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OAS human rights body demands protection for apparent Guatemalan election winner amid plot rumors

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:30:39 GMT

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The Organization of American States’ human rights commission asked Thursday that Guatemala provide protection for Bernardo Arévalo, the winner of the country’s Aug. 20 elections, after reports emerged of a possible plot to kill him. The commission said in a statement Thursday that there were reports of “at least one” plan to harm or kill Arévalo and his running mate, Karin Herrera. The Guatemalan government said it has offered protection, and Arévalo told journalists in Guatemala that he was coordinating with the government on protective measures. But the commission wrote in a statement that “nonetheless, there is concern about information on at least one possible plan to attack the life and welfare” of Arévalo and Herrera. “At least thee sources within the government that are considered highly reliable have warned about the existence of a plot codenamed ‘Colosio,’” the commission said, an apparent reference to the 1994 assassination in Mexico of ruling-p...

Connecticut officer submitted fake reports on traffic stops that never happened, report finds

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:30:39 GMT

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Hartford police officer quit the force earlier this year while facing allegations that he reported a traffic stop that never happened to get an arrest warrant, according to an internal affairs report released Thursday.Michael R. Fallon, whose late father was the chief of Connecticut State Capitol Police, also was accused of inflating his overall enforcement stats for last year, overreporting nearly 200 traffic stops that couldn’t be verified and claiming 31 more traffic citations than he actually issued, the report said.A judge issued the arrest warrant in March 2022 for a man Fallon claims fled a traffic stop that never occurred. The man was never arrested, and the judge later invalidated the warrant after being notified by Hartford police of the false report, the investigation found. Why Fallon wanted the man arrested was not disclosed.Fallon admitted to falsifying records, and the internal affairs probe substantiated misconduct allegations against h...

Denver weather: Heavy rain Friday, Pinpoint Weather Alert Day

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:30:39 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A Pinpoint Weather Alert day has been issued for Friday for the risk of heavy rainfall that could lead to flooding. A flood watch is in effect in the Denver weather forecast. After a long streak of 90-degree days, the remnants of Tropical Storm Harold will bring big temperature drops and heavy rain to the Front Range.The flood watch is in place for Friday and Saturday. During this time, there will be widespread rainfall. Rainfall rates could reach or exceed 1 inch per hour at times and could lead to localized flooding.Weather tonight: Clouds, breezyThunderstorms will clear out Thursday evening, leaving behind a mainly cloudy and breezy night, with wind gusts reaching around 25 mph. Low temperatures will stay on the warm side and only fall to the mid-60s. Weather tomorrow: Heavy rainfall, much coolerFriday will start with clouds and much cooler temperatures, only reaching highs in the 70s. Rain showers will be possible through the day, but the heaviest rainfall will ...

Live: Trump arrives at Atlanta jail to surrender on charges he tried to overturn his 2020 election loss

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:30:39 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump arrived Thursday at a jail in Atlanta to surrender on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, a county jail booking expected to yield a historic first: a mug shot of a former American president.Trump’s surrender to law enforcement authorities has become by now a familiar election-season routine in a way that belies the unprecedented spectacle of a former president being booked, in four different cities, on felony criminal charges.But his visit to Atlanta is notably different than the three past surrenders, unfolding at night rather than requiring him to visit a problem-plagued jail — rather than a courthouse — and unfolding not in a liberal bastion like New York or Washington but rather in the heart of a battleground state vital to the 2024 presidential election. And unlike in other cities that did not require him to pose for a mug shot, Fulton County officials have said they expect to ta...

Denver Mayor Johnston announces 11 potential short-term housing sites

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:30:39 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — On Thursday, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced a preliminary list of 11 potential sites for short-term housing for those experiencing homelessness.Following an encampment sweep at 17th and Logan earlier that day, Johnston provided an update on the homelessness state of emergency. Mayor Mike Johnston declares emergency over homelessness in Denver During the conference, Johnston shared the 11 locations for the potential sites:1498 N. Irving St. - micro-community 5500 E. Yale Ave. - micro-community 1380 S. Birch St. - micro-community 950 W. Alameda Ave. - micro-community 2301 S. Santa Fe Drive - micro-community 4595 N. Quebec St. - hotel 12033 E. 38th Ave. - hotel/micro-community 3700 Galapago St. - micro-community 1199 N. Bannock St. - micro-community 1375 N. Elati St. - micro-community 5000 Tower Road - micro-communityMayor Mike Johnston announced a preliminary list of potential sites for micro-community and hotel unit locations for persons experiencing homelessn...

