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U.S. circuit court upholds Texas pornography age verification law

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:45:34 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals voted in favor of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a case surrounding age verification on pornography websites, according to an AG release Friday.A group of pornography distributors filed the initial suit in an effort to prevent Texas from enacting a new law that would require pornography websites to verify the users are at least 18 years old. Per the release, the latest ruling "stayed a district court's injunction against the law." PAST COVERAGE: Federal judge strikes down a Texas law requiring age verification to view pornographic websites The Texas Legislature passed House Bill 1181 earlier this year, with the legislation requiring adult content websites both verify a user's age and incorporate a warning "describing the harmful medical and societal side effects of pornography consumption," per the release. The owners or operators behind Pornhub, XVideos and XNXX filed a lawsuit in response to try and halt the law. Unde...

Why Gophers football has taken steps backward this season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:45:34 GMT

P.J. Fleck has bristled at the length of his Gophers tenure being used as a marker for where others believe his program should be this season.“This has nothing to do with Year 7,” Fleck said after a 37-3 loss at second-ranked Ohio State on Saturday. “The last two years are completely different than anything that college football has ever seen. It’s not like, ‘Hey, Year 7, you should be reloading.’ ”Fleck points to the way the NCAA transfer portal and name, image and likeness (NIL) compensation for players have changed the landscape in the past two years.This fall, the Gophers (5-6, 3-5 Big Ten) have fallen off the pace and failed to win the West division championship in its final year of existence.Beyond graduations, the transfer portal and NIL — often combined to one factor — have pinched the Gophers’ overall roster talent and depth. When injuries hit this season, the ramifications of the new landscape are exposed in jarring ways.“There are freshmen running all over that field,” Fl...

Police chief’s first year: Tackling gun violence, recruiting officers, forging community links

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:45:34 GMT

St. Paul Police Chief Axel Henry talks to graduates of the St. Paul Police Department Civilian Academy at the Richard H. Rowan Public Safety Training Center in St. Paul on Wednesday, Nov., 8, 2023. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)St. Paul Police Chief Axel Henry, left, takes a selfie with Alan Dereje a student at Metro State University who graduated from departments Citizen Academy at the Richard H. Rowan Public Safety Training Center in St. Paul on Wednesday, Nov., 8, 2023. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)St. Paul Police Chief Axel Henry explains how the police are a part of the community to graduates of the St. Paul Police Department Citizen Academy at the Richard H. Rowan Public Safety Training Center in St. Paul on Wednesday, Nov., 8, 2023. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)St. Paul Police Chief Axel Henry, left, shares a story with Nolan Puleo who is with the department’s Law Enforcement Career Path Academy (LECPA) at the Richard H. Rowan Public Safety Training Center in St. Paul on Wednesda...

Where people in St. Louis are looking to buy homes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:45:34 GMT

Home prices are largely starting to normalize across the country, but remain high even as the number of homes for sale continues to decline.Record-high mortgage rates are keeping homes largely unaffordable for most buyers. Even a percentage point increase can increase a monthly mortgage payment by more than $100.That's causing potential homeowners to expand their searches outside costly urban cores, especially when they can work from home.Stacker examined data from Realtor.com's Cross-Market Demand Report to see where people in St. Louis are looking to buy homes. View share is based on page views of active listings during the third quarter of 2023 on Realtor.com. It does not include international viewers.Continue reading to see where people in St. Louis are shopping for their next house.Roberto Galan // Shutterstock#10. Carbondale, Illinois- Makes up 1.6% of all page viewsCanva#9. Dallas, Texas- Makes up 1.6% of all page viewsostreetphotography // Shutterstock#8. Minn...

Man shot and killed in Westminster Saturday night, police searching for suspects

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:45:34 GMT

Westminster police are investigating a deadly shooting that killed one man Saturday night.When the Westminster Police Department first posted about the shooting at 7:13 p.m., the victim had been transported to the hospital and officers were searching for two suspects.According to the department, the shooting happened in the area of 92nd Avenue and Federal Boulevard.Just over an hour later, the victim died from his injuries at the hospital and police continued to search for the suspects with K-9 units from both the Westminster Police Department and the Adams County Sheriff’s Office.K-9 units from Westminster PD and Adams County Sheriffs Department are searching the area for suspects involved in the shooting.— Westminster Police (@WestminsterPD) November 19, 2023Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | 1 dead, 3 injured in overnight Denver crash on I-70 Crime and Public Safety | Arrest made in 2020 cold-case homicide Crime and Public Safet...

