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School bus with 20 kids involved in crash with tanker

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:37:48 GMT

WELD COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a crash that involved a school bus and a tanker carrying oil on Thursday.The crash was reported around 7:25 a.m. near Highway 52 and Weld County Road 65.CSP said there were 20 kids on the school bus at the time of the crash, but none of them were injured. Rock-throwing suspect ‘had stupid ideas,’ says teen who knows him The driver of the tanker was injured and was flown to the hospital on a medical helicopter.The tanker was carrying oil and a small leak was reported.CSP did not say which school the bus was from. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

Talk show host, former politician Jerry Springer dies at 79: reports

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:37:48 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — Jerry Springer, the legendary talk show host and former mayor and news anchor, has died, according to a statement from his family shared with multiple outlets. He was 79. Springer passed away peacefully at his home in Chicago Thursday, a spokesperson for his family told WLWT.“Jerry’s ability to connect with people was at the heart of his success in everything he tried whether that was politics, broadcasting or just joking with people on the street who wanted a photo or a word,” Jene Galvin, a lifelong friend and spokesman for the family, told the outlet. “He’s irreplaceable and his loss hurts immensely, but memories of his intellect, heart and humor will live on.”Jerry Springer, as seen on the show's 25th Season Spectacular -- (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)FILE - Jerry Springer attends AOL Build Speaker Speakers at AOL Studios In New York on May 19, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/FilmMagic)...

Colorado man found dead in Canyonlands National Park

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:37:48 GMT

MOAB, Utah (ABC4) — A 48-year-old man from Colorado was reportedly found dead in Canyonlands National Park near Moab, Utah, on Monday, April 24. According to a press release from the National Park Service, staff at the Hans Flat Ranger Station received a report from a visitor saying there was an unoccupied vehicle in the Maze District on Monday at about 10 a.m. Gold nugget over 11 pounds found in Colorado A search and rescue team was promptly deployed to search for the owner of the vehicle. The team, with the help of the Wayne County Sherriff’s Office and the Department of Public Safety helicopter crew, was able to locate a deceased individual near the vehicle.The victim has been identified as a 48-year-old man from Nederland. The body has been sent to the Utah Office of the Medical Examiner, officials said. The investigation remains ongoing, and the cause of death is not immediately known. No further information is available at the moment.

A high school senior graduating two years early has been offered admission at more than 170 colleges and more than $9 million in scholarships

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:37:48 GMT

(CNN) — A high school senior in Louisiana has received more than 170 college acceptance letters and more than $9 million in scholarship offers.Dennis Maliq Barnes, a 16-year-old senior at International High School of New Orleans, told CNN he wasn’t initially looking to set any records.“As I applied to more schools, as my numbers went up, with the financial aid and acceptances into universities, I became intrigued,” Barnes said, adding that when he was told he was close to the record, he “just went for it.”Barnes said he began applying to schools in August 2022 and took pride in watching the acceptances and scholarships roll in. “It was never really a surprise for me once I reached that number,” Barnes said.School officials say Barnes’ accomplishment sets a new world record and have reached out to the Guinness Book of World Records to make it official, according to Clark Castle, a spokesman for the school and Barnes.CNN reach...

‘A soldier was shot close to us’: Europeans flee Sudan amid bloodshed

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:37:48 GMT

What began as a work trip for one Italian tourist operator ended in a rescue mission from a lethal war zone.For 10 days, a power struggle between two military leaders has rocked Sudan. Around 500 people have died so far in bloody skirmishes. With civilian targets under fire and senior EU diplomats being attacked, European countries are scrambling to evacuate their people trapped on the ground. Lorenzo Belotti has been in Khartoum, Sudan’s capital, as an employee of an Italian tourism company since the beginning of April. He spoke this week to POLITICO about his narrow escape from the violence. Clara Tagliabue, Lorenzo Belotti and Carla Piazza in the evacuation plane of the Spanish army on the evening of 23 April 2023 at Wadi Seidna Air Base near Khartum, Sudan | Lorenzo Belotti for POLITICOUncertainty for Lorenzo began on April 15, the day fighting broke out. He was at a market outside Khartoum with a colleague, but when they tried to return to their accommodation, the br...

