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Appeals court upholds order delaying this week’s execution of Texas inmate for deadly carjacking

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:00 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a ruling delaying this week’s scheduled execution of a Texas inmate for fatally shooting an 80-year-old woman more than two decades ago.Jedidiah Murphy, 48, had been set to receive a lethal injection Tuesday evening at the state penitentiary in Huntsville for the October 2000 death of Bertie Lee Cunningham during a carjacking in the Dallas suburb of Garland.But last week, a federal judge in Austin issued an order staying Murphy’s execution after the inmate’s lawyers had filed a lawsuit seeking DNA testing of evidence related to his 2001 trial.The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday upheld the judge’s order. The three-judge panel said that another case before the appeals court that was brought by a different Texas death row inmate raises similar issues.“We agree with the district court that a stay is appropriate at least until a decision in that case,” the three-judge panel wrote.The Texas Attorney General’s ...

University of Washington asks court to dismiss Oregon State, Washington State’s suit against Pac-12

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:00 GMT

The University of Washington asked a court on Monday to dismiss the lawsuit brought against the Pac-12 by Oregon State and Washington State, which seeks to prevent the conference’s departing members from standing in the way of their efforts to rebuild the beleaguered league.A mediation process is ongoing between Oregon State and Washington State and the 10 departing Pac-12 members, according to the court filings, but two schools believe that shouldn’t stop the court case from proceeding.At issue is who gets to decide what happens to the Pac-12 between now and when those schools officially leave for their new conference on Aug. 1, 2024.“The departing schools continue to undermine our efforts to secure the future of the Pac-12 Conference. They are relying on flimsy arguments to try to escape accountability for their actions,” Oregon State and Washington State said in a statement.Washington’s motion to intervene in the case, which was granted and includes a requ...

Shares in Walmart’s Mexico subsidiary drop after company is investigated for monopolistic practices

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:00 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Shares in Walmart’s Mexico subsidiary dropped about 3.3% Monday after Walmart de Mexico announced it is under investigation for alleged monopolistic practices.Analysts said it was not clear what regulators were alleging the company did.But an analysis report from Intercam Banco said Mexico’s economic competition commission could be alleging price-fixing or other practices at Walmart, the country’s largest retailer.The commission is Mexico’s anti-monopoly regulatory agency. Such investigations can take months.The announcement was made late Friday, but in its first day of trading Monday after the investigation was revealed, Walmart de Mexico shares dropped 3.33%.Walmart issued a statement saying it is confident that it has “always obeyed the applicable law in order to guarantee the best prices, quality and assortment to customers.”Source

Sunrise gatherings, dances and speeches mark celebration of culture on Indigenous Peoples Day

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:00 GMT

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Events across the country, including a sunrise gathering in Minneapolis, a rally at the statehouse in Maine, and traditional dancing, music and food in Alaska and Arizona, marked celebrations of Indigenous Peoples Day.The ceremonies, speeches and performances in traditional regalia Monday came two years after President Joe Biden officially commemorated the day honoring “America’s first inhabitants and the Tribal Nations that continue to thrive today.”At a gathering in Phoenix where dancers performed in traditional Aztec clothing, Sifa Matafahi said it was an opportunity to “pay respect to Indigenous cultures … to reflect on our past and history while also acknowledging our cultural presence.”In Minnesota, about 150 people, including the governor and lieutenant governor, attended a sunrise prayer and ceremony at Bde Maka Ska, a lake surrounded by parkland on the south side of Minneapolis.“Today, we recognize our ancestors and predecessors wh...

Lions relying on creativity as well as toughness in 4-1 start

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:00 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Dan Campbell loves hard-nosed football.The Detroit Lions coach just doesn’t think it is enough to build a winning team.“We’ll always be known as a tough, physical team on offense, defense and special teams,” he said of his 4-1 Lions. “But if you are just tough and you are just physical and you have no creativity, you’re not going to do anything with it.”That hasn’t been an issue since Campbell took over the team. Not only does he go for it on fourth down more than any other NFL coach, he seems to have an endless supply of fake kicks and trick plays.On Sunday, when the Lions broke open the game with two second-quarter touchdowns in 29 seconds, the latter came when the Lions turned a reverse into a flea-flicker. With the Panthers defense out of position, Jared Goff hit Sam LaPorta for a 31-yard touchdown and a 21-7 lead.“I think our guys enjoy those plays, and it is a little bit of eye candy, but it also sets up all the other things we do,” Campb...

