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Judge dismisses lawsuit by former White Sox trainer

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:59 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the Chicago White Sox by a former athletic trainer who alleged he was fired by the team because of his sexual orientation, age and disability.The three remaining claims from Brian Ball’s lawsuit against the White Sox, originally filed in Cook County almost a year ago, were dismissed with prejudice on Wednesday, according to the team. Ball’s claims against general manager Rick Hahn and two of his five claims against the team were voluntarily dismissed in February.Ball had alleged the actions of Hahn and the club caused him “significant emotional and monetary damages, as well as damage to his reputation and name.” The lawsuit was seeking unspecified damages.A message was left Thursday seeking comment from Ball’s law firm.Ball was hired by Chicago in September 2000 to serve as an assistant trainer alongside head trainer Herm Schneider. Ball was on the athletic training staff when the team won the W...

Global Citizen’s next campaign: Reform climate financing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:59 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley repeated her call Thursday to rewrite the rules of global development banks to relieve the debts of middle and lower income countries and increase funding for climate adaptation. “It cannot be easier for a young person to get a 30 year mortgage than for our country to get development funds to save the people and to save the planet,” said Mottley, who has championed an agenda to reform the global banks that have provided funding to less wealthy countries since the end of World War II. The actor Hugh Jackman joined her and the cofounder and CEO of the nonprofit Global Citizen, Hugh Evans, at the opening of the Global Citizen NOW summit in New York, which brings together politicians, business and philanthropic leaders and celebrities to try to channel the support of individuals from around the world toward change. “There is a $16 billion funding gap that the world’s wealthiest nations promised to the world’s poorest nations but haven’...

Indiana middle school shooter ordered to stay in custody

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:59 GMT

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A judge ordered a former student who opened fire at an Indiana middle school in 2018, wounding another student and a teacher, to remain in custody after a corrections employee said Thursday that he “fist-bumped” her breast. The former student, who was 13 at the time of the shooting, had been held since shortly after he opened fire at Noblesville West Middle School on May 25, 2018. He shot a seventh-grade science teacher and another 13-year-old student. The teacher, Jason Seaman, cut the shooting short when he tackled the shooter and pinned him to the ground.Seaman was shot three times, and the student, Ella Whistler, was shot seven times. No one was killed.Following his 18th birthday the shooter was due to be released on home detention with GPS monitoring until he turned 21, his attorney, Ben Jaffe, said in court. But after a state corrections employee testified about the fist bump, the shooter was remanded to the Hamilton County Juvenile Detention Center pe...

Burleson, DeJong homer, Mikolas pitches Cards past Giants

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:59 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Alec Burleson and Paul DeJong homered, Miles Mikolas pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 6-0 on Thursday to avoid a four-game sweep.“That’s what Cardinal baseball is supposed to look like there,” St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol said. “There are a lot of positive things that came out of today. That’s the style of baseball we need to play.”Mikolas (1-1) scattered four hits and two walks, striking out six to end the Giants’ five-game winning streak.“That’s a more normal outing for me, I feel,” Mikolas said. “Just better fastball command, throwing strikes with all of my pitches and being aggressive in the zone.”With one out in the top of the seventh, Burleson sent Logan Webb’s 2-2 fastball over the right-field wall to break a scoreless tie. Later in the inning, Tommy Edman legged out an infield single to second base to drive in another run. Edman was initially ruled out at first but the call was overt...

Intoxicated woman found when team checked on Avalanche's Valeri Nichushkin

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A Colorado Avalanche team doctor called an ambulance for a woman found "highly intoxicated" when employees were checking on forward Valeri Nichushkin on Saturday in Seattle, a police report shows. Nichushkin missed Game 3 of the Stanley Cup playoffs that night and has been away from the team since the incident.FOX31 obtained police records from the Seattle Police Department describing the woman in the back of an ambulance at the Four Seasons Hotel. Police were called to the scene just before 3:45 p.m.The report said team doctor Bradley Changstrom told police the woman was found by team employees when they were checking on Nichushkin. Kartye scores in NHL debut, Kraken lead series 3-2 over Avs Changstrom told police he called 911 because he believed the woman was too intoxicated to take care of herself and unable to take a ride-share on her own. The report said Changstrom told police the woman hit him, but he did not file charges.She was transported to a hospital, ...