Property tax relief bill is on agenda for vote as Senate meets in special session

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:45:34 GMT

The Colorado legislature is convening this morning for the third day of its special session on property taxes and other forms of relief for Coloradans burdened by the rising cost of living.With the House already meeting, the Senate was set to convene later this morning. They sit near the midpoint of the session, with the House already having passed several bills and sent them to the Senate — and the Senate set to take final votes today on two tax-related bills it originated, sending them to the House for immediate consideration.If all goes as planned, after a hiccup in the Senate’s timing on Friday night, the legislature will finish the session on Monday.The special session was called by Gov. Jared Polis in response to voters’ rejection of Proposition HH in the Nov. 7 election. The measure, championed by Polis and Democratic legislative leaders, had aimed to reduce the size of coming property tax increases that are driven by recent increases in property values acr...

1 dead, 3 injured in overnight Denver crash on I-70

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:45:34 GMT

Denver officers are investigating a fatal crash that happened on Interstate 70 early Sunday morning.The crash involved multiple motorists in the eastbound lanes of I-70 near Interstate 225, the Denver Police Department posted on social media at 3:16 a.m. Sunday.According to the department, paramedics pronounced one motorist dead at the scene and transported three others to a local hospital.UPDATE: All lanes of traffic have re-opened.— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) November 19, 2023Eastbound I-70 was closed at Peoria for five hours Sunday as officers investigated the crash. As of 8:15, all lanes of traffic had re-opened.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Southbound I-25 reopened at U.S. 50 near Pueblo after truck hits bridge Crashes and Disasters | Train derailment north of Central City in Gilpin County delays Amtrak trains, officials say Crashes and Disasters | U.S. 85 northbound reopens in Brighton after closure for jackkn...

Fire-damaged 10 Freeway to reopen for Monday morning commute

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:45:34 GMT

The 10 Freeway through downtown Los Angeles, once thought to be so badly damaged by fire that it would need to be demolished, will instead reopen by Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced at a news conference Sunday morning.Newsom was joined by Vice President Kamala Harris, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to provide an update on the repair efforts."This thing opens tonight," he said. "It will be fully operational tomorrow [and] ready for the commute." Structural integrity assessment results indicated that the damage to the freeway was not as bad as originally thought, allowing officials to announce that the restoration process could be completed within three to five weeks.Workers near a sign that reads "I-10 open on Monday" on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. (KTLA)When all is said and done, the restoration process will be completed eight days ahead of schedule, Newsom said.Mayor Bass confirmed on social media that the 10 "is going to be safe to drive on" ...

California's favorite frozen pizza revealed

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:45:34 GMT

When Americans give up on making dinner and settle for a frozen pizza, which types of frozen pizza do they most often settle for?It depends on where they live.A new analysis from Instacart suggests that America is a nation divided by its favored frozen pizza varieties. The findings, as determined by Instacart’s recent online ordering data, appear to indicate that varieties like pepperoni, supreme and even veggie pizza have their own little strongholds over certain sections of the country. In California, pepperoni reigns supreme but is surrounded by veggie-loving neighbors in Arizona, Nevada and Oregon. Chuck E. Cheese is getting rid of its animatronic bands, except here It’s important to note, however, that Instacart’s analysis doesn’t indicate which pizza varieties are the top-selling in each state, but rather which varieties each state’s customers are ordering at the highest rate over the national average. (When considering sales volume alone, an Instacart analyst confirmed with...

Missing mother found dead inside storage unit

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:45:34 GMT

A mom from Orange County, Florida, who went missing on Nov. 11 was found dead inside a storage unit on Saturday, according to deputies. Shakeira Rucker, a 37-year-old mother of four, was reported missing last week, KTLA sister station WFLA reported.On Saturday, Orange County deputies responded to a self-storage center on Wiggings Road in Popka, where they found Rucker's body."Shakeira’s family was notified this evening," the sheriff's office said. "We grieve with them & our detectives are committed to bringing them justice in this case."The last time Rucker's family reported hearing from her was when she said she was going home after picking up food the night of Nov. 11, according to WESH. Gruesome details released in Orange County woman’s death The Winter Springs Police Department said Rucker was last seen two days later at around 7:30 p.m. She was spotted leaving her home in Winter Springs with her estranged husband, 51-year-old Cory Hill, who was a person of interest in her...