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Colorado peak named after former governor linked to massacre of Indigenous people renamed Mount Blue Sky

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:26 GMT

(CNN) — On one cold November morning in 1864, more than 200 Cheyenne and Arapaho tribal members, mostly women and children, were murdered in one of the worst massacres in American history.For 128 years, the man historians say authorized the massacre had a mountain – which was located on Indigenous territory – named after him.But not anymore.Mount Blue Sky, formerly Mount Evans, was renamed in a Friday vote of the US Board of Geographic Names, the US Department of the Interior announced in a news release.As the 14th highest peak in Colorado, the mountain stands at 14,258 feet along the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and the Pike and San Isabel National Forests.The new name holds significance because “the Arapaho were known as the Blue Sky people and the Cheyenne have an annual ceremony of renewal of life called Blue Sky,” according to the petition to rename the mountain submitted by the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes.“It is a huge step, not only for the ...

Police investigating after at least 5 people shot in Dorchester

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:26 GMT

An investigation is underway in Dorchester after at least five people were found shot Sunday night, police said.Officers responding to a ShotSpotter activation at the intersection of Ames and Stratton streets around 8:35 p.m. found the injured people.All of those injured were taken to local hospitals with undisclosed injuries. No additional information was immediately available.https://twitter.com/RobWayTV/status/1703583580771795135This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

1 in custody in connection with deadly crash involving motorcycle in Nashua, NH

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:26 GMT

One person has been taking into police custody in connection with a crash in Nashua, New Hampshire on Sunday that left two people dead, officials said.Officers responding to a reported crash at the intersection of Independence Drive and Daniel Webster Highway around 3 p.m. determined the crash involved a motorcycle and a passenger vehicle, according to Nashua police.Two people were declared dead at the scene. Their names have not been released.A third person was taken into custody.The cause of the crash remains under investigation.Anyone with information about the crash is urged to call Nashua police at 603-589-1665. This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Family of 14-year-old girl speaks out after flight attendant allegedly filmed her in bathroom

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:26 GMT

The parents of a 14-year-old girl are speaking out after they say an American Airlines flight attendant secretly recorded her using the bathroom on a flight to Boston earlier this month.In a statement, the family alleges that while on American Airlines flight 1441 from Charlotte to Boston on Sept. 2, their daughter “was targeted and victimized by a child predator who filmed her while using the bathroom.”“There is no doubt in our minds this was perpetrated by the lone male flight attendant on board, who directed her to use the first-class bathroom from coach, entered just before her “to wash his hands” – then telling her the seat was broken and “not to worry about it” – and reentering directly after she left. This sequence of events has been corroborated by other passengers on board. After using the toilet our daughter realized a largely obscured iPhone had been affixed to the back of the toilet seat to record her, and courageously took a pictu...

Inside the Orioles’ playoff-clinching clubhouse celebration, from a laundry cart shower to cork collecting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:26 GMT

Orioles players, coaches and personnel funneled into the clubhouse after an 11-inning tussle with the Tampa Bay Rays, each donning bright orange shirts with “Take October” plastered across the chest. Manager Brandon Hyde lifted his hat slightly up off his forehead with a sigh of relief and raised a Budweiser in his right hand to address the plastic-wrapped room.“Wouldn’t have done it any other way today,” Hyde said of the Orioles’ 5-4 win that doubled their lead in the American League East and came soon after the Texas Rangers’ loss solidified the organization’s first trip to the playoffs since 2016. “Absolute grind. So proud of you guys this whole year.”With each word out of the fifth-year manager’s mouth, another bottle of champagne popped in anticipation of a moment this team has longed for. “The first step,” Hyde said. And again, “This is the first step,” as each bottle of Bouvet champagne ...

