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Fairfax County special education teacher jailed for indecent liberties with student

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:28 GMT

This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today.A special education teacher for Fairfax County Public Schools has been charged with four counts of taking indecent liberties with a student.On April 12, James Madison High School administrators notified law enforcement after a student disclosed an inappropriate sexual relationship with a teacher, Fairfax police said in a news release.“Detectives determined Allieh Kheradmand, 33, of Reston had unlawful contact with a student over the past several months,’ the release said.On Thursday, Kheradmand was arrested and charged with four counts of indecent liberties by a custodian. Kheradmand is currently being held without bond.She has been a learning disabilities teacher with Fairfax County Public Schools since 2016.Specialists from the police department’s Victim Services Division have been assigned to ensure that the...

Así fue la lucha furiosa de una semana para cazar una filtración masiva del Pentágono

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:28 GMT

(CNN) — Jack Teixeira, vestido con una camiseta verde y pantalones cortos de gimnasia de color rojo brillante con las manos sobre la cabeza, caminó lentamente hacia los agentes federales armados afuera de su casa en North Dighton, Massachusetts, quienes lo detuvieron por cargos de filtrar documentos clasificados.El arresto cuidadosamente coreografiado del miembro de la Guardia Nacional Aérea de 21 años contrastó con la lucha de la administración Biden una semana antes para lidiar con las consecuencias de la revelación de que documentos altamente clasificados habían estado sentados públicamente en Internet durante semanas.Esos documentos filtrados, que parecieron sorprender a la administración Biden, revelaron una evaluación contundente de la inteligencia estadounidense sobre la guerra en Ucrania, así como detalles que revelan la recopilación de inteligencia estadounidense sobre los aliados.El gobierno de Biden se apresuró a determinar la identidad del filtrador que había publi...

Local school food program “disappointed” in lack of support from federal government

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:28 GMT

Brenda Moore, chair of the Board of Directors for the Food Sharing Project, is frustrated with the federal budget released in March and the lack of funding for a national school food program.The Food Sharing Project has been providing nutritious food to schools across the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) region since 1985. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, food insecurity is at an all time high in the Kingston region. One in nine families in the KFL&A area experience food insecurity.Moore published a statement, responding to a national school food program being absent from the federal budget. She explains how crucial school food programs are to not only children, but families and educators as well.“Between the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and grocery store prices which continue to sky-rocket, families are more than just struggling; they are rapidly falling behind. In their attempts to meet unrelenting need, organizations which fund school nutrition progr...

Denver weather: Showers Saturday, sun Sunday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:28 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver’s weather has showers around Saturday before drying and warming things up Sunday. Weather today: Lingering showers, gustyThere will be a few lingering showers today but will be light and brief.The foothills and Palmer Divide will see about 1 inch of snow with wet and slushy roads possible into this evening.The metro could have a few passing showers with cool highs only in the 50s.Winds will be gusty coming out of the north so keep warm layers around. Looking ahead: Warming upSunday will be dry with highs in the mid-60s. Monday and Tuesday will warm up in the 70s with more dry weather - elevated fire danger will be something to watch. The next system moves in midweek, so temps come down and there will be a chance for showers each day Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

What leaked documents show about US-Russia fight for Middle East

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:28 GMT

Egypt considered sending tens of thousands of rockets to Russia. Kremlin spies claim the Emiratis are their new best friends. And Israel simply isn’t willing to give serious help to Ukraine as it battles a Russian invasion.Such assertions, contained in a series of leaked U.S. documents that have rattled Washington, underscore the challenge the United States faces in convincing Middle Eastern countries to fully back Ukraine against Russia. That’s especially true as the region’s leaders express increasing concern that the U.S. isn’t committed to them.U.S. officials deny that they are abandoning the Middle East, pointing to America’s large military presence and strong security ties there. But the documents suggest multiple countries in the region are embracing Russia amid worries of an emerging, U.S.-shaped vacuum.“All the countries in the Middle East now are wondering what it means to be aligned with the United States, what it costs to be aligned with the United States, and wheth...

