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California gets an official state bat

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:51 GMT

(FOX40.COM) — California has a number of official state symbols including a state flower, a state bird, two state fish and now a state bat.Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 732, which was introduced by California Senator Caroline Menjivar, into law last week officially making pallid bats the official bat of the state of California. “By naming the Pallid as state bat, Californians can become more knowledgeable on our diverse ecosystems and wildlife while increasing respect for the many benefits bats provide for our state,” said Menjivar. California says no to ‘magic mushrooms’ for now According to the law, the pallid bat, the scientific name of which is Antrozous pallidus, can be found in "California’s deserts, oak woodlands, coastal redwood forests, and high up into the pine forests of the Sierra Nevada mountains."Menjivar said the idea for designating a state bat came to her from a 12-year-old constituent named Naomi.“Bats are awesome!" said Noami. "They are most valuable...

What’s changed — and what hasn’t — a year after Mississippi capital’s water crisis?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:51 GMT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Water is flowing again to nearly all of Mississippi’s capital city. It’s a stark contrast from a year ago, when Jackson’s 150,000 residents could never be sure what, if anything, would flow from their taps when they needed a drink, a shower or to flush the toilet. The majority-Black city also faced occasional warnings that their water could be contaminated and needed to be boiled, and people had to wait in line to get fresh water. The turnaround has been shepherded by Ted Henifin, a seasoned utility manager appointed last year as interim head of the long-troubled water system. He’s faced pushback from some residents over lingering water quality concerns, legal hurdles to his plan to ensure low income people don’t pay more for water, and has expanded his purview to include fixing the sewer system.In an interview with The Associated Press last week, he offered an insider’s look at the latest chapter in a saga that blends elements of racial disparity, crumbl...

La guerra entre Israel y Hamas repercute en hostilidad contra judíos y musulmanes en EEUU

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:51 GMT

Un ataque a puñaladas en Illinois, una pistola apuntada a una manifestación en Pensilvania, vandalismo contra sinagogas y el acoso a los empleados de un restaurante palestino están suscitando temores de que la guerra entre Israel y Hamas está desatando violencia en Estados Unidos.Las tensiones siguen un patrón conocido, en que aumentan los ataques contra judíos o musulmanes cuando estalla un conflicto en el Medio Oriente y ciudadanos estadounidenses mueren o son tomados como rehenes.“Tenemos una amenaza doble contra las comunidades religiosas estadounidenses”, señaló Brian Levin, director fundador del Centro para el Estudio del Odio y el Extremismo en la Universidad Estatal de California en San Bernardino. Biden parte hacia Israel, en medio de la guerra con Hamas Ministerio palestino reporta al menos 500 muertos tras bombazo en un hospital en Gaza Si bien es muy temprano como para decir si los crímenes antimusulmanes o antijudíos ...

Lo hallan culpable de matar a su exnovia y un hombre en Virginia

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:51 GMT

Un hombre fue hallado culpable el lunes de asesinar a su exnovia y su amigo dentro de un hogar en Dumfries, Virginia el año pasado. Desmond Daniel se declaró culpable de disparar mortalmente a Alyssa Trynese Gainey de 22 años y Javon Alberto Williams de 24 años en una casa en Isle Royale Terrace el 16 de noviembre del 2022, según fiscales. Un perro también recibió un impacto de bala y tuvo que ser “sacrificado humanamente”, de acuerdo a las autoridades. Imágenes de una cámara Ring revelaron que Daniel disparó por una ventana del sótano esa noche, entró a la casa por la ventana y le disparó a las víctimas antes de huir por la misma ventana, informó la oficina del fiscal del estado para el condado Prince William.La policía encontró y arrestó a Daniel horas después del tiroteo en un estacionamiento cerca del Aeropuerto Internacional Washington-Dulles. Había comprado un pasaje de ida a Panamá, dijeron las autoridades. Los investigadores dijeron que Daniel tuvo una relació...

Denver sheltering more than 3,000 migrants daily

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:51 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's migrant shelters are hosting more than 3,000 people each day as the city works to accommodate a rise in daily arrivals.After a lull over the summer, daily occupancy at the city's migrant shelters climbed above 1,000 people in early September and has risen to more than 3,000 daily since early October. As of Tuesday, some 3,091 migrants from Central and South America were in Denver shelters. ‘It’s freedom’: Migrant finds housing after 9 months in Denver shelter The numbers this month are higher than at any point since Denver started publicly tracking its migrant support last winter. At the last peak in December, daily shelter occupancy did not surpass 1,900 people, according to the city's estimates.This month, city officials say daily arrivals are in the hundreds, including days when several buses arrived from Texas. Recent changes in shelter policies now limit how long people can stay there.Denver said it's served nearly 24,700 migrants since December at a ...

