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Officials identify two workers — one killed, one still missing — after Kentucky coal plant collapse

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:36:00 GMT

Officials have released the names of two workers trapped when a coal mine preparation plant collapsed earlier this week in eastern Kentucky as the search continues to find one of those workers still missing in the rubble. Martin County Judge Executive Lon Lafferty identified the men as Billy Ray Daniels and 57-year-old Alvin Nees, news outlets report. Daniels died amid rescue efforts at the scene, and Nees has not yet been located. The men from neighboring Pike County were doing contracting work as part of the building’s demolition. Lafferty said Friday that the families of both men have been to the site. His team spent time with the families Thursday, which he described as a “very, very tough emotional day. ” He said the Nees family is “still holding out hope and prayer” he will be found alive. “They are very strong in their faith and their convictions in God,” he said, adding: “Obviously, it’s a very, very trying time.” Crews have begun removing layers of rubble ...

Indiana attorney general reprimanded for comments on doctor who provided rape victim’s abortion

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:36:00 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (AP) — Indiana’s attorney general violated professional conduct rules in statements he made about a doctor who provided an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio in the weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer, according to a court opinion filed Thursday. The case sparked national attention after Dr. Caitlin Bernard discussed providing the 10-year-old girl with a medication-induced abortion during a July 1, 2022, interview with the Indianapolis Star. At the time, Ohio law prohibited abortions after six weeks of pregnancy but the girl could still be provided a legal abortion in Indiana.The Indiana Supreme Court’s disciplinary commission found Todd Rokita, a Republican who opposes abortion, “engaged in attorney misconduct” during an interview he gave on a Fox News show in July 2022 about Bernard, an Indianapolis obstetrician-gynecologist.The opinion specifically faulted Rokita for describing Bernard on the show...

4 Virginia legislative candidates, including ex-congressman, are accused of violence against women

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:36:00 GMT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Garrett was only months into his second year in Congress in 2018 when he announced he would drop his bid for reelection to seek treatment for alcoholism.Garrett kept a low profile for the next four years until he announced last November that he would run for the Virginia House of Delegates. But his political comeback has been marked by allegations of abuse in a bitter divorce. His estranged wife, Flanna Sheridan Garrett, has accused him of “a long line of physical and emotional abuses,” including an allegation that he strangled her while she lay in a hotel bed with their infant daughter beside her. Garrett, who denies the accusations, is among four candidates for state legislative seats in Virginia this year who have been accused of physical violence against women — two during divorce proceedings, one in a pending criminal case and one in criminal cases decades ago that ended with charges being dismissed. One of the four men lost h...

Serbian police say some 3,400 migrants, weapons, ammunition found in week-long raids

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:36:00 GMT

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian police said Friday they have found some 3,400 migrants and seized weapons and ammunition during a days-long crackdown on irregular migration in the wake of a shooting last week near the border with Hungary that killed three migrants and wounded one.Earlier on Friday, police also said they arrested seven people smugglers in the capital Belgrade and in Subotica, a city near the border with Hungary.Reports of violence and gun battles between people smuggling gangs have become common in the border zone between Serbia and Hungary, a European Union member state. Migrants have been camping in the area while looking for ways to cross into Hungary. After the shooting last Saturday, police dispatched hundreds of officers to the forested border zone while pledging to curb irregular migration and restore security. Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic even warned authorities could send in the military to deal with the problem.Serbia lies at the heart of the s...

Dimitrov beats Hurkacz to reach Paris Masters semifinals for second time

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:36:00 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Grigor Dimitrov booked his spot in the semifinals of the Paris Masters on Friday with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 win over Hubert Hurkacz that ended his rival’s hopes of qualifying for the ATP Finals.Despite hitting 19 aces, the 11th-seeded Hurkacz dropped his serve three times. He can no longer finish among the top eight players of the season. The 32-year-old Dimitrov reached the last four at the indoor tournament for the second time in his career.It’s the first time since 2017 — the year he won the ATP Finals — that Dimitrov has reached 40 tour-level wins in a season. The Bulgarian will have the chance to improve that record either against seventh-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas or Karen Khachanov. Dimitrov has been enjoying a good run of form, also reaching the semifinals at the Shanghai Masters last month.“My body is feeling well for now, that’s the most important thing,” said Dimitrov, who converted all three break points he had. “My head is good. If I’m able to play lik...

