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Watch live: Biden addresses nation on Israel, Ukraine wars

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:23:33 GMT

WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — President Joe Biden will deliver his fourth prime-time address to the nation Thursday night in an effort to pitch the American public on the need to continue funding the wars in Israel and Ukraine.Israel continues to pound the Gaza Strip with airstrikes, including in the south where Palestinians were told to take refuge. The long-expected ground invasion has not yet happened, but the country's defense minister has told troops to “be ready” to invade.Palestinian militants fired rockets into Israel on Thursday from Gaza and Lebanon, and tensions flared in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Jim Jordan to support empowering temporary speaker Patrick McHenry: source Biden’s funding request is likely to be around $100 billion over the next year, according to people directly familiar with the proposal who insisted on anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.A senior White House official told The Associated Press that Biden continued to develop his remarks on Thu...

Did officer's actions contribute to Elijah McClain's death? Doctors testify in trial

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:23:33 GMT

BRIGHTON, Colo. (KDVR) — Ketamine may have killed Elijah McClain, but it wasn't the only factor, prosecutors argue in the trial of suspended Aurora Police Officer Nathan Woodyard.Day three of Woodyard's trial for reckless manslaughter and a lesser included count of criminally negligent homicide featured testimony from a medical expert and the coroner who performed McClain's autopsy. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox The 23-year-old Black man was walking home in a runner's mask on Aug. 24, 2019, when he was stopped by three police officers responding to a call reporting a suspicious person.Woodyard was the officer who confronted McClain and, within 8 seconds, took him to the ground and placed him in a carotid hold.Pulmonologist testifies on Elijah McClain's stateDr. David Beuther, a pulmonologist at National Jewish Health, testified for the state that even though McClain may have died based just on an overdose of ketamine given by paramedics, everyt...

Juvenile in custody after gun found in student's bag at Brighton High School

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:23:33 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Brighton Police Department said a firearm was found in a student's bag at Brighton High School on Thursday.Around 12:30 p.m., the school administration received a report of a student at the school being in possession of a firearm, the department said in a release. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox The school was placed on secure while officers investigated a potential safety threat. The secure status was lifted just under an hour later.Two Brighton Police school resource officers were at the school. Police said officers immediately found the suspect and found a firearm in his bag. Additional officers responded to help with the investigation.No one was hurt, and one juvenile is in custody, police said.Brighton Police is still investigating where the gun came from and whether additional students may have been involved. Police are asking the public for help. If you have any information regarding this incident, you are asked to cal...

Colorado doctor conducts formula study in hopes of preventing future shortages

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:23:33 GMT

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (KDVR) -- The infant formula shortage left rows of empty store shelves and put desperate parents in a bind for feeding their babies just last year.Now, a local doctor is conducting a study of a formula shipped in from overseas to see if it can help shore up supplies in the U.S. long-term. Smokey the ‘Coors Field Cat’ raises $10K after finding new home At Advanced Pediatric Associates, the heart of the practice is centered around healthy little ones.“Babies are my thing,” Dr. Stephanie Stevens said. “I really love children and making sure that we're able to do everything that we can for the babies in our community is really important to me.”Stevens sees formula shortage impactsStevens has been a pediatrician for decades. Over the last two years, she saw firsthand the impact of dwindling formula supplies.“Many families really struggled with trying to figure out how to feed their babies,” Stevens said. “They were using formula. The babies were growing and ...

Longmont outdoor school teaches students skills without instruction

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:23:33 GMT

LONGMONT, Colo. (KDVR) -- Tucked away among the trees in rural Longmont is a land that modern time has forgotten — and that’s exactly how Neal Ritter likes it. This is the home of the Laughing Coyote Project. OSIRIS-REx spacecraft named 2023 Coolest Thing Made in Colorado “Our mission is to connect folks to nature, the outdoors, through primitive skills," said Ritter, the project's co-founder.Since 2014, this 20-acre slice of the Colorado outdoors has been a classroom where students of all ages learn, but are not taught. Primitive fire-making skills, shelter-making and how to survive off the land with homemade tools built from surrounding materials are all common skills learned. “In many ways, I believe that our bodies expect to be doing the same tasks that we’ve done for an entire hunter-gatherer past," said Ritter.Co-founder and head instructor Ritter calls the Laughing Coyote Project more of an experiment than a school. “When you are working with sticks and rocks, and when yo...

