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Letters: Aurora shouldn’t lift watering restrictions, yet, there’s a lot of summer left

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:25 GMT

Aurora still needs to conserve waterRe: “Water charge reversal on tap,” June 17 news storyI find it appalling that Aurora is considering lifting its watering restrictions because we’ve had a wet May/June and the reservoirs are 68% full. We have a lot of summer ahead of us and, if the past few years are any indication, there will not be much moisture. We need to conserve the water that we have gained from a heavy snowfall winter and a wetter-than-average spring. Stop trying to appease a few complaining voters and stick by your guns, conserve the water we have and thank God for a generous wet winter and spring.Jae Leist, LakewoodThe key to safety and equityRe: “DPS reverses ’20 ban on police in schools decision follows march shooting,” June 16 news storyAs evidenced by the 4-3 vote to reinstate school resource officers, the Denver School Board is having to balance the interests of its various communities. One group sees the “schools-to-prisons...

Orange County man records video of tourist vandalizing Rome's Colosseum

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:25 GMT

A California man vacationing in Europe recently captured video of a tourist vandalizing the Colosseum in Rome.Orange resident Ryan Lutz was on a two-month tour of Europe when he shot the video. “Like a lot of Americans, I probably, you know, saw 'Gladiator' back in the early 2000s … and got entranced by ancient Rome … Yeah, I wanted to see it and it came to life,” Lutz said. But his visit was ruined when he found a guy carving his name into one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Lutz recorded the tourist and said he confronted him, but the video shows the vandal grinning as he continues to carve with what appeared to be a set of keys.A tourist is seen vandalizing the Colosseum in Rome (Ryan Lutz)“I was pretty upset," said Lutz, who was not sure where the person was from. “You always hate to see any tourist doing that … You kind of hold out hope that they're not American," Lutz said, adding that American tourists already have a pretty bad reputation in Europe. When Lutz reported...

Fan throws mom's ashes at Pink onstage: 'I don't know how I feel about this'

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:25 GMT

Pink is the latest singer to have a fan throw an object on stage during her performance. Over the weekend, Pink headlined the British Summer Time Hyde Park Festival.During her performance of "Just Like a Pill," a fan tossed a baggie with a note that indicated the contents inside were of the person's dead mother. A video of the interaction was posted to Twitter, with the caption that read "Someone gave their mother's ashes to Pink. I need y'all to have boundaries, like girl what?"In the video, you can see the singer squatting down to pick up the baggie and holding it up asking "Is this your mom?" With a shocked look on her face, she quickly responded by saying "I don't know how I feel about this!"She then slowly walks the bag to the front of the stage, behind the speakers, as an uneasy look washes over her face. The "So What" singer is seen shaking out her fingers to clean her hands discreetly. People on social media immediately weighed in. "She handled it well cause I'd definitely ...

California airline passenger accused of assaulting flight attendant, demanding a kiss

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:25 GMT

An airline passenger is facing a federal charge after the FBI said he assaulted a flight attendant and demanded she kiss him on a trip to Las Vegas.William Morgan was on a Southwest Airlines flight from Palm Springs, California, to Las Vegas on Oct. 3, 2022, when the alleged incident occurred, an FBI agent stated in court documents.Morgan, who was one of about 100 passengers on the flight, got up from his seat about 20 minutes before landing and “demanded [the flight attendant] kiss him," documents said. He is also accused of assaulting a flight attendant, grabbing her by the shoulders and attempting to push her into a bathroom.“[The flight attendant] got up from her jump seat, at which point Morgan put his arms on her shoulders and demanded a kiss again before stating that he was going to have a panic attack if [the flight attendant] did not go into the bathroom with him,” documents said. American Airlines flight interrupted by sounds of moaning, groaning PA system Morgan also gr...

Julian Sands: A timeline of the actor’s disappearance on a California mountain

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:25 GMT

By Lisa Respers France | CNNActor Julian Sands has been the subject of an ongoing mountain search since January.Known for his performances in films like “A Room with a View,’ “Ocean’s Thirteen” and “The Killing Fields,” as well as television shows “24” and “Smallville,” Sands disappeared while hiking near Los Angeles.Sands loved hiking, especially in the area he was last seen, according to his family.“When in LA, the Mt Baldy mountain range was his favourite place, he would go there as often as he could,” his brother told UK publication the Craven Herald & Pioneer. “Julian liked to say ‘I have never had a holiday but I do rest occasionally’ – well he’s resting now in a place he would truly approve of.”Last week, human remains were found in the area where Sands had been and authorities are working to make an identification.“We continue to hold Julian in our hearts with bright memories of him as a wonderful father, husband, explorer, lover of the natural world and the arts, ...

