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The National
3 days ago
- The National
2 Scottish men killed in shooting by masked man at Irish bar in Spain
Spanish media reported that a masked man pulled up outside the bar and fired multiple shots around 23:00. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene. The bar is located in a holiday destination and is popular with tourists. The Diario Sur newspaper, which covers the region, reported that Francisco Javier Salas, a local government official, said both victims were believed to be Scottish. Salas has also reportedly confirmed to BBC News that both men were believed to be Scottish.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Dean Technical High School graduate wins a brand new car
HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP)- The President and CEO of Gary Rome Hyundai gave back to the community by recognizing a high school student in Holyoke with a brand-new car. Since 2010, Gary Rome has awarded a Holyoke high schooler an Academic Achievement Award for their good grades, attendance, and behavior. 'I'm literally shaking, I'm so excited,' said Chelsea Salas, a senior at Dean Technical High School. Out of 150 finalists, 20 were chosen for the Gary Rome Academic Achievement Award. It's the only program in the region to offer a brand-new car to a deserving Holyoke high schooler. Each of the finalists was a good student with a 3.0 or higher GPA and fewer than 6 absences throughout the school year. In front of family, friends, school faculty, and staff, each student got in a line for a chance to pick a key that would start this red Hyundai Venue. A senior at Dean Technical became the lucky winner. 'We had to send an essay and write about what we felt like we deserved it and I wrote about being the youngest of four and growing up in a low-income household and didn't have anything. My parents work so hard, and I wanted to make them proud,' said Salas. Salas didn't know she won until she opened her eyes. 'I was the first one to pick out of the bowl, and I picked lucky number 3,' said Salas. 4 years of good grades, consistent attendance, and strong characteristics paid off. The school's guidance counselor is happy to see that Salas won her very first car. 'This is probably one of the most exciting days of our entire year. Seeing all their hard work kind of come to this has just been beyond exciting,' said Teresa Beaulieu, Guidance Counselor at Dean Technical High School. Right after she won the car, she graduated. This was an early present from Gary Rome Hyundai. Gary Rome said it's an award that is always remembered. 'This has made a difference in their lives, you know it's allowed them to get back and forth to college, allow them to take their parents to doctors' appointments, it's allowed them to make a difference,' said Gary Rome, President and CEO of Gary Rome Hyundai. Rome is thinking of bringing alumni back to future events. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump probe into Calif. program for elderly, disabled legal immigrants attacks 'most vulnerable,' groups say
A federal investigation into a state program providing monthly cash benefits to elderly and disabled noncitizens legally present in the U.S. is raising alarms among immigrant rights groups in California, who say the probe unfairly attacks the community's "most vulnerable people" at a time when immigration authorities are working to deliver on President Donald Trump's campaign promise of mass deportations. The Department of Homeland Security said Monday it has launched an investigation into the California Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants to see if ineligible undocumented immigrants received federal benefits from the Social Security Administration over the past four years. But no federal funds go toward the state assistance program and undocumented immigrants are not eligible to participate, Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights in Los Angeles, or CHIRLA, told NBC News on Tuesday. Salas is one of the immigration advocates who helped make the state cash assistance program a reality almost 30 years ago. She said the state program was established after Clinton-era welfare reforms excluded most noncitizens from receiving Supplemental Security Income, a federal benefit from the Social Security Administration that provides monthly payments to qualifying elderly and disabled people. In response, California created its own version of the program to provide state aid to immigrants legally present in the U.S. who are not eligible for the federal version of the program. These include legal permanent residents or green-card holders, asylees, humanitarian parolees and individuals permanently residing under color of law as well as victims of human trafficking and domestic violence, according to the California Immigrant Policy Center, an immigrant rights organization. "Undocumented people are not eligible for the program," Salas said, adding that the DHS investigation has "no merit because it's a legal immigrant program." As part of the probe, DHS issued a wide-ranging subpoena requesting records that include information of program participants such as applicants' name and date of birth, copies of applications, immigration status, proof of ineligibility for benefits from the Social Security Administration and affidavits that supported the application. Salas said that by targeting immigrant families, regardless of status, the Trump administration is "scraping at every single place where they can get data that could somehow lead them to somebody who's undocumented in this country." To achieve this, Salas said, the administration is going after "our most vulnerable people — legal immigrants that are blind, in wheelchairs, in hospice care, in hospital beds, who are 65-year-olds, who are grandmas and grandpas — that's who they're going after. It infuriates me." According to the California Department of Social Services, which administers the state cash assistance program for immigrants, about 9,700 individuals in Los Angeles County are receiving an average of $1,077 per month in benefits. These are '100% funded by the State of California,' the California Department of Social Services said in a statement Tuesday. "No federal funding is utilized." Last year, Los Angeles County received $108,560,000 in state funding to administer the program. DHS did not respond to questions from NBC News asking what kind of probable cause the agency has to believe the state program has provided federal benefits to undocumented immigrants. Instead, it directed NBC News to a statement from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem saying, 'The Trump Administration is working together to identify abuse and exploitation of public benefits and make sure those in this country illegally are not receiving federal benefits or other financial incentives to stay illegally. If you are an illegal immigrant, you should leave now. The gravy train is over. While this subpoena focuses only on Los Angeles County — it is just the beginning.' The actions are consistent with a presidential memorandum Trump signed last month directing Noem "to ensure ineligible illegal aliens do not receive funds from Social Security programs and prioritize civil or criminal enforcement against states or localities for potential violations," according to DHS. The California Immigrant Policy Center said the Trump administration's statements about the DHS investigation into the state cash assistance program are "inaccurate and misleading at best." "It is simply another attempt by the Trump administration to demonize and attack immigrant Californians," the organization told NBC News in a statement Tuesday. 'This investigation's only objective is to cast a negative light on California's inclusive policies and sow misinformation and confusion.' Salas said the probe may also have a "chilling effect" that can discourage tax-paying immigrants from participating in programs they're eligible for out of fear that their information will be shared with immigration authorities. "That's very corrosive in a society where we all pay taxes," she said. Immigrant-led households in California pay an estimated $120 billion in federal, state and local taxes — including nearly $8.5 billion in state and local taxes paid by undocumented immigrants — helping fund social services programs for all Americans. This article was originally published on
