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Colorado's fireworks laws have a wide range. Here's what you need to know

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:33:44 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Uncle Sam’s birthday is right around the corner. But before you light the fuse on your fireworks, you better check the law.Drive around the metro area and you will see them: Firework stands are just about everywhere. But fireworks are illegal, right? "Well, no. A lot of fireworks are legal in the state," said Aeron Calkins, owner of Olde Glory Fireworks.Firework laws in Colorado can be as clear as a smoke bomb. But it essentially breaks down to this: "Anything that explodes or leaves the ground is illegal in Colorado. Anything that does not leave the ground or explodes, like fountains, smoke balls, novelties and sparklers, are legal," Calkins said. Denver one of the best cities to celebrate Fourth of July Calkins' firework shop is on Federal Boulevard in North Denver. He has been a fan of the rockets' red glare all his life. "Oh, absolutely. At 12 years old, I grew up in Wyoming. Fireworks were a part of our everyday life," Calkins said.Not to throw water on your s...

Man arrested in fatal shooting of 6-year-old girl at 2021 birthday party in Miami

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:33:44 GMT

Police have confirmed a break in the case of the murder of 6-year-old girl in Miami.Chassidy Saunders was killed when, police said, a barrage of bullets was fired at a birthday party at a home back in January 2021.City of Miami Police said Warneric Anthony Buckner has been charged with second-degree murder.The suspect, 22, was already behind bars for his involvement in a deadly banquet hall shooting in Northwest Miami-Dade in May 2021.

Driver hospitalized after crashing into canal in Davie

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:33:44 GMT

Rescue crews took a driver to the hospital after the motorist crashed into a canal in Davie.Davie Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the crash near Orange Drive and Davie Road, Thursday night.Witnesses said the car careened off the road and right into the murky water.“My sister said, ‘Look, Judy,’ and then, as soon as I look over, I see a body, like, floating in the ditch from a car that had just gone in,” said witness Judith Osorio.That driver was rescued and transported to an area hospital with minor injuries.

The real Keir Starmer: Part II

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:33:44 GMT

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Google Play EN_Google_Podcasts_Badge Created with Sketch. Stitcher .st0{fill:#EB8A23;} .st1{fill:#FAC617;} .st2{fill:#612368;} .st3{fill:#3792C4;} .st4{fill:#C33727;} Acast In the second half of a two-part profile, hosts Ailbhe Rea and Aggie Chambre take a closer look at the man hoping to become Britain’s next prime minister.This week they take listeners through Starmer&...

Brexiteers uneasy as UK inches toward EU defense projects

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:33:44 GMT

LONDON — Closer integration with the European Union has been a taboo for a generation of British Conservatives — but in the realm of defense at least, Rishi Sunak’s government seems to be taking another look.This week, Armed Forces Minister James Heappey told the House of Commons that Brussels and London had achieved a consensus on the “majority” of an agreement for the U.K. to join a military project under the EU’s defense coordination group, known as the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO.) It is a dramatic reversal given only three years have passed since the British government, led then by Boris Johnson, emphatically rejected a post-Brexit deal on foreign policy and defense put forward by the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator.And the reversal is making some Euro-sceptics in the ruling Conservative party rather uncomfortable.But as the U.K. seeks a new place in the world outside the bloc, and with Russia waging war in Ukraine and stepping up its aggression against the West, Brita...

No-hit attempt for Red Sox RHP Brayan Bello ends with 8th-inning infield single

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:33:44 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — The first hit against Brayan Bello was a slow roller up the middle that barely reached the outfield. Red Sox shortstop Kiké Hernández dove and gloved it, but his off-balance, off-one-knee throw bounced harmlessly to first base.The second hit came right after — still with nobody out in the eighth inning. And the third broke a scoreless tie and turned Bello’s near no-hitter into a loss.“Today wasn’t my day to have a complete game,” Bello said after pitching seven no-hit innings only to see the Marlins beat the Red Sox 2-0. “But it’s going to come soon.”Bello allowed just two baserunners through seven: Jazz Chisholm reached on a fielding error by first baseman Justin Turner leading off the second and Jesús Sánchez walked to lead off the third. Bello retired major league batting leader Luis Arraez three times, including a line drive that Bello stabbed to end the third inning.“That guy threw a really good game,” said Arraez, whose batting average dropped fro...

