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What did Title 42 do, anyway? A look at US immigration policies and how they're changing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:14 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is putting new restrictions into place at its southern border to try to to stop migrants from crossing illegally and encourage them instead to apply for asylum online through a new process. The new rules come with the end of coronavirus restrictions on asylum that have allowed the U.S. to quickly expel migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border for the last three years. Those restrictions have often been referred to as Title 42, because the authority comes from Title 42 of a 1944 public health law that allows curbs on migration in the name of protecting public health. Congress has passed no immigration reform in decades.Disinformation is swirling and confusion is setting in during the transition. A look at the new rules (and the old ones):WHAT IS TITLE 42 AND WHAT DID IT DO? Title 42 is the name of an emergency health authority. It’s a holdover from the Trump administration and it began in March 2020. The authority allowed U.S. officials to turn away migrants who ...

Lake George Beach Club hosting Travis Gray, more

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:14 GMT

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. (NEWS10) - The Lake George Beach Club is plugging in for the summer. This weekend, the lakeside venue brings live music to Lake George for a suitably sunny weekend, for the annual Summer Warm Up. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! A full weekend of music is in store at 3 Lower Montcalm St. on Friday-Sunday, May 12-14. The lineup includes:Friday, May 12Travis Gray - 5 p.m.The Refrigerators - 9 p.m.Saturday, May 13Travis Gray - 5 p.m.Funk Evolution - 9 p.m.Sunday, May 14Travis Gray - 2 p.m.Pat Decker - 5 p.m. Schuylerville, Fort Edward get canal grants The Lake George Beach Club will serve up its menu of food and drink, with both bars running through the weekend. A Mother's Day brunch will also be held on Sunday. The Summer Warm Up is just one opportunity for live music coming this summer in Lake George. See the full list.

Road closure planned along State Route 29 in Johnstown

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:14 GMT

JOHNSTOWN, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- On Wednesday, May 17, State Route 29 will be closed in both directions to facilitate culvert replacement work. The project is expected to be completed around Tuesday, June 6. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The closures impact three miles along Route 29 from the intersection with County Road 116 to just west of the intersection of County Road 131 (Meco Road). Motorists can follow the signed detour that includes County Road 156 to State Route 67 to County Road 116 to State Route 29. The detour will be in place through June 6.

NYS Attorney General suing gun accessory maker in connection to Tops mass shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:14 GMT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- New York State Attorney General Letitia James is taking action against a gun accessory manufacturer that her office connected to the perpetrator of the Buffalo mass shooting. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The announcement comes days before the anniversary of the horrific incident where 10 Black people were killed and three others were injured in a racially motivated attack at the Tops on Jefferson Avenue.A lawsuit has been filed against Mean Arms, which James' office says aided in the illegal possession of assault weapons in New York, including that which was used by the mass shooter in Buffalo."New York law bans the possession of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition," James' office says. "Mean Arms manufactures, sells and distributes a magazine lock, known as the MA Lock, that is marketed as a device to lock a magazine onto a semiautomatic rifle. ...

Painted Pony Rodeo opening June 30, tickets on sale

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:14 GMT

LAKE LUZERNE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Painted Pony Championship Rodeo in Lake Luzerne is set to open on June 30. Tickets are now on sale for all rodeo events. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The rodeo runs from Fourth of July weekend to Labor Day weekend. The rodeos will be every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, rain or shine.The Painted Pony will have Thursday matinees at 2 p.m. All other rodeos are at 7:30 p.m. A Texas-style BBQ will take place for two hours leading up to each event. A party after each rodeo will be held at the Longhorn Saloon II. Cohoes releases 2023 ‘Rock the Block’ lineup Rodeo events include bull riding, cowgirls' barrel racing, bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, and saddle brone riding. Painted Pony is located at 703 Howe Road, only five miles from Lake George.Season passes and single-day tickets are available for purchase. You can buy tickets on the Painted Pony Rodeo website.

