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Migrants voice concerns to Denver City Council ahead of planned encampment sweep

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:11 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Plans for a homeless encampment sweep Wednesday morning are still a go after dozens of migrants who live there voiced concerns at Denver City Council on Tuesday night.That sweep is scheduled to happen at Zuni Street and Speer Bouelvard, where hundreds of migrants have been living. Some of these migrants went to the council to voice concerns about the sweep, but they mainly wanted the council to know that they're ready to work and give back to the Denver community. Colorado universal preschool trial begins in federal court Council members Shontel Lewis and Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez met with migrants."We don’t want y'all on the streets — let's just say that — and we will continue to fight for you," Lewis said to the migrants in attendance. An encampment near the area of Speer Boulevard and Zuni Street in Denver on Jan. 2, 2024. (KDVR)Johana Gonzalez, one of the migrants who addressed the council, was a nurse back home. It's a skill she’s ready to bring to Denver, but...

Police: Bystander shoots at carjacking suspect outside Centennial Walmart

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:11 GMT

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (KDVR) -- A Walmart in Centennial was closed for several hours Tuesday after an armed carjacking at the automotive shop.According to the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office, a deputy was in the area of the Walmart at 10900 East Briarwood Avenue when she noticed people running from it and a 911 call was received at the same time of shots fired at the store. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Police told FOX31's Andrea Henderson a woman was carjacked at gunpoint near the store's automotive shop.The victim then ran inside the store for help and a customer who heard ran outside and fired several shots at the suspect and stolen car.No one was injured and the suspect was able to drive away in the stolen car.The stolen vehicle is a silver Honda Civic that may have two bullet holes in the passenger side door.Police said the suspect is still on the loose, but they do not believe there is any danger to the public.This is a breaking news story a...

Security expert weighs in after Colorado Supreme Court break-in

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:11 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center remains closed after a break-in early Tuesday morning.Police arrested Brandon Olsen, 44, after they said he broke into the building, held an unarmed Colorado State Patrol security guard at gunpoint and did extensive damage inside. None of the courtrooms were affected. Police: Bystander shoots at carjacking suspect outside Centennial Walmart Authorities said this break-in does not appear to be associated with previous threats to the Colorado Supreme Court justices, but many are still wondering how this could happened. FOX31 spoke with James Allbee, a law enforcement procedural expert.Police were investigating a breach at the Colorado Supreme Court building on Jan. 2, 2024. (KDVR)Why was guard unarmed at Colorado Supreme Court?When it comes to armed versus unarmed security guards, he said it depends on age, qualifications, company protocol and the property."On any federal property, especially the federal courthouse, most law...

Travelers return home after the holidays

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:11 GMT

The skies were busy on Tuesday as the holiday season wrapped up.Travelers lined up at Miami International Airport on Tuesday morning in one of the biggest days of the travel season as many people return home after New Year’s EveOperations at Miami International Airport and Fort-Lauderdale Hollywood International were running smoothly with very few delays. “It was nice and smooth today honestly. Little turbulence on the flight, but we’re here safe and sound, so can’t complain,” said D’vante Obe who arrived from BostonSunday is also expected to be busy as people head home before school resumes on Monday.

Father says son blocked from taking bus to school after being allowed for 2 years

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:11 GMT

Many South Florida students will be getting on the bus to head to school next week. But one student is being blocked from boarding, and his dad wants to know why.7’s Karen Hensel investigates.Bobby Hollis says his son has always taken the bus to school. But this year, he was told he couldn’t.Bobby Hollis/parent: “I can look out of my door, see the kids all standing here to get on the bus. And then my son is supposed to walk past them all and keep going to school.”Bobby didn’t want us to share his son’s name but he did explain his problem.Bobby Hollis: “My son’s been going to Margate Middle School for the last three years. He was riding the bus the first couple of years.”But when Bobby tried registering him for bus service for this school year, he was denied.Bobby Hollis: “Due to the fact that we’re 1.95 miles away from the school, they said, ‘No, you don’t live far enough.'”The district says because ...

