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Ugandan military colonel charged in Colorado humanitarian's death

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:37:06 GMT

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (KDVR) — A Colorado woman was killed in Africa in 2022 while working to clean up corruption in Uganda. FOX31 first shared the story of Danica Reno in late October in an exclusive interview with her mother, Holly Oksendahl.After nearly two years of searching for answers and the truth, Oksendahl said she became depleted after doors kept being slammed in her face. Mayor Johnston wants 167 new officers on Denver’s streets In November of 2021, Reno was sent to Kampala, Uganda, to launch a federal project to reduce corruption within the Ugandan government. However, as the program was about to launch, tragedy struck. On June 2, 2022, the Colorado humanitarian was run over by a speeding driver in front of her home. The driver sped off and left Reno to die.Danica Reno was killed in Uganda. More than a year later, her mother is still desperate for answers. (Courtesy of Holly Oksendahl)Mystery in UgandaIn her interview with FOX31 in October, Oksendahl revealed that there wa...

Parts of Broadway in Denver to be closed Friday night into Saturday

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:37:06 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver drivers will need to plan alternate routes this weekend, as parts of Broadway will be fully closed.From Friday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. to Saturday, Dec. 16 at noon, crews will be working on an improvement project in the area of Broadway and Interstate 25.Due to this project, Denver's Department of Transportation and Infrastructure will fully close both north and southbound lanes of Broadway between Exposition and Mississippi Avenue. The road cuts between the Baker and Washington Park West neighborhoods. These Colorado highways are some of the most hated roads in America The project will also close the southbound I-25 ramp to Broadway.From Dec. 15-16. north and southbound Broadway will be closed from Ohio Avenue to Kentucky Avenue. Drivers who need to get around the closure this weekend and get to I-25 will be rerouted to either Alameda Avenue, Mississippi Avenue, Santa Fe Drive/Kalamath Street and University Boulevard.Map of the local access detour arou...

After teen cyclist Magnus White's death, parents push for safer roads

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:37:06 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (KDVR) — The family of a world-class 17-year-old cyclist says they're still heartbroken months after their son's death.Magnus White was hit and killed earlier this year while riding along the shoulder of Colorado Highway 119.Yeva Smilianska, 23, has been charged with vehicular homicide in the case. Investigators say Smilianska fell asleep at the wheel and drifted from the left lane into the shoulder, where Magnus was riding.His parents, Jill and Michael White, said after the arrest that they feel like they've lost Magnus all over again."You’re living your nightmare over and over again," Jill said. 3-year-old injured in Longmont drive-by shooting, suspects wanted The room where Michael and Magnus used to work on his bikes has now shifted into a memorial for him."It's hard coming into this room, because I know he will never pilot these bikes again," Michael said."He died before he got to do what he loved, which was 72 hours later, he would have been on a plane to Scot...

Woman whose home was damaged by Irma waits for assistance from state fund started to help homeowners rebuild

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:37:06 GMT

A state program set up years ago is supposed to help people rebuild after hurricanes. But one homeowner has been waiting for help since Hurricane Irma, and the damage is only getting worse. 7’s Karen Hensel investigates.Owning a home is supposed to be the ultimate American dream. But with collapsing ceilings and growing mold, Runae Sneed’s dream is turning into a nightmare.Runae Sneed: “It’s kind of scary. I just – I don’t know which direction to turn in.”Runae’s Miami home was damaged in Hurricane Irma back in 2017.She couldn’t afford the repairs, so she signed up for a state program called Rebuild Florida.The fund was started in 2018 after the feds gave the state $615 million to repair and rebuild properties damaged by Irma.Runae was approved for assistance but never got any.Runae Sneed: “I called just about every day or every other day. I called Rebuild Florida, I called the contractor, back and forth, back and forth, to...

Jason Momoa, ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ co-stars talk about reprising roles in action-packed sequel

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:37:06 GMT

Things are about to get wet, and I’m not just talking about the weather. “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” is almost here. The stars told Deco what to expect from their newest wet and wild film, so get ready to take the plunge.Patrick Wilson (as Orm/Ocean Master): “We need to find Manta.”Jason Momoa (as Arthur Curry/Aquaman): “He’s different now. He’s stronger than before. It’s the Black Trident.”There’s plenty going on above and below the surface in “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.”Big changes have taken place since 2018’s “Aquaman,” especially for the film’s star, Jason Momoa.Jason Momoa: “A lot has happened. I am king now, and I have a lot of responsibilities — not only to my family, but to the Kingdom of Atlantis.”This time around, Jason’s character, Arthur Curry, does indeed have a full plate. Besides his royal duties, he’s a daddy.Jason Momoa (as Arthu...

