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Exclusive: Joe Exotic speaks from prison on presidential campaign

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:46:34 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KXRM) — In a FOX21 News exclusive, Joseph Maldonado, famously known as "Joe Exotic" from the hit Netflix show "Tiger King," called into the FOX21 newsroom from federal prison to talk about his 2024 presidential campaign."I'm throwing my hat in the race to be the third person to ever run for president from federal prison," said Maldonado over the phone. Joe Exotic running for president, says he’s officially on the Colorado ballot On Monday, Maldonado announced that he would be on the ballot in Colorado. However, a statement from the Colorado Secretary of State on Tuesday said his presidential bid is not official because he did not hand in proper paperwork.Maldonado called from the Federal Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas, a United States federal prison. The former zookeeper is currently serving a 21-year sentence for allegedly hiring a hit man to kill animal rights activist Carole Baskin.A presidential candidate must be a natural-born citizen of the Unit...

Police investigating Wash Park house fire

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:46:34 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver Police are investigating a house on fire in the Wash Park neighborhood that sent one person to the hospital.Around 11 p.m. Tuesday, the Denver Police Department said they were assisting Denver Fire on a house fire in the 300 block of South Downing Street. Originally, DPD said it was believed to be a case of arson. However, DPD provided a correction Wednesday morning and said they were assisting with a fire response rather than an "arson." Scammers drain money from sealed gift cards Denver Fire said they responded to a basement fire and a fully involved detached garage fire. The crews were able to extinguish the garage fire quickly.One person was removed from the basement and taken to a local hospital. The status of their injuries was not immediately provided by DFD.A little more than 30 minutes later, the basement fire was also extinguished, according to DFD.Fire crews also said they rescued several cats from the home. The cause of the fire is being investig...

Denver parks among best in country

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:46:34 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — It is officially summer, and there are literally hundreds of parks in Denver to enjoy the season in. A report from the Trust for Public Land ranked parks in 100 of the most populated cities in the U.S. based on their access, investment, acreage, amenities and equity. It ranked Denver in the top 13. Colorado farmers markets near you The report found that parks in Denver are some of the most accessible out of the big cities, awarding 89 out of 100 points for park accessibility.There are 325 parks in the City of Denver alone, serving approximately 713,000 people according to an estimate from the United States Census Bureau.With so many parks, Denver was proved to be above average in park accessibility. According to the TPL report, 92% of residents live within half of a mile or a 10-minute walk of a park, above the nation's median of 74%.In the accessibility of parks, it was found that Denver scored high in equity compared to other cities, with a score of 87 out of 100...

Dead Indiana man lied about identity, was secretly member of Colorado gang, investigators say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:46:34 GMT

SALEM, Ind. (WXIN) — Forensic investigators said an Indiana man who died of natural causes on May 24, 2012, went to great lengths to hide his gun-toting past, even going as far as removing his fingerprints. But the man who died in Salem under the assumed name "Bill Lee Hull" had been living a lie, investigators revealed. Moxxy Forensic Investigations uncovered that "Bill Lee Hull" was in fact an outlaw named Albert Edwin "Pinky" Roadhs, who once ran with the "Shotgun Bandits," a Colorado gang that terrorized the citizens of Denver in 1955 through a series of armed stick-ups. What we know about the missing Titanic-bound submersible According to Moxxy Forensic's discoveries, Roadhs met Bessie Fields and her family in Tucson, Arizona, and lived with the family until his death in Salem, Indiana, in 2012. At the time of his death, an investigation into "Bill Lee Hull" uncovered that the deceased man was actually a John Doe who had been using an alias and someone else's Social Security...

Campus assault suspect eludes arrest for 2 years, after ‘So I raped you’ Facebook message

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:46:34 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two years after a former Gettysburg College student finally saw charges filed over her 2013 campus sexual assault, the man suspected of sending her a Facebook messages that said, “ So I raped you,” remains on the run.Shannon Keeler, 28, and her attorneys question how Ian T. Cleary has avoided capture in an age when people are tracked by their cellphones, internet connections, security cameras and credit card purchases. Investigators, led by the U.S. Marshals Service, believe the 30-year-old from Silicon Valley is likely overseas and on the move.“How is he financially supporting himself? How is he able to travel abroad without detection? Has he assumed a false identity?” asked Andrea Levy, legal director of the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape, who represents Keeler. “Who’s helping him?”Keeler was sexually assaulted on a snowy December night in her dorm room. She texted friends for help even before he fled, and went to police the same day.For years, l...

