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Researchers radio-collar 1st bear in mountains near LA

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:39:43 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For the first time, researchers have captured and radio-collared a bear in the Santa Monica Mountains near Los Angeles where mountain lions have been studied for two decades, the National Park Service said Wednesday. The 210-pound (95-kilogram) black bear dubbed BB-12 was caught April 23 in a natural area south of U.S. Route 101 on the western end of the range, the park service said in a statement. It’s the first time in 20 years that scientists have encountered a bear that has taken up residence in the mountains northwest of downtown LA, according to Jeff Sikich, a park service biologist who studies cougars. “He appears to be the only bear here in the Santa Monica Mountains, and he’s likely been here for almost two years based on our remote camera data,” Sikich said. “It will be interesting to see how he shares the landscape with our other resident large carnivores.”BB-12, a male estimated to be about 3 or 4 years old, was measured, given a physical e...

Google Canada tells Senate Bill C-18 would create unreasonable financial liability

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:39:43 GMT

OTTAWA — Google Canada says it would be reasonable to reconsider sharing links to news sites if Bill C-18, the government’s Online News Act, becomes law.Richard Gingras, the vice-president of the company’s news division, told a Senate committee that Google has shared its concerns with the legislation for over a year. But he says those concerns have not been considered and that recent amendments to the bill have made things worse in some cases. Google takes issue with provisions it says override copyright allowances, by putting a price on links. Gingras says if the company has to pay publishers for linking to their sites, they would lose money with each click. He says that news publishers benefit from those clicks already and that paying for clicks would create an unreasonable financial liability for Google.This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 3, 2023.The Canadian Press

Suit targets Kentucky ban on gender-affirming care for youth

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:39:43 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Several families on Wednesday challenged Kentucky’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youths, claiming the prohibition interferes with parental rights to seek established medical treatment for their children.They are asking that a judge block a portion of a sweeping measure passed this year by the state’s GOP-dominated legislature. The federal lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky and the National Center for Lesbian Rights. Seven Kentucky families with transgender children are listed as plaintiffs. “Under the Constitution, trans youth in Kentucky have the right to medically necessary care,” Corey Shapiro, legal director for the ACLU of Kentucky, said in a statement. “We are filing litigation today to protect against this imminent threat to their well-being and make certain they can thrive by continuing to receive medical care.”Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s office said it was re...

Ransomware attack affects Dallas police, court websites

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:39:43 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas was hit with a computer ransomware attack Wednesday that brought down its Police Department and City Hall websites and caused some jury trials to be canceled, officials said.The outage didn’t appear to affect 911 calls. However, it did cause problems with a computer-assisted dispatch system that is used to help firefighters respond to emergency calls, Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans told the Dallas Morning News.“DFR has been running on manual dispatch operations since early this morning,” Evans said.Ransomware involves hackers essentially holding a target computer or computer system hostage by encrypting its files and demanding payment, often via bitcoin. Ransomware can target individuals, businesses and governments alike.In a statement, the city said the attack had only a limited impact on delivery of city services.“The City team, along with its vendors, are actively working to isolate the ransomware to prevent its spread, to remove the ransomwar...

Chicago police: Multiple people shot at Parkway Gardens

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:39:43 GMT

CHICAGO — Multiple people were shot Wednesday evening at an apartment complex at Parkway Gardens in Chicago, police said.The shooting was reported around 6:15 p.m. in the 6400 block of South King Drive, which is in Parkway Gardens.Read more: Latest Chicago news headlinesThe conditions of the people who were shot haven't been released yet.The incident is under investigation by Area 1 Detectives.This is a breaking story and will be updated.