2 Trump-aligned Republican operatives face foreign agent charges for helping Qatar

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:11 GMT

Bob Menendez isn’t the only Washington insider in hot water for his dealings with Qatar.Two longtime Republican political consultants who backed Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign admitted in court filings Tuesday to deceiving the Justice Department about their lobbying activities on behalf of the small but wealthy Arab nation.Barry Bennett and Doug Watts acknowledged they accepted funds from the Qatari government in exchange for promoting efforts to influence U.S. policy in the Middle East and engaged in a scheme to mislead investigators about those dealings.The charges against the two consultants were publicly disclosed in court documents in Washington just minutes before federal prosecutors in New York unveiled a new indictment against Menendez (D-N.J.) that charged him with aiding the Qatari government in exchange for bribes.There was no clear connection between the Menendez indictment and the Bennett and Watts cases, but the simultaneous unveiling of the charge...

How the West lost the plot on Serbia

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:11 GMT

Dragan Đilas is the president of the Party of Freedom and Justice and a member of the Serbia Against Violence coalition. He served as the mayor of Belgrade (2008–2013).who served as the mayor of Belgrade (2008–2013) and the president of the Democratic Party, Serbia’s main opposition party (2012–2014). When Serbia was ruled by Slobodan Milošević, the West — with the United States in the lead — strongly supported democratic change in the country. But now, as Serbia backslides toward autocracy under President Aleksandar Vučić, this commitment seems to have disappeared.Last week, there were protests on the streets of Belgrade, as citizens marched against deeply flawed parliamentary and local elections in the capital. Afterward, outgoing Prime Minister Ana Brnabić thanked Russian security services for notifying the Serbian government about the planned demonstrations, which were, she claimed, orchestrated by “some Western services.”Briefing the Russian Ambassador to Serbia on the un...

Macron makes enemies defending rape-accused star

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:11 GMT

PARIS — The storm sparked by Emmanuel Macron’s defense of film star Gérard Depardieu shows no sign of abating as the showbiz world tears itself apart over accusations targeting one of France’s best-known actors.The French film star is at the center of a fresh controversy over allegations of sexual assault after a documentary released last month featured Depardieu making obscene remarks and sexualizing a young girl. He has however found a supporter in an unexpected corner: the French presidency.In an interview in December, Macron took the political establishment by surprise when he came out in support of Depardieu praising “his genius,” his contributions to French film-making and condemning a “a man-hunt” against him. “I am a great admirer of Gérard Depardieu… he makes France proud,” he said.The 75-year-old actor, who has stared in over 200 films, has been under investigation for rape since 2020 and faces multiple accusations of s...

Europe needs more cash, Belgian PM says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:11 GMT

The European Union needs more of its own money, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo told POLITICO just weeks after member countries were unable to commit unanimously to funding aid to war-torn Ukraine. Amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the ebbing of a global pandemic, and Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza, European citizens are looking ever more toward the EU for strategic solutions to global issues, said De Croo, whose country took the helm of the Council of the EU on January 1. “With every major challenge we face, the European population, even the more Euroskeptic ones, look to Europe to solve those challenges because countries alone cannot do it,” he said. “If you want to answer those calls, you’re going to have to rearrange your priorities, which for us inevitably leads to a discussion: Where does the money come from?” De Croo’s proposal comes as EU leaders negotiate a review of the bloc’s 2021-2027 budget, which includes fu...

Mercosur mulls ‘last-chance’ summit to close EU trade deal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:11 GMT

South America’s Mercosur countries are considering holding a high-level summit with top European Union officials in Brasília late January or early February in a bid to seal their long-delayed trade agreement, three Mercosur diplomats told POLITICO. The exact date of the gathering is not confirmed yet, but it would be likely to take place shortly before or soon after an internal meeting of Mercosur countries on January 31, the diplomats said, speaking anonymously to discuss sensitive matters. Hopes had been high that leaders from the EU and the Mercosur group — which comprises Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay — would be able to shake hands on their trade pact during a summit of Mercosur countries early December. But the election of libertarian right-winger Javier Milei as president of Argentina caused a last-minute obstacle: Outgoing Argentinian President Alberto Fernández, whose left-wing party was about to switch from government to opposition, suddenly said he could no...