NBC News
13-05-2025
- Politics
- NBC News
Trump probe into Calif. program for elderly, disabled legal immigrants attacks 'most vulnerable,' groups say
A federal investigation into a state program providing monthly cash benefits to elderly and disabled noncitizens legally present in the U.S. is raising alarms among immigrant rights groups in California, who say the probe unfairly attacks the community's "most vulnerable people" at a time when immigration authorities are working to deliver on President Donald Trump's campaign promise of mass deportations. The Department of Homeland Security said Monday it has launched an investigation into the California Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants to see if ineligible undocumented immigrants received federal benefits from the Social Security Administration over the past four years. But no federal funds go toward the state assistance program and undocumented immigrants are not eligible to participate, Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights in Los Angeles, or CHIRLA, told NBC News on Tuesday. Salas is one of the immigration advocates who helped make the state cash assistance program a reality almost 30 years ago. She said the state program was established after Clinton-era welfare reforms excluded most noncitizens from receiving Supplemental Security Income, a federal benefit from the Social Security Administration that provides monthly payments to qualifying elderly and disabled people. In response, California created its own version of the program to provide state aid to immigrants legally present in the U.S. who are not eligible for the federal version of the program. These include legal permanent residents or green-card holders, asylees, humanitarian parolees and individuals permanently residing under color of law as well as victims of human trafficking and domestic violence, according to the California Immigrant Policy Center, an immigrant rights organization. "Undocumented people are not eligible for the program," Salas said, adding that the DHS investigation has "no merit because it's a legal immigrant program." As part of the probe, DHS issued a wide-ranging subpoena requesting records that include information of program participants such as applicants' name and date of birth, copies of applications, immigration status, proof of ineligibility for benefits from the Social Security Administration and affidavits that supported the application. Salas said that by targeting immigrant families, regardless of status, the Trump administration is "scraping at every single place where they can get data that could somehow lead them to somebody who's undocumented in this country." To achieve this, Salas said, the administration is going after "our most vulnerable people — legal immigrants that are blind, in wheelchairs, in hospice care, in hospital beds, who are 65-year-olds, who are grandmas and grandpas — that's who they're going after. It infuriates me." According to the California Department of Social Services, which administers the state cash assistance program for immigrants, about 9,700 individuals in Los Angeles County are receiving an average of $1,077 per month in benefits. These are '100% funded by the State of California,' the California Department of Social Services said in a statement Tuesday. "No federal funding is utilized." Last year, Los Angeles County received $108,560,000 in state funding to administer the program. DHS did not respond to questions from NBC News asking what kind of probable cause the agency has to believe the state program has provided federal benefits to undocumented immigrants. Instead, it directed NBC News to a statement from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem saying, 'The Trump Administration is working together to identify abuse and exploitation of public benefits and make sure those in this country illegally are not receiving federal benefits or other financial incentives to stay illegally. If you are an illegal immigrant, you should leave now. The gravy train is over. While this subpoena focuses only on Los Angeles County — it is just the beginning.' The actions are consistent with a presidential memorandum Trump signed last month directing Noem "to ensure ineligible illegal aliens do not receive funds from Social Security programs and prioritize civil or criminal enforcement against states or localities for potential violations," according to DHS. The California Immigrant Policy Center said the Trump administration's statements about the DHS investigation into the state cash assistance program are "inaccurate and misleading at best." "It is simply another attempt by the Trump administration to demonize and attack immigrant Californians," the organization told NBC News in a statement Tuesday. 'This investigation's only objective is to cast a negative light on California's inclusive policies and sow misinformation and confusion.' Salas said the probe may also have a "chilling effect" that can discourage tax-paying immigrants from participating in programs they're eligible for out of fear that their information will be shared with immigration authorities. "That's very corrosive in a society where we all pay taxes," she said.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Yahoo
APD: Two boys, ages 12 and 13, charged in death of man trying to recover stolen car
A 12-year-old boy and a 13-year-old boy have been charged in connection with the death of an Austin man trying to recover his family's stolen vehicle, according to the Austin Police Department. The juveniles have been charged with capital murder by terroristic threat, according to APD. Police said that both juveniles were inside the vehicle when 20-year-old Anthony Salas was killed during the May 3 incident. Salas was shot, run over, and killed while attempting to recover his family's stolen vehicle near the intersection of Ross Road and Thorne Valley Drive, close to Del Valle Elementary School, according to an APD news release. Authorities were alerted on May 3 when the Travis County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call from a family reporting that their vehicle had been stolen from their driveway in the Sun Chase neighborhood in southeast Travis County, according to the release. Austin police received a second 911 call at 3:21 a.m. reporting that someone, later identified as Salas, had been struck by a car near Del Valle Elementary School. Homicide detectives have identified several persons of interest seen on multiple cameras burglarizing several vehicles across south and east Austin on the night of May 2 and the early morning of May 3, according to the release. Anyone with information is asked to call the Austin Police Department at 512-974-8477. You may submit your tip anonymously through the Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program by visiting or calling 512-472-8477. This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: APD: Juveniles charged in death of man trying to recover stolen car
