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Adaptive wakesurfing event empowers Coloradans with prosthetics 

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:21:20 GMT

LOVELAND, Colo (KDVR) -- On a picture perfect late summer day, David Marks jumped into the cold water at Boyd Lake in Loveland. He admits he didn't really know what to expect, hopping on a wakeboard for the first time.But he came away from the experience feeling empowered and ready for more adventure, just two years after losing his left leg following an infection.“It was magical, it was exciting, it was powerful," he said. "It was everything I had hoped it would be.” What is the black Colorado license plate and how much does it cost? He got the chance Saturday thanks to an adaptive wake surfing event put on by Hanger Clinic and Tommy's Boats.Roughly 30 people with physical challenges got the chance to hit the water, as Hanger staff outfitted their prosthetics with water-proof seals. "They’ve been through a lot," said Prosthetist Jeff Retallack. "And a lot of people are trying to get back to what they were doing prior to losing their leg.” FOX31 Newsletters: Sign ...

Healthcare workers prepare for flu season in Denver

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:21:20 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) - The Centers for Disease Control says hospitalizations might be higher this year for respiratory viruses."(We) are really working hard to make sure all of our staff are vaccinated in a timely manner," Dr. Carrie Horn said.Horn is the chief medical officer at National Jewish Health and told FOX31 her staff is getting prepped for the flu season."Is there still a good supply of oral medications for flu or oral medications for COVID?" Horn said, describing one step to prepare for the season. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Hospitalizations are not expected to take a severe spike for extreme cases of the flu in the area, but Horn said they are ready at NJH."If hospitalizations do go up," Horn said, "do we have the nurse staffing and the support staffing to be able to take care of all of those patients?"That is how healthcare workers are getting ready in the metro area.Horn explained just how one might need to be hospitalized for flu-rel...

Keir Starmer: UK needs to ‘wean itself off’ China

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:21:20 GMT

MONTREAL — The man hoping to be Britain’s next prime minister said the U.K. needs to “wean itself off” China “when it comes to trade, commerce and technology.”Speaking to Anne McElvoy, the host of POLITICO’s new Power Play podcast, Labour leader Keir Starmer said: “We need to be absolutely clear about the security of the U.K. and issues like spying and interference which goes on and of course the human rights abuses that are taking place.” “How do we wean ourselves off Chinese influence across the world?” Starmer asked. “There are big questions that progressive governments could face together.” However, he acknowledged that it was impossible to “distance ourselves” completely from China on big-ticket issues like climate change.Attending a conference of like-minded leaders on the center-left in Montreal, Starmer warned that progressive leaders need to be “acutely alert” to the possibility of Donald Trump returning to the White House and taking a more conciliat...

It’s the Biden show as other top leaders skip UN confab

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:21:20 GMT

President Joe Biden will dominate the stage more than usual during next week’s U.N. General Assembly gathering — several other heavyweights aren’t even showing up.The leaders of four of the five countries that hold permanent seats on the U.N. Security Council are expected to skip the annual event, which draws heads of state and government from all over the world.Their absence may have a welcome side effect for Biden: It could boost his administration’s struggling effort to improve America’s image with less-powerful countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia that view the United Nations as a vital forum. It also could help woo those nations away from China and Russia.The heads of two top American rivals — China and Russia — aren’t expected to attend. The leaders of two major American allies — the United Kingdom and France — also aren’t bothering to show. All have different or unknown reasons for not trekking to New York.For many less-wealthy countries, the U.N. forum is a rare oppor...

South Korea’s Yoon warns against Russia-North Korea military cooperation and plans to discuss at UN

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:21:20 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president said the international community “will unite more tightly” to cope with deepening military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, as he plans to raise the issue with world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly this week.Worries about Russian-North Korean ties have flared since North Korean leader Kim Jong Un traveled to Russia last week for a summit with President Vladimir Putin and to tour a slew of high-profile military and technology sites. Foreign experts speculate Kim could refill Russia’s ammunition inventory drained in its 18-month war with Ukraine in return for economic aid and technologies to modernize his weapons systems targeting South Korea and the U.S.“Military cooperation between North Korea and Russia is illegal and unjust as it contravenes U.N. Security Council resolutions and various other international sanctions,” South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said in written responses to questions from The Associated Pre...

