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Alderman turned FBI mole Danny Solis to testify in Ed-Burke trial

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:47 GMT

CHICAGO -- Prosecutors are using recordings made by ex-alderman turned FBI mole Danny Solis to make their case against the once powerful Ed Burke.Prosecutors decided months ago to not to put Solis on the stand. Burke's attorneys told THE judge they will call Solis to the stand and plan to question him for hours about the recordings alone.In the recording Solis says, "I think I've got some good news. I talked to Skydell today. Burke responded saying "So, did we, uh, land the tuna?" "If we land the tuna, there certainly will be a day of accounting, you can count on that," Burke continued.Jurors have heard the conversation between Burke and Solis from the spring of 2017.Prosecutors say "tuna" was business for Burke's private law firm from developers of the Old Post Office. Solis, an alderman for more than two decades and chair of the city council zoning committee, retired in 2018. He agreed to record Burke as a part of a deal made with the Feds.Burke faces 14 counts of racketeering, br...

US vetoes UN resolution demanding cease-fire in Gaza

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:47 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States was the only nation that vetoed a United Nations resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza Friday. The vote in the 15-member council was 13-1, with the United Kingdom abstaining. The United States' isolated stand reflected a growing fracture between Washington and some of its closest allies over Israel's monthslong bombardment of Gaza. France and Japan were among those supporting the call for a cease-fire.Along with the vote, the Arab diplomats' mission served to shift responsibility more squarely onto the United States for protecting Israel from growing demands to stop the airstrikes that are killing thousands of Palestinian civilians."What is the message we are sending Palestinians if we cannot unite behind a call to halt the relentless bombardment of Gaza?” United Arab Emirates deputy ambassador Mohamed Abushaha asked after the vote. “Indeed, what is the message we are sending civilians across the world who may find ...

Revamped Golden Globes: How and when to watch nominations

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:47 GMT

After scandal and several troubled years, the Golden Globes are ready for a comeback.The revamped group, now a for-profit endeavor with a larger and more diverse voting body, is announcing nominations Monday for its January awards show.HOW TO WATCH THE GLOBE NOMINATIONSCedric the Entertainer and Wilmer Valderrama will announce the nominees, starting at 8 a.m. Eastern on www.CBSNews.com/GoldenGlobes. At 8:30 a.m., an additional 10 categories will be announced on “CBS Mornings.”In addition to nominations for films, shows and actors, segmented between comedy/musical and drama, the 2024 show will have two new categories: cinematic and box office achievement and best stand-up comedian on television.Analysts expect films like “Barbie,” “Oppenheimer,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Maestro,” “Poor Things” and “The Color Purple” will be among the top nominees.WHAT'S NEW WITH THE GOLDEN GLOBES?The 81st Golden Globe Awards will be the first major broadcast of the awards season, with a ne...

Census Bureau estimates 1 in 3 Texans speak a language other than English at home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:47 GMT

Editor's Note: The above video shows where the population grew the most in Texas in 2022.AUSTIN (KXAN) — A third of Texans speak a language other than English at home, according to new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.The agency released the latest data from its American Community Survey (ACS) Thursday. The new five-year ACS estimates summarize data from 2018 to 2022.The ACS shows of the 27.3 million people aged five or older living in Texas, 17.7 million speak English at home — 64.9% of all Texans.About 28.5% speak Spanish at home — almost 7.8 million people — and about 6.6% speak another language at home.English is spoken at home by a majority of people in 222 of Texas' 254 counties, including 38 counties in which more than 90% of the population aged five and above speak English.Newton County, along the Louisiana border northeast of Beaumont, has the highest share of English speakers, with 98.4% of people only speaking English at home. Population estimates show which areas ...

NYSP: Averill Park man had over 19K images of child pornography

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:47 GMT

AVERILL PARK, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- An Averill Park man was arrested on Monday, December 4, for possessing over 19,000 images consistent with child pornography, according to New York State Police. Thomas Jackson, 30, faces multiple charges. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! New York State Police say an investigation into Jackson started after they received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Police say Jackson possessed over 19,000 images consistent with child sexual exploitation, in which the images were promoted. Charges:Promoting a sexual performance by a childPossessing a sexual performance by a childPossessing an obscene sexual performance by a child Eric Hawkins to remain Albany Police Chief Jackson was arrested at his Averill Park home and was taken to Brunswick State Police for processing. He was arraigned at the Sand Lake Town Court and was remanded to the Rensselaer County Correctional Facility inste...

