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Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Routinely Undercount Use-of-Force Incidents

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:37 GMT

Two years after the murder of George Floyd ignited worldwide protests against police brutality, President Joe Biden ordered federal law enforcement agencies to update their policies on use of force. A new report, however, finds that the nation’s largest law enforcement agency ignored the spirit — if not the letter — of that order. The Department of Homeland Security has failed to accurately compile data on use-of-force incidents, according to a report issued Monday by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, or GAO. “We found the data were not sufficiently reliable for the purposes of describing the number of times agency law enforcement officers used force,” the watchdog agency wrote. DHS updated its use-of-force policy in February to limit the use of no-knock entries, require more frequent training, and ban chokeholds unless deadly force is authorized. The changes brought DHS into compliance with Biden’s May 2022 executive order, which required federal law enforc...

Texas Roadhouse: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:37 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Texas Roadhouse Inc. (TXRH) on Thursday reported second-quarter profit of $82.3 million.On a per-share basis, the Louisville, Kentucky-based company said it had profit of $1.22.The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.21 per share.The restaurant chain posted revenue of $1.17 billion in the period, matching Street forecasts._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on TXRH at https://www.zacks.com/ap/TXRHSource

Vanda: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:37 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — WASHINGTON (AP) — Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (VNDA) on Thursday reported net income of $1.5 million in its second quarter.The Washington-based company said it had profit of 3 cents per share.The biopharmaceutical company posted revenue of $46.1 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on VNDA at https://www.zacks.com/ap/VNDASource

Federal Reserve keeps raising rates. That means it’s harder to get a car loan.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:37 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s decision Wednesday to raise its benchmark rate for the 11th time, by a quarter-point, could once again send ripple effects across the economy.Mortgage rates, which have surged since the Fed began lifting rates in March 2022, may now rise further. So could rates on credit cards and some business loans.Perhaps no one has felt the pain more than car buyers. It’s not just that sticker prices are way up. Or that lenders have tightened credit standards. On top of all that, steadily higher auto loan rates have elbowed many would-be buyers out of the market.Consider: A study by the New York Federal Reserve has found that 14% of applicants for auto loans were rejected over the past year — the highest such proportion since the New York Fed began tracking the figure in 2013 — up from 9% in February.Auto-loan applicants, of course, aren’t the only borrowers being turned down in larger numbers these days. In that same June 2022-June 2023 pe...

Casino mogul Steve Wynn to pay $10 million fine to end Nevada fight over claims of workplace sexual misconduct

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:37 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino mogul Steve Wynn to pay $10 million fine to end Nevada fight over claims of workplace sexual misconduct.Source

Grains lower,Livstock mixed

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:37 GMT

Wheat for Sep. lost 7.25 cents at $7.1275 a bushel; Sep. corn fell 7 cents at $5.3325 a bushel, Sep. oats was off 1.50 cents at 4.2550 a bushel; while Aug. soybeans was down 14.25 cents at $15.32 a bushel.Beef was mixed and pork was lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Aug. live cattle was off .62 cent at $1.7805 a pound; Aug. feeder cattle rose .45 cent at $2.4465 a pound; while Aug. lean hogs was up .37 cent at $1.0202 a pound.Source

UNC QB Drake Maye has a good resource for advice. It’s his predecessor now in the NFL

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:37 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina star quarterback Drake Maye figures he has the perfect resource to help him navigate the challenges ahead in a season of high expectations.Speaking during the Atlantic Coast Conference’s preseason football media days, Maye said he has been in contact with current NFL quarterback Sam Howell as a sounding board.“Just trying to soak up all I can from him because he’s lived it and I want to be in the position he’s at,” Maye said.Maye is being mentioned as a Heisman Trophy candidate and future pro passer for a team aiming to contend for an ACC title.Two years ago, Maye was a true freshman while Howell was in a similar position. That ended up being a bumpier-than-expected season for UNC, which started ranked No. 10 in the AP Top 25 but finished just 6-7.Maye said he asked Howell — now set to be the starter in Washington — what he would’ve liked to have done better in that final year. Howell suggested making sure to take care of non-f...

Sean Payton pins blame for awful 2022 season by Broncos, Wilson on predecessor Nathaniel Hackett

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:37 GMT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Sean Payton was so intent on having the Denver Broncos put last year’s awful 5-12 season behind them that he had a video made showing a 2022 Ford Bronco with its rearview and side mirrors removed.Clearly those mirrors were no longer missing this week when he excoriated his predecessor, Nathaniel Hackett, and lashed into Hackett’s new team, the New York Jets, in an interview with USA Today’s Jarrett Bell that was posted Thursday.Payton, who’s returning to the sideline after a year’s sabbatical, called the work Hackett and his staff did in Denver last season “one of the worst coaching jobs in the NFL” and said there were “20 dirty hands” around Russell Wilson’s career-worst season. “Everything I heard about last season,” Payton said, “we’re doing the opposite.”Although Payton was known for his frankness during his 15-year stint with the New Orleans Saints, his comments came as somewhat of a surprise given that he’s admonished his team not to look back at 2022 a...

University of Colorado to rejoin Big 12 conference

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:37 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Twelve years after leaving the Big 12, the University of Colorado Buffaloes have announced their return to the storied athletic conference.The Buffs have spent the past decade-plus as a member of the Pac-12 and have gone without winning a conference championship since. But one time, in 2016, they won the Pac-12 South division before losing in the championship game against Washington. From Decemeber: Deion Sanders named Colorado Buffaloes’ new head coach "These decisions are never easy and we've valued our 12 years as proud members of the Pac-12 Conference. We look forward to achieving new goals while embarking on this exciting next era as members of the Big 12 Conference," Chancellor Philip DiStefano and Athletic Director Rick George said in a joint statement posted to the school's website.The move back to the Big 12 was announced Thursday and will begin for the 2024-25 school year."After careful thought and consideration, it was determined that a switch in c...

Coloradans cashing in on home values with lines of credit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:37 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — There's a silver lining to Colorado homeowners' golden handcuffs: more of them have a big piggy bank than ever before. The Centennial State has one of the highest levels of interest in home equity lines of credit, according to a new analysis from luxury real estate platform RubyHome. The firm commissioned data on the online search history of a home equity line of credit. Denver metro home prices steady in June This line of credit, or HELOC, is like a credit card drawn against a person's home. It allows the borrower to write checks against the difference between the home's value and what's already been paid off. HELOCs have become all the rage in the last few years. Home values across the country soared to record highs following the COVID pandemic, especially in Colorado and the western U.S. in general, so homeowners have a bigger value to draw credit against. RubyHome's data saw national searches for the term "HELOC" more than double from 2022 to the present. Colo...