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Kentucky couple awarded $100K over marriage license denial

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:59 GMT

By Jennifer Henderson | CNNA same-sex couple in Kentucky who were denied marriage licenses by former Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis was awarded $100,000 in damages by a federal jury, according to court documents.David Ermold and David Moore – who each received $50,000 on Wednesday – sued Davis after being denied marriage licenses multiple times by Davis or her office, CNN previously reported.Joe Buckles, one of the attorneys for the couple, told CNN affiliate WKYT: “This is just complete vindication. They felt the weight of the world on them this week and for the last eight years.”Davis in 2015 refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples following the US Supreme Court’s Obergefell v. Hodges decision that legalized same-sex marriage. She held that issuing the licenses would violate her Christian convictions against same-sex marriage.Liberty Counsel founder and chairman Mat Staver, one of Davis’ attorneys, said, “We look forward to appealing this decision and taking this case...

Three-bedroom home sells in Pleasanton for $1.5 million

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:59 GMT

7687 Glenbrook Court – Google Street ViewA 1,357-square-foot house built in 1971 has changed hands. The property located in the 7600 block of Glenbrook Court in Pleasanton was sold on July 21, 2023, for $1,525,000, or $1,124 per square foot. This single-story house has three bedrooms and two baths. Additionally, the house includes a garage.These nearby houses have also recently changed hands:A 1,749-square-foot home on the 7700 block of Knollbrook Drive in Pleasanton sold in June 2023, for $1,562,500, a price per square foot of $893. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In August 2022, a 2,792-square-foot home on Mount Tam Circle in Pleasanton sold for $2,150,000, a price per square foot of $770. The home has 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.On Chestnut Way, Pleasanton, in June 2023, a 1,586-square-foot home was sold for $1,650,000, a price per square foot of $1,040. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. 

At Home: Artificial Intelligence — AI — can do home decor?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:59 GMT

Think Geek Squad meets The Property Brothers. At a National Association of Realtors summit last month in Miami, innovators, investors and real estate professionals got together to chat like chatbots about PropTech. That’s the hip insider term for “property technology.”Just as technology has changed the way we shop, get to places and communicate, it is also upending how we buy and sell houses. NAR’s director of emerging technology, Dan Weisman, agreed to tell me about the meeting’s biggest takeaways minus the geek speak:Q: Will technology make the process of buying or selling a house less painful? A: The role of technology in real estate is to streamline the process and reduce stress points. Most of us are familiar with DocuSign or similar technologies that offer the ability to e-sign legal documents. That has simplified what used to be a cumbersome process. Remember when submitting an offer or signing loans docs required wet-signing paper forms and sending them overnight? Now we can...

Second-string France struggles to beat feisty Uruguay at Rugby World Cup

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:59 GMT

LILLE, France (AP) — After a clinical display against New Zealand, France was way less convincing against Uruguay.The French won 27-12 on Thursday against a spirited Los Teros who were not intimidated at all by the host’s pedigree.The 49,000 spectators at Stade Pierre Mauroy, more accustomed to soccer than rugby in this northern part of France, did not like France’s performance, and there were whistles and boos at the final whistle.Coach Fabien Galthie made 12 changes to the starting XV that dispatched New Zealand a week ago, and the replacements did not rise to the occasion.France managed three tries, the last by wing Louis Bielle-Biarrey, who became the youngest Frenchman to play at a World Cup. Antoine Hastoy and Peato Mauvaka also touched down for the hosts, and Melvyn Jaminet kicked 12 points.Uruguay had two tries from Nicolas Freitas and Baltazar Amaya. Los Teros had another try disallowed while France had two tries rubbed out.After conceding a sixth-minute try, th...

Off-duty Pentagon police officer pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murder in 2021 double shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:59 GMT

(new Image()).src = "https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384&cid=c2ffed0c-3624-46c0-b10f-97c976d290a3";cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: "f11042fb-2ad5-4df9-b426-c0d01976e1fb"}).render("ec9743efc93345038b5fca1461888235"); });An off-duty Pentagon police officer who fatally shot two men in the parking lot of his Takoma Park condo building in 2021 has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder charges.David Hall Dixon, 42, opened fire on a car in the parking lot of the Takoma Park Overlook Condominiums in the predawn hours of April 7, 2021, firing five shots and fatally striking 38-year-old James Johnson and 32-year-old Dominique Williams.Dixon told police he believed the men were trying to break into a parked van. A third man, who was behind the wheel of the car Dixon shot at, was not hurt.In addition to the second-degree murder charges, Dixon pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree ass...