Outgained and outplayed but typically not outscored, the Steelers are somehow in the mix in the AFC

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:36:00 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Technically, the Pittsburgh Steelers aren’t getting it done with smoke and mirrors.It only feels like it. And at times, it certainly looks like it.The weeks go by and the on-field product looks underwhelming for long stretches. The offense running in place. The defense susceptible to big plays. The coaching seemingly incapable — or maybe unwilling — to make substantial adjustments, unless of course, you count the not-exactly novel approach of practicing in pads.Yet the Steelers find themselves at 5-3 anyway as the season nears the midway point after Thursday night’s 20-16 victory over Tennessee which had all the hallmarks of so many other wins in recent memory.Pittsburgh trailed entering the fourth quarter. Quarterback Kenny Pickett and his aching ribs ran hot/cold from series to series. The defense bent and bent and bent but rarely broke.Strip away the uniforms and the Titans could have been the Browns. Or the Ravens. Or the Rams. All of them had the S...

How close is Denver to setting a November heat record?

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:36:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Denver has hit a lucky streak for the start of November. Thursday hit 70 degrees and Friday's gearing up for the same temperature. The forecast also has high temperatures in the 60s and higher for the rest of the weekend and into the workweek. Even with the sunshine this year, Denver still needs some heat to come close to the warmest November temperature in history.Denver's usually a bit chillier. An average high in November is 52.1 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.While there's still plenty of November to even out the average high, Denver wasn't too far off from the heat record. Nov. 3 – Nov. 5: Things to do in Denver this weekend Thursday's high of 70 degrees wasn't all that far from breaking a record. The highest temperature recorded in Denver in November was 80 degrees in 2006. Sunday's high will get even closer, as it's expected to hit 74 degrees.While Denver's still a few degrees away from its warmest high, it might just hit the warmest low...

Photos: Friday's sunrise around the Denver metro area

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:36:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The sunrise Friday morning lit up the sky in the Denver metro area with vibrant hues of yellow, orange, red and pink.FOX31 viewers shared photos of the sunrise and noted that the clouds were perfectly positioned to show off another colorful Colorado sky. Denver weather: Staying mild with afternoon sunshine Pinpoint Weather meteorologist Travis Michels said the clouds appeared to be rows of stratocumulus clouds, a hybrid of layered stratus and cellular cumulus clouds.The sunrise reflected on the surface of Sloan's Lake on the morning of Nov. 3, 2023. (Photo courtesy: Jeremy Janus)The sunrise on the morning of Nov. 3, 2023 as seen from Aurora, Colorado. (Photo courtesy: Natasha Hardrick)The sunrise on the morning of Nov. 3, 2023 as seen from Aurora, Colorado. (Photo courtesy: Natasha Hardrick)The sunrise as seen from the FOX31 weather deck in Denver on Nov. 3, 2023. (KDVR)The sunrise as seen from the FOX31 weather deck in Denver on Nov. 3, 2023. (KDVR)The sunrise on...

BSO seeks help from public in identifying porch pirate caught on camera in Tamarac

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:36:00 GMT

Detectives from the Broward Sheriff’s Office Tamarac District are asking the public for assistance in identifying a porch pirate caught on camera.According to authorities, the incident occurred around 4 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 23, near the 5400 block of Northwest 26th Terrace in Tamarac. Video footage shows a blue sedan driving past the victim’s residence before reversing and stopping in front of the home.Authorities describe the female subject as light-skinned with brown hair, aged between 20 and 30, and weighing approximately 120 to 140 pounds. She was wearing a white T-shirt with “AC/DC” written on the front, black shorts, black boots, sunglasses, and a yellow necklace. The woman was seen exiting the sedan and taking mail from the victim’s mailbox and pilfering a package from the porch. She then returned to the car, placing the stolen items in the back seat before driving away, BSO said in a news release. Detectives said that the subject has multiple ta...

Xi Jinping seeks Germany’s help to avert China-EU trade war

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:36:00 GMT

China’s leader Xi Jinping has appealed to Germany to put the brakes on the European Union’s looming trade war with Beijing.Speaking virtually with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday, Xi launched a thinly veiled attack on the EU’s economic security strategies, and called on Germany to stay open to Chinese investments.“[I] hope that Germany will push the European Union to uphold the principles of market and fairness, and to work with China to safeguard fair market competition and fair trade, as well as stable industrial and value chains,” the Chinese president told Scholz, according to Xinhua, the state news agency.The European Commission has launched a probe into state subsidies behind made-in-China electric vehicles. While Xi didn’t mention the probe, the move prompted a senior official to ask the EU to “exercise restraint on the use of trade remedies.” In addition, Brussels is also facing calls to look into state subsidies for Ch...