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Biden’s strategy on Trump’s indictment: No comment

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:41 GMT

By SEUNG MIN KIM (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — Does President Joe Biden have any reaction to the indictment of former President Donald Trump? Is he concerned about possible protests or that the unprecedented indictment could further divide the nation? What does the indictment mean for the rule of law in the United States? Biden’s answer on Friday was the same each time: No comment, no comment, no comment. “I’m not going to talk about Trump’s indictment,” Biden said firmly as he departed the White House en route to Mississippi, where he toured storm damage. In his brief exchange with reporters, the Democratic president underscored the broader tactics that his administration is trying to take as it relates to the Republican former president’s indictment by a Manhattan grand jury: Take the political temperature down, stay out of active criminal matters, focus on Biden’s agenda and priorities. It may become more difficult as Trump...

First Lady Jill Biden to visit Denver

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:41 GMT

First Lady Jill Biden will swing through Denver Monday as part of a national tour to tout the president’s economic initiatives.The full details of the trip were not immediately available Friday morning. The White House has been highlighting the results of a slew of bills passed during the Democratic trifecta of President Joe Biden’s first two years in office. That includes the American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act.The four sweeping bills totaled some $4 trillion, though some of the bills spread the spending over years.Jill Biden, who has a doctorate degree in education, will be highlighting career training and learning programs aimed at high school and community college students to prepare them for jobs the bills are aimed at.A White House handout highlights billions of dollars the acts direct toward Colorado and private sector investments in the state that have followed the passage of those bills. Colorad...

Blowing dust forces closure of U.S. 287 on Colorado’s southeastern plains

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:41 GMT

Blowing dust and high winds forced the closure of U.S. 287 in southeastern Colorado from Lamar south to Springfield on Friday morning.The Colorado State Patrol announced the closure in a Twitter posting “due to visibility issues” caused by the high winds. The CSP directed drivers to alternative routes.Hwy 287 is closed from Lamar to Springfield due to visibility issues caused by high winds. Use alternate routes. Check https://t.co/fwUhbV3wNC for road conditions. #roadclosure #cowx pic.twitter.com/0YlZxP2mcv— CSP La Junta&Lamar (@CSP_LaJunta) March 31, 2023

Dodgers fan rushes field to propose to girlfriend, gets pummeled by security

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:41 GMT

One Los Angeles Dodgers fan’s marriage proposal on Opening Day came at a painful price.Cell phone cameras were rolling as a man wearing a Mookie Betts jersey ran onto the field during a break in the game, dropped down to a knee, and held up a ring box for his girlfriend who was seated in the outfield seats.Many in the crowd cheered, but those cheers quickly turned to gasps when, seconds later, a security guard blindsided the proposing fan, brutally tackling him to the ground. A man who rushed the field at Dodger Stadium to propose to his girlfriend was tackled by a security guard. March 30, 2023. (@THEDieselMendez / SPORTS REPORT+ /TMX)Other guards arrived and handcuffed him as he lay face-down.The man, who appeared to be shaken up, was then escorted off the field and play resumed.“She said YES 🙌🏻🙌🏻la amo,” Ricardo Juarez later posted on Instagram. His fiancee, Ramona Saavedra, shared a photo of the newly-engaged couple.Ramona Saavedra and Ricardo Juarez show off the engagement ring...

Albert Sell Dead, Kyle Foster Arrested after Multi-Car Collision on West Flamingo Road [Las Vegas, NV]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:41 GMT

73-Year-Old Man Pronounced Dead after Multi-Vehicle Collision near South Tenaya WayLAS VEGAS, NV (March 31, 2023) – Sunday night, Albert Sell was killed and Kyle Foster was arrested after a crash on West Flamingo Road.Police responded to the scene around 5:00 p.m., near South Tenaya Way.According to reports, 28-year-old Foster was driving west in a black 2019 Chevrolet Colorado. Meanwhile, the 74-year-old female driver of a white 2013 Ford Taurus made a left turn directly into the path of the Chevy.As a result, Foster’s vehicle collided head-on with the Ford before striking a stopped moped in a private driveway.Paramedics responded and took the 64-year-old woman, her 73-year-old male passenger, and Foster to University Medical Trauma for treatment. Meanwhile, the moped rider refused medical aid.Police later stated that the 73-year-old passenger, identified as Albert Sell died at the hospital from his injuries.Foster now faces two counts of reckless driving resulting in d...

