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US inventory: old forests cover area larger than California

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:47:14 GMT

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration has identified more than 175,000 square miles (453,000 square kilometers) of old growth and mature forests on U.S. government land and plans to craft a new rule to better protect the nation’s woodlands from fires, insects and other side effects of climate change, officials said Thursday.The results from the government’s first-ever national inventory of mature and old-growth forests on federal land revealed more expanses of older trees than outside researchers had recently estimated.Most are in Western states such as Idaho, California, Montana and Oregon. But they’re also in New England, around the Great Lakes and in Southern states such as Arkansas, Kentucky and West Virginia, according to a Forest Service online map.The inventory’s release comes as President Joe Biden navigates opposing political pressures over federal forest management: Many members of Congress including some Democrats want to ramp up logging in the...

4th arrest made in Alabama Sweet 16 birthday party shooting

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:47:14 GMT

DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A fourth man was arrested Thursday and charged with murder in connection with a shooting at Sweet 16 birthday party that killed four young people in Alabama, authorities announced. Johnny Letron Brown, 20, of Tuskegee, is charged with for counts of reckless murder, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said. A total of four defendants are now facing reckless murder charges in connection to the fatal shooting. The shooting rampage at the Sweet 16 birthday killed four young people, ranging from ages 17 to 23 and shocked the small east Alabama city of Dadeville. In addition to the four slain, 32 others were injured, four of them critically. The party, at a dance studio just off the town square, was in full swing when gunfire erupted.Tyreese “Ty Reik” McCullough, 17, of Tuskegee and Travis McCullough, 16, of Tuskegee were arrested Tuesday. Wilson LaMar Hill Jr., 20, of Auburn, was arrested Wednesday. The district attorney said the teens will be tried as adults as req...

PSG and Galtier taking Angers seriously despite mismatch

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:47:14 GMT

PARIS (AP) — The word mismatch seems like an understatement as first-place Paris Saint-Germain visits rock-bottom Angers on Friday.While a victory for PSG would take it another step toward a record 11th league title — one clear of Marseille and Saint-Etienne — Angers appears doomed to relegation.They are an enormous 58 points behind PSG in the championship, with three wins.The chasm is such that Angers has won only once in the past 23 league matches and is 17 points from safety with seven games remaining.The top scorers for Angers are forward Adrien Hunou and Morocco winger Sofiane Bouffal. They have four goals each compared to 20 for PSG’s Kylian Mbappé, who is tied with Lille’s Jonathan David atop the scoring charts.Although PSG has had some poor performances this season and was dominated by Bayern Munich in the round of 16 of the Champions League, losing at Angers would signal a new low for coach Christophe Galtier’s embattled team.“There will be a full stadium,...

Expresidente de Perú Alejandro Toledo presenta recurso de emergencia en Washington para evitar su extradición a Perú

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:47:14 GMT

(CNN Español) — El expresidente de Perú Alejandro Toledo presentó este jueves un recurso de emergencia en una corte federal para evitar su arresto y posterior extradición, según un documento judicial que obtuvo CNN.De acuerdo con el documento presentado por su defensa ante una corte federal en el Distrito de Columbia, Toledo solicita suspender temporalmente la detención y extradición mientras se resuelve una moción de reconsideración que está pendiente en su caso y que presentó este miércoles.El recurso de emergencia fue presentado horas después de que un juez federal de California ordenara al expresidente que se entregara este viernes ante agentes federales para enfrentar su extradición a Perú.CNN intenta comunicarse con los abogados de Toledo y con el Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos para obtener comentarios.¿De qué acusan al expresidente de Perú Alejandro Toledo? El caso EcotevaEl exmandatario cumple arresto domiciliario en California desde 2019 y es requerido por...

