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Storm breaches California river’s levee, hundreds evacuate

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:30 GMT

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities ordered more than 1,500 people to evacuate early Saturday from a Northern California agricultural community famous for its strawberry crop after the Pajaro River’s levee was breached by flooding from a new atmospheric river pummeling the state.First responders and the California National Guard rescued more than 50 people overnight from the unincorporated Monterey Bay community of Pajaro along California’s Central Coast. One video showed a member of the Guard helping a driver out of a car trapped by floodwaters up to their waists.“We were hoping to avoid and prevent this situation, but the worst case scenario has arrived with the Pajaro River overtopping and levee breaching at about midnight,” wrote Luis Alejo, chair of the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, on Twitter. Alejo called the flooding “massive,” saying it has impacted Pajaro’s 1,700 residents — many of them Latino farmworkers — and that the damage will take ...

How and where to watch Sunday’s Oscar broadcast

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:30 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood is gearing up for the 95th Academy Awards, where “Everything Everywhere All at Once” comes in the lead nominee and the film industry will hope to move past “the slap” of last year’s ceremony. Here’s everything you need to know about the 2023 Oscars, including when they are, where to watch the live show and this year’s controversies. ___WHEN ARE THE OSCARS?The Oscars will be held Sunday, March 12, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The ceremony is set to begin at 8 p.m. EDT and be broadcast live on ABC. CAN YOU STREAM THE OSCARS?The broadcast can be streamed with a subscription to Hulu Live TV, YouTubeTV, AT&T TV and Fubo TV. Some of these services offer brief free trials. You can also stream the show on ABC.com and on the ABC app by authenticating your provider. WHO’S HOSTING?Jimmy Kimmel will host for the third time and his first time since 2018. That was also the last Oscars to feature a solo host. The show went hostless for several years after Kimm...

Relentless winter brings pros, cons for Tahoe ski resorts

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:30 GMT

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Last winter, most ski resorts at Lake Tahoe had to postpone their usual November openings because there wasn’t enough snow.This season, several have been forced to close at times because there’s been too much.A relentless winter has dumped more than 50 feet (15 meters) of snow on mountain resorts around the lake over the past three months, along the California-Nevada line.The latest Sierra storm, packing more heavy snow, winds gusting in excess of 100 mph (160 kph) and even some flooding, forced about a half-dozen to shut down on Friday.Even when the resorts have been open for business, storms have prompted frequent closures of mountain highways and the main U.S. Interstate connecting San Francisco and Reno to Lake Tahoe atop the Sierra Nevada, making it nearly impossible at times for out-of-towners to make their way to the slopes.But locals who’ve been skiing at Tahoe for decades say any disruptions are offset by the premium, powdery snow conditions and the real p...

Oregon eyes mandate for climate change lessons in schools

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:30 GMT

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers are aiming to make the state the second in the nation to mandate climate change lessons for K-12 public school students, further fueling U.S. culture wars in education.Dozens of Oregon high schoolers submitted support of the bill, saying they care about climate change deeply. Some teachers and parents say teaching climate change could help the next generation better confront it, but others want schools to focus on reading, writing and math after test scores plummeted post-pandemic.Schools across the U.S. have found themselves at the center of a politically charged battle over curriculum and how matters such as gender, sex education and race should be taught — or whether they should be taught at all. One of the bill’s chief sponsors, Democratic Sen. James Manning, said even elementary students have told him climate change is important to them.“We’re talking about third and fourth graders having a vision to understand how this world is c...

Third teen charged in connection to online threats against Mississauga school

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:30 GMT

A third teen has now been charged in connection to alleged online threats against Mississauga and Brampton schools earlier in the week. Peel police were called to Lincoln Alexander Secondary School in Mississauga around 8:45 a.m. on March 9 to investigate an online threat.Investigators have arrested and charged a 16-year-old girl from Mississauga with one count of uttering threats.On Saturday, police said they had also charged a 15-year-old boy from Mississauga with uttering threats and mischief to property. Both teens have been released with conditions and are expected to appear in court in Brampton at a later date.Neither can be identified due to provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Police previously arrested a 14-year-old boy for a separate unrelated online threat made against Chinguacousy Secondary School in Brampton. The youth faces one count of uttering threats.Private security guards and Peel police officers patrolled seven high schools in Brampton and Mississauga on...

