of flight could involve an accident or a missed approach,” Kin...

MBTA temporarily pauses nearly all contract work on tracks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:55:16 GMT

The MBTA has temporarily paused nearly all contractor work on its tracks, officials said Thursday, citing to safety concerns. A T spokesperson said officials paused work beginning on Wednesday. The pause, the spokesperson said, was scheduled to continue for 48 hours and would include “all contractor work that is not taking place inside an established diversion area.”The pause this week comes after news of more close calls between MBTA trains and workers became public.The pause, in turn, comes after a crackdown on the T from the Federal Transit Authority, which recently ordered new safety changes to protect employees.Among recent incidents was one on Sept. 11 that happened in a tunnel between Porter and Harvard stations on the Red Line. A worker tried to flag a train driver to stop. The driver did not stop and the incident was not immediately reported. In a letter last week, the Federal Transit Authority said it “has determined that a combination of unsafe conditions and practic...