Budweiser's 'Taste of Home' starting today for service members

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:47 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The holiday season is about getting together with family and friends, but that's not possible for many service members. So, Budweiser wants to help them get a taste of home.Starting Monday, anyone age 21 and up can visit Budweiser's social media channels and nominate a service member they'd like to gift a Budweiser to. The nominator will then receive a link they can share with the service member for a free six-pack of Budweiser. Mama June says daughter Anna ‘Chickadee’ Cardwell has died at 29 For every nomination, Budweiser will donate one dollar to 'Folds of Honor,' a non-profit that provides scholarships to families of fallen or disabled military and first responders.

Taylor Swift hype, Red Rocks hailstorm, and Drake’s big diss: The year in Denver concerts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:47 GMT

The year 2023 was marked by big shows — and even bigger ticket prices.Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Denver DJ-producer Illenium likely set records at Empower Field at Mile High, from the most tickets sold for a weekend run (Swift), to the biggest, venue-based concert in Denver history (Sheeran) and the biggest-ever show from a Colorado artist (Illenium).As state and federal legislators again failed to pass meaningful legislation protecting consumers from outrageous ticketing fees, prices soared. A nosebleed seat to one of Swift’s shows at Empower Field may have cost less than $50 if you were lucky enough to get one during the disastrous Ticketmaster pre-sale. But thousands were forced to buy them on the secondary market for prices ranging from $500 to $10,000 per seat.The Wall Street Journal found that the average price of a concert had doubled in the past five years, increasing from $125 in 2019 to $252 in 2023. The story was the same with re-sellers such as SeatGeek, wh...

East Colfax primed for change with bus rapid transit and design standards

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:47 GMT

Denver city leaders on Monday will vote on new rules that could dictate how East Colfax Avenue looks and functions for decades. But whether those rules, already in place on other busy streets, are a poor fit for the thoroughfare remains a point of debate.If approved by the City Council, the package of proposed zoning changes will govern future development for hundreds of properties between Sherman and Yosemite streets with an eye toward ensuring ample shopfronts and more space for sidewalk users along Colfax.The measure comes before the council as the city’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure marches toward a final design for the long-anticipated East Colfax Avenue Bus Rapid Transit network. Crews are expected to begin construction on the first segment of that project — which will install dedicated lanes and more than two dozen loading platforms to accommodate a network of high-frequency, fast-loading buses — next year.While BRT will change the face of...

Denver-based paleontologist broke new ground with advanced understanding of dinosaur behavior

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:47 GMT

Before Dr. Martin Gaudin Lockley set his sights on studying the footprints of dinosaurs, the scientific field known as paleoichnology attracted little notice or respect. The tall, talkative, Denver-based paleontologist who died of cancer on Nov. 25 at age 73 is largely credited with changing that by tracking fossilized dinosaur walkways on nearly every continent.Martin Lockley in the ’80s, wearing his love for fossils on his sleeve. (Courtesy of the Lockley family)For more than 40 years, Lockley identified and mapped Jurassic and Cretaceous period tracksites in Colorado and everywhere they’ve been found. His insights substantially increased knowledge about dinosaur activities including courtship, parenting, migration and herding behaviors.“I’ve asked other leading paleoichnologists about Martin’s influence and there’s no debate that he stood alone,” said Friends of Dinosaur Ridge (FODR) executive director Jeff Lamontagne. “As one colleague put it, Martin was...

On heels of well-received energy plan, Tri-State faces lawsuit by Durango cooperative

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:47 GMT

A Durango-based electric cooperative that has vocally criticized the practices of Tri-State Generation and Transmission has filed a lawsuit accusing the utility of being “sneaky and underhanded.” The La Plata Electric Association is seeking to end its contract with the power supplier or be compensated for damages it says it has suffered.The lawsuit accuses Tri-State, a wholesale power provider, of breach of contract. The electric cooperative is among Colorado rural electric associations that have explored leaving Tri-State due to disputes over rates, the push for more renewable energy and the desire to generate more of their energy locally.The La Plata Electric Association and Brighton-based United Power, Tri-State’s largest member, have gone to the Colorado Public Utilities Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to get what they view as fair terms for ending their contracts. LPEA said in its lawsuit, filed in La Plata County District Court, that T...