Jared Young creating more options for the Chicago Cubs despite series sweep by the Philadelphia Phillies

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:33:44 GMT

Back in the major leagues for the second time after a short stint with the Chicago Cubs last September, Jared Young is confident he is ready to contribute to a team hoping to contend for a division title.“I’d say it’s a different feeling this time,” Young said. “There’s a little bit more of a sense to win right now and a sense to help the team the way that I know I can. It feels like the right spot for me and it’s one of those things where I just want to keep going.”After hitting his first career home run in his first major league at-bat of the season Wednesday, Young was back in the starting lineup Thursday, playing first base and batting eighth. He had an RBI triple to drive in the Cubs’ lone run in a 3-1 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, who completed a three-game sweep at Wrigley Field.Young ripped a triple down the right-field line to drive in Cody Bellinger in the second inning. He also struck out, grounded out and reached...

Toronto police seeking suspect in indecent act investigation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:33:44 GMT

Toronto police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect wanted in an indecent act/exposure investigation.On June 13 at approximately 6:50 p.m., police responded to reports of an exposure at a supermarket in the Don Mills Road and Van Horne Avenue area.Reportedly the incident occurred ten minutes prior, when the victim, who is a child, was in the supermarket with their family and the suspect followed the victim from aisle to aisle.When the victim decided to sit in one of the aisles, the suspect approached them and exposed genitalia to the victim.The suspect, a male, then fled on foot in an unknown direction. He was wearing a black baseball cap, a black/dark blue zip-up sweater with a white line across the back of the neck, black pants, and black shoes with white soles.

In rural India, summer’s heat can be deadly. Ambulance crews see the toll up close

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:33:44 GMT

BANPUR, India (AP) — Siren blaring, Sunil Kumar Naik’s ambulance tore across a dry and rocky countryside blasted by dangerous midday heat, rushing to check on a vomiting and dizzy 30-year-old man with possible heat stroke. As soon as they reached the man’s village, Naik’s paramedic partner guided the stricken man into the ambulance, then checked his pulse and oxygen levels as Naik sped back to the public hospital.With barely a moment to drink some water and splash their faces, the men were dispatched again, this time to pick up a pregnant woman who had gone into labor as the temperature soared to 43 degrees Celsius (109.4 Fahrenheit). And so went another furious 12-hour shift in India’s increasingly deadly summer, when Naik and paramedic Jitendra Kumar sometimes find themselves hurrying to as many as twice the usual number of calls.Extreme heat is fast becoming a public health crisis in India, with more than 150 people dying during the latest brutal heat wave...

190 flights canceled at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport ahead of busy holiday weekend

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:33:44 GMT

CHICAGO — Thursday was a busy day at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport for many travelers, many of whom were dealing with delays and cancelations.As of Thursday evening, at least 190 flights had been canceled at O'Hare. At Chicago's Midway International Airport, only two fights have been canceled.Read more: Latest Chicago news headlinesThe delays and cancelations also come among the record-breaking holiday travel expected to start today. AAA predicts 50.7 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from their home over the weekend."What's happening is it's not just weather," Peter Greenberg, a flight expert, said. "It's a number of factors that got together to produce this perfect storm."Greenberg points to issues with airline staff scheduling, layovers with less than one-hour connecting time."Majority of the people flying to Chicago aren't coming to Chicago," Greenberg said. "They're changing planes."In Illinois, 2.8 million people will travel 50 miles or more this holiday ...