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Kansas legislators impose sweeping anti-trans bathroom law

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:50:51 GMT

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas enacted possibly the most sweeping transgender bathroom law in the U.S. on Thursday, overriding the Democratic governor’s veto of the measure without having a clear idea of how their new law will be enforced.The vote in the House was 84-40, giving supporters exactly the two-thirds majority they needed to override Gov. Laura Kelly’s action. The vote in the Senate on Wednesday was 28-12, and the new law will take effect July 1. Seven other states have enacted laws preventing transgender people from using the restrooms associated with their gender identities, but most of them apply to schools. The Kansas law applies also to locker rooms, prisons, domestic violence shelters and rape crisis centers. The Kansas law is different than other states’ laws in that it legally defines male and female based on a person’s reproductive anatomy at birth and declares that “distinctions between the sexes” in bathrooms and oth...

GOP-controlled Kansas Legislature overrides Democratic governor’s veto to enact sweeping anti-transgender bathroom bill.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:50:51 GMT

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — GOP-controlled Kansas Legislature overrides Democratic governor’s veto to enact sweeping anti-transgender bathroom bill.Source

Former Pirates great Dick Groat, a 2-sport star, dies at 92

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:50:51 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dick Groat, a two-sport star who went from All-American guard in basketball to a brief stint in the NBA to ultimately an All-Star shortstop and the 1960 National League MVP while playing baseball for his hometown Pittsburgh Pirates, has died. He was 92.Groat’s family said in a statement that he died Thursday at UMPC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh due to complications from a stroke.Groat, who was from the Swissvale neighborhood just east of Pittsburgh’s downtown, starred at Duke in basketball and baseball in the early 1950s, earning All-American honors in both. His No. 10 jersey hangs inside Cameron Indoor Stadium after the program retired his number following the end of his senior season in 1952.Groat attempted to play both baseball and basketball professionally, signing with the Pirates and being drafted by the Fort Wayne Pistons of the then-fledgling NBA within weeks of each other in 1952.While Groat said basketball was his first love, a stint in...

Jerry Springer, the onetime mayor whose namesake TV show unleashed chaos on weekday afternoons, has died at 79

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:50:51 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Jerry Springer, the onetime mayor whose namesake TV show unleashed chaos on weekday afternoons, has died at 79.Source

Employees at American Elm restaurant killed by gunshots

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:50:51 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — After two people were found dead inside the American Elm restaurant over the weekend, the office of the medical examiner has released the cause of death.Emerall Vaughn-Dahler and Ignacio Gutierrez Morales were killed in a shooting inside the restaurant located on the corner of 38th Avenue and Raleigh Street in the West Highlands.On Thursday, the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner confirmed Vaughn-Dahler was killed as the result of multiple gunshot wounds and her death was ruled a homicide. Man charged with murder after Denver bartender found dead under tarp FOX31 was told by Vaughn-Dahler’s husband she was the general manager of the restaurant and has a 12-year-old child.Gutierrez Morales was killed as a result of a gunshot wound and his death was ruled a homicide.Police are still working to gather information on what happened inside the restaurant and what led to the shooting. At this time no suspect information has been released. A GoFundMe has been set up to ...

Gold nugget over 11 pounds found in Colorado 136 years ago

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:50:51 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- With shows like "Gold Rush", "Parker's Trail", "Bering Sea Gold", and "Yukon Gold" growing in popularity over the years, learning the history of gold mining in Colorado is of high interest to many.In 1887, miners Tom Groves and Harry Lytton found the largest gold nugget in Colorado history. The nugget was located near Breckenridge around an area called Farncomb Hill. 8 iconic restaurants only found in Colorado Tom's BabyWhile there are many contradicting stories on how much the gold nugget actually weighed, it was over 11 pounds, according to the Town of Breckenridge.The nugget became known as Tom's Baby."It weighed more than 11 and 1/3 pounds and was named Tom’s Baby because Groves swaddled the nugget in a blanket like a baby and made his way to Main Street where the proud 'father' showed his prize to all. Tom's Baby remains today the largest gold nugget ever found in Colorado," the Town of Breckenridge explained when Prospector Park opened in 2015.There is a bro...

School bus with 20 kids involved in crash with tanker

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:50:51 GMT

WELD COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a crash that involved a school bus and a tanker carrying oil on Thursday.The crash was reported around 7:25 a.m. near Highway 52 and Weld County Road 65.CSP said there were 20 kids on the school bus at the time of the crash, but none of them were injured. Rock-throwing suspect ‘had stupid ideas,’ says teen who knows him The driver of the tanker was injured and was flown to the hospital on a medical helicopter.The tanker was carrying oil and a small leak was reported.CSP did not say which school the bus was from. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

Talk show host, former politician Jerry Springer dies at 79: reports

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:50:51 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — Jerry Springer, the legendary talk show host and former mayor and news anchor, has died, according to a statement from his family shared with multiple outlets. He was 79. Springer passed away peacefully at his home in Chicago Thursday, a spokesperson for his family told WLWT.“Jerry’s ability to connect with people was at the heart of his success in everything he tried whether that was politics, broadcasting or just joking with people on the street who wanted a photo or a word,” Jene Galvin, a lifelong friend and spokesman for the family, told the outlet. “He’s irreplaceable and his loss hurts immensely, but memories of his intellect, heart and humor will live on.”Jerry Springer, as seen on the show's 25th Season Spectacular -- (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)FILE - Jerry Springer attends AOL Build Speaker Speakers at AOL Studios In New York on May 19, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/FilmMagic)...

Colorado man found dead in Canyonlands National Park

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:50:51 GMT

MOAB, Utah (ABC4) — A 48-year-old man from Colorado was reportedly found dead in Canyonlands National Park near Moab, Utah, on Monday, April 24. According to a press release from the National Park Service, staff at the Hans Flat Ranger Station received a report from a visitor saying there was an unoccupied vehicle in the Maze District on Monday at about 10 a.m. Gold nugget over 11 pounds found in Colorado A search and rescue team was promptly deployed to search for the owner of the vehicle. The team, with the help of the Wayne County Sherriff’s Office and the Department of Public Safety helicopter crew, was able to locate a deceased individual near the vehicle.The victim has been identified as a 48-year-old man from Nederland. The body has been sent to the Utah Office of the Medical Examiner, officials said. The investigation remains ongoing, and the cause of death is not immediately known. No further information is available at the moment.

A high school senior graduating two years early has been offered admission at more than 170 colleges and more than $9 million in scholarships

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:50:51 GMT

(CNN) — A high school senior in Louisiana has received more than 170 college acceptance letters and more than $9 million in scholarship offers.Dennis Maliq Barnes, a 16-year-old senior at International High School of New Orleans, told CNN he wasn’t initially looking to set any records.“As I applied to more schools, as my numbers went up, with the financial aid and acceptances into universities, I became intrigued,” Barnes said, adding that when he was told he was close to the record, he “just went for it.”Barnes said he began applying to schools in August 2022 and took pride in watching the acceptances and scholarships roll in. “It was never really a surprise for me once I reached that number,” Barnes said.School officials say Barnes’ accomplishment sets a new world record and have reached out to the Guinness Book of World Records to make it official, according to Clark Castle, a spokesman for the school and Barnes.CNN reach...