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U.S. veterans sue Defense, Veterans Affairs departments to get access to infertility treatments

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:29 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Defense Department and the Department of Veteran Affairs are making it difficult, and sometimes impossible for veterans to get infertility treatments, according to lawsuits filed Wednesday in federal courts in New York and Boston.The lawsuits seek to hold the United States accountable for creating obstacles to health care access for a population that advocates say has a higher rate of infertility than the population at large.Both suits attempt to obtain in vitro fertilization coverage for military service members and veterans who don’t fit the Veterans Affairs definition of infertility, which is limited to married, heterosexual couples.In a release, West Point graduate and Army veteran Renée Mihail said she has seen many friends and colleagues struggle with fertility after serving in the military."This is not just a coincidence; Our service has seriously impacted our ability to build families,” said Mihail, a law student intern with the Yale Veterans Legal S...

Man convicted of killing, dismembering St. Paul man whose remains were dumped in Lake Superior

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:29 GMT

DULUTH, Minn. — For eight days, the family of Ricky Balsimo Jr. gathered at the St. Louis County Courthouse and tried to remain stone-faced as they listened to defense attorneys argue that the St. Paul man was to blame for his own shooting death.On Wednesday, when a jury rejected Jacob Colt Johnson’s self-defense claim, the Balsimo family could finally let the emotions take over — openly shedding tears for the loss of their loved one while sharing exuberant hugs following a long-awaited verdict.“We’ve been working for two years to find justice,” sister Raquel Turner said in the hallway outside the courtroom. ”We finally got some type of resolution. It’ll never bring Ricky back, but at least in the eyes of the law, we got justice. We got confirmation that Ricky didn’t deserve this.”A 12-member jury took about three hours to find Johnson, 37, of Superior, Wis., guilty of both intentional and unintentional second-degree murder in the June 20, 2021, killing. While the crime occurred in ...

Joe Ryan bitten by the longball — again — in Twins’ 7-3 loss to Cardinals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:29 GMT

ST. LOUIS — The home runs, Joe Ryan said after his last start, were “not really concerning.”“You throw a lot of strikes and guys are going to swing and stuff happens,” Ryan said before professing that he thought he would be fine on that front down the stretch.That was after a game in which he had given up two blasts. This time around, that number climbed to four, and yes, the home runs were concerning for the Twins. The Cardinals clobbered Ryan on Wednesday, forcing him out of the game after just four innings in a 7-3 win at Busch Stadium.Ryan gave up all seven of those runs. Four came during a three-home run second inning and another three came on Alec Burleson’s three-run blast in the third inning.The Twins starter, who threw a complete-game shutout on June 22 against the Boston Red Sox, has now given up 31 earned runs in 32 1/3 innings since. He’s given up 17 home runs in those last eight starts and has an 8.63 earned-run average in that time. Wednesday marked another short start...

COVID cases increasing in New York

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:29 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -New York's Department of Health reports COVID-19 cases are growing and hospitalization rates are increasing as well. Officials are encouraging New Yorkers to be cautious during this time.According to the Department of Health, COVID hospital admissions increased 22% as of August 2. They say the numbers add up to more than 100 admissions per day, lower than the height of the pandemic, but higher than the week before.As a pediatrician, Dr. James Saperstone has served the Guilderland area before, during, and after the pandemic. Even with the main outbreak over, Saperstone says covid is making a seasonal comeback. Lark Street Revitalization Project to start in Albany “We should be okay, but we still have to worry about people my age, over 70, and the very young and the people with underlying health conditions. We still haven’t got our hands around it. We saw a surge last summer, but here is a different ball game," stated Saperstone.Reported cases are up 55%, aver...

Seniors feel 'trapped' in St. Louis apartment building because of broken elevators

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:29 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Stranded and desperate for help, some senior citizens are stuck in a St. Louis apartment building because of broken elevators.William Darty is unable to leave the seventh floor of his apartment building because the elevators are not working."I walk with a cane. My right side is paralyzed," he said. "The only way for me to get down is the elevator and I'm disabled."Darty is unable to go down the steps and security at Roosevelt Towne Apartments, located on Euclid near Delmar, told the FOX Files crew to leave the property.Darty still wanted to share what was happening inside the apartment building and went to the stairwell windows to show St. Louis the nightmare scenario he's living in.William Darty invited FOX 2 into his seventh-floor apartment for an interview, but property management told the TV crew to leave. Darty wanted St. Louis to see him though, so he stood in front of the stairwell windows for a phone interview."I go to rehab to exercise three days a week; I can't...

