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DC creates new pathway from HBCUs to local government

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:26 GMT

Leaders in D.C. are establishing a new pathway to local government jobs for students who graduate from historically Black colleges and universities in the District.There are two such schools — known as HBCUs — in D.C., including Howard University and the University of the District of Columbia.“We’re going to continue to bring the best and brightest graduating students from HBCUs to D.C. government,” said Mayor Muriel Bowser. “[If] you want to change communities one block at a time, the place you go is local government.”The initiative, which is called the “HBCU Public Service Program,” allows students graduating from HBCUs in D.C. to sign up for a yearlong paid apprenticeship with a local D.C. government agency.After the year is done, participants will be eligible for full-time employment in D.C. government.Applications for the program open in February.“Wherever I go in the city, I see talented people,” said Bowser. “We want...

How many snow days will Arlington students get this winter?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:26 GMT

Students in Arlington, Virginia, will have a number of traditional snow days before they have to log on for virtual classes this winter, Superintendent Francisco Durán said at last Thursday’s school board meeting.If a weather event prompts school to close, Durán said the school system will fully close for up to 13 days. The number is based on the school year’s calendar, which has to provide students with 180 days or 990 hours of class time to be in compliance with Virginia law.If the county uses each of those 13 days, Arlington Public Schools would then turn to distance learning to meet the annual learning requirements, Durán said. To avoid virtual learning once all of the traditional snow days are used, Durán said the county would have to consider extending the school year or disrupting spring break.“Our plan is to not disrupt the spring break or extend the school year,” Durán said Thursday. “If we go more than 13, we would, on those days, revert to distance learning. And obviously...

Zach Edey and Braden Smith help No. 2 Purdue pass first real test with 83-71 win over Xavier

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:26 GMT

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Zach Edey’s second-half presence Monday night put pressure on Xavier.His Purdue teammates took advantage of the openings he created and, of course, having the contributions of the reigning national player of the year.Edey scored 20 of his 28 points in the second half while grabbing 11 rebounds and Braden Smith added 12 points and seven assists as the second-ranked Boilermakers pulled away late for an 83-71 victory over the Musketeers in their final Gavitt Tipoff game.“We tried to keep him between a body and the basket and limit his offensive rebounds, his deep catches,” Xavier coach Sean Miller said. “We held him to 28 and 11 and fouled out the whole team.”The Boilermakers (3-0) extended their school record for consecutive regular season wins against non-conference opponents to 27. They also snapped a five-game losing streak in the series by beating the Musketeers for the first time since December 2001. The schools hadn’t met since 2012....

Antetokounmpo, Portis produce double-doubles in Bucks’ 118-109 victory over Bulls

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:26 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 35 points and 11 rebounds and Bobby Portis also had a double-double in the Milwaukee Bucks’ 118-109 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night.“He was phenomenal the whole game,” Bucks coach Adrian Griffin said of Antetokounmpo. “We needed him down the stretch, and he kind of took things in his own hands.”Milwaukee’s Damian Lillard returned to action after missing two games with a calf injury, though he shot just 3 of 17 while scoring 12 points. The Bucks lost both games they played without the seven-time all-NBA guard.“I felt pretty good,” Lillard said. “If I didn’t feel good enough to play, I wouldn’t have played. But I think any time you miss time, especially when you’re already kind of behind to begin with, it’s going to have some sort of effect. But given the circumstances, I felt pretty good.”The Bulls were playing for the second straight night after beating the Detroit Pistons 119-108 at home on Sunday.Bob...

Lutz good on second chance with 36-yard field goal in Broncos win over Bills

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:26 GMT

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Wil Lutz got a do-over and kicked a 36-yard field goal as time expired, and the Denver Broncos won their third straight by rallying for a 24-22 victory over the sloppy, turnover-prone Buffalo Bills on Monday night.Lutz got a second chance after he missed wide right with four seconds remaining from 41 yards, but the play was negated when Buffalo was flagged for having 12 players on the field. Lutz also overcame his own struggles in a game he missed an extra point by hitting the left upright, and was unable to get another extra-point attempt off when holder Riley Dixon bobbled the snap. ESPN: Michael Malone extends contract, will be among highest paid coaches After Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen scampered in from 6 yards to give the Bills their first and only lead, Russell Wilson oversaw a 10-play, 57-yard drive to set up Lutz’s field goal. The key play of the drive came on third down and 10 from Buffalo’s 45 when Wilson — facing an all-out blitz — lobbed a...

