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Retailers are improving their delivery speeds, meaning good news for late holiday shoppers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:00:04 GMT

By HALELUYA HADERO and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO (AP Business Writers)NEW YORK (AP) — Haven’t ordered any of your holiday gifts yet?Well, you might find solace in discovering some of America’s biggest retailers are working to increase their shipping speeds to please shoppers expecting faster and faster deliveries.Walmart, Target and Amazon are all-in on the shipping wars, a move retail experts say will help them maintain a competitive edge against low-cost Chinese retailers Shein and Temu. For Walmart and Target, their investments are also aimed at narrowing the gap in delivery speed with Amazon, which has set the standard for fast shipping and remains the king of speed.Amazon packages have been arriving at the doors of Prime customers even faster this year under the company’s new distribution model, which divides the country into eight regions and predominantly ships items from warehouses in those areas. The idea, according to Amazon, is to get shipments to travel shorter distances with fe...

Shooting report on 10 Freeway closes lanes in East Los Angeles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:00:04 GMT

A portion of the 10 Freeway is closed through East Los Angeles after a shooting was reported near the 710 Freeway interchange Tuesday morning. Officers are investigating the shooting report made shortly before 5 a.m., a CHP spokesperson confirmed. A SigAlert was issued to close all eastbound lanes on the 10 Freeway at Soto Street for police activity, the CHP stated on its traffic incident log. First of 2 storms brings rain to Southern California; flood watches issued It was unclear if the gunfire struck anyone or how long the freeway lanes would remain closed.Check back for updates on this developing story.

1 dead, 1 hospitalized after Hawthorne shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:00:04 GMT

Two men were shot, one of them fatally, in Hawthorne Monday night.The men were in the 13400 block of Kornblum Avenue when the shots rang out shortly after 8 p.m., the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said in a news release.One of the men was declared dead at the scene, while the other was taken to a local hospital, where he is in stable condition.No suspect has been identified, authorities said.Anyone with information is asked to call the LASD Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. 

When Is CBG A Better Choice Than CBD Oil?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:00:04 GMT

View the original article about CBG  at Real Tested CBD.CBD has the most clout in the hemp industry, but searches for “CBD alternatives” have increased. More customers in the hemp community are ready to try a variety of cannabinoids. Although delta-8 products are popular with those who want a psychedelic experience, there are also non-psychoactive hemp cannabinoids that are gaining ground on social media.For instance, more people are asking their local hemp shops whether they have any “CBG near me.” As we’ve covered in previous posts, CBG is a significant cannabinoid that’s the precursor to both CBD and THC. Since CBG-A transforms to other cannabinoids, only about 1 percent of CBG is in most hemp strains. However, now that demand forCBG products is going up, more hemp manufacturers are putting out CBG-rich oils, capsules, and tinctures.But why would anyone buy a CBG extract rather than CBD? Are there any significant differences between CBG vs. CBD that customers should consider?Why ...

High school boys basketball rankings Dec. 19, 2023: Bay Area News Group Top 20

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:00:04 GMT

Bay Area News Group Top 20(Mercury News & East Bay Times)(Records through Saturday)No. 1 DE LA SALLE (9-0)Previous ranking: 1Since last ranking: Beat Fremont-Oakland 67-42, St. Mary’s-Berkeley 65-29, Justin-Siena 66-30, Vacaville 82-41, Los Alamitos 75-70Up next: Friday vs. Fairfield, 5 p.m.No. 2 SALESIAN (9-0)Previous ranking: 2Since last ranking: Beat Gridley 80-30, Clovis North 82-56, Branson 63-60 OT, Hillcrest 60-57, Owyhee 55-47, Centennial-Corona 62-51Up next: Friday vs Ygnacio Valley, 7:15 p.m.No. 3 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (4-2)Previous ranking: 5Since last ranking: Beat Loyola 58-41, Strake Jesuit 73-47, Brophy College Prep 54-52 (OT), Alameda 73-56Up next: TBANo. 4 SERRA (5-1)Previous ranking: 8Since last ranking: Beat Sacred Heart Prep 53-45, Hillsdale 83-42 Up next: Saturday vs. Half Moon Bay, 7 p.m.No. 5 MONTE VISTA (10-0)Previous ranking: 10Since last ranking: Beat Piedmont 52-48, Acalanes 62-48, Woodcreek 56-52, San Leandro 61-45, Bellarmine 48-45, Mt. Eden 77-21Up next:...

