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If ‘Stewart’ was not a real customer, does it affect Supreme Court ruling on wedding website?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:32 GMT

A Christian graphic artist in Colorado who the Supreme Court said can refuse to make wedding websites for gay couples pointed during her lawsuit to a request from a man named “Stewart” and his husband-to-be. The twist? Stewart says it never happened — and that he has been married for 15 years to a woman.The revelation has raised questions about how Lorie Smith’s case was allowed to proceed all the way to the nation’s highest court with such an apparent misrepresentation and whether the state of Colorado, which lost the case, has any legal recourse.It has served as another distraction at the end of a highly polarizing term for a Supreme Court marked by ethical questions and contentious rulings along ideological lines that rejected affirmative action in higher education and President Joe Biden’s $400 billion plan to cancel or reduce federal student loan debts.Here’s a look at the legal questions surrounding the mysterious would-be customer, “Stewart:”What role did the claim play...

How a hitting lesson with Barry Bonds fueled Blake Sabol’s big night

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:32 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Blake Sabol had heard the advice before, but never from the man who is MLB’s all-time leader in home runs.When Barry Bonds pulled up a chair in the hitting cage before the San Francisco Giants 6-5 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Monday, Sabol’s ears perked up.A few hours later, the rookie catcher hit a pair of monster home runs in a five-RBI effort that nearly single-handedly led the Giants to a victory, if not for a meltdown by their All-Star closer, Camilo Doval.Let Sabol explain.“I got my first hitting lesson with Barry today,” Sabol said. “He was talking about me diving in towards the plate a bit, something that (the hitting coaches) brought to my attention. He had a batting practice thrower move to the side and had me stand up with my posture, which freed up my body.“From there he was like, ‘you’re so gifted with your hands, just throw your hands at the ball. Where the ball is, throw your hands. You don’t have to go get it with your body. Your body will be...

Philadelphia shootings: 5 killed in what police call random attack

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:32 GMT

By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA | Associated PressPHILADELPHIA (AP) — A heavily armed gunman in a bulletproof vest opened fire on the streets of Philadelphia on Monday night, seemingly at a random, killing five people and wounding two boys before surrendering, police said.The shootings took place over several city blocks in the southwestern neighborhood of Kingsessing. Responding officers chased the suspect as he continued to fire, and he was arrested in an alley after giving himself up, Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said at a news conference.“Thank God our officers were on the scene and responded as quickly as they did. I can’t even describe the level of bravery and courage that was shown, in addition to the restraint that was shown here,” Outlaw said.No connection was immediately known between the victims and the shooter, she said. He had a bulletproof vest, an “AR-type rifle,” multiple magazines, a handgun and a police scanner.Officers were flagged down at about 8:30 p.m., and multip...

French club Monaco hires Adi Hütter as its new coach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:32 GMT

MONACO (AP) — French club Monaco hired Adi Hütter as its new coach on a two-year contract on Tuesday.Hütter replaces Belgian coach Philippe Clement, who was fired last month after the club finished a disappointing sixth in the French league.The 53-year-old Hütter is a former midfielder with the Austrian national team and previously coached Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Mönchengladbach in the German Bundesliga.Prior to that he guided Red Bull Salzburg to the Austrian league and cup double before leading Young Boys Bern to the Swiss league title in 2018.“Over the last few years, Adi has proved himself in a number of different league,” Monaco’s sporting director Thiago Scuro said. “This wealth of experience combined with his leadership qualities and lively, forward-looking style, is exactly what we are looking for.”___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

El volcán Ubinas, en el sur de Perú, registró una fuerte explosión y dispersión de ceniza

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:32 GMT

(CNN Español) — El volcán Ubinas, ubicado en el sur de Perú, registró este martes por la madrugada una fuerte explosión que alcanzó 5 km de altura. Las cenizas fueron dispersadas por los vientos hacia los sectores sur y sureste del volcán, informó en un comunicado el Instituto Geofísico de Perú (IGP).Las autoridades detallaron que se registró caída de cenizas, con espesor de hasta 1 milímetro, en diferentes centros poblados de los distritos de Ubinas y Matalaque.Este evento marca el inicio de la actividad explosiva del volcán. “En adelante, las explosiones podrían ocurrir con intervalos de horas y dar lugar a episodios de caída de cenizas en distritos próximos al volcán, tales como Ubinas, Yunga, Lloque, Chojata, Matalaque, San Juan de Tarucani, ello dependiendo la dirección predominante de los vientos”, explicó José del Carpio, vulcanólogo del IGP.Volcán Ubinas emite columna de ceniza de 4.000 metrosFotografía tomada el 3 de abril de 2014 que muestra el volcán Ubinas arrojand...

