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Vikings get RB Cam Akers in trade with Rams, after run-deficient start

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:15:02 GMT

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The run-deficient Minnesota Vikings acquired running back Cam Akers in a trade with the Los Angeles Rams on Wednesday after the fourth-year player fell out of favor with the coaching staff and behind Kyren Williams on the depth chart.The Vikings sent a 2026 conditional sixth-round draft pick to the Rams for Akers and a 2026 conditional seventh-round pick in the deal, which was pending Akers passing a physical.Akers, who was the 52nd overall pick in the 2020 draft out of Florida State, tore his Achilles tendon during the 2021 preseason but recovered quickly enough to contribute in the playoffs during the Rams’ run to a Super Bowl title. Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell, offensive coordinator Wes Phillips and quarterbacks coach Chris O’Hara were Rams assistants during Akers’ first two years there.Last season, Akers started slowly and clashed enough with the coaches that he was sent away from the team at midseason while the Rams tried to trade h...

Fiscales: oficiales ignoraron a joven negro cuando dijo que no podía respirar

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:15:02 GMT

BRIGHTON, Colorado – Dos agentes de policía del área de Denver ignoraron las súplicas de Elijah McClain de que no podía respirar cuando sujetaron al hombre negro por el cuello antes de que le inyectaran un potente sedante y muriera, dijeron los fiscales el miércoles.Así comenzó el juicio sobre una confrontación de 2019 que se convirtió en un grito de guerra para las protestas y estimuló la reforma policial.En los argumentos iniciales del primero de varios juicios derivados de la muerte de McClain, los abogados de ambas partes pintaron imágenes contrastantes de la lucha mortal después de que la policía lo detuviera en Aurora.Los oficiales Randy Roedema y Jason Rosenblatt se acercaron a McClain, un masajista de 23 años, mientras caminaba a casa desde una tienda, llevando solo una bolsa de plástico con tres latas de té helado y su teléfono. Una persona que llamó al 911 lo había denunciado como sospechoso.Si los fiscales pueden convencer al jurado de que la detención fue injustifi...

Anti-trans protest meets pro-LGBTQ+ counter protest

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:15:02 GMT

Protests lined both sides of Ontario Street on Wednesday morning as a series of anti-2SLGBTQIA+ rallies coined the “1 Million March 4 Children” took to the streets of various cities in Canada. In Kingston, despite protesters driving into the city to join, the “Million March” crowd was dwarfed nearly 2 to 1 by the pro-2SLGBTQIA+ crowd across the street who assembled for a counter protest. Police were present on both sides of the street to ensure protests remained peaceful, with roughly 500 people in attendance at the height of the rallies.The Million March 4 Children website describes themselves as a union of diverse backgrounds and faiths who advocate for the elimination of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity curriculum, pronouns, gender ideology and mixed bathrooms in schools.On its website, the group takes issue with Bill C-16, the outlawing of conversion therapy, and asserts that gender dysphoria is “by-and-large transitory”.While the gr...

Denver to clear homeless camp along 8th Avenue, move people to a hotel

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:15:02 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver has given notice that it'll clear out an encampment near Governors Park in the Capitol Hill neighborhood.The area affected includes one square block bordered by Seventh and Eighth avenues and Logan and Grant streets. A 7-day notice was posted on Tuesday, meaning the camp will be cleared out by Sept. 26."What differentiates this from previous postings and cleanups is the huge effort of wraparound services being provided during the 7-day posting period, and more importantly, the connection of individuals living in the encampment directly to housing resources," Clarissa Boggs-Blake, manager of Denver's Joint Information Center, told FOX31 in an email.The JIC has been active as part of Mayor Mike Johnston's emergency declaration on homelessness. As part of the plan, his administration intends to house 1,000 unhoused people by the end of the year. Denver 2024 budget: What’s Mayor Johnston spending $1.74B on? One promise included in the plan was that no encampment...

Do you know which emojis drug dealers use?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:15:02 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Kids are using a secret language to coordinate buying drugs like fentanyl right here in Colorado.The FOX31 Problem Solvers are cracking the code with the Drug Enforcement Administration, learning the emojis parents need to understand to get a better idea of what their kids might be trying to buy. A future with legal MDMA in Colorado? There’s already a law on the books In a digital day and age, influence on youth is more prevalent than ever and in the palm of their hands. However, it’s not just the beauty gurus or craft creators who reach them. David Oleski, active special agent in charge for DEA Rocky Mountain Field Division, is seeing otherwise."We're seeing a variety of social media apps being utilized by drug traffickers to reach the end user," Oleski said. "So that could be TikTok, Snapchat, Facebook Marketplace."Emojis used to communicate drug dealsAlong with using the most common social media apps, there’s the evolving emoji vernacular the DEA ...

