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Moms for Liberty reports over $2 million in revenue, with bulk of contributions from two donors

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:14:21 GMT

The Moms for Liberty “parental rights” nonprofit reported $2.1 million in total revenue in 2022, a big leap from the previous year that was made possible primarily through contributions from two anonymous megadonors, according to a tax filing provided to The Associated Press on Friday.The dramatic increase was up from $370,000 in revenue the previous year, when it was founded, and reveals the financial footprint of the polarizing group’s massive nationwide growth. That includes high-profile events over the past year with prominent conservative groups and Republican political candidates.Since its founding in 2021, Moms for Liberty has amassed vigorous support from some conservatives who support its efforts to target references to race and LGBTQ+ identity in schools across the country. At the same time, the group has generated forceful backlash from grassroots groups and anti-hate organizations who argue its activism stirs extremist ideas and harms minority and LGBTQ+ students.M...

DeSantis, Haley and Ramaswamy get personal and emotional during ‘family discussion’ in Iowa

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:14:21 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Republicans battling to be their party’s alternative to former President Donald Trump came together Friday for a different kind of cattle call Friday, bringing personal and emotional stories to what an influential Iowa Christian organization billed as a friendly conversation.Three candidates — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy — sat down for a roundtable “family discussion” in Des Moines Friday. Trump did not attend, though he was invited. All three connected their opposition to legalized abortion to difficulties they had having children. DeSantis talked about his wife Casey’s miscarriage and its impact on them, while Haley mentioned the difficulty she had getting pregnant. Ramaswamy gestured for his son to join him onstage after detailing how his wife, Apoorva, thought she had suffered a second miscarriage.The candidates shared their personal stories in an unusual forum, a...

Cousins has gone from denial to grief to full immersion in rehab; his future with Vikings can wait

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:14:21 GMT

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — In the first moments after Kirk Cousins fell to the grass in Green Bay during a seemingly routine sack, Minnesota’s once-indestructible quarterback figured he just had a sprained ankle.As Vikings center Garrett Bradbury helped him up, Cousins tried to stand and felt an eerie sensation of the ground sinking underneath him.OK, he thought, so there was no feeling in his right foot. Perhaps he had some nerve damage. He still ought to be able to play through that, right? Cousins’ naivete, or denial, quickly gave way to reality once he hopped off the field and the medical staff tended to him on the bench. His Achilles tendon was torn, an automatic end to his season with the Vikings already midway through their schedule.“I was Googling the five stages of grief, maybe even that night, trying to understand that better,” Cousins said. “I don’t think it’s stages. I think all five just swirl all at once.”Cousins is nearly three weeks removed from that fateful pla...

Griffin’s 24 lead Wyoming past Charleston 67-60 at Myrtle Beach Invitational

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:14:21 GMT

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Sam Griffin scored 24 points as Wyoming beat Charleston (SC) 67-60 on Friday at the Myrtle Beach Invitational.Griffin had four steals for the Cowboys (3-1). Caden Powell scored 10 points while shooting 2 of 3 from the field and 6 for 7 from the line, and added seven rebounds. Akuel Kot shot 3 for 7 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 2 of 4 from the free throw line to finish with 10 points.Ben Burnham finished with 19 points, eight rebounds and two steals for the Cougars (1-3). Ante Brzovic added 12 points for Charleston. In addition, Bryce Butler had eight points.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Judge rules Trump can appear on Colorado 2024 Republican primary ballot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:14:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A judge ruled Friday that former President Donald Trump can appear on the 2024 Colorado ballot, rejecting an effort to block him based on the Constitution's insurrection clause.The state is ordered by the courts to place Donald J. Trump on the Republican presidential primary ballot when it certifies the ballot on Jan. 5, 2024.In its decision, the court looked at whether section three of the 14th Amendment applies to Trump. A professor who testified in the case provided historical evidence that the presidency is understood as an "office, civil or military, under the United States," and thus includes the former president.However, the court said that it is "odd indeed and very troubling to the Court" to lump the presidency in with all other civil or military offices, because section three explicitly lists all federal elected positions besides the president and vice president. Therefore, the judge was unpersuaded to include the presidency as an office subject to section...

