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Advocates plan vigil at State House to call for overflow site for migrants, homeless

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:51 GMT

A coalition supporting homeless people and a law group plan to hold a candlelight vigil outside the State House Monday afternoon to call on Gov. Maura Healey to create a state-funded overflow site for families placed on a waitlist for emergency shelter placement.Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless and the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute said shelter providers, communities leaders, faith groups, and families will gather in front of the State House just days after legislators ended formal law making for the year without striking a deal on a bill that included $250 million in shelter aid.The two groups said state officials should “act quickly so that no child has to sleep out in the cold,” including by establishing an overflow site and advancing the shelter funding.“These are important first steps while the Administration, the Legislature, community-based organizations, and other stakeholders work together to rapidly scale up longer-term shelter sites, homelessness prevention r...

Trump collects Texas gov’s endorsement 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:51 GMT

EDINBURG, Texas — Donald Trump picked up the Texas governor’s endorsement Sunday during a visit to a U.S.-Mexico border town and promised that his hard-line immigration policies in a second presidential term would make Greg Abbott’s “job much easier.”“You’ll be able to focus on other things in Texas,” Trump told Abbott as they each appeared before a crowd of about 150 at an airport hangar in Edinburg.Abbott, a longtime ally and fellow border hawk, said he was proud to endorse the former president, who is the Republican Party’s front-runner for the 2024 nomination.“We need a president who’s going to secure the border,” Abbott said, speaking in a town that is about 30 miles from the Hidalgo Port of Entry crossing with Mexico. “We need Donald J. Trump back as our president of the United States of America.”Earlier, Trump served meals to Texas National Guard soldiers, troopers and others who will be stationed a...

Trump tops Biden in new national poll

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:51 GMT

While President Joe Biden’s approval continues to dip amid concerns over his handling of Israel’s sudden war with Hamas, former President Donald Trump’s hold on the Republican electorate remains unchanged, new polling shows.A national poll released by NBC on Sunday shows Trump leading the rest of the Republican field by 40 points and beating Biden by 2 points. Biden’s approval rating has dropped to 40%.“It’s only a slight overall change from September, when Biden’s approval rating was at 41% — which was then tied with his previous low in the poll. Yet what stands out in the new survey is the shift among voters ages 18 to 34. In September, 46% of these voters said they approved of Biden’s job performance. Now? Biden’s approval rating dropped to 31% among these voters,” pollsters wrote.Trump leads the next closest candidate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, 58% to 18%, according to the NBC poll. That’s essentially unchanged from past surveys, accord...

5 workers killed, 3 injured in central Mexico after 50-foot tall scaffolding tower collapse

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:51 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The collapse in central Mexico of a 50-foot (15-meter) tall section of scaffolding on a road project killed five workers and injured three, officials said Sunday.The workers were pouring cement into a huge form on what appeared to be a highway retaining wall, when the form and the scaffolding gave way Saturday, plunging the workers to their deaths in a tangle of metal and wet cement. The Transportation Department said the accident happened in the central state of Hidalgo, and that all personnel on the site had been pulled from the rubble. The structure was being built by a private contractor, and investigations were underway into the cause of the collapse.Work site safety is generally weak in Mexico. The Associated Press

Presidents, lawmakers and more pay tribute to Rosalynn Carter

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:51 GMT

ATLANTA (NEXSTAR/AP) — Tributes are pouring in for Rosalynn Carter, a global humanitarian and the wife of former President Jimmy Carter, after she passed away Sunday at age 96.The Carter Center said the former first lady "died peacefully, with family by her side" at her home in Plains, Georgia. She was living the dementia and suffered many months of declining health before her death, according to the Carter Center. Former first lady Rosalynn Carter dies at 96 First lady Jill Biden and other political figures, including past presidents, are among those who have released statements honoring Rosalynn Carter. Their reactions are below.George W. BushFormer President George W. Bush called Carter a woman of dignity and strength. “There was no greater advocate of President Carter, and their partnership set a wonderful example of loyalty and fidelity. She leaves behind an important legacy in her work to destigmatize mental health. We join our fellow citizens in sending our condolences to...

