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Volkswagen recalls 140,000 SUVs due to faulty passenger-side airbags, owners told not to let anyone ride shotgun

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:53:23 GMT

Volkswagen is recalling 143,000 of its big Atlas SUVs in the US because a faulty sensor on the front passenger side can switch the airbag system off under certain conditions. Until the issue can be corrected, VW is advising owners to avoid letting people ride in that seat.The problem is “sporadic,” according to documents VW filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which oversees vehicle recalls.Most modern passenger vehicles have weight sensors in the front seat to detect if someone small — like a child — is riding in that seat. Airbags, which inflate forcefully in the event of a crash, can injure small children. If these sensors detect a small person is seated there, the airbag is switched off.But faulty sensors in some Atlas SUVs can cause the so-called “passenger occupant detection system” to indicate a system issue and deactivate the airbag. This could leave front seat passengers without the protection of the airbag in th...

US 36 closed due to deputy-involved shooting

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:53:23 GMT

ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — Deputies in Adams County were involved in a shooting with a suspect who allegedly shot and injured a woman at a nearby apartment. According to the Adams County Sheriff's Office, both east and westbound Highway 36 are closed from Federal Boulevard to Sheridan Boulevard due to a shooting investigation. ACSO told FOX31's Jim Hooley that deputies originally received a call for a gunshot victim at an apartment complex off Pecos. The female victim was transported to a local hospital where she is currently in intensive care. When deputies arrived on scene, the suspect drove by and deputies began to pursue the car. ACSO said the suspect then fired shots at deputies. Park Hill golf course plan losing in early Denver election returns The suspect was stopped after ACSO initiated a tactical maneuver. The sheriff's office confirmed "all occupants of the vehicle were taken into custody," but did not say how many people were arrested.No deputies, suspects or bystan...

Denver East High students return to class after spring break

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:53:23 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — On Wednesday, students and staff at Denver East High School will return to class for the first time since spring break.Some students and parents said they are on edge about heading back to class following another shooting at the school. On March 22, two administrators were shot at the school by a student. Denver Public School officials said there will be two armed school resources officers at East High through the rest of the year. District leaders have also requested mental health professionals.DPS now has SROs in more than a dozen high schools, and an officer acting as a middle school and high school liaison in each police district. Good Samaritan claims car, dog stolen by people she was trying to help Some parents are demanding more transparency on the district's safety plan in the wake of all the violence and have formed a group called the "Parents Safety Advocacy Group."A Facebook event called "East High School - Return to school with the power of love" is as...

Denver weather: Cooler Wednesday with a late flurry

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:53:23 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Wednesday will see early sunshine over the city, but clouds and flurries arrive later in the day with below-average highs in the Denver weather forecast.Weather today: Evening flurry, coolSunny skies are here for the start of Wednesday after a record low temperature of 11 degrees early this morning.Pinpoint Weather: Record morning low on April 5. Temperatures will stay below average in the low 40s with lighter winds. Clouds increase through the afternoon as light flurries arrive in the evening. US 36 closed due to deputy-involved shooting Pinpoint Weather: Daily forecast on April 5. Weather tonight: Clearing skiesThe clouds that produced the flurries will clear overnight as the winds stay light. Temperatures Wednesday night will be below average, dipping into the lower 20s.Pinpoint Weather: Overnight lows on April 5. Looking ahead: Weekend warmupSunshine is back for the Rockies' home opener game with just below-average highs in the lower 50s. Medina Alert: White...

Bright and Breezy Midweek

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:53:23 GMT

The beautiful stretch of weather continues this Wednesday across South Florida. Following rather hot temperatures earlier in the week, highs the rest of this week will be closer to average at about 2-4F above normal at most locations.Expect lots of sunshine this Wednesday paired with highs in the mid 80s along with a better breeze out of the east, sustained up to 20 mph. This will lead to more hazardous marine conditions and a high risk for rip currents at the east coast beaches. It will also be mostly dry besides a spotty shower, especially in the Florida Keys.The sunshine and breezy conditions will stick around through Friday, still with mostly sunny skies, low rain chances and highs hovering in the mid 80s courtesy of high pressure in control over the Atlantic. Morning low temperatures will be warm as well, generally into the mid 70s.Now by the weekend, some changes will begin to arrive to our weather pattern. A slow moving front with areas of low pressure riding along it will sa...

