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4 children, including a baby, survived a plane crash and 40 days alone in the Amazon jungle

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:02:00 GMT

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Four Indigenous children survived an Amazon plane crash that killed three adults and then braved the jungle for 40 days before being found alive by Colombian soldiers, bringing a happy ending to a search-and-rescue saga that captivated a nation but also prompted questions about their extraordinary survival. Officials in the South American country announced their rescue Friday, following days of highs and lows as searchers frantically combed through the rainforest hunting for the youngsters, members of the Huitoto people and aged 13, 9 and 4 years and 11 months. As the children received treatment Saturday at a hospital in the capital, Bogota, authorities were yet to explain how the siblings endured their time alone in the remote area. Earlier, officials had said the oldest children had some knowledge of how to survive in the rainforest.President Gustavo Petro celebrated the news upon returning from Cuba, where he signed a cease-fire with representatives of the...

Rome holds LGBTQ+ Pride parade amid backdrop of Meloni government crackdown on surrogate births

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:02:00 GMT

ROME (AP) — Rome’s annual LGBTQ+ Pride parade wound its way through the Italian capital on Saturday, providing a colorful counterpoint to the national government’s crackdown on surrogate pregnancies and same-sex parents. About three dozen floats joined the event, including one celebrating what LGBTQ+ activists dub the “rainbow families” of same-sex couples with children. Earlier this year, the government headed by far-right Premier Giorgia Meloni told municipal officials, when recording births, to register only the biological parent, and not the other parent in a same-sex couple.Among those defying that order was Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri, who came to the parade a day after he said he transcribed “with emotion and conviction,” the birth certificates of children who had been born abroad to same-sex couples.Gualtieri said he had registered the birth certificates of a boy, born in France, whose parents are an Italian woman and a French woman, and of a girl, born in England, whose pa...

A fight for ‘the future of us all’: Trudeau commits another $500M to help Ukraine military

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:02:00 GMT

Canada will spend $500 million to help Ukraine’s military fight Russia’s invasion, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday in Kyiv, where he told the country’s parliament they are in a battle for “the future of us all.”“You are the tip of the spear that is determining the future of the 21st century,” Trudeau said during a 25-minute speech before a special session of the national legislature, known as the Verkhovna Rada.Pledging more weapons and fighter-pilot training for Ukraine, Trudeau alsotold the lawmakers that Canada will support their country’s bid for membership in the NATO military alliance.“We want peace on Ukrainian terms,” he said. “Russia must completely and unconditionally withdraw all its military forces from Ukraine.”Trudeau received several standing ovations in his speech, and a warm embrace from Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Two legislators were holding Canadian flags.“...

Liberal government leaves door open for public inquiry on foreign interference

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:02:00 GMT

OTTAWA — The Liberal government is leaving the door open for a public inquiry into foreign interference, but it wants federal opposition parties to work together to come up with its terms of reference. Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the opposition parties should be able to collaborate on the issue because they have demonstrated the ability to do so in the past few months. That includes coming together to pass a non-binding motion in the House of Commons calling for David Johnston to step down from his role as special rapporteur investigating foreign interference.Johnston agreed on Friday to resign by the end of the month, citing the highly partisan atmosphere around his work. LeBlanc is tasked with consulting experts and opposition parties on the next steps, whether those involve continuing the work Johnston started or holding a public inquiry as opposition members have long been demanding. He says he wants them to come with a list of people that could lead ...

2 dead, another injured, in shooting involving Kansas City police officer, authorities say

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:02:00 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two people are dead and a third person is injured after a shooting involving a Kansas City police officer Friday night, but few details were immediately available.The shooting happened after an officer called for help shortly before 9 p.m. near a McDonald’s restaurant in eastern Kansas City.Missouri State Highway Patrol spokesman Sgt. Andy Bell said the officers who responded found five people and the officer near a white van, and three of the van’s occupants had been shot.One Black man was critically wounded and died at the scene. A white woman was taken to a hospital where she died. The third victim suffered minor injuries. Two others were detained. The officer was not hurt.Bell said investigators are working to determine what happened before the officer radioed for help and whether anyone else besides the officer fired a gun. A handgun was found at the scene.“There’s not a lot of information we can share,” Bell said Friday night. “It’s very, ve...

