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Browns tight end David Njoku grateful as he recovers from burns suffered in harrowing home accident

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:30 GMT

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — As the severe burns on David Njoku’s face and hands continue to heal, Cleveland’s tight end feels fortunate. He knows things could be so much worse.“I’m still breathing,” he said. “I still got my vision and everything, I mentally feel great.”Njoku spoke Friday for the first time since he sustained burns in an accident at home on Sept. 29, two days before the Browns played Baltimore. Despite his serious injuries and being in extreme pain, Njoku played and had a team-high six catches.The 27-year-old Njoku was reluctant to offer details about the incident.“It was a bonfire accident,” he said. “Trying to have a nice little chill Friday, ended up exploding when I lit it up. So yeah, it happens.”Njoku said his eyes were open when he was hit by the fireball.“So I saw everything and I really should have been blinded,” he said, sitting in front of his locker. “So luckily I’m not.”Njoku said everything happened so quickly, that it was almost impossible for him t...

Flight to Florida returns to Panama over a suspected bomb that turns out to be an adult diaper

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:30 GMT

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Airport security at Panama City’s Tocumen International Airport on Friday searched a Copa airline flight bound for Tampa, Florida, for a suspected bomb, only to find an adult diaper.The plane had returned to the Panama City airport earlier Friday following reports of a possible bomb. The Boeing 737-800 landed around 11 a.m. local time and moved to an isolated stretch of the tarmac, where 144 passengers were taken off the plane, Panama’s Civil Aeronautics Authority said on the social media platform X.An anti-explosives team inspected the aircraft.José Castro, the head of the airport’s security team, said a suspicious object in one of the plane’s bathrooms was found to be an adult diaper.“We had it on a secure runway where police special explosives canine units and special forces examined the object, and found it to be an adult diaper, ruling out any risk,” Castro said.Source

Map: Does Colorado drinking water contain ‘forever chemicals?'

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:30 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — So-called “forever chemicals” have been found in 45% of the nation’s tap water, according to a government study, but is your Colorado water affected?If you’re wondering whether or not your tap water might contain synthetic chemicals known as PFAS, nonprofit Environmental Working Group created an interactive map using official records and data from public drinking water systems to show where forever chemicals were found to be above and below the advised maximum concentration level, 4 parts per trillion (PPT).EWG notes that while researchers used the highest quality data available, contamination levels are based on a single point in time and may not reflect changes to the water system or treatment efforts.(Copyright © Environmental Working Group)Search the map for your own address.The synthetic compounds known collectively as PFAS are contaminating drinking water to varying extents in large cities and small towns — and in private wells and pub...

Trash truck drivers come to Denver for international competition

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Among many events and things to do this weekend, trash truck drivers, equipment operators and mechanics from all around the U.S. will compete in Denver.Trash and recycling truck drivers will maneuver through obstacle courses in a battle to prove who is the "best of the best" behind the wheel, according to a press release from the Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure. Local filmmakers debut paranormal documentary on Friday the 13th It's called the 2023 SWANA International Road-E-O, hosted by the Denver DOTI in partnership with the Solid Waste Association of North America and the Rocky Mountain Chapter SWANA.Drivers competing this weekend qualified for the international driving competition having placed first or second in their own chapter's competition.It starts at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Denver CDL Training and Testing Facility, located at 7198 N. Scottsburg St. Breakfast burritos will be provided and an In-N-Out Burger truck will be there for lun...

Jefferson County school board closing 2 more schools

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- On Thursday night, the Jefferson County school board voted to close two of its smallest schools: Arvada K-8 and Coal Creek Canyon in Golden.The district estimates more than 500 students and 97 staff members will be impacted by the closures, which are planned to happen in the 2024-25 school year. Officials cited two decades of declining enrollment because of shifting demographics as the reason for the move. 12-year-old bias-motivated stabbing suspect had hit list, Nazi fascination Board President Stephanie Schooley issued the following statement on behalf of the Jeffco Board of Education:"In the spring of 2022, this Board tasked Superintendent Dorland with creating a comprehensive plan for consolidating schools following two consecutive years of emergency closures of elementary schools in the spring, with enrollment too low to sustain a program for the following school year. Two decades of declining enrollment and shifting demographics had caught up to Jeffco in wa...