Ordenan al CEO de My Pillow, Mike Lindell, que cumpla con el pago de US$ 5 millones al experto que desmintió sus datos electorales falsos

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:47:14 GMT

(CNN) — El CEO de My Pillow, Mike Lindell, fue ordenado a pagar US$ 5 millones a un experto que desacreditó sus datos relacionados con las elecciones de 2020, según una decisión del panel de arbitraje obtenida por CNN.Lindell, una persona que difunde conspiraciones electorales, se comprometió a conceder la suma multimillonaria a cualquier experto en ciberseguridad que pudiera refutar sus datos. Un panel de arbitraje concedió este miércoles a Robert Zeidman, que tiene décadas de experiencia en el desarrollo de software, un pago de US$ 5 millones después de que demandara a Lindell por esa suma.Exclusivo CNN: así fueron por dentro las negociaciones de Fox News y Dominion para su acuerdo históricoCNN obtuvo los documentos de arbitraje y declaraciones en video, incluida una declaración de Lindell, relacionados con el litigio.“Basándose en el análisis anterior, el Sr. Zeidman cumplió el contrato”, escribió el panel de arbitraje en su decisión. “Demostró que los dat...

20-year-old killed by rock thrown at car in Jeffco

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:47:14 GMT

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — Multiple law enforcement agencies are looking for the suspects who may be responsible for a string of crimes from Wednesday night that resulted in the death of a 20-year-old after she was struck and killed by a large rock while driving. The crimes occurred on Wednesday night starting at 10 p.m.According to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, 20-year-old Alexa Bartell of Arvada was driving northbound near the 10600 block of Indiana Street. JCSO believes the suspects threw a large rock either from a vehicle or the side of the road at Bartell's car. Warning: Picking up folded money could be dangerous The rock allegedly hit Bartell, and she was killed. Moments before she was killed, Bartell was on the phone with a friend when the call went silent. JCSO said Bartell's friend tracked her address and found her dead inside her car that was off the roadway in a field. This was not the first instance of rocks being thrown at cars that night. According to...

Pedestrian struck on I-70 in Wheat Ridge

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:47:14 GMT

WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (KDVR) -- A pedestrian was struck on westbound Interstate 70 causing extensive traffic backups Thursday afternoon, the Wheat Ridge Police Department said. Police said the pedestrian was alert and being transported to the hospital. Traffic on I-70 was slowly moving through the closure at Kipling Street in the far left lane, police said. WRPD said one of its officers witnessed the 30-year-old pedestrian step into traffic. This is a developing story and will be updated as new information is received.

1st baby bison of season welcomed at Rocky Mountain Arsenal

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:47:14 GMT

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (KDVR) -- Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge welcomed the first baby bison of the season. U.S. Fish and Wildlife explained that a bison calf is called a "red dog," and this one was spotted last weekend."If you visit the refuge this spring (or any time), view wildlife from a distance and give red dogs and their moms the space they need," a tweet from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife said.

Building permits slowing around Denver, faster than most cities

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:47:14 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver area construction is slowing from its highs in 2021, according to a new report. Real estate brokerage Point2Homes analyzed the number of home building permits issued in 2021 and 2020 in large, medium and small U.S. metro areas and states. While some states such as Hawaii, South Dakota or Georgia have seen big upticks in the number of building permits, Colorado, and specifically the Denver metro, is in the midst of some of the steepest drops in permitting in the nation. Colorado businesses having a hard time hiring post-pandemic Colorado is among the 10 states with the biggest drops in building permits from 2021 to 2022. Colorado's total building permits dropped 18.8% in that time making it the ninth biggest dropoff in the nation. Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Delaware had the biggest dropoffs.The issue is pronounced in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood metro statistical area. Among large metros, the Denver area's building permitting has dropped at the fifth sharpest...

Florida eases path for death penalty after Parkland verdict

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:47:14 GMT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Thursday ending a unanimous jury requirement in death penalty sentencing, a response to a verdict that spared the life of a school shooter who killed 17 people.DeSantis, a Republican, signed the bill in a private ceremony with families of victims of the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre in Parkland.The new law, which went into effect as soon as the governor signed it, allows capital punishment in Florida with a jury recommendation of at least 8-4 in favor of execution. Only three states out of the 27 that impose the death penalty do not require unanimity. Alabama allows a 10-2 decision, and Missouri and Indiana let a judge decide when there is a divided jury.“Once a defendant in a capital case is found guilty by a unanimous jury, one juror should not be able to veto a capital sentence,” DeSantis said in a statement. “I’m proud to sign legislation that will prevent families from having to endure what th...