UPDATE: Police ID driver caught on camera hitting child on bicycle in East Bridgewater

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:51 GMT

Authorities have identified the Florida woman who was caught on camera hitting an 11-year-old girl in a bicycle with her car in East Bridgewater over the weekend before leaving the scene, officials said.The 62-year-old woman, whose name was not released by police, will be summoned to Brockton District Court to face charges of negligent operation of a motor vehicle and leaving the scene of an accident with personal injury, according to East Bridgewater police.Police say the woman has relatives who live in the area.Officers responding to a reported crash involving a bicyclist and a motor vehicle in the area of 143 Bedford St. around 5:30 p.m. determined the girl had been struck while riding her bike through a small path that leads from Route 18 to the rear parking lot of Central Elementary School.Her mother responded to the scene and declined medical transportation on behalf of her daughter.East Bridgewater Police Chief Michael Jenkins thanked area residents who offered tips after see...

Celtics takeaways: Joe Mazzulla gives regulars a longer run, C’s overcome sloppy play to beat Knicks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:51 GMT

As the Celtics’ lead started slipping away in the third quarter, frustration began to boil on their bench.For Joe Mazzulla, this wasn’t simply a preseason game. He’s treated every moment leading into this season with a purpose.Everything looked great for the Celtics in the first half, when they were generating open looks on what seemed like every possession and built a lead as large as 27. But when things unraveled in the third, Mazzulla’s patience wore thin. The Celtics were too sloppy. Too many turnovers and fouls. Then Mazzulla lost his cool with an official during a timeout, resulting in a technical foul. As the Celtics’ lead suddenly slipped to eight, Mazzulla called a quick timeout.The Celtics responded, going on a 9-0 run. Their talent prevailed against the Knicks’ backups as they ultimately cruised to a 123-110 victory. They looked great for stretches, especially offensively as they flashed their potential. But it wasn’t perfect, and It proved to be a necessary tune-up as th...

‘Brave’ Winthrop police officer cleared of wrongdoing in shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:51 GMT

Winthrop Police Sgt. Nicholas Bettano, who shot and killed a committed racist who killed two black bystanders during a rampage in 2021, has been cleared of any wrongdoing.“Our investigation makes clear that the officer’s actions were justified that tragic day,” Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden said in a statement released with the investigation’s findings on Tuesday.“Indeed, it is likely that this officer’s brave actions saved others from being injured or killed as a result of Nathan Allen’s racially motivated rampage,” the DA added. “This was a terrifying incident for Winthrop, rooted in Nathan Allen’s deep White Supremacist hatred.”DA: Winthrop rampage shooter Nathan Allen. (Suffolk DA photo.)Allen, 28, had written in his journal, in an entry decorated with a Swastika and featuring many racial epithets, at an unknown date that he had determined that “Racism is good. Natural. Killing (expletive) is in our blood. We need to do this while we are apex predators.”Come...

Gun control proposal will get a vote after lawmakers attach it to ‘shell game’ budget bill

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:51 GMT

Following a procedural move gun rights groups are calling a legislative “shell game,” lawmakers will vote on a controversial new gun bill this week, after House leadership revealed they had attached much of the bill to the 2023 close-out budget.On Tuesday, the House Ways and Means Committee polled its membership on whether they might vote in favor of recommending “H.4090 ‘An Act making appropriations for fiscal year 2023 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects’ in part, as amended; see attached.”Attached to that bill, which was submitted in September by Gov. Maura Healey with an aim toward closing the books on the state’s fiscal 2023 budget, was the third version of the House’s gun legislation.Originally proposed by Stoneham Rep. Michael Day as HD. 4420, or An Act modernizing firearms laws, gun owners met the first draft bill with alarm at many of its provisions. As written, according to opponents, the bill would mak...

Harvard student denounces anti-Israel open letter roiling campus

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:51 GMT

One of the Harvard students embroiled in the anti-Israel furor is now saying “terrorism is never justified” as he attempts to distance himself from the controversy.Josh Willcox, the 22-year-old son of British perfume magnate Jo Malone, said he hasn’t been on the Cambridge campus and had nothing to do with the letter signed by the Harvard Palestine Solidarity Groups, the New York Post first reported.That letter, signed by 34 Harvard sub-committees, has set off a storm on campus that has brought condemnation from donors to alums alike, as the Herald has reported.In his lone Instagram message, Willcox writes, “In contrast to the (Palestine Solidarity Groups’) open letter, I believe that anyone who inflicts violence on civilians is solely responsible for their actions. I therefore do not support the letter’s attribution of blame for (the Oct. 7) attacks to Israel. Terrorism is never justified under any circumstances.”In the lone Instagram post, seen by the ...