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Trump leaves Atlanta jail roughly 20 minutes after surrendering on charges related to bid to overturn 2020 election

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:15:47 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Trump leaves Atlanta jail roughly 20 minutes after surrendering on charges related to bid to overturn 2020 election.Source

Donald Trump mug shot shows former president scowling at Atlanta booking

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:15:47 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump surrendered Thursday on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, a brisk 20-minute booking that yielded a historic first: a mug shot of a U.S. ex-president.He was released on $200,000 bond and headed back to the airport for his return flight home to New Jersey, flashing a thumbs-up through the window of his sport utility vehicle as his motorcade left. A booking photo released by authorities shot Trump, wearing a navy suit and red tie, angrily scowling at the camera, his brows furrowed as he stares into the lensUnrepentant but subdued after the brief jail visit, he insisted as has repeatedly has that he "did nothing wrong" and called the case accusing him of subverting election results a “travesty of justice.”“If you challenge an election, you should be able to challenge an election," he told reporters on the airport tarmac before boarding his plane.Trump’s surrender to law enforcement auth...

Calls rise for more police presence at Colfax and Havana, where police killed man

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:15:47 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — There is a call for help from some in Aurora who say crime is out of control near Havana and Colfax. It's where a reportedly armed man was shot and killed by police early Wednesday morning.A mother who didn’t want to be identified spoke about the problems she sees daily there.“There’s a lot of homeless and random people on both ends of the bus stop. They harass people a lot of the time,” she said.She's not alone in her concern. Fire causes black smoke to billow out of Sheraton Hotel Dara Goldsby is the CEO of the Caring and Sharing Community Resources and Transformation Center. It's based near Havana Street and Colfax Avenue.Goldsby tries to help people with substance abuse problems and job challenges, and she even provides food when there’s a need. She told FOX31 that crime runs rampant there, even in plain sight.“You know, most of the ones that I talk to do not fear the police. They do not fear doing drugs right here. They do not fear doing violence. They ...

I-70 reopens at Floyd Hill after loose rocks cause rush-hour closure

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:15:47 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Interstate 70 was closed at Floyd Hill Thursday afternoon because of loose rocks after blasting above the highway.The rock is above the highway between U.S. 6 and County Road 65, according to Colorado State Patrol, which posted about the closure at 3:12 p.m. U.S. 40 was open. Save this link: Live traffic map from FOX31 The westbound lanes reopened just before 4:40 p.m. Eastbound I-70 reopened a few minutes later.Traffic backed up on Interstate 70 because of a closure at Floyd Hill (KDVR)Delays were already expected on this stretch of I-70 because of ongoing construction work for the Floyd Hill expansion project. This month, crews are rock scaling and blasting along the route. CDOT said Thursday that rock blasting is the reason for the loose rocks that caused the closure.I-70 Floyd Hill construction underwayA rendering of the completed I-70 Floyd Hill expansion project’s Central Section looking south. Crews are getting the stretch of interstate ready for the major ...

Star Colin Ford goes to bat playing MLB player Rickey Hill in new faith-based drama ‘The Hill’

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:15:47 GMT

We could all use a feel-good, true story from time to time, and “The Hill” checks that box. It’s a movie based on real-life baseball player Rickey Hill. He was diagnosed with a spine disorder as a kid, but his love for the sport got him swinging against all odds.Jesse Berry (as Young Rickey Hill): “All I want to do is play. When I swing that bat, I ain’t crippled no more.”“The Hill” tells a true story of Major League Baseball player Rickey Hill.Randy Houser (as Ray Clemons): “It’s your time, Rickey!”Colin Ford stars as the young and determined Rickey, but before shooting, he needed some time to get his baseball skills down.Colin Ford: “I had about three months to train before I got to set, just on the swing and some hitting and just other types of drills.”Colin Ford (as Rickey Hill): “I’m one of the best hitters you’re going to see.”Scott Glenn (as Red Murff: “With a bad leg, ...

