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Biden’s student loan help would be ‘annihilated’ by GOP bill

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:28:10 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s student loan agenda would be all but obliterated by the U.S. debt legislation passed by House Republicans, dooming his mass cancellation s, scrapping a more generous loan repayment option and permanently barring future regulation around student debt.Republicans see it as a victory for taxpayers. Democrats say it would hurt the economy and block college students who need financial aid.The GOP bill would cancel both of Biden’s marquee student debt proposals: a one-time cancellation of up to $20,000 for more than 40 million Americans, and an updated loan repayment plan that could slash monthly payments for millions.It would also lift a pause on federal student loan payments, forcing borrowers into repayment sooner than planned.On the House floor Wednesday, Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx, chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, said Biden’s plan for student debt was an obvious target as the government reins in spending.Wit...

Marlins rally in ninth, stun Braves 5-4 to avoid sweep

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:28:10 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Garrett Cooper picked a great time to break out of his slump.Cooper came through with a two-out, two-run double that capped a stunning five-run ninth inning by the Miami Marlins, who avoided a sweep with a 5-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves in a game delayed more than three hours Thursday by inclement weather.Kyle Wright and four relievers held Miami scoreless until the ninth, but the Marlins overcame a 4-0 deficit against Braves closer A.J. Minter.Yuli Gurriel, Avisaíl García and Jazz Chisholm had run-scoring singles to knock out Minter (1-3), who retired only two of the seven hitters he faced. Jesse Chavez came in with two runners aboard to face Cooper, who was hitless in four at-bats and mired in a .154 (6 for 39) slump.Cooper was miffed when a 2-1 pitch was called a strike but he quickly shook it off. Chavez went with a sinker, looking to end the game, but Cooper drove it the opposite way to right-center for a double that brought home the tying and winning runs.“...

Teen accused in death of transgender woman from documentary

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:28:10 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — A 17-year-old is in custody in connection with the shooting death earlier this month of Koko Da Doll, an Atlanta woman who gained notice in a documentary about transgender Black women and the dangers they face, police said Thursday.The teenager faces charges of murder and aggravated assault in the death of the 35-year-old transgender woman, also known as Rasheeda Williams. The teenager surrendered to officers at a precinct in northwest Atlanta on Wednesday, identifying himself as the person of interest being sought in the case, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.Police had previously released surveillance images of a man wearing a sports jersey walking up to the entrance of an apartment building. Authorities said detectives wanted to identify the person “to assist with the current investigation on the homicide.”The teenager said he was the man in the photos, but he denied shooting anyone, according to an arrest warrant obtained by the newspaper.A witness said s...

Judge dismisses lawsuit by former White Sox trainer

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:28:10 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the Chicago White Sox by a former athletic trainer who alleged he was fired by the team because of his sexual orientation, age and disability.The three remaining claims from Brian Ball’s lawsuit against the White Sox, originally filed in Cook County almost a year ago, were dismissed with prejudice on Wednesday, according to the team. Ball’s claims against general manager Rick Hahn and two of his five claims against the team were voluntarily dismissed in February.Ball had alleged the actions of Hahn and the club caused him “significant emotional and monetary damages, as well as damage to his reputation and name.” The lawsuit was seeking unspecified damages.A message was left Thursday seeking comment from Ball’s law firm.Ball was hired by Chicago in September 2000 to serve as an assistant trainer alongside head trainer Herm Schneider. Ball was on the athletic training staff when the team won the W...

Global Citizen’s next campaign: Reform climate financing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:28:10 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley repeated her call Thursday to rewrite the rules of global development banks to relieve the debts of middle and lower income countries and increase funding for climate adaptation. “It cannot be easier for a young person to get a 30 year mortgage than for our country to get development funds to save the people and to save the planet,” said Mottley, who has championed an agenda to reform the global banks that have provided funding to less wealthy countries since the end of World War II. The actor Hugh Jackman joined her and the cofounder and CEO of the nonprofit Global Citizen, Hugh Evans, at the opening of the Global Citizen NOW summit in New York, which brings together politicians, business and philanthropic leaders and celebrities to try to channel the support of individuals from around the world toward change. “There is a $16 billion funding gap that the world’s wealthiest nations promised to the world’s poorest nations but haven’...