EU busts the Orbán myth with historic decision on Ukraine accession 

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:37:06 GMT

Viktor Orbán both relented unexpectedly and refused to budge on Day One of the European Council summit.EU leaders on Thursday agreed to open accession talks with Kyiv, taking a definitive step toward Ukraine’s integration into the European project by bypassing Moscow’s closest ally in the bloc: the Hungarian prime minister.But they failed to agree on a €50 billion aid package for Ukraine and on a renegotiation of the shared EU budget. That decision was postponed to an extraordinary leaders’ meeting in January, European Council President Charles Michel told reporters at the end of the first day of the summit. “Two concessions in one summit was too much to sell back home in Hungary,” said one official briefed on the negotiations. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte told reporters early Friday morning he was optimistic a budget deal could be reached in January. The decision on enlargement, to open talks with Ukraine and Moldova, was key. So important that Michel took the un...

It’s the end of the world as we know it, and the dolphins are taking over

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:37:06 GMT

Welcome to Declassified, a weekly humor column.This is the last regular Declassified until 2024 (or forever if the author gets his Christmas wish of a boatload of cash). There will be an end-of-year edition that, in the grand traditions of TV festive specials, was written in June.Donald Trump’s coming back, two horrific wars are raging — and in Italy, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has invited British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and failed social media owner Elon Musk to a right-wing festival called Atreju (rough translation: “Dear Lord, that sounds bloody awful”). It’s hard to see how things could get much worse.No, wait, dolphins are about to take over the world! Scientists have discovered a dolphin in Greece that appears to possess a pair of thumbs. That’s right, thumbs — as in for hitchhiking and texting! I, for one, welcome our new dolphin overlords. Perhaps when Flipper becomes supreme leader, their human representative will be Sam Lim, an Australia...

Migration is derailing leaders from Biden to Macron. Who’s next?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:37:06 GMT

BRUSSELS — Western leaders are grappling with how to handle two era-defining wars in the Middle East and in Ukraine. But there’s another issue, one far closer to home, that’s derailing governments in Europe and America: migration. In recent days, U.S. President Joe Biden, his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak all hit trouble amid intense domestic pressure to tackle immigration; all three emerged weakened as a result. The stakes are high as American, British and European voters head to the polls in 2024. “There is a temptation to hunt for quick fixes,” said Rashmin Sagoo, director of the international law program at the Chatham House think tank in London. “But irregular migration is a hugely challenging issue. And solving it requires long-term policy thinking beyond national boundaries.”With election campaigning already under way, long-term plans may be hard to find. Far-right, anti-migrant populists promising sharp answers are...

Germany stands with Ukraine in its existential struggle

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:37:06 GMT

Jens Plötner is foreign and security policy advisor to the German Federal Chancellor. Andriy Yermak is the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine.The world is currently navigating turbulent waters, facing what some describe as a “perfect storm” of geopolitical, geostrategic and economic challenges. At its eye sits Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, with its wide-ranging global implications for food and energy security, supply chains, macro-financial stability, inflation and economic growth.Russia’s invasion of Ukraine presents a daunting security challenge. It has left an indelible mark on the map of Europe, reshaping its political and economic dynamics. In his speech on February 27, 2022, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz described Russia’s war of aggression as a Zeitenwende — a watershed moment after which the world would no longer be the same. Indeed, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war has shattered peace on the Continent, constituting a “...

Netanyahu’s opponents dither as he plots how to survive

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:37:06 GMT

Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe.Israel’s embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to hang on as his political foes circle, trying to fathom when and how they can call time on his long, tempestuous political career — and, of course, muster the political courage to do so.Much like the Charles Dickens character Wilkins Micawber, Bibi is now left waiting for an assault, planning how to duck and weave, while hoping something that will turn up to shift the tide of his personal fortune. His ruling Likud party much like Micawber’s long-suffering wife, Emma, who pawns family heirlooms as she stands by her man despite his financial exigencies.Lawmakers from his ruling Likud party fear they too may be pawning the party’s future in standing by Bibi — if recent opinion polls are any indication. But none has the temerity to raise the flag of rebellion and risk angering the man who has dominated their party for 20 years and reshaped it in his image.Last month, it lo...