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3 hospitalized after being hit by car near Montgomery Co. courthouse

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:24:25 GMT

Three people were injured after they were hit by a vehicle Thursday afternoon near a courthouse in Rockville, Maryland.Police said the crash happened around 2:30 p.m. on East Montgomery Avenue near the Montgomery County Circuit Courthouse.Rockville City Police say all three people were taken to the hospital with varying injuries.It is also unclear whether the driver of the striking vehicle remained on the scene.The people hit by the car said the driver was on “the other side” of a criminal case they were involved with, according to a source speaking with our partners at 7News.Below is a map of where the crash happened: This story is developing. Check back with WTOP for the latest. Source

¿Qué implica el protocolo antibloqueos de Argentina anunciado por Bullrich?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:24:25 GMT

(CNN Español) — La ministra de Seguridad de Argentina, Patricia Bullrich, anunció este jueves un protocolo para protestas con cortes de calles y bloqueos que impiden la circulación en la vía pública ―denominados comúnmente en el país como piquetes—. Se trata de sus primeros anuncios de gestión, abordando uno de los puntos más debatidos en los últimos meses, y en línea con las promesas de campaña y con la plataforma electoral del gobierno del presidente Javier Milei.La funcionaria dijo que el protocolo busca “garantizar el orden público” frente a este tipo de protestas habituales en el país que, según dijo en conferencia de prensa, “sufren empresas e impiden a los argentinos vivir en paz”.Bullrich explicó que las cuatro fuerzas federales ―Policía Federal, Gendarmería Nacional, Prefectura y Policía de Seguridad Aeroportuaria (PSA)― podrán intervenir, de acuerdo con los códigos procesales vigentes, en caso de delito. Pidió a las fuerzas provinciales que ap...

Live updates | Palestinian prime minister says US must seek 2-state solution as Israel vows to fight

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:24:25 GMT

The Palestinian prime minister said in an interview Thursday that the Biden administration must now “walk the walk” and take specific steps toward what has been an elusive two-state solution, including by applying pressure on Israel.Mohammed Shtayyeh spoke to The Associated Press as U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met in Tel Aviv with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to discuss the course of the Israel-Hamas war, now in its third month. Gallant said Israel’s aim of destroying Hamas will take several more months.“Now that the United States has talked the talk, we want Washington to walk the walk, meaning that we need specific measures to implement the two-state solution, not only believe in the two-state solution,” Shtayyeh said in an AP interview Thursday.The United States has shielded Israel against growing international calls for an immediate cease-fire, but is publicly disagreeing with its close ally on a post-war scenario.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya...

Amtech: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:24:25 GMT

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Amtech Systems Inc. (ASYS) on Thursday reported a fiscal fourth-quarter loss of $12 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.On a per-share basis, the Tempe, Arizona-based company said it had a loss of 85 cents. Losses, adjusted for asset impairment costs and non-recurring costs, came to 18 cents per share.The provider of equipment for solar panel and semiconductor makers posted revenue of $27.7 million in the period.For the year, the company reported a loss of $12.6 million, or 89 cents per share, swinging to a loss in the period. Revenue was reported as $113.3 million.For the current quarter ending in December, Amtech said it expects revenue in the range of $21 million to $24 million.In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, the company’s shares hit $4.10. A year ago, they were trading at $8.03._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Inv...

Guyana says it won’t bow to Venezuela in dispute over territory rich in oil and minerals

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:24:25 GMT

FILE - Guyana's President Mohamed Irfaan Ali arrives for the South American Summit at Itamaraty palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Irfaan Ali has on Thursday, Aug 24, 2023, lashed out at the descendants of European slave traders and said those who profited from the cruel, trans-Atlantic slave trade should offer to pay reparations to today’s generations. (AP Photo/Gustavo Moreno, File)(AP/Gustavo Moreno) FILE - Guyana's President Mohamed Irfaan Ali arrives for the South American Summit at Itamaraty palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Irfaan Ali has on Thursday, Aug 24, 2023, lashed out at the descendants of European slave traders and said those who profited from the cruel, trans-Atlantic slave trade should offer to pay reparations to ...

