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A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe is suspected of killing more than 150 and is leaving many terrified

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:51:50 GMT

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — These days, Catherine Mangosho locks her 3-year-old grandson in the house for hours on end in an attempt to shield him from a deadly cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe.The virulent bacterial disease is killing the young and the old in the southern African country, with health authorities reporting more than 150 suspected deaths and over 8,000 suspected cases since February.Cholera has often broken out across Zimbabwe in recent years with deadly consequences and has surged and spread again over the last month, driven by the sometimes terrible sanitation conditions in poor, neglected townships and neighborhoods in the capital, Harare, and elsewhere.Many like Mangosho, 50, fear their family might be next.She points to a group of barefoot children playing street soccer near her house. The ball made from plastic bread wrappers frequently plunges into ponds of sewage. The children pick it out and continue their game.“Those boys are playing with fire,” she said. “We burie...

Women make up more than half of ministers in the new Cabinet of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:51:50 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Women will hold 12 of the 22 posts in the new government named Monday by Spain’s recently reelected Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.“The new government is going to have a marked feminist accent with four women deputy prime ministers and more female ministers than male ministers,” Sánchez said. The Cabinet will include nine new ministers while key posts remain unchanged. Nadia Calviño keeps the economy portfolio, José Manuel Albares remains in charge of foreign affairs and Margarita Robles stays at defense. Sánchez’s Socialist party will hold 17 ministries and its leftist Sumar (Joining Forces) coalition partner will have five portfolios. The outgoing government’s former far-left coalition partner, Unidas Podemos (Unite We Can), will have no ministries. The party’s former star, Equality Minister Irene Montero, will be replaced by Ana Redondo of the Socialist party.Sánchez was reelected prime minister on Thursday with backing from 179 lawmakers in Spai...

Emergency crews on scene of crash involving truck, freight train in Back of the Yards

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:51:50 GMT

CHICAGO — Emergency crews are responding to a crash involving a semi-truck and a freight train on the city's Southwest Side.The incident happened just before 7 a.m. Monday at a freight yard at 51st Street and Lowe Avenue in the Back of Yards neighborhood.Skycam9 captured a major response on scene from the Chicago Fire Department. The extent of injuries is unknown at this time.No further details have been provided.This is a developing story. Check back for details.

72-year-old man fatally shot in Logan Square is latest victim of Chicago gun violence

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:51:50 GMT

CHICAGO — A 72-year-old man fatally shot in the city's Logan Square neighborhood was among those killed in gun violence in Chicago over the weekend.The shooting happened around 9:55 p.m. Sunday in the 3900 block of West Fullerton. Police said the man was walking when he was struck by gunfire.He was shot in the chest and transported to Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The man's identity has not yet been released.According to police, further investigation revealed the offender may have been traveling in a white SUV at the time of the shooting.No one is in custody. Area Five Detectives are investigating. Two 14-year-old boys found shot to death in alley on South Side The 72-year-old man is among the latest victims of weekend gun violence in Chicago.On Saturday, two 14-year-old boys were found shot to death in an alley on the South Side. The boys were found in an alley in the 800 block of East 89th Place in Chatham just before 2:30 p.m.Officers say both...

Man found dead in garage fire on South Side ID'd

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:51:50 GMT

CHICAGO -- The body of a man has been identified after he was found unconscious in a garage during a fire on the South Side overnight. The medical examiner's office identified the man as 43-year-old Gilbert Sims. The Fire department said they responded to a fire in the 8900 block of Essex Avenue in Calumet Heights near midnight and found Sims deceased in the garage as the fire was being extinguished. Two 14-year-old boys found shot to death in alley on South Side The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Deadly shooting on Stan Musial Veteran's Memorial Bridge Sunday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:51:50 GMT

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. - We are just learning new information about a police investigation that had a stretch of Interstate 70 shut down near the Stan Musial Veteran's Memorial Bridge overnight.This is just off the first exit after you come off the bridge eastbound into Illinois. The bridge is completely open both ways, with traffic moving smoothly. However, that was not the case for several hours overnight. Police had I-70 eastbound in the area closed for a while. In fact, we're told St. Louis City Police were blocking the eastbound entrance to the bridge from about 10: 30 p.m. Sunday to around 3:30 a.m. while the investigation unfolded. St. Louis man tried to steal $1,200 of air fresheners from former seafood market It's understood that Illinois State Police are heading up the investigation into whatever happened. Fairmont City Police were also at the scene.At this point, authorities have not told FOX 2 what the scene was all about. In addition to police officers, there were a l...

