Home

Competing abortion pill rulings sow broad alarm, confusion

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:56 GMT

Emma Hernandez is defiant even if she fears what may come in the latest stage of the nation’s fight over abortion: a widening prohibition to safe and legal ways to end unwanted pregnancies, including access to abortion pills.Competing rulings by two federal judges over the availability of the abortion drug mifepristone are sowing alarm and confusion for Hernandez and countless other Americans who insist that availability must be guaranteed. Others celebrated one judge’s ruling that would restrict that access but acknowledge the battle is far from over.Hernandez’s concerns were heightened Friday when U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a Trump appointee in Amarillo, Texas, overruled decades of scientific approval and put on hold federal approval of mifepristone, one of the most commonly used medications to prevent pregnancies. The judge immediately stayed his ruling for a week so federal authorities could file a challenge.At about the same time in Spokane, Washington, ...

Ben Ferencz, last living Nuremberg prosecutor of Nazis, dies

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:56 GMT

Ben Ferencz, the last living prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials, who tried Nazis for genocidal war crimes and was among the first outside witnesses to document the atrocities of Nazi labor and concentration camps, has died. He had just turned 103 in March.Ferencz died Friday evening in Boynton Beach, Florida, according to St. John’s University law professor John Barrett, who runs a blog about the Nuremberg trials. The death also was confirmed by the U.S. Holocaust Museum in Washington.“Today the world lost a leader in the quest for justice for victims of genocide and related crimes,” the museum tweeted.Born in Transylvania in 1920, Ferencz immigrated as a very young boy with his parents to New York to escape rampant anti-Semitism. After graduating from Harvard Law School, Ferencz joined the U.S. Army in time to take part in the Normandy invasion during World War II. Using his legal background, he became an investigator of Nazi war crimes against U.S. soldiers as part of a ne...

Cyclist Ethan Boyes dies after being struck in San Francisco

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:56 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Award-winning cyclist Ethan Boyes died after being struck by a car at a national park in San Francisco, the U.S. Park Police said Saturday.The athlete was hit while riding his bike Tuesday afternoon around Presidio, a historic park south of the Golden Gate Bridge, authorities said. Boyes was taken to a hospital for treatment and later pronounced dead. He was 44 years old.The driver was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, the agency said.Boyes had a storied career that included an age-group record in a 1,000-meter time trial in 2015. He was a 10-time national champion.“Beyond Ethan’s athletic achievements, he was an upstanding member of the American track cycling community,” USA Cycling said in a statement. “His loss will be felt at local, regional, national, and world events for years, as he brought a mixture of competition and friendliness to every race.”The U.S. Park Police did not share further details about the fatal collision.“...

Twins break out bats in 9-6 win over Astros

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:56 GMT

Through the Twins’ first seven games of the season, they were carried by their pitching — the best in baseball. On Saturday, they broke out the bats.Kyle Farmer had three hits, including a three-run home run, and Christian Vázquez broke open a tie game and added another insurance run late in Saturday afternoon’s 9-6 victory at Target Field.Farmer, who delivered a walk-off RBI single on Friday, launched a three-run home run as part of a four-run second inning. But the Astros responded immediately with a pair of hits and a walk against starter Joe Ryan.Ryan then left a fastball over the heart of the plate to Yordan Alvarez, one of the best hitters in the game. Alvarez launched it out to right field for a grand slam.But Ryan (2-0) settled in from there, retiring the next 11 batters he faced. The right-hander gave up just three hits — all in the fourth inning — and struck out 10 for the victory. It was the Twins’ second consecutive victory over the defending World Series cha...

Four things to know about the Texas abortion pill ruling

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:56 GMT

The Texas ruling against the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of mifepristone, a pill that can be used for an abortion up to 10 weeks of pregnancy, could have major implications for abortion access throughout the country. U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk issued his ruling, which could stop the prescribing and distribution of mifepristone, after deciding that the FDA improperly rushed the approval process for the drug and allowed a dangerous drug regimen to make it to market. The Biden administration plans to challenge the ruling, and higher courts will likely step in to settle the case after a separate ruling from another case upheld access to the pill in certain states. Here’s four things to know about the Texas abortion pill ruling: Invalidates the FDA’s 23-year-old approval of the drug The FDA originally approved mifepristone, one of two pills approved for abortions, in 2000 after a four-year approval process. The agency said in a s...