I-70 traffic stops planned in Glenwood Canyon

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:59 GMT

GLENWOOD CANYON, Colo. (KDVR) — Travelers should expect traffic stops on Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon next week for rock-scaling work.Traffic stops are expected Tuesday, May 2, through Thursday, May 4, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. "Traffic stops are necessary to perform rock-scaling operations and barrier replacement near the Glenwood Canyon recreation path and on an access road that leads to a City of Glenwood Springs infrastructure," CDOT said in a news release. Summer is coming: Bookmark this I-70 detour guide for Glenwood Canyon closures Work is planned from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will affect both directions of traffic. The work will take place at Mile Point 117.8 near the No Name tunnel. Vehicles will be stopped for about 10 minutes."Rock-scaling is a proactive measure to remove the rocks, preventing a potential rockfall onto I-70 and the recreation path," CDOT said. "Road closures must occur during daytime hours because the rock-scaling crews nee...

What the end of the COVID-19 emergency means for Coloradans

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The first local state of emergency came on March 12, 2020, and was originally supposed to last for only a week. Over three years later, the federal public health emergency declared at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic is coming to an end.May 11 marks the end of the public health emergency and the beginning of many notable changes that may affect Coloradans' health care, like changes to insurance coverage, costs and access to certain COVID-19 services. Denver health department shares new rules for end of COVID public health orders Here are some of the changes you can expect and ways to prepare for the end of the PHE.COVID testsInsurance companies and Medicare will no longer be required to cover the cost of at-home COVID-19 test kits, according to Arapahoe County. Though some private insurers may choose to continue that coverage, there will no longer be a nationwide rule. However, tests will remain covered by Medicaid.Additionally, the cost for any COVID-19 tes...

Snow totals lower than normal for April in Denver

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — April is historically Denver's second snowiest month of the year. However, this year the metro only picked up a little more than 2 inches of snowfall, a quarter of the normal amount. In an average year, the Denver area will see its snowiest months in March and April, picking up 11.5 inches in March and 8.8 inches of snowfall in April. This year though, March and April have brought in much less snow than normal.March in Denver wrapped up with 5.1 inches of snowfall, which is less than half of the typical 11.5 inches. As of April 27, Denver has only picked up 2.2 inches of snowfall, a quarter of the normal 8.8 inches. Colorado resorts expect more skiers after snowstorm For the entire 2022-23 season, Denver has seen 48.2 inches of snowfall, which follows the recent theme of being below normal. By the end of April, the Denver area on a normal year will accumulate 55.2 inches of snow.So, where has the snowfall been? Mostly in higher elevations. April 27's updated snowp...

South Floridians in Israel for 75th Independence Day meet with IDF unit who helped in search efforts after Surfside collapse

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:59 GMT

NEAR TEL AVIV, Israel (WSVN) — Some South Floridians who were among hundreds who traveled to Israel to celebrate its 75th Independence Day took the opportunity to honor the heroes who showed up during one of her community’s darkest hours.7News cameras captured the moment Élise Scheck Bonwitt reunited with Israeli Defense Forces Cmdr. Golan Vach with near Tel Aviv, Thursday. It’s the first time they had seen each other in two years.Vach, with IDF’s Search and Rescue unit, helped find Scheck Bonwitt’s loved ones in the Surfside collapse.“Surfside was different. We played a role as a bridge between life and death,” said Vach.“She was my aunt’s sister,” said Scheck Bonwitt as she showed 7News pictures of the victims.Frank Kleiman and Ana Ortiz-Kleiman, Nancy Kleiman, Deborah Berezdivin, Ilan Naibryf and Jay Kleiman all died on June 24, 2021, when part of the Champlain Towers South condominium collapsed.It took days for cre...

The Gates Hotel South Beach offering Mother’s Day package all throughout May

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:59 GMT

Moms can do it all, and then some … but what do you get the lady you call mom for Mother’s Day? How about de-stressing her, number one.The Gates Hotel is offering up something that’s going to de-stress her and maybe you.In fact, for entire month of May, treat mom to a weekend getaway fit for the queen she is.Forget the wooden signs this Mother’s Day, and get something Mom would really enjoy: a stay at the Gates Hotel in South Beach.Angie Cabral: “The Gates Hotel is offering an amazing package, offering massage and some additional goodies, so if you really want to treat your mom for something special this year, the Gates South Beach DoubleTree by Hilton is the place to stay.”This is one gift Mom’s going to love.Angie Cabral: “The package includes a 45-minute massage from K’Alma Spa. Additionally, it includes a $50 bar credit, and henna tattoos for mom and daughter or mother and son.”She can check in and hit the pool for a li...