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Jurors deliberate in trial over limousine wreck that killed 20 people in rural New York

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:13 GMT

SCHOHARIE, N.Y. (AP) — A jury heard closing arguments and began deliberations Tuesday in the trial of a limousine company manager accused of deadly indifference to safety rules before a crash that killed 20 people.Nauman Hussain is charged with criminally negligent homicide and second-degree manslaughter in connection with the 2018 wreck of a stretch SUV limousine in Schoharie, New York — one of the deadliest U.S. road wrecks of the past two decades.In closing arguments to the jury Tuesday, special prosecutor Frederick Rench said Hussain intentionally failed to follow maintenance regulations for the 2001 Ford Excursion, which was packed with birthday revelers when it hurtled down a hill, went off the road, and hit a parked car and trees before stopping in a streambed.Prosecutors say defective brakes failed to stop the heavy limo. Rench said that if Hussain had done routine state vehicle inspections, as required, it would’ve revealed brake defects and prevented the wreck.Hussain̵...

Grains mostly lower and Livestock mixed

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:13 GMT

Wheat for Jul. lost 13.25 cents at $6.4750 a bushel; Jul. corn fell 11.25 cents at $5.8125 a bushel, Jul. oats was up 4 cents at 3.45 a bushel; while Jul. soybeans declined 36.75 cents at $13.64 a bushel.Beef was lower and pork was higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Jun. live cattle was off .45 cent at $1.6387 a pound; May. feeder cattle fell .80 cent at $2.0570 a pound; while Jun. lean hogs rose 1.05 cents at $.8720 a pound.Source

How you can help migrants in Denver

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:13 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Hundreds of migrants are arriving in Denver with the expiration of Title 42, and the city has teamed up with other cities asking the Biden Administration for more help.Title 42 began as an emergency health authority in March 2020 as an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and it came to an end on Thursday along with national COVID-19 emergencies. Denver mayor calls for more federal action to address migrant surge The authority allowed U.S. officials to turn away migrants and deny them the right to seek asylum.Now that hundreds of migrants are in Denver, whether as a stop in their journey to seek asylum or as a place to start a new life, people in the community have the opportunity to help, here's how.Donating supplies to help migrants in DenverYou can donate essential items to help support the migrant community. The Denver Dream Center is the primary donation site recommended by the city starting Wednesday, and The Potter's House of Denver will accept coordin...

Denver weather: Rain chances increase Thursday, Friday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:13 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will stay in the 70s on Wednesday with a chance for an isolated storm. Better chances will stay east on the plains of Colorado. Denver will see wet weather and cloud cover return on Thursday and Friday. Weather tonight: Mostly clearThere will be isolated showers and storms on the Front Range and Eastern Plains Tuesday evening. These will be spotty, meaning most places will stay dry. The strongest storms will stay on the plains with lightning and gusty winds being the main threats.Tuesday night will cool to the upper 40s with mostly clear skies. Weather tomorrow: Warm, isolated stormsWednesday will be warm with high temperatures in the upper 70s. There will be scattered storms in the afternoon and evening. Denver has a 20% chance for storms with lightning and gusty winds possible. Storms could turn severe on the far Eastern Plains with a marginal risk in place. Looking ahead: Wet Thursday and Friday Colorado's next storm system moves in Thursday ...

Do you still have to register cars you don't drive in Colorado?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:13 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Everyone probably knows that you have to register your vehicle in Colorado and renew that registration every year.Newcomers have 90 days to register after moving, and those with newly bought cars have 61 days. People who need to renew have a 1-month grace period after their registration expires before fines start. Do you have to update the address on your license in Colorado? But what if you don't, or for some reason can't, drive your car?Do you still have to register a vehicle you don't or can't drive?Yes, you do.The Colorado Department of Motor Vehicles website says that a vehicle that will not be used for a period of time, even if it is non-drivable and unused, still needs to be registered. The vehicle also needs to meet emissions standards.And if the car doesn't meet emissions standards it must be repaired so it can meet those standards before being registered.The proof of insurance needed for renewal or registration can be replaced with a 'Non-Use of Vehicle'...