Trump’s mug shot released to the public

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:15:47 GMT

The first mug shot of a U.S. president has been released to the public, and it’s already breaking the internet.Former President Donald Trump turned himself in to Georgia authorities on Thursday evening after being indicted for his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.In the mug shot, Trump is seen with a stern face and eyebrows raised.Trump was booked Thursday at the Fulton County Jail, where he got his fingerprints and mug shot taken. The photo was released a short while later and instantly drew attention on social media.Before the mug shot was even released, the term #TrumpMugShot was trending on X, the platform formally known as Twitter, and fake mug shots of Trump circulated on the site.Trump’s photo is significant because it’s the first time a criminal mug shot has been taken of any U.S. president or former president. It has the potential to show up in history books and across the country on the front pages of newspapers.A grand jury indicted Trump and 18 others l...

Trump surrenders at Georgia jail in election case

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:15:47 GMT

Former President Donald Trump surrendered to Georgia authorities at the Fulton County Jail on Thursday evening and was booked in the criminal case involving efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.A grand jury in Georgia indicted Trump and 18 others last week on racketeering and other charges. All 19 defendants charged in the indictment have until Friday to surrender to prosecutors for booking. Eleven of the 19 allies had turned themselves in as of Thursday evening.“You should be able to challenge the election,” Trump told reporters on the tarmac at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport as he was about to depart after being booked. “I thought it was a rigged and stolen election. What has taken place here is a travesty of justice. I did nothing wrong.”Trump’s surrender is distinct from the other three times the former president has been booked as a criminal defendant this year. In those cases, Trump turned himself in at a courthouse rather than a jail, and he di...

Mayor Wu to share plan on Boston’s Mass and Cass on Friday

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:15:47 GMT

A new plan for Boston’s Mass. and Cass area is expected to be announced Friday when Mayor Michelle Wu is scheduled to speak about the ongoing substance use disorder, mental health and homelessness crisis near the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard. Wu is slated to hold a press conference in Roxbury Friday morning, at which point she could announce new steps such as a ban on encampments and an increased police presence. “This year, we have fewer people that are truly unhoused and looking for services and more people that are coming to the area to participate in the drug market or to partake in criminal activity,” said Mass and Cass Response Team Director Tania Del Rio this week.Officials have been holding public meetings leading up to Friday’s announcement. Among feedback, Del Rio said officials have heard from police “that they need visibility as far as all of the activity that’s criminal in the area going on.”“The tents, tarp structures —...

Dozens of Trump supporters cheer him on as former president turns himself in at Georgia jail

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:15:47 GMT

By SUDHIN THANAWALA and KATE BRUMBACK (Associated Press)ATLANTA (AP) — Roads between the Atlanta airport and the Fulton County Jail were blocked off as former President Donald Trump arrived in a motorcade to turn himself in on charges related to his efforts to remain in power after his 2020 election loss, giving the scene something of a presidential aura.But Trump was going to do something no other president has ever done — surrender for booking on criminal charges and have a mug shot taken.As word spread that Trump was on his way, demonstrators near the main entrance on the Rice Street side of the jail lined security barricades two to three deep. There were more Trump supporters than opponents braving the intense Georgia summer heat, but both groups were outnumbered by media. The crowd, which began gathering in the morning, had grown as the hour of Trump’s booking approached.Trump entered on the opposite side, along Jefferson Street, where police had blocked off t...

Column: Tony La Russa 3.0 is a fitting way to end the Chicago White Sox trilogy

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:15:47 GMT

Tony La Russa 3.0 is the sequel you didn’t know you needed.Every trilogy needs an ending to tie up all the loose ends, so the return of La Russa to the Chicago White Sox as adviser, consultant, resident sage or whatever title the team prefers was probably inevitable.A meeting among Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, manager Pedro Grifol and La Russa took place Wednesday night, as first reported by USA Today’s Bob Nightengale.It came a day after Reinsdorf fired executive vice president Ken WIlliams and general manager Rick Hahn, who hired Grifol to replace La Russa when he left for health reasons after the 2022 season.“I’ve had these meetings before,” Grifol said. “I said it a couple days ago. This is not my first meeting. I had a couple meetings in April, a couple meetings in May. This is an ongoing thing. We’re all in this thing together, top to bottom. So this is not because of what transpired. This is something that we do in ways that we’ve ...