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Debt limit talks seem to make little headway as Biden, world leaders watch from afar for progress

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:26 GMT

By KEVIN FREKING (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — Debt limit talks between the White House and House Republicans stopped, started and stopped again heading into a weekend where President Joe Biden and world leaders watched from afar, hoping high-stakes negotiations would make progress on avoiding a potentially catastrophic federal default.In a sign of a renewed bargaining session, food was brought to the negotiating room at the Capitol on Saturday morning, only to be carted away hours later. No meeting was likely Saturday, according to a person familiar with the state of the talks who was not authorized to publicly discuss the situation and spoke on condition of anonymity.Biden’s administration is reaching for a deal with Republicans led by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. The sides are up against a deadline as soon as June 1 to raise its borrowing limit, now at $31 trillion, so the government can keep paying the nation’s bills. Republicans are demanding s...

Buena Park police officer hospitalized following 2-vehicle crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:26 GMT

An officer with the Buena Park Police Department was transported to the hospital late Sunday night after he was involved in a crash with another vehicle.The crash happened around 11:30 p.m. near the intersection of Dale Street and Commonwealth Avenue in Buena Park.Video from the scene showed the officer's cruiser with major damage to the front passenger side. A second vehicle, a white SUV, sustained similar damage to the same side. A Buena Park police cruiser and white SUV are seen at the scene of a crash on May 19, 2023. (OnScene.TV)Additional officers arrived on scene and found their colleague bleeding from the head. He was bandaged up and loaded into an ambulance before being transported to the hospital, according to Mark Backoff, Battalion Chief with the Orange County Fire Authority. His condition is unclear at this time.It's unclear if any occupants in the second vehicle were treated for any injuries, but the officer was the only person transported to the hospital, Backoff said...

Hank Green, popular science content creator, announces lymphoma diagnosis

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:26 GMT

Hank Green, a vlogger and author known for his educational content on YouTube and more recently TikTok, revealed Friday that he has been diagnosed with cancer. "Good news, bad news," he said in an announcement on his YouTube channel, Vlogbrothers, which he shares with his brother, author John Green. "One, it's cancer. It's called lymphoma. It's a cancer of the lymphatic system. And, good news, it's something called Hodgkin's Lymphoma. It's the most treatable, one of the most treatable cancers." Ludacris honored with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame John and Hank Green attend the 3rd Annual Save the Children Illumination Gala on November 17, 2015, in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Save the Children)Hank Green is most known for his work as a science communicator and the network of online communities he's helped to create, in some cases alongside his brother. Vlogbrothers started in 2007. In each episode, either Hank or John Green — though both do appear togeth...

Pac-12 tales of woe: Larry Scott’s jackpot, presidential incompetence and an epic fail all around

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:26 GMT

He’s going to hit 50, after all.Fifty million.Fifty million dollars.When the final check clears, former Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott will have collected $50 million from the conference over the length of a tenure that was second-rate at best and an abject failure at worst.In fact, Scott might already have the final dollar in hand.On Friday, the Pac-12 released its federal tax filings for the 2022 fiscal year. The document indicates Scott was paid $4.1 million for his final six months on the job, from January through June of 2021.That whopping total included a $1.5 million severance payment.Oh, but there’s more. According to the conference, the final installment of Scott’s compensation will appear on the tax filings released next spring, for the 2023 fiscal year, based on the separation agreement he reached with the Pac-12’s board of directors (i.e., the university presidents).Assuming the $1.5 million appearing on the 2022 filings represented half of Scott...

Fight leads to shooting in Oakland overnight, 2 injured: police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:26 GMT

(KRON) -- Two people are injured after a shooting overnight Saturday, the Oakland Police Department confirmed to KRON4. The shooting happened around 1:15 a.m. after a fight broke out between "several individuals" on the 5500 block of International Boulevard. Man yelling racial slurs on I-880 in viral video arrested Two unidentified individuals ended up being injured and taken to a nearby hospital. One victim is in stable condition, and the other is in critical condition, according to OPD. As of Saturday morning, no arrests have been made. The 5500 block of International Boulevard is approximately 1.5 miles north of the Oakland Coliseum. KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }OPD says anyone with information is asked to contact the OPD Felo...

