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What Colorado's attorney general is doing to help the teen mental health crisis

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:21:40 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser discussed the Kroger-Albertsons merger and the Safe2Tell school safety program on "Colorado Point of View" this week. The Safe2Tell reports were down in June but suicide became the most reported issue after being down the month before, the latest data showed. "We have a teen mental health crisis right now. We don't have enough support for young people who are hurting," Weiser said. "We know social media is making it harder than ever because the algorithms on TikTok and Instagram are actually designed to give people darker thoughts -- self-harm or suicide, we heard that from a whistleblower before Congress." Aurora could move to strong-mayor government system Weiser said his office is investigating some social media apps' platforms and how they affect kids' mental health. He also said it's working with school districts to find out what they need to help the mental health of their students. Also on "Colorado Point of View," pol...

Boulder County Sheriff's Office recruiting victim advocates

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:21:40 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (KDVR) -- The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office is looking for volunteers to join its Victim Assistance Program.  Staffed by trained volunteers, the program offers physical and emotional support to victims of crime, accidents and trauma along with resources to support them in the days ahead. Longtime Victim Advocate Lalenia Quinlan Aweida has been volunteering for nearly seven years. “I think it’s built my muscles for compassion,” Quinlan Aweida said. “What keeps me coming back to this is even though it’s hard work, it’s really good work and you know that you are helping someone right in that moment. It’s like you’re just holding space for them.”  The program consists of "on-scene advocates" that respond to a scene at the request of the deputy and "outreach advocates" who follow up afterward.  Douglas County homicide victim’s family speaks out  "We all have those moments where something really bad has happened and we don’t know what the next step is and the ...

‘Intimidating and humbling’: Fishermen stumble upon killer whale pod off Key Largo

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:21:40 GMT

A group of fishermen got a killer surprise off the coast of Key Largo last weekend.The group stumbled upon a whole pod of about seven killer whales.Some of the fishermen even took a dive in the water to catch a closer look at the orcas circling the boat.They believe the pod had just killed something and were going in to eat.The fishermen describe the experience as quote “intimidating and humbling.”

Watch for fireballs from 2 meteor showers in the coming days

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:21:40 GMT

(CNN) — Two meteor showers, the Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids, are both expected to peak during the evenings of July 30 and 31.They will have to compete with a bright moon that’s 95% full, but the Alpha Capricornids may still produce some scintillating fireballs that could outshine the moon.The Delta Aquariids, also called the Southern Delta Aquariids, will favor skywatchers in the Southern Hemisphere, although they will still be visible in the Northern Hemisphere (especially across the southern US) but lower on the horizon, according to EarthSky.The best time to see the Delta Aquariids is around 2 a.m. in the regions where the shower is visible, but the full moon may make these faint meteors more difficult to see. Expect to see the Delta Aquariids mixed in with the brighter Perseid meteor shower, which has already begun but won’t peak until mid-August, according to the American Meteor Society.If you’re unable to see the Delta Aquariids during their peak...

Belgium’s trans-friendly reputation faces far-right rise

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:21:40 GMT

BRUSSELS — Belgium has built a reputation as among the most progressive EU countries on trans rights.For the past five years, people there can legally change their gender and name without medical certification. Its current government includes a transgender politician in a leading position.And, just recently, the city of Ghent in Belgium’s northern Flanders region polished those progressive credentials by granting city officials a month of leave to undergo gender transition.But that polish may rub off if far-right Vlaams Belang gains power in government.Vlaams Belang or “Flemish Interest,” a separatist party that dominates Flanders, has been leading in polls. The party has expressed concern over a “growing trend of minors identifying as transgender” and called for “hormone therapy and sex surgery to be halted for underage patients until clear and concrete research has been carried out.”With elections on the horizon, there are fears that Vlaams Belang ...

