Kentucky Fried Chicken is being uprooted from its ancestral home state in a shake-up announced Tuesday by its parent company that will relocate the chain’s U.S. corporate office to Texas. The food chain now known as KFC — launched by Colonel Harland Sanders and his secret blend of 11 herbs and spices — will be based in Plano, Texas, and about 100 KFC corporate employees will be relocated in the next six months, said Yum Brands, which owns KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut. The relocation of KFC’s corporate office from Louisville brought a quick response from political leaders in…
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Kansas became the latest state to ban gender-affirming care for minors Tuesday after the Republican-controlled Legislature overrode the Democratic governor’s veto of the measure. Kansas is the 27th state to ban or restrict such care. GOP lawmakers reversed Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto less than a month after President Donald Trump issued an order barring federal support for gender-affirming care for youth under 19. “I just held my 16-year-old daughter, and we cried while we watched them try to erase her existence,” Elise Flatland, a Kansas City-area mother of two transgender children, said in a text message after livestreams of the…
Nearly 12 years after the “Bullygate” scandal involving former Miami Dolphins players Jonathan Martin and Richie Incognito, the controversy has resurfaced. Incognito, who was accused of bullying Martin, his then-teammate and fellow offensive lineman in 2013, says the fallout from the scandal nearly cost him his NFL career. The incident began during the Dolphins’ 2013 season when Martin, a 6-foot-5, 315-pound offensive tackle, took a leave of absence, claiming he was bullied and harassed by teammates, including Incognito. The behavior allegedly went beyond typical rookie hazing and involved threats and racist comments. Incognito, a veteran offensive lineman, was suspended indefinitely…
Fort Lauderdale commissioners were briefed on efforts to strengthen the structural integrity of the city’s new $100 million police headquarters Tuesday, which is currently under construction. The building, designed to be a three-story, rectangular structure, is facing several design issues that engineers and contractors are working to address. A structural engineer with the forensic engineering firm WJE, hired by the city of Fort Lauderdale, explained the ongoing efforts to strengthen the “load path” from the building’s roof to its foundation. “We still have questions about some of the beams,” said Brent Chancellor, associate principal at WJE. “The original design was…
A federal judge refused Tuesday to immediately block billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing government data systems or participating in worker layoffs. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan found that there are legitimate questions about Musk’s authority, but said there isn’t evidence of the kind of grave legal harm that would justify a temporary restraining order. The decision came in a lawsuit filed by 14 Democratic states challenging DOGE’s authority to access sensitive government data. The attorneys general argued that Musk is wielding the kind of power that the Constitution says can only be held by…
A woman who was a victim of domestic violence on Sunday in Tamarac did everything she was supposed to do, an expert said Tuesday in Broward County. Deputies accused Nathan Gingles, who was the subject of a Florida Amber Alert, of kidnapping his 4-year-old daughter, Seraphine, after fatally shooting her 34-year-old mother, Mary Gingles; her 64-year-old grandfather, David Ponzer; and her 36-year-old neighbor, Andrew Ferrin. Linda Parker, a psychologist and president and chief executive officer of Women in Distress, a nonprofit organization that runs a shelter to help domestic violence victims in Broward County, said the tragedy hurts. “She did…
Kansas became the latest state to ban gender-affirming care for minors Tuesday after the Republican-controlled Legislature overrode the Democratic governor’s veto of the measure. Kansas is the 27th state to ban or restrict such care. GOP lawmakers reversed Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto less than a month after President Donald Trump issued an order barring federal support for gender-affirming care for youth under 19. “I just held my 16-year-old daughter, and we cried while we watched them try to erase her existence,” Elise Flatland, a Kansas City-area mother of two transgender children, said in a text message after livestreams of the…
Kansas became the latest state to ban gender-affirming care for minors Tuesday after the Republican-controlled Legislature overrode the Democratic governor’s veto of the measure. Kansas is the 27th state to ban or restrict such care. GOP lawmakers reversed Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto less than a month after President Donald Trump issued an order barring federal support for gender-affirming care for youth under 19. “I just held my 16-year-old daughter, and we cried while we watched them try to erase her existence,” Elise Flatland, a Kansas City-area mother of two transgender children, said in a text message after livestreams of the…
A federal judge refused Tuesday to immediately block billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing government data systems or participating in worker layoffs. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan found that there are legitimate questions about Musk’s authority, but said there isn’t evidence of the kind of grave legal harm that would justify a temporary restraining order. The decision came in a lawsuit filed by 14 Democratic states challenging DOGE’s authority to access sensitive government data. The attorneys general argued that Musk is wielding the kind of power that the Constitution says can only be held by…
Joy can improve your mental health, lower stress, and help you feel calm. ABC News’ Jaclyn Lee breaks down the steps you can take to add joy to your life.