Sheriff: Villa Ridge man accused of child abuse claims 'black out' episodes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:14 GMT

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. - A Villa Ridge man is facing child abuse charges after police found an unconscious 9-month-old in his care.According to Franklin County Sheriff Steve Pelton, deputies went to a home in the 100 block of Baker Street on Monday, May 8, and observed the child had bruises on her face. The child was airlifted to a St. Louis hospital for immediate medical attention. Doctors told authorities the child was suffering from brain swelling, and that her injuries were the likely result of forced trauma. ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ meets St. Charles yet again Investigators met with the homeowner, Aaron Clayton, to discuss the child's injuries. Sheriff Pelton claims Clayton admitted to having "black out" episodes and that he doesn't remember hitting the child, but others in the home had told Clayton he had done so while the child was crying.The Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged Clayton with first-degree assault - special victim and abuse or neglect of a chi...

St. Louis County man charged in fatal child abuse case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:14 GMT

CLAYTON, Mo. - A Riverview man remains jailed after being accused of beating his own son to death.According to Sgt. Tracy Panus, a spokeswoman for the St. Louis County Police Department, officers were sent to the 400 block of Thrift Avenue on May 2 for a child injury. The child's father, Victor Pickering, told police his three-year-old son fell approximately two to three feet off the back steps.The boy was rushed to a local hospital, where doctors discovered the child had suffered serious head injuries, abdominal injuries, bruises all over his body, a lacerated liver, lacerated pancreas, a possible bowel injury, mesenteric bleed, retinal hemorrhaging, acute right clavicle fracture, frontal subdural hematoma, and cerebral edema. Crime ring based in St. Charles targeted small towns The child died as a result of those injuries on May 9.Doctors indicated that those injuries were in no way consistent with the story Pickering had told police, and that the child suffered non-accidental t...

National Weather Service issues tornado watch covering eastern Colorado

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:14 GMT

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for eastern Colorado.The watch issued at 11:20 a.m. covers Cheyenne, Kiowa, Kit Carson and Yuma counties, effective through 6 p.m., along with parts of Kansas and Nebraska, weather service meteorologists said.A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska until 7 PM CDT pic.twitter.com/YAQsBERabS— NWS Goodland (@NWSGoodland) May 11, 2023On Thursday morning, a tornado may have formed in eastern Colorado near the border with Kansas and skirted the town of Arapahoe in Cheyenne County — which prompted a weather service warning that since has been lifted.It was unclear whether this tornado touched down on open plains, said weather service meteorologist Kyle Knight, posted in Goodland, Kansas.Related ArticlesWeather | Impressive NE Colorado storm system unleashes hail, tornadoes, heavy rains Weather | Storm and tornado watches end after hail and lightning strike Front...

Norco mom accused of murder in fentanyl-related death of 1-year-old daughter

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:14 GMT

A Norco woman was arrested on suspicion of murder after her 17-month-old daughter suffered a fentanyl-related death, officials said Thursday.The incident was reported around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at a home in the 100 block of 8th Street in Norco.When Riverside County Sheriff’s Department deputies arrived they found the baby not breathing.The deputies attempted life-saving measures, but she was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said.Investigators also responded to the scene and soon deemed the death suspicious.Eventually, the child’s mother, Jennifer Johanna Allen, 32, was arrested.“During the course of the investigation, evidence was obtained showing fentanyl played a role in the juvenile’s death,” officials said in a news release without elaborating.The investigation is ongoing and authorities did not release further details about the incident.Anyone with additional information is asked to call Investigator Adams at at 951-955–2777.

Man kills ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend after 'physical fight' in Long Beach: Police

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:14 GMT

A Long Beach man killed his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend Wednesday morning, police said.Oscar Alejandro Chan, 41, showed up "unannounced" to the home of his former girlfriend and her partner in the 6200 block of California Avenue at about 6:30 a.m., the Long Beach Police Department said in a news release. "He entered the home, got into a physical fight with" the new boyfriend — only identified as a man in his 40s — shot him in the upper body and left before police arrived, the LBPD said."Detectives believe that the shooting was related to a dispute involving Chan’s former girlfriend and the victim, however, the motive for the shooting remains under investigation," the release said.Chan was located at about 5:30 p.m. in the 11300 block of East Florence Avenue in Santa Fe Springs and placed under arrest.He faces charges of murder, being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and illegally possessing ammunition. He is being held at the LBPD in lieu of $2 million bail. No informa...