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France’s top court rules not to extradite to Italy 10 former far-left militants convicted for attacks in the 70s and 80s

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:22:36 GMT

PARIS (AP) — France’s top court rules not to extradite to Italy 10 former far-left militants convicted for attacks in the 70s and 80s.Source

Passport wait times are up. Here's how to get one fast in Colorado

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:22:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Travelers planning an international trip this summer need to prepare for a longer wait to get their passport applications processed. The State Department said processing times are now as long as 13 weeks.As of March 24, routine applications are being processed in 10 to 13 weeks. That's up from the eight to 11 weeks it was taking through most of February and March. Applications received before Feb. 6 were completed even faster with routine processing at six to nine weeks.Expedited applications, which come with an additional $60 fee, are currently taking seven to nine weeks. How the right travel credit card can save you money on your next trip: BestReviews Those processing windows do not include time in the mail. It can take up to two weeks for the application to be received, and up to another two weeks for travelers to receive a passport after it's printed, the State Department said.Demand for passports is up with more Americans planning to travel abroad. At some po...

Colorado town named best for a summer vacation

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:22:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Temperatures are slowly starting to warm up and it won't be long before mountain trails are packed with hikers and bikers.If you are starting to make your vacation plans, you might not even need to leave the state.Travel site Trips To Discover recently put together a list of the best small towns for a summer vacation. 10 breathtaking spring hikes to take in Colorado What Colorado town made the list?At the top of the list was Steamboat Springs. It is located about three hours northwest of Denver.Steamboat is filled with picturesque mountain views, a wide variety of activities for outdoor enthusiasts, shopping, and incredible restaurants."With a burst of color, summer brings an endless landscape of green dotted with brilliant wildflowers. This is when this Wild West town really comes alive, with visitors enjoying fly fishing, inner tube rides and rafting trips on the Yampa River, endless scenic hiking and mountain biking trails, and natural hot springs that are idea...

Colorado cities have some of the highest shares of remote workers

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:22:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado cities have some of the nation's highest shares of remote workers. Following the COVID pandemic, the number of workers reporting that they clock in at home has spiked. Researchers have documented an exodus of many of these workers away from cities and coastal hubs into more sparsely-occupied areas, playing a partial role in housing price inflation through 2021 and 2022. Colorado's recent development as a destination of choice for much of this migration makes sense. Among over 400 cities nationwide, four of Colorado's cities rank among the cities with the highest concentrations of remote workers, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 2021. Colorado business leaders still expect a recession amid low confidence These estimates are likely high, considering COVID-related lockdowns and public movement restrictions were still rolling in place throughout 2021. They do shed light, however, on the cities with the highest shares of those jo...

Body found after firefighters extinguish car fire in Pompano Beach

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:22:36 GMT

Police are currently investigating a crime scene where a body was found in a burned car on the 200 block of Northwest 32nd Court in Pompano Beach. The Broward Sheriff’s Office received a call about the car fire around 6:30 a.m., Tuesday.Video captured the charred car in a parking lot, making it impossible to tell its original color. The investigators discovered a red gas container at the scene, which provided them with a major clue.First responders found a deceased individual inside the burned car after extinguishing the flames. The Broward Sheriff’s Homicide and Crime Scene Units are currently investigating. Authorities at the scene contacted the state fire marshal’s office which is typical when the cause of the fire is suspicious.Investigators have not identified the body. It is also unclear if they live in the area.One resident said they heard an explosion around the time the fire started. The investigation is ongoing, and authorities have not stated if they are...

