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From ‘irate’ to ‘threatening’ parents: Why a principals’ group wants security at elementary schools

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:57:49 GMT

It’s something Christine Handy, the president of the Montgomery County Association of Administrators and Principals, said is being seen more often at elementary schools.“Increasingly aggressive behavior towards our staff,” Handy said. And that aggressive behavior isn’t from students — it’s “parents and community members.”In testimony before the Montgomery County Board of Education during its June 27 meeting, Handy told board members, “a male parent invaded the personal space of a female principal in a threatening manner and had to be banned from the property.”From that point, Handy said, the principal “had to call her cluster security leader to assist when this parent was picking up his child.”In another instance, Handy shared with the board, a female principal was told by a male parent, “I know that you work late.”Handy noted that full time security assistants staff middle and high schools, but she said, “our 1...

Michael Harris homers twice as All-Star-studded Braves win ninth straight, 4-2 over Guardians

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:57:49 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Michael Harris homered twice and Bryce Elder, one of Atlanta’s eight All-Stars, pitched 6 2/3 solid innings to lead the Braves to their season-high ninth straight win, 4-2 over the Cleveland Guardians on Monday night.Harris connected for solo shots in the third and fifth innings off Guardians rookie Gavin Williams (0-1), who in his third career start had to face a lineup featuring six All-Stars and no detectable weaknesses.Harris may be Atlanta’s No. 9 hitter, but he’s batting .416 (37 of 89) with seven homers and 16 RBIs in his last 24 games.Marcell Ozuna also homered for the Braves, who have won 17 of 18 and 24 of 27.Atlanta, which has had three winning streaks of at least eight games, improved MLB’s best record to 57-27.Elder (7-1) didn’t give up a run until the seventh, when Amed Rosario touched him for a two-run single. A.J. Minter came on and got out of a two-on jam by popping up All-Star José Ramírez, and Nick Anderson retired Myles St...

México: presidente pide no votar por DeSantis ante la nueva ley antiinmigrantes de Florida

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:57:49 GMT

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO – El presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador pidió este lunes no votar por el gobernador Ron DeSantis, aspirante republicano a la presidencia de Estados Unidos, ante la nueva ley antiinmigrantes que entró en vigor el sábado en Florida, estado que él gobierna.“Estamos en contra de la reforma migratoria de DeSantis, el gobernador de Florida, que está en contra de los migrantes, ni un voto a DeSantis, el que no quiere a su patria no quiere a su madre, ni un voto a quienes desprecian a los migrantes”, expresó el mandatario mexicano en su rueda de prensa diaria.López Obrador se refirió a la Ley SB 1718 en Florida, impulsada por DeSantis, que establece restricciones a indocumentados y que podría generar discriminación por “perfil racial” que afecten a otras personas.La nueva normativa obliga a las empresas de más de 25 empleados a usar un programa para verificar el estatus migratorio de cada uno y tipifica el viajar en un automóvil a través de las f...

Jahmai Jones delivers 3-run double in 1st big league appearance since ’21 in Brewers’ win over Cubs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:57:49 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Newly signed Jahmai Jones hit a pinch-hit, three-run double in his first big league appearance since 2021, helping the Milwaukee Brewers rally for an 8-6 win over the Chicago Cubs on Monday.With the bases loaded and two outs in the seventh inning, Jones hit a line drive on the first pitch from reliever Anthony Kay that one-hopped off the center field wall and scored Raimel Tapia, Christian Yelich and Owen Miller, tying the game at 6.“The situation, bases loaded two outs, really honestly not trying to do too much,” Jones said. “Really just trying to keep it simple, try to keep it small with my approach and not get too big.“It’s something that you dream about, you dream about moments like this and being put in situations like this. And being able to help the team to do what they need to do to get a win, it’s the cherry on top.”Milwaukee signed the 25-year-old Jones as a free agent before the game to replace Brian Anderson, who went on the paternity list. J...

How a dog was rescued from the face of Torreys Peak

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:57:49 GMT

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — A dog is now reunited with its owners after falling off the east face of the popular 14er Torreys Peak over the weekend.FOX31 spoke with one of the Alpine Rescue Team members who climbed the summit on Sunday to rescue the dog from a 1,500-foot part of the steep mountainside. How to report illegal fireworks in Colorado Photos shared with FOX31 capture the 8-hour rescue of a 30-pound Aussiedoodle named Zola.“We got the call initially around 1 o'clock p.m. and it was for a dog that had gone off the edge,” said Jacob Smith, spokesperson for Alpine Rescue Team."The owners weren't exactly sure where it had gone. They knew that it was on the east face, which is very sheer," Smith added.Dog that fell off the side of Torreys Peak, seen from a distance (Credit: Alpine Rescue Team)Dog rescued from atop 1,500-foot high couloirA total of 26 Alpine Rescue Team members responded to the call. A team of seven went up the summer trailhead to get a visual and ...

