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Mississippi closer to more state police in mostly Black city

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:57 GMT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Tensions erupted Friday as the majority-white and Republican-controlled Mississippi House passed the final version of a bill to expand the territory of a state-run police department inside the capital city of Jackson, which is majority-Black and governed by Democrats.Supporters say the proposal is intended to increase safety in the city of nearly 150,000 residents, which has had more than 100 homicides each of the past three years. Opponents say the plan, which also would create a new court with an appointed judge, would stomp on local governance and create unequal systems of justice. About 83% of Jackson residents are Black — the largest percentage of Black residents of any major U.S. city.Officers from the state-run Capitol Police have been patrolling around state government buildings in and near downtown, while the Jackson Police Department patrols the entire city. Critics say Capitol Police are aggressive and expanding the territory could endanger lives.Dur...

GLAAD Media Awards honor Bad Bunny, Christina Aguilera

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:57 GMT

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The 34th GLAAD Media Awards featured a surprise Jennifer Coolidge appearance, honors for Bad Bunny and Christina Aguilera and, of course, jokes about Donald Trump’s indictment — the news of which broke just hours before Thursday’s show.Coolidge was greeted with a standing ovation as she opened the show at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. The star of “The White Lotus” was later surprised herself when her “Best in Show” co-star Jane Lynch appeared onstage beside her. The GLAAD Media Awards show, intended to honor “fair, accurate and inclusive representation of LGBTQ individuals and issues,” will land on Hulu on April 12. The host, comedian Margaret Cho, cheered the former president’s indictment.“What a wonderful way to celebrate that,” Cho said on the red carpet before the event. “I think it’s just so incredible. I never thought I would see it happen. I’m so glad, too. And I can’t wait to see how it goes ...

Israeli police fatally shoot man at Jerusalem’s holy site

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:57 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police shot and killed a man who allegedly tried to steal an officer’s weapons at a flashpoint Jerusalem site late Friday, police said.The police said the slain man was 26 years old and from an Arab village in southern Israel. Authorities said the incident in Jerusalem’s Old City happened when officers stopped the man for questioning outside Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, which is the third holiest shrine in Islam.Footage shared widely on social media showed Israeli police deploying heavily in the alleys and gates leading to the compound after the shooting. Scuffles broke out between police and Palestinian vendors and worshipers who spend the night praying at the mosque during the holy month of Ramadan.More than 200,000 Palestinians had gathered earlier for Friday’s noon prayers at the compound and the ceremony ended without the usual frictions with Israeli police.The hilltop compound is revered also by Jews as the Temple Mount, and incidents in previo...

Live Chicago severe weather: latest tornado watches, warnings and storm timeline

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:57 GMT

The Chicagoland area is under a tornado watch until 10 p.m. Friday. Tom Skilling says a second round of strong storms will move through the Chicagoland area from 7 to 10 p.m."We're likely to see more warnings issued as this moves eastward," WGN Meteorologist Morgan Kolkmeyer said just after 8 p.m. Friday.A tornado warning has been issued for parts of McHenry County until 8:30 p.m.Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Jasper, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, McHenry and Will County in Illinois and Lake, Newton, Jasper and Porter counties in Indiana are all under a tornado watch until 10 p.m. Friday, as of 6:46 p.m. on Friday.A tornado watch has been issued for La Porte County, Indiana, until 3 a.m. Saturday. Flash Flood Warnings have also been issued for Cook and DuPage county until 9:30 p.m. Friday. Interactive Radar: Track showers and storm here Two rounds of storms were forecasted between the hours of 3 to 10 p.m. Friday.The first round was set to move into...

TEA plans to implement conservator team for Austin ISD special education department

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:57 GMT

Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for March 31, 2023.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Texas Education Agency outlined plans to implement a conservator management team to improve Austin ISD's special education services, according to a 31-page TEA report obtained by KXAN. It comes after a years-long TEA investigation into the school district backlog of special education evaluations. The agency report stated it reviewed 43 investigations of the districts special education department since 2020 and found a "repetitive and pervasive pattern of violations." MORE: AISD Special Education Dept. under TEA investigation for more than a year In a statement to KXAN, TEA said Austin ISD's special education department had a lack of support for students and "significantly hampered their ability to achieve academic success and negatively impacted their school experience.""The continued systemic noncompliance in special education demonstrates that AISD has failed to create a...

