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Pastor crafts window to ‘Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:00 GMT

HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — The TV show, “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” is the inspiration for worship for a local congregation this summer. Specifically, the song from the show, titled, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.”“We have seasonal teams that plan all of our worship, fellowship, mission, and study for each different season, on a quarterly basis,” said Pastor Stephanie Sorge, of Trinity Presbyterian Church. “I’ve been thinking for a while about trying to do a Mr. Rogers theme. Mr. Rogers was actually an ordained Presbyterian minister. He was ordained to the ministry with families through media.”Feeling inspired to combine the summer theme with a newfound personal talent, Sorge imagined creating stained glass that would provide a colorful and inspiring portal to the neighborhood beyond the windows of the church in the stately, white historic building tucked in the Sunset Heights neighborhood, along South High Street. In June 2022, like many pastors around the country, Sorge wa...

Leslie Van Houten, miembro de la familia Manson, está un paso más cerca de la libertad condicional ya que el gobernador ya no cuestionará la liberación

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:00 GMT

(CNN) — La oficina del gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom, anunció este viernes que no impugnará el fallo del panel de apelaciones del estado de mayo que abrió la posibilidad de libertad condicional para Leslie Van Houten, exseguidora de Charles Manson y asesina convicta.Van Houten cumple sentencias simultáneas de siete años a cadena perpetua después de que fue condenada en 1971 por su papel en los asesinatos del ejecutivo de supermercados Leno LaBianca y su esposa, Rosemary, en su casa.“Más de 50 años después de que la secta Manson cometiera estos brutales delitos, las familias de las víctimas aún sienten el impacto, al igual que todos los californianos. El gobernador Newsom revocó la concesión de libertad condicional de la Sra. Van Houten tres veces desde que asumió el cargo y se defendió de sus impugnaciones de esas decisiones en la corte”, dijo Erin Mellon, portavoz del gobernador, en un comunicado este viernes.“El gobernador está decepcionado por la decisión del Tribu...

Pinpoint Weather Alert Day for storms before drying out and heating up

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Saturday is a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day for thunderstorms that will move across the Front Range in Denver weather. A few storms could produce large hail, an isolated tornado and damaging winds. Pinpoint Weather Alert Day on July 8.Weather today: severe threat for stormsMetro Denver will have sunshine around to start the day followed by increasing clouds and another storm chance. Temperatures on July 8 range from the 70s to the 90s.Temperatures Saturday range from the 70s to 90s depending on where you are in the state. Storms get going in the afternoon and move southeast through the evenings. Storm radar on July 8.Some could become severe and have large hail and damaging winds. There is a slight risk for severe storms across the eastern half of the state on July 8.An isolated tornado or two is possible as well, so stay weather aware this afternoon and evening. Looking ahead: More dry days than stormy skiesSunday will be a mainly sunny and dry day. Temperatures w...

Officers fire at man for shooting rifle in Miami; Suspect rushed to hospital

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:00 GMT

Police responded and rushed over to a street in Miami after they said a man was shooting bullets into the air with a rifle.Those shots were fired on Friday night just before 8 p.m., on Northeast 10th Avenue and 79th Street. When the City of Miami Police Department responded, an officer confronted the armed man and was forced to fire at him after not complying with orders from authorities. “Units arrived shortly thereafter, they were able to make contact with the individual. The subject was down, there is a rifle on the scene,” said an officer. The alleged suspect was shot and rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital and is currently in critical condition at the Ryder Trauma Center.“I heard about 10 to 12 gunshots like before even the police got here,” said a witness who lives across from where the shooting took place.He said he was shocked by what the man is accused of doing.“It’s crazy because innocent people live there, people work every day and some...

Spain and UK warn against sending cluster bombs to Ukraine

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:00 GMT

Madrid and London do not look kindly on the American decision to send cluster bombs to Ukraine.The Biden administration announced on Friday that the weapons will be included in the U.S.’s next $800 million arms package to Kyiv — a decision that has raised humanitarian concerns. A cluster bomb is a weapon engineered to scatter submunitions (or “bomblets”) over a wide area, potentially risking civilian collateral damage. Washington is not party to the 2010 Convention on Cluster Munitions, endorsed by more than 100 countries, including the U.K. and Spain, and banning their use. Neither are Russia and Ukraine. “It is important to note that the Russian Federation has been indiscriminately using cluster munitions from day 1 of the unprovoked large-scale aggression,” tweeted Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov after the U.S. announcement. He committed to use the weapons with caution.But the “five principles” Kyiv is pledging to abide by fai...

Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara apologizes for her role in Jamaica Plain car crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:00 GMT

Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara released a statement issuing an apology Saturday for her role in a car crash in Jamaica Plain last Friday.“We are all accountable for our actions, and I am no different, which is why I offer my sincerest apologies to everyone, especially the people of District 6,” she said. “As an elected official, I’ve worked hard to center the dignity and humanity of my constituents. Today, I ask you to also see mine as I work to correct my mistake.”Lara was driving with a revoked license in an unregistered and uninsured car with an expired inspection sticker when she left the roadway and crashed through a fence and into a house, according to 7NEWS sources.In her statement, Lara said she was driving a friend’s car. Sources also said her son, who had to get stitches after the crash, was not in a booster seat required by state law.https://twitter.com/CllrKendraLara/status/1677667706923876353?s=2...

Marble head unearthed during works in Rome piazza

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:00 GMT

(CNN) — Construction workers have unearthed a white marble head in the historic center of Rome, the city’s mayor has revealed on social media.Posting a picture of the mud-covered relic on Twitter on Thursday, Mayor Roberto Gualtieri wrote: “#Roma continues to return precious evidence of its past: a splendid intact marble head was found during the works in Piazza Augusto Imperatore attended by the @Sovrintendenza.”Gualtieri went on to add that archaeologists and restorers are now “busy cleaning and studying the find.”The Sovrintendenza Capitolina (Capitoline Superintendence) manages, maintains and enhances the capital’s historic and archaeological heritage.The impressive piece, which is thought to be part of a statue of a female divinity, was discovered in a foundation uncovered during the works for the “redevelopment of the Mausoleum of Augustus and Piazza Augusto Imperatore,” according to a statement published online by Rome city council. It ...

Ya gotta believe! A look back at the Amazin’ finish that led Mets to the ‘73 NL pennant

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:00 GMT

Fifty years ago Sunday (July 9), a Mets slogan was born. And though “Ya gotta believe” may have had awkward origins, it bloomed into a war cry for the Mets’ improbable rush to the 1973 National League pennant. It also became a signature phrase for Tug McGraw, the garrulous, talented reliever who coined it, and an enduring worldview for a fanbase that still quotes it today.Midway through that memorable season, the ‘73 Mets were beat-up, mired in last place in the NL East. Injuries had clipped their lineup — Jerry Grote, Bud Harrelson, John Milner and Cleon Jones were among those who missed time — and their high hopes were dwindling. Some had already written off the Mets and there were rumors about Yogi Berra’s job status as manager.M. Donald Grant, the Mets chairman, entered the Mets’ clubhouse, looking to talk to the players. “No one knew what to expect, him coming in with a business suit, shirt and tie,” recalls Ed Kranepo...

Victor Wembanyama hype slapped to reality in rocky Summer League debut

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:00 GMT

LAS VEGAS — The game was drawing near, the moment and player everybody in Vegas came to witness.Behind the basket, a Hornets staffer, awaiting his team’s showdown against Victor Wembanyama, spoke to a colleague.“He slapped an American princess,” the staffer said. “She’s royalty.”It was dripping with sarcasm, to be sure. Britney Spears might’ve been a pop sensation in 1999, but she long ago descended into something else. Plus, Wembanyama never slapped Spears. It was Spurs security who connected on the infamous backhand.But the sentiment from the Hornets executive was easy to interpret. For the opposition, Wembanyama is a 7-5 French target. He’s getting all the hype. Sucking up all the attention. ESPN labeled him “the greatest prospect in the history of team sports.” It reached the level of supernatural, as if Wembanyama would emerge in a UFO and evaporate all basketball norms.And for what? Averaging 21 points in the Fr...

Police say 22 officers have been injured during unrest at Eritrean festival in Germany

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:00 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — German police said at least 22 officers were injured and dozens of people were detained Saturday during unrest at an Eritrean cultural event in the western city of Giessen.Police said bottles were thrown and smoke bombs were ignited as groups of Eritreans opposed to the African nation’s autocratic ruler tried to force their way to the venue.About 1,000 officers, a water cannon and helicopters are deployed in the city, which is about 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of Frankfurt. Police spokesman Christopher Pfaff urged the public to avoid the center of Giessen while the operation is ongoing.Authorities had tried to ban the festival after similar unrest occurred there last year, but a court overturned the order.The event was organized by a group considered close to the government of Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki. Tens of thousands of people have fled Eritrea for Europe, many alleging they were mistreated by Afwerki’s government.The Associated Press