Joy can improve your mental health, lower stress, and help you feel calm. ABC News’ Jaclyn Lee breaks down the steps you can take to add joy to your life.
Joy can improve your mental health, lower stress, and help you feel calm. ABC News’ Jaclyn Lee breaks down the steps you can take to add joy to your life.
San Jose Jazz New Works Fest kicks off Feb. 21 with bassist and composer Leela Paymai performing with her new project Zheniia. Courtesy of Leela Paymai Bassist and composer Leela Paymai will premiere her her new project Zheniia at the San Jose Jazz New Works Festival on Feb. 21. Carved out of San Jose Jazz’s downtown office during the height of the pandemic, the SJZ Break Room has become a proving ground for artists eager to share new music. With last month’s shuttering of neighboring venue Mama Kin, the intimate 100-seat space helps fill a gaping void in the South…
The president of Utah Valley University is taking a brief sabbatical in the wake of her husband’s recent death. The president of Utah Valley University is taking a brief sabbatical after the death of her husband, Jeffrey S. Tolk, an adjunct professor of finance at UVU and mentor to many students who died earlier this month in Ecuador. The president of Utah Valley University is taking a brief sabbatical in the wake of her husband’s recent death. Astrid Tuminez, who has led UVU since September 2018, will take leave from her post through March 31. The request was approved Tuesday…
Texas-based Saronic Technologies announced Tuesday it raised $600 million in private funding to build an autonomous shipyard it’s calling Port Alpha. The company plans to use the facility to grow its fleet of medium- and large-class autonomous surface vessels amid demand from the Pentagon for more drones of all kinds, including ships. “It is going to be the most advanced shipyard in the world,” CEO Dino Mavrookas told reporters. “We’re going to build it right here in America. We’re going to build it from the ground up.” Saronic hasn’t yet picked a site for Port Alpha, but the company is…
The president of Utah Valley University is taking a brief sabbatical in the wake of her husband’s recent death. The president of Utah Valley University is taking a brief sabbatical after the death of her husband, Jeffrey S. Tolk, an adjunct professor of finance at UVU and mentor to many students who died earlier this month in Ecuador. The president of Utah Valley University is taking a brief sabbatical in the wake of her husband’s recent death. Astrid Tuminez, who has led UVU since September 2018, will take leave from her post through March 31. The request was approved Tuesday…
The seal is believed to be 5 or 6 weeks old, according to Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut.
Texas-based Saronic Technologies announced Tuesday it raised $600 million in private funding to build an autonomous shipyard it’s calling Port Alpha. The company plans to use the facility to grow its fleet of medium- and large-class autonomous surface vessels amid demand from the Pentagon for more drones of all kinds, including ships. “It is going to be the most advanced shipyard in the world,” CEO Dino Mavrookas told reporters. “We’re going to build it right here in America. We’re going to build it from the ground up.” Saronic hasn’t yet picked a site for Port Alpha, but the company is…
Jesse Madden, a grandson of the late John Madden, has landed his first full-time NFL coaching job as a Washington Commanders’ offensive quality control coach. Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group DANVILLE, CA – MARCH 20: Bishop O’Dowd quarterback Jesse Madden (12) walks down the field before the start of the in the second quarter of a high school football game against San Ramon Valley in Danville, Calif., on Saturday, March 20, 2021. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group) Jesse Madden is following his late grandfather John’s Hall of Fame footsteps into the NFL coaching ranks. The Washington Commanders revealed Tuesday that…
The fatal police shooting happened at a home on the 1900 block of Natoma Drive, where officers found a man actively stabbing a relative. Law enforcement officials investigate a crime scene along the 1900 block of Natoma Drive in Concord on Tuesday morning where police fatally shot a man they confronted stabbing a family member. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group) CONCORD — A man was fatally shot by police Tuesday morning after they confronted him actively stabbing a family member inside a residence, authorities said. The name and age of the man killed has not yet been released. Police have…