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Man gets life sentence for killing of Georgia whistleblower

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:06 GMT

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A Mexican citizen was sentenced Monday to life in a U.S. prison for killing a man who reported him and his brother to authorities for cheating migrant workers out of millions of dollars. A U.S. District Court judge in Brunswick, Georgia, sentenced 46-year-old Juan Rangel-Rubio nearly six months after a jury convicted him of conspiring to kill a witness and other criminal counts. According to federal prosecutors, Rangel-Rubio and his brother recruited migrant workers living illegally in the U.S. to work for a tree-trimming business in southeast Georgia, then routed more than $3.5 million of the workers’ earnings to their own accounts. Employee Eliud Montoya filed a complaint with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and was fatally shot in August 2017 outside his home near Savannah. Prosecutors said Rangel-Rubio pulled the trigger after plotting the killing with his brother, Pablo Rangel-Rubio, and a getaway driver, Higinio Perez-Bravo.Both co-def...

Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher indicted by grand jury

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:06 GMT

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A grand jury in Virginia has indicted the mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher on charges of child neglect and failing to secure her handgun in the family’s home, a prosecutor said Monday.A grand jury sitting in Newport News charged the boy’s 25-year-old mother with felony child neglect and a misdemeanor charge of endangering a child by reckless storage of a firearm, Commonwealth’s Attorney Howard Gwynn said in a news release.The Associated Press isn’t naming the mother to shield the identity of her son.The boy shot first-grade teacher Abby Zwerner on Jan. 6 inside her classroom at Richneck Elementary School. Police said the boy’s mother legally purchased the gun. Her attorney, James Ellenson, has said the gun was secured on a top shelf in her closet and had a trigger lock.Ellenson said Monday that his client plans to turn herself in later this week. He did not comment on the indictments, which were first reported by the Daily Pr...

Los disturbios del 8 de enero en Brasilia fueron un “intento de golpe”, dice Lula da Silva

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:06 GMT

(CNN) — El presidente de Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, dijo que los disturbios en edificios gubernamentales el pasado 8 de enero representaron un “intento de golpe” por parte de grupos de extrema derecha.“No fue un acto cualquiera, eso fue un intento de golpe de Estado, hecho con la mayor insolencia por un grupo de reaccionarios, por un grupo de fascistas, por un grupo de derecha que no quería dejar el poder, que no quería aceptar el resultado electoral”, aseveró Lula en su discurso durante una reunión ministerial con motivo de los primeros 100 días de su presidencia.Lula da Silva dice que algunas fuerzas de seguridad conspiraron con los manifestantes del 8 de enero en BrasiliaLas autoridades de Brasil investigan los hechos del 8 de enero después de que cientos de simpatizantes del expresidente Jair Bolsonaro irrumpieran en edificios gubernamentales en la capital, Brasilia, para protestar por los resultados electorales.Lula también acusó a Bolsonaro de gastar ...

Tupperware, Tesla fall; Walgreens, Honda rise

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:06 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday:Apple Inc., down $2.63 to $162.03. Global PC shipments slid in the first quarter, with Apple taking the biggest hit, according to International Data Corp.Tesla, Inc., down 55 cents to $184.51.The electric vehicle maker cut prices on its entire U.S. model lineup for the third time this year.Tupperware Brands Corp., down $1.18 to $1.24.The reusable package maker said it’s engaged financial advisors to address concerns about its financial viability.Greenbrier Companies, Inc., up $3.06 to $33.27. The Oregon-based maker of freight railcars beat Wall Street’s second-quarter earnings projections.Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., up 32 cents to $36.10.California’s Medicaid program will continue to pay the drugstore chain despite the governor’s vow not to do business with it.Honda Motor Co., Ltd., up 23 cents to $26.36. The automaker is recalling nearly 564,000 older SUVs in the U.S. because of...

How major US stock indexes fared Monday 4/10/2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:06 GMT

Stocks were mixed on Wall Street Monday in their first trading after a report heightened speculation the Federal Reserve may tap the brakes again on financial markets and the economy. The S&P 500 gained 0.1%. Big tech stocks were worst off as bets built for the Fed to raise interest rates at its next meeting. That forced the Nasdaq down slightly, but hope still remains that the economy may skirt a recession. That helped the Dow rise modestly. Stocks were catching up to the bond market, where yields rose Friday with expectations for a rate hikeOn Monday:The S&P 500 rose 4.09 points, or 0.1%, to 4,109.11.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 101.23 points, or 0.3%, to 33,586.52.The Nasdaq composite fell 3.60 points, or less than 0.1% to 12,084.36.The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 17.98 points, or 1%, to 1,772.44.For the year:The S&P 500 is up 269.61 points, or 7%.The Dow is up 439.27 points, or 1.3%.The Nasdaq is up 1,617.87 points, or 15.5%.The Russell 2000...

Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney move closer to Wrexham dream

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:06 GMT

WREXHAM, Wales (AP) — Ryan Reynolds punched the air before turning to embrace Rob McElhenney as the Hollywood stars moved a big step closer to their dream of leading Welsh soccer team Wrexham to promotion. The pair celebrated at the end of a game that had all the thrills of a big screen blockbuster and the ultimate twist as former Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster pulled off a penalty save in the seventh minute of stoppage time to secure a 3-2 win against closest rival Notts County on Monday.“I don’t think I have a heart anymore,” Reynolds said afterward. “I think I used all the beats I had left during that match. That was unlike anything I’ve ever seen before.”Wrexham, which has been given A-list sparkle after being bought by the two actors, moved three points clear at the top of the fifth-tier National League with a game in hand. Elliot Lee’s 78th-minute strike was the decisive goal after both teams had led during the match. But it was Foster’s save to deny Cedwy...

Renuncia el personal electoral de condado en Virginia ante denuncias infundadas de fraude

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:06 GMT

BUCKINGHAM, Virginia — La presentación de quejas sin fundamento en contra de miembros de la Junta Electoral de Buckingham en Virginia ocasionó la renuncia de todo el personal, según denunciaron a NBC News. Lindsey Taylor, quien trabajó como registradora desde 2019, expresó que luego de que el Partido Republicano asumiera el control de la Junta Electoral que supervisa su oficina, los republicanos locales comenzaron a presentar afirmaciones de fraude electoral lo que la llevó a concluir que el equipo la quería fuera. “Había personas que decían que habían escuchado todos estos rumores, que el fiscal general me iba a acusar”, afirmó Taylor, días después de dejar la oficina por última vez. “Mentalmente, simplemente, no podía soportarlo más”.Eventualmente, Taylor dimitió de su cargo y, junto a ella, dos empleados de medio tiempo. Sus renuncias siguieron a un secretario adjunto que se fue en febrero, citando el mismo conflicto.En Virginia, todos los registradores generales del estado cump...

Louisville bank employee who killed 4, injured 9 livestreamed mass shooting: police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:06 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A 23-year-old bank employee armed with a rifle opened fire at his Louisville workplace Monday morning, killing four people — including a close friend of the governor — while livestreaming the attack, authorities said.“Let’s be clear about what this was,” Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said. “This was an evil act of targeted violence.”The shooting, the 15th mass killing in the country this year, comes just two weeks after a former student killed three children and three adults at a Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, about 160 miles (260 kilometers) to the south. That state's governor and his wife also had friends killed in that shooting.Police arrived as shots were still being fired inside Old National Bank and killed the shooter in an exchange of gunfire, Louisville Metro Police Department Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel said at a news conference. Does your state allow teachers to carry a gun? “The suspect shot at offi...

What temp records could Denver break this week?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:06 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The roller coaster of spring weather continues with highs soaring into the 70s and 80s before dropping back into the 50s.The Pinpoint Weather team said record-breaking highs are possible on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. When could Denver see its final snow of the season? What are the record highs for this week?Here is a look at the record-high temperatures for this week, according to the National Weather Service:Record high Monday: 80 degrees set in 1996Record high Tuesday: 80 degrees set in 1982Record high Wednesday: 79 degrees set in 2018Record high Thursday: 85 degrees set in 2006Record high for Friday: 83 degrees set in 1963Meteorologist Travis Michels said the record high of 80 degrees for Monday also happened in 1907, 1960, 1977 and in 1996. Tuesday's record high of 80 degrees was observed in 1972 and 1982. Wednesday's record high of 79 degrees was also observed in 1979 and 2018. ‘It is unbearable’: This is the smelliest place in Denver, according to co...

Family: QB Haskins was drugged before he was fatally struck

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:06 GMT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The family of deceased Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins has filed a lawsuit against several people, businesses and the state of Florida, claiming he was drugged, robbed and extorted before he was fatally struck while standing drunk on a highway after running out of gas.The lawsuit, filed recently in Fort Lauderdale, alleges the former Ohio State star was drugged and robbed by a man and three women in the hours before the April 9, 2022, accident. They say it happened at a Boca Raton hotel, at an upscale golf driving range, a bar and a nightclub. The lawsuit does not give any specifics. Haskins, 24, had been in South Florida for offseason workouts with Steelers teammates when the accident happened.The lawsuit, filed on behalf of his widow and parents, also names the driver and owner of the dump truck that struck him, saying it was exceeding the speed limit, had worn tires and brakes and was overloaded.It says the pickup truck Haskins had rent...