Quake death toll nears 48,000 in Turkey, 6,000 in Syria

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:30 GMT

ISTANBUL (AP) — The head of Turkey’s disaster and emergency management agency has raised the country’s death toll from a magnitude 7.8 earthquake last month to 47,975. Yunus Sezer said during a news conference on Saturday that the people who died included 6,278 foreigners, with Syrian nationals accounting for the largest share. The Feb. 6 quake affected 11 Turkish provinces and parts of neighboring Syria. The United Nations has estimated Syria’s death toll at 6,000.The quake was followed by a magnitude 7.5 temblor hours later, as well as thousands of aftershocks. At least 230,000 buildings were destroyed or badly damaged in Turkey. Experts have pointed at lax building code enforcement as a major reason why the earthquake was so deadly. The Associated Press

2 men shot in Chicago Loop, good condition: Police

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:30 GMT

CHICAGO — Two men were injured in a shooting that took place in the city's Loop Saturday morning. According to police, the shooting took place near the 0-100 block of North Dearborn Street just before 9 a.m. CPD officer injured in incident over gun in Lincoln Park Police say a 58-year-old man sustained a graze wound to his left arm and a 34-year-old man sustained a gunshot wound to his right leg. Both men were transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in good condition. There is no one in custody and police are investigating the incident.

Suspected catalytic converter thief crushed to death at Georgia car lot

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:30 GMT

CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) — A man was crushed to death while attempting to steal a catalytic converter from a local business, according to officials in Georgia.On Tuesday, Mar. 7, officers with the Chatham County Police Department (CCPD) were called to Prestige Auto Sales around 9:15 a.m. after a deceased man was found under a vehicle in the car lot. Police say evidence at the scene indicates that the man was killed while he was illegally removing a catalytic converter from the vehicle, and the vehicle fell on top of him. The man was identified as 32-year-old Matthew Eric Smith. Arrest records show he had been arrested multiple times in Chatham County. Catalytic converters: Which vehicles are most at-risk for theft? Chief Jeff Hadley of the Chatham County Police Department says the expensive metals found in catalytic converters make them a hot item for thieves to make fast cash. Hadley believes one way to stop the problem is for state lawmakers to pass a law that makes it hard fo...

These Oscar nominees could make history this year

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:30 GMT

(KTLA) – We're inching closer to the 95th Annual Academy Awards. As Hollywood prepares for the big ceremony, there are a few nominees who are poised to make history if they take home the statuette. In the acting categories, 16 out of the 20 are first-time nominees. Why do the Oscars still separate acting categories by ‘actor’ and ‘actress’? Many viewers will also notice increased diversity among the acting honorees as the Academy evolves from criticism that spawned the social media hashtag #OscarsSoWhite many years ago. Sunday's show is the first time that four Asian actors are competing across multiple acting categories. Michelle Yeoh is nominated for Best Actress for "Everything Everywhere All at Once," and co-stars Ke Huy Quan and Stephanie Hsu are nominated for Best Supporting Actor and for Best Supporting Actress, respectively."The Whale" actress Hong Chau is also in the running for Best Supporting Actress.If Ke Huy Quan wins, he will be the first Asian man to rece...

How your ex could boost your Social Security benefits

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:30 GMT

(NerdWallet) - Katja Rivera, 64, is a massage therapist and theater director in Berkeley, California, who says she’s never earned more than about $30,000 a year. When her two daughters were small, she sometimes earned much less.But Rivera was married for 10 years to a man who has consistently earned much more than she has. When Rivera retires in a few years, she expects to receive a Social Security check based on her ex’s greater earnings. Many divorced people don’t realize they can get Social Security benefits derived from their ex-spouse’s work history, says William Meyer, founder of Social Security Solutions, a website that helps people determine when and how to claim Social Security. Those who are aware of the benefits often misunderstand crucial details and can make decisions that cost them tens of thousands of dollars over their lifetimes, he says.Here are the basics: You may qualify for benefits based on your ex’s work record if your marriage lasted at least 10 years. An...