Jeremy Corbyn formally blocked from running for Labour at next election

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:22:36 GMT

LONDON — Labour’s ruling body on Tuesday blocked former leader Jeremy Corbyn from standing for the U.K. opposition party as an election candidate.Corbyn’s successor Keir Starmer — who has tried to remodel the party after a crushing election defeat under Corbyn in 2019 — proposed a motion to Labour’s National Executive Committee preventing it from selecting Corbyn as a candidate in the next general election.A Labour spokesperson confirmed Tuesday that the motion had passed 22-12.Corbyn was suspended from the Labour whip by Starmer in 2020, after saying the scale of antisemitism cases in the party had been “dramatically overstated for political reasons.”But he has remained a member of the Labour Party, meaning he has continued to attend local party meetings in Islington North, the seat he has represented since 1983.The NEC’s Tuesday decision was reached in under 90 minutes, despite dissent in the meeting from left-wing members of the ruling body.While Starmer’s...

Knife attacker kills 2 at Islamic center in Lisbon

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:22:36 GMT

Two women died in a knife attack on Tuesday at Lisbon’s Ismaili Center, home to a minority branch of Shia Islam. According to Portuguese police, the attacker was shot after being confronted by officers. He was arrested and taken to hospital after the attack, in which a third person was also injured. “Today, at 10:57 a.m., we were informed that a knife attack was taking place at the Ismaili Center, located on Avenida Lusíada, in Lisbon,” police wrote in a statement, adding that the attacker was shot after refusing to lay down his weapon and approaching officers with the knife.In a statement, Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa issued condolences, “I express my solidarity and condolences to the Ismaili community and the families of the victims of this morning’s attack on the Ismaili Center in Lisbon,” and praised the police who “immediately proceeded to arrest the suspect.”According to multiple local media reports, the suspect in the fatal ...

Police: Trooper dragged by car after conducting motor vehicle stop in Fall River

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:22:36 GMT

A trooper was dragged by a car after conducting a motor vehicle stop in Fall River early Tuesday morning, according to state police.The trooper, who is assigned to the State Police-Dartmouth Barracks, conducted a motor vehicle stop for a violation around 12:30 a.m. at the intersection of Pleasant and 17th Streets in Fall River. As the trooper was standing beside the car speaking to the female operator, the operator began to drive away. Police say the trooper reached into the vehicle in an attempt to prevent the suspect from fleeing and was dragged approximately 100 feet before becoming disengaged from the car. Police say the suspect fled from the scene. The trooper was examined and treated at St. Luke’s Hospital for related injuries. He was discharged around 4 a.m. and returned to his shift to identify and locate the suspect. The incident remains under investigation and no additional information has been released.

Police: Driver shot by officer in Manchester, NH pointed what looked like gun

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:22:36 GMT

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — An 18-year-old man who was shot and wounded by a police officer had pointed what looked like a black handgun at the officer following a short vehicle chase, police in Manchester said.Police later determined the weapon was a BB gun, Manchester police said in a news release Monday.The man was taken to a hospital, where he was in stable condition. He was charged with reckless conduct with a deadly weapon, criminal threatening and disobeying an officer. He was scheduled for an arraignment Tuesday and was being represented by the New Hampshire public defender’s office.Police received multiple 911 calls late Sunday regarding a driver traveling at a high rate of speed, passing other cars, running red lights, and doing donuts in the middle of the road.A city police officer found the vehicle and tried to stop it, but the driver speeded off. Following a short pursuit, an officer found the vehicle in a parking lot. The officer attempted to make contact with the dr...

Blaze kills at least 39 people at migrant detention center near Mexico-US border

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:22:36 GMT

(CNN) — At least 39 people died in a fire at a migration center in Ciudad Juarez, a city on Mexico’s border with the United States, officials said Tuesday.Authorities said the fire at the office of National Migration Institute (INM) occurred after they picked up about 71 migrants from the streets of the city.The cause of the fire or the victims’ nationalities have not been released by Mexico’s National Migration Institute, who have launched an investigation into the blaze.“It is with deep sadness and grief that we learned of the fire that occurred inside the INM in Ciudad Juárez,” Andrea Chavez, Ciudad Juarez’s federal deputy, tweeted on Tuesday.We will wait for the official information and, from this moment on, we send our condolences to the families of the migrants. FGR initiated the investigation,” Chavez said.Body bags were lined up near the scene of the fire, which had been extinguished, Reuters reported a witness as saying. Most ...