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Wildfire on Canada’s Atlantic coast forces evacuation of 16,000 people

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:43:52 GMT

A representative from the Canadian Red Cross works at an evacuation centre where food and shelter is being provided for those forced from their homes due to the wildfire burning in suburban Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) A representative from the Canadian Red Cross works at an evacuation centre where food and shelter is being provided for those forced from their homes due to the wildfire burning in suburban Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Nova Scotia’s leader begged people to stay out of the woods and avoid any activity that could start more fires after a wild...

Stock market today: Wall Street slips as markets slump worldwide

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:43:52 GMT

A person walks past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in Tokyo. Asian stock markets sank Wednesday ahead of a vote by Congress on a deal to avert a government debt default, while a downturn in Chinese factory activity deepened, adding to signs global economic activity is weakening.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) A person walks past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in Tokyo. Asian stock markets sank Wednesday ahead of a vote by Congress on a deal to avert a government debt default, while a downturn in Chinese factory activity deepened, adding to signs global economic activity is weakening.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) ...

Quién es Delfina Gómez, la candidata de Morena a la gobernación del Estado de México

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:43:52 GMT

(CNN Español) — Delfina Gómez es la candidata de una coalición de partidos encabezada por Morena, fundado por el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Gómez es la apuesta en las elecciones del Estado de México en busca de romper la racha de 94 años de gobiernos encabezados por el Partido Revolucionario Institucional, PRI.Gómez, nacida en el Estado de México, es conocida como ‘la maestra’, porque estudió para ello trabajando en varias escuelas antes de incursionar en la política de la mano del Movimiento de Regeneración Nacional, Morena. En 2013 fue elegida presidenta municipal de Texcoco, cargo que ocupó hasta 2015.Quién es Alejandra del MoralPosteriormente fue diputada federal, senadora y secretaria de Educación de febrero de 2021 a agosto de 2022, fecha en que dejó el cargo para trabajar por esta candidatura.Es la segunda vez que Delfina Gómez busca ser gobernadora.La primera vez fue en 2017, donde, según cifras del Instituto Electoral del Estado de México, per...

Quién es Alejandra del Moral, la candidata de la coalición Va por México

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:43:52 GMT

(CNN Español) — Alejandra del Moral es la candidata a la gobernación del Estado de México por la coalición que integran los Partidos Acción Nacional, de la Revolución Democrática, Nueva Alianza y el Revolucionario Institucional.La coalición va por el Estado de México hace frente a Delfina Gómez, la candidata de Morena, el partido fundado por el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador.Quién es Delfina GómezPor su importancia, esta elección no es solo vista como un proceso estatal, sino como un termómetro sobre las posibles preferencias de los votantes hacia la elección presidencial de 2024.Del Moral fue secuestrada a los 18 años, un hecho violento que se convirtió en su punto de partida político. “Yo creo que en ese momento. Para mí la reflexión para contribuir para que no volviera a suceder ni a mí ni a nadie más era el servicio público”, dice.A los 25 años, en 2009, fue elegida presidenta municipal de su natal Cuautitlán Izcalli.Además de ser diputada local y federal, ocupó di...

Nuggets-inspired street sign to be renamed by Wednesday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:43:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- In celebration of the Denver Nuggets' advancement to the NBA Finals, the city is hosting a ceremonial renaming of a street sign in the team's honor.Mayor Hancock and employees of the city and county of Denver will gather with special guests from the Nuggets Wednesday morning for the unveiling. Nuggets mural on Colfax catching attention Rocky the mascot and the dancers will be there, along with their official DJ "Paws the Music" on Bannock Street Plaza for the ceremony, which begins at 11:30 a.m.FOX31 will be streaming the event at 11:30 a.m. on the website and in the app for viewers to be the first in the know.No further details had been released about the street sign or its new name as of Wednesday morning.

