Kansas is currently facing the largest recorded tuberculosis outbreak in U.S. history with 67 confirmed active cases and 79 confirmed latent cases.
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Google says it will take its cue from the U.S. government if it has to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali on its maps. The company said Monday that it will only make changes when the government updates its official listings for the body of water and the mountain. After taking office, President Donald Trump ordered that the water bordered by the Southern United States, Mexico and Cuba be renamed to the Gulf of America. He also ordered America’s highest mountain peak be changed back to Mt. McKinley. “We have a longstanding practice of applying name…
At least eight male burglars broke a front glass window of a retail store overnight during a burglary in the Irving Park neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly after 1 a.m. Tuesday, witnesses told officers responding to a burglary call in the 3400 block of North Pulaski Road that at least eight males broke a glass window to enter a retail store. The group took cash from a register before fleeing the scene in a dark-colored SUV, police said. No one was in custody and detectives were investigating. At least eight male burglars broke a front glass window of a…
Two women were found shot to death and a third critically injured in a South Shore neighborhood alley early Tuesday, according to Chicago police. The women were all found around 4:50 a.m. in the alley of the 7700 block of South Oglesby, police said. The three victims are believed to be between 20 and 30 years old, but their identities were not released Tuesday morning. Police said two of the women were shot in the head and they were pronounced dead at the scene. The third woman was shot in the face and chest, and she was taken to UChicago…
Founded in 1975, in a tumultuous heyday of European, Eastern European, Scandinavian and Latin American cinema breaking through to adventurous American movie audiences, Facets Multimedia turns 50 this year. More has changed about the hardy nonprofit Chicago survivor since the days of its booming mail-order rental business than can be recounted. Film itself, and how people will and won’t find it or take a chance on it, has changed no less. For its golden anniversary, Facets is getting a marketing facelift. No longer titled Facets Multimedia in full name, the organization co-founded by the late Milos Stehlik now officially goes…
The Marin nonprofit has joined a coalition of conservation groups defending a federal plan to kill invasive barred owls in the Pacific Northwest. A barred owl perches in Bolinas. (Photo by Mark Stephenson) The Marin Audubon Society has joined a coalition of conservation groups defending a federal plan to kill invasive barred owls in the Pacific Northwest. The coalition has requested to intervene as co-defendants in two federal lawsuits, one in Oregon and the other in Washington state, to support the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The coalition says the culling, while unfortunate, is needed to protect the threatened northern…
Francisco Rivero is on a mission to spread the word about a gentler, environmentally friendly alternative to cremation. Owner Frank Rivero demonstrates his aquamation machine at Pacific Interment Service in Emeryville, Calif., on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. Two years ago, California legalized a green alternative to cremation using water and potassium hydroxide to dissolve bodies within three hours. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) [embedded content] Francisco Rivero proudly shows off a large stainless steel pod in the middle of a cavernous concrete room. He unlatches its heavy vault door, swinging it open slowly to reveal an inner chamber just large…
With aquifers nationwide in dangerous decline, an estimated 500,000 acres of farmland may be taken out of cultivation by 2040 Caleb Hampton, California Farm Bureau Farmer Amrik Singh Basra stands in his almond orchard in Madera County. Implementation of California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act has left farmers in some areas facing bankruptcy as they confront groundwater pumping restrictions that limit their ability to irrigate their crops. There was a time when the water under Nick Sahota’s Terra Bella farm was free and abundant, supporting tidy rows of pistachio trees and table grapes to supply Bay Area groceries like Costco, Food…
The peppery heat of Jamaican jerk chicken will banish those winter blues. The peppery heat of Jamaican jerk chicken will banish those winter blues. (Lynda Balslev for Tastefood) If you can’t escape to the Caribbean this winter, then bring its spicy heat and tropical flavor to your kitchen. Jamaican jerk cuisine is a method of dry-rubbing or marinating meat in a jerk spice blend or paste packed with fresh chiles, herbs and spices. The marinade infuses flavor and tenderizes the meat, which is traditionally cooked on a grill. Jerk seasoning is meant to be hot — very hot — which…
If you consult Merriam-Webster, the word “aversive” means “tending to avoid or causing avoidance of a noxious or punishing stimulus.” Does that sound like a training method you’d want to use on your beloved dog? Probably not. Positive reinforcement training turns dogs into eager participants. (Courtesy of Marin Humane) If you consult Merriam-Webster, the word “aversive” means “tending to avoid or causing avoidance of a noxious or punishing stimulus.” Does that sound like a training method you’d want to use on your beloved dog? Probably not. Unfortunately, aversive dog training was the norm for years. Positive reinforcement training, on the…