Kiszla: Why was $87 million contract for new Broncos offensive tackle Mike McGlinchey money well spent?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:29 GMT

Seven long years of Broncos misery has been defined by too many knuckleheads and not enough winners.Good news: While $87.5 million is a heap of dough for a 28-year-old offensive tackle who’s never been to the Pro Bowl, bringing Mike McGlinchey to Denver was money well spent.It was an investment in something beyond keeping quarterback Russell Wilson clean in the pocket. McGlinchey, who has two trips to the Super Bowl on his NFL resume, can teach the Broncos about the mysteries of a winning culture.What’s the definition?“You can’t directly define it, but you can certainly feel it,” McGlinchey said Wednesday, after the conclusion of a morning practice at training camp“It’s an attitude. It’s a mindset. It’s the way you come into work every single day. It’s the way you prepare. It’s the way you respond to adversity. It’s the way you lift your teammates up. It’s all those things, all mixed into one. If you do that at a high level and the best you can every single day, that to me is ...

Police searching for driver involved in fatal hit-and-run

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:29 GMT

Authorities with the Los Angeles Police Department are asking for the public’s help in identifying a hit-and-run driver in Pacoima who struck and killed a man in his 50s on Tuesday.  The fatal collision occurred at around 11:20 p.m. as a dark-colored sedan traveling eastbound on Paxton Street, just east of Glenoaks Boulevard, collided with the man in the roadway.  Surveillance footage of the incident shows the sedan continuing eastbound on Paxton Street, failing to stop, attempt to render aid or identify themselves.  Medical personnel with the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the scene and took the man to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.  Authorities are searching for the driver of a dark-colored sedan that struck and killed a pedestrian in his 50s in Pacoima on Aug. 1, 2023. (LAPD)Authorities with the Los Angeles Coroner’s Office have yet to identify the man.  Anyone with information about this incident or who was in the area of Paxton Street and Glenoak...

Santa Clarita files lawsuit against illegal street taco vendor

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:29 GMT

The city of Santa Clarita filed a lawsuit against a street taco vendor for operating illegally after thousands of dollars in unpaid citations.Lawyers for the city have filed a lawsuit seeking an injunction against Tacos Jacky, “an illegal sidewalk vending operation currently operating within the public right-of-way at various locations,” officials said.Plans to file the lawsuit come after “exhausting all administrative processes” to address dozens of health and safety violations, city officials said. The injunction would force the sidewalk vendor to temporarily cease operations until health and safety standards are met.Since 2019, officials said Tacos Jacky had been operating without a valid peddler’s license, public health permit or sidewalk vending permit which was in violation of the city's municipal code.City staff members conducted 218 site inspections at multiple Tacos Jacky locations. During those inspections, officials allegedly witnessed 74 instances of the vendor operating...

Walnut Creek serial burglary suspect arrested

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:29 GMT

(KRON) -- A San Francisco man was arrested Wednesday morning in connection with the burglaries of seven Walnut Creek businesses, the Walnut Creek Police Department announced. The businesses were burglarized between July 16 and July 24, police said. Six are downtown and one is on Old Grove Road. 2 businesses close after 10 years in downtown Walnut Creek Jarvis Ferguson, 40, of San Francisco was identified as one of the suspects. He is believed to be involved in all seven burglaries. WCPD detectives found Ferguson at about 4:30 a.m. Wednesday near the Crossroads Shopping Center, located at 2300 Monument Blvd. in Pleasant Hill. Ferguson was arrested for seven felony counts of burglary and four felony counts of conspiracy to commit a crime. He is being held at the Martinez Detention Facility on a $220,000 bail. WCPD said there are more suspects who remain outstanding. Anyone with information is asked to call WCPD at (925) 943-5865.

Stanton homers and drives in 4 to power Cole, Yankees to 7-2 win over McClanahan and Rays

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:29 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton homered and drove in four runs to lead Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees past the Tampa Bay Rays 7-2 on Wednesday night, preventing a three-game sweep.Cole (10-2) recovered from a rocky start and beat Shane McClanahan (11-2) in a marquee matchup of All-Star aces. New York scored five times in the third inning, highlighted by rookie Anthony Volpe’s two-run homer and Stanton’s three-run shot.Stanton added a run-scoring single in the seventh to match his season high for RBIs. He also had four on July 15 in Colorado.New York finished with 13 hits and scored its seventh run when Gleyber Torres came home on a double steal.Cole allowed two runs and four hits in seven innings. He struck out eight, walked two and improved to 6-0 after a Yankees loss this season.The right-hander walked his first batter before Wander Franco sent a 1-0 fastball into a suite overlooking the second deck in right field for his career-best 14th homer.Later, the Yanke...