New biopic ‘Nyad,’ starring Annette Bening and Jodie Foster, brings true story of long-distance swimmer to the screen

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:23:33 GMT

For most people, going for a swim means doing a few laps in the pool. Diana Nyad is not most people.Annette Bening stars as the marathon swimmer in “Nyad.” Jodie Foster plays her best friend and trainer who helps her fulfill a lifelong dream.Jodie Foster (as Bonnie Stoll): “No, no, no. That’s insane, Diana. You tried that when you were 28, and you did not make it when you were 28. You’re 60.”Annette Bening (as Diana Nyad): “I don’t believe in imposed limitations. The only one who gets to decide if I’m through is me.”“Nyad” tells the story of long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad, who attempts to swim from Cuba to South Florida at age 60 after four failed attempts.Annette Bening (as Diana Nyad): “OK, it’s just a little swim.”Annette Bening plays the champion athlete who’s determined to show the world what she can do.Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi: “It’s a vehicle for understanding what t...

Bad Bunny to wrap Most Wanted Tour at Kaseya Center in May 2024

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:23:33 GMT

Do you like bunnies? A bad one is is hitting the road and coming to South Florida.The global superstar is heading out on his Most Wanted Tour, and he’s going just days after dropping his new studio album.The Buns is hitting 32 cities across North America starting in late February.And Miami, get ready: Bad Bunny’s wrapping up his tour at the Kaseya Center with three nights of shows on May 24, 25 and 26.Fans can register ahead of tickets going on sale beginning this Sunday.

Common contaminants linked to accelerated weight gain in children

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:23:33 GMT

(CNN) — Children exposed to higher levels of pesticides, fungicides and synthetic chemicals while in the womb are more likely to have a higher body mass index during childhood than those exposed to lower levels of such chemicals, a new study found.“This is important knowledge given that accelerated growth during childhood has been linked to various health issues during childhood and in later life, including obesity, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes,” said first author Parisa Montazeri, an epidemiologist and scientific coordinator at the Barcelona Institute for Global Health in Spain, in an email.All the chemicals examined in the study are suspected “obesogens” — chemicals that may promote obesity by interfering with metabolism and hormones, Montazeri said.“All children were exposed prenatally,” she added. “Some measurements were below the limit of detection, meaning the sample had too low a concentration of the chemical being measured to regis...

Laphonza Butler says she will not seek Senate seat in 2024

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:23:33 GMT

(CNN) — Democratic Sen. Laphonza Butler of California said Thursday that she would not run for a full term next year.“I’ve spent the past 16 days pursuing my clarity – what kind of life I want to have, what kind of service I want to offer and what kind of voice I want to bring forward,” Butler said in a statement. “After considering those questions I’ve decided not to run for Senate in the upcoming election. Knowing you can win a campaign doesn’t always mean you should run a campaign.”Butler told The New York Times, which first reported the news, that she would be the “the loudest, proudest champion of California” for the remainder of her term but that “this is not the greatest use of my voice.”California Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Butler to fill the seat left vacant after the death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Butler was sworn in earlier this month and made history as the first out Black lesbian to enter Congress. Butler is also the sole B...

Jewish leaders slam Boston city councilor for ‘antisemitic’ remarks on Israel-Hamas war

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:23:33 GMT

A Boston city councilor is being slammed for making “antisemitic” statements that perpetuate a “dangerous myth” about “excessive Jewish power and influence” in global affairs, two Jewish groups say.The Anti-Defamation League of New England and the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston both released statements Thursday criticizing the “troubling” remarks made by Tania Fernandes Anderson at this week’s City Council meeting.“Drawing on the oldest tropes about Jewish power and influence to make a political statement is not just unacceptable, it is antisemitic,” Rabbi Dr. Jonah Steinberg, ADL New England regional director, said in a statement.“Excessive Jewish power and influence controlling global affairs is a dangerous myth where Jews are cast as manipulative schemers who use money and influence to advance an evil agenda,” he added.“Words matter,” Steinberg said, saying that while the ADL welcomes a conversation, the “community deserves an apology” from the councilor.Rel...