Megabus returns to California: Can you really ride for $1?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:26 GMT

Californians have a new travel option this summer with the return of Megabus and its famous $1 fares.The company announced earlier this month that, starting May 15, Megabus would run three trips daily between seven cities: Anaheim, Los Angeles, Bakersfield, Fresno, San Francisco, Oakland and Sacramento.“We’re excited to be back in California,” Colin Emberson, VP of commercial for Megabus, said in a news release. “Our customers have eagerly been awaiting our return and we’re happy to be able to provide a new network of travel options just in time for the summer rush.” But what about those seemingly-too-good-to-be-true $1 tickets?A quick look at the website Friday confirmed that while it may not be easy, one can indeed book a $1 ticket. The 11-hour trip between Sacramento and Los Angeles costs $69.99 daily until June 24, when the price falls by $68.99 for the 3 a.m. departure.A Megabus representative told Nexstar that if you want to score a $1 ticket you should book well in advance as...

Sevilla player Jordán targeted by hung dummy before derby with Betis

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:26 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Spanish league and Sevilla denounced an apparent hate act by unknown persons against Sevilla player Joan Jordán on Saturday, the day before the Seville city derby with Real Betis.A dummy wearing a Sevilla shirt of Jordán was found on Saturday hung from an overpass in Seville with the banner “Seville hates Nervión” in Spanish. Nervión Stadium is Sevilla’s former stadium.The incident was similar to one suffered by Real Madrid’s Vinícius Júnior in January when a dummy with his name on it was hung from an overpass with a rope around its neck along with a banner with the words “Madrid hates Real.” That was before a derby against Atletico Madrid. Police have yet to find the people behind that act.Vinícius, who is Black, has also been targeted by verbal racist attacks during games. Jordán, who is white, has suffered from fan violence related to the derby.In January 2022, Jordán was struck in the head by a piece of PVC pipe hurled from the stands at Betis’ Benito...

Trans girl misses Mississippi graduation after being told to dress like boy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:26 GMT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A transgender girl in Mississippi is not participating in her high school graduation ceremony because school officials told her to dress like a boy and a federal judge did not block the officials’ decision, an attorney for the girl’s family said Saturday.Linda Morris, staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union’s Women’s Rights Project, said the ruling handed down late Friday by U.S. District Judge Taylor McNeel in Gulfport, Mississippi, “is as disappointing as it is absurd.”“Our client is being shamed and humiliated for explicitly discriminatory reasons, and her family is being denied a once-in-a-lifetime milestone in their daughter’s life,” Morris said. “No one should be forced to miss their graduation because of their gender.”The ACLU confirmed that the 17-year-old girl — listed in court papers only by her initials L.B. — would skip the Saturday ceremony for Harrison Central High School in Gulfport, about 160 miles (260 kilom...

Shark in Florida Keys bites angler who reeled it in, sending man to hospital

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:26 GMT

SUMMERLAND Key, Fla. (AP) — A shark in the Florida Keys bit the foot of a fisherman who had reeled it in, sending the man to the hospital, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday.The 35-year-old man was fishing off a dock in Summerland Key when he caught the shark Friday night. While it was on the dock, it bit him in the foot, the sheriff’s office said in a statement.The angler was flown by a trauma helicopter to a hospital in Miami. His condition not known on Saturday, the statement said.No further details were provided.Source

Former US Rep. Mark Walker joins North Carolina GOP gubernatorial field

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:26 GMT

KERNERSVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Ex-U.S. Rep. Mark Walker formally entered next year’s race for North Carolina governor on Saturday, saying that he’s best suited to win the seat that has eluded Republicans for much of the past three decades, by attracting a diverse set of voters in the closely divided state. Walker, a former Baptist pastor who rode the Tea Party wave to three terms in Congress, made the announcement to a crowd of 300 at a church in Kernersville. If elected, he said he would provide a bulwark to federal policy intrusions, promote educational opportunity and economic freedom, and protect families and children on cultural issues.He said he had a history, in both the pulpit and in Congress, of building bridges with unaffiliated and Democratic voters. He’s been known for his efforts to work with minority groups, particularly on funding historically Black colleges. Black supporters were featured prominently at the announcement event.“You’re fearfully and wonderfully ...