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Pause on student loan payments about to end for millions

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:58:00 GMT

The Biden administration has given its clearest indication yet that the years-long pause of student loan repayments will come to an end in the coming months.Optimism that the White House would keep offering borrowers relief from making their payments was crushed last week, when Education Secretary Miguel Cardona told a Senate panel that the payments would officially resume due to the pandemic emergency being over. That means borrowers, who have been jolted around since March 2020 with last-minute extensions and uncertainty over exactly when they should expect payments to start up again, will finally have to make payments — many for the first time.President Biden said in November that payments would resume either 60 days after the Supreme Court rules on his student loan forgiveness plan — which would permanently eliminate some debt — or 60 days after June 30, whichever came first.But student loan groups had been optimistic the president was bluffing again, hoping for another ext...

House debates bill requiring transgender college athletes to compete based on biological sex

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:58:00 GMT

AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- The Texas House on Wednesday is debating a bill that would require transgender college athletes to compete based on their biological sex, barring them from competing among athletes matching the gender with which they identify."It is not fair that young women are watching their records get broken, accolades taken and scholarships awarded, not to other women, but to biological man," State Rep. Valoree Swanson, R-Spring, said. "This bill is about fairness."Senate Bill 15 by would prohibit intercollegiate athletic teams sponsored or authorized by institutions of higher education from allowing students to compete on a team designated for the opposite biological sex. That standard would derive from the sex listed on the student's birth certificate.There are no reports from Texas NCAA universities of transgender athletes competing in any sport, let alone stripping awards from female athletes.The bill would allow female students to compete in male leagues if no female al...

Juvenile charged in connection to a threat made targeting Amsterdam High School

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:58:00 GMT

AMSTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- On May 17, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office received credible information about a potential threat of violence targeting Amsterdam High School. Law enforcement officials investigated the threat and were able to identify a juvenile suspect. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Due to legal restrictions, the identity of the minor will not be released. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office has charged the juvenile and assures the community that appropriate legal measures have been taken.Sheriff Smith commends law enforcement officers, school officials, and members of the community who reported the threat promptly. Police urge parents, guardians, and community members to report any suspicious activities or concerns to law enforcement immediately.

42 Degrees closes Glens Falls, Malta locations

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:58:00 GMT

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - 42 Degrees in downtown Glens Falls is setting down the glassware. Owner Robin Barkenhagen announced the pipe shop's closure on Facebook on Wednesday, effective at the end of May. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! "I tried my best to hang on, but ultimately failed," Barkenhagen wrote. "42 Degrees and 42 Degrees Tavern will be closing at the end of May. I want to thank you all for making the last 13 years special, and the 2 years at the tavern magical. Hang on to those memories, good, bad and ugly, it was one of the finest stretches of my long life. This is obviously posted with a heavy heart, I gave both places my all, but it just wasn't good enough.....I love you all.....Peace."42 Degrees first opened at the corner of Park and Elm streets, where restaurant and deli Park & Elm opened last fall. It stayed there for a decade before moving to 206 Glen St. in 2019. A second location opened in Malta...

Hussain guilty of manslaughter in Schoharie limo crash trial

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:58:00 GMT

SCHOHARIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The jury reached a verdict in the criminal trial of Nauman Hussain. After the fatal limousine crash that killed 20 people in 2018, officials charged Hussain with 20 counts each of both manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide. Catch up on everything from the Schoharie Limo Trial The jury read guilty verdicts for second-degree manslaughter. When the first was read, shouts were heard in the courtroom. Sentencing for Hussain is scheduled for May 31 at 9:30 a.m. Till then, Judge Peter Lynch remanded him to the custody of the Schoharie County Sheriff's Office."I want to thank the jury for doing an amazing job and listening to the evidence," Susan Mallery, Schoharie County District Attorney, said. "Today is really about the families.""I'm heartbroken," Lee Kindlon, Hussain's defense attorney, said. "Over the past four and a half years, I've developed a relationship, a close personal relationship with my client, his family, his extended family overseas. B...

