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Jailed US reporter’s defense appeals his arrest

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:38:21 GMT

MOSCOW (AP) — Lawyers for an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal arrested in Russia on espionage charges have appealed his arrest, a court in Moscow announced Monday.Evan Gershkovich, 31, was detained last week in Yekaterinburg, Russia’s fourth-largest city. It was the first time a U.S. correspondent had been detained on spying accusations since the Cold War. The Journal has said it “vehemently denies” the charges and demanded his release.At a hearing Thursday, Moscow’s Lefortovsky District court quickly ruled that Gershkovich would be kept behind bars for two months pending the investigation. On Monday, the court reported that it has received an appeal against Gershkovich’s arrest filed by his defense, according to Russian news agencies. No date for the appeals hearing has been set yet.Gershkovich was put in Moscow’s Lefortovo prison, which dates from the czarist era and has been a terrifying symbol of repression since Soviet times.Russia’s Federal Security Se...

‘Indiana Jones’ to premiere at Cannes with tribute to Ford

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:38:21 GMT

Indiana Jones is swinging into the French Riviera. “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” the fifth film in the Harrison Ford adventure series, will make its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 18, festival organizers announced Monday. Cannes will also pay a tribute to Ford for his career. The premiere of “Dial of Destiny,” directed by James Mangold, comes 15 years after 2008’s “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” premiered at the French festival. “Dial of Destiny,” billed as the final chapter in the franchise, will open in U.S. theaters June 28. “Dial of Destiny,” which had been rumored to be heading to Cannes, adds a second megawatt premiere to this year’s festival, which kicks off May 16. On Friday, Cannes announced the premiere of Martin Scorsese’s much-anticipated “Killers of the Flower Moon,” an adaptation for Apple TV+ of David Grann’s bestseller about a series of murders of the Osage Nation in 1920s Oklahoma...

Autopsies show 30 people died from gunfire in Peru protests

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:38:21 GMT

LIMA, Peru (AP) — In autopsy after autopsy, Peruvian anti-government protesters share the same cause of death: “firearm projectile.”Crhistian Armando Mamani, a 22-year-old musician, was walking by the protest in a southern city when a bullet entered the left side of his torso and pierced both of his lungs. The same January day, Roger Rolando Cayo, a 25-year-old protester, died when a shot ripped through his eye and destroyed his brain.Human rights groups — including the United Nations — have called on the Peruvian government to investigate claims of excessive force used by police and soldiers during recent protests that have left 49 civilians dead, and the autopsies provide some evidence of the alleged use of lethal ammunition.Thirty of the 32 forensic reports obtained by The Associated Press list gunfire as the cause of death. Some of the reports detail bullet calibers similar to those used by security forces in Peru, which experts believe indicates that police and soldiers violate...

Nationals Notebook: First series vs. Braves shows plenty of possibilities and problems

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:38:21 GMT

Groundskeepers prepare the field before an opening day baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park, Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)When you’re coming off of a 107-loss season, one doesn’t necessarily expect miracles. One also recognizes that the things that got you out of perpetual playoff contention will continue to show up and not just from time to time.Thursday’s opener saw the team leave nine players on base, their starting pitcher struggle to get through three innings and their shortstop make mistakes in the field multiple times.More Washington Nationals NewsMore MLB NewsMore Sports NewsBut at least the Nationals aren’t in last place: Sunday’s 4-1 win over Atlanta allowed Washington to climb out of fifth place in the NL East for the first time since April 21 of last year.So let’s get our weekly recaps underway with a positive vibe, with the knowledge that in April yo...

Malaysia Parliament votes to scrap mandatory death sentences

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:38:21 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s Parliament on Monday approved a bill that would scrap mandatory death penalties and limit capital punishment to serious crimes as part of wide-ranging reforms, bringing possible reprieves to more than 1,300 prisoners on death row.While the death sentence remains, courts will now be given the option of imposing jail sentences of up to 40 years, Deputy Law Minister Ramkarpal Singh said. Previously, courts had no choice but to mandate hanging as punishment for a range of crimes including murder, drug trafficking, treason, kidnapping and acts of terror. The reforms include abolishing the death penalty for some offenses that don’t cause death that fall under kidnapping, terrorism and certain firearm crimes, officials said.Singh called the reforms a significant step forward for Malaysia’s criminal justice system. He said 1,318 people are on death row in the country, including 842 who have exhausted all avenues of appeals. Most cases are...

