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Funeral home where 189 decaying bodies found sued over alleged fake ashes

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:41 GMT

DENVER (AP) — A family filed a lawsuit Monday against a Colorado funeral home where 189 decaying bodies were found, alleging the owners allowed the remains of their loved ones to “rot” away while they sent families fake ashes.The gruesome discovery at Return to Nature Funeral Home occurred earlier in October after reports of an “abhorrent smell” emanating from a building about 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Denver. Colorado has some of the weakest rules for funeral homes Law enforcement has started identifying the remains and began notifying families that their loved ones were among the bodies — sometimes years after they were allegedly cremated and given as ashes to grieving relatives.The lawsuit accuses Return to Nature and its owners, Jon and Carie Hallford, of intentionally inflicting emotional distress, negligence, fraud and violating a number of Colorado laws, among other claims.Calls and texts sent to numbers listed for Return to Nature and owners have gone unanswered ...

Nine people arrested at protest outside Israeli defense contractor in Cambridge

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:41 GMT

Nine people were arrested in Cambridge on Monday during a protest at the offices of an Israeli defense contractor, Cambridge police said.Cambridge police said around 10 a.m., officers were at a peaceful protest of about 200 people outside Elbit Systems on Bishop Allen Drive. Police said then some of the crowd broke through metal barricades and began vandalizing the business. Officers said they were assaulted as they attempted to place people under arrest for defacing the building.Those arrested, aged 19 to 33, face charges including disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and assault and battery on a police officer. They will be arraigned in court on Tuesday.

Zacha wins it in OT as Bruins rally from 2-goal deficit to beat Panthers 3-2

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:41 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Pavel Zacha scored with 84 seconds left on the clock in overtime and the Boston Bruins rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Monday night.Brad Marchand and Charlie McAvoy also scored for Boston, which remained unbeaten in regulation through nine games this season (8-0-1). Linus Ullmark stopped 36 shots against the team that knocked the Bruins out of the playoffs last season after a record-setting and Presidents Trophy-winning regular season.Aleksander Barkov scored one goal and assisted on another, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 23 shots for Florida, which eliminated Boston in seven games in the first round and went on to reach the Stanley Cup Final.Barkov gave the Panthers the lead six minutes into the game. He helped make it 2-0 with five minutes left in the period when he took advantage of Matthew Poitras’ turnover behind the net and fed it to Sam Reinhart in front.Marchand cut the deficit in half off a backhand feed from Jake DeBru...

Jaylen Brown scores 36 points as Celtics race past Wizards 126-107

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:41 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 36 points and Jayson Tatum had 33 as the Boston Celtics won their third straight to open the season, cruising past the Washington Wizards 126-107 on Monday night.It’s the second straight season the Celtics have begun with three straight wins.Kristaps Porzingis scored 15 points in his return to Washington, where he spent his previous 1 1/2 seasons. Porzingis was traded to Boston in June and scored 30 points in his first game for the Celtics on Wednesday, setting a franchise record for scoring in a debut.Kyle Kuzma scored 21 points for the Wizards (1-2), who trailed throughout and were behind by 26 points after 10 minutes.Brown scored 16 points in the first quarter as Boston raced to a 42-19 lead. He had 27 points by halftime.Brown hit his final basket midway through the third quarter as the Celtics built a 37-point lead, and coach Joe Mazzulla rested his starters for the final 12 minutes.Tatum scored 17 points in the third quarter.Washington coac...

Column: When will the NFL and TV networks learn to stop putting the Chicago Bears in prime time?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:41 GMT

A bad case of Collinsworth fatigue set in late Sunday during the fourth quarter of the Chicago Bears’ 30-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.A weekend of listening to NBC “Sunday Night Football” analyst Cris Collinsworth and his soundalike son, Jac, will do that. Both are competent announcers but are best used in limited doses. Jac’s ascension to play-by-play man for Notre Dame home games on NBC makes a Collinsworth family weekend inevitable for some of us, and too much Collinsworth is seldom a good thing.It was almost a given that Cris Collinsworth would spend most of Sunday night talking about quarterback Tyson Bagent, the only Bears player remotely worth discussing. This was a dog game on the “SNF” schedule, one of those unfortunate occurrences that happens whenever some TV executive thinks the Bears have turned a corner.You would think they have learned their lesson by now. According to Tribune reporter Dan Wiederer, the Bears have lost seven ...

