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The Hunt: Extremists in the US military. Which came first?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:05:03 GMT

On this week’s episode of “The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green,” Dr. Michael Jensen, principal investigator with the Profiles of Individual Radicalization in the United States project at the University of Maryland START Program, discusses his team’s research on extremists with military backgrounds. toggle audio on and off change volume download audio 'They struggle in their transition back to civilian life,' said Dr. Jensen $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play',...

Humans’ impact on Earth began a new epoch in the 1950s called the Anthropocene, scientists say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:05:03 GMT

From climate change to species loss and pollution, humans have etched their impact on Earth with such strength and permanence since the middle of the 20th century that a special team of scientists says a new geologic epoch began then.Called the Anthropocene — and derived from the Greek terms for “human” and “new” — this epoch started sometime between 1950 and 1954, according to the scientists. While there is evidence worldwide that captures the impact of burning fossil fuels, detonating nuclear weapons and dumping fertilizers and plastics on land and in waterways, the scientists are proposing a small but deep lake outside of Toronto, Canada — Crawford Lake — to place a historic marker.“It’s quite clear that the scale of change has intensified unbelievably and that has to be human impact,” said University of Leicester geologist Colin Waters, who chaired the Anthropocene Working Group. This puts the power of humans in a somewhat similar class with the meteorite that crashed into Earth...

LeBron James says at ESPYS he will play for Lakers in upcoming season

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:05:03 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James will play another season for the Los Angeles Lakers.The 38-year-old superstar announced his intentions at The ESPYs on Wednesday night after accepting the record-breaking performance award for becoming the NBA’s career scoring leader.At the end of last season, in which he surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s mark, James had said he wasn’t sure if he would be back.“In that moment I’m asking myself if I can still play without cheating the game. Can I give everything to the game still? The truth is I’ve been asking myself this question at the end of the season for a couple years now. I just never openly talked about it,” James said.“I don’t care how many more points I score or what I can and cannot do on the floor. The real question for me is can I play without cheating this game? The day I can’t give the game everything on the floor is the day I’ll be done. Lucky for you guys that day is not today.”The crowd at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywoo...

‘Probable cause’ that Kentucky teacher was killed at Catholic University during robbery attempt

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:05:03 GMT

There’s probable cause that a Kentucky teacher visiting D.C. for a seminar was killed during a robbery attempt.Social studies teacher Maxwell Emerson, 25, was in the District with family for a Library of Congress workshop for teachers, when he was shot and killed on the campus of Catholic University the morning of July 5.Jaime Macedo, 22, of Northwest D.C. — who is also known as Jaime Maceo and Jaime Meceo — has been arrested on a charge of first-degree murder while armed.On Tuesday, a D.C. Superior Court judge ruled that “probable cause exists that an offense was committed,” court documents said.Court documents also said that the investigation connected Macedo to the killing through DNA on a ski mask found at the scene. Surveillance footage from various cameras around the area of the shooting showed the suspect wearing a ski mask. Police also spoke with witnesses who provided a description of the suspect.Police arrested Macedo on Tuesday and obtained a search warr...

Abandoned match between Timbers, Rapids ends in 0-0 draw

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:05:03 GMT

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — The Portland Timbers and Colorado Rapids finished off a scoreless draw Saturday night in a match that began on July 4 before being abandoned due to thunderstorms.William Yarbrough had two saves to complete a clean sheet for the Rapids (3-10-9). David Bingham needed one save to notch the shutout for the Timbers (5-9-8).The match was resumed in the 46th minute. Only players who were active on July 4 were eligible to play. That ruled out Colorado’s Andrew Gutman, who joined the Rapids after that date.Portland returns home to host the Columbus Crew on Saturday. Colorado will host the Houston Dynamo on Saturday.____AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportSource

Acosta, Nwobodo rally Cincinnati to 2-1 victory over Red Bulls

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:05:03 GMT

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Luciano Acosta scored on a late penalty kick and Obinna Nwobodo found the net in stoppage time to rally FC Cincinnati to a 2-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Wednesday night.Omir Fernandez scored on a penalty kick in the 28th minute and the Red Bulls took a 1-0 lead into halftime. It was his third goal of the season.Acosta answered with a PK goal of his own in the 80th minute to knot the score. Obinna followed with his second goal of the campaign, scoring unassisted in the third minute of extra time. Acosta’s goal was his 11th of the season, third highest in the league.Cincinnati (14-2-6) improves to 5-1-3 in its last eight matches with the Red Bulls (6-8-8). The Supporters’ Shield leaders entered play on their first skid of the season after a 0-1-2 three-match run. Cincinnati allowed multiple goals in all three matches. The Red Bulls had scored multiple goals in three of their previous four matches after doing so just twice in their first 1...

Caesars Palace hostage standoff suspect had warrant for arrest in Jeffco

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:05:03 GMT

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — A man accused of taking a woman hostage and terrorizing guests Tuesday at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas was wanted in Jefferson County at the time of his standoff. Police said 35-year-old Matthew Mannix was clearly on drugs when he created a massive disturbance at Caesars Palace Tuesday. FOX31 has learned Jefferson County prosecutors had issued a warrant for his arrest just the day before.Mannix made his first court appearance Wednesday in Las Vegas, facing charges of kidnapping, coercion, resisting arrest, reckless endangerment and destruction of property. Las Vegas police said he caused more than $50,000 in damage.Onlookers took video of him breaking out glass from his 21st-floor hotel room and throwing large furniture onto the pool deck below as guests scrambled to run away.Hotel security was called to a domestic disturbance in his room. Documents explain that a woman inside yelled that Mannix had a knife and was holding her hostage. Police said Man...

What can you buy for the price of 2 Taylor Swift Eras Tour tickets?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:05:03 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Last-minute Taylor Swift tickets are being sold for thousands of dollars, and if you just look at the raw numbers, you might not realize how much money is being spent.But maybe you can get a little perspective and see just what sort of things you can buy for the same price -- or even lower -- than what it would take to get Eras Tour tickets a few days out. How expensive are last-minute Taylor Swift Eras Tour tickets? So, FOX31 got the price of two nosebleed tickets for Friday's show that actually sold on StubHub Wednesday afternoon for $1,834 a piece, or $3,668 total, including estimated fees, and used that to see what you could buy for that same price or lower.1. Paramore ticketsWhile Paramore might have been an opening act for Swift earlier on in her tour, the rock band is currently on its own tour and will be performing at Ball Arena on Thursday.The band is performing with the Foals and the Linda Lindas, and you can purchase four general admission floor tickets...

What the weather is going to be for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour in Denver

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:05:03 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- If you're looking forward to attending Taylor Swift's Eras Tour on either Friday or Saturday, you might want to come prepared. This means knowing what the weather holds.Empower Field at Mile High is an open-air stadium, so the weather is definitely an important thing for Swift fans to keep in mind. Taylor Swift in Denver: 5 things you need to know before the Eras Tour The forecast is similar to earlier this week, but there are a few key changes.What will the temperatures be?Temperatures will cool off just in time for the concerts.So, while temps this week have been on the hotter side, Friday and Saturday are expected to be in the mid-to-low 80s. Where you can find Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour merch truck in Denver Specifically, Friday is expected to have a high of 85, while Saturday will be slightly cooler at a high of 81, according to the Pinpoint Weather team.Both days will see low temperatures in the high-50s or low-60s.Will it rain?There will be a low chance of ...

FMU marching band heads to international competition in France

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:05:03 GMT

Florida Memorial University’s marching band is off to France to take part in an annual International band competition.The ROAR marching band headed to the airport for a flight to Paris, Wednesday afternoon.The FMU marching band team is the first American college to perform at the Festival des Bandafolie’s. It will compete against 10 other schools from around the world.“This is an amazing experience for not only our students, but the university and our South Florida area,” said Richard Beckford, Director for bands at FMU. “It’s amazing because the students worked so hard, and they did it just going to work every single day, doing what they need to do.”Although the university is over 100 years old, the marching band has only been active since 2020, which shows just how dedicated the members are to their craft.