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Missouri Supreme Court declines to halt August execution of man convicted of killing child

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:25 GMT

The Missouri Supreme Court has turned aside an appeal by a man scheduled to be executed in August for killing a 6-year-old girl.Johnny Johnson, 45, was convicted of first-degree murder in in the 2002 death of Casey Williamson in suburban St. Louis. He faces execution Aug. 1 unless the courts intervene or Republican Gov. Mike Parson grants clemency.Johnson’s lawyers said in the appeal that he is incompetent to be executed because his schizophrenia prevents him from understanding the link between his crime and the punishment. The appeal said Johnson has delusions about the devil using his death to bring about the end of the world.The Missouri Attorney General’s Office challenged the credibilty of the psychiatric evaluation and said medical records indicate that Johnson is able to manage his mental illness through medication. The state Supreme Court, in a 6-1 ruling, agreed.Johnson was staying with friends in Valley Park, Missouri, in July 2002, when Casey went missing. Doz...

Reports: Former Italian Premier Berlusconi readmitted to hospital 3 weeks after release

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:25 GMT

MILAN (AP) — Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has been admitted to a Milan hospital where he spent 45 days this spring being treated for a lung infection and chronic leukemia, Italian media reported Friday.The 86-year-old media mogul and former three-time premier was readmitted to San Raffaele Hospital, where he was expected to spend at least one night, Italian news agency LaPresse reported, citing anonymous sources. Berlusconi spokespeople did not immediately respond to requests for confirmation. Berlusconi was discharged from San Raffaele exactly three weeks ago. His Forza Italia Party is part of Premier Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing coalition but currently has no Cabinet posts. Berlusconi holds a seat in the Italian Senate.The Associated Press

Mayor Johnson addresses Basic Income Guarantee Conference

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:25 GMT

CHICAGO — A government guaranteed minimum income for all is the dream of those behind the Basic Income Guarantee (BIG) Conference, and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson addressed the annual gathering Friday. Trump indicted: What to know about the documents case and what’s next The two-day conference is being held in Chicago and marks the 21st time these like-minded individuals have come together. According to the conference website:"The event has grown over recent years to become the annual national conference for the basic income movement, bringing together grassroots activists, policy wonks, artists, pilot administrators, social and economic justice organizations, think tanks, researchers, community-based nonprofits and more. The goal of the conference is threefold: 1) to take stock of the current state of the movement 2) to inspire, conspire and collaborate on efforts for the upcoming year; and 3) provide a space to build strong relationships for coordinated, highly collaborative w...

ISP: Person injured in seven-vehicle car crash on I-57

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:25 GMT

CHICAGO -- Illinois State Police responded to a seven-vehicle car crash that left a person injured Friday morning.Police responded to a crash on Interstate 57 southbound near the Ca- Sag Channe in Calumet that involved six cars and a dump truck. SKYCAM 9 Woman found shot in West Side apartment fire dies: officials All lanes are closed due to the crash investigation and traffic is being diverted off at 127th Street. One person was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries. There is no additional information at this time.

Destination Illinois: Floatzilla

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:25 GMT

Take a cruise down the Mighty Mississippi with paddlers from all across our region, in hopes of breaking the world record for the largest floating raft. Linsey Tobin dives in for River Action's Floatzilla in Destination Illinois.For more information, click here.

Women won't achieve pay parity until 2056, report finds

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:25 GMT

(The Hill) - Women with full-time, year-round work will not achieve pay parity with men until 2056, if trends continue as they have since 1967, according to a new report out Thursday from the Center for American Progress (CAP).In anticipation of the 60-year anniversary of the 1963 Equal Pay Act becoming law, CAP — a left-leaning think tank in Washington, D.C., — published an analysis seeking to measure the law’s impact by tracking trends in employment and wages since its passage. The law sought to protect workers from pay discrimination based on sex.   In 1963, full-time, year-round working women earned 59 cents to a man’s dollar. When accounting for all working women that year, including those working fewer hours or weeks, women earned 37 cents to a man’s dollar. The gender pay gap has steadily shrunk in the years since, and CAP has attributed it to passage of the Equal Pay Act, and to subsequent legislation building on its policies. In 2021, full-time, yea...

Injuries reported in five-car crash on MoPac in south Austin

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:25 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- At least three people were injured in a crash involving five cars on MoPac in south Austin Friday morning. REAL TIME TRAFFIC MAP Austin-Travis County EMS tweeted the crash happened around 9 a.m. in the 500 block of South MoPac Expressway northbound, which is near the Chamberlain McHaney office, between Barton Springs Road and Spyglass Drive. ATCEMS said eight people were involved in the crash, and three were being evaluated. Drivers should expect delays and avoid the area if possible.

Lease approved for former Salvation Army downtown shelter; Urban Alchemy signs contract to operate site

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:25 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin City Council on Thursday approved a new lease for the former downtown Salvation Army shelter. The building will now be operated by Urban Alchemy with the capacity to serve up to 150 people nightly, according to the city. Urban Alchemy is the California-based group that runs the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless (ARCH) shelter near the former Salvation Army shelter. After the Salvation Army announced it was permanently closing its homeless shelter downtown, which dedicated beds to women and children, the City of Austin will now lease the space from the nonprofit and make the beds available again.Austin City Council voted to approve a one-year agreement with the Salvation Army to lease the space starting July 1. It will cost the city roughly $1.2 million, which will come from American Rescue Plan Act funding Austin Public Health put aside for homelessness. Another resolution council approved expanded the city's contract with Urban Alchemy to include o...

Pigs snarl traffic on I-694 in Little Canada

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:25 GMT

There were hogs on the highway Friday morning in Little Canada.A semitrailer carrying a load of pigs was involved in a single-vehicle rollover crash eastbound Interstate 694 to northbound Interstate 35E around 7:40 a.m., according to the Minnesota State Patrol.State troopers trying to corral the pigs as they walked between vehicles could be seen on Minnesota Department of Transportation traffic cameras:No human injuries were reported, according to the State Patrol, and the cause of the crash is under investigation.The interstate is expected to reopen at 11 a.m.Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | Man’s homicide connected to hostage situation on his St. Paul block, police say Crime & Public Safety | Court hearing postponed in case of Stillwater bar facing criminal charges in George Musser death Crime & Public Safety | Police confirm human remains found in SE Minn. were missing woman Madeline Kingsbury Crime & Pu...

NYS sends support to fight Canadian wildfires

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:25 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Wildfires are still raging in Canada, burning over 9 million acres and bringing a large plume of smoke to the Northeast United States. The smoke from those wildfires lingering in the Capital Region for over three days.  Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! As we start to see relief, New York State is now stepping up to help fight the fires in Quebec. Governor Kathy Hochul announced June 8, 2023 forest rangers and firefighters will be traveling to Canada to battle the wildfires, joining others from New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine. The Department of Environmental Conservation said the 15 firefighters traveling June 9, 2023 will be put on the front lines. “It could be what we call initial attack where they are sent to a fire that isn’t staffed yet and they’re making the initial size up on it and they’re starting to engage and getting the initial control around it," Lt. Scott Jackson, Assistant Fire Managem...