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Harris: Florida is ‘pushing propaganda’ on children 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:10:27 GMT

(The Hill) – Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Florida on Friday to address the state’s new education guidelines that limit how Black history is taught in public schools. Harris accused “extremists in Florida” of trying to instill fear in teachers through book bans, restrictions on teaching about gender or sexuality and lying about slavery. “They dare to push propaganda to our children,” Harris said in Jacksonville. “Adults know what slavery really involved. It involved rape. It involved torture. It involved taking a baby from their mother.""It involved some of the worst examples of depriving people of humanity in our world," she continued. “So in the context of that, how is it that anyone could suggest that in the midst of these atrocities, that there was any benefit to being subjected to this level of dehumanization?” Floridians on the hook for DeSantis’ legal bills Florida's new guidelines, which passed on Wednesday, require lessons on race to be taught in an ...

August forecast: Any break from the dog days of summer?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:10:27 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- So far July is running neck and neck as the hottest July-to-date with LAST July (2022). This week, the Climate Prediction Center released its August forecast.August OutlookThis year the August forecast favors a hotter-than-normal month. Typically, August is our hottest month of the year anyway, so hotter than that is the opposite of what you wanted to hear.August temperature forecast (CPC)The best news about the forecast for next month is the rainfall forecast, which is looking "near-normal" for a change.August rainfall forecast (CPC)What's 'normal' in August in Austin?Typically, the hottest days of the year come in August with normal highs at the beginning of the month near 99º with lows in the mid 70s. By the end of the month, our average high drops into the mid 90s. It's typically a wetter month than July with a little less than 3" of rain.August normals for Austin (Camp Mabry)How was last August?Last August was hotter than normal too! In fact, it was the 10th ho...

HCSO: registered sex offender engaged in this behavior 'shortly after bonding out'

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:10:27 GMT

HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) --- A 24-year-old man in the Hays County jail facing several charges for sex crimes involving children has a history of those types of attacks, police said. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Registered sex offender receives new charges, HCSO finds evidence of additional victim Registered sex offender, Diego Alejandro Cortez, was recently charged with harboring a runaway, trafficking a child to engage in sexual conduct, 10 counts of possession of child pornography and continuous sex abuse of a child under 14.Criminal history Hays County Sheriff Deputy Anthony Hipolito said this isn't Cortez's first run-in with the law for a similar type of offense."He was arrested up in the Abilene Parker County area," Hipolito said. In December 2021, our sister station in Abilene, KTAB/KRBC, reported about the parents of a 15-year-old girl finding out that a man had been in their daughter’s bedroom. RELATED COVERAGE: Dyess airman accused of sexually assaulting 15-year-old girl "Accor...

Fire near Jarrell drops to 300 acres, 75% contained

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:10:27 GMT

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- Officials are responding to a large grass fire between Georgetown and Jarrell in Williamson County. The Texas A&M Forest Service is helping respond to the fire, named the Cobb Creek Fire, and estimates the fire is about 300 acres and is 75% contained as of 7 p.m. Friday.The forest service initially estimated the fire to be about 100 acres on Wednesday but said in an updated tweet Thursday morning that it was an estimated 500 acres. The service said the increase in acreage is a result of more accurate mapping. On Thursday afternoon, the forest service said crews built a containment line "closer to the fire's edge," dropping the estimated size of the fire to 300 acres. "Aviation and ground crews are making good progress," the Texas A&M Forest Service wrote on social media.The grass fire started Wednesday afternoon at 1001 Cobb Creek Road shortly after 4:30 p.m., according to a news release from Williamson County. Shortly before 9 p.m., Willia...

Shintaro Fujinami joins first-place Orioles after trade: ‘I’ll do my best here’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:10:27 GMT

The Orioles’ attendance at Camden Yards this season has improved, but it’s far from one of the best in the major leagues.To Shintaro Fujinami, though, the home crowds he’ll pitch in front of over the season’s final two and a half months will dwarf those compared with his former team.“A little nervous,” Fujinami said through interpreter Issei Kamada before Friday’s game versus the Tampa Bay Rays in his first time speaking with local media. “A lot more people watching the game. Obviously, some situations, Oakland have some fans watching [me], but this is going to be more fans. A little more pressure.”The Orioles acquired Fujinami, a hard-throwing right-handed reliever, from the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday evening. He was added to the 26-man roster Friday, with right-hander Logan Gillaspie being optioned to Triple-A. The Orioles, the American League’s best team with a 59-37 record entering Friday, have drawn an average of 2...