Biden cancels planned visit to Australia, Papua New Guinea to focus on debt limit talks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:13 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is curtailing his upcoming trip to the Indo-Pacific, scrapping what was to be a historic stop in Papua New Guinea as well as a visit to a Australia for gathering with fellow leaders of the so-called Quad partnership so he can focus on debt limit talks in Washington, according to three people familiar with the matter.The cancellation is a foreign policy setback for an administration that has made putting a greater focus on the Pacific region central to its global outreach.Biden still plans to depart on Wednesday for Hiroshima, Japan, for a Group of Seven summit with leaders from some of the world’s leading economies. He will return to the U.S. on Sunday, according to the people familiar matter who requested anonymity to discuss the yet to be formally announced decision.Biden had been scheduled to travel on to Papua New Guinea to meet with Pacific Island leaders and then to Australia for a meeting of the leaders of the Quad partnership, made...

DeSantis to send thousand of enforcement officials to Texas to help secure southern border after Title 42 expires

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:13 GMT

Governor Ron DeSantis released a statement a short time ago, which said that he’s sending more than a thousand state law enforcement officials to Texas to help secure the southern border.This includes more than 800 national guard soldiers, 100 state troopers, boats and even unmanned drones.This comes nearly a week after the expiration of the pandemic era policy, Title 42, which allowed officials to turn away migrants at the U.S. Mexico border.This isn’t the first time DeSantis sent support.In June 2021, he sent over 100 law enforcement officers to help with efforts of keeping migrants from crossing the border.Back in Florida, DeSantis signed an executive order activating the Florida National Guard to help local authorities with the influx of Cuban migrants coming to shore.

Scooter rider in critical condition following crash in Miami

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:13 GMT

A person riding a scooter was transported to an area hospital in critical condition after, police said, the scooter and a car collided.Police responded to the scene, located at NW 7th Street and NW 12th Avenue, just before 2 p.m., Tuesday.Officials said the person in the vehicle appears to be uninjured. Traffic homicide is investigating. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Row over Russian energy sanctions gatecrashes EU-India summit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:13 GMT

BRUSSELS — Talk at an EU-India summit on Tuesday was meant to be about tech and trade. But the first high-level meeting of its kind ended up being overshadowed by an apparent loophole in Western sanctions against Russia that allows countries like India to buy up cheap oil, refine it, and then ship it back to Europe for a hefty profit.Speaking at a press conference in Brussels, Indian Foreign Secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar denied criticism that his country was helping Moscow circumvent sanctions. Saying he did not “see the basis” for such allegations, New Delhi’s top diplomat said EU rules mandate that “if Russian crude is substantially transformed, it’s not treated as Russian anymore.”In earlier comments to the Financial Times the EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell broke ranks to say that Brussels should move to crack down on third countries refining Russian oil and selling the products on to the bloc. “If diesel or gasoline is ...

Red flag warning in effect for most of Massachusetts as brush fire risk remains high 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:13 GMT

Another warm and dry day Tuesday prompted a red flag warning from the National Weather Service and kept local fire crews busy with multiple brush fires reported around Massachusetts. The red flag warning, indicating high risk of brush fires, comes as experts note wind gusts up to 30 miles-per-hour, low humidity, warm weather and dry conditions. The warning is set to remain in effect through 8 p.m. Tuesday. A separate fire watch is set to be in place across the entire state, except for Cape Cod, from 8 a.m. through 8 p.m. Wednesday.Officials have discouraged burning during the current period of elevated fire risk. Among recent area brush fires, crews responded to the Lynn Woods Reservation on Friday of last week, where they at one point battled flames burning close to several homes. City officials on Monday announced trail closures within the Lynn Woods, citing “ongoing forest fires.” Smoke was seen billowing over the area, and a Massachusetts State Police helicopter m...