Home

Japanese student goes to graduation dressed like Zelenskyy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:48:47 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese student showed up to graduation as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s lookalike, wearing his signature olive-colored, snug-fit T-shirt and khaki trousers to show his support for Ukraine’s fight against Russia. Most graduation ceremonies in Japan feature graduates in suits or formal dress. But Kyoto University has its own tradition of students who opt for different attire on their special day. This year, Zelenskyy was the star at the event.“I am President Zelenskyy,” the student told local TV network Yomiuri. He said it took him three months to grow his beard. He decided to be his lookalike for the graduation ceremony Friday, because “since December, when I was growing out my beard, I was told I look like President Zelenskyy.” His performance was not just a comical cosplay. The student, who goes by Amiki on Twitter, was holding a sign carrying messages expressing his support for Ukraine, along with a passage from Zelenskyy’s speech in December at the U....

Russian shelling of Ukraine city kills 2, wounds 29 people

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:48:47 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two people were killed and 29 wounded Monday when Russian forces shelled the Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, in the partially occupied eastern Donetsk region, local officials said.Video footage of the aftermath showed damaged residential buildings, debris in the streets and vehicles on fire.Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the attack as “terrorism.”Russia has denied targeting residential areas even though artillery and rocket strikes have hit Ukrainian apartment buildings and civilian infrastructure daily during the war. The Sloviansk attack followed a typical pattern of long-range shelling adopted by the Kremlin’s forces, especially in recent months as the fighting became deadlocked during the bitterly cold winter months.In the eastern Donetsk region, some 10 cities and villages were shelled by Russian forces over the previous 24 hours, Ukraine’s presidential office reported Monday.On Monday morning, Russian missiles hit the city of Avdiivka...

Police search for car of interest in fatal hit and run in West Loop

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:48:47 GMT

CHICAGO — A man who was killed in a hit and run crash over the weekend has been identified and police are searching for the black Mercedes involved.The medical examiner's office identified James Richard of Plainfield as the 26-year-old who was fatally hit by a black Mercedes that ran a stop sign on the city's West Side Saturday. According to police, officers responded to calls of a hit and run near the 800 block of West Washington Boulevard around 1:06 a.m. where a car was observed running a stop sign and striking a 26-year-old man crossing the street. Man critically injured in shooting on West Side Police say the black Mercedes fled eastbound and Richard was transported to Stroger Hospital in critical condition with blunt force trauma to the body. He was pronounced dead shortly after.Contact police if any information is recovered on the incident or vehicle.

DOJ investigates deputies accused of shoving guns in mouths of 2 Black men

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:48:47 GMT

BRANDON, Miss. (AP) — Several deputies from a Mississippi sheriff’s department being investigated by the Justice Department for possible civil rights violations have been involved in at least four violent encounters with Black men since 2019 that left two dead and another with lasting injuries, an Associated Press investigation found.Two of the men allege that Rankin County sheriff's deputies shoved guns into their mouths during separate encounters. In one case, the deputy pulled the trigger, leaving the man with wounds that required parts of his tongue to be sewn back together. In one of the two fatal confrontations, the man's mother said a deputy kneeled on her son's neck while he told them he couldn't breathe.Police and court records obtained by the AP show that several deputies who were accepted to the sheriff's office's Special Response Team — a tactical unit whose members receive advanced training — were involved in each of the four encounters. In three of them, the heavily re...

NYSP: South Glens Falls woman had over a dozen forged checks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:48:47 GMT

SOUTH GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A South Glens Falls woman was arrested and is accused of forging over a dozen checks. Elizabeth Carney, 55, faces multiple charges. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! On February 15, New York State Police received a report that a former employee of a Moreau resident had cashed stolen checks without authorization. Police say an investigation revealed Carney, who worked for the victim as a housekeeper, had over a dozen forged checks which were later determined to have been stolen and cashed, resulting in the theft of over $4,000.Charges:Second-degree possession of a forged instrument (13 counts)Fifth-degree criminally possessing stolen property (13 counts)Third-degree grand larceny Troy man accused of storage unit burglary Carney was arrested at Wilton State Police and processed. She was arraigned at the Moreau Town Court and is held at the Saratoga County Correctional Facility without bail.

Crews responding to floods in Eureka area

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:48:47 GMT

EUREKA, Mo. - Crews are responding to numerous floods in the Eureka area. Our Bommarito Automotive Group SkyFOX helicopter is flying over the area where floods are located on Route W. The floods are results of rain that came in Thursday and Friday. Top Stories: Family seeks justice for Jacque, man charged due in court this week Drivers are urged to avoid the area in their morning commutes. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

H.E.R O.E.S Care 'Mission Depot' grand opening taking place Tuesday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:48:47 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A veterans aid program celebrates its 20th anniversary this week by opening a new facility Tuesday.Heroes Care donates food, supplies and financial grants to struggling military families. Their new 'Mission Depot'  allows them to continue service from one location. Top Stories: Family seeks justice for Jacque, man charged due in court this week They'll also allow active military, guard, reserve, and veterans to shop for free once a month. There's free legal advice, financial and budget classes, veterans benefits information, and even free haircuts.They plan to add mental health services as well.

Denver weather: An inch of snow expected, snarling roads Monday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:48:47 GMT

A snowstorm spreading down from the mountains brought heavy wet snow to the metro area Monday, where most of it was expected to fall before noon, with an inch or more accumulating, according to the National Weather Service.The high temperature in Denver should hit 38 degrees and Monday’s low will be 16 degrees, the weather service reports. The snow is expected to decrease across Denver but continue northeast of Denver in Larimer and Weld Counties through noon and until the evening on the northeastern plains.Snow totals around metro Denver indicated a little over an inch had fallen in Denver before sunrise with 2.7 inches in Arvada.The snow and melting snow created slick roads Monday morning, leading to accidents. The Colorado State Patrol issued a warning, and Fort Collins police declared an accident alert.The weather service issued a winter weather advisory for Colorado’s northeastern plains, warning of snowy conditions through Monday. In northeastern Colorado, forecast...

Opinion: Intimidation tactics from the judicial branch cannot stand

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:48:47 GMT

The Colorado Supreme Court’s Attorney Regulation Counsel — the government officials charged with investigating misconduct by lawyers and judges — threatened discipline recently against attorneys for their testimony to the Colorado General Assembly.I read with grave concern The Colorado Springs Gazette’s story explaining that members of the Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline had received letters threatening discipline for their testimony.Unlike its usual role of looking into allegations such as sexual harassment, stealing clients’ money, driving while impaired or neglecting cases, this letter was about the attorney’s testimony presented before a joint House and Senate Judiciary Committee. The regulator disagreed with the factual statements made to the Committee, so she threatened their licenses to practice law.Such threats and intimidation strike at the heart of the legislative process — the necessity of elected representatives to both obtain pub...

Editorial: Colorado needs more school security and more gun control

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:48:47 GMT

We join the nation in praying for the swift and full recovery of two Denver East High School administrators who were shot Wednesday by a student during a pat-down search looking for weapons.The details of their medical risks are unknown, but, like most gunshot victims, Eric Sinclair and Jerald Mason, will have a hard road to recovery ahead. We know the staff at The Denver Post, the entire city, and much of the country are sending these two high school deans strength and love.The East High School community already lost 16-year-old Luis Garcia this month to gun violence. The soccer player and hard worker is missed by his family and friends, and many are rallying to protect others from the suffering inflicted by gun violence.We join these East High School community members in unequivocally supporting efforts at the Colorado Capitol to get better control on the deadly weapons flooding our community and often landing in the hands of young Coloradans ill-equipped in decision-making or gun...