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Colin Kaepernick pens letter to New York Jets asking to be signed to practice squad

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:58:42 GMT

(KRON) -- Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick wrote a letter to the New York Jets making his case that the team sign him to its practice squad. Kaepernick has not played in the NFL since 2017. The Jets lost their starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers to a torn Achilles tendon in the first game of the NFL season. Kaepernick's letter was posted on Instagram by rapper J. Cole on Tuesday. Kaepernick wrote the letter on Thursday of last week. Cole said that Kaepernick was initially reluctant to have the letter posted publicly, but Cole said he wanted it out there because "the people and all organizations should know the truth about how hard he works and how much he still wants to play." Since Rodgers went down, the Jets turned to backup Zach Wilson to be the team's starting quarterback. Kaepernick, who reportedly reached out to the Jets through his agent earlier this month, acknowledged Wilson in the letter and said that he is only asking to join the Jets' practice squa...

Culver's bringing back beloved cheese curd-topped burger

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:58:42 GMT

PRAIRIE DU SAC, Wis. (WFRV) — What was once an April Fool's Day joke has been a recurring favorite on one fast food chain's menu, and, thanks to popular demand, it will soon make a comeback. Wisconsin-based Culver's announced Tuesday that the CurderBurger is returning to locations nationwide soon. The CurderBurger is a Deluxe ButterBurger topped with golden-fried cheese, reminiscent of a large, flat, fried cheese curd. The sandwich began as an April Fool's joke before becoming a fan-favorite menu item when it first debuted for one day in October of 2021. Last supermoon of 2023: What to know about this week’s harvest moon In what Culver's officials say was an extended encore, the CurderBurger was brought back in 2022. Nearly 1 million CurderBurgers were sold across 26 states, according to Culver's.“The enthusiasm we’ve seen since the CurderBurger’s inception continues to amaze us. We can’t wait to bring it back for a third year, and we hope this only-at-Culver’s delight continues t...

Military funding in government shutdown crosshairs

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:58:42 GMT

WASHINGTON (Nexstar) -- The Biden Administration and Democrats say a looming government shutdown will hurt military members and military readiness. But Republicans say it can all be avoided -- if Congress dedicates more money to the border.Rep. Joe Courtney, a Democrat from Connecticut, said a government shutdown will force military members to go without a paycheck."This is a disaster for the American people and for our standing in the world," Courtney said. "There is a hardship for people who are wearing the uniform, many of them go literally from paycheck to paycheck."Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said the missed paychecks could hurt military readiness."What's not being shut down is rent, mortgages, childcare," Singh said. "Morale is a huge issue when you're talking about our service members not getting paid. I mean just imagine you being asked to come into work every single day, not getting paid and not knowing when that period will end."But the road to avoiding a...

"Our children deserve more" Austin ISD board approves TEA plan for state-appointed monitor

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:58:42 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) --  After weeks of delaying a vote, Austin Independent School District board trustees voted on Tuesday 8-1 to approve a plan for the Texas Education Agency to bring in a state-appointed official to monitor and report back to the agency the way the district handles special education services. Trustee Kevin Foster was the only trustee who voted to reject the proposal. The decision means the district remains in control of its special education operations for now. But it also means the district must meet several deadlines and requirements, including changing its school board policy, to stave off a conservator who would have the power to make decisions on special education operations. In order to get a less severe form of intervention than originally recommended, the district also waived its right to appeal increased sanctions in the event it is found out of compliance. "I've spent a lot of time thinking about this and making a decision that will be...

Justin Thomas cares more about winning the Ryder Cup than whether he should be on the US team

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:58:42 GMT

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Justin Thomas is too occupied with helping the Americans end three decades of losing the Ryder Cup on European soil to worry about any criticism of him being part of that effort.U.S. captain Zach Johnson had no second thoughts about using one of his six wild-card selections on Thomas, in a slump so severe that he failed to reach the PGA Tour’s postseason for the first time in his career.Neither did the six automatic qualifiers or vice captains who had a voice in the selections. Thomas has been an emotional spark in his two Ryder Cup appearances, along with a 6-2-1 record in France and Wisconsin.As for anyone else, Thomas says he has a short memory when it comes to criticism.“I definitely haven’t kept the receipts,” he said Tuesday. “I don’t feel like there is any good that can come from that. When it comes to stuff online, everybody has got an opinion, and theirs is right and everybody else’s is wrong. ... The only thing that mattered to m...