Kevin Hart ends up in wheelchair after being ‘dumbest man alive’

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:30:39 GMT

(CNN) — Trying to do “young stuff” has temporarily landed Kevin Hart in a wheelchair.That’s according to the movie star, who posted a video on his verified Instagram account in which the caption reads in part, “I got to be the dumbest man alive!!!!!”Using some expletives in both the caption and the video, Hart recounted how he tried to race his friend, former NFL player Stevan Ridley, in a 40-yard dash and ended up injuring himself.“Ladies and gentleman, the age 40 is real,” Hart said. “All my men, women out there 40 years old and above, it’s not a game. Respect that age.”He then announced that he was in a wheelchair for trying to do some “young man stuff.”Hart said he bet Ridley he could beat him in the sprint, but was humbled.“I tore my lower abdomen, my abductors are torn,” he revealed. “I don’t know what that is but I tore them. I tore those too. I can’t walk.”Hart, 44, also referred to himself as the “stupidest man alive” in answer to a question as to why he was ...

Trump arrives in Georgia to surrender on charges he sought to overturn his 2020 loss

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:30:39 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump arrived Thursday at a jail in Atlanta to surrender on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia.The booking is expected to yield a historic first: a mug shot of a former American president.Trump and 18 others were indicted last week, accused of participating in a sprawling conspiracy to overturn his presidential election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. The Fulton County prosecution is the fourth criminal case against Trump since March, when he became the first former president in U.S. history to be indicted.Trump’s surrender, coming amid an abrupt shake-up of his legal team, follows the presidential debate in Milwaukee the night before featuring his leading rivals for the 2024 Republican nomination — a contest in which he remains the leading candidate despite accelerating legal troubles.His Atlanta appearance will be different from others, though, requiring him...

Trump arrives at Atlanta jail to surrender on charges he tried to overturn his 2020 election loss

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:30:39 GMT

By ERIC TUCKER, KATE BRUMBACK and JILL COLVIN (Associated Press)ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump arrived Thursday at a jail in Atlanta to surrender on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, a county jail booking expected to yield a historic first: a mug shot of a former American president.Trump’s surrender to law enforcement authorities has become by now a familiar election-season routine in a way that belies the unprecedented spectacle of a former president being booked, in four different cities, on felony criminal charges. But his visit to Atlanta is notably different than the three past surrenders, unfolding at night rather than requiring him to visit a problem-plagued jail — rather than a courthouse — and unfolding not in a liberal bastion like New York or Washington but rather in the heart of a battleground state vital to the 2024 presidential election. And unlike in other cities that did not require him t...

Antigua man tied to former Congressman John Tierney’s brothers-in-law illegal gambling ring has been arrested

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:30:39 GMT

An Antigua man who had been charged 13 years ago in connection to a large-scale illegal gambling ring with former Congressman John Tierney’s brothers-in-law has been arrested.Richard Sullivan, 73, of St. John’s, Antigua, was recently arrested more than a decade after being charged in connection with the illegal gambling business — which used an Antiguan website but operated in the continental U.S.Sullivan was indicted by a Boston federal grand jury in 2010 with racketeering (RICO), operating an illegal gambling business, transmission of wagering information, money laundering and interstate travel in aid of racketeering.He was arrested on Sunday at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York while going through customs upon his return to the U.S. from Antigua. Sullivan was arraigned in the Eastern District of New York, and he will appear in federal court in Boston at a later date.According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, two of Sullivan’s co-conspir...

Wu to propose 4th South End shelter in Mass and Cass plan, and area leaders are not happy

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:30:39 GMT

South End residents are saying enough is enough to the city’s response to the misery of Mass and Cass, and in particular a plan to add 30 shelter beds at a building under an overpass at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Albany Street.“It’s a Band-Aid. And the medicine is worse than the disease,” said new state Rep. John Moran, who represents much of the South End, including this troubled area, as well as Lower Roxbury, of the proposal.“It creates a fourth shelter in the south end, which we do not need. We’ve been promised to have decentralization here,” he said.Moran and Boston City Council President Ed Flynn met with the president and vice president of the Worcester Square Area Neighborhood Association at the corner of East Concord and Albany streets at 7 a.m. Thursday to survey and discuss a city plan to open a new shelter in the 700-block of Albany Street that Mayor Michelle Wu is scheduled to unveil at 10 a.m. Friday.It was still some 30 minutes until AHOPE — wh...