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House pushes off impeachment of Homeland Secretary Mayorkas for handling of southern border

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:38:10 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Monday to push off a Republican effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, a process usually reserved for grave misconduct in office that is instead being wielded in an extraordinary effort to remove the Cabinet secretary for his handling of the southern border.Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a hard-right Republican from Georgia, forced a vote on impeaching Mayorkas to the floor through a rule that allows any single member to force a snap vote on resolutions, including constitutional matters such as impeachment. A handful of Republicans joined with Democrats to vote 209-201 to send her resolution to committees for possible consideration, like any other bill. They are under no obligation to do anything.But the vote and its GOP support showed a growing appetite to reach to Congress’ most grave weapons and redefine what the Constitution means by impeachable “high crimes and misdemeanors.” Impeaching a Cabinet official for their poli...

Unanimous Rookies of the Year in Both Leagues

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:38:10 GMT

2023 — AL: Gunnar Henderson, Baltimore; NL: Corbin Carroll, Arizona2017 — AL: Aaron Judge, New York; NL: Cody Bellinger, Los Angeles1997 — AL: Nomar Garciaparra, Boston; NL: Scott Rolen, Philadelphia1993 — AL: Tim Salmon, California; NL: Mike Piazza, Los Angeles1987 — AL: Mark McGwire, Oakland; NL-Benito Santiago, San DiegoSource

Seahawks find their way to 6-3 despite flaws and inconsistency

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:38:10 GMT

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The season is far enough along to just accept this is the way it’s going to be for the Seattle Seahawks. They are the sort of team that will elicit boos walking off the field at halftime and leave those same fans cheering as they leave the field two quarters later.Sometimes the offense is going to be unsightly and looking lost. Sometimes the defense is going to be unable to make stops.But for all their faults, the Seahawks are 6-3 and tied for the NFC West lead. And they’re about to embark on a five-week stretch that’ll test just how well they can mask their shortcomings.“We just got to be better. We won at the end of the day, but we got to be better still,” defensive end Dre’Mont Jones said after Sunday’s 29-26 win over Washington. “It’s a lot to clean up and improve on from top to bottom, inside and out, we got to fix that.”Seattle rebounded from the second-worst loss of Pete Carroll’s tenure, but it wasn’t a straightforward victory over the Commanders. Geno S...

Raiders interim coach Antonio Pierce is committed to winning on the run

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:38:10 GMT

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Raiders had just 33 yards rushing at halftime of Sunday night’s game against the Jets, averaging 2.8 yards per carry.Many coaches would’ve been tempted to try to win the game through the air in the second half, but not Las Vegas’ Antonio Pierce. He doubled down on the running game in the second half, and it’s a major reason the Raiders rallied to beat New York 16-12.Led by Josh Jacobs, the Raiders rushed for 115 yards in the second half, averaging 5.8 yards a pop. Jacobs went from gaining 30 yards on 10 carries in the opening 30 minutes to picking up 86 yards on 17 attempts after halftime.This isn’t a one-off, either.In the Raiders’ two games since Pierce became the interim coach, he has emphasized the ground game. Jacobs rushed for 98 yards the week before against the New York Giants, giving him, 214 yards in two games with Pierce in control. He averaged 4 yards on 53 combined carries.Jacobs gained 408 yards in his firs...

Pobreza en las familias encabezadas por mujeres se duplicó en EE.UU., revela estudio

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:38:10 GMT

(CNN Español) –– Un informe de la organización no gubernamental estadounidense Centro Nacional de Derecho de la Mujer (NWLC, por sus siglas en inglés) califica de “alarmante” el aumento de la pobreza en Estados Unidos, especialmente en las familias encabezadas por mujeres, según un comunicado publicado este lunes.El fin de la asistencia federal entregada durante la pandemia, incluidos los créditos fiscales reembolsables ampliados, se relacionan directamente con el aumento de la pobreza, de acuerdo al análisis de NWLC.Dentro del informe se detalla que entre 2021 y 2022, la tasa de pobreza entre las familias encabezadas por mujeres solteras se duplicó al pasar del 11,9% al 26,7%. Del mismo modo, la tasa de pobreza entre las mujeres mayores también aumentó en el mismo período, del 11,7% al 15,3%.NWCL agrega que el trabajo se basa en los datos publicados por la Oficina del Censo de Estados Unidos en septiembre.“Los datos revelan que, tras el fin de los fondos de la era...

