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What does research say about minimum age gun laws?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:40 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Studies suggest Colorado's recent minimum age requirement may not have a big impact on homicides. Colorado's new minimum age requirement for handgun purchases will begin on Aug. 7. The new law raises the legal age to purchase a handgun from 18 to 21. Signed by Gov. Jared Polis in April, the law brings Colorado in line with 21 other states. Existing federal law required the same minimum age for handgun purchases, but a federal judge in Virginia ruled the law unconstitutional in May. The Rocky Mountain Gun Owners have challenged the Colorado law. Homeless camp cleared out, but where will they go now? Lawmakers aim to stop gun violence in the 18 to 20-year-old age group with the new law. The hope is fewer 18 to 20-year-olds will commit violent gun crimes if they are barred from legal purchases. Studies from the University of Washington and RAND Corporation, though, say states with minimum age handgun possession laws don't see a significant drop in gun violence amon...

Bodycam video shows police apprehending suspected truck thief who crashed into Miami home

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:40 GMT

Never-before-seen police body camera video shows a new view of a suspected thief who was trapped inside a stolen moving truck that crashed into a home in Miami.The footage captured a chaotic scene in the aftermath of the Feb. 14 crash along the 600 block of Northwest 18th Avenue.“The victims are on the scene, and the offender is still in the truck, and we’re working on getting him out,” a first responder is heard saying in radio transmissions.“What happened?” a witness is heard asking in Spanish.“Only two patients!” a paramedic is heard saying.According to City of Miami Police, the wounded man seen in the video looking disoriented and trapped inside the truck had just stolen it from a business down the street.Seconds later, investigators said, the suspect lost control and plowed into a home with a mother and baby inside. Fortunately, neither were hurt.First responders also kept an eye on the unsafe structure that was the home along Northwest...

Mets skipper Buck Showalter returns to Baltimore for first time since Orioles run ended

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:40 GMT

BALTIMORE — Pickles Pub was once the place where Baltimore Orioles fans drowned their sorrows. There were years when fans didn’t even go through the gates of Camden Yards, instead preferring to stay at the rowdy bar and play beer pong. Some of those games were probably more competitive than the Orioles games that were projected on the wall of the notorious Inner Harbor watering hole.But then Buck Showalter came to town and the fate of Baltimore’s beloved O’s changed. Showalter was hired in the middle of 2010 with the Orioles coming off four straight seasons with 90 or more losses and heading toward a fifth. Two years later, Baltimore was once again a postseason team.So, when Showalter, who became as revered a figure in the Charm City as Earl Weaver and John Harbaugh, decided he wanted to surprise fans he knew exactly where to go.“My kids were kidding with me, they said, ‘Wouldn’t it be great if you just walked in there the day before the pla...

Gillette Stadium’s new massive jumbotron officially lights up ahead of Patriots preseason

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:40 GMT

For half of a minute, it didn’t seem like the new massive jumbotron at Gillette Stadium would offer that much more than the old one, other than two large black screens surrounding the video display.And then the system updated …Clips showing highlights from past Patriots and Revolution games, stadium events, and destinations across New England, filled the 22,200-square-foot video board, the largest jumbotron at an outdoor stadium in the country.Stadium officials turned on the video board in the north end zone for the first time Friday afternoon, hours before the Patriots practiced in front of season ticket holders.“This new video board is the centerpiece of the $250 million investment we are making to transform Gillette Stadium,” Kraft Sports and Entertainment Chief Operating Officer Jim Nolan told employees from Kraft-owned companies who gathered to see the jumbotron’s sparkling debut.The curved board measures 370 feet by 60 feet, equating to 22,000 square feet and nearly half of an...

Massachusetts appropriates $1M for alternative program or nonviolent offenders from Mass and Cass

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:40 GMT

Lawmakers are making a move to tackle the Mass and Cass problem by putting $1 million toward alternative treatment to get nonviolent offenders clean and out of the encampment at the center of the region’s opioid crisis.“We’re extremely grateful that the Legislature has recognized the value of this program and the extreme urgency of addressing the complex problems at Mass and Cass,” said Suffolk District Attorney’s Office chief spokesman James Borghesani.The $56.2 billion state budget, passed on the last day of July, is awaiting Gov. Maura Healey’s signature.The million dollars is found on page 23 of the nearly 400-page state budget. This section outlines an appropriation just shy of $1.5 million toward “the implementation and administration of drug diversion programs for nonviolent young adult drug offenders,” with the bulk of the funds intended directly for a program run in Suffolk County.“Not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the Services Over Sentences program to address...

