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House Speaker Mike Johnson was once the dean of a Christian law school. It never opened its doors

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:22 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Before House Speaker Mike Johnson was elected to public office, he was the dean of a small Baptist law school that didn’t exist. The establishment of the Judge Paul Pressler School of Law was supposed to be a capstone achievement for Louisiana College, which administrators boasted would “unashamedly embrace” a “biblical worldview.” Instead, it collapsed roughly a decade ago without enrolling students or opening its doors amid infighting by officials, accusations of financial impropriety and difficulty obtaining accreditation, which frightened away would-be donors. There is no indication that Johnson engaged in wrongdoing while employed by the private college, now known as Louisiana Christian University. But as a virtually unknown player in Washington, the episode offers insight into how Johnson navigated leadership challenges that echo the chaos, feuding and hard-right politics that have come to define the Republican House majority he now leads. The chapter i...

BlueLinx: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:22 GMT

MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (BXC) on Tuesday reported third-quarter earnings of $24.4 million.On a per-share basis, the Marietta, Georgia-based company said it had profit of $2.71. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $2.98 per share.The building products distributor posted revenue of $810 million in the period.BlueLinx shares have remained unchanged since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $71.11, an increase of roughly 1% in the last 12 months._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on BXC at https://www.zacks.com/ap/BXCSource

Chesapeake Energy: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:22 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Chesapeake Energy Corp. (CHK) on Tuesday reported third-quarter earnings of $70 million.On a per-share basis, the Oklahoma City-based company said it had profit of 49 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.09 per share.The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 57 cents per share.The oil and gas company posted revenue of $1.51 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $682 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on CHK at https://www.zacks.com/ap/CHKSource

Anne Arundel Co. police respond to reported crash and find driver fatally shot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:22 GMT

When police in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, went to investigate a reported crash on Monday night, they found the driver had been fatally shot.Forrest Allen Ryan, 38, of Chester, died after the shooting in a residential area in what police believe was a targeted incident based on “evidence in the investigation,” police said in a news release.Officers were originally called to the scene for the reported vehicle collision at the intersection of Kimwood Road and Driftwood Court in Arnold at around 10 p.m.Ryan was driving a black Porsche Cayenne SUV when he was shot in his upper body, police said. He crashed into another SUV with no one inside before striking a tree near the road.Ryan was found in the driver’s seat of the Porsche and though officers tried to save his life, police said he died at the scene.His remains were transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for an autopsy.Police didn’t offer further details about possible suspect...

7 years later, man faces charges in death of woman on train

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:22 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The partner of a 28-year-old mother of four found dead on an Amtrak train in 2016 has been arrested.Angelo Valentino Mantych, 41, is being charged with first-degree murder in the death of his partner, Marina Placensia. According to an affidavit acquired by the Problem Solvers, detectives responded to Union Station on the morning of Sept. 1, 2016. $557K settlement for pedestrian hit by texting Denver cop They found Placensia dead on the train. She had reportedly boarded a train in Wisconsin with Mantych and their four children the day before.She was found unresponsive on the train prior to it arriving in Denver. An autopsy said there were 35 injuries to her body, mostly caused by blunt force trauma.Initially, her death was ruled undetermined. However, according to the affidavit, the investigation continued. Download the FOX31 App: Breaking news alerts & Pinpoint Weather In September 2023, a nationally recognized expert in strangulation and suffocation who ha...

New infant RSV vaccine in short supply as respiratory illness season picks up

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:22 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Doctors at Partners in Pediatrics in Denver are starting to see an uptick in cases as upper respiratory illness season begins. "We're seeing a lot of viral illnesses," said Dr. Nancy Lataitis. That includes RSV.Lataitis would like to be able to offer her newborn patients the newly approved RSV vaccine, but her office still doesn't have any yet. How much you need to make to be ‘middle class’ in Denver "The supply of the RSV vaccine has been a challenge. Apparently, the demand has way outstripped what was predicted by the manufacturers," she said.The new monoclonal antibody injection was recently approved for infants younger than 8 months and for children up to 24 months who are at high risk.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an alert about the lack of supply of certain doses and offered options for providers, such as prioritizing those at high risk. Lataitis is telling parents of newborns to call around."If they are in the high-ris...