Lakers’ D’Angelo Russell appreciated his time in Minnesota with Timberwolves

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:57 GMT

The majority of D’Angelo Russell’s thoughts and emotions are aimed in the proper direction with just a handful of games remaining in a playoff chase: Forward.As he sat on the Target Center baseline Friday morning, hours ahead of a titanic tilt between his old team and his new one, getting a win took precedent over any personal emotions.“It’s all about us right now. Shootaround right now. Locked in on what we got to do in our game tonight,” Russell said. “Simple as that.”Besides, the guard had nothing negative to say about the place where he spent the past three seasons.“I appreciated the time. Honestly, my time here allowed me to kind of be family-oriented. It allowed me to figure out my life outside of basketball a little more, and it’s much appreciated,” said Russell, whose first child was born during his time with the Timberwolves. “Fans here were amazing. I have nothing bad to say about Minnesota. If you’re not here or you ha...

Timberwolves’ Naz Reid out indefinitely with broken wrist

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:57 GMT

A major blow was dealt to the Timberwolves’ rotation Friday, when it was revealed reserve center Naz Reid is out indefinitely with a broken wrist suffered Wednesday in Phoenix.Reid went up for a dunk attempt in the fourth quarter on which he was fouled and came down hard on his left hand. Reid stayed in the game after the incident, but continuously clutched his wrist.The team announced Reid has a scaphoid fracture, and will provide updates as necessary. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Reid will miss six weeks with the injury, which would mean a potential return wouldn’t occur unless the Timberwolves reach the Western Conference finals.Reid has been an integral part of Minnesota’s rotation, even with the return of Karl-Anthony Towns to the floor. Reid was actually a Western Conference Player of the Week nominee. In his past four games, Reid averaged 20.5 points and six rebounds in just 22.6 minutes per game while shooting 58 percent from the field and 50 pe...

Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray among four Nuggets starters out vs. Suns

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:57 GMT

Nikola Jokic was ruled out for his second game in a row due to right calf tightness, and the team also listed Jamal Murray, Michael Porter Jr. and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope out for Friday’s game at Phoenix, according to the team’s injury report.On the second night of a back-to-back following Thursday’s loss to New Orleans, those four players didn’t even make the trip to Arizona, a league source told The Post.Nuggets coach Michael Malone hinted after Thursday’s game that Murray wouldn’t play on account of left knee injury management. With only five regular-season games remaining following Friday’s contest against the Suns, the Nuggets have tried to be cautious with Murray’s workload during his return season from an ACL tear.Related ArticlesDenver Nuggets | Pelicans snap Nuggets’ four-game win streak, as Nikola Jokic sits due to calf injury Denver Nuggets | Nuggets coach Michael Malone questions motivation of “hatchet job” articles on Nikola...

WWE WrestleMania 39: Predictions, preview, how to watch

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:57 GMT

Pro wrestling’s biggest and grandest event of the year is landing in La La Land.World Wrestling Entertainment’s WrestleMania — now in its 39th year — will take place April 1 and 2 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. It’s the third straight year, the event will be broken up into two separate nights.The event, which serves essentially as the annual season finale for WWE, has many questions to answer. Can John Cena, now more movie star than wrestler, defeat the younger, hungrier Austin Theory. Will Dominik Mysterio get his comeuppance after months of torturing his dad, Rey Mysterio? Can Cody Rhodes, the WWE’s prodigal son, take down Roman Reigns and his 900-plus-day reign as champion?Here’s a look at the card and predictions for the show:How to watchDate: April 1-2Time: Preshow at 5 p.m. MT, main card at 6 p.m. MT both nightsLocation: SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif.TV: PeacockColorado connectionsBobby Lashley: The Parker resident was or...

Baldwin’s codefendant gets 6 months probation on gun charge

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:57 GMT

By Morgan Lee | Associated PressSANTA FE, N.M. — A codefendant in the case against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on a movie set in New Mexico was convicted Friday of unsafe handling of a firearm and sentenced to six months of probation.Safety coordinator and assistant director David Halls also must pay a $500 fine, complete a gun-safety course and 24 hours of community service after agreeing to the conviction related to the death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western movie “Rust.”Under the plea agreement, Halls agreed to testify truthfully at any upcoming hearings or trials. That includes criminal proceedings against Baldwin and movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who have pleaded not guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter in Hutchins’ death.Halls appeared briefly by video to waive his right to challenge the negligence charge, as state District Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer approved terms of a plea agreement with pros...