Water restrictions on tap with St. Croix Watershed in drought warning

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:10:27 GMT

All public water suppliers in the St. Croix Watershed must implement water restrictions after a drought watch turned into a drought warning, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.The Minnesota portion of the watershed includes parts of Washington, Anoka, Isanti, Chisago, Pine, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Carlton and Aitkin counties and an extreme northeast portion of Ramsey County, the DNR said in a news release Friday.Under the state’s drought management plan, the DNR will now work with the state’s drought taskforce to take action as drought conditions “continue and intensify in parts of the state.”More than 80 percent of Minnesota is experiencing “abnormally dry and/or moderate drought conditions,” according to the weekly U.S. Drought Monitor released Thursday.In addition, 17 percent of the state is in severe drought, which is up from 11 percent last week. The portion of the state experiencing extreme drought is now 1.5 percent, up...

New movie "Oppenheimer" has ties to St. Louis

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:10:27 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - An epic historical biopic is in theaters this week, "Oppenheimer," but many may not realize the tie it has to St. Louis.People arrived at Marcus Ronnie's Cinema on South Lindbergh Boulevard Friday to see the 6 p.m. show. Oppenheimer is opening at several other theaters around St. Louis.It tells the story of the top-secret Manhattan Project's development during World War II, and the work done in the St. Louis area is a part of that history."So we kind of wanted to see what it looked like and what they came up with," said Kate Dyer. "And actually for as strange as it is, it's really pretty up there. So really like it, they've done a good job." Missouri & Illinois players win $1M in record Powerball jackpot As the story of J Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, begins to be told in theaters, the Weldon Spring Site Interpretive Center serves as a reminder of the nuclear weapons and waste produced in St. Louis during the mid-twentieth century."...

Broncos signing veteran kicker Brett Maher to one-year deal, source says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:10:27 GMT

Sean Payton said the Broncos would keep exploring kicking options, and just ahead of training camp they’re doing just that.Denver is signing veteran kicker Brett Maher to a one-year deal, a source confirmed to The Post on Friday evening.Maher, 33, started eight games for Payton’s New Orleans team in 2021 and spent three other years as Dallas’ primary kicker. He held that role last year and was terrific in the regular season, converting 29 of 32 field goals and 50 of 53 extra points. In the playoffs, however, Maher melted down missing 5 of 6 extra point attempts across two games, including four alone in a Wild Card round win over Tampa Bay.The Broncos brought Maher in for a workout after releasing veteran Brandon McManus earlier this offseason. At that point, they signed Elliott Fry to a one-year deal.The signing could spell trouble for Fry but also could simply mean Payton and the Broncos are setting up a kicking competition through training camp.Even if training c...

L.A. County Parks opens cooling centers for relief from heat

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:10:27 GMT

The Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation opened several cooling centers throughout the area to provide relief from extreme heat. The cooling centers will be open Friday, July 21, from 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m and Saturday, July 22, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Think it’s hot now? Get ready for temperatures up to 115 this weekend L.A. County Parks is encouraging the community to visit Splashpads, Lakes, and Parks After Dark programming for additional cooling options.Heat warning sign at Golden Canyon Trailhead. (NPS photo by Casey Patel)Here is a a list of cooling centers:Jackie Robinson ParkStephen Sorensen ParkVal Verde Community Regional ParkCastaic Regional Sports ComplexGeorge Lane ParkPearblossom ParkCol. Leon H. Washington ParkAmelia Mayberry ParkAdventure ParkMary M. Bethune ParkLennox ParkFranklin D. Roosevelt ParkEarvin “Magic” Johnson Recreation AreaDel Aire ParkVisit parks.lacounty.gov/cooling-centers to find a nearby cooling center.

Abdelkarim Alhazaymeh Killed in Multi-Car Collision on Highway 50 [Sacramento, CA]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:10:27 GMT

9-Year-Old Boy Pronounced Dead after Multi-Vehicle Accident near 59th StreetSACRAMENTO, CA (July 21, 2023) – Thursday night, Abdelkarim Alhazaymeh was killed in a multi-car collision on Highway 50.Dispatchers received calls in the area around 6:35 p.m., near 59th Street.According to reports, the 19-year-old female driver of a Mazda attempted to switch lanes when the rear-end of her vehicle struck the front a Toyota.The Mazda then veered left and struck the center divider before veering back across two right lanes and side-swiping a Honda. Upon impact, the Honda was pushed off the highway and overturned onto the 59th Street on-ramp.A 9-year-old occupant inside the Honda, later identified as Alhazaymeh was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected onto the road.Due to the extent of injuries sustained, medics pronounced the young boy dead at the scene.Meanwhile, paramedics transported the three drivers to a nearby hospital with non life-threatening injuries. Although, authorities h...