The Halloween candy Coloradans buy the most

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:22 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- If you like Reese's Peanut Butter Cups -- or at least the Halloween variation of the treat -- you might be a big fan of your leftover trick-or-treat stash this year.Supermarket chain King Soopers revealed which Halloween candy Coloradans were buying the most in 2023, and the chocolate and peanut butter treat came out on top. What will the weather be like on Halloween night in Denver? The rest of the list may or may not surprise you:Reese's Peanut Butter PumpkinsBrach's Candy CornTootsie Caramel Apple PopsSnickers Fun SizeThe second top-selling candy, Candy Corn, has been described as rather divisive -- even being dubbed the most-hated Halloween candy in a study -- though it remains popular nationwide. Three of the four top sellers also proved popular among FOX31 viewers in a poll.However, the order was a bit different: While Reese's Peanut Butter Cups also came out on top in that poll, Snickers was viewed more favorably than Candy Corn, with 15% of viewers voting ...

Man flees from Miami-Dade police with stolen car, crashes into front yard of NWMD home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:22 GMT

The search is on in Northwest Miami-Dade for the person who crashed into the front yard of a home and destroyed parts of its property, after fleeing from police. On Tuesday afternoon, a car traveling at a high rate of speed slammed into a fence and awning of a home, as well as a stop sign in front of it, in the area of Northwest 83rd Street and Northwest 13th Avenue in Northwest Miami-Dade. Surveillance footage from a Ring camera caught a man running away, southbound from the incident, who was fleeing officials after stealing the Toyota Corolla from another area of the county. Miami-Dade Police said they had set up a perimeter for an individual in the area around 11:30 a.m.The man has not yet been found, which resulted in nearby Arcola Lake Elementary School locking down. 7News was told that the lockdown had been lifted. The resident who lives in the home was inside at the time of the crash and shared what he saw. “They were chasing him and then I guess he came this way. Drive...

Father charged in shooting of 4-year-old in Cranston, RI

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:22 GMT

A four-year-old boy was in critical condition Tuesday afternoon after being shot in Cranston, Rhode Island earlier in the day, police said, and the child’s father has been charged in connection with the shooting.Police said the boy was shot in the head inside a residential building on Queen Street Tuesday morning. He is in critical condition.Police said the boy was taken to Hasbro Children’s Hospital and was expected to undergo surgery. Investigators were questioning the boy’s father, who is facing charges including felony assault.Col. Michael Winquist of the Cranston Police Department said Cranston officers were “some of the first ones inside the residence.”“Any time you see a child that’s injured, especially to this degree, it’s always a difficult situation,” Winquist said. “…We’re praying and hoping the child makes it.” Winquist continued, saying “Our thoughts are with the family, at this time, and the ...

Judge expected to rule Wednesday on Healey’s shelter cap

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:22 GMT

A Superior Court judge will make a decision by Wednesday on whether Gov. Maura Healey’s administration can put a cap on the number of people housed under the state’s right-to-shelter law.At an emergency court hearing Tuesday afternoon, Judge Debra Squires-Lee sought more information from Lawyers for Civil Rights Boston, who filed the lawsuit against Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities and Secretary Ed Augustus, and Assistant Attorney General Kim Parr, who represented the administration.Lawyers for Civil Rights Boston filed the class action lawsuit on Friday, seeking a temporary restraining order to stop the state from “undermining” its right-to-shelter law by implementing a cap on the number of people the state’s shelter system can accommodate, essentially no longer guaranteeing housing for qualified families protected under the law.The Healey administration projects the system will not “have enough space, service provide...