Oficiales terminan en el hospital tras forcejar con un sospechoso en Montgomery

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:32 GMT

Un hombre sospechoso de irrumpir en el apartamento de una mujer, golpeó y agredió a varios oficiales en el condado Montgomery el viernes por la noche, informó la policía.Los oficiales fueron a la cuadra 7900 de Spiceberry Circle en Gaithersburg poco después de las 8 p.m. porque alguien fue visto rociando un extintor de incendios en un pasillo, según las autoridades. Una mujer en el edificio alertó a la policía que el mismo sospechoso había irrumpido en su apartamento.Luego, los agentes buscaron al sospechoso, identificado como Jermaine Palmer, de 35 años, en el área de Washington Grove Lane y Mineral Springs Drive.Cuando un oficial vio a Palmer, se acercó y Palmer lo golpeó en la cara, lo que provocó que el funcionario cayera hacia atrás sobre el pavimento y se golpeara la cabeza, detalló la policía. Los médicos llevaron al oficial inconsciente a un hospital. Sufrió lesiones graves que no ponen en peligro su vida, según las autoridades.Palmer, mientras tanto, corrió hacia el centro ...

Motorcyclist killed on I-70 after shooting, crash overnight

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Police are investigating a shooting that killed a motorcyclist on Interstate 70 early Tuesday. Two homes destroyed, firefighter burned in 2-alarm firework fire Denver Police Department said they were investigating a motorcycle crash with serious injuries at 1:18 a.m. Tuesday. The crash happened near Colorado Boulevard on eastbound I-70.DPD provided an update at 4:37 a.m., saying that after some investigation the incident was being investigated as a shooting. Just before 9 a.m., DPD said the motorcyclist had died.The Medical Examiner's office will release the victims identity.Eastbound I-70 was closed from Washington Street to Colorado Boulevard as officers continue to investigate.

Apparent murder-suicide under investigation in Raynham

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:32 GMT

State and local police are investigating two deaths in the town of Raynham that authorities believe were the result of a murder-suicide.The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office said officers were first called to a home on Ruth Ellen Road around 2 a.m. on Tuesday after the Raynham Police Department received 911 calls about a shooting from both a tenant as well as the shooting victim.“When police and paramedics arrived on scene minutes later, they discovered both the victim and the apparent shooter deceased in the victim’s bedroom,” the DA’s office stated in a news release.Authorities later identified the victim as Tatiana Tavares, 30, of Raynham, and the alleged shooter who appeared to take his own life as 43-year-old Scott Swale of Easton.The DA’s office said a preliminary investigation found Swale appeared to force his way into the home via breaking through a sliding glass door, before walking upstairs to the victim’s bedroom. He was believe...

Fireworks are too loud for many pets. Here’s how to keep them safe

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:32 GMT

(CNN) — We may find fireworks beautiful and festive, but they explode like magnified gunfire in the exquisitely sensitive ears of many of our pets.Measuring between 150 and 175 decibels, fireworks are louder than many planes at takeoff (about 140 decibels). Decibels measure the loudness of a sound while hertz measure the frequency of a sound.Human ears are damaged at a mere 85 decibels. Yet we can hear to only about 20,000 hertz, while dogs can hear between 45,000 and 65,000 hertz. Just think of the physical and emotional damage that might occur to a dog left outside to face the noise.Not to mention that when frightened, dogs bolt, and owners may lose their best friends in the night.“Dogs have been known to dig under or jump over fences, break tethers or even shatter windows in response to their fireworks fears,” according to Best Friends Animal Society, one of the nation’s oldest no-kill agencies.That leaves dogs running loose, possibly to be struck by cars, pic...

Red, white and storms

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:32 GMT

Happy 4th of July! It’s been a damp start. A few showers this morning and scattered storms this afternoon. Let’s time it out for the rest of your holiday plans! We’ll see a lot of clouds today and it’ll feel muggy. Temperatures will likely stay in the 70s thanks to the clouds, near 80 if you get more breaks of sun. Scattered storms develop midday through early afternoon, working north to southeast across our region. Have a plan B to get inside, if you’re planning a cookout. Downpours and lightning are possible as the storms move through. Within the past few days, inches of rain have fallen for some towns. With more rain on the way and with potential for 1-2” of rain an hour, a Flood Watch is issued for inland counties through tonight. The storms should exit our region tonight in time for fireworks displays. We’ll have clouds around and it’ll feel muggy. Beyond for the 7-day forecast, it’ll be about the heat. Temperatures head near 90 by the end of the week.-Meteorologist Melanie Black