13-year-old girl is first female skateboarder to land a 720

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:25 GMT

(CNN) — Australian teenager Arisa Trew has become the first female to land a 720 – a skateboarding trick involving two full rotations while in the air – as she competed in the Tony Hawk Vert Alert event on Saturday.Arisa Trew at a competition in Japan in May 2023.Credit: Kenichiro Ogane/AFLO/Shutterstock/File In 1985, legendary skateboarder Hawk became the first to complete the trick. He was present at the competition in Salt Lake City, Utah, and said on Instagram that the 13-year-old Trew “brought the house down.”“I can’t believe I landed my first 720!!! And to be the first girl in the world to land a 7 in competition,” an ecstatic Trew said on Instagram, before thanking those who helped her achieve this accomplishment.Her coach Trevor Ward also took to Instagram to talk about the process of the teen making history and the battle between 16-year-old Lilly Stoephasius and Trew to land the trick.“What an amazing scenario. The 2 best vert skaters going head-to-head to land the 72...

DOJ issues scathing rebuke of Bureau of Prisons detailing multiple failures that led to Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:25 GMT

By Holmes Lybrand | CNNThe Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General on Tuesday issued a scathing rebuke of the Bureau of Prisons detailing the multiple failures that led to the death of high-profile financier Jeffrey Epstein following his arrest in 2019 but found no evidence to contradict the “absence of criminality” in his death.According to the report, the failures that allowed Epstein time to die by suicide in his cell included multiple prison employees failing to conduct rounds and cell searches to check on Epstein, his access to extra bed linens – which he used to hang himself – and failure to assign Epstein a fellow inmate after he was placed on suicide watch.The OIG, however, did not find evidence “that contradicted the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) determination regarding the absence of criminality in connection with how Epstein died,” according to the report.“All (prison) staff members who were interviewed by the OIG said they did not know of any infor...

Supreme Court clarifies when online harassment can be prosecuted

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:25 GMT

By Ariane de Vogue | CNN Supreme Court ReporterThe Supreme Court on Tuesday wiped away a lower court decision upholding the stalking conviction of a Colorado man who sent hundreds of messages to a woman over Facebook.The justices said the court had used the wrong standard in convicting the man and sent the case back down with a new test to apply to the case. The justices said it would suffice for prosecutors to show that the speaker was aware that his speech could be viewed as a threat and that the speech was reckless, even if not intentionally threatening.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Supreme Court rejects controversial Trump-backed election law theory Crime and Public Safety | One year post-Roe: California abortion advocates forge ahead to protect access Crime and Public Safety | Supreme Court upholds law used to prosecute Northern California man who encouraged illegal immigration Crime and Public Safety | Coin...

After a far-right victory in German county, a man in neo-Nazi clothing hands balloons to children

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:25 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — German authorities are investigating a video showing a man in neo-Nazi clothing handing balloons to kindergartners a day after the country’s main far-right party won control of a county administration.The video was taken Monday in front of a kindergarten in Sonneberg county, according to regional lawmaker Katharina Koenig-Preuss of the Left party.The video, which was posted on social media Tuesday and could not immediately be independently verified, shows a man in a T-shirt depicting a Nazi-era soldier and the words “Wehrmacht wieder mit?” on the back. The phrase is a play on words that roughly translates as “Who’s going to join again?”The man is also wearing red, white and black shorts — colors that are usually associated with the German Reich — as he takes blue balloons from his car and hands them to excited children on the other side of a fence. The car bears the words “volunteer deportation helper” on the back, and one of the balloons in the car appears...

Hombre habría intentado secuestrar a un niño de un área de juegos en Silver Spring

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:25 GMT

Un hombre enfrenta cargos después de que supuestamente intentó secuestrar a un niño pequeño en un patio de recreo dentro de un concurrido centro comercial en el condado Montgomery, Maryland, el viernes.Jeffery Akame, de 32 años, está acusado de intento de secuestro y agresión en segundo grado.La policía indicó que un niño de 2 años y su hermano de 8 años estaban dentro del centro comercial en Colesville Road y Fenton Street en Silver Spring cuando su madre vio a un hombre mirando a los niños mientras jugaban.Momentos después, el hombre agarró al niño. Las autoridades dijeron que el hermano mayor trató de detener al individuo antes de que su madre saltara y llevara a sus hijos a un lugar seguro. El sospechoso supuestamente subió por una escalera mecánica.La madre de la víctima llamó al 911. Después de que la policía y la seguridad del centro comercial revisaran el video de vigilancia, pudieron localizar al sospechoso.Source