Zimbabwe’s reelected president says there’s democracy. But beating and torture allegations emerge

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:21:20 GMT

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Barely a week after being elected as a local councilor for Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, Womberaiishe Nhende and a relative were pulled out of their car by unidentified men, shot with a stun gun and handcuffed. They were then bundled into a pickup truck and driven about 70 kilometers (more than 40 miles) outside of Harare, the capital, where they were whipped, beaten with truncheons and interrogated, and injected with an unknown substance, their lawyers say.Having been questioned over what their Citizens Coalition for Change party is planning after August’s disputed and troubled national election, the ordeal ended when the two men were dumped naked near a river, the lawyers allege.Their story isn’t new in the southern African nation, which has a long history of violence and intimidation against opposition to the ZANU-PF party during its 43-year rule. There are signs that the country has now slipped into another era of brutal oppression, ...

For a divided Libya, disastrous floods have become a rallying cry for unity

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:21:20 GMT

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Zahra el-Gerbi wasn’t expecting much of a response to her online fundraiser, but she felt she had to do something after four of her relatives died in the flooding that decimated the eastern Libyan city of Derna. She put out a call for donations for those displaced by the deluge. In the first half-hour after she shared it on Facebook, the Benghazi-based clinical nutritionist said friends and strangers were already promising financial and material support. “It’s for basic needs like clothes, foods and accommodation,” el-Gerbi said.For many Libyans, the collective grief over the more than 11,000 dead has morphed into a rallying cry for national unity in a country blighted by 12 years of conflict and division. In turn, the tragedy has ramped up pressure on the country’s leading politicians, viewed by some as the architects of the catastrophe.The oil-rich country has been divided between rival administrations since 2014, with an internationally recognize...

CU Buffs vs. CSU Rams quick hits: Colorado survives Henry Blackurn, Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi and an overtime thriller for the ages

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:21:20 GMT

Initial observations from the CU Buffs’ 43-35 double-overtime win over the CSU Rams in the first Rocky Mountain Showdown between Deion Sanders and Jay Norvell at Folsom Field on Saturday night.This was personal… for everyone: Let’s see… 11 penalties, multiple personal fouls, four unsportsmanlike flags and enough after-the-whistle scuffles and trash talk to fill a Stanley Cup playoff run (not to mention a pregame dust-up). And that was just the first quarter! In the days after CSU coach Jay Norvell caused a stir with his sunglasses-and-hat comment, Coach Prime and the CU Buffs couldn’t stop declaring how this game had become personal. Clearly, they were not alone. The Rams have spent months in CU’s shadow as Deion Sanders and the Buffs sucked up all the oxygen in the Centennial State — and pretty much everywhere else. Given a chance to share the same stage, the Rams made this their Super Bowl. And it showed.Oh, Henry?!?!: Will Henry Blackburn...

L.A. County sheriff's deputy killed in ambush shooting

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:21:20 GMT

A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy has died after an ambush shooting on Saturday night.Authorities received reports of the shooting around 6 p.m. near the intersection of Sierra Avenue and Avenue Q.The deputy killed was identified as Ryan Clinkunbroomer, 30. He joined LASD's Palmdale station in 2018 and served as a field training officer for over a year. He had just gotten engaged four days prior to his death, said L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna. He comes from a family filled with generations of LASD deputies, including his father and grandfather.Officials confirmed Clinkunbroomer was found shot and unconscious inside his patrol vehicle by a good Samaritan.The shooting was some type of ambush involving another vehicle driving past Clinkunbroomer in the opposite direction when they fired at him. He was on duty when the shooting took place. A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy was hospitalized after being shot in Palmdale on Sept. 16, 2023. (Key News)L.A. County Sheriff Robert Lu...

4 injured in LoDo shooting late Saturday night

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:21:20 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Four people were taken to the hospital after a shooting in LoDo Saturday night.The Denver Police Department tweeted about the shooting at 11:30 p.m. Download the FOX31 App: Breaking news alerts & Pinpoint Weather According to DPD's tweet, the shooting happened in the 1900 block of Market Street. This block is home to several bars and clubs.DPD said the victims' conditions are unknown as of the time of their tweet.More information will be added to this story as it becomes available Sunday.