From Baby Tate to the Wee Beasties — the New LA Weekly Playlist is Live

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:41 GMT

From Baby Tate to the Wee Beasties: The 150th LA Weekly playlist, reviewing the musicians that we’ve been writing about all week, is live now. There’s electronic music from Mathame, hip-hop from Baby Tate, pop from Betty Who and Britney Spears, new wave from the B-52’s, metal from Carcass and Sacred Reich, and so much more.Find us on Spotify here,or on Soundcloud here.Don’t forget to “Like” the playlists and “Follow” the profiles.Jidenna (Brooklyn Prewett)From Baby Tate to the Wee BeastiesAlso this week:Print star Jidenna told us that, “I have been living, I’ve been loving, I’ve been staying true to the lessons I learned during the pandemic. Which was, life is really about the hang, hanging out, experiencing. So I think that in many ways I’ve been living in accordance to what I feel my natural life pace is as opposed to the American over-glorification of work. I’ve learned from my European and African fellows, who said that life is more about pleasure than it is just work. So ...

All The Wrestling Events Happening In L.A. For WrestleMania Week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:41 GMT

The biggest pro wrestling party of the year is happening in Los Angeles this weekend and while WWE has a deep lineup of shows planned, there are also numerous wrestling-related events and independent wrestling shows strategically scheduled around WrestleMania weekend.For wrestling fans, this is the Super Bowl, it’s the Olympics, it’s the World Cup, and while some of the bigger WWE events will go down at the Crypto.com Arena (formerly Staples Center) and SoFi Stadium, you can also find yourself in a wrestling oasis at places like the L.A. Convention Center, the Novo and even the Ukrainian Cultural Center.The wrestling scene in Los Angeles is typically alive and well, but will be extra vibrant with anyone and everyone in the industry ready to put on a show, whether it’s in front of 100 people, or 100,000 people.If you would like to take part in the citywide celebration, here are all of your choices by date:WWE EventsWrestleMania Superstore at the Los Angeles Conventi...

A tree brought down a 60-year-old pedestrian bridge in San Leandro during earlier storms

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:41 GMT

SAN LEANDRO — Repair work to a 60-year-old pedestrian bridge that collapsed under the weight of a fallen tree during a wind storm earlier this month will begin as soon as the debris is cleared from it.That process is only now just beginning.“The first thing that needs to be done is to clear the area of the bridge damage itself, the concrete around it, other debris,” San Leandro Unified School District spokesperson Keziah Moss said. “We haven’t even started cleaning out what’s fallen because we keep getting bad weather.”The SLUSD and city of San Leandro announced earlier this week they will join forces to repair the bridge, which connects Cary Drive with Haas Avenue. The bridge runs about 30 feet above the San Leandro Creek and without it, pedestrians are forced to walk a much further distance to connect with the two roads. They also must do so by crossing Bancroft Lane, one of the area’s busiest streets.Several school students in the a...

Mirror image: Twins Tyler and Taylor Rogers give SF Giants’ bullpen a different look

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:41 GMT

Pop. Pop. Pop.The neighbors kept telling Scott Rogers of these sounds, practically every afternoon, that rang down the dirt road that separated the family home from the rest of its suburban Colorado setting.Little did they know, they were listening to the origins of two future major leaguers. Brothers born 30 seconds apart, catch partners for life, this is where Tyler and Taylor Rogers got their start. Tossing a baseball 100 yards back and forth on that unpaved road.Pop. Pop. Pop.Last year, the twins achieved a lifelong dream: They played catch on a major-league field for the first time. Now, they’re living out a reality that once seemed unimaginable: paired up in the Giants’ bullpen. But while they are identical in looks, their paths to reuniting in San Francisco couldn’t be more different.“Not that Taylor didn’t work, but Tyler’s always had the tough road,” says their dad, Scott. “We talk about how Tyler’s always had the tough road.”Growing up, Tyler (left) and his twin brother Ta...

Deputy fired after fatal Central Valley crash; he was going 121 mph in the fog

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:41 GMT

A Stanislaus County sheriff’s deputy was fired more than a year after he was involved in a fatal crash — and just days after the Modesto Bee disclosed that he had been found primarily at fault.Eric Fulmer was driving 121 mph in the fog before his patrol car broadsided a car at a T-intersection near Newman on Jan. 9, 2022, an investigation by the California Highway Patrol found. The Bee reported last week on the CHP’s findings, which it obtained through a public records request.A statement from Sheriff Jeff Dirkse said Fulmer’s employment was terminated Wednesday, March 29, for undisclosed violations of department policy related to the crash.Fulmer had finished his shift and was driving home around 7 that Sunday morning when he heard a call about a police officer involved a fight in Newman. He turned on the siren and flashing lights of his department-issued Nissan Maxima and told the dispatcher he was responding.He reached a speed of 121 mph on two-lane rural ...