How employees and employers can thrive with a 4-day workweek

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:38:21 GMT

Americans are overworked. According to the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development, U.S. employees work an average of 1,791 hours per year versus an OECD country average of 1,716 — the sixth highest in the world.To give workers in their state an extra day off to recharge, Maryland lawmakers introduced a new bill “promoting, incentivizing and supporting the experimentation and study” of a four-day workweek for private companies and government agencies. It was ultimately withdrawn.Let’s take a look at how employees and employers could thrive with a four-day workweek and whether such a schedule could become the new norm.[See: The 25 Best Jobs of 2023.]What Is a 4-Day Workweek?A four-day workweek is exactly what it sounds like: a workweek during which employees work for four days and take the other three off.Here’s how it works: Instead of working 40 hours a week, four-day workweeks allow you to work only 32 hours while receiving the same pay...

Lawyer who represented students in DC abuse case now faces child pornography charges

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:38:21 GMT

A Florida-based attorney who represented D.C. families during a sex abuse case in 2019 has been arrested on child pornography charges.According to court documents on Mar. 15, investigators with the FBI found Michael Dolce in his West Palm Beach home in bed with a laptop, actively viewing young “prepubescent females” during a search warrant.More DC NewsMore Local NewsMore Crime NewsA digital forensic analysis done by the FBI found nearly 2,000 images and five videos of child pornography, according to the complaint.While he lived in Florida, Dolce represented families in the D.C. area in 2019 when they filed a civil lawsuit against the Washington Hebrew Congregation preschool after allegations that a male teacher sexually abused at least eight children.Dolce was a partner at Cohen Milstein Sellers and Toll and specialized in representing sex crime survivors, according to his recently pulled down biography on the law firm’s web page.Dolce was also known as a political advocate for sex ...

How much snow could Denver see Tuesday?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:38:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- April is starting off with a roller coaster forecast, from highs in the 30s to highs near 70 degrees.The forecast will bring a variety of weather to our state this week, including warm spring days and even snow chances. How much snow could Denver see in April? How much snow will fall in Denver Tuesday?The Pinpoint Weather Team said light snow showers will arrive for the Denver metro area on Tuesday.The snow showers will stick around throughout the day with breezy winds.Metro totals will only amount to around an inch with more accumulating in the higher elevations.Snow totals forecast from the Pinpoint Weather team on April 3, 2023How much snow has Denver seen so far this year?So far this season, Denver has recorded 46.7 inches of snowfall. Last year, Denver received a total of 49.4 inches the entire season. It’s April. Where’s the warmer weather? On average, Denver sees 8.8 inches of snowfall in April, making it the second snowiest month of the year.How much sno...

Letecia Stauch's murder trial begins Monday, 3 years after death of stepson

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:38:21 GMT

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — Opening statements in the murder trial of Letecia Stauch, who is accused of murdering her stepson in 2020, begins Monday.Letecia, now 39, is accused of killing her stepson, 11-year-old Gannon Stauch. Gannon was reported missing in January 2020, and his disappearance sparked a nationwide search. On March 2, 2020, Letecia was arrested in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and then on March 18, 2020, Gannon's body was found in Florida. In the three years since Gannon's death, Letecia has changed her plea in the case. Originally, she pleaded not guilty, but then changed her plea to not guilty by reason of insanity in February 2022. First lady Jill Biden visits Colorado as part of national tour Letecia's trial began on March 20 with a jury selection, and those selected will be called back for Monday's opening statements. The trial is expected to last six to eight weeks. She faces 13 counts for allegedly killing Gannon, including first-degree murder, child abus...

Cape Coral parents mourn son’s death following Army Black Hawk helicopter crash

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:38:21 GMT

CAPE CORAL, Fla. (WSVN) — The tragic news of the Army Black Hawk helicopter that crashed in Kentucky and claimed the lives of nine soldiers, including 32-year-old Aaron Healy, has left many families in mourning. Now, days after the tragedy, Healy’s parents, Vicki and Michael, have spoken out about their son and the life he left behind.“The military has lost a good soldier, a wife lost a good husband, his children lost a good father, I’ve lost a good son,” said Michael.Healy enlisted in the U.S. Army 13 years ago and served multiple tours overseas in Afghanistan. It wasn’t until his latest tour that he discovered his passion.“He went to Kabul the second time and he was a door gunner in a helicopter,” said Vicki. “That’s when he decided that he wanted to be a pilot.”Healy was accepted into a pilot school and graduated in October 2022. He was a Black Hawk pilot in the 101st Airborne Division.“[Aaron] was really hap...