King Soopers shooting suspect's case finally resumes after he's ruled competent

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:26 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Prosecutors are finally set to lay out their case against a mentally ill man now deemed competent to stand trial in a mass shooting more than two years ago, accused of gunning down 10 people at a supermarket in a Colorado college town.A judge planned a hearing Tuesday to decide if there is enough evidence for Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, who has schizophrenia, to go on trial in the March 22, 2021, shooting at a crowded King Soopers store in Boulder, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) northwest of Denver. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Authorities have not revealed if they know a motive for the shooting. But a forensic psychologist testified during a hearing in September that the 24-year-old Alissa bought firearms to carry out a mass shooting and indicated “there was some intention to commit suicide by cop."Alissa, who is charged with murder and multiple attempted murder counts, has not been asked to enter a plea yet. But neither his attorney...

Denver asking for public input on bike plan

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:26 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) --- The city of Denver is updating its bike plan and looking for public input.People can provide feedback through a new online survey open through Dec. 15. There’s also a virtual public meeting on Wednesday at 5 p.m. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox It’s all part of the city’s Denver Moves plan for bicycles, which was last updated in 2015. Taylor Phillips, with the Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, said it’s something they try to update every 5-10 years."The point of this plan is to really modernize and update our bike plan, given a lot of things have changed in the past 8 or 10 years,” Phillips said. “It’s a lot better if we can get that information from the community. Where do you want to bike to? Where feels unsafe on our existing bikeways, and how can we make bicycling better and more fun, safe and convenient for all Denverites?"People can provide feedback on Denver's bicycle plan through a new online survey...

BC wide receiver Dino Tomlin at home in Pittsburgh

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:26 GMT

Boston College wide receiver Dino Tomlin will enjoy a homecoming of sorts when Eagles engage the Panthers of Pittsburgh on Thursday night (7) at Acrisure Stadium.Tomlin is the son of Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin and he grew up in a football culture wholly defined by the Steel City. Tomlin said a sizable contingent of family and friends will be in the stands wearing maroon and gold while rooting against the home team.“It will definitely be fun to go home and play in front of my family and friends,” said Tomlin following a hard practice on Monday. “It’ also playing on TV (nationally) and it’s a big game.”BC and Pitt seldom crossed paths under the old ACC divisional structure with the Panthers in the Coastal and the Eagles in the Atlantic. When the ACC realigned into a unified conference this season, Pitt, Miami, and Syracuse were assigned BC’s permanent partners, an arrangement influenced by their former ties to the Big East.“He’s a Pittsburgh kid and I’m sure coach Toml...

‘Maxine’s Baby’ turns lens on Tyler Perry’s life

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:26 GMT

It’s fitting that as Tyler Perry is on view in a career-encompassing biography dedicated to his mother, this documentary is encircled by a bit of mystery.“Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story,” on Prime Video Friday, is the result of a decade-long effort by Gelila Bekele and Armani Ortiz to chronicle Perry’s life: From an abusive childhood with a sadistic father, his fierce love for Maxine Perry, his mother who died in 2009, and his transformation from homeless playwright into box-office behemoth and media superstar.Bekele, 37, an Ethiopian model turned filmmaker, was Perry’s partner until 2014 when she delivered his only child, a son, Aman Tyler Perry who is being raised by his single father.Bekele teamed with the Bronx-born Armani Ortiz who worked for Perry.  In a joint Zoom interview she said, “Initially, the intention wasn’t to film a documentary. It was like, I had a front row seat of watching Tyler, because he was busier than ever.” As the doc began “around the end of 20...

Editorial: Transparency just a buzzword in Bay State politics

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:26 GMT

Transparency is a four-letter word in Massachusetts politics.Putting a pin in the State Legislature’s efforts to stop Auditor Diana DiZoglio from opening the books, the most egregious example of late comes from the top.Gov. Maura Healey will no longer disclose her out-of-state travel in advance, it was reported late last week. This came after Healey took a trip to North Carolina in early October without it being made public at the time. Her office said the new policy is due to unspecified “security concerns.”This is quite a change from the Maura Healey of February 2022, who, as a gubernatorial candidate, backed a bill that would make the governor’s office follow the state public records law.“AG Healey has long supported updating the public records law to cover the Governor’s Office in the interest of transparency and accountability,” Healey spokesperson Jillian Fennimore said.The problem, Healey learned after becoming governor, was that tran...