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L.A. County High School Alumna named Cornell University National Merit Scholar 

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:49:28 GMT

Bonita High School alumna and current Cornell University student, Verena Padres, was named a 2023 Cornell University National Merit Scholarship winner. She is the first student from Bonita High School to receive the award. Padres, whose dream is to work at NASA, was one of approximately 840 students across the United States to be named a National Merit Scholar. Padres graduated from Bonita High School in La Verne in 2022 and began her freshman year at Cornell in the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, where she is conducting research for Alpha CubeSat, a light sail-carrying, cube-shaped satellite designed to be a stepping stone to our nearest star systems.“We decided on Cornell because of the opportunities,” Padres said. “It’s a really great engineering school, they have research labs and project teams that you can get involved with, even as an undergraduate, with hands-on experience that can lead to internships and jobs in the industry." The National Merit S...

Video shows SUV crash into popular Oakland de

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:49:28 GMT

(KRON) -- A vehicle crashed into a business Sunday afternoon after it lost control in a street race, the Oakland Police Department (OPD) confirmed to KRON4. Around 3:15 p.m., an Acura SUV crashed into Wise Sons Jewish Deli located at 1700 Franklin Street. $10K worth of items stolen from El Cerrito dispensary in overnight burglary; 6 suspects at large Two vehicles were racing in the area, according to OPD. The Acura took out a fire hydrant after it lost control. The driver escaped before police arrived at the scene. OPD is investigating this crash as a hit-and-run, and no arrests have been made. No injuries have been reported at this time.The deli's co-owner said he is frustrated with what he calls a lack of response from the city."Thank God I had one employee, our manager there since we were closed," said co-owner Evan Bloom. "He happened to be upstairs when the incident occurred."Bloom said the business has been facing challenges lately related to crime and street conditions."The...

Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky pulled after allowing 4 goals in Game 2 of Stanley Cup Final

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:49:28 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky was pulled midway through Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday after allowing four goals on 13 shots against the Vegas Golden Knights. It marked the first time this postseason the 13-year veteran gave up four goals in consecutive games. He also yielded four in each of his last two regular-season games.Jonathan Marchessault and Alec Martinez gave Vegas a two-goal lead in the first period as the Golden Knights looked to grab a 2-0 advantage in the best-of-seven series. Nicolas Roy made it 3-0 just 2:59 into the second period, and Brett Howden ended Bobrovsky’s night minutes later when he deked his way across the crease and tapped the puck into a wide-open net.Alex Lyon, who opened the playoffs as Florida’s starter, replaced Bobrovsky after Howden scored 7:10 into the second.Bobrovsky was the hottest goaltender around coming into the final, winning 11 of 12 games and stopping 438 of 465 shots during that span for ...

Acusan al expresidente Alfredo Cristiani por asesinato de sacerdotes jesuitas en El Salvador

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:49:28 GMT

(CNN Español) — La Fiscalía General de El Salvador presentó este lunes una acusación penal en contra de ocho personas, entre ellas el expresidente Alfredo Félix Cristiani (1989-1994), por la muerte de seis sacerdotes jesuitas y dos de sus colaboradoras.La Fiscalía dice que cuenta con varios testigos que relatan y ubican al exmandatario en la reunión en la que se habría tomado la decisión de asesinarlos. “Él estuvo de acuerdo o autorizó los hechos que desencadenaron esa muerte”, dice uno de los fiscales en un video publicado por la Fiscalía en su cuenta en Twitter.Cristiani no se ha pronunciado tras la acusación penal y CNN está tratando de contactarlo para tener comentarios, pero hasta ahora no ha tenido respuesta.En marzo del año pasado, cuando un tribunal de paz giró una orden de captura por el presunto delito de omisión durante su gestión, el exmandatario rechazó la acusación y en un comunicado señaló al fiscal general, Rodolfo Delgado, de pasar de la difamación y el acoso ...

DC bill aims to require health insurers to cover costly fertility treatments

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:49:28 GMT

The D.C. Council will vote  on a bill on Tuesday that would require insurance companies to cover fertility treatments.Infertility can be emotionally difficult and tough to navigate, and it’s also incredibly costly.Councilmember At-large Christina Henderson’s bill requires both private insurers, as well as Medicaid and the DC Health Alliance, to cover the diagnosis and treatment of infertility, which is found to be especially cost-prohibitive to families of color.“I felt that it was especially important given the racial justice equity issues as it pertains to fertility, in general, that Medicaid recipients and those who are on the Alliance also had access,” Henderson told WTOP.Henderson reintroduced the Expanding Access to Fertility Treatment Amendment Act, which navigates the tricky legislative ground of writing both private and public insurers into the requirement.“No other jurisdiction in the country had provided 100% coverage for fertility, diagnosis...