Brightline completes Orlando construction connecting rides between Central Florida, Miami

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:46:34 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (WSVN) – Brightline has officially completed the construction of the Orlando station, and the rail line is set to connect travelers between Central Florida and Miami in September. Leaders from Central Florida and South Florida, along with members of the construction team, gathered at the newly built station located in the Orlando International Airport in celebration of the finished train track and discussed topics of transportation and its economic impact in Florida. “Completing this project is the culmination of more than a decade of dedication, determination and hard work. Our team has shown its relentless ability to navigate and overcome challenges to bring us where we are today. We have built something remarkable, and I am excited to see millions of people ride brighter,” said Mike Reininger, CEO of Brightline.Mayors from Miami-Dade and Broward counties also shared their ideas on the impact of travel and infrastructure. “It’s great to ...

Putin turns on the pandas! Russia bans WWF amid civil society crackdown

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:46:34 GMT

Moscow has barred the world’s largest wildlife conservation organization from operating in Russia over claims it is working to undermine the economy as it steps up its campaign against civil society organizations.In a statement issued Wednesday, the prosecutor general’s office declared the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to be “undesirable on the territory of the Russian Federation.” The decision bars the nature protection NGO from working in the country under the terms of a 2015 law used to shut down dozens of groups since the start of Russia’s war in Ukraine.According to Russian officials, “WWF’s initiatives are aimed at large enterprises engaged in the energy, oil and gas industries, as well as those involved in the development of mineral deposits and precious metals.”The ruling reads: “WWF is carrying out activities to prevent industrial development of the Arctic and harnessing of natural resources in the Arctic territories,”...

Qatargate-linked MEP Cozzolino released from house arrest

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:46:34 GMT

Belgian judges released Italian MEP and Qatargate suspect Andrea Cozzolino from house arrest under certain conditions on Wednesday, a prosecution spokesperson confirmed.The Socialist MEP is a key suspect in the European Parliament’s cash-for-influence scandal known as Qatargate, and is facing charges of corruption, criminal organization and money laundering. Belgian prosecutors are investigating whether he accepted bribes from Morocco in exchange for favoring the country’s interests in Brussels, but he denies any wrongdoing.Cozzolino was released from house arrest on the understanding he should give a one-week notice for any travel and should not make contact with other suspects, his lawyer Vincenzo Domenico Ferraro told POLITICO.Cozzolino’s release was the first major decision by Aurélie Dejaiffe, the Belgian judge who took over the European Parliament corruption probe after her predecessor Michel Claise stepped down on Monday amid allegations of a conflict of interest.She co...

UK ‘very supportive’ of fast-track NATO plan for Ukraine

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:46:34 GMT

LONDON — The U.K. would be “very supportive” of a fast-tracked accession to NATO for Ukraine, the British foreign secretary said.Speaking at a press conference at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London, James Cleverly said Britain would support proposals to allow Kyiv to skip a so-called Membership Action Plan (MAP) in order to join NATO.The alliance launched the MAP in 1999 to help aspiring countries meet NATO standards and prepare for future membership. During that phase, aspiring members receive advice, assistance and practical support to make military and democratic reforms, but participation in the MAP does not guarantee they will be accepted into NATO.Dropping the MAP would ease Ukraine’s access to the transatlantic alliance, and act as a compromise between Eastern European allies, who want the war-torn country to be given immediate membership, and other Western countries, which fear accepting Ukraine into NATO would worsen tensions with Russia and believe Kyiv still needs ...

FTC accuses Amazon of enrolling consumers into Prime without consent and making it hard to cancel

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:46:34 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon on Wednesday for what it called a years-long effort to enroll consumers without consent into its Prime program and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions.In a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, the agency accused Amazon of using deceptive designs, known as “dark patterns,” to deceive consumers into enrolling in the program. It said the option to purchase items on Amazon without subscribing to Prime was more difficult in many cases. It also said that consumers were sometimes presented with a button to complete their transactions — and the button didn’t clearly state it was also enrolling them into Prime.The regulatory agency, which is led by Big Tech critic Chair Lina Khan, also alleged the company’s leadership slowed or rejected changes that made canceling the subscription easier.It said those patterns were in violation of the FTC Act and another law cal...