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National Air and Space Museum to host annual ‘Air and Scare’ Halloween event in Chantilly

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:42 GMT

If creepy crafts, spooky experiments and people dressed up in Star Wars costumes sound like your jam, then the National Air and Space Museum has just the Halloween celebration for you.The Air and Scare event at the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly runs from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday.For the little ones, there’s a Lego pit, Star Wars story time, a puppet show and other Halloween-themed activities.School-aged kids can take part in a digital scavenger hunt, take photos with Star Wars characters and test their fire safety skills in an obstacle course. There are also STEM experiments involving float tanks, ladder trucks and cream puffs.“It’s a great family event,” said Jean DeStefano, Assistant Director of Education at the National Air and Space Museum. “I’ve seen adults having fun, all the way down to toddlers.”Everyone, no matter their age, can get free candy and snacks at trick-or-treat stations set up for visitors.DeStefano told WTOP that previous Air and Scare events have been ...

Chicago hands Vegas first loss of season, 4-3 in OT

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:42 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Phillipp Kurashev scored on a power play 2:50 into overtime, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat Vegas 4-3 on Friday to hand the Golden Knights their first loss of the season.With William Karlsson in the penalty box for tripping Connor Bedard, Kurashev skated to the top of the slot and ripped the winner past Vegas goalie Adin Hill. It was the first time Vegas allowed a power-play goal at home this season.Bedard, Ryan Donato and Taylor Raddysh also scored for Chicago, which had dropped three in a row and five of six overall. Petr Mrazek stopped 18 shots.Vegas opened the season with seven consecutive victories for the best start for a defending Stanley Cup champion in NHL history. Karlsson, Pavel Dorofeyev and Shea Theodore scored for Vegas. Hill made 20 saves.DEVILS 5, SABRES 4NEWARK N.J. (AP) — Erik Haula scored two goals and Vitek Vanecek made 23 saves, helping New Jersey beat Buffalo.Haula snapped a tie 14:17 into the third period, putting New Jersey ahead to stay. He...

Brunson sinks 8 3s, scores 31 points as Knicks hold off Hunter, Hawks 126-120

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:42 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — A strong supporting cast helped set up Jalen Brunson for the best 3-point shooting game of his career.Brunson made a career-high eight 3-pointers and scored 31 points to power the New York Knicks to a 126-120 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.Brunson enjoyed strong support from RJ Barrett, who had 26 points, and Julius Randle, who added 17 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists.“If the ball is in the paint and everyone is making plays, we have a lot of guys to attack and create for themselves,” Brunson said. “A lot of people draw a lot of attention, so when we play off each other it makes life a lot easier.”Brunson made 11 of 21 shots from the field, including 8 of 12 from beyond the 3-point line. “I made maybe one or two bad 3s, but they were all kind of in rhythm,” Brunson said. “It was the right shot at the right moment.”The Knicks made 20 3s and had 30 assists.“I thought our guys showed a lot of toughness,” said Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau. “We got great per...

There’s been a Travis Kelce sighting at the World Series. No sign of Taylor Swift, though

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:42 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — There was a Travis Kelce sighting — two of them, actually — at the World Series.No sign of Taylor Swift, though.The Kansas City Chiefs tight end was shown on the video board twice Friday night during Game 1 of the World Series at the Texas Rangers, who are playing the Arizona Diamondbacks.There was a mix of cheers and boos the first time the Rangers showed Kelce. The second time, the cheers won the day as Swift’s “Shake It Off” played over the public address system.The Chiefs play Sunday at Denver, but Kansas City is less than a two-hour flight from the Dallas area. Kelce wouldn’t have any trouble getting back before the team flies to Colorado.Kelce and Swift have been in a budding relationship since Kelce made overtures toward her after he failed to meet her at a show on her Eras Tour. Swift took him up on an offer to attend a game, and in the six games since the pop superstar did that, Kelce had 499 yards receiving and four touchdowns.Kelce smil...

Police chase in Denver ends with barricade, suspect's death

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:42 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A police chase on Friday night hurt a Denver officer and led to a crash and a barricade that ended with the suspect's death, according to police. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Police did not immediately say what led to the chase, but it ended in the area of East 45th Avenue and Peoria Street, in the Montbello neighborhood. The suspect then barricaded somewhere in the area, the department posted just after 8 p.m.FOX31 had a crew at the scene, where there was a large police presence. It had been ongoing for around two hours when police said the suspect was found dead."When officers attempted to contact the suspect, the suspect was found deceased in the vehicle from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound," Denver Police posted just before 10 p.m.Two patrol vehicles were rammed during the pursuit, a police spokesperson told FOX31. One officer was transported to a hospital with minor injuries.The Aurora Police Department s...