Baltimore’s Gunnar Henderson and Arizona’s Corbin Carroll unanimous Rookie of the Year winners

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:38:10 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Baltimore’s Gunnar Henderson and Arizona’s Corbin Carroll were the types of exciting players Major League Baseball hoped for when it tweaked its rules to encourage athleticism, and the pair of young stars were rewarded Monday when they were voted unanimous winners of the Rookie of the Year awards.Henderson won the American League honor and Carroll the National League award after they both used used power, speed and defense to help their teams reach the playoffs just two years after 110-loss seasons.It was just the fifth time both the AL and NL selections were unanimous, the first since the New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge and the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger in 2017.The 22-year-old Henderson split time between third base and shortstop, providing above-average defense at both spots, while batting .255 with 28 homers, 82 RBIs, 100 runs, 29 doubles and 10 stolen bases. The numbers were strikingly similar to Orioles Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr....

CDOT celebrates I-70 bridge funded by infrastructure laws

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:38:10 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The Colorado Department of Transportation joined area leaders Monday to celebrate the completion of part of a major infrastructure project. State leaders said the project is one of many more to come.The Interstate 70 bridge over 32nd Avenue project was paid for using a combination of federal and state dollars — state dollars that were not always a popular concept among people living in Colorado.Perlmutter: More infrastructure work than in decadesLeaders were celebrating the completion of the bridge over 32nd Avenue over I-70 in Jefferson County. If you feel like you have been seeing more construction projects across the state, leaders said you probably have."Under the bipartisan infrastructure bill, coupled with the Senate Bill 260, we have more infrastructure projects going on in Colorado today than at any time since the interstate highway system was conceived back in the 1950s and early '60s," former U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter said. He represented Jefferson County dur...

No school in Andover Tuesday as negotiations continue in teachers strike

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:38:10 GMT

An Essex Superior Court judge ruled Monday that the Andover Education Association will face large fines for each day the illegal teachers strike continues as negotiators failed to reach a deal for the fourth day and classes remained canceled.News of the ruling came after striking teachers in Andover made their voices heard , interrupting a planned school committee news conference on the same day that the Andover Public Schools asked a judge to order teachers back to work. The union announced around 9 p.m. that there would be no school Tuesday.The judge’s ruling means the union will face a $50,000 fine for Monday and that figure will increase $10,000 a day for each day the strike carries on.Members of the Andover Education Association voted on Friday to authorize a strike after months of negotiations with the Andover School Committee over a new contract. Schools closed on Friday due to the strike and closed again Monday as the strike continued. “What do we want?” said...

North Andover Select Board approves proposal to fly Palestinian flag on Town Common

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:38:10 GMT

Dozens of people crowded into North Andover High School on Monday to share their views during a Select Board meeting where a proposal to fly the Palestinian flag was among the topics being discussed.The request to fly the flag on the Town Common flag pole was approved after about an hour of public comment, during which those gathered spoke both in favor of and against flying the flag amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.This application came after an Israeli flag had flown on the Common for about a month following the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas.The flag will now be flown on the Common from Tuesday to Dec. 7.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Jayson Tatum takes over, defense steps up as Celtics pull away from Knicks

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:38:10 GMT

When he gets going, it’s almost unstoppable to stop Jayson Tatum.The Knicks learned that again on Monday night at TD Garden.Tatum scored 35 points, including 23 in the second half and 17 in the fourth quarter, as the Celtics superstar continued his MVP-caliber start to the season. He was the difference as the Celtics, in a dog fight with the Knicks for most of the night, pulled away for a 114-98 victory.Jaylen Brown added 22 points and Kristaps Porzingis had 21 for the Celtics, who won their third game in a row. The C’s, like in the season opener at Madison Square Garden, struggled to find separation against Jalen Brunson and the tough Knicks, but they relied on one of their better defensive efforts of the season to turn the game around.The Celtics and Knicks traded haymakers for most of the first three quarters, neither budging before the C’s finally got some breathing room. The game was tied at 72 with 3:05 to go before the Celtics went on a 12-4 run to close the quarter, which in...