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Eagles QB Jalen Hurts likely to start with knee injury Sunday against Washington

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:19:21 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts is expected to start for the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday against Washington while playing through an injury to his left knee.In the second half of a 31-17 victory over Miami, Hurts played with a brace on his left knee yet still led the Eagles on a go-ahead drive. Hurts clearly hasn’t been himself this season. The game-breaking runs have been kept in check and his eight interceptions are two more than he threw a season ago.“Just taking it day by day,” Hurts said Wednesday.Hurts didn’t specify when he was injured except to say it wasn’t in the game against the Dolphins.“I don’t want to make it bigger than what it is,” Hurts said. “I think it’s something that comes with every player in this league. Things happen in this league and you just try to avoid them.”The defending NFC champions are 6-1 and surely can’t afford to lose Hurts for any length of time. They started 13-1 last season before Hurts sprained his right shoulde...

Breeders’ Cup Classic to pit Kentucky Derby and Belmont winners, with Bob Baffert entry, too

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:19:21 GMT

ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Kentucky Derby winner Mage and Belmont Stakes winner Arcangelo head a full field of 14 horses for the wide-open Breeders’ Cup Classic, with trainer Todd Pletcher pre-entering two for the $6 million race that includes horses from the barns of Bob Baffert and Rick Dutrow.The Classic field was among the 205 horses, including 59 from overseas, pre-entered Wednesday for the over $31 million, 14-race world championships on Nov. 3-4 at Santa Anita. The track is hosting for a record 11th time on the event’s 40th anniversary.Baffert has won the Classic won four times — all with 3-year-olds. Baffert will saddle Pacific Classic winner Arabian Knight on his home track at Santa Anita.Dutrow has Whitney winner White Abarrio, his first Breeders’ Cup runner since 2010. He won the 2005 Classic with Saint Liam. He regained his trainer’s license in February, having served a 10-year suspension after being charged with numerous medication and administrative violations.After ...

Colorado lawmakers react to U.S. House speaker election

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:19:21 GMT

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KDVR) -- After a grueling 22-day stint, the House GOP overwhelmingly backed Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) in his bid for House speaker. He was elected with 220 votes.This is the fourth Republican candidate in three weeks, causing many to worry about an impending time limit for the federal government's budget. Here's how Colorado's lawmakers reacted. Johnson captures Speakership, with strong GOP support U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07)“For three weeks, House Republicans have wasted the American people’s time and put politics ahead of the urgent needs of our country. Instead of working with Democrats to find a bipartisan path forward, they chose to cave to the far-right, fringe members holding their party hostage. Today they chose extremism and elected Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House.“Johnson led the effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election and still will not acknowledge the legitimacy of Joe Biden as President. He wants a nationwide ban o...

Cold on the way, Colorado allotted $54 million to help keep homes warm just in time

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:19:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Families in Colorado, struggling to pay their heating bills, could be seeing relief after Colorado received $54 million to assist low-income families. “No Coloradan should have to worry about keeping their home warm this winter,” U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper said in a press release Wednesday. “LIHEAP keeps working families and seniors on a fixed income safe.” View the latest Weather Alerts in Denver and across Colorado on FOX31 FOX31 and Channel 2 were able to talk with Theresa Kullen, the Colorado LEAP (Low-income Energy Assistance Program) manager, on Wednesday following the announcement of the millions now here to help Coloradans who qualify. "When we get that first cold blast we see an increase with people realizing they need help in paying the bill," Kullen said. She said they open the online application process this upcoming Tuesday, Nov. 1st. Kullen explained there are requirements for applicants to meet in order to be approved to receive the heating bill...

Airbnb using AI to curb house parties during Halloween

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:19:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- If you're trying to rent a house on Airbnb to host your Halloween party, you may have been blocked by artificial intelligence.Last year, Airbnb implemented an AI across the U.S. and Canada to help reduce the risk of disruptive and unauthorized parties over the holiday weekend. CSP warns motorists to stay sober or off the road this Halloween weekend The company says this AI tries to identify higher-risk one-night and two-night bookings for entire home listings and prevent them. The technology looks at the booking attempt for signs it is a higher risk for a disruptive or unauthorized party incident, including the length of the trip, the distance to the listing and whether the booking is last-minute.“While disruptive parties are rare, we want to try to reduce the risk of them even more," Naba Banerjee, Airbnb's head of trust and safety, said in an email. "Our AI anti-party system is an important tool in helping us to do that, and we’re optimistic it will have a posit...

