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Fire breaks out at north Syria camp housing families linked to Islamic State group fighters

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:20:14 GMT

QAMISHLI, Syria (AP) — A fire broke out Wednesday in a sprawling camp in northeast Syria housing tens of thousands of mostly women and children linked to the Islamic State group causing material damage but no casualties, the camp’s director said.The Al-Hol Camp holds about 51,000 people, the vast majority of them women and children, including the wives, widows and other family members of IS militants. Most are Syrians and Iraqis. But there are also around 8,000 women and children from 60 other nationalities who live in a part of the camp known as the Annex. They are generally considered the most die-hard IS supporters among the camp residents.The camp’s director, Jihan Hanan, told The Associated Press that the fire broke out in the annex torching 10 tents and reaching a center for an organization that takes care of children. She added that a container used by the center was burnt as well.Hanan said the cause of the fire that broke out in the early afternoon Wednesday was still unkno...

Florida Gov. DeSantis suspends another Democratic prosecutor as he seeks GOP presidential nomination

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:20:14 GMT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday suspended the top prosecutor in Orlando, wielding his executive again power over local government in taking on a contentious issue in the 2024 presidential race.It’s the second time DeSantis, a Republican, has removed a Democratic state attorney and follows an investigation that began when a teenager was charged with fatally shooting a television reporter and a 9-year-old girl.“It is my duty as Governor to ensure that the laws enacted by our duly elected Legislature are followed,” DeSantis said during a news conference in Tallahassee announcing the suspension of State Attorney Monique Worrell of the 9th Judicial Circuit, which serves Orange and Osceola counties.Worrell vowed to seek reelection next year and said her removal was political and not about her performance. She also suggested DeSantis’ timing was to distract from a stagnant presidential campaign that’s faced layoffs and changes at the top as...

Photos: Tornado damage in Yuma County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:20:14 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Two tornadoes swept through the city of Yuma and the surrounding area on Tuesday causing massive damage to the rural area. The tornadoes were part of a storm cell that dropped baseball-sized hail and excessive rainfall, up to 2 inches in some areas, which caused localized flooding. Damage from a tornado in Yuma County, Colorado on Aug. 8, 2023 (Credit: KDVR)Damage from a tornado in Yuma County, Colorado on Aug. 8, 2023 (Credit: KDVR)Damage from a tornado in Yuma County, Colorado on Aug. 8, 2023 (Credit: KDVR)Damage from a tornado in Yuma County, Colorado on Aug. 8, 2023 (Credit: KDVR)Aerial view of damage caused by a tornado in Yuma on Aug. 8, 2023 (Photo credit: KDVR) Damage from a tornado that hit Yuma, Colorado on Aug. 8, 2023. Still image from video taken by SkyFOX the next day on Aug. 9, 2023. (Photo: KDVR)Damage from a tornado that hit Yuma, Colorado on Aug. 8, 2023. Still image from video taken by SkyFOX the next day on Aug. 9, 2023. (Photo: KDVR)Damage from ...

Colorado has one of nation's lowest shares of underprivileged children

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:20:14 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Colorado outperforms most states in terms of its children. Financial advisor WalletHub compared children's socio-economic welfare, health and education in 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Researchers used 26 metrics, ranging from the share of children in poverty or foster care, the share in single parent homes, infant mortality and food security rates and education rates. Each metric had its own weight, the totals of which were compiled into final scores. Alleged high-profile sexual predator arrested in Jeffco Colorado had a relatively low score, 38th out of the 50 states and the District of Columbia - in spite of a relatively poor showing for education. Colorado ranks as one of the best states for children's socio-economic welfare, with the 47th lowest score. This is partially a result of its family formation. Only Utah, Idaho and Wyoming have smaller shares of children in single-parent families, a metric that has a strong correlation to children's o...

Bobby's Burgers coming to Denver

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:20:14 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- On Tuesday, Bobby Flay, owner and chef of Bobby's Burgers, announced the new location for one of his gourmet burger shops, and it's in the Mile High City.Bobby's Burgers is a fast, casual restaurant made with high-class ingredients, said the International Franchise Association in an announcement. While it may look like a regular burger spot, the recipes are hand-crafted by famous Chef Flay and tailored for the #UltimateBurgerExperience, a hashtag Flay uses on his own Instagram. Fall leaves set to be more colorful than usual Flay's Instagram flooded with comments after his most recent post stating that the new shop was opening in Denver. Many followers begged the shop to open up in their state and others raved about the burgers. "As happy as I am for those folks in CO - Chicago could really use a Bobby’s Burgers!! Had my first in Vegas last year and my mouth is still watering from it!!" commented @boilerleenie17 on Instagram.Who is Bobbly Flay?Flay is an award-winn...

