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McCarthy hits pause on debt ceiling talks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:33:25 GMT

Top GOP lawmakers negotiating a debt ceiling compromise with the White House on Friday cut the talks short, signaling at least a temporary breakdown in the process as the clock ticks toward an imminent default. The Republicans left a meeting with White House officials in the Capitol saying the two sides remained too far apart to continue the in-person discussion and accusing the White House of being “unreasonable.”Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) arrived at the Capitol after talks had broken down and said the White House was simply not willing to accept spending cuts at the levels Republicans are insisting upon."We've got to get movement by the White House, and we don't have any movement yet. So, yeah, we've gotta pause," McCarthy said.  "Yesterday I really felt we were at the location where I could see the path. The White House is just — look, we can't be spending more money next year. We have to spend less than we spent the year before. It's pretty easy."Rep. Garret Gra...

Biden tells G-7 leaders US will support effort to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16s

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:33:25 GMT

President Biden on Friday told Group of Seven (G-7) leaders that the United States will support a joint effort to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter aircrafts, a senior administration official told The Hill.The U.S. is hopeful the training can begin in the “coming week,” the official said, and it will require months to complete. It will occur outside Ukraine at sites in Europe.The countries participating in the effort will decide when to actually provide the jets, how many will be provided and who will provide them, the official said.The president is in Hiroshima, Japan, for the G-7 summit, where Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is reportedly expected to make an in-person appearance this weekend.The F-16 is a fourth-generation aircraft that is far superior to the Soviet-era jets Ukraine is operating. Training Ukrainians on the aircraft is an effort to further strengthen and improve the capabilities of the country’s air force and is part of the U.S.’s long-term commitm...

Bill to close 'dead suspect loophole' heads to final Senate vote

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:33:25 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As the one-year anniversary of the mass shooting in Uvalde approaches, a bill that would end a controversial legal loophole used to block victims and families from seeing important records is the closest its ever been to closing.The “dead suspect loophole” refers to an exemption in Texas’ public records law that gives police discretion to withhold information in criminal cases that haven’t gone through the court process — even when a suspect dies in police custody.“There’s no greater need for the people to know the truth then when an interaction with their government leaves one of them dead,” said State Rep. Joe Moody, D-El Paso, at a hearing earlier this month. He filed House Bill 30 and has been pushing for years to close the loophole, which is blocking Uvalde families from getting answers.“Law enforcement refused to release those [Uvalde] records,” Moody previously said. “And, we all knew very well that they never had to release them, ever, because of th...

Mohawk man arrested for alleged sexual exploitation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:33:25 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A 36-year-old registered sex offender from Mohawk was arrested and charged with sexual exploitation of a minor. Andrew Edick allegedly videotaped the genital region of a child and shared the recording on social media in August 2022. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Edick is accused of sharing other videos containing depicting child pornography on the same social networking application. If found guilty, Edick faces a sentence of at least 15 years and up to 30 years in prison.

Police: Glens Falls woman arrested for narcotic sales

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:33:25 GMT

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Glens Falls woman was taken into custody for alleged narcotic sales in Queensbury. According to the Warren County Sheriff's Office, Haley A. Seymour sold methamphetamine to police during a controlled drug buy operation. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Seymour was arrested on Friday and charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fifth degree. Seymour was remanded to the Warren County Correctional Facility pending arraignment.

Man arrested in Mechanicville over shots fired

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:33:25 GMT

MECHANICVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Mechanicville Police Department arrested a Stillwater man after an occurance of shots being fired. Kevin Masterson, 51, is facing multiple charges. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Late in the evening on May 5, officers responded to the area of Frances Street and North Main Street following reports of gunfire. Evidence was found at the scene confirming the reports, which prompted the start of an investigation. During the investigation, officers took a call for a burglary in which handguns were stolen from a city residence, and police additionally located a stolen handgun in the Anthony Kill. Families of Schoharie limo victims react to guilty verdict Police were able to quickly indentify a suspect who had fled to Troy. On May 10, Mechanicville Police arrested Masterson on the following charges: ChargesSecond-degree criminal possession of weaponThird-degree criminal possession of weaponFi...

Missouri officials, prosecutors react to new St. Louis Circuit Attorney selection

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:33:25 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Gabriel “Gabe” Gore was officially named the newest St. Louis Circuit Attorney on Friday. He was appointed by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson following the abrupt departure of Kim Gardner earlier this week.Gore brings more than 23 years of experience in private law practice to the table. He has served with the Dowd Bennett law firm since 2010. He also has experience as an assistant U.S. Attorney and as a member of the Office of Special Counsel John C. Danforth’s Waco Investigation. Road rage fight sends 73-year-old man to hospital with life-threatening injuries Gov. Parson, who appointed Gore to the position, said "Mr. Gore has shown he is a strong manager, talented attorney, proud community leader, and even prouder husband and father who is ready to work hard and be a leader for the people of St. Louis.”Missouri state officials, in addition to regional leaders and groups, have offered the following comments after Parson’s appointment of Gore:Tishaura Jones - St. ...

Mid-Missouri man matches state record with longear sunfish catch

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:33:25 GMT

CRAWFORD COUNTY, Mo. - A Mid-Missouri man matched a state record with his longear sunfish catch from earlier this month. Jefferson City resident John Goad reeled in a 5-ounce longear sunfish on May 8 on Frieda Lake in Crawford County. The Missouri Department of Conservation says most fish of this species aren't larger than seven inches or 4.5 ounces. The previous state record was caught on a private pond in Franklin County in July 2021. Road rage fight sends 73-year-old man to hospital with life-threatening injuries “I’ve been fishing this lake for around 10 years, and I’ve caught crappie, bass, bluegill – all pretty good sizes,” said Goad via MDC. “But I’ve known there are good-sized sunfish for about seven or eight years, and I’ve been trying to catch a record ever since.”Goad says he was five years old when he caught his first longear sunfish and has been striving to catch a state record for 70 years.

Man killed after reported shootout with Kansas City police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:33:25 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A man died after reportedly shooting at Kansas City police officers and triggering a standoff in a Westside neighborhood near West 17th and West Pennway streets Thursday night into overnight Friday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating after KCPD officers initially went to the scene at about 11:30 p.m. Thursday for reports of a man who was firing a gun.The highway patrol says when officers arrived that man fired shots inside a residence and then fired in proximity of the officers, who shot back. The suspect wasn't hit and retreated. A SWAT team responded and the standoff began.After negotiations for a surrender started around 12:30 a.m., investigators say the man began shooting at officers again, who returned fire, striking and killing the man. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Two arrested in South Dakota for shooting death of KCK boy The highway patrol identified him as 40-year-old Tyrone Payne of Kansas City.MSHP will lead the investigation ...

Colorado to study feasibility of an alternative to the Outdoor Retailer show

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:33:25 GMT

Denver lost the the tug-of-war over the Outdoor Retailer trade show, which moved back to Salt Lake City this year after a five-year run in the Mile High City.Emerald Expositions, the organizer of winter and summer trade shows, made the call last year, removing events that generated $40 million to $60 million a year in economic activity prior to the pandemic. But Denver isn’t going to go sulk on the couch, binge-watch Warren Miller videos and whine about what could have been.Instead, Visit Denver and Outside Inc., a Boulder-based leader in recreational media, are teaming up to study the feasibility of a festival that backers envision as a recreational industry equivalent of the tech-focused South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas, which has film and musical festivals attached to a tech confab.The Outside Festival, or RecFest, or whatever catchy name sponsors finally land on, has the potential to be bigger, better and draw more people than the Outdoor Retailer trade shows, ...