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Stretch of Clara Barton Parkway to close for several hours Thursday for continued storm clean-up

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:11:30 GMT

Heads up drivers: A stretch of the Clara Barton Parkway in Montgomery County, Maryland, leading into the District will be closed for several hours Thursday.The parkway is closed from the Glen Echo turnaround to the Chain Bridge from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday for debris clean-up from recent storms, the WTOP Traffic Center reported.The D.C. area has been hit with several rounds of powerful thunderstorms over the past week that have downed trees and knocked out power for many residents.A spokesperson for the National Park Service, which maintains the parkway, said crews have been clearing storm debris all week. Thursday’s closure is to clear tree debris that pose a potential hazard.Below is a map showing the general location of the closure: WTOP’s Grace Newton contributed to this report. Source

Stock market today: Wall Street is mixed as higher bond yields keep biting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:11:30 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is holding a bit steadier Thursday, and stocks are mixed following their sharp two-day slide.The S&P 500 was up 0.1% in morning trading, trimming its slump for August. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 97 points, or 0.3%, at 34,863, as of 10:30 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.3% lower.Cisco Systems helped lead the way and rose 4.8%. It reported stronger profit and revenue for the latest quarter than analysts expected.Walmart did as well, while also raising its forecast for full-year results. But its stock swung from an early gain to a loss of 1%. Stocks broadly have been retreating in August following a torrid first seven months of the year. That’s in part because a swift rise in bond yields is forcing a reassessment of how much to pay for stocks.The 10-year Treasury, which is the centerpiece of the bond market, is now yielding 4.30% after touching its highest level since October earlier in the morning. If it reaches 4.34%, it ...

Airlines are adding new routes and making a bold bet on continued strong demand for travel

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:11:30 GMT

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Building on strong bookings this summer, American Airlines said Thursday it will add three new European destinations next summer and revive another international route that it last flew in 2019.The announcement comes one day after Delta Air Lines said it will expand service to China later this year.The news from two of the biggest U.S. carriers underscores the airline industry’s confidence that its strong recovery from the pandemic will continue and that planes will remain packed.American said that next summer it will add flights to Copenhagen, Naples and Nice, France — all new destinations for the airline — from Philadelphia. It plans to resume flights between Chicago and Venice that were dropped four years ago. The Fort Worth-based airline said it will also extend seasonal summer service on some transatlantic routes longer than in previous summers. Delta is doing something similar this year.Atlanta-based Delta announced on Wednesday that it expand Ch...

Man accused of Jeffco trail exposure charged with 5 felonies

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:11:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The man accused of exposing himself to women on trails in Jefferson County on multiple occasions has now been charged with five felonies.Glenn Braden was arrested on Aug. 8 after two female hikers reported they had encounters with him that evening. Deputies: Alleged naked predator admits to exposing himself to female hikers Prior to that on July 26, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office had issued a warning about incidents that started in April and continued into the summer.Braden now faces a total of 15 counts related to incidents on seven different dates.The charges include five felony counts; four of unlawful sexual contact and one of attempt to commit sexual assault. Nine of the counts are misdemeanor indecent exposure and one of the counts is criminal mischief, which is considered a petty offense.Felony charges carry the most significant punishment, if convicted the suspect could face prison time. Misdemeanor charges have a lower level of punishment, generall...

What happened to the man missing from Glacier Gorge Trailhead?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:11:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Rocky Mountains are home to some of the most beautiful sights in Colorado. People hike every day, year-round. But some don't come out. One of the Rockies' biggest mysteries is the unsolved disappearance in the case of James Pruitt. He set off for a day hike, but three days later, only his car was found. Unsolved: The suspicious death of Bobby Bizup On Feb. 28, 2019, Pruitt set off for a hike in the Rockies. He parked in the Glacier Gorge parking lot, grabbed his Nikon Coolpix 900 camera, reddish orange beanie and set off for the day around 10 a.m., according to the National Park Service Cold Cases. On March 3, U.S. Park Rangers found his vehicle, but there were no signs of Pruitt. The rangers contacted his family who said they hadn't seen or heard from him for three days. Worst of all, Pruitt had no intentions of staying over, his family said. This was only supposed to be a day hike. By the time the National Park Service started the search, it had been three d...