Bay Area storms could bring less intensity but more consistency Tuesday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:00:04 GMT

The rain wasn’t expected to let up the day after storms throughout the Bay Area were powerful enough to potentially help knock out power for nearly 20,000 people, though forecasters expected less intense — albeit more consistent precipitation on Tuesday.In an early morning bulletin, the National Weather Service called the rain showers it expects on Tuesday “lingering,” as low-intensity rain was predicted to hang around for much of Tuesday for the entirety of the Bay Area.The 24-hour forecast between 4 a.m. Tuesday and 4 a.m. Wednesday predicted as much as one inch of rain in San Francisco and Half Moon Bay. Inland totals weren’t expected to be quite as high, with forecasts tapping out at one-half of an inch in San Jose and one-quarter of an inch in Concord and Livermore. Chances of thunderstorms, which could carry more precipitation than meteorologists can predict, were marginal according to the NWS.Commuters should still take heed of warnings in regard to we...

High school girls basketball rankings Dec. 19, 2023: Bay Area News Group Top 20

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:00:04 GMT

Bay Area News Group Top 20(Mercury News & East Bay Times)(Records through Monday)No. 1 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (3-0)Previous ranking: 1Update: Beat Marin Catholic 76-20, Moreau Catholic 81-26Up next: TBA at Nike Tournament of Champions, TBD p.m. No. 2 SAN RAMON VALLEY (7-1)Previous ranking: 2Update: Beat St. Ignatius 61-43, Alameda 78-25, Clovis North 83-26, Sacred Heart Cathedral 72-52Up next: Thursday at Heritage, 7 p.m. No. 3 BISHOP O’DOWD (4-1)Previous ranking: 3Update: Beat Windward-Los Angeles 44-38, lost to Etiwanda 70-40, beat Oakland Tech 58-40Up next: TBA at Nike Tournament of Champions, TBD p.m. No. 4 ACALANES (8-1)Previous ranking: 4Update: Beat Heritage 55-47, Maria Carrillo 79-42, Las Lomas 93-14, San Leandro 77-25, Caruthers 77-51Up next: Friday vs. Concord, 7 p.m. No. 5 CARONDELET (7-0)Previous ranking: 5Update: Beat Casa Grande 79-31, Branson 60-18, Montgomery 65-27, Marin Catholic 62-45Up next: TBA at Nike Tournament of Champions, TBD p.m. No. 6 PINEWOOD (5-0)Previous...

How a series of gruesome seal deaths on the California coast led researchers to a surprise predator

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:00:04 GMT

In her work as stranding coordinator at the Noyo Center for Marine Science in Mendocino County, Sarah Grimes investigates reports of dead marine mammals up and down the coast. So when she began finding the decapitated bodies of harbor seal pups dragged up near the high-tide line in MacKerricher State Park, just a few miles north of Fort Bragg, she was on the case.“It was so gruesome,” said Grimes. “I was like marine mammal CSI, seeing all the dead pups with their heads torn off, and I’m like, ‘What the heck did that?’ ”The headless bodies began turning up in 2016, and Grimes wasn’t able to pin down what was behind them. She suspected it might be coyotes, as she had found tracks in the area — but coyotes were not known to go after live marine mammals.It wasn’t until the fall of last year that Grimes got proof, when Frankie Gerraty, a Ph.D. student at UC Santa Cruz, caught one of the culprits in the act at MacKerricher.Undergraduate research assistant Isabella Turner (left) and ...

California is set to become 2nd state to allow turning wastewater into drinking water

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:00:04 GMT

By ADAM BEAM | Associated PressSACRAMENTO — When a toilet is flushed in California, the water can end up in a lot of places — the ice in a skating rink, the manufactured snow on ski slopes, in pipes providing irrigation for farmland. And — coming soon — in your drinking glass.California regulators on Tuesday are set to vote on new rules to let water agencies recycle wastewater and put it right back into the pipes that carry drinking water to homes, schools and businesses.It’s a big step for a state that has struggled for decades to have a reliable source of drinking water for its more than 39 million residents. And it signals a shift in public opinion on a subject that as recently as two decades ago prompted backlash that scuttled similar projects.Since then, California has been through multiple extreme droughts, including the most recent one that scientists say was the driest three-year period on record and left the state’s reservoirs at dangerously low levels.RELATED: This beer is...

Tired of the waiting lists for California’s public universities, nursing students increasingly turn to expensive private programs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:00:04 GMT

(BCN) -- For Julio Rivera, transferring from a local community college to a bachelor's program in nursing was always a top priority. As someone who enjoyed helping others, nursing seemed like a natural career. While caring for an aunt with renal failure and Type 2 diabetes, a conversation with her solidified the belief that nursing was his calling. "She said, 'You have it. You can really tell that you care about people,'" Rivera said. The pandemic put a pause on Rivera's education as hospitals had difficulty accommodating student nurses. Rivera applied to public programs in San Bernardino County, but many of them were severely limiting clinical training, or not accepting new applicants at the time. Woman vanishes in Santa Cruz, musician boyfriend uncooperative, police say Instead, the 33-year-old chose an increasingly popular option -- a private nursing program that would have a six-figure sticker price but guarantee him a timely degree. After finishing his pre-reqs, he transferre...