Business Highlights: UAW strike looms as deadline nears; Arm shares jump in biggest IPO since 2021

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:59 GMT

___Detroit automakers and auto workers remain far from a deal as end-of-day strike deadline approachesDETROIT (AP) — With a deadline looming just before midnight, the United Auto Workers union and Detroit’s three automakers are far apart in contract talks and the union is preparing to strike. UAW President Shawn Fain says General Motors, Ford and Stellantis have raised their initial wage offers but have rejected some of the union’s other demands. The union is threatening to strike any company that hasn’t reached an agreement by 11:59 p.m. Thursday. Talks are ongoing, and GM increased its wage offer Thursday. Ford’s CEO and Stellantis accused the union of failing to respond to their offers. It would be the first time the union has walked out at all three companies at the same time.___Europe’s central bank hikes key interest rate to record high even as recession threat growsFRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank has hiked its key interest rate to a record high. It’s press...

On 60th anniversary of church bombing, victim’s sister, suspect’s daughter urge people to stop hate

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:59 GMT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Sixty years ago, a bomb planted by Ku Klux Klan members ripped through a Birmingham church, killing four little girls as they prepared for Sunday services. Lisa McNair’s sister Denise was one of the girls who lost their lives. Tammie Fields’ father was questioned as a possible suspect in the church bombing but never charged. Decades after the bombing, the two women met at a Black History Month event and forged a seemingly unlikely connection and friendship.The two are linked by tragedy— born on opposite sides of one of the most horrific events of the civil rights movement — but share a united message to speak out against hate. As the nation marks the 60th anniversary of the Sept. 15, 1963, bombing on Friday, McNair said she wants people to remember what happened and think about how they can prevent it from happening again.“People killed my sister just because of the color of her skin,” McNair said. “Don’t look at this anniversary as just ano...

Biden’s clean-car rules face a crucial test as appeals court hears Republican-led challenges

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:59 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Efforts by the Biden administration to limit pollution from automobile tailpipes — a major source of planet-warming emissions — face a crucial test as a federal appeals court considers legal challenges brought by Republican-led states.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard arguments Thursday on two cases challenging Biden administration rules targeting cars and trucks. A third case will be argued on Friday before a separate three-judge panel of the same court.Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming, and the legal cases could go all the way to the Supreme Court. Republican attorneys general say the legal challenges are needed to curtail government overreach, while environmental groups and the Democratic administration say an adverse ruling could jeopardize protections against deadly pollution that contributes to climate change.The cases before the appeals court will test a 2021 ...

Artworks believed stolen during Holocaust seized from museums in 3 states

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:59 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Three artworks believed stolen during the Holocaust from a Jewish art collector and entertainer have been seized from museums in three different states by New York law enforcement authorities.The artworks by Austrian Expressionist Egon Schiele were all previously owned by Fritz Grünbaum, a cabaret performer and songwriter who died at the Dachau concentration camp in 1941. The art was seized Wednesday from the Art Institute of Chicago, the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh and the Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College in Ohio. Warrants issued by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office say there’s reasonable cause to believe the three artworks are stolen property.The three works and several others from the collection, which Grünbaum began assembling in the 1920s, are already the subject of civil litigation on behalf of his heirs. They believe the entertainer was forced to cede ownership of his artworks under duress.Manhattan prosecutors believe they ...

Suspect arrested in deadly stabbings on RTD bus, near Regis University

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Police say the suspect in a deadly stabbing on an RTD bus Thursday is also connected to a second stabbing death later in the morning at a bus stop near Regis University.Vinchenzo Moscoso, 29, was arrested in the 5500 block of North Lowell Boulevard, the Denver Police Department said Thursday just after 3:45 p.m. Driver nearly hits 20 children while leaving Aurora park He faces two counts of first-degree murder in the killings of a 51-year-old man on an RTD bus and an older woman near the Regis University campus. Police say both victims were stabbed in the neck."Based on evidence recovered and surveillance video a detective reviewed late this morning from the homicide that occurred on the bus, investigators believe Moscoso to be responsible for both of these homicides," the department said in a release.Vinchenzo Moscoso is pictured in a booking photo from Feb. 17, 2022, which the Denver Police Department released after he was arrested in two deadly stabbings on Sept...