McCarthy trying to avoid government shutdown

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:26 GMT

Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he wants to avoid a U.S. government shutdown because it would undermine his party’s leverage in negotiations over spending cuts sought by Republicans.“I want to make sure we don’t shut down,” McCarthy said on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures. “I don’t think that is a win for the American public and I definitely believe it’ll make our hand weaker if we shut down.”With the federal government rapidly approaching its Sept. 30 end of the fiscal year, the Republican leader cited signs of progress on getting spending bills through the House. He didn’t provide specifics.Some House Republicans last week said they are convinced Congress won’t be able to avert a partial shutdown of many agencies or even reach a deal to temporarily extend government funding.McCarthy’s insistence on averting a shutdown has put him in a clash with House GOP conservatives who are calling for spending cuts, border security measures and other demands that Democrats have said they oppose. ...

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un heads home after Russian journey that raised concern about weapons deals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:26 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is on his way home Sunday from Russia, ending a six-day trip that triggered global concerns about weapons transfer deals between the two countries locked in separate standoffs with the West.Kim’s armored train departed to the sound of the Russian patriotic march song “Farewell of Slavianka” at the end of a farewell ceremony at a railway station in Artyom, a far eastern Russian city about 200 kilometers (124 miles) from the border with North Korea, Russia’s state news agency RIA reported.Senior officials including Russia’s Minister of Natural Resources Alexander Kozlov and Primorye regional Gov. Oleg Kozhemyako were present at the ceremony, which featured a Russian military band playing both North Korean and Russian national anthems. It was Kim’s longest foreign travel since he took power in late 2011. Observers said Kim was expected to return to Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, around Monday afternoon.Since entering...

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, musicians union agree to 3-year contract

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:26 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Symphony Orchestra says it agreed Sunday to a three-year contract with its musicians union on a deal to replace the agreement that expires Sunday.The deal must be ratified by the CSO board of trustees and the orchestra members in the Chicago Federation of Musicians.CSO musicians struck for two days in September 2012 and for seven weeks March and April of 2019 before agreeing to a contract calling for a 13.25% wage increase over five years.The CSO said details of the deal will be released after ratification.Music director emeritus for life Riccardo Muti leads the CSO season-opening concert on Sept. 21 at Orchestra Hall and will take the orchestra to New York to open Carnegie Hall’s season on Oct. 4.The Associated Press

Police offer warning after several armed robberies on Near North Side

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:26 GMT

CHICAGO — Police are offering a warning to the public after several armed robberies on the Near North Side in the past two weeks. According to police, during two of the reported robberies, the victims were pistol-whipped by the offenders. Police say the robberies happened between Saturday, Sept. 9, and Saturday, Sept. 16, during various hours of the day. During each of the robberies, police say a group of one to four men wearing dark-colored clothing approached the victims on foot before holding them at gunpoint and demanding their property. The offenders then fled the scene in a white car.Police say the men, who are believed to be between 15 and 20 years of age, stand between 5-foot-5 and 5-foot-8 and are all between 120 and 170 lbs. Chicago police provided the following timeline of the robberies that took place between 9/9/23 and 9/16/23:400 block of West Locust Street in the morning hours on Saturday, Sept. 9.1400 block of North Sedgwick Street in the morning hours on T...

Tropical Storm Nigel strengthens, could be hurricane Monday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:26 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Nigel is on track to becoming the next hurricane of the 2023 Atlantic season, according to the National Hurricane Center.In its 11 a.m. advisory, the NHC said Tropical Storm Nigel strengthened again with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph, a jump from earlier in the morning. The center of Tropical Storm Nigel was said to be about 990 miles northeast of the Lesser Antilles as it moved north-northwest at 13 mph."Nigel is expected to become a major hurricane by the middle of the week, but will move toward the north and be a fish storm," Eric Stone, a meteorologist with Nexstar's WFLA, said. A "fish storm" refers to a storm that doesn't threaten land, but could cause problems for fishermen or along shipping routes. Meanwhile, the NHC is tracking another area of interest off the west coast of Africa. A tropical wave there is expected to move off the coast Wednesday and could be a tropical depression later this week, according to forecasters. The NHC said that system c...