Charges filed against Joliet nursing home resident accused of beating man to death

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:51 GMT

JOLIET, Ill. — Charges have been filed against a 71-year-old Joliet nursing home resident accused of killing a man on Friday, police say.According to Joliet Police, William Paschall has been charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery to a person 60 years of age or older after he allegedly beat a 61-year-old man to death while in the laundry room of the nursing home where they were both residents. NTSB: Preliminary investigation reveals design flaw likely to blame for CTA Yellow Line crash Police say officers were called to Salem Village Nursing and Rehabilitation in the 1300 block of Rowell Avenue on Friday after reports of a battery that took place on the facility's sixth floor. When police arrived on the scene, they found the victim unresponsive in the laundry room.Officers say a preliminary investigation later revealed that Paschall had allegedly attacked the victim in the laundry room after he became angry about how the victim was using the washing machine. Police...

No. 11 Texas women pound Louisiana Tech 96-44 behind Jones' 25 points

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:51 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Taylor Jones scored 25 points on 12-of-16 shooting and No. 11 Texas rolled to a 96-44 win over Louisiana Tech on Sunday.Jones and Shaylee Gonzales combined to go 9 of 11 in the first quarter and scored 10 points apiece as the Longhorns raced to a 30-10 lead.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersSix different players scored in the second quarter when Texas stretched the lead to 54-19.Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda scored 12 points off the bench for the Longhorns and Gonzales and Amina Muhammad both had 12. Rori Harmon had eight points, 11 assists, seven rebounds and five steals.Texas shot 56%, had a 43-20 rebound advantage and turned 29 turnovers into 41 points.Salma Bates led Tech (2-1) with 13 points.Texas heads to the Virgin Islands to play Arizona State on Thursday.

St. Louis man tried to steal $1,200 of air fresheners from former seafood market

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:51 GMT

UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo -- Police responded to a break-in at a former seafood market and restaurant and arrested the suspect for stealing over $1,200 in air freshenersUniversity Police were called to Olive Boulevard at 11:26 p.m. on November 16 following reports of a break-in at an abandoned building in University City, previously a seafood market and restaurant now used for storage.When officers arrived, they discovered the building, stocked with air fresheners, had been broken into. Rataka Lamonze Marshall of St. Louis was caught and charged with stealing over a thousand dollars' worth of air fresheners. Glenn Zimmerman’s long-range 2023 St. Louis winter forecast Outside the back door, numerous boxes of air fresheners were found stacked alongside a pry bar and a meat cleaver. Upon entering the building, an officer encountered Marshall standing next to a shopping cart filled with air fresheners. Despite orders to stop, Marshall fled from the police to hide within the building.The pol...

SLU Student Shares Passion For Turkeypalooza, Feeding Families In Need

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:51 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- Dani Doncevic is a junior at St. Louis University. When the biology and spanish major isn't also busy with track and field, she's running around the Campus Kitchen.I work as a shift leader," Doncevic said. "I lead a baking shift every Sunday at 5 p.m., and I'm on the executive board for Campus Kitchen this year."This Sunday, the Campus Kitchen received its final set of donations for Turkeypalooza."That's the event that we do around Thanksgiving time," Doncevic said. "We create around over 200 meals for our community partners, which is all like based on Thanksgiving." Glenn Zimmerman’s long-range 2023 St. Louis winter forecast Once the students finish assembling the Thanksgiving meal boxes, it's onto making the stuffing and the green bean casserole."We have a lot of apples, so I'm hoping we can maybe do some sort of apple pie bars or something like that," Doncevic said. "I'm more of a baker myself than a cooking kind of person, so I always like to think about what we c...

Hancock & Kelley - Real political fist fights?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:51 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- It was another Sunday morning of sometimes heated but always civil political debate on Hancock and Kelley, Sunday, November 19, 2023.    John Hancock, Republican consultant, on the right and Michael Kelley, Democratic consultant, on the left took on the following topics:   A Republican U.S. Senator and the Teamsters President nearly come to blows during a Senate Committee Hearing.      Our Quote of the Week from Republican candidate for Missouri Governor, State Sen. Bill Eigel, says outgoing GOP Governor, Mike Parson, is too soft on Democrats …       The St. Charles County Council is considering a resolution in support of keeping illegal immigrants out of the county.Missouri Attorney General, Andrew Bailey, releases a scathing report on former St. Louis Circuit Attorney, Kim Gardner, and pushes the state to ban people who resign from office from running for that office again.            GOP and Democrat congressional leaders stand holding hands raised high along with te...