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Millard: Warrior Call focuses on those suffering after serving

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:52:31 GMT

It was a day Frank Larkin will never forget. In April 2017, his son Ryan F. Larkin, a Navy SEAL who was struggling following his return to civilian life, committed suicide in the basement of the family’s home.“He was wearing his SEAL Team 7 T-shirt, red, white, and blue board shorts, and illuminated a shadow box next to where he was,” said Larkin as he choked up while talking with DCJournal.He had just recounted how his son fought a losing battle not only inside his own head but with the Veterans Administration. “He says… ‘All they do is keep writing me prescriptions and these drugs, I don’t even feel like I’m in my own body.’ And he said to me, ‘I’m banged up inside.’”Government statistics say there were 6,146 veteran suicide deaths in 2020, almost 60% higher than non-veteran adults. The next year, 519 active-duty members of the Armed Forces took their own lives.Larkin, a former Navy SEAL and Secret Service agent who also served as the 40th U.S. Senate Sergeant at Arms, used his so...

Editorial: Migrant surge on collision course with housing crisis

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:52:31 GMT

As Joe Biden tackles the border/migrant crisis one bungle at a time, the unanswered question is this: “What happens next?”Gov. Maura Healey, like leaders of other states buckling under the strain of a never-ending migrant influx, is on board with Biden’s short-term solution bonanza.As the Herald reported, the Healey Administration and the White House announced a plan to help some new arrivals secure employment.During the week of Nov. 13, officials from the Department of Homeland Security and the Bay State will host a “work authorization clinic” for migrant families currently living in state-provided housing.“We are glad that the Biden-Harris Administration is hosting this clinic with us, which will help process work authorizations as efficiently as possible. Many shelter residents want to work but face significant barriers to getting their work authorizations,” Healey said.“This clinic will be critical for building on the work that our administration has already be...

Dear Abby: Family wants friendship with gay man to end

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:52:31 GMT

Dear Abby: I live in a rural community in southern Indiana. It’s an “everyone goes to church on Sunday, and everyone knows everyone” kind of place. I was employed at the local health care center here for almost four years before quitting to become a full-time caregiver and homemaker.During my time at the health care facility, I became acquainted with an elderly gentleman. We became good friends, and remain good friends to this day. I visit with him several times a week, when time allows, and we talk on the telephone.The problem is, his family doesn’t like that I am a homosexual male and that I have such a close relationship with him. He does not want me to stop visiting, nor do I want to. What can I do to make everyone relax, so he and I can still remain good friends without someone disapproving? — Unappreciated FriendDear Friend: I wish I understood exactly what the family’s objection is to your friendship with this person. Are they afraid you ar...

Concert review: Tool celebrated Halloween at Xcel Energy Center with an evening of heavy tunes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:52:31 GMT

There’s something quite appropriate about seeing long-running art metal band Tool on Halloween. Tuesday night, the foursome filled St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center with a series of lengthy, dark and heavy songs delivered with an impressive ferocity from a band that released their debut album 30 years ago.Then again, Tool is not like most bands. They exist in their own world and take exacting care on everything from their songs to their record sleeves to their live performances. They’re released a mere five albums over the past three decades, each denser and more intricate than the last.In concert, they perform under dim, or sometimes absent, spotlights, with lead singer Maynard James Keenan acting as a sort of anti-frontman who is far more comfortable hanging out in the shadows by drummer Danny Carey. Guitarist Adam Jones and bassist Justin Chancellor stand up front, but don’t do much beyond standing there and playing their instruments.But Tool makes it work and...

Suspect punched officer in the face during Ventura pursuit

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:52:31 GMT

A man was arrested after allegedly punching an officer in the face during a foot pursuit in Ventura on Monday. The suspect was identified as Rayvonn Richardson, 26, from Newbury Park, according to the Ventura Police Department. Officers responded to reports of a man peering into parked vehicles and checking car door handles outside of a 99 Cents Only Store at 1425 S. Victoria Ave. around 5:30 p.m.Arriving officers spotted Richardson and attempted to contact him but he fled the area on foot. After a brief foot pursuit, police were able to detain him.During the scuffle, Richardson “violently resisted” and was able to break free from officers, police said. He then punched one of the officers in the face before running away again.Authorities chased Richardson through the surrounding area and eventually circled back to a spot where some of their patrol cars were parked.  Southern California man allegedly stole $4 million worth of computers “Through a partially open windo...

