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Última hora y noticias de la guerra de Rusia en Ucrania: Zelensky agradece a Alemania por paquete de ayuda militar de US$ 3.000 millones

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:14:23 GMT

(CNN) — El presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, llegó a Berlín, Alemania, para su primera visita al país desde la invasión de Rusia en febrero de 2021, y se reunió el domingo con el presidente de Alemania, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, al igual que con el canciller alemán Olaf Scholz.Zelensky tuiteó poco después de la medianoche hora local: “Ya en Berlín. Armas. Paquete poderoso. Defensa aérea. Reconstrucción. UE. OTAN. Seguridad”.Su visita se produce un día después de que Alemania hiciera su mayor compromiso de ayuda militar a Ucrania desde que comenzó la guerra, al anunciar el sábado un paquete por valor de US$ 3.000 millones para fortalecer la defensa del país.Esto siguió al anuncio de Estados Unidos de un paquete de ayuda de 1.200 millones de dólares el martes.“Primera visita a Alemania desde el comienzo de la agresión rusa a gran escala”, dijo Zelensky en su canal de Telegram el domingo.“Discutimos la situación actual y la intensa cooperación entre Alem...

Woman delivers clothes to needy from refurbished camper

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:14:23 GMT

DANVILLE, Va. (AP) — Jennifer Miller is delivering clothes from her refurbished camper to needy people in the Dan River Region.Dubbed Kitty’s Closet due to Miller’s love of cats and fostering them, the yellow vehicle is a vintage, late-1960s camper donated to her by her friends, Linda and Leon Zimmermann, last summer.“Me and Chris Miller (Jennifer’s husband), we got in there and completely gutted the camper and completely refurbished it so it looks like the inside of someone’s closet,” Miller said.Though Kitty’s Closet began providing clothes last summer, Miller’s goal now is to travel twice a month to neighborhoods in the area to donate items to residents who need them.She will alert the public via social media before each excursion.“When we have a secured location and time, that will be posted on our Facebook page so people can find out where we’re going to be,” Miller said.The organization’s Facebook page is named “Kitty’s Closet.”Linda Zimmermann, founder and director for Danvil...

Law firm adopts AI tool to improve efficiency, access

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:14:23 GMT

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — The Employment Law Center of Maryland has recently adopted an artificial intelligence tool that acts as a legal assistant — a move that an attorney at the center says will help close the gap for access to justice.The nonprofit law firm has been using the tool — called CoCounsel — for the past few months to complete time-intensive tasks like legal research, drafting documents and contracts and reviewing documents. It’s become an integral part of the day-to-day work, the center’s managing attorney, Joseph Gibson, said.Gibson said the firm was amazed by CoCounsel’s capabilities.“Candidly, I think our first reaction involves some expletives because we were blown away by the tool,” Gibson said. “And then we really dug in and started using it.”Casetext, the legal AI company that developed CoCounsel, says it can do “document review, legal research memos, deposition preparation, and contract analysis in minutes.”Casetext had the Law Center beta test the tool and give f...

!Viva Streets! event closes Broadway & Welton Street through downtown

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:14:23 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Viva Streets event will close down 3.5 miles of downtown Denver streets for the event Sunday.  Organizers say the goal is to connect people and neighborhoods, create an Out-of-Car experience, support local businesses, and promote a healthier Denver.    The event spans multiple neighborhoods from Washington Park through Capitol Hill to Curtis Park. On Sunday, May 14, Broadway from Alameda to 20th and Welton from 20th to Downing will be closed to car traffic. Cars will be able to cross the route at designated intersections.​ Designated vehicle crossing points:Park20th18th17thColfax8thSpeer6thThe free event celebrates Denver's neighborhoods and local businesses with live entertainment, food, and exercise.There are three activity hubs along the route. The following is a list of activities for May 14th's event:All ages are invited to walk, bike, roll, jog, scoot, or dance through the street with no cars.  This same event will also be...

Denver weather: Cooler Mother's Day with showers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:14:23 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) - Most of Colorado will have spotty showers for Mother's day with cooler highs in the middle 50s along the Front Range.Weather today: Spotty showersThe scattered rain showers will linger over most of the state today with most of it clearing through the late evening hours. Temperatures will also be on the cooler side, only making it to the middle 50s.Weather tonight: Cloudy skiesAs the rain ends, the clouds will be slow to clear overnight. Lows will be mild in the upper 40s with a light wind.Looking ahead: Warmer with isolated stormsMonday is back to more seasonal highs in the middle 60s, with partly cloudy skies and the chance for an afternoon storm. Tuesday is even warmer in the middle 70s with sunny skies. Wednesday stays in the middle 70s with a mix of sun and clouds and some later afternoon storms. Thursday has highs around the 70 degree mark with afternoon and evening storm chances. The chances for late day storms lingers into Friday with seasonal highs in the upp...

Serbian president says snap election on cards after mass shootings spark protests

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:14:23 GMT

Voters in Serbia could be headed to the polls for the third time in just four years, as the country’s president, Aleksandr Vučić suggested a snap general election may be called in the wake of major public protests over two mass shootings.Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, Vučić announced that he would soon stand down as the head of the governing Serbian Progressive Party and pledged he would explain the decision at a rally in Belgrade on May 26, which he said would be “the biggest ever,” according to local media reports. New parliamentary elections, he said, could soon be scheduled and “the vote would be held no later than September.”He insisted that despite a series of tense public demonstrations calling for him to leave office, “there will be no Maidan in Belgrade,” referring to the Ukrainian revolution that ousted the country’s unpopular pro-Russian regime in 2014.Vučić has come under fire in recent weeks after two mass shoot...

Hundreds take part in annual Mother’s Day Walk for Peace in Dorchester

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:14:23 GMT

Hundreds of area residents gathered to take part in the 27th annual Walk for Peace in Dorchester on Sunday. The event is aimed at promoting peace in parts of the city that are hardest hit by street violence.The Mother’s Day morning event had the area surrounding the starting line decked out in purple and white balloons.This year’s theme is Cultivating Cycles of Peace. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley were among those in attendance.The event is aimed at turning cycles of violence into more frequent cycles of peace by empowering survivors and supporting returning community members and their families and investing in “Generation Peace.”The fundraising goal this year is $600,000.To donate visit: https://www.mothersdaywalk4peace.org/This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Body of missing canoer recovered from Fiske Pond in Natick

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:14:23 GMT

The body of a missing canoer has been recovered from Fiske Pond in Natick after their canoe capsized on Saturday, officials said.The Natick Fire and Police Departments, the Massachusetts Environmental Police, and the Massachusetts State Police located the man by side-scan sonar at around 10:30 p.m. His name has not been released.Another person who was in the capsized canoe made it to shore on his own prior to first responders’ arrival. No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Fire crews battling large house fire in Malden

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:14:23 GMT

Firefighters are working to extinguish a large house fire in Malden.Two people were in the home on Forest Street when the fire broke out around 7:30 a.m. and were able to get out safely before crews arrived, the fire chief said.The cause of the fire remains under investigation.No additional information was immediately available.This is a breaking news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

DA investigating officer-involved shooting in Oxford

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:14:23 GMT

Authorities are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Oxford, state police said.The shooting occurred during a confrontation with a male suspect, who was transported to the hospital with undisclosed injuries, according to a state police spokesman. The State Police Detective Unit for the Worcester District Attorney’s Office is investigation.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.