Trump files personal financial disclosure report

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:28 GMT

(CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Friday filed his personal financial disclosure report with the Federal Election Commission — offering the public a first look at his post-presidential finances.The reports, however, provide an imprecise financial picture because candidates are only required to report their assets and liabilities in broad ranges. Friday’s filing allows Trump to avoid paying a $200 late fee after missing an earlier deadline to file the report, the first of his 2024 candidacy.The 101-page report provided some new insights into Trump’s finances since he left office, including his social media business venture, and last year’s sale of digital trading cards known as NFTs, or non-fungible tokens.Details from Trump’s post-presidency financesThe filing includes the listing of hundreds of Trump’s assets, from properties like his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida to royalties from his books.Trump reporte...

Police searching for owner of dog found injured, tied to pole in Granby

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:28 GMT

The Granby Police and MSPCA-Angell are seeking the public’s help to locate the owner of an injured dog found tied to a pole in Granby on April 4. https://twitter.com/MassStatePolice/status/1647058833653596160The mixed breed dog was found on Porter Street and is believed to be about 2 years old.“It was clear when the dog came to us that she needed help,” MSPCA Director Mike Keiley announced on Twitter. “She was underweight and hurt, but while in our care she is improving daily.”To share information about the dog’s owner, call MSCPA’s Law Enforcement hotline at 800-628-5808 or reach out on social media.

Bill Madden: Making sense of the Tampa Bay Rays hot start to the ‘23 season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:28 GMT

“You’re never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you’re never as bad as they say when you lose”The famous quote by college football Hall of Fame coach Lou Holtz — especially the first part of it — was being thrown around a lot this past week in the wake of the Tampa Bay Rays’ record-tying 13-0 start to the 2023 baseball season. A start like this from a team with the 28th lowest payroll in baseball — in which they out-scored the opposition 101-30, more than the total runs of 27 other teams, while winning 11 of those games by four or more runs — would ordinarily seem quite phenomenal. Going into the weekend, the Rays led the majors in runs, batting, homers, OPS, total bases and ERA — and according to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Rays’ plus-71 run differential in those first 13 games was the best in the modern era (post-1900).But it does pale somewhat when you consider the quality of the opposition. The four...

No rest for the weary, but Heat scoff at playoff outlook vs. Bucks being dreary

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:28 GMT

Typically the NBA playoffs don’t come at you fast, at least not the first round, with at least a five-day break following the regular-season finale.But for the Miami Heat, this has not been a typical path, forced to play through two play-in tournament games on Tuesday and Friday after last Sunday’s emotional final regular-season game for 20-year team stalwart Udonis Haslem.And now . . . immediately on to a best-of-seven opening-round playoff series against the No. 1 Eastern Conference seed Milwaukee Bucks that opens at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Fiserv Forum.“It’s like you have all these emotions and this competitive week, this week, just with two games, three games if you count UD’s, the emotions and everything,” coach Erik Spoelstra said. “It feels like we’re in round two already. And we just earned the right now to start the playoffs.”Friday’s 102-91 victory over the Chicago Bulls at Kaseya Center allowed for this next step, a ...

Christian faithful celebrate ‘Holy Fire’ under restrictions

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:28 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Christian worshippers thronged the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem on Saturday to celebrate the ceremony of the “Holy Fire,” an ancient, mysterious ritual that sparked tensions this year with the Israeli police.In the annual ceremony that has persisted for over a millennium, a flame — kindled in some miraculous way in the heart of Jesus’ tomb — is used to light the candles of fervent believers in Greek Orthodox communities near and far.After hours of frantic anticipation, a priest reached inside the dim tomb and ignited his candle. Each neighbor passed the light to another and, little by little, the darkened church was irradiated by tiny patches of light, which eventually illuminated the whole building. Bells rang out. “Christ is risen!” the multilingual worshippers shouted. “He is risen indeed!”Many trying to get to the church — built on the site where Christian tradition holds that Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected — were thrilled t...