Georgia’s EU dreams live or die with Mikheil Saakashvili

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:21:40 GMT

TBILISI, Georgia — Almost every day, Giuli Alasania makes the drive down a dusty highway through the Georgian capital to visit her son, former President Mikheil Saakashvili, in hospital.“It’s ironic,” she says, fussing over the plastic pots of stewed beans and salads she is bringing for his lunch, “when he was president, he built this clinic. Now he’s dying in it.”Ailing and imprisoned, Saakashvili holds Georgia’s future in his hands.Confined to his hospital room, he told POLITICO that his life or death will have an enormous impact on whether Georgia has a realistic chance of joining the European Union, in a scribbled note passed to his legal team.“I am fighting for my life and for this country,” he wrote, “of course, they might still drive me to a lethal outcome and it would be a terrible signal in this hybrid war for the entire region and embolden autocracies and wannabe despots.”Saakashvili’s enormous influence — a decade after he left the presidency — comes despite h...

Boston Healthcare for the Homeless providing care to most during high heat

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:21:40 GMT

Boston Healthcare for the Homeless teams were out in the city over the last few days providing care to individuals who were out in the extreme heat.Dr, Rebecca Lee of the Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program said staffers aim to provide care to those who are outside year-round and choose not to participate in the shelter program or go to a cooling center for a variety of reasons.“In Boston that means some pretty extreme temperatures,” she said.The street team is helping individuals in the city who could be dealing with dehydration and other heat-related illness. People looking to help out can donate water or a gift card to the program.

J.D. Davis homers in 9th to give the Giants a 3-2 win over the Red Sox

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:21:40 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — J.D. Davis homered on the first pitch from Maurico Llovera in the ninth inning to give the San Francisco Giants a 3-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night.After the Red Sox tied it in the top of the ninth on Justin Turner’s two-run single against All-Star closer Camilo Dovall that deflected off diving second baseman Casey Schmitt’s glove and rolled into center field, Davis came through for San Francisco with his second game-ending hit of the season.Llovera (1-1) was acquired by Boston from San Francisco earlier this week.Giants slugger Wilmer Flores continued his hot streak with three hits and an RBI and made a terrific defensive play at first base.Marco Luciano added two hits as the Giants remained unbeaten when using Ryan Walker as an opener this season. San Francisco won for third time in 10 games.Doval (3-3) got the win after blowing the save.Justin Turner doubled for Boston, the 20th time in the last 22 games that the versatile two-time All-Sta...

Justin Turner ties game in ninth, but Red Sox fall 3-2 on Giants walk-off home run

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:21:40 GMT

The San Francisco Giants let the Red Sox hang around all game, and for a brief moment it looked like it might cost them. After being held to just three hits through the first eight innings, the Red Sox finally broke out and tied the game in the ninth, with Justin Turner coming through in the clutch again with a game-tying two-run single.But in the bottom of the ninth, the Giants only needed one pitch to put the Red Sox away.J.D. Davis crushed the first pitch he saw from Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen for a walk-off solo home run, giving the Giants the 3-2 win on a day where they finished 1 for 13 with runners in scoring position and stranded 12 runners on base.In the process, San Francisco snapped Boston’s five-game winning streak, setting up a big rubber match on Sunday to conclude the series.Sean Manaea, who threw a no-hitter against the Red Sox the last time he faced them in the Bay Area during his time with Oakland, continued his dominance over Boston. Coming on in the third...

Two Del Mar race horses euthanized after injuries; mark first deaths of season

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:21:40 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Two horses competing at the Del Mar Racetrack have been euthanized within the first week of the 2023 season -- both after sustaining injuries during workout sessions.The first fatality occurred on Friday, a spokesperson for the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club confirmed. The horse, a five-year-old mare named Nevisian Sunrise, was exercising when she lost her rider and ran off, later crashing into a fence post.In the collision, the mare, who had finished third in last Saturday's Osunitas Stakes race, sustained severe injuries that veteriarians believed ultimately required euthanasia, Club spokesperson Mac McBride said in a statement to FOX 5. These county parks will be closed to visitors next month "(It was) a freak accident," McBride added. "Attending veterinarians felt there was no choice but to humanely euthanize her."Just a day later, on Saturday, a second horse also sustained a non-operable musculoskeletal injury during a workout on the main track and was later euthanize...