Nearly 300 snowplows ready to work through Colorado's winter storm

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:42 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — In the Denver metro area, crews are fueling up and preparing for the first snow of the season. “We’ve been watching the forecast all week,” said Nancy Kuhn with the Denver Department of Transporation and Infrastructure. “We’re switching gears now. We put the plows on the trucks that we’ve been using for other programs, and now we’re readying the trucks to plow tonight or address the roads in any way that’s needed." How much snow will Denver get this weekend? Kuhn said they have crews coming in at 10 p.m. on Friday and plan to rotate throughout the weekend."We’ll ramp up overnight. We’ll watch the bridges and overpasses,” Kuhn said. “They tend to get icy first, so they’ll be monitoring conditions, and then we’re going to ramp up even more tomorrow to prepare for snow to potentially accumulate.”The city of Denver uses a liquid and granule material to deice the streets if needed.  "Downtown is part of our air quality efforts,” Kuhn said. “We minimize ou...

Denver Police address 2 officer shootings, including at Whole Foods

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:42 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Denver Police addressed two separate incidents involving police firing their guns at suspects carrying suspected weapons.The department discussed a shooting in the area of East 46th Avenue and North York Street, where a suspect thought to be holding a firearm was shot; and a confrontation in a store with an individual carrying a knife, who was eventually struck with a stun gun. ‘You feel violated’: Truck thief takes 50 guns, 3,000 rounds ammo from home The department released bodyworn-camera footage of both incidents and held a briefing at 2 p.m.Whole Foods stand-offOn Thursday, Oct. 19 officers were called to a Whole Foods store near Union Station for a report of someone brandishing a knife. According to DPD Commander Matt Clark, several officers were inside the shop as they were employed as off-duty officers, but were in uniform. A suspect entered the store around 6:15 p.m., and appeared "out of it," according to Clark. The commander said the suspect went to the...

After infant’s death, FDA sends new warning about probiotics for premature babies in the hospital

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:42 GMT

(CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is sharing a new warning about the risks of probiotics for hospitalized preterm infants. The products have been linked with over two dozen reported adverse events since 2018 and one death in 2023, the agency said.On Thursday, the agency announced it had sent a warning letter to Abbott Laboratories for its Similac Probiotic Tri-Blend product, which the FDA described as an unapproved new drug and unlicensed biological product based on statements on its website and in marketing materials. The company agreed to discontinue sales of the product, the agency said.In a statement on Friday, Abbott said that the issue “pertains to a single probiotic additive” for Similac Probiotic Tri-Blend, and that the probiotic is used by fewer than 200 hospitals. It does not apply to Abbott infant formula products.“Parents and caregivers can continue to find and use Similac infant formulas nationwide. This Warnin...

Franks: Can ‘dead’ people vote in your town?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:42 GMT

How do you know if your town or city has dead people voting in it? In the spirit of the season, let’s call them “Halloween voters.”If your town or city does not abide by the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 in its entirety, it is more than likely leaving the door open for dead folks to walk into the voting precincts. Or better yet, these folks could vote absentee – well, they are “absentee voters” in a sense – after all they are dead or no longer live where they once lived. But for the overly ambitious political operative, they are votes to be had.Both parties potentially could take advantage of this situation. The political machines of each party learn this early on. I did. Because back in the early 1980s I got my very first volunteer job as a political “worker bee.” Years later, I realized I was helping to build the foundation for such practices.It must be noted that, even at its worst, this practice would only affect close elections. Not too close, because the bad politica...

Jazzmyn RED brings hip hop deep dive to Harvard

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:42 GMT

Jazzmyn RED walked into the United African Alliance Community Center in Tanzania and the first song she heard was Common’s “I Used to Love H.E.R.” Then a student at Bridgewater State University on an academic study tour, RED had traveled halfway around the world to hear a DJ in Arusha spin a hip hop classic from the States.“I am in a whole other part of the planet and they’re playing Common, and not only Common, but old school Common,” RED told the Herald. “It was the first time I had been to Africa, returned to the motherland so to speak, and hip hop followed me there.”Since college, Jazzmyn RED has become one of Massachusetts’ smartest, sharpest, boldest MCs — listen to recent single “The Feminist” to hear her spell it out as she booms, “brain, beauty, and bars, that’s a deadly combination.” But she’s also an activist and educator who has spent years digging into the history of hip hop. Over the next few weeks, RED will present a series of workshops, “The Hip Hop Experience,...