Home

Homelessness surged in metro Denver in 2023, new count shows

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:40 GMT

Homelessness in the Denver metro area got significantly worse between the winter of 2022 and 2023, according to a point-in-time count of people living in shelters or on the streets.On January 30, 9,065 people were counted as homeless in the Denver area, according to the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative. That total is a more than 31.6% increase over the point-in-time count of unhoused people performed in January 2022.Since January 2020, the number of unhoused people in the metro area has spiked more than 48.5%, according to the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative, or MDHI. It’s a spike many service providers saw coming as the COVID-19 pandemic upended the economy and housing prices continued to surge in the Denver region.MDHI is the metro area’s federally mandated continuum of care agency around homelessness. It coordinates the annual point-in-time count and tracks other data around homelessness. While the single-night numbers are alarming, Jamie Rife, MDHI’s executive...

The Mega Millions jackpot is now $820 million: Here’s how much the winner will get after taxes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:40 GMT

Californians who didn’t win the billion dollar Powerball jackpot still have a chance of hitting it big with the Mega Millions jackpot, which currently stands at $820 million.The next Mega Millions drawing will be on Tuesday and tickets cost $2.The current jackpot is the fifth largest in the game’s history, but how much of the money will go to the winner? Tiny downtown LA store near Skid Row sells winning Powerball jackpot ticket worth over $1 billion After winning a lottery prize, winners can take a lump cash sum or get annuity payments for 30 years.The California Lottery is required by law to withhold federal taxes, which can vary based on the state the winner lives in. At the very least, the lottery office is required to withhold 24% of the prize money for federal taxes, according to the California Lottery Winner’s Handbook.While there are no state or local tax withholdings on lottery prize money in California, winners may still be responsible for paying other tax obligations, t...

Man Killed in Pedestrian Crash on Highway 85 [San Jose, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:40 GMT

Pedestrian Crash on Highway 85 near Camden Avenue Left One Man DeadSAN JOSE, CA (July 24, 2023) – Monday morning, a pedestrian crash on Highway 85 claimed the life of a man.The incident happened at around 4:45 a.m., near the Camden Avenue exit.According to reports, a man was walking in the area when he was struck by a vehicle. The impact of the collision caused the pedestrian to sustain serious injuries.Emergency crews at the site of the collision pronounced the man dead at the scene. Meanwhile, the driver of the involved vehicle stayed at the scene to cooperate with authorities.At this time, no further details regarding the pedestrian crash on Highway 85 are available. However, authorities will update the public once they have more information.The Sweet James team sends their heartfelt condolences go out to the family and friends of the deceased victim. May you find comfort and strength through the memories of your loved one.Reach out to Sweet James today and let them help yo...

Meet Deep Dive Artist C Fodoreanu

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:40 GMT

C Fodoreanu has a taste for mystery, memory, and deep dives into the poetic psyche. He was born in Transylvania into a family with a long tradition of icon painting, and in a way, although he works across mediums from photography to sculpture, video, and creative writing, that early practice is very much alive in his studio. A physician who also studied philosophy as well as art, Fodoreanu is on a multivalent quest to understand humanity as an aspect of nature. A rediscovered trove of old photographs from his childhood vacations to a beautiful, possibly haunted lake in Transylvania inspired Fodoreanu’s latest series, combining vintage and new photographs in a book-based project that has since expanded into a multimedia exhibition. Ode to the Lake Sacalaia examines the artist’s own personal sense of self, events that were formational to his identity, and the fragments of half-remembered times—while at the same time engaging a much broader discourse as to how photography expresses the...

Study: Wealthy kids are more likely to attend elite schools

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:40 GMT

By Mitchell McCluskey | CNNChildren from families in the top 1% financially are more than twice as likely to attend an elite university than those from middle-class families with comparable SAT and ACT scores, a new study found.The research was conducted by Opportunity Insights, a group of Harvard researchers and policy analysts studying inequality.The researchers looked at the eight Ivy League universities, in addition to Stanford, MIT, Duke and the University of Chicago.The researchers set out to determine if the schools perpetuate privilege and how they could diversify the United States’ top earners by changing their admissions policies. To answer this question, they analyzed anonymous admissions data linked to income tax records and SAT and ACT test scores.The study used tax forms from 1999 to 2015 and test scores from 2001 to 2015.Despite the significant advantage to be admitted into elite schools, the study found there was no similar admissions advantage at flagship public col...