Police search for suspects accused of armed robbery at Family Dollar store in NW Miami-Dade

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:19:21 GMT

Police are looking for the thieves behind an armed robbery in Northwest Miami-Dade.Four people entered the Family Dollar store on Northwest 79th Street near 21st Avenue and demanded money.According to police, at least one of them opened fire towards the clerk before they all took off with the cash tray.The clerk wasn’t hurt.If you have any information on this crime, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.

Miami man indicted for murder in Monroe County overdose death

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:19:21 GMT

MONROE COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) – A 56-year-old Miami man was arrested in April for leading an extensive fentanyl distribution ring in Monroe County, has been indicted for murder for his involvement in an overdose death, officials said.According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, a grand jury has charged Melvin Anthony Howard with first-degree murder for supplying the fentanyl that led to the overdose death of 53-year-old Amanda Roberts of Grassy Key on Sept. 2, 2022.In a related case, Alexis Joy Sather, 23, of Marathon, Florida, was arrested for murder in March 2023, connected to Roberts’ death. Authorities said Sather had purchased fentanyl from Howard and subsequently sold it to Roberts.Howard is also facing charges of trafficking fentanyl, conspiracy to traffic fentanyl and the unlawful use of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony.Howard’s initial arrest in April followed a 15-month investigation by the Sheriff’s Office Special Invest...

Sheriff: Florida woman charged with DUI manslaughter ran over husband while looking for dog

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:19:21 GMT

BREVARD COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — A Brevard County woman is accused of running over her husband while the two were trying to look for their lost dog.It was Friday night in Palm Bay when police got a call saying there was a man lying in the road on Dittmer Circle, bleeding and believed to be dead.“Very shocked because nothing has ever happened in this neighborhood before,” said Joshua DeJesus, who lives in the neighborhood.While some in the neighborhood had heard about what happened, others had no idea.“I was just checking the neighborhood website we have. I haven’t seen nothing about it,” DeJesus said.According to the police report, Sally Gore told officers she and her husband had come home from dinner and found their gate open.Assuming their dog had gotten out, she said her husband went to look for it on foot, and she drove off to look as well.After driving around the block, she came home and saw her husband, Gregory, lying in the street.According...

Trump fined $10,000 over comment he made outside court in his New York civil fraud trial

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:19:21 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was called to the witness stand and then fined $10,000 on Wednesday after a judge concluded that the former president had violated a limited gag order in his civil fraud trial. It was the second time in less than a week that Trump was penalized for his out-of-court comments.Before imposing the latest fine, Judge Arthur Engoron summoned Trump from the defense table to testify about his comment to reporters hours earlier about “a person who’s very partisan sitting alongside” the judge.Trump and his lawyers said that comment was about witness Michael Cohen, a former Trump law, and not about the clerk. Trump told the judge from the witness stand that his remark about partisans was aimed at “you and Cohen.”But Trump did not conceal his frustration with the clerk. “I think she’s very biased against us, I think we’ve made that clear,” Trump said.Engoron on Oct. 3 had ordered all participants in the trial not to comment publicly about his staff, a restriction is...

Boston City Council approves ordinance allowing police to clear tents, other temporary shelters at Mass and Cass

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:19:21 GMT

The Boston City Council on Wednesday voted to approve an ordinance to clean up tents and other temporary shelters in the area known as Mass and Cass. Mayor Michelle Wu proposed the ordinance back in August. As part of her announcement, Wu layed out a plan to give police the power to remove tents and tarps on public property and roads in cases where people living inside are offered alternative places to live, services, transportation and space to store their belongings. Months later, the City Council this week voted 9-3 in favor of approving the ordinance.Wu is scheduled to speak on Thursday morning about intersecting crises of substance use disorder, mental health issues and homelessness near the intersection of Melnea Cass Boulevard and Massachusetts Avenue. A city spokesperson, in the meantime, said officials “are grateful to the Council for their partnership in approving this ordinance to help address the public safety of patients, workers, and residents in the area so ...