FDA approves first postpartum depression pill

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:40 GMT

By Matthew Perrone, AP Health WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials have approved the first pill specifically intended to treat severe depression after childbirth, a condition that affects thousands of new mothers in the U.S. each year.The Food and Drug Administration on Friday granted approval of the drug, Zurzuvae, for adults experiencing severe depression related to childbirth or pregnancy. The pill is taken once a day for 14 days.“Having access to an oral medication will be a beneficial option for many of these women coping with extreme, and sometimes life-threatening, feelings,” said Dr. Tiffany Farchione, FDA’s director of psychiatric drugs, in a statement.Postpartum depression affects an estimated 400,000 people a year, and while it often ends on its own within a couple weeks, it can continue for months or even years. Standard treatment includes counseling or antidepressants, which can take weeks to work and don’t help everyone.The new pill is from Sage...

Red Sox notebook: Sox add Luis Urías, designate Christian Arroyo for assignment

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:40 GMT

It appears the Red Sox have a new starting second baseman.Luis Urías, the club’s lone acquisition at Tuesday’s trade deadline, has been called up to the big league club from Triple-A. To clear space on the roster, the Red Sox designated incumbent starter Christian Arroyo for assignment, and afterwards manager Alex Cora indicated Urías will get the bulk of the playing time at second going forward.“We trust this kid, I think offensively he had some good seasons and he can play second base,” Cora said. “Obviously we pulled the trade and he’s here to play.”“I’m very happy and very grateful to have this opportunity with this team and this group,” Urías said via translator Carlos Villoria Benítez. “They’ve all been very nice and very welcoming to me.”Not long ago Urías was among the most productive young middle infielders in the National League, and while the 26-year-old has endured a nightmare season so far — b...

Ed Flynn to focus on Mass and Cass during 10-day stint as Boston’s acting mayor

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:40 GMT

City Council President Ed Flynn said he plans to spend his time as acting mayor of Boston addressing the squalid conditions around Melnea Cass Boulevard and Massachusetts Avenue, amid reports of increased violence and drug trafficking.Flynn, who stepped into his new role when Mayor Michelle Wu left Boston for a family vacation on Thursday, said he has met with “city, state and federal officials, business leaders and nonprofit partners on issues related to public safety, public health and quality of life at Mass and Cass.”“As acting mayor and city council president, I will continue to work closely with Mayor Wu and our colleagues in government to address this, as well as other pressing issues in our city, such as transportation, public education and services for seniors and persons with disabilities,” Flynn told the Herald in a Friday text message.He declined to elaborate further, when asked whether he plans to take any action to address the deteriorating situation at Mass and Cass, ...

Battenfeld: Michelle Wu must produce evidence, emails about her ‘enemies’ list, court orders

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:40 GMT

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu hasn’t heard the end of her nationally-publicized “enemies” list.The Wu administration may have to go to court to defend the list and explain why it was made after a judge agreed to make it part of discovery in a case against a North End restaurateur accused of trying to shoot a business rival.The attorney for Patrick Mendoza, the owner of Monica’s Trattoria, says she wants to know how Mendoza ended up on the list of vocal critics and what police did with it – questions that Wu has yet to answer.“I want to know who generated the list, what it was intended for and why it was sent to the Boston police department,” attorney Rosemary Scapicchio said in an interview with the Herald.“I’m trying to get the information because it could be exculpatory to my client.”And the judge on Friday agreed, meaning the Wu administration will have to turn over emails, texts or any communication about the list.The order also raises the possibility that Wu herself or top brass cou...

Ticker: Taiwanese microchip company agrees to more oversight of its Arizona plant construction; Ruble hits lowest value against USD since early in Ukraine war

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:40 GMT

A Taiwanese microchip manufacturer building its first U.S. plant in Arizona has agreed to more scrutiny from the state when it comes to the safety of construction workers, Gov. Katie Hobbs said.At a news conference held against the backdrop of ongoing construction at a site in north Phoenix, Hobbs announced that the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. facility and the state have signed a voluntary protection program.“Under this agreement, TSMC will adhere to requirements higher than those at the federal level,” the Democratic governor said. “These additional safety measures include greater transparency for workers, closer oversight from the Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health and increased training for foremen and all hands.”Ruble hits lowest value against USD since early in Ukraine warThe ruble dropped against the United States dollar in trading Friday in Moscow to its lowest level since the first month of the war in Ukraine.The decline to 96 rubles against the do...