Botched repairs caused a neighbor’s ceiling to collapse

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:57:49 GMT

She hired someone to redo a bathroom not only did they do that, but their sloppy work caused a neighbor’s ceiling to collapse. Does the company have to pay for the damage they caused? They said no. Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser said hold on.Karin likes to write, sometimes it’s for a newspaper.Karin Stahl: “I’ve written stories mostly about Miami history.”And sometimes her stories are for her favorite; a magazine.Karin Stahl: “Because a magazine article tells you a lot more depth.”Today, Karin could write another story about a dream turning into a disaster.Karin Stahl: “And I also wanted him to do brand new tiles all through the bathroom, the new bathtub, the new sink, the new toilets and two new bathroom cabinets.”Karin hired a fellow who specializes in tile. He charged her $10,500 dollars and also did the plumbing work.The floor looks good, but the day he finished the job, Karin started hearing sounds.Karin Stahl: “An...

Miami-Dade reported battery after suspect attacked Tactical Robbery Unit officer

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:57:49 GMT

The City of Miami Police reported a battery on one of their Tactical Robbery Unit officers. The suspect is possibly contained within the perimeter of North Miami Avenue to 71 Street.Police officers and the Miami-Dade Police Department Skyforce team are present at the scene of the incident in search of the suspect.Officials said they are looking for a male subject who is jumping fences from yard to yard. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this Breaking story.

Britain is awash with failed prime ministers. It’s costing taxpayers a fortune

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:57:49 GMT

LONDON — After years of political turmoil, it’s boom time for at least one British industry: Demand for political bodyguards is through the roof.For the first time in modern history, the U.K. now has six living former prime ministers, all of whom continue to receive extensive — and expensive — security protection.With the ruling Conservatives on their fourth leader in as many years, and with the three most recently-departed — Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Liz Truss — visibly cashing in on the lucrative international speaking circuit for ex-prime ministers, some are raising questions about the mounting cost to U.K. taxpayers.Because every time an ex-prime minister travels abroad — even to earn themselves a six-figure sum for speaking at an obscure business conference — U.K. taxpayers are likely picking up the security tab.“It’s an industry, there is no other word for it,” Dai Davies, a former head of royal protection at the Met Police, said.The number of living ex-prime minist...

Iran’s ballistic missile capabilities are a growing threat to Europe

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:57:49 GMT

Behnam Ben Taleblu is a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. He is the author of “Arsenal: Assessing the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program.”As Europe struggles to combat Iran’s drone proliferation to Russia for use against Ukraine, it can ill afford to ignore improvements to an even greater unmanned aerial threat that may soon land on its doorstep: the country’s ballistic missile arsenal — the largest in the Middle East.While Iran’s much reported potential transfer of short-range ballistic missiles to Russia is yet to materialize, the causal force behind this is likely not Tehran’s fear of transgressing some unwritten agreement that’s being secretly negotiated with Washington. Instead, the Islamic Republic may well be waiting for the termination of U.N. prohibitions on ballistic missile testing and transfers this October, before further arming Moscow with precision-strike systems.In fact, Iran may even want the move to be deemed “licit” to p...

After the riots, Macron must fix a broken France

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:57:49 GMT

PARIS — France is slowly catching its breath after days of large-scale urban unrest but a greater challenge looms for President Emmanuel Macron: How to tackle the root problems the riots have exposed.Macron has walked a thin line between showing empathy and sending out a message of toughness after a police officer shot and killed teenager Nahel M. last week, leading to days of riots. He flooded the streets with police officers in an effort to contain the violence.This weekend there were fewer arrests than on previous nights and the unrest appears to be waning, at least temporarily.But the series of incidents have fanned the flames around police brutality and the treatment of racial minorities into a broader, violent rejection of French institutions.Overnight on Saturday, attackers rammed a car into the house of the local mayor in L’Haÿ-les-Roses, a suburb south of Paris, injuring the official’s wife as she tried to flee with her young children.Elsewhere in France, the violence...