Reports of military aircraft – including at least one C-17 from Travis Air Force Base – being used to deport undocumented immigrants has U.S. Rep. John Garamendi sounding warning alarms and demanding answers. A group of immigrants is marched to a waiting C-17 from Travis Air Force Base Thursday in this imaged shared on social media by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt . (COURTESY) Reports of military aircraft – including at least one C-17 from Travis Air Force Base – being used to deport undocumented immigrants has U.S. Rep. John Garamendi sounding warning alarms and demanding answers. The Reporter…
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Even with new hires, retirements are leaving department understaffed. Courtesy photo Los Gatos Monte Sereno Police Chef Jamie Field speaks at the department’s annual Police Recognition Luncheon last October. At the event, Fields recognized the efforts of staff who logged thousands of overtime hours to compensate for the department’s chronic understaffing. In a Jan 21 report to the Los Gatos Town Council, Fields said there were only 27 active sworn staff in the ranks in the second half of last year. The department is budgeted for 39 sworn staffers. The Los Gatos Monte Sereno Police Department continues to tackle hiring…
People get covered with foam and free their minds from disinformation in Michail Michailov’s “Self-Brainwashing.” Michail Michailov’s “Self-Brainwashing” is an art performance that covers people in mounds of foam, co-presented in 2025 by Minnesota Street Project Foundation and re.riddle. (Nordlys Photography) Remember foam parties, that cultural phenomenon inexplicably popular in the 1990s that had people dancing in a room of foamy bubbles? Well, foam parties are back, and this time they’re Art. Related Articles Things To Do | San Jose bookstore closing strikes an emotional chord with readers Things To Do | Bay Area arts: 9 shows and concerts to…
Tre Kenneth Clay, who is charged with assault on a child with great bodily injury resulting in death, a felony, remains without bail in the Stanton Correctional Facility in Fairfield. A Solano County Superior Court judge on Monday reset a trial date for a 27-year-old Rio Vista man arrested more than four years ago in connection with the death of his 2-month-old son. Tre K. Clay, 27, of Rio Vista Scheduled for a trial setting, Tre Kenneth Clay appeared in Department 23, where Judge John B. Ellis ordered him to return for a trial management conference at 8:30 a.m. March…
Bodies are lying on the streets. Medical staff in overwhelmed hospitals are treating hundreds of wounded civilians against the backdrop of gunfire and explosions. Electricity, water and internet access are cut off, and medical and food warehouses are being looted. It remained unclear how much of Goma is controlled by the rebels, who marched into eastern Congo’s strategic city early Monday to both fear and cheers among residents. But more than 2 million of its civilian residents, including 1 million already displaced by the violence, were already paying the price, with the U.N. and aid agencies warning of “catastrophic” humanitarian…
Energy company Chevron is partnering with Engine No. 1 and GE Vernova to create natural gas power plants in the United States that will be linked to data centers in order to support increased demand for electricity at these centers, particularly for the development of artificial intelligence. The joint venture is looking to create a multi gigawatt-scale co-located power plant and data center. The announcement comes as Chinese tech startup DeepSeek ’s new artificial intelligence chatbot has sparked discussions about the competition between China and the U.S. in AI development, with many users flocking to test the rival of OpenAI’s…
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue responded Tuesday morning to a broken gas line at 3001 Alhambra Street near Fort Lauderdale Beach. Hazmat crews were dispatched to mitigate the leak, prompting intermittent traffic closures along A1A and North Birch Road, according to FLFR. Authorities advised drivers to avoid the area while emergency crews worked to contain the situation. Cellphone video of the response, obtained by Local 10 News, shows firefighters securing the scene and directing traffic in the area. No injuries have been reported, and authorities are working to determine the cause of the leak. Related media FLFR on the scene of…
Coca-Cola has recalled some of its soft drinks in Europe after higher-than-normal levels of a chemical called chlorate were detected in bottles and cans at a production plant in Belgium. Batches of Coca Cola, Fanta, Sprite, Minute Maid and Fuze Tea were among the products recalled in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, the company said on Tuesday. The recall concerns drinks with production codes 328 GE to 338 GE. “We are also in contact with authorities in a very small number of European markets – France, Germany and Great Britain – where a very limited quantity of stock was also…
U.S. consumer confidence dipped for the second consecutive month in January, a business research group said Tuesday. The Conference Board reported that its consumer confidence index retreated this month to 104.1, from 109.5 in December. That is worse than the economist projections for a reading of 105.8. December’s reading was revised up by 4.8 points but still represented a decline from November. The consumer confidence index measures both Americans’ assessment of current economic conditions and their outlook for the next six months. Consumers appeared increasingly confident heading into the end of 2024 and spending during the the holiday season was…