Man stabbed in St. Louis after argument over beer

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:58:00 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A man was stabbed Tuesday evening in St. Louis after an argument over beer, according to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. The stabbing happened around 9 p.m. Tuesday in the 1400 block of North 13th Street in the Columbus Square neighborhood. Top Story: St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner resigns Investigators say the victim, a 39-year-old man, and the suspect, a 37-year-old man, were involved in a verbal argument. At some point, the suspect pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim several times. The victim suffered wounds to his back and arm, and he was treated for injuries at a hospital. The suspect ran away from the scene before police arrived. Police have not yet disclosed if the two were known to each other or if there was any specific motive around the beer that led to the stabbing. SLMPD is handling the investigation.

Officers save llama on the loose in north St. Louis County

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:58:00 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Police saved a llama wandering around north St. Louis County on Wednesday morning and reunited the llama with its owner. The St. Louis County Police Department shared a photo of the llama and several officers who helped rescue it from the streets. The llama was found near the intersection of Lusher and Parker roads before police tracked it down. Top Story: St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner resigns Police secured the llama with a rope, led it back to safety and returned it to the original owner. It's unclear what might have cause the llama to get loose. St. Louis County police marked the unusual occurrence with a photo opp. A social media rep for St. Louis County thanked the officers in humorous fashion, commenting, "Kudos to the officers for going above and beyond to 'llama-nate' any potential chaos!" One llama rescue website explains several safety steps to consider if you find a loose llama or one of your own goes missing.

Illinois Democrats say abortion-access protections are a promise: 'You're safe here'

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:58:00 GMT

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Access to abortion is essentially locked down in Illinois. But Democrats are looking for ways to further protect the practice and its availability, including to outsiders who potentially face home-state penalties for seeking treatment here. Legislation approved by both houses of the General Assembly include requiring Illinois insurers to cover abortion-inducing drugs, penalizing crisis pregnancy centers if they distribute inaccurate information and requiring colleges to offer reduced-price emergency contraception on campus. Reaching beyond the borders is a high-tech House-approved measure that would require that interstate agreements over license-plate reading technology include a promise they not be used to track people traveling to Illinois for an abortion. It has its sights set on statutes such as the recent “abortion-trafficking” law signed in Idaho. Lawmakers say they are not circling the wagons amid an increasingly hostile landscape since the U.S. Supr...

Missouri AG drops quo warranto case against Kim Gardner

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:58:00 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has dropped his quo warranto lawsuit against Kim Gardner, one day after she resigned from duties as the St. Louis Circuit Attorney. Bailey originally filed a writ of quo warranto against Gardner on Feb. 23, accusing her of neglecting her duties as circuit attorney. He amended his petition last month to include additional allegations of neglect. Top Story: St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner resigns Gardner, after mounting legal challenges, stepped down from office on Tuesday, nearly two weeks ahead of her intended target date of June 1. A court document obtained by FOX 2 on Wednesday says the quo warranto case was "voluntarily" dismissed "without prejudice." Bailey told FOX 2 earlier in May that he planned to move forward with the lawsuit as long as Gardner was still in office. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News ...

Oven explosion at Reunion Bread temporarily shuts bakery

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:58:00 GMT

Mother’s Day is the busiest day of the year for any bakery, apart from maybe Christmas.But just 90 minutes before Ismael De Sousa opened Reunion Bread for business on Sunday, May 14, his bread oven exploded, sparking a large fire inside the bakery at The Source Hotel + Market Hall.“Thank God no one got injured because it was massive,” De Sousa said. “The bread oven takes up three-quarters of the bakery, but no one was near the oven at the exact moment when it blew up and caught on fire.” View this post on InstagramA post shared by Reunion Bread Co (@reunionbread)The Denver Fire Department arrived on the scene, as well as a line of shocked customers, but the fire, which De Sousa guessed was caused by a gas leak in the oven, was already out, so DFD helped fan out the remaining smoke.De Sousa’s team was able to use the ovens at Bellota restaurant next door to save Mother’s Day, but many problems remained.“It was still a big profit loss because we could only make bread out ...