Tanner Road in Clifton Park to close temporarily

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:02:00 GMT

CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Clifton Park Highway Department has announced that Tanner Road between State Route 146A and State Route 146 will be temporarily closed to traffic on Tuesday, June 13. The closure will take place from 8:30 a.m. through 2:30 p.m. for the purpose of replacing a cross-road culvert. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! During the closure, the highway department will have detours available for commuter traffic. Drivers are advised to seek alternate routes. The area being worked on is located near the Woodcock Preserve. If a residence is located south of the preserve, it is suggested to take State Route 146, and if a residence is north of the preserve, take State Route 146A. Police respond to overturned tractor trailer in Colonie For several hours throughout the day, the road will be impassable. The highway department asks that motorists practice increased caution while driving in the area. Chec...

Philip Schuyler statue removed from Albany City Hall

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:02:00 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The statue of General Philip Schuyler that stood in front of Albany City Hall for nearly a century is gone. The city moved it to storage early Saturday morning—which was about much more than what first meets the eye. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! "We're happy that the statue has finally come down," said Dr. Alice Green, Executive Director of the Center for Law and Justice. "I don't know what they're going to do with it, but at least it's not in a public space." Green has been pushing city leaders to take down the statue for years. She said it was a constant reminder of what General Schuyler did to her ancestors. Upstate counties fight NYC lawsuit over asylees "He robbed them of their humanity, their dignity, and their labor," said Green. "Labor that brought him money."Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan told NEWS10 she's working to form a monuments commission, so people like Green can be heard. "I think...

DU graduates each receive surprise $500 gift from homebuilder Pat Hamill at commencement

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:02:00 GMT

A diploma wasn’t the only exciting piece of paper University of Denver graduates walked away with after their commencement Saturday morning.In addition to their degrees and years of acquired knowledge, the approximately 1,150 DU undergraduates who attended the ceremony each were gifted $500 in cash — a donation from commencement speaker Pat Hamill.When Hamill wrapped his speech with the promise of cash, some students leaped from their seats in celebration while others turned to catch their loved ones’ eyes in the audience mouthing “wow” and a few choice four-letter words.Seigo Tomozawa, a 22-year-old graduate, said he was going to kick off his newfound winnings by taking his family to dinner at Sushi Den.“I’m pretty excited,” Tomozawa said during the ceremony. “I wasn’t expecting that. My family said dinner is on me tonight.”Hamill, who graduated from DU in 1981 with a real estate degree and computer science minor, we...

25th annual Fallen Heroes Memorial Run motorcycle ride kicks off in Hollywood 

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:02:00 GMT

The 25th annual Fallen Heroes Memorial Run is underway in Hollywood on Saturday, raising money for the Los Angeles Firemen’s Relief Association, Widows, Orphans and Disabled Firemen’s Fund. The ceremonies begin at the Los Angeles Fire Department Muesum in Hollywood and riders will make their way up Pacific Coast Highway and back inland for a stop at the Mulholland Harley-Davidson store in Calabasas. After stopping in at Harley-Davidson, the riders will journey to their final destination of the Sage Brush Cantina for an afternoon filled with a luncheon, live music, raffles and auctions. The Fallen Heroes Memorial Run raised over $35,000 at last year’s edition of the event, and it functions as the fire department’s main fundraiser for the year. The LAFD’s Widows, Orphans and Disabled Firemen’s Fund helps provide for 800 widows and 87 orphans who have lost family members in the line of duty. To donate to the fund, visit www.firehogs.org 

College roommates’ daughters share honors at San Jose High

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:02:00 GMT

When Amy Girard and Michelle Albertson were roommates at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo they couldn’t have imagined that decades later they would be in the audience as their daughters — Mia Girard and Grace Albertson — graduated among the valedictorians from San Jose High School on Tuesday.Albertson concedes it’s a strange coincidence, but Girard said it was a little bit planned, too. “You never actually think ‘Let’s move to San Jose together and just keep hanging out forever,’ ” Albertson said. “We didn’t know 25 years later we’d still be down the street.”Their families live within a block of each other in San Jose’s Northside neighborhood and their daughters were born just six months apart. Starting in the same kindergarten class, they went to elementary and middle school together before entering San Jose High as freshmen in the 2019-20 school year, which was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.On Tuesd...