With matchup finally set, Nuggets' Malone says beating Heat will be 'biggest challenge of our lives'

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:43:52 GMT

Aaron Gordon bristled at the notion the Denver Nuggets must operate the “rust versus rest” seesaw with 10 days between their Western Conference title celebration in Los Angeles and the start of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat.Rest?“We've been working,” Gordon declared about 15 hours after the Nuggets finally learned who they'll have to beat to secure the franchise's first Larry O'Brien gold ball trophy. “It's not like we've had our hands back and feet kicked up."Rust?“We've been locked in, in the gym, working diligently,” Gordon insisted. “So, we feel like we're in a good space. It's been a good balance of work to rest. Happy we have home court advantage.” Polis makes wager: If Nuggets win finals, Disney World moves to Colorado Miami's 103-84 shellacking of the Celtics in Boston in Game 7 on Monday night sent the Heat to Denver for Game 1 on Thursday night. Had the Celtics been the first of 151 teams to ever overcome a 3-0 deficit in a best-of-seven basketball series, the Nu...

2 Colorado doughnut shops among 100 best in country, according to Yelp

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:43:52 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – Do you “go nuts” for doughnuts? Sure you do. We all do. They’re made from fried dough and sugar. We’d be fools not to be interested.But we don’t go gaga over just any doughnut. We all have our favorite shops and flavors, and we’re always on the lookout for newer, tastier varieties. And while there’s no shortage of shops providing exactly what we crave, there are also plenty of mediocre doughnut purveyors that, frankly, no one has ever gone nuts for.  To help us find the best of the best, Yelp’s team of analysts have compiled their second annual ranking of America's top 100 doughnut shops based on the ratings and reviews of Yelp’s online community. The 2023 list — released ahead of National Doughnut Day on June 2 — includes shops from 27 states and Washington, D.C., though some are more well-represented than others. California and Florida, for instance, are each home to 10 of the top-rated doughnut shops on Yelp’s list. (It's worth noting that Yelp's list-makers only...

Report: Sick workers caused foodborne illness outbreaks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:43:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Environmental Assessment Reporting System shows many foodborne illness outbreaks at restaurants involved sick workers.The report looked at data from 800 foodborne illness outbreaks in 25 states, including Colorado. It found four in 10 outbreaks with an identified cause were linked to sick workers, and only one in six restaurants with outbreaks have a detailed policy to prevent contamination.While the report was just released on Tuesday, the data is from 2017-2019, before the pandemic."The world is obviously a very different place now," said Colin Larson, the director of government affairs with the Colorado Restaurant Association.  Family’s truck and trailer stolen from hotel parking lot Larson, who was also a former coffee shop owner, said, "We have a ton of protocols in place. Managers are trained on this to respond to people who show up to work who are displaying outward symptoms, to ...

FBI seeking photos, videos to identify suspects in Hollywood Memorial Day beach shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:43:52 GMT

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — The FBI is looking for any photos and videos that could help identify suspects in a Memorial Day shooting at a popular Florida beach promenade in which nine people were wounded, including a 1-year-old child.The FBI issued a statement Wednesday asking for people to upload any visual evidence from the shooting to a page on their website.“When the FBI has established digital media tip lines in the past, the public responded with a tremendous volume of information that is then reviewed by investigators,” the bureau statement said.Authorities are searching for three suspects in the shooting, which police said began as a group of people fought in front of a busy stretch of shops on the Hollywood Oceanfront Broadwalk around 7 p.m. Monday.Two 18-year-old men involved in the altercation have been arrested on firearms charges, police said. Five handguns have been recovered, including one that was reported stolen in the Miami area and another in Texas, the...

SWAT team arrests man after barricading himself inside Dania Beach hotel

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:43:52 GMT

A man was taken into custody after barricading himself inside a hotel room in Dania Beach.The Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a disturbance prompting them to block off entrances and exits to a hotel.On Wednesday morning, authorities were dispatched to the Rodeway Inn and Suites located at 2440 FL-84 where they made contact with an adult male who then proceeded to attack a deputy. In response, the deputy fired his weapon, and the adult male retreated and barricaded himself inside a room.Employees were told they could not enter the hotel.One witness said they only saw one firetruck, but then noticed more activity in the back of the building.BSO’s SWAT team said with help from their K-9 they were able to safely apprehend the individual. It does not appear the suspect was injured by the deputy’s gunfire. The deputy who was attacked was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment.BSO’s Homicide and Internal Affairs units are investigating the cir...