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Kevin McCarthy directs House panel to open Biden impeachment inquiry

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:03:45 GMT

By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday he is directing a House committee to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden over his family’s business dealings, launching historic proceedings ahead of the 2024 election.McCarthy said the House Oversight Committee’s investigation so far has found a “culture of corruption” around the Biden family as Republicans probe the business dealings of Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, from before the Democratic president took office. “These are allegations of abuse of power, obstruction and corruption, and they warrant further investigation by the House of Representatives,” McCarthy, R-Calif., said outside the speaker’s office at the Capitol. “That’s why today I am directing our House committee to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.”The announcement comes as the Republican leader ...

Ashton Kutcher reminded of testimony in Los Altos woman’s murder by Danny Masterson accuser

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:03:45 GMT

The fall-out continues over Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis’ defense of Danny Masterson, along with outrage the couple sparked with a video they posted in which they tried to apologize for writing glowing character letters ahead of their friend’s sentencing last week to 30 years to life after being convicted of two of three counts of rape.The verdict of the internet is that Kutcher and Kunis failed to show genuine remorse in their allegedly “lawyered” apology video, or authentic concern about “re-traumatizing” Masterson’s victims by calling him their “role model” and by appearing to minimize one key aspect of the women’s testimony — that their friend drugged them before attacking them.It was “incredibly insulting and hurtful,” one of Masterson’s victims said to a journalist. Another accuser, Chrissie Carnell Bixler, went further, going on the offensive and telling Kutcher on Instagram Story: “You...

UC regents meeting to include discussion of Cal’s move into the ACC (which could be costly for UCLA)

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:03:45 GMT

The University of California regents will discuss Cal’s move into the Atlantic Coast Conference next week on UCLA’s campus. It’s an appropriate location given that the governing board is expected to consider whether to impose a subsidy on the Bruins — the so-called Berkeley tax, or Cal-imony.The agenda for the Sept. 21 meeting describes the session in this manner: “Discussion: UC Berkeley Atlantic Coast Conference Membership.”Because the session is closed to the public, the regents won’t vote on whether to eventually force UCLA to turn a portion of its Big Ten jackpot into an annual “contribution” to Cal’s athletic department.But sources believe it will be discussed in detail.The controversial issue first surfaced last summer, after UCLA announced it would enter the Big Ten in 2024 (along with USC) and leave its sister campus behind.Expecting the depleted Pac-12 to lose significant media revenue without the Los Angeles mark...

He sent a selfie from a Colorado summit, and then disappeared

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:03:45 GMT

A hiker who was last seen in a selfie he took atop a Colorado peak in June was found dead by two people fishing on a remote stretch of river.Ian O’Brien, 28, from Page, Ariz., was reported missing after he failed to return from a solo hike while camping on June 24 near Durango, in Colorado’s southwest corner.The body was discovered Sept. 2, said the Montezuma County sheriff’s office. The cause of death was said to be accidental drowning.The day he disappeared, O’Brien left the Echo Basin campsite he was sharing with his girlfriend for a 7½-mile hike up Hesperus Mountain, a route he was reportedly familiar with. About 4½ hours later, around 6:30 p.m., he shared a photo from the 13,238-foot summit. When he hadn’t returned by 12:30 a.m., his girlfriend notified the sheriff’s office.After a week of extensive searching, the operation was put in “limited continuous mode,” meaning the official search-and-rescue crew wouldn’t be called o...

Pigeon coop fire at Lafayette home contained

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:03:45 GMT

(KRON) -- A fire in the backyard of a home was contained Sunday night in a Lafayette neighborhood just off of Highway 24, according to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District.Around 8 p.m., a fire started in two large pigeon coops in the backyard of a home on Sierra Vista Way. The fire spread to trees and backyard debris, Battalion Chief Ross Macumber said.Photo: Contra Costa County Fire Protection DistrictThe fire was eventually contained with the home and backyard able to be saved by fire crews. One pigeon coop was destroyed and the other suffered minor damages.According to the fire department, the fire was able to be contained quickly due to no wind being present at the time. The cause of how the fire started is currently unknown.

New York Jets QB Aaron Rodgers has a torn Achilles tendon, AP source says. He’s likely to miss the rest of the season

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:03:45 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets QB Aaron Rodgers has a torn Achilles tendon, AP source says. He’s likely to miss the rest of the season.Source

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Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:03:45 GMT

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Missouri clinic halts transgender care for minors in wake of new state law

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:03:45 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri clinic will stop prescribing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to minors for the purpose of gender transition, citing a new state law that the clinic says “creates unsustainable liability” for health care workers.A statement released Monday by the Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital said patients currently receiving care will be referred to other providers. The center will continue to provide education and mental health support for minors, as well as medical care for patients over the age of 18.“We are disheartened to have to take this step,” the statement read. “However, Missouri’s newly enacted law regarding transgender care has created a new legal claim for patients who received these medications as minors. This legal claim creates unsustainable liability for health-care professionals and makes it untenable for us to continue to provide comprehensive transgender care for minor patients without subjectin...

Speaker McCarthy says he’ll direct House to open impeachment inquiry into President Biden over family business dealings

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:03:45 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker McCarthy says he’ll direct House to open impeachment inquiry into President Biden over family business dealings.Source

Biden propone más protecciones para los migrantes beneficiarios de la visa H-2A

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:03:45 GMT

Los trabajadores agrícolas inmigrantes recibirían una serie de nuevas protecciones en virtud de una propuesta del gobierno de Joe Biden con la que se busca aumentar los requisitos de seguridad en las granjas y aumentar la transparencia sobre cómo estos trabajadores son traídos al país para combatir la trata de personas.La propuesta reformaría el programa de visas H-2A, bajo el cual cientos de miles de inmigrantes, en su mayoría de México, aceptan trabajos estacionales en la industria agrícola estadounidense. El número de personas admitidas en el programa se ha disparado en los últimos años, ya que la rápida contratación después de la pandemia y la baja tasa de desempleo han dejado a muchos agricultores luchando por encontrar trabajadores locales.El año pasado, alrededor de 370,000 personas fueron admitidas con visas H-2A, el doble que en 2016 y cinco veces más que en 2005, dijeron funcionarios del Departamento de Trabajo. Sin embargo, a medida que la popularidad del programa ha crec...