Victim killed in El Paso County Courthouse shooting was carrying baby: police

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:14:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A person killed outside the El Paso County courthouse on Thursday was carrying a baby when a man walked up and opened fire, police said in an arrest affidavit.Shaquille Brown, 29, faces counts of first-degree murder and misdemeanor child abuse, according to the document from the Colorado Springs Police Department. He also faces a felony count of having a weapon as a previous offender. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox The victim's identity has not been released, but a witness describes the person as a male with a "baby buggy." Police have said they are investigating a relationship between the pair.In an interview, Brown claimed the victim assaulted him at a bar several months ago, according to the affidavit.Courthouse surveillance video showed Brown waiting on a rock outside the courthouse on Thursday morning, a detective writes in the document. When the victim arrives around 10 a.m., Brown is seen walking "quickly" over and firing ...

Coats for Colorado campaign in need of surge

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:14:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — It may be warm today but it will be cold tomorrow, figuratively speaking.The annual FOX31 and Dependable Cleaners Coats for Colorado campaign is underway. That’s the good news. The bad news is donations are seriously low this year. How did Colorado get its name? Maybe it’s because we are experiencing warm weather right now or maybe it’s because it doesn’t really feel like the holidays yet. Either way, the fact is the numbers speak for themselves, and donations are low.“Right now, we are only at about 5,400 coats that we have given out. Last year on this day, we were at 12,000 coats. So, less than half. That’s not good.“ said Kasina Swartz, store manager with Dependable Cleaners.Where to donate winter coats around DenverSo far, this is a very low year for the Coats for Colorado campaign. Swartz said now is the time to act.Lightly used and good condition winter coats are what’s needed — not leather jackets, windbreakers, hoodies, vests and other coats that you would ...

New CDOT facility aims to keep I-70 mountain corridor safer this winter

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:14:21 GMT

SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — CDOT is unveiling a brand-new facility it says will make the Interstate 70 mountain corridor safer for drivers this winter.“There’s nothing more important than our highway systems,” said John Lorme, the Colorado Department of Transportation's director of maintenance and operations. Denver weather: Mild Friday, Saturday before big changes next week According to Lorme, closures on I-70’s mountain corridor can cost upward of $2 million per hour in economic impact. However, he said maintaining such a unique stretch of roadway presents unique challenges.“It’s hard to ask a guy or gal to come up here at 3 o’clock in the morning at 30 below zero with the wind blowing as much as it does up here, to pre-trip for 30 minutes outside, and then hop on the road for a 12 and a half hour shift,” he said.Boosting morale for CDOT tunnel staffParamount to building CDOT’s new operations center adjacent to the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel, Lorme said, was boosting m...

9 displaced after fire ignites in Hialeah home; no injuries reported

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:14:21 GMT

Crews have put out a fire that broke out inside a two-story house in a Hialeah neighborhood and left nine people without a place to call home. 7Skyforce hovered over the scene, located in the area of East Fifth Ave and 23rd Street, at around 5:45 p.m., Friday.Hialeah Fire Rescue officials said they received a call about the fire just after 5:20 p.m.Firefighters cut through a fence to gain access to the home and were seen attempting to put out the massive blaze.The power has gone out in several neighboring homes.There was one person home when the fire ignited, but no one was injured.Officials said the entire property has been deemed unsafe, and no one is allowed to reenter the house.Officials said the residents have declined any assistance from the Red Cross.The state fire marshal is investigating for the cause of the fire.

Car crashes into beauty salon in North Miami; 2 say they suffered minor injuries

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:14:21 GMT

A car crashed into the front window of a beauty salon in North Miami, officials said.North Miami Police and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to the scene, located at the intersection of Northwest Seventh Ave and 119th Street, just after 4:45 p.m., Friday.Surveillance video captured the moment of impact, as the vehicle pulled into a parking spot, then careened into the storefront.7Skyforce hovered above the scene where a sedan could be seen completely inside the business surrounded by broken glass from the storefront. Speaking with 7News Friday evening, the driver said he hit the accelerator by mistake.“I kind of blocked off, because before I came here, I took my hypertension pills, and then I don’t know what happened. Instead of hitting the brakes, I hit the gas,” he said.Two people who were inside the store at the time said they suffered minor injuries.Paramedics were seen wrapping up a woman’s leg around her ankle. The victim said some the glass from the wi...