Case dismissed for man who trolled Thornton mayor — and video shows what happened

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:15:02 GMT

THORNTON, Colo. (KDVR) -- The Adams County District Attorney's Office has dismissed a criminal charge against a man arrested for violating a restraining order meant to protect the mayor of Thornton.Dariush Namazi was arrested on July 27 at an ice cream social event sponsored by the city of Thornton. Police said he got within 15 feet of Thornton Mayor Jan Kulmann, a violation of the restraining order a judge granted her on July 18 after finding Namazi often violated the mayor's personal space at prior city events. Rideshare murder suspect wasn’t supposed to own a gun FOX31 has previously reported on Daruish Namazi, known to dress up as a MAGA character named "Danny Kulmann" who trolls the Republican mayor at Thornton events.Just hours after the Problem Solvers interviewed Namazi on Tuesday about what the body camera video of his July 27 arrest showed, the case was dismissed by prosecutors. An assistant district attorney filed a motion to dismiss, stating: "The prosecution is unable...

DEA educates Colorado 8-year-olds to combat latest trafficking trends

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:15:02 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Federal drug enforcers say dealers are finding ways to target younger kids who may not even be seeking a fix.The FOX31 Problem Solvers sat down with the Drug Enforcement Administration to learn the latest ways dealers are reaching and impacting young people. Colorado among the worst states in the country for drug use, study says From where traffickers market drugs to how they change the look of drugs themselves, the DEA is now educating children at a younger age, knowing they are not immune to the trafficking trends.It could seem as innocent as weekend cartoons.“You think that, you know, my kids are just watching videos and cartoons. The problem is that that might be their intent in terms of what the kids want to do,” said David Olesky, active special agent in charge for the DEA Rocky Mountain Field Division.DEA: Dealers use trends for marketingRegardless of the intent, Olesky said drug dealers keep up with trends as a market...

Colorado Sen. Faith Winter undergoes surgery after bike crash

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:15:02 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Assistant Majority Leader and Democratic Colorado Sen. Faith Winter underwent surgery after crashing while on her bike.According to a post on her account on X, formerly known as Twitter, the crash happened on Tuesday afternoon. Winter was riding her bike to the Capitol when she crashed into a curb while trying to avoid being hit by a large truck.Winter's team said the senator was wearing a helmet but she did sustain injuries to her head. She was taken to UCHealth where she underwent surgery to remove pressure on her brain. Medina Alert: Dodge truck wanted in hit-and-run The surgery was successful and Winter is now recovering with what her team called a "good prognosis.""We can't express enough gratitude to her incredible care team and the hospital staff at UC Health. Please use this as a reminder to always wear a helmet and share the road with bicyclists," Winter's team posted on X.Senate President Steve Fenberg released the following statement on behalf of the Col...

SW Miami-Dade couple say man claiming to be police officer terrorized them with gun, threatened to shoot

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:15:02 GMT

A South Florida couple said a man claiming to be a police officer terrorized them with a gun, and now they’re wondering if he was impersonating a law enforcement official.Speaking with 7News on Wednesday, the couple asked not to be identified for safety reasons.The man said he was pulled over on Monday by someone in a white SUV with the police lights in the parking lot of their apartment complex in Southwest Miami-Dade, located off Southwest 89th Court.“I see lights, and I’m like in shock,” he said.The man who was stopped said the individual inside the SUV used a loudspeaker.“[He said], ‘Drop the windows, or I’m gonna drop you, [expletive],'” said the resident.The man who was stopped took a 7News crew in his truck to show what happened in the parking lot where, he said, he was first followed and ordered to get out of his vehicle.The man said a man in a police uniform got out of the SUV and pointed a gun at him.When asked what the unifo...

Poland stops sending weapons to Ukraine amid grain fight, Warsaw says

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:15:02 GMT

Warsaw has stopped supplying weapons to Kyiv and is focusing on arming itself instead, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Wednesday, amid a dispute over Ukraine’s agricultural exports.“We are no longer transferring weapons to Ukraine, because we are now arming Poland with more modern weapons,” Morawiecki said in an appearance on Polish television channel Polsat, according to European Pravda. “If you don’t want to be on the defensive, you have to have something to defend yourself with,” he added, insisting, though, that the move wouldn’t endanger Ukraine’s security.Morawiecki’s terse comments came as tensions escalated between Kyiv and the EU over the past week, after the European Commission moved to allow Ukrainian grain sales across the bloc, ending restrictions on grain imports which five eastern EU countries originally sought to protect their farmers from competition. Poland, Hungary and Slovakia r...