Police: Driver dies after high-speed crash in Hobart

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:39:43 GMT

HOBART, Ind. — One person is dead after police said they were driving fast when they tried to pass two cars and crashed into a pole Wednesday afternoon in Hobart.The crash happened around 3 p.m. near 37th Avenue and North Lake Park Avenue. Man runs red light, dies after being hit by semi-truck driver in Northwest Indiana The Hobart Police Department said the driver, who hasn't been identified yet, tried to pass two other cars by driving in between them, struck a car, lost control and then crashed into the police.One other person was injured and treated at the scene, police said.The South Lake County Accident Reconstruction Team is investigating.Additional details haven't been released at this time.

Twins reliever Brock Stewart ‘to pitch in some meaningful spots’

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:39:43 GMT

CHICAGO — When the bullpen phone rang late in Tuesday night’s game, with the Twins and White Sox locked in a close battle, Brock Stewart wasn’t quite expecting his name to be called.But with the score tied 2-2, the Twins did indeed summon Stewart to pitch the ninth inning, a big show of faith for a veteran reliever who just a week ago hadn’t pitched in the major leagues since 2019.“I literally told myself going out, ‘This is a sweet opportunity you have in front of you so you should come out there and attack,’ ” Stewart said.His outing — his third scoreless appearance since joining the Twins — didn’t go exactly as he would have wanted: He walked three, one intentionally, but he managed to work his way out of the inning unscathed, getting the Twins to extra innings. Tuesday, he found himself in that situation in part because fellow relievers Jorge López and Griffin Jax already had been used and Jhoan Duran was down for the day. But moving forward, Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said he...

Letters: Urgency about teaching reading is good. We also need to be urgent about math

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:39:43 GMT

Math, tooLiteracy is getting a lot of attention at the State Capitol and rightfully so. Reading proficiency has been in decline for a decade and the pandemic only made matters worse. The Minnesota House and Senate education finance bills dedicate millions to improve reading instruction. These are worthy investments that I applaud.I would ask our state lawmakers to apply that same level of urgency to helping students who are struggling with mathematics. During the pandemic, math scores fell further than reading scores. And sadly, those impacts fell disproportionately on our low income students and widened gaps between our white students and students of color and American Indian students.Minnesota has a proven program that is already working in our schools. Minnesota Math Corps is serving thousands of students statewide and is helping accelerate math growth for K-8 students below grade level. The relationships the Math Corps tutors make with students and the individualized supports th...

Close call at high speed: video shows Virginia officer evade crash

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:39:43 GMT

By MATTHEW BARAKAT (Associated Press)FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A police officer remarkably escaped injury Monday when a car careened across a highway at 120 mph while he conducted a traffic stop.Dashcam video of the crash released Tuesday by Fairfax County Police shows a black BMW sedan driven by a teenager coming within inches of the officer, who had stepped out of his patrol car to pull over a gray BMW for speeding.In the seconds before the crash, the black BMW can be seen skidding across a median on the Fairfax County Parkway near Braddock Road. It then strikes the car that had been pulled over and ricochets into the patrol car. The officer falls to the ground for a second, then quickly pops up to radio for help and check on injuries.Miraculously, no major injuries were reported, even though the black BMW had two teenage passengers in addition to the driver. All three in the black BMW were wearing seatbelts, police said.The driver of the black BMW was charged with reckless driving, a m...

Adult learner earns HVCC degree after decades

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:39:43 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -With Hudson Valley's 69th annual Commencement taking place on May 13, future graduates like Daphne Barber are excited to see their hard work pay off. For Barber, her journey at HVCC has lasted over several decades.Barber first attended HVCC after graduating from Albany High School in 1987. Now in 2023, she is about to earn an Early Childhood associate degree. "A lot of semesters in and out, I'm excited to be here. I'm excited to finally complete this journey," said Barber. HVCC offers free summer courses to high school students Described as a dream come true, Barber's path to graduation was not easy. After graduating from high school, Barber was a single mother to a two-year-old daughter. She soon enrolled in HVCC and had to leave due the pressures of school and supporting her daughter. "For my children, it's a blessing to be a role model for them. They can look up to me and know 'Mommy can complete things and so can I'," described Barber. Get the latest, ne...