Semien’s 5 RBIs, Seager’s homer lead Rangers over Diamondbacks for 3-1 World Series lead

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:52:31 GMT

PHOENIX — Marcus Semien’s two-run triple and three-run homer powered Texas to a 10-run lead by the third inning, Corey Seager hit another long home run and the Rangers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-7 on Tuesday night to move ahead three games to one in the World Series.Rangers batters whipped through Diamondbacks pitching like a desert storm, taking a 10-0 lead and becoming the first team in Series history with consecutive five-run innings. Seager’s third two-run homer of the Series capped the second, Semien’s drive punctuated the third and Jonah Heim added an eighth-inning shot.Texas improved to a record 10-0 on the road this postseason and moved within one win of the first title in the 63-season history of a franchise that started as the expansion Washington Senators in 1961.Nathan Eovaldi tries to close out the third all-wild card Series on Wednesday night against Zac Gallen in a rematch of Game 1 starters.“It’s business as usual. We’ve got our top guy on the mound now,” said ...

Brush fire shuts down 2 westbound lanes on I-580

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:52:31 GMT

(KRON) -- The Alameda County Fire Department responded to two fires along Interstate 580 Tuesday night. A Sig Alert was issued due to the fires, and two westbound lanes of I-580 were blocked because of it. The first fire was in the area of Eden Canyon Road and Palomares Road in Castro Valley. The second was near San Ramon Road and Foothill Road in Dublin. 7-year-old trick-or-treater injured in Berkeley hit-and-run The two right lanes of westbound I-580 east of Paloverde Road in Hayward are closed, according to a Sig Alert. There is no estimated time for the lanes to reopen, and drivers are asked to avoid the area. They both broke out just before 8 p.m. and were contained by 9:10 p.m., according to the fire department. Cal Fire remains in the areas of the fires cleaning up. No structures were threatened, and there is no estimate for the size of the fires.

Supreme Court confronts the question of trademark rights in ‘Trump too small’ case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:52:31 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Another day, another Supreme Court case with a mention of former President Donald Trump.In arguments Wednesday, the justices will weigh a California man’s attempt to trademark a phrase mocking the former president and current Republican front-runner for 2024 as “too small.”Following a day of arguments in social media cases with echoes of Trump, the Justice Department is supporting President Joe Biden’s once and possibly future rival in urging the court to deny a trademark for the suggestive phrase “Trump too small” that Steve Elster wants to put on T-shirts.Government officials said the phrase “Trump too small” could still be used, just not trademarked because Trump had not consented to its use. But a federal appeals court said refusing trademark registration violated free speech rights.The high court has considered a raft of Trump-related cases in recent years. The justices have dealt with cases about Trump’s claims of fraud in the 2000 election and with his...

The murder trial for the woman charged in the shooting death of pro cyclist Mo Wilson is starting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:52:31 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The murder trial of a woman accused of gunning down rising pro cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson and then fleeing the country until she was tracked down in Costa Rica, begins Wednesday in Texas, three weeks after authorities said she tried to escape from custody.Kaitlin Armstrong, 35, has been charged with murder and faces up to 99 years in prison in the May 2022 shooting death of Wilson, a competitive gravel and mountain bike racer. Wilson had been shot five times when she was found at a friend’s home before a race she was among the favorites to win. Police have said the 25-year-old Wilson, a Vermont native who was also known as “Mo,” had previously dated Armstrong’s boyfriend and had gone swimming with him earlier in the day. Armstrong’s SUV was seen at the home where Wilson was staying the night she was killed. Police also said shell casings found at the scene matched a gun found at Armstrong’s home.Armstrong has pleaded not guilty.The case d...

Doja Cat, Adam Sandler and Pete Davidson headline November’s DC-area entertainment guide

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:52:31 GMT

Halloween is in the rear window as we now begin the road to Thanksgiving.Plenty of fun events await the nation’s capital throughout the month of November.Here’s a roundup of what’s going on around town:November Entertainment GuideNov. 1: Tower of Power at The BirchmereNov. 1-5: “The Mountaintop” at Round House TheatreNov. 1-5: “The Tell-Tale Heart” at Synetic TheaterNov. 1-5: “The Chameleon” at Theater JNov. 1-11: “Orlando” at Constellation TheatreNov. 1-12: “POTUS” at Arena StageNov. 1-13: Washington National Opera’s “Grounded” at Kennedy CenterNov. 1-19: “Confederates” by Mosaic Theater at Atlas Performing Arts CenterNov. 1-Dec. 17: “Fat Ham” at Studio TheatreNov. 1-Jan. 7: “Ragtime” at Signature TheatreNov. 2: “All the Light We Cannot See” on NetflixNov. 3: “Nyad” on NetflixNov. 3: “Quiz Lady” on HuluNov. 3: “...