Bruins notch thrilling comeback win over Panthers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:41 GMT

The Bruins notched their best characer win of the young season, scratching back from a two-goal deficit, climbing over some serious in-game adversity and pulling out a 3-2 overtime win over the Florida Panthers at the Garden on Monday.Pavel Zacha scored with 1:24 left in overtime to lift the B’s to a victory that seemed improbable earlier in the night. Linus Ullmark, meanwhile, made 36 saves for the win.After a brutal first period in which they went down 2-0, the B’s found their footing in the second with a goal and then Charlie McAvoy tied it up at 7:20 of the third period off a beautiful rush. Zacha made a nice touch pass to David Pastrnak, who had speed going through the neutral zone. Pastrnak sliced from left to right through the offensive zone and lifted a pass to the rushing McAvoy, who flipped his second in as many games past Sergei Bobrovsky.But McAvoy put his team in a hole with a hit to the head on Oliver Ekman-Larson with the puck nowhere close to the area in ...

Toronto Paramedic Union issues another code red; no transport ambulances available

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:41 GMT

Toronto’s Paramedic Union (TCEU Local 416) has once again been forced to issue a code red due to an ambulance shortage that continues to impact those needing urgent care.On Monday, the union shared an update on the social media platform X that a code red was in effect and that no transport ambulances were currently available in the city.“Ambulance for an unconscious elderly person was over 28 minutes away, and Peel Paramedic Services had to be called in to help,” the union wrote on X.CODE RED ALERT! ????NO TRANSPORT AMBULANCES AVAILABLE IN TORONTO!Ambulance for an unconscious elderly person was over 28 minutes away and Peel Paramedic Services had to be called in to help. Stay safe #Toronto#statuscodered #paramedics #onpoli @CP24 @CTVToronto @CityNewsTO pic.twitter.com/Y9lbyrBvXw— TO Paramedic Union (@416TPSUnit) October 30, 2023In a video uploaded to YouTube four days ago, the union said they’re underfunded and “dangerously understaffed.”...

Democratic U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer from Oregon says he won’t run for reelection next year

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:41 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s Democratic U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer announced Monday that he won’t be running for reelection next year.Blumenauer has represented Oregon’s solidly Democratic 3rd Congressional District since 1996. The district includes north Portland and much of its southeast.The 75-year-old has served in public office for roughly five decades, starting with his first term in the Oregon House in 1973. He also served as a commissioner in Multnomah County, home to Portland, and on the Portland City Council.In a news release from his office, he said it was a difficult decision not to seek reelection but that he was proud of Congress’ accomplishments during his tenure.“From my first minutes on Capitol Hill I have worked to promote a more civil and functioning Congress,” he said in the release. “I firmly believe that when we focus on things that bring people together rather than divide them, that is when we make real progress.”“But simpl...

Senate Democrats plan to subpoena Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo over Supreme Court justices’ travel

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:41 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats said Monday they plan to subpoena Republican megadonor Harlan Crow and conservative activist Leonard Leo for more information about their roles in organizing and paying for luxury travel for Supreme Court justices.The announcement by Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee comes as the court is being pressed to adopt an ethics code, a move that has been publicly endorsed by three of the nine justices.The committee could act as soon as next week to authorize Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the panel’s chairman, to issue subpoenas to Crow, Leo and another wealthy donor, Robin Arkley II. Crow has been identified as a benefactor of Justice Clarence Thomas for more than two decades, paying for nearly annual vacations, purchasing from Thomas and others the Georgia home in which the justice’s mother still lives and helping pay for the private schooling for a relative. Leo, a Federalist Society executive who worked with former President Donald Tr...

Raptors shooting woes continue in loss to Trail Blazers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:41 GMT

The Toronto Raptors failed to capitalize from beyond the arc as their shooting struggles continued in a 99-91 home loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday.It was the Raptors third-straight defeat. Scottie Barnes and Pascal Siakam each had a team-high 20 points, but Toronto’s bench struggled immensely, including guard Gary Trent Jr., who went 1-for-7 on the night. Rookie Gradey Dick missed all three of his attempts from beyond the arc, while OG Anunoby, Dennis Schröder, Siakam and Barnes combined to shoot 4-for-22 from three.“We couldn’t get buckets. That was the theme of the night,” Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic said.The Raptors entered the contest having shot 38.8 per cent from three-point range through their first three games of the NBA season. The Raptors finished 13.8 per cent from three on Monday night, compared to Portland players shooting 31.4 per cent. The Blazers also out-rebounded the Raptors 51 to 47. Jakob Poeltl had a double-double with...