Florida State tops Tennessee in semifinal, will play Oklahoma for Women’s College World Series title

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:49:28 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kathryn Sandercock and Makenna Reid combined for five innings of scoreless relief to help No. 3 seed Florida State defeat No. 4 Tennessee 5-1 on Monday night and advance to the Women’s College World Series championship series.Sandercock, the Seminoles’ veteran ace, allowed one hit and struck out four in three innings to claim her 10th save of the year. Freshman Reid gave way to Sandercock after allowing one hit in two innings. She claimed the win to improve to 13-0 this season. Florida State (58-9) will play No. 1 seed Oklahoma (59-1) in a best-of-three series for the national title starting Wednesday. It’s a rematch of the 2021 series that Oklahoma won.Oklahoma looks to become the first program since UCLA from 1988 to 1990 to win three straight national championships. The Sooners have won four of the past six titles.Tennessee’s Zaida Puni hit a solo shot off Mack Leonard in the first to open the scoring. It was her sixth NCAA Tournament home r...

Opinion: Wildfire preparedness and response must include planning for unhoused people and other vulnerable populations

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:49:28 GMT

By: Holly Mathias, University of Alberta and Ashleigh Rushton, University of The Fraser Valley The 2023 Canadian wildfire season is off to a roaring start. In Alberta, there have been more than 560 wildfires so far — the highest recorded number of fires since 2018, and the season has only just begun. Tens of thousands of residents have been evacuated and a state of emergency was declared across the province.Wildfires are not new to the region. The 2016 Horse River/Fort McMurray Wildfire was the worst wildfire and most costly disaster in recent Canadian history. Meanwhile, on the opposite side of the country, Nova Scotia has already experienced a historic 200 wildfires, resulting in a local state of emergency in Halifax Regional Municipality and more than 25,000 displaced residents.As public health and disaster management scholars, our research focuses on how best to support the health of vulnerable populations in adverse situations, including through disasters, political challenges ...

Aurora woman's apartment shot up in the middle of the night

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:49:28 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — An Aurora woman is thankful for her life after her apartment was shot up early Sunday morning. A total of three shots went through the apartment of Antisha Johnson. It was early Sunday morning when Johnson woke to several loud noises. But she didn’t think much of it until she woke up when her girlfriend came home from an overnight shift and saw the marks on the wall.“I was very scared. I quickly put two and two together that that’s what the banging was that I heard. I mean, I’m just pretty much terrified and lucky to be alive," Johnson said. Denver accused of ignoring complaints about homeless machete attacker Aurora Police said they found at least four shell casings in the parking lot, with two bullets recovered from Johnson's apartment. One bullet missed her head by mere inches. It was lodged in the wall after being stopped by a nail.Her 2-year-old daughter was asleep in the next room."That’s my main priority, is my daughter. I was just so glad that she wa...

Flash floods strand Denver-area drivers

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:49:28 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Monday's rain stranded many drivers across the metro area. One rideshare driver ended up waiting for emergency assistance after flooding disabled his car near Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. “Yeah, I got stranded while on the job. I had a passenger in the vehicle. We had about 2 and a half to 3 feet of water,” said Dennis, who had to wait for firefighters to arrive and push the car out of the water. Eddie Battle was on his way to visit his mother in the same area. “I’m very tired of the rain right about now,” Battle said. Flooding at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Dahlia Street in Denver (Credit: Allen Davis)FOX31 found water slowly draining from the intersection after the rain stopped, but plenty of mud and debris were left behind. “The water level was above the sidewalk, above the curb," Battle said. Photos: Floods and hail hit the Denver metro area Neighbors in the area, who are used to driving on MLK Boulevard, were surprised to see how much damage can...

Rishi Sunak wants to lead the world on AI. The world ain’t listening

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:49:28 GMT

LONDON — He’s the prime minister who cultivated a ‘tech bro’ image — even if the tech world is unconvinced by his credentials.Now Rishi Sunak hopes to pitch the U.K. as a leader in global AI governance, leveraging the setting of standards as a soft power tool while boosting Britain’s emerging AI sector.He may have a battle on his hands. For as Sunak flies to Washington this week for his first White House summit as U.K. prime minister — with the future of AI high on his agenda — he finds Britain already playing catch-up on the world stage.Having left the European Union in January 2020, the U.K. is locked out of key forums between the EU and U.S. such as the Tech and Trade Council (TTC), where AI governance plans are negotiated on a bilateral basis. Britain’s requests for a similar dialogue with Washington have been repeatedly rebuffed, leaving Sunak forced to pursue direct channels like his White House summit with U.S. President Joe Biden this Thursday.A...