Chiefs head to New England with hopes of avoiding more travel in the playoffs

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:24:25 GMT

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Travis Kelce could be spending some more time on the road in 2024 — and not just to see Taylor Swift in concert.The diva-dating tight end and the rest of the Kansas City Chiefs (8-5) are in an unexpected fight for the division title and might have to play their first AFC playoff road game of the Patrick Mahomes era. The Chiefs are the No. 3 seed in the conference heading into Sunday’s game against New England (3-10), which could force them to play twice on the road to defend their Super Bowl title.“The division is tight. The AFC is tight,” Mahomes said this week as he prepared to try and snap a two-game losing streak. “We have to go out there and play our best football and try to get better this week and try to find a way to get a win.”With the Denver Broncos winning six of their last seven games, Kansas City is down to a one-game lead in the division — closer than it’s been in more than two months. Even if the Chiefs hold on to win the AFC West for th...

Johnston wants 167 new officers on Denver's streets

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:24:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Mayor Mike Johnston has spent his first five months in office focusing on the declared homeless emergency, but now he says addressing crime is part of his goals for 2024.Property crime is rising in Denver, according to a report from Axios. Johnston said he has a new perspective on the problem after having his own car stolen in recent weeks.The mayor said this week on "Colorado Point of View" that his administration is focused on addressing violent crime. He said his team has "proposed a historic expansion of adding more officers to the street."167 new Denver police officers proposedJohnston is looking to put 167 new officers back onto Denver streets. He said the effort on homelessness plays a big part in that."In some of our police districts, up to 60% of the calls officers get are to encampments," Johnston said. "So once we can move people into housing, close those encampments, that allows us to redirect our existing officers plus our new officers to places where vi...

Colorado photographer pursues his passion for profit and adventure

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:24:25 GMT

ARVADA, Colo. (KDVR) - Mike Mauro travels the world capturing the images of nature and wildlife. He has chosen to remain single and without children to continue to pursue his lifelong passion.The smallest part of Mauro’s world is his studio and home in Arvada. The outdoors is where he thrives. His motto could be, "Have camera, will travel." Shooting, archery and ax-throwing at this Colorado state park For the last 20 years Mauro has earned a living traveling the planet, embedding himself in some of the most remote, dangerous and wild locations this earth has to offer. Some of his clients are the BBC, The Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and Apple TV to name a few."It's the world’s best job. I'm sure there are people out there who wouldn't like to do it, you know, if you like malls or traffic or whatever," Mauro said.Canada, Mexico, Africa, Antarctica -- Mauro has lived and worked on six of the earth’s seven continents. "Alaska is my favorite place. Africa has got its own special p...

‘I killed her’: Hialeah teen accused in mother’s murder confessed to fatal stabbing in recording, prosecutors say

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:24:25 GMT

Prosecutors played a recording that, they said, provides a chilling first-person account of how a teenage boy fatally stabbed his mother at their Hialeah apartment.Cameras captured 13-year-old Derek Rosa, his hands in cuffs and his head down, as the recording was played during a court hearing, Thursday.The recording captured a police officer questioning the teen.“So you went to sleep around 10,” said the officer.“Yes,” said Rosa.“And then what?” said the officer.“I woke up, went to the kitchen. I grabbed one of the kitchen knives, and I went to her room and then I…” said Rosa.“It’s OK, you can say it,” said the officer.“I killed her,” said Rosa.Prosecutors said Rosa explained how he took the life of his mother, 39-year-old Irina Garcia, inside their home on the night of Oct. 12.“You killed her? All right, what type of knife was it? Do you know?” said the officer in the recording.“It...

Scholz gets Orbán out the room to open Ukraine’s membership talks

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:24:25 GMT

BRUSSELS — About three hours into deadlocked discussions among EU leaders on Ukraine’s accession to the bloc, the German chancellor made a sudden proposal to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán: Go grab a coffee outside, perhaps.If Orbán really wasn’t willing to agree to opening enlargement talks with Kyiv, Chancellor Olaf Scholz suggested, he should consider leaving the room briefly. Scholz addressed the recommendation to the Hungarian leader in front of his EU counterparts gathered around the circular negotiation table at Thursday’s leaders’ summit.The idea, Scholz said, would allow the 26 EU leaders who remained to approve Ukraine’s road to accession with the required unanimity — which EU rules say is also fulfilled if one leader is absent — while Orbán could still say he hadn’t voted in favor.After the two men spoke on the sidelines, Orbán left the room, paving the way for the EU’s historic decision to open accession negotiations with ...