13-year-old Hialeah boy arrested in alleged fatal stabbing of mother

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:30 GMT

A 13-year-old boy was taken into custody at an apartment complex in Hialeah in connection to the fatal stabbing of his mother, police said.According to Hialeah Police, officer’s responded to the juvenile’s 911 call confessing to the murder from inside Apartment 201 along the 200 block of West 79th Place, late Thursday night.“Right now, we’re all in disbelief,” said Hialeah Police Lt. Eddie RodriguezPolice said the teen called 911 at 11:31 p.m.“He called right away; he called after he did it and pretty much turned himself in over the phone, I guess you could say,” said Rodriguez. When officers arrived at the apartment, they instructed the teen to come out with his hands up. A neighbor’s cellphone was recording as he was immediately taken to the ground. As the teen was cuffed by one officer, the rest entered the unit.“Now that 13-year-old, has been taken into custody, he is facing some very serious charges,” Rodriguez said. A...

Mother from Newton with two children serving in Israeli military shares her story

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:30 GMT

Flowers and food are left at Anna Itkis’ Newton home as her son and daughter are serving in the Israeli military and as Itkis’ community looks for ways to support her.Itkis’ 20-year-old son, Ben, is currently serving in Israel’s army. Her 23-year-old daughter, Esther, is a reservist and was called into action. Itkis recently spoke to 7NEWS, sharing her story as the was between Israel and Hamas continues.“I’m not composed at all,” Itkis told 7NEWS. “I have these swings — one moment I feel okay, it’s all going to be fine, and then the next morning it’s just horrible.”Itkis said these two of her four children moved to Israel and became citizens. So, it’s their duty to defend the country. Watching and hearing about the killings of innocent people in Israel, Itkis said she supports what her children are fighting for. “My grandparents were slaughtered in Belarus when the Germans came in,” she said. “We always talked about it as if it was something in the past and here it h...

3 issues for Chicago White Sox to address after a coaching staff shake-up, including overcoming a lineup power struggle

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:30 GMT

The Chicago White Sox will have their third hitting coach in as many seasons after announcing Friday that José Castro would not return in 2024.It’s one of several changes to the coaching staff.Longtime first-base coach Daryl Boston will not be back while assistant hitting coach Chris Johnson and bullpen coach Curt Hasler have been offered positions in the Sox player development system.Castro replaced Frank Menechino as hitting coach in 2023. He joined the Sox after being the assistant hitting coach for the Atlanta Braves from 2015-22.The shake-up at hitting coach positions come after the Sox ranked near the bottom in the American League in several offensive categories, including 12th in hits (1,308) and batting average (.238), during a 61-101 season.Here are three issues offensively for the team to address.1. The Sox must produce more power.Luis Robert Jr. hit a liner near Pesky’s Pole in the ninth inning of a Sept. 23 game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Par...

Battenfeld: RFK Jr. could be Democratic spoiler in 2024 presidential race

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:30 GMT

Democrats should dismiss Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at their own peril.Kennedy’s independent bid for president could pose a major threat to Joe Biden and Democrats – no matter what party activists are saying now that it hurts Republican Donald Trump more.Kennedy could become a major spoiler, drawing away disaffected conservative and moderate Democrats and voters enamored with the Kennedy name from the Democratic ticket.It’s why Kennedy’s siblings, including former Massachusetts congressman Joe Kennedy II, have condemned their brother in such strong terms. Some family loyalty.“The decision of our brother Bobby to run as a third party candidate against Joe Biden is dangerous to our country,” said the letter by Rory Kennedy and signed by three more siblings, Kerry, Joe II and Kathleen. “Bobby might share the same name as our father, but he does not share the same values, vision or judgment. (The) announcement is deeply saddening for us. We denounce his candidacy and believe it is perilous f...

‘The game is still the same’: Veterans, psychologists give young Orioles advice for baseball playoff debuts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:30 GMT

It was only about a month into his big league tenure when Orioles rookie Jordan Westburg got a memorable piece of advice from 10-year veteran Aaron Hicks.Westburg had just rocketed a pitch down the third base line in the ninth inning, with the Orioles trailing the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-3 on July 18. For a moment, after his feet crossed the bag at first, he contemplated sprinting for second. But he thought better of it, and stayed put.With the Orioles so far behind, the play would prove virtually meaningless. The O’s lost by that same score just a few batters later. But the play meant something to Hicks.“After the game, Aaron Hicks came up to me and he was like, ‘Hey, man, our style of baseball is aggressive here. I think you should have gone for it,’ Westburg said.For an Orioles team packed with young big leaguers, those tidbits of guidance will perhaps become even more important — particularly when they come from the few current Orioles with post...