Battlehawks rally to 21-17 overtime win versus rival Vipers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:56 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Battlehawks have built a knack for come-from-behind wins, arguably one of their best coming Saturday against the rival Vegas Vipers. The Battlehawks overcame a double-digit deficit, forced overtime with a last-minute field goal and secured the victory behind running back Brian Hill's heroics. St. Louis defeated the Vegas Vipers, 21-17, for their sixth victory of the XFL season. Trending: A Missouri barbecue spot shows up in ‘Ted Lasso’ episodes: This is why Vegas scored the first 11 points to open the game and led 17-8 midway through the fourth quarter. Within the game's final five minutes, the Battlehawks answered with a touchdown and connected for a field goal with 15 seconds left in regulation. The XFL's overtime rules, structured much like the shootout in the NHL, gave the Vipers and Battlehawks limited opportunities to convert a scoring play from the five-yard line. Metro East native Brian Hill rushed to the end zone on the Battlehawks' second try a...

Commerce City police ask public’s help in locating a homicide suspect

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:56 GMT

Police in Commerce City are asking for the public’s help in locating a homicide suspect.Jharman Lee Smith, also known as “Snatch ‘Em, is a suspect in a March 19 shooting in the 5400 block of East 67 Avenue, according to the Commerce City Police Department.CCPD is seeking help from the public in locating Jharman Lee Smith.Smith (aka "Snatch 'Em") is the suspect in the March 19 homicide in the 5400 block of E. 67th Ave.With info call the CCPD Tip Line at (303) 289-3626.More info: https://t.co/kxTs89Mmno pic.twitter.com/XH9we1PVm0— Commerce City Police Department (@CommerceCityPD) April 8, 2023Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Suspect who fired rifle at three people in Aurora is killed by return gunfire, police say Crime and Public Safety | Man who allegedly tried to rob an Arapahoe County pawn shop fatally shot Crime and Public Safety | Lakewood shooting leaves two dead, one wounded, police say ...

Highlands Ranch striker Mallory Swanson has to be carted off in USWNT game versus Ireland

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:56 GMT

Highlands Ranch native Mallory Pugh had to be carted off in the first half with an apparent left knee injury during Saturday’s United States Women’s National Team game against Ireland in Austin, Texas.The injury came late in the first half after she collided with Irish defender Aoife Mannon, and immediately grabbed her left knee, according to The Athletic’s Meg Linehan.Per Linehan, Swanson, a striker who has been in phenomenal form on the U.S. team, was placed into a medical cart and was driven off. From there, Swanson was transported to a local hospital for immediate evaluation.The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup is less than four months away and pending the severity of the injury, Swanson could still be poised to be an instrumental player for the USWNT. The Real Colorado product has scored six goals in four games and also has one goal for her club team, the Chicago Red Stars, this year. With a World Cup less than 4 months away, the USWNT’s most in form player o...

Highlands Ranch’s Mallory Swanson injures left knee in US match against Ireland

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:56 GMT

By ANNE M. PETERSON (AP Sports Writer)AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Forward Mallory Swanson was carted off the field during the first half of the United States’ exhibition match Saturday against Ireland with an apparent left knee injury, a blow to the national team ahead of this summer’s Women’s World Cup.Swanson was the team’s leading scorer this year with seven total goals and a six-game scoring streak, tied for fourth longest in team history.Swanson was hurt in the 40th minute of the game after contact with an Irish player. She cried out in pain as her teammates signaled to the sidelines for the training staff.U.S. Soccer said she was taken to a hospital. There were no further details available.The game was the first of two matches between the United States and Ireland. They are the last international matches before U.S. coach Vlatko Andonovski will name a roster for the World Cup. The second match is set for Tuesday in St. Louis.The United States is the two-time defending World Cup champ...

Peninsula landlord charged with discriminating against family with young children

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:56 GMT

Federal officials have charged owners of a Burlingame apartment building with discriminating against a family with two young children.The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development this week announced it is bringing charges against Melinda Teruel and the Melinda Bautista Teruel 1992 Revocable Trust for violating fair housing law by allegedly pressuring the family to rent a larger unit in the complex.The couple started renting a one-bedroom unit in the complex in 2017 while expecting their first child. Even before they moved into the apartment, Teruel was unhappy a child would be living in the unit and suggested the couple rent a larger, more expensive unit instead, officials said.After learning the couple was expecting a second child in 2019, Teruel increasingly pressured them to move to a new unit, insisting their children would damage the apartment, according to the complaint in the case.Feeling harassed and worried about being evicted, the family moved out of the complex in...