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Iowa Legislature considers 6-week abortion ban during a special session

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:51 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Protesters gathered in the Iowa Capitol rotunda as the Legislature began a special session Tuesday focused exclusively on abortion restrictions, where Republican lawmakers will work to push through a new ban on abortion after roughly six weeks of pregnancy.The day will be a marathon of committee hearings and floor debates in both chambers, with votes likely to extend late into the night. Demonstrators for and against the bill are expected to rally at the capitol building throughout the day.Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered the rare session after the state Supreme Court declined to reinstate a law she signed in 2018 that is practically identical to the one being proposed Tuesday. Abortion is currently legal in Iowa up to 20 weeks of pregnancy.“Iowans know we will defend life and have grown our majority,” Speaker of the Iowa House Pat Grassley said in a July 7 statement.After the House gaveled into session, House Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst objected to ...

Maryland sports betting fell 21% in June

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:51 GMT

Wagering through sports betting apps and at retail sportsbooks in Maryland fell to $254.5 million in June, a drop of 20.5% from May.BetMaryland.com said the drop is likely seasonal, based on annual trends in states where sports betting has been legal longer, and year-over-year comparisons are a better gauge of sports betting.The first retail sportsbook opened in Maryland in December 2021, but legal sports betting apps did not launch until November of last year, making year-over-year comparisons difficult.The majority of sports wagering in Maryland is through apps, with mobile sports betting falling 20% from May to $243.8 million. Sports betting at retail locations was down almost 30% from May, totaling $10.7 million.“Revenue and state taxes were also down from May to June, with both of them dropping nearly 40%. Again, this is not atypical behavior, but in other, older markets, analysts measure health by year-over-year growth,” said BetMaryland.com analyst Dru James.The t...

Homicide under investigation on High Line Canal Trail

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:51 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office was investigating a homicide Tuesday morning along the High Line Canal Trail.The scene was on the trail in the area of East Iliff Avenue and South Quebec Street, according to the sheriff's office. They alerted the public via tweet just before 10 a.m.FOX31 has a crew headed to the scene and is working to learn more about the circumstances.Investigators ask anyone with information to contact their tip line at 720-874-8477.

Central 70 express tolls begin Tuesday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:51 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Beginning Tuesday, you will have to pay to drive the express lanes of Central 70 through Denver.The I-70 tolls were supposed to begin in February for the 10-mile stretch of rebuilt roadway from Interstate 25 to Chambers Road, but the Colorado Department of Transportation ran into some problems. However, CDOT said it has corrected the problems and the grace period is now over. Colorado father, son killed in Florida crash The rates will vary by the time of day.If you’re driving at night, the charge will be $1.50. But in the morning during the rush hours of 6-9 a.m., that jumps to $4.50.If you don’t have a transponder, charges will range between $4.26 to more than $10.  Those driving on the express lanes will be billed by a license plate scanner.  The lanes are free to motorcycles and cars with three passengers. 

$1M Powerball ticket sold in Colorado while jackpot continues to grow

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:51 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The Powerball jackpot continues to grow as no one has been able to match all six numbers. However, one person in Colorado is a million dollars richer after matching five numbers.As of Tuesday, the jackpot now stands at an estimated $725 million.While tickets are still being sold and printed ahead of Wednesday's drawing, a ticket sold in a small Colorado town has turned one person into a millionaire. Powerball jackpot climbs to $725 million after no winner chosen According to the Colorado Lottery, a ticket purchased at the Murphy Express in Elizabeth matched all five numbers from Saturday night's drawing, delivering the ticket holder a $1 million prize. The Town of Elizabeth is located just west of Castle Rock in Elbert County with a population of just over 2,000 people.The lucky ticket holder in Elizabeth isn't the only one to make it big during this run of the Powerball. Four others across the state won up to $200,000 in the past three weeksJuly 7 - Lee M. won $5...