Indiana middle school shooter ordered to stay in custody

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:28:10 GMT

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A judge ordered a former student who opened fire at an Indiana middle school in 2018, wounding another student and a teacher, to remain in custody after a corrections employee said Thursday that he “fist-bumped” her breast. The former student, who was 13 at the time of the shooting, had been held since shortly after he opened fire at Noblesville West Middle School on May 25, 2018. He shot a seventh-grade science teacher and another 13-year-old student. The teacher, Jason Seaman, cut the shooting short when he tackled the shooter and pinned him to the ground.Seaman was shot three times, and the student, Ella Whistler, was shot seven times. No one was killed.Following his 18th birthday the shooter was due to be released on home detention with GPS monitoring until he turned 21, his attorney, Ben Jaffe, said in court. But after a state corrections employee testified about the fist bump, the shooter was remanded to the Hamilton County Juvenile Detention Center pe...

Burleson, DeJong homer, Mikolas pitches Cards past Giants

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:28:10 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Alec Burleson and Paul DeJong homered, Miles Mikolas pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 6-0 on Thursday to avoid a four-game sweep.“That’s what Cardinal baseball is supposed to look like there,” St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol said. “There are a lot of positive things that came out of today. That’s the style of baseball we need to play.”Mikolas (1-1) scattered four hits and two walks, striking out six to end the Giants’ five-game winning streak.“That’s a more normal outing for me, I feel,” Mikolas said. “Just better fastball command, throwing strikes with all of my pitches and being aggressive in the zone.”With one out in the top of the seventh, Burleson sent Logan Webb’s 2-2 fastball over the right-field wall to break a scoreless tie. Later in the inning, Tommy Edman legged out an infield single to second base to drive in another run. Edman was initially ruled out at first but the call was overt...

Intoxicated woman found when team checked on Avalanche's Valeri Nichushkin

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:28:10 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A Colorado Avalanche team doctor called an ambulance for a woman found "highly intoxicated" when employees were checking on forward Valeri Nichushkin on Saturday in Seattle, a police report shows. Nichushkin missed Game 3 of the Stanley Cup playoffs that night and has been away from the team since the incident.FOX31 obtained police records from the Seattle Police Department describing the woman in the back of an ambulance at the Four Seasons Hotel. Police were called to the scene just before 3:45 p.m.The report said team doctor Bradley Changstrom told police the woman was found by team employees when they were checking on Nichushkin. Kartye scores in NHL debut, Kraken lead series 3-2 over Avs Changstrom told police he called 911 because he believed the woman was too intoxicated to take care of herself and unable to take a ride-share on her own. The report said Changstrom told police the woman hit him, but he did not file charges.She was transported to a hospital, ...

I-70 traffic stops planned in Glenwood Canyon

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:28:10 GMT

GLENWOOD CANYON, Colo. (KDVR) — Travelers should expect traffic stops on Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon next week for rock-scaling work.Traffic stops are expected Tuesday, May 2, through Thursday, May 4, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. "Traffic stops are necessary to perform rock-scaling operations and barrier replacement near the Glenwood Canyon recreation path and on an access road that leads to a City of Glenwood Springs infrastructure," CDOT said in a news release. Summer is coming: Bookmark this I-70 detour guide for Glenwood Canyon closures Work is planned from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will affect both directions of traffic. The work will take place at Mile Point 117.8 near the No Name tunnel. Vehicles will be stopped for about 10 minutes."Rock-scaling is a proactive measure to remove the rocks, preventing a potential rockfall onto I-70 and the recreation path," CDOT said. "Road closures must occur during daytime hours because the rock-scaling crews nee...

What the end of the COVID-19 emergency means for Coloradans

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:28:10 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The first local state of emergency came on March 12, 2020, and was originally supposed to last for only a week. Over three years later, the federal public health emergency declared at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic is coming to an end.May 11 marks the end of the public health emergency and the beginning of many notable changes that may affect Coloradans' health care, like changes to insurance coverage, costs and access to certain COVID-19 services. Denver health department shares new rules for end of COVID public health orders Here are some of the changes you can expect and ways to prepare for the end of the PHE.COVID testsInsurance companies and Medicare will no longer be required to cover the cost of at-home COVID-19 test kits, according to Arapahoe County. Though some private insurers may choose to continue that coverage, there will no longer be a nationwide rule. However, tests will remain covered by Medicaid.Additionally, the cost for any COVID-19 tes...