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Kansas approves bill to end gender-affirming care for minors

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:52 GMT

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas approved a plan early Friday to end gender-affirming care for transgender youth, capping a week of intensifying efforts to rolling back LGBTQ rights like other states with GOP-controlled legislatures. The Kansas House voted 70-52 to pass a bill requiring the state’s medical board to revoke the licenses of doctors who provide gender-affirming care to minors, even though many professionals who deal with transgender youth see such care as vital to preserving their mental health and preventing suicides. The Senate then voted 23-12 to approve the measure, sending it to Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.The governor is expected to veto it, having promised LGBTQ youth during a Statehouse lobbying day last month that she would protect their rights and reject any measure “that aims to harm or discriminate against you.” Supporters were well short of the two-thirds majorities in both chambers needed to override a veto. LGBTQ-rights adv...

Chinese man who chained, abused woman sentenced to 9 years

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:52 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese man on Friday was sentenced to nine years in prison for abusing and unlawfully detaining a woman who was shown chained in a viral video that sparked an outcry in China last year.The abuse of the woman, “Xiaohuamei,” or Little Plum Blossom, raised widespread concerns in China in February last year and at times overshadowed Beijing’s Winter Olympics online. Her story appeared in Chinese social media despite digital and human censors and prompted commentators to exhort national media to highlight the scandal.After the announcement of the sentencing on Friday, the case became one of the most searched topics on the Chinese social media platform Weibo, with many people complaining that nine years imprisonment for the man was too lenient of a punishment for what he did to her.The court in Xuzhou city that handed down the sentence said in a statement that Dong Zhimin and his late father bought Little Plum Blossom in the late 1990s for 5,000 yuan ($727) and tha...

Enfrentamientos entre Israel y Líbano conlleva un alto riesgo de “derivar en un conflicto mayor”, advierte coordinadora especial de la ONU

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:52 GMT

(CNN) — El enfrentamiento armado entre Israel y Líbano en las últimas 24 horas conlleva un alto riesgo de “derivar en un conflicto mayor”, declaró este viernes en un tuit la coordinadora especial de la ONU, Joanna Wronecka, quien añadió que ya hay informes de heridos en Israel.“Estoy muy preocupada por la peligrosa escalada a través de la Línea Azul tras el lanzamiento de múltiples cohetes desde Líbano hacia Israel”, dijo Wronecka, refiriéndose a la frontera de facto entre los dos países.“El imperativo inmediato es contener la situación. Hago un llamamiento a todas las partes para que actúen con la máxima moderación y colaboren con la FPNUL para ayudar a restablecer la calma”, añadió. La FPNUL es la fuerza de mantenimiento de la paz de la ONU en Líbano.Israel ataca la franja de Gaza luego de que se dispararan decenas de cohetes desde el Líbano a IsraelEl enfrentamiento también tuvo una respuesta diplomática de Líbano, que presentará una quej...

Maryland lawmakers approve AG prosecution powers over police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:52 GMT

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland General Assembly approved a measure on Thursday to give the state’s attorney general independent authority to bring criminal charges against police officers after investigating deaths when officers are involved.The Maryland House voted 99-37 for a bill already passed by the Senate, sending it to Gov. Wes Moore, who said he will sign the bill.The legislation expands on a package of police reforms approved two years ago in response to concerns about police accountability after the 2020 killing of George Floyd in Minnesota.The Independent Investigations Division was created in the attorney general’s office to investigate deaths of civilians when police are involved. Current law empowers the division to probe the cases and provide facts to local prosecutors, who then decide whether to prosecute.Supporters of the new bill say it aims to end potential conflicts of interest between local prosecutors and police. Opponents say it’s an over...

Israeli medics: Palestinian shooting attack in West Bank kills 2 people, hours after Israeli strikes on Lebanon, Gaza

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:52 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli medics: Palestinian shooting attack in West Bank kills 2 people, hours after Israeli strikes on Lebanon, Gaza.Source

Cámara de Tennessee expulsa a 2 demócratas en represalia por protesta por el control de armas. Esto es lo que sabemos y lo que sigue

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:52 GMT

(CNN) — Dos miembros demócratas de la Cámara de Representantes de Tennessee fueron expulsados, mientras que un tercer representante se salvó de una expulsión por parte de los legisladores republicanos, una medida que el trío demócrata denunció como opresiva, vengativa y con motivaciones raciales.Manifestantes abarrotaron el capitolio estatal este jueves para denunciar las expulsiones de los representantes Justin Jones y Justin Pearson y abogar por medidas de reforma de porte de armas. Esto ocurrió más de una semana después de que un tiroteo masivo devastara una escuela de Nashville.Luego de su expulsión, que los republicanos de la Cámara dijeron que fue en respuesta al liderazgo de los representantes en las manifestaciones de control de armas en el pleno de la Cámara la semana pasada, Jones y Pearson pidieron a los manifestantes que regresaran al Capitolio cuando la Cámara vuelva a estar en sesión el próximo lunes.La representante Gloria Johnson, que es blanca y sobrevivió a l...

MDPD makes arrest following investigation in SW Miami-Dade neighborhood

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:52 GMT

Miami-Dade Police gathered in the area of Coral Reef Drive and 109th Avenue as they investigated the scene. According to police, one person was arrested before they searched for another suspect in the area. Live video footage showed several police cars on the streets of the surrounding area. A police helicopter was also spotted overhead with a spotlight on the ground.A K9 unit was brought out to aid in their search.Police have not released an official statement about the incident but 7News has reached out for more information.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Health officials launch investigation after geese, swans found dead along shore in Swansea

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:52 GMT

Health officials are launching an investigation into why a large number of geese and swans are being found dead along the shore of the Cole River in Swansea.For weeks, the birds have been turning up along the shore and in people’s yards. One resident told 7NEWS she has counted at least half a dozen dead swans within the past week alone. “This water used to be full of them and now we’re find them day and night,” resident Joan Duffy said. The Swansea Board of Health has sent some of the birds out to be tested for avian flu, which was recently detected in Rhode Island. Local health officials say the state has told them there are no human transmissible cases of avian flu in the region right now. Neighbors are devastated to see an iconic part of Swansea dying. “They’re not dying out in the water, they’re dying out on land,” Duffy added. “They’re coming to us for help and we need to help them.”Residents say they hope offici...

1 injured after tree crashes down on farm in Westport

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:52 GMT

A man was injured after a tree crashed down on a farm in Westport on Thursday. The man was sitting on a tractor and working on the trees when one crashed down on him. He was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Authorities say the incident was an extremely close call.

Boston pub where Marine was stabbed to death set to reopen under new name

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:52 GMT

The Boston pub where a bouncer is charged with killing a Marine is set to reopen under new name.The Sons of Boston bar got the approval from the City of Boston License Commission to reopen as “Loyal Nine.”The bar was cleared to reopen in February, but has remained closed since the board suspended its liquor license in April 2022. The decision came after one of the bar’s bouncers allegedly stabbed 23-year-old Daniel Martinez, a United States Marine, to death on March 19, 2022. The bouncer, Alvaro Larrama, 38, was charged with murder and the marine’s family is suing the bar.