People in Hawaii flee into ocean to escape wildfire destroying historic Maui tourist town

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:20:14 GMT

HONOLULU (AP) — Wind-whipped wildfires raced through parts of Hawaii on Wednesday, destroying homes and businesses in a historic town on the island of Maui, injuring several people, forcing evacuations and leading some to flee to the relative safety of the ocean, where they were rescued by the Coast Guard.Fire was widespread in Lahaina Town, including on Front Street, a shopping and dining area that is popular with tourists, County of Maui spokesperson Mahina Martin said by phone early Wednesday. Traffic has been very heavy as people try to evacuate the area, and officials asked people who weren’t in an evacuation area to shelter in place to avoid adding to the traffic, she said. Photos posted by the county overnight showed a line of flames blazing across an intersection and leaping above buildings in the town center that dates to the 1700s and is on the National Register of Historic Places.“Do NOT go to Lahaina Town,” the county tweeted hours before all roads in and out of West Mau...

Dolphins WR Jaylen Waddle leaves joint practice against Falcons with apparent injury

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:20:14 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle left Wednesday’s joint practice against the Atlanta Falcons with an apparent injury.Waddle made a catch during drills and went down grabbing at the right side of his body. The Dolphins’ third-year receiver walked off the practice field under his own power after being down for about five minutes.Waddle had 75 receptions and 1,356 yards receiving last season — his second straight season surpassing 1,000 yards.“I think Waddle has probably had one of the best camps on our team this year,” quarterback Tua Tagovailoa said Wednesday. “It really started with OTAs. From the first day he came, he showed up, he was locked in. It’s kind of unfortunate to see something like that happen. I hope that it’s just a couple days. I hope he gets better.”It was Miami’s second joint practice against Atlanta ahead of Friday’s preseason game in Miami Gardens, Florida.Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel hasn...

Special counsel obtained search warrant for Twitter to turn over info on Trump’s account, docs say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:20:14 GMT

Special counsel Jack Smith’s team obtained a search warrant in January for records related to former President Donald Trump’s Twitter account, and a judge levied a $350,000 fine on the company for a delay in complying, according to court documents released Wednesday.The details were included in a decision from the federal appeals court in Washington rejecting Twitter’s claim that a lower court judge was wrong to hold the company in contempt and impose the sanction.The filing says Smith obtained a search warrant directing twitter to produce “data and records” related to Trump’s twitter account as well as a nondisclosure agreement prohibiting Twitter from disclosing the search warrant. The filing says the court “found probable cause to search the Twitter account for evidence of criminal offenses.”Smith has charged Trump, in an indictment unsealed last week, with conspiring to subvert the will of voters and cling to power after he lost the 2020 elect...

German army employee arrested for alleged Russian espionage

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:20:14 GMT

BERLIN — Once again, German criminal police arrested a Bundeswehr employee on Wednesday in Koblenz in western Germany on suspicion of spying for Russia.According to the Federal Prosecutor’s Office, the man is strongly suspected of having worked for a foreign intelligence service and is now in custody. His apartment and workplace were also searched.He allegedly contacted the Russian consulate in Bonn and the Russian embassy in Berlin “on his own initiative” several times from May of this year, offering to cooperate with them, authorities said. In doing so, he is said to have passed on information from his professional activities to be forwarded to Russian intelligence services.The arrested man is a German citizen named Thomas H., an employee of the Office for Equipment, Information Technology and Utilization for the Bundeswehr, or German armed forces. Understood to be a sensitive role, the purpose of the position is to equip the German army with efficient and safe d...

American nurse and her young daughter freed nearly two weeks after abduction in Haiti

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:20:14 GMT

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — American nurse Alix Dorsainvil and her daughter were freed Wednesday, nearly two weeks after they were kidnapped in Haiti’s capital, according to aid organization El Roi Haiti.The Christian group founded by Dorsainvil’s husband asked that neither she nor her family be contacted: “There is still much to process and to heal from in this situation,” the group said in a statement.The group added that it confirmed the safe release “with a heart of gratitude and immense joy.” No other details were immediately available, including whether any ransom was paid.The U.S. State Department said it welcomed news that the two had been freed and thanked its Haitian and U.S. interagency partners for facilitating the release.“We have no greater priority than the safety and security of U.S. citizens overseas,” the agency said. “As you can imagine, these individuals have been through a very difficult ordeal, both physically and mentally.”Officials provided no other de...