Purported names, photos and addresses of Fulton County grand jurors circulate on far-right internet

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:11:30 GMT

(CNN) — Names, photographs, social media profiles and even the home addresses purportedly belonging to members of the Fulton County grand jury that this week voted to indict former President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants are circulating on social media – with experts saying that some anonymous users are calling for violence against them.CNN cannot independently verify if the photographs, social media accounts and the homes addresses being posted actually belong to the grand jurors.However, the names being circulated on these sites appear to match the names of at least 13 of the 26 grand jurors that served on the panel in Fulton County. It’s unclear if those names are the actual grand jurors or just people with the same name. Some addresses appear to be wrong.Unlike the federal system, when someone is indicted in Fulton County, the indictment includes the names of all the grand jurors who served on the 26-member panel that handed up the charges. However, the indictment, which is ...

Florida teen participating in Florida Python Challenge nabs massive 15-foot python in Everglades

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:11:30 GMT

FORT MYERS, Fla. (WSVN) — A Florida teenager’s first time participating in the Florida Python Challenge has secured his place in python-catching history after he helped reel in one of the largest pythons encountered recently.While he visited Everglades National Park with his team, 18-year-old Jack Cronin caught a python measuring 15 feet in length and weighing nearly 100 pounds as he embarked on a mission to catch the largest python. The colossal python, stretching longer than an SUV, was a sight to behold for Cronin and his crew. The daring python hunter shared his exhilarating experience. “We go over and there’s just a snake’s head sitting there the size of my head,” said Cronin, “And I shined the flashlight back through the woods to see the body, and couldn’t even see the end of it.”Despite the awe-inspiring size of the serpent, Cronin’s determination didn’t waver. “Then I’m like, of course, I wanna jum...

New pilot program offers free menstrual products, education programs in Boston

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:11:30 GMT

A new pilot program is aiming to make menstrual products more accessible in Boston by offering free menstrual products and education programs at some Boston Public Library branches. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Office of Women’s Advancement announced the program on friday of last week in partnership with the Boston Public Library and the nonprofit “Love Your Menses.” Separately speaking with 7NEWS, one of the program’s organizers said the effort is an important step to slash the stigma around menstruation. “It’s important to remove the stigma associated with menstruation,” said Love Your Menses Co-Founder and President Ebere Azumah. “It’s something, I think, that is simple, that we can correct and that can be corrected with education.”Through the program, free pads and tampons will be available in all female, male and gender neutral bathrooms at the Brighton, Codman Square, East Boston, North End, Mattapan and Roxbury branches of the Boston Pub...

Twila Kilgore tapped as interim coach for U.S. women’s national soccer team

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:11:30 GMT

Twila Kilgore will serve as interim coach of the U.S women’s national soccer team following the resignation of coach Vlatko Andonovski, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced on Thursday. Kilgore, the first American-born woman to earn U.S. Soccer’s top-level Pro License, was an assistant under Andonovski for 1 1/2 years and will lead the team while a search for a permanent coach is conducted. Andonovski’s resignation comes less than two weeks after the United States was knocked out of the Women’s World Cup earlier than ever before.“While we are all disappointed by the outcome at this year’s World Cup, I am immensely proud of the progress this team has made, the support they’ve shown for each other, and the inspiration they’ve provided for players around the world. I will be forever thankful to the U.S. Soccer Federation for giving me the chance to coach this remarkable team,” Andonovski said in a statement. Previously, Kilgore was an assistant coach with the Houston ...

Trudeau to convene urgent ministers’ meeting as fire forces Yellowknife evacuation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:11:30 GMT

YELLOWKNIFE — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to convene an urgent meeting with ministers and senior officials today as residents of the capital of Northwest Territories are ordered to evacuate the area because of an encroaching wildfire.The evacuation order issued late Wednesday applies to Yellowknife, which has a population of about 20,000 people, as well as the nearby communities of Ndilo and Dettah.Trudeau, who is on vacation in Tofino, B.C., updated his itinerary Thursday to include an urgent meeting of the incident response group, a cabinet committee that typically consists of senior ministers and top officials.But it’s not yet clear who else is expected to be in attendance.An update on the discussions is expected this afternoon.Residents of Yellowknife and neighbouring communities have been ordered to leave by noon on Friday, and reception centres for Yellowknife evacuees are set to open at noon Thursday in three Alberta communities. This report by The Canadia...