UK’s infected blood inquiry calls for extension of compensation

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:53:23 GMT

LONDON — More people affected by the U.K’s infected blood scandal should be entitled to compensation, its public inquiry has recommended.Dubbed the “worst treatment disaster in the NHS,” it has been estimated that thousands of people were infected with HIV and hepatitis from contaminated blood they received from the NHS between 1970 and 1991.Former Prime Minister Theresa May set up a public inquiry into the scandal in 2017, describing it as “an appalling tragedy which should simply never have happened.” In July, the inquiry’s chair Brian Langstaff, while continuing to hear evidence, recommended that victims should receive interim compensation of £100,000 until full settlements are agreed when the inquiry publishes its full report. The government made the first compensation payments in October, to around 4,000 surviving victims and widows. But campaigners said these awards did not go far enough, as they excluded the parents and children of victims....

Polish farm minister quits amid protests over Ukrainian grain imports

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:53:23 GMT

Polish Agriculture Minister Henryk Kowalczyk resigned Wednesday amid a wave of farmers’ protests over unprecedented inflows of Ukrainian produce into the country.Kowalczyk said he decided to quit because the European Commission would not agree to reimpose tariffs and duties on Ukrainian grain imports, a move his ministry has been calling for since December, despite initial opposition from the country’s leadership.“Since it is very clear that the farmers’ basic demand will not be met by the European Commission, I have made a decision and resigned as minister of agriculture and rural development,” Kowalczyk said in a statement.The protests, in which Kowalczyk was booted out of one conference and egged at another, threaten to shake the bedrock of the right-wing government’s traditional rural support ahead of a general election this fall. Rumors that Kowalczyk would be sacked by the leadership of the ruling Law & Justice (PiS) party, of which EU Agricul...

Quincy Police warn of tattoo artist imposter on social media

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:53:23 GMT

Quincy Police are warning of a possible ink imposter on social media. The department says a dozen people sent money to what looked like a local tattoo studio on Instagram and TikTok. The accounts say they offer services at a shop on South Street. However, police say the company does not exist. Police are now urging people not to send payments to strangers online.

First lady Jill Biden will attend the coronation of King Charles III, White House announces

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:53:23 GMT

(CNN) — First lady Dr. Jill Biden is set to travel to London next month for the coronation of King Charles III of the United Kingdom, leading the US delegation to the highly anticipated event.President Joe Biden spoke by phone Tuesday with King Charles, the White House said, offering his congratulations to the monarch as he reaffirmed the strong ties between the US and the UK.“The President congratulated the King on his upcoming Coronation and informed him that First Lady Jill Biden looks forward to attending on behalf of the United States,” a White House readout of the call said.As reports surfaced that President Biden would not attend the coronation, despite the expected presence of dozens of world leaders, US officials downplayed the possibility and noted that no previous US president has attended a British monarch’s coronation.Instead, the first lady will attend the event, set for Saturday, May 6, and President Biden made clear in the Tuesd...

J&J proposes paying $8.9B to settle talcum powder lawsuits

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:53:23 GMT

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Johnson & Johnson is earmarking nearly $9 billion to cover allegations that its baby power containing talc caused cancer, more than quadrupling the amount that the company had previously set aside to pay for its potential liability.Under a proposal announced Tuesday, a J&J subsidiary will re-file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and seek court approval for a plan that would result in one of the largest product-liability settlements in U.S. history.The $8.9 billion that J&J would transfer to the subsidiary, LTL Management, would be payable over the next 25 years. The amount is up from the $2 billion that the New Brunswick, New Jersey, company set aside in October 2021.The revised amount is being backed by more than 60,000 parties that have filed lawsuits alleging harm from J&J talcum powder, according to the company.J&J isn’t admitting any wrongdoing as part of the proposed settlement, a point that company executive e...