Los hispanos tienen “un riesgo desproporcionadamente mayor” de desarrollar alzhéimer frente a los estadounidenses blancos, revela informe

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:00 GMT

(CNN) — Los adultos mayores hispanos son 1,5 veces más propensos a padecer alzhéimer u otras demencias que sus pares blancos, según el informe especial anual de la Asociación de Alzhéimer.De acuerdo al reporte, el 14% de los hispanos mayores de 65 años padecen demencia de alzhéimer, en comparación al 10% de los adultos blancos de la misma edad.Día Mundial del Alzhéimer: ¿qué es y cómo se diferencia de otras formas de demencia?El informe señala que la discriminación en las interacciones interpersonales, además del racismo estructural que impacta las leyes, el acceso a la atención en salud y la calidad de la educación, pueden contribuir a las disparidades detectadas.“El estrés acumulado derivado de los efectos del racismo estructural y las diferencias resultantes en el entorno social y físico pueden influir directamente en el riesgo de demencia”, afirmaron los autores del informe.Rebecca Edelmayer, directora principal de compromiso científico de la Asociación de Alzh...

Biden interviewed Sunday and Monday as part of special counsel investigation into classified documents, White House says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:00 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden interviewed Sunday and Monday as part of special counsel investigation into classified documents, White House says.Source

After teen's killing outside mall, Aurora officials try to quell concerns

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:00 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — A suspect has been identified in the killing of a 15-year-old boy as officials work to quell worries about safety near the Aurora shopping mall where he was killed.Raphael Velin was killed at the Southlands shopping center on Sept. 30. Police now say they have issued an arrest warrant for a suspect in the killing.“To the family of the suspect, you need to be part of the solution, not part of the problem. This individual is wanted for murder,” interim Aurora Police Chief Art Acevedo said.Acevedo said the teen's killing was not related to homecoming celebrations, but he said it was a risky pre-planned meeting. Denver announces location for first micro-community The council member who represents the ward where the Southlands Shopping Center is located, Francoise Bergan, said she now plans to meet with businesses there.“I want them to know that we do hear them, although this was not a random shooting, and they should not fear obviously going out and about with t...

Biden interviewed as part of special counsel investigation into handling of classified documents

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:00 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has been interviewed as part of an independent investigation into his handling of classified documents, the White House said late Monday. It's a possible sign that the investigation is nearing its end. Special counsel Robert Hur is investigating the improper retention of classified documents from Biden’s time as a U.S. senator and as vice president that were found at his Delaware home, as well as at a private office that he used in between his service in the Obama administration and becoming president.Biden has said he did not know the documents were there.Ian Sams, a spokesperson for the White House counsel's office, said in a statement that the interview was voluntary and conducted at the White House on Sunday and Monday. Hur's office likely asked to interview Biden sometime after Aug. 25. Asked at that time if he planned to sit for an interview with the special counsel, Biden replied, “There's no such request and no such interest.”The intervi...

Affidavit: Suspect's drug use, fear of being robbed led up to parole officer's death

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:00 GMT

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — An arrest affidavit for 41-year-old Justin Kula, the man arrested for hitting and killing Parole Officer Christine Guerin Sandoval, shows that Kula thought he was being robbed and had been using drugs at the time of the hit-and-run crash.According to the arrest papers, Kula's ex-wife originally contacted parole officers stating she was concerned about his welfare due to drug use. Kula also had an active arrest warrant for a parole violation. Arrest papers state that Kula's ex-wife provided his location to State Parole, and that three officers in an unmarked car found Kula sitting in the driver's seat of a Lexus RX-330 in a parking lot near North Spruce Street and West Bijou Street. The Lexus bore a stolen license plate. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Press conference on fallen State Parole officer Kula later admitted during an interview that he had been using drugs throughout the morning, including a mixture of methamphetamine and heroin, and that he had been using those...