Keeler: You might get Dalton Risner out of Broncos Country. You’ll never get Broncos Country out of Dalton Risner. “Good for them, bro.”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:51:50 GMT

Dalton Risner may be doing karate kicks in Minneapolis, but the Broncos still have a kung fu grip on his heart.“I wanted to win the game. But I’m not gonna be a sore loser and be like, ‘Man, I hate that they’re gonna win,'” Risner, pride of Wiggins and the former Broncos guard, told me after his boyhood team rallied for a 21-20 win over his new one, the Minnesota Vikings. “No, no.“Good for them, bro.”Revenge game? Nah. Like Von Miller, Risner keeps referring to the Broncos in the present tense, even if that “present” was ages ago. Old habits. First loves.“Dude,” the Vikes blocker and ex-Kansas State star continued, “I told all my teammates after the game, ‘Good for you guys. Keep doing your thing.’“We didn’t win a lot when I was here. And I hope and I wish them the best. We’re not gonna see them the rest of the year unless it’s in the Super Bowl. So best of luck to them,...

Colorado weather: Scattered snow showers, rain and wind create hazards for travelers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:51:50 GMT

Light snow showers are expected to continue across Colorado’s mountains, foothills, Palmer Divide and plains Monday, creating hazards for travelers, according to the National Weather Service.Overnight from Sunday into Monday, scattered snow hit each of the areas with little to no accumulation, according to NWS forecasters.At 3:08 a.m. Monday, the NWS issued a hazardous weather outlook, warning that snow and blowing snow in the mountains may create low visibility and slick roads.The plains can also expect to see rain and snow showers throughout the day, with the majority of snowfall confined to the foothills and Palmer Divide areas, according to NWS meteorologists. The Interstate 25 Corridor from Denver to Fort Collins will share in the wet weather, with rain or snow showers depending on the temperature in the area.Expect scattered rain and snow showers across the Front Range and plains today. Snow showers for the mountains/foothills and Palmer Divide. Very windy across the pla...

Letters: Slowing population growth isn’t sad or bad. Colorado is full.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:51:50 GMT

Isn’t our population reaching a tipping point?Re: “Will Colo.’s population growth rebound?” Nov. 12 news storyThe article describes slowing population growth as a problem, buying into the common yet absurd belief that we can and should keep increasing indefinitely. Unfortunately, Colorado, just like the entire planet, has physical limits. We are already in massive ecological overshoot, as evidenced by the escalating climate crisis, biodiversity loss, pollution, and resource depletion. Colorado is one of the most water-stressed states — if our current demands are already unsustainable, and in light of worsening climate impacts, how can we expect an even larger population to thrive here?Instead of trying to maintain our Ponzi economies with ever more people, we should invest in those who are already here (in Colorado, in the US, and on the planet). Population aging is an inevitable outcome of reduced growth and a necessary, temporary transition toward sustainab...

Colorado snow totals for Nov. 19-20, 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:51:50 GMT

The following Colorado snow totals have been reported by the National Weather Service for Nov. 19-20, 2023, as of 6 a.m. Monday:Cahone, CO — 1.8 inches at 10 a.m. – 11/19/2023Mount Crested But, CO — 7 inches at 7 a.m. – 11/19/2023Mount Crested Butte, CO — 4.4 inches at 7 a.m. – 11/19/2023Sawpit, CO — 4.5 inches at 10:56 p.m. – 11/19/2023Stoner, CO — 2 inches at 8 a.m. – 11/19/2023Taos Ski Valley, CO — 2 inches at 7 p.m. – 11/19/2023Vail, CO — 1.9 inches at 7 a.m. – 11/19/2023Yellow Jacket, CO — 3.5 inches at 12:20 p.m. – 11/19/2023Related ArticlesWeather | Colorado weather: Foothills west of Denver, Boulder blanketed in heavy snow Wednesday evening Weather | Colorado snow totals for Nov. 8-9, 2023 Weather | Colorado snow totals for Oct. 29, 2023 Weather | Colorado snow totals for Oct. 28, 2023