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Labor Day 2023: What’s open, what’s closed in the DC area

Published Sat, 30 Nov 2024 12:07:11 GMT

The unofficial end of summer is upon us. Even though some area school districts have only been back in session for a week, all public schools in the D.C. area will be closed for Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 4.Here’s what else you need to know about schools, transportation, trash collection, libraries and other services in your area that are affected by Labor Day weekend closures.Regional transportationMetro will be operating on its Sunday schedule on Monday, with Metrorail running from 7 a.m. until midnight.The Greenbelt, College Park-University of Maryland, Hyattsville Crossing and West Hyattsville stations on the Green Line that were closed in late July for renovations will be reopening on Saturday.There will be no MARC or VRE train service on Monday.Amtrak will be running on Labor Day, but check Amtrak’s schedule and timetable for status updates.In the District, the DC Circulator will run regular service on all routes, and the DC Streetcar will operate on its normal sch...

Una madre viaja cientos de kilómetros en México tras lanzarse de un tren de migrantes para reunirse con su hijo de 13 años

Published Sat, 30 Nov 2024 12:07:11 GMT

(CNN) –– Una madre hondureña que se separó de su hijo de 13 años y de una sobrina de 18 años tras lanzarse de un tren que llevaba migrantes a bordo viajó cientos de kilómetros dentro de México para reencontrarse con ambos, informó en un comunicado este jueves el Instituto Nacional de Migración de México (INM).De acuerdo con el Instituto, la migrante —que no fue identificada— saltó del tren luego de que su otro hijo, de 12 años, no pudiera subirse al vagón en la ciudad de Orizaba, en el sureño estado de Veracruz.Ella narró que en el tren quedaron sus dos familiares que viajaban con ella.El adolescente y la joven siguieron su marcha hasta Tlaxcala, unos 165 kilómetros hacia el norte.El comunicado detalla que, durante los siguientes cuatro días, la madre viajó más de 650 kilómetros desde Orizaba hasta San Juan del Río, en el estado de Querétaro, en el centro del país.Tras una llamada con el padre de sus hijos, se enteró de que ambos estaban en un albergue para menores migrantes no acom...

Juez bloquea ley sobre cuentas de redes sociales para menores

Published Sat, 30 Nov 2024 12:07:11 GMT

ARKANSAS – Un juez federal bloqueó temporalmente el jueves que Arkansas aplique una nueva ley que habría requerido el consentimiento de los padres para que los menores puedan crear nuevas cuentas en redes sociales, impidiendo que el estado se convirtiera en el primero en imponer tal restricción.El juez de distrito Timothy L. Brooks concedió una orden judicial preliminar que NetChoice —un grupo comercial del sector tecnológico cuyos miembros incluyen a TikTok; Meta, matriz de Facebook; y X, antes Twitter— solicitó en contra de la ley. La medida, que la gobernadora republicana Sarah Huckabee Sanders promulgó en abril, iba a entrar en vigor el viernes.La ley de Arkansas es similar a la primera en su tipo en el país promulgada este año en Utah, la cual entrará en vigor en marzo de 2024. El año pasado, NetChoice presentó una demanda impugnando una ley de California que exige a las empresas de tecnología dar prioridad a la seguridad de los menores al prohibirles elaborar perfiles de...

Vandals cut up plants at Lakewood victory garden

Published Sat, 30 Nov 2024 12:07:11 GMT

LAKEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) — The victory garden at Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park was vandalized and damaged recently.Volunteers with the garden went on Tuesday morning as a part of their normal schedule of garden upkeep to find all of the plants had been cut, leaving nothing but shreds behind."We didn’t know what had happened until we really looked at it a little more closely, and we could see the plants had been cut instead of ripped out of the ground," said Myla Ferguson, one of the volunteers.Victory Garden prior to damages (Credit: Nell Nelson)Victory Garden after damages (Credit: Nell Nelson)A lot of work goes into the garden each year. Nell Nelson, the park's volunteer coordinator, was upset to see this happening. "They care. They come out when there is going to be hail to protect the seedlings. And so to show up on your regular day that you’re supposed to garden and see that all of your hard work has been destroyed is really devastating," Nelson said. Road rage shooting suspect...

3 found dead at remote campsite were trying to escape society, stepsister says

Published Sat, 30 Nov 2024 12:07:11 GMT

DENVER (AP) — The stepsister of a Colorado woman who was found dead along with her sister and teenage son at a remote Rocky Mountain campsite says the women fled into the wilderness after struggling to cope with societal changes in recent years, but they were unequipped to survive off the grid.Exposed to several feet of snow, chills below zero and with no food found at their camp, Christine Vance, Rebecca Vance and Rebecca's son likely died of malnutrition and hypothermia, according to the autopsies released this week. Authorities haven’t released the boy’s name. Road rage shooting suspected before fiery crash left field and ambulance in flames Those reports contained another chilling detail that brought stepsister Trevala Jara to tears: The 14-year-old boy’s body was found with Jara's favorite, blessed rosary that she gave the group before they left. "God was with them," said Jara, who still hasn't mustered the strength to remove the rosary from the hazard bag. But Jara, who trie...