Russian spies targeted French MPs despite clampdown after Ukraine war

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:37:48 GMT

PARIS — French politicians continue to be a prime target of Russian espionage efforts despite a crackdown on Moscow’s operations in France, newly released documents show. French intelligence services have detected Russian spies trying to make contact with French lawmakers in recent months and have led operations to raise awareness among MPs on the risks of foreign interference, according to transcripts of parliamentary hearings released Thursday.The head of France’s national intelligence service the DGSI warned MPs at a hearing in February that Russia was the most active foreign power, with “several dozen officers from Russia’s three intelligence agencies” using diplomatic cover to infiltrate France’s political system, the documents reveal. China, also a focus of the DGSI, was less likely to use officers under diplomatic cover, according to the hearings which were redacted before publication. Since December, a parliamentary committee has been investigating foreign interf...

Brian Walshe denied bail after allegedly killing his wife Ana Walshe as prosecutor reveals new details in the investigation

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:37:48 GMT

(CNN) — A Massachusetts father accused of killing and dismembering his wife was ordered held without bail Thursday, nearly five months after the disappearance of Ana Walshe.Brian Walshe, 48, shook his head as his murder charge was read aloud in Norfolk Superior Court. He pleaded not guilty to the charges of murder, misleading police and improper conveyance of a human body.Shortly after Walshe pleaded not guilty, Norfolk Assistant District Attorney Greg Connor outlined a spate of new details from the investigation.Among them: “In December 2022, it had become evident that Mr. Walshe was suspecting his wife of having an affair,” Connor said in court.“He was routinely visiting the Instagram page of one of her male friends. And on December 26th, his mother — with his input and direction — obtained and hired a private investigator to surveil Ana Walshe in Washington DC.”LIVE UPDATES: Brian Walshe murder hearingProsecutors have not said whether Ana...

ATF: Two separate explosions over span of 12 hours under investigation in Weare, NH

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:37:48 GMT

Authorities in New Hampshire are investigating a pair of explosions that occurred Wednesday night and Thursday morning in the town of Weare, one of which injured a passerby, according to officials.A spokesperson for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said federal, state and local authorities were called to the Hillsborough County town near Concord and Manchester for the apparent explosions.The official said one of the explosions took place Wednesday evening at 6:10 p.m. in the area of 362 Dustin Tavern Road, with no injuries reported. The second, happening Thursday morning at 6:50 a.m. by 16 Sugar Hill Road, injured a passerby who suffered minor injuries after they were cut by glass.According to 7NEWS sources, at least one of the explosions, the one Thursday morning, was caused by a pipe bomb.Nearby Concord Stage Road was shut down immediately and reopened around 7:30 a.m. while Sugar Hill Road, leading into Hopkinton, remained closed as of 9 a.m. ATF Boston Twe...

Teens accused of vandalizing about 25 cemetery gravestones

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:37:48 GMT

HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) — Five teenagers have been accused of spray painting racial slurs, profanity, anti-law enforcement messages and other graffiti on about 25 gravestones in a New Hampshire cemetery.The teens are facing criminal charges in juvenile court, Hampton Police Capt. Anthony Azarian said.Police said the vandalism took place at the High Street Cemetery across from Hampton Academy in March.The messages were sprayed in red and black paint. Azarian said police believe spray paint cans found at the scene were taken from a local hardware store. Video camera footage from the store and nearby was reviewed by investigators.Azarian also said similar graffiti was found in a bathroom at the Hampton Lane Memorial Library.He said the teens range in age from 14 to 16 and could face criminal mischief and theft charges, as well as interfering with a cemetery or burial ground.

Man charged after threatening state police sergeant in Hartford

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:37:48 GMT

HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A Hartford man who allegedly threatened a state police sergeant is facing several charges.Authorities said on April 24, an on-duty Connecticut state police sergeant was entering his police vehicle on Asylum Street in Hartford. He had his state police badge displayed and was in a civilian clothing.A man with long hair and eyeglasses who was sitting in a silver Honda Accord shouted at the sergeant, police said.As the sergeant entered his vehicle, the man asked if he was “a cop,” state police said.The sergeant confirmed he was a member of law enforcement.Police said the man then told the sergeant that he “kills cops.”“Using profane language, the unidentified white male went on to threaten to kill the Sergeant specifically,” state police said.The sergeant then approached the man and tried taking him into custody, said police. That’s when the man fled the scene and drove westbound on Asylum Street.“The Honda then came to a stop a short distance away, ...