Crocs sues Denver-based rival Joybees, claiming stolen trade secrets

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:51 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Two Colorado-based footwear retailers have filed competing claims over trade secrets and intellectual property.Crocs claims competitor stole trade secretsAccording to a lawsuit filed on July 6 in federal court in Colorado, Boulder-based Crocs is suing Denver-based rival Joybees over claims of misappropriation and use of Crocs' trade secrets and other highly confidential information, which Crocs claimed was used to develop, manufacture and market "knockoff" products.Joybees was launched by Kellen McCarvel in 2020. Kellen is the son of John McCarvel, who worked as Crocs' chief operating officer and then as the CEO from 2010-2014. Kellen also worked in a midlevel management position at Crocs, according to Crocs' complaint. Colorado pilot charged for illegal helicopter landing at Grand Teton National Park Crocs alleges that Kellen stole several thousand documents that contained highly confidential business information, as well as the contents of a Crocs email account...

Ohio man faces battery charges after being removed from United Airlines flight at FLL

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:51 GMT

An Ohio man was charged with battery and was escorted off a flight at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport.Shawn Levan, 48, was accused of being a problem passenger on a United Airlines flight to South Florida. 7News spoke with another passenger, Claudia Mondelo who was on the same flight, Saturday. Claudia Mondelo captured the video of the man, who was escorted off of the flight before deputies took him to the Broward County jail.Mondelo said Levan had been a less-than-ideal passenger.“He didn’t want to go back to his seat, he didn’t want to put on his seatbelt, he just wanted to cause a scene,” said Mondelo. Mondelo said the drama began at the counter in Washington DC, where she was waiting for her Fort Lauderdale flight.“He was screaming at the ticket counter lady, pretty much everyone heard him because he was extremely loud, so I was surprised when I saw him on the flight,” she said. Mondelo said during the commotion on the flight, ...

Biden administration plans to cap how much families pay for child care through a government program

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:51 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Tuesday that the government plans to put a cap on how much families pay for child care as part of the Child Care & Development Block Grant program.Speaking to reporters, Harris went through the details of a proposed rule by the Department of Health and Human Services that follows an executive order on the issue that President Joe Biden signed in April. Families would pay no more than 7% of their income for child care through the program and child care providers would find it easier to be paid on time. The proposal also wants to encourage states to let families apply online for care.Harris touted the possible savings for families.“Let’s take a family in Montana making $46,000 a year—they could save about $80 every month, or almost over $1,000 a year,” the vice president said. “That money could go to gas and groceries or to fix a leaky roof.”The program currently supports 1.5 million children. In 2016, the government established ...

Aaron Hernandez’s brother, Dennis, ordered re-arrested on brick-throwing charges at ESPN

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:51 GMT

A judge has ordered the re-arrest of Aaron Hernandez’s brother, Dennis, after he failed to appear in court last week on charges related to throwing a brick at the ESPN campus in Bristol, Connecticut.The 37-year-old, who was known as DJ Hernandez when he played quarterback and wide receiver at UConn in the mid-2000s, was originally arrested in March. Police said he went to ESPN in a car, possibly an Uber, and threw a bag containing a brick and a note over a fence and onto the property before leaving.The note said: “To all media outlets, It’s about time you all realeyes the affect media has on all family members. Since you’re a world wide leader maybe you could lead how media and messages are delivered brick by brick. Clean it up! Yours truly, Dennis J. Hernandez,” according to police.Hernandez, the older brother of the late New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez, was scheduled to enter a plea on July 7 to a misdemeanor charge of breach of peace. He did not show up for that...

BofA hit with $250 million in fines, penalties, refunds for ‘double-dipping’ fees, fake accounts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:51 GMT

Bank of America must reimburse customers more than $100 million and pay $150 million in fines for “double-dipping” on overdraft fees, withholding reward bonuses on credit cards and opening accounts without customer consent.It is one of the highest financial penalties in years against Bank of America, which has largely spent the last 15 years trying to clean up its reputation and market itself to the public as a bank focused on financial health and not on overdraft fee income.BofA will need to refund $100 million to customers, pay $90 million in penalties to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and $60 million to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. “Bank of America wrongfully withheld credit card rewards, double-dipped on fees, and opened accounts without consent,” said CFPB Director Rohit Chopra, in a statement. “These practices are illegal and undermine customer trust.”Bank of America had a policy of charging customers $35 after the bank declined a transaction ...