Washington County approves contract for new Woodbury service center

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:58:42 GMT

The Washington County Board on Tuesday approved a contract for $3 million for structural wood for a new county service center in Woodbury set to open in 2025.The $3,000,821 bid by Structure Craft Builders USA was the lowest of the four bids for wood received by the county. It will be used to build the new $30 million central service center near the corner of Woodlane Drive and Guider Drive, just east of Interstate 494.The new service center will replace the county’s building on Radio Drive in Woodbury. It will house the license and passport center, CareerForce center and elections polling center now located on Radio Drive. It also will offer services provided by Public Health, Community Services and Community Corrections.Minneapolis-based Alliiance will lead the design of the new facility; Kraus-Anderson Construction will provide construction management services.An architect’s rendering of the plaza of the future Washington County service center in Woodbury. Construction of th...

Schenectady receives funding to revitalize Central Park Casino building

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:58:42 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Plans to revitalize the vacant Casino building in Schenectady's Central Park have taken a step forward. The city received $500,000 in state funding to turn the 80-year-old building into an environmental education center.It will give local children and other community members a chance to learn about climate change and environmental justice. Local leaders said it will help address quality of life concerns in the area. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! "And once the building's occupied, the more people you can get in using the park and around here, the more that's self re-enforcing," Tom Carey of the Upper Union Street Neighborhood Association said. "That will reduce the vandalism and some of the less desirable behavior we sometimes see and let the park be a more enjoyable place for everyone." Two local nonprofits will run the city, and they're partnering with the city school district to develop the edu...

A fire at a wedding hall in northern Iraq kills at least 114 people and injures 150, authorities say

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:58:42 GMT

By FARID ABDULWAHED (Associated Press)MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — A fire that raced through a hall hosting a Christian wedding in northern Iraq killed at least 100 people and injured 150 others, authorities said Wednesday, warning the death toll could rise higher.The fire happened in Iraq’s Nineveh province in its Hamdaniya area, authorities said. That’s a predominantly Christian area just outside of the city of Mosul, some 335 kilometers (205 miles) northwest of the capital, Baghdad. Television footage showed flames rushing over the wedding hall as the fire took hold. In the blaze’s aftermath, only charred metal and debris could be seen as people walked through the scene of the fire, the only light coming from television cameras and the lights of onlookers’ mobile phones. Survivors arrived at local hospitals, receiving oxygen and bandaged, as their families milled through hallways and outside as workers organized more oxygen cylinders. The health department in ...

L.A. County search and rescue team saves deer stranded in debris basin

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:58:42 GMT

Members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department search and rescue team assisted the California Department of Fish and Wildlife in rescuing a deer stranded in a debris basin in Tujunga on Tuesday, officials announced.  The deer had apparently been stuck in the basin, located in the Haines Canyon area, for some time and was unable to get out, according to a LASD social media post.  At the scene, an LASD coordinator saw that there would be no easy way to extract the animal and called in the Montrose Search and Rescue Team.  Members of LASD's Montrose Search and Rescue Unit assist officials with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife in lifting a stranded deer out of a debris basin in the Haines Canyon area on Sept. 26, 2023. (LASD)Members of LASD's Montrose Search and Rescue Unit assist officials with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife in lifting a stranded deer out of a debris basin in the Haines Canyon area on Sept. 26, 2023. (LASD)Members of LASD...

Berkeley Hills stabbing spree suspect charged with murder, attempted murder

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:58:42 GMT

Alameda County prosecutors filed murder and a slew of other felony charges Tuesday against a man accused of killing one person and wounding two others in a weekend stabbing spree in the Berkeley Hills.Along with the murder charge, Jonah Jeremiah Roper, 36, faces two counts of attempted murder in attacks that left a wooded neighborhood just a few blocks from Tilden Park reeling Saturday.Roper also faces charges of first-degree residential burglary and evading a police officer, along with numerous sentencing enhancements. He was being held without bail Tuesday evening at the Santa Rita Jail and is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday morning in a downtown Oakland courthouse.Authorities say the violence began midday Saturday when a man — later identified as Roper — got into a struggle with two residents of a home on Overlook Road. One woman was stabbed to death at the home, police said.A person who called police at 12:33 p.m. described the incident as a family disturbance. Berkeley poli...