Chisholm’s 3-run homer helps Marlins defeat Nationals 6-1 to get back to .500

Published Sat, 30 Nov 2024 12:07:11 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a three-run homer, and the Miami Marlins defeated the Washington Nationals 6-1 on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series.Jake Burger added his 28th home run of the season for Miami, which climbed back to .500 after losing eight of 10. The Marlins (67-67) entered three games behind San Francisco for the NL’s final wild card.“We knew coming into this series it was big, and now we’re flipping the page on August and going into September tomorrow,” Burger said. “Obviously, from here on out, every single game is huge.”Braxton Garrett (8-5) and three relievers combined on a three-hitter.Miami’s Luis Arraez singled twice, raising his major league-leading average to .349. With his 47th multihit game, Arraez tied Seattle’s Julio Rodríguez for third, trailing Atlanta’s Ronald Acuña Jr. at 57 and the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman at 54.Washington lost for the fourth time in five games. The Nationals went 17-11 in August, their first win...

Over 30 arrested in bust involving $3.3M in car theft

Published Sat, 30 Nov 2024 12:07:11 GMT

LA MESA, Calif. -- California Highway Patrol along with multiple law enforcement agencies arrested more than two dozen people in a nearly yearlong operation called Operation Sunrise. "Honestly, it just appears that it’s opportunity, victims of opportunity," CHP Capt. Charles Leonard told reporters during a news conference Thursday. "That opportunity to steal a car, it didn’t matter the make, model, year or color. If that opportunity to steal it they would steal it."The operation was run by the San Diego County Regional Auto Theft Task Force. The task force is a multi-agency operation including Chula Vista, San Diego, La Mesa and National City police departments, CHP, plus the county DA’s office, among other agencies in the county.  Suspect after suspect, on video provided by CHP, were seen being handcuffed and arrested by CHP for multiple felonies."And especially as a San Diego region, to look at strategies to go out there and find proactively these individuals that are victimizing ...

Woman arrested in North County murder-for-hire plot case

Published Sat, 30 Nov 2024 12:07:11 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A woman suspected of attempting to hire someone to kill her estranged husband was arrested, authorities said.Tatyana Remley, 42, was first arrested on suspicion of firearms-related offenses and booked into the Vista Detention Facility following a July 2 house fire in the 4600 block of Rancho Reposo in unincorporated Del Mar, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department (SDSO) said in a news release Thursday. Authorities say they found Remley at the home in possession of three firearms and ammunition.An investigation was opened the next day after the sheriff's department received information Remley was attempting to hire someone to kill her estranged husband, per SDSO. Ex-SDSU football player pleads guilty to child porn possession Then on Aug. 2, Remley met with an undercover sheriff's detective, describing how she wanted her husband killed and his body disposed, according to officials. "Remley brought three additional firearms and U.S. currency as a down payment for the ...

Stock market today: Asian shares trade mixed ahead of a key US jobs report

Published Sat, 30 Nov 2024 12:07:11 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mixed Friday as investors looked toward a United States jobs report being released later in the day. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.6% in morning trading to 32,820.80. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.4% to 7,278.30. South Korea’s Kospi was virtually unchanged, inching down less than 0.1% to 2,556.57. The Shanghai Composite added 0.4% to 3,131.93.Trading was halted in Hong Kong because of an approaching typhoon. Schools and businesses were shut as an official warning was issued about Super Typhoon Saola. Later Friday, the U.S. government will report employment data for August. The strong job market, along with consumer spending, has so far helped thwart a recession that analysts expected at some point in 2023. But they also made the Federal Reserve’s task of taming inflation more difficult by fueling wage and price increases.On Wall Street, the S&P 500 gave up an early gain to close 0.2% lower, falling to 4,507.6...

Hawaii investigates unsolicited land offers as the state tries to keep Lahaina in local hands

Published Sat, 30 Nov 2024 12:07:11 GMT

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said Thursday his administration has opened several investigations into people who have allegedly made unsolicited offers for property in the fire-stricken Maui town of Lahaina in violation of a new emergency order.Green prohibited such offers by signing an emergency proclamation earlier this week aimed at preventing land in the historic coastal community from flowing into the hands of outside buyers. The order aims to give residents some “breathing room” as they decide what to do next, Green said in an interview with The Associated Press.Even before the Aug. 8 fire, Lahaina was a rapidly gentrifying town and there’s been widespread concern since that Native Hawaiians and local-born residents who have owned properties in their families for generations might feel pressured to sell. The fear is they would leave Lahaina, or Maui or the state, take their culture and traditions with them and contribute to the ongoing exodus of Hawaii’s people to les...