Parliament OKs Israeli judicial overhaul as protests grow

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:40 GMT

By Tia Goldenberg and Isaac Scharf | Associated PressJERUSALEM — Israeli lawmakers on Monday approved a key portion of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s divisive plan to curb the powers of the country’s justice system despite massive protests that exposed unprecedented fissures in Israeli society and accused the government of pushing the country toward authoritarian rule.The vote came after a stormy session in which opposition lawmakers chanted “shame” and then stormed out of the chamber. Mass demonstrations erupted outside the parliament building in Jerusalem and in central Tel Aviv after the vote.It reflected the determination of Netanyahu and his far-right allies to move ahead with the plan, which has tested the delicate social ties that bind the country, rattled the cohesion of its powerful military and repeatedly drawn concern from its closest ally, the United States.The overhaul calls for sweeping changes aimed at curbing the powers of the judiciary, ...

IRS to end unannounced visits to taxpayer homes, businesses

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:40 GMT

By Fatima Hussein | Associated PressWASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service said Monday it is ending its decades-old policy of making unannounced home and business visits, in an effort to help keep its workers safe and to combat scammers who pose as IRS agents.Effective immediately, revenue agents will no longer make unplanned visits to taxpayers’ homes and businesses “except in a few unique circumstances,” the Treasury Department said in a statement. The agency will instead mail letters to people to schedule meetings.“Today’s announcement is the right thing to do, at the right time,” new IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel told reporters on a call Monday.The change ends “an era at the IRS,” he said, reversing a practice by revenue officers whose duties include visiting homes and firms to resolve taxpayers’ liabilities by collecting unpaid taxes and unfiled tax returns.The agency in recent years has experienced more threats, in part...

Crash on Highway 9 near Boulder Creek kills driver

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:40 GMT

A crash Sunday afternoon on Highway 9 near Boulder Creek killed one person, the California Highway Patrol said.The single-vehicle collision was reported at 5:08 p.m. near Spring Creek Road, south of the Redwood Grove area. A 2003 Toyota Tundra pickup truck had veered off the roadway, hit a tree and overturned.The driver — Steven Taggart, 34, of Boulder Creek — was pronounced dead at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. His passenger, a 31-year-old Boulder Creek man, had major injuries and was taken to the same hospital.Highway 9 was closed between Spring Creek Road and Douglas Avenue until about 8:30 p.m.The cause of the crash is under investigation, and alcohol is suspected to be a factor, the CHP said.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc. All rights reserved. Republication, rebroadcast or redistribution without the express written consent of Bay City News, Inc. is prohibited. Bay City News is a 24/7 news service covering the greater Bay Area.Related ArticlesCrashes and Di...

DC auction house puts Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s famous silver ‘Pegasus’ collar up for sale

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:40 GMT

The Pegasus limited edition silver metallic bib by Stella & Dot that RBG wore (Courtesy The Potomack Company)Looking for a decorative bib that looks like shining armor and was worn by the “Notorious RBG” herself before going into court battles?The Potomack Company announced last week that one of Ruther Bader Ginsburg’s famous collars will be featured in their Sept. 20-21 auction.The Pegasus necklace by Silver & Dot was “one of RBG’s favorite collars evoking power and strength with the imagery of battle armor in its layered metal pointed feathers,” according to the D.C.-based auction house.Ginsburg was gifted the collar by a Los Angeles lawyer and longtime fan who told Town & Country the necklace reminds her “of something a warrior princess like Wonder Woman would wear as armor into battle. It projects strength, confidence, and fearlessness.”In this Nov. 30, 2018, file photo, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court gather for a for...

Zverev denies allegations of assault following application from Berlin public prosecutor’s office

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:40 GMT

HAMBURG (AP) — Alexander Zverev has again denied allegations of assault after the public prosecutor’s office in Berlin applied for a penalty order to be made against the German tennis star.“From my side, I completely reject the allegations. My lawyers will take care of the matter. I won’t say any more than that,” Zverev said at the Hamburg European Open on Monday in comments reported by news agency DPA.DPA reported the Tiergarten District Court confirmed receipt of the prosecutor’s application on July 7 and that Zverev was accused of assault. The court did not provide further details.Broadcaster RTL was first to break news of the application on Friday. RTL reported the alleged injured party was Zverev’s former partner Brenda Patea, who gave birth to their daughter in March 2021.In January this year, the ATP said there was “insufficient evidence” to substantiate allegations of domestic abuse against Zverev made by another former girlfriend, Olya Sharypova.Zverev has consistently deni...