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House passes funding measure to avoid government shutdown

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:11 GMT

By Stephen Groves and Lisa Mascaro | Associated PressWASHINGTON — The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to prevent a government shutdown after new Republican Speaker Mike Johnson was forced to reach across the aisle to Democrats when hard-right conservatives revolted against his plan.The bipartisan tally — 336-95 with 93 Republicans voting no — showed Johnson’s willingness to leave his right-flank Republicans behind and work with Democrats to temporarily keep government running — the same political move that cost the last House speaker, Kevin McCarthy, his job just weeks ago.This time, Johnson of Louisiana appeared on track for a temporarily better outcome. His approach, which the Senate is expected to approve by week’s end, effectively pushes a final showdown over government funding to the new year.“Making sure that government stays in operation is a matter of conscience for all of us. We owe that to the American people,” Johnson said earlier Tuesday at a n...

Big Game week: Cal Bears look to balance excitement of Stanford rivalry with pursuit of becoming bowl eligible

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:11 GMT

BERKELEY — Cal coach Justin Wilcox sees the need for balance between embracing the Big Game and all that goes with it against a week of focused preparation for facing Stanford on Saturday.The Bears (4-6, 2-5 Pac-12) and Cardinal (3-7, 2-6) meet for the 126th time in a 3:30 p.m. kickoff at Stanford Stadium, and there remains a lot on the line for Cal.Wins at Stanford and UCLA the following week would make Cal bowl eligible for the first time since 2019. The Bears’ 42-39 victory over Washington State last Saturday snapped a four-game losing streak and kept that ambition afloat.Asked during his weekly news conference about the Big Game’s place on the Bay Area sports landscape, Wilcox quipped, “Geez, I don’t know if we have enough time to give it its due.”He will not pretend it’s just another game.“This is one of the greatest rivalries in college athletics,” he said. “I think it’s OK to talk about it, the history, The Axe, all that goes into it. I want them to appreciate how much it mea...

Bay Area forecast: More rain than expected coming later this week

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:11 GMT

(BCN) -- As the rain pulls into the Bay Area, the National Weather Service said Tuesday afternoon to expect Friday and Saturday's rain totals to be wetter than expected. The NWS said the week's first round of rain continues to impact the North Bay but remains light with little to no impact. APEC Bay Bridge lane closure begins Tuesday The second round of rain, which will be steadier, is still on track for Wednesday afternoon and evening. The threat of thunderstorms has diminished for Wednesday and now has the highest confidence over the coastal waters. Southerly winds will increase Wednesday as well with strongest winds over the coastal waters and in Monterey/San Benito counties. The NWS said one notable change is that Friday into Saturday looks much wetter than previous forecasts, with even a low chance (15%) of thunderstorms. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

PHOTOS: Rescued mountain lion cubs come to Oakland Zoo

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:11 GMT

(KRON) -- Two orphaned mountain lion cubs have a new home at the Oakland Zoo, the zoo announced Tuesday. The kittens were found in a backyard in the Burlingame/Hillsboro area last weekend after their suspected mother was killed in a car crash on Highway 280, the zoo said. The young siblings were taken to the zoo on Tuesday where they were examined for health. "These cubs became orphans when their mother was struck by a car on a busy highway, a tragedy suffered by wildlife when safe passage across their natural territories isn't possible. We support and advocate for more wildlife crossings, such as the one opened in Santa Cruz earlier this year on Highway 17," said Nik Dehejia, Oakland Zoo's CEO. Both kittens are females that were born just 6-10 weeks ago, per the zoo. One weighs 5 pounds and the other weighs 5.5 pounds. United flight makes emergency landing at SFO due to ‘potential security issue’ The kittens were underweight and dehydrated when they were found, but aside fr...

52-year-old SF man convicted in revenge porn case

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:11 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A San Francisco man was convicted by a jury in a revenge porn case, the San Francisco District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday. Joseph Garcia, 52, was found guilty of invasion of privacy after he secretly recorded a sexual encounter and shared it without his partner's knowledge or consent.Testimony and evidence presented at the trial revealed that Garcia secretly recorded the encounter and then shared it via text message with a mutual friend. After the victim became aware of the video, she reported the crime to the San Francisco Police Department. Pelosi attacker DePape takes stand in his trial “The jury’s verdict sends a message that Mr. Garcia’s conduct is unacceptable and anyone whoengages in this type of behavior will face consequences,” said District Attorney BrookeJenkins. “I will do everything in my power to fight for justice for victims and ensure that thiskind of demeaning and exploitative criminal behavior is not normalized.”Garcia is currentl...

NXT: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:11 GMT

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — NXT Energy Solutions Inc. (NSFDF) on Tuesday reported a loss of $1.3 million in its third quarter.The Calgary, Alberta-based company said it had a loss of 2 cents per share._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on NSFDF at https://www.zacks.com/ap/NSFDFSource

Ohio interstate crash involving busload of high school students leaves 3 dead, sends 15 to hospital

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:11 GMT

ETNA, Ohio (AP) — A charter bus filled with high school students was rear-ended by a semitruck on an Ohio highway Tuesday morning, leaving three people dead and 15 others injured, officials said. Five vehicles were involved in the crash, including a Pioneer Trails charter bus that was carrying students and chaperones from the Tuscarawas Valley Local School District in eastern Ohio, said Licking County Emergency Management Agency Director Sean Grady. There were a total of 57 people onboard, he said.“This is our worst nightmare, when we have a bus full of children involved in a crash,” Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said during a news conference at the scene. “Prayers go out to the families, everyone who was on the bus.”Lt. Nathan Dennis of the Ohio State Highway Patrol confirmed that there were fatalities but declined to say how many. He said 18 people altogether were taken from the bus. The injured were taken to seven hospitals for treatment.The bus was carrying the students and chaperones t...

Ampio: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:11 GMT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMPE) on Tuesday reported a loss of $1.2 million in its third quarter.The Englewood, Colorado-based company said it had a loss of $1.53 per share._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on AMPE at https://www.zacks.com/ap/AMPESource

Live updates | Israeli troops battle Palestinian militants as UN runs out of fuel in Gaza

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:11 GMT

The U.N. aid agency for Palestinian refugees said its fuel reserves in Gaza ran dry on Tuesday. The lack of fuel means relief efforts, phone and internet communications across the besieged territory will grind to a halt in the next few days, UNRWA said.Israel has refused to allow fuel shipments into Gaza following Hamas’s deadly Oct. 7 incursion into southern Israel that set off the war, saying the militant group will divert any fuel for its own use.Fighting between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants in northern Gaza has caused 200,000 people to flee south in the past 10 days, the U.N. humanitarian agency said Tuesday. More than two-thirds of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million have fled their homes since the war began.Only one hospital in the north is capable of treating patients, and another evacuated its last remaining patients and health workers. Patients, newborns and medics are stranded with no electricity and dwindling supplies. Israel accuses Hamas of using hospitals as c...

GOP senator challenges Teamsters head to a fight in a fiery exchange at a hearing

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:11 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional hearing devolved into an angry confrontation between a senator and a witness on Tuesday after Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma challenged Sean O’Brien, the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, to “stand your butt up” and settle longstanding differences right there in the room.Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, the chairman of the Senate panel that was holding the hearing, yelled at Mullin to sit down after he challenged O’Brien to a fight. Mullin had stood up from his seat at the dais and appeared to start taking his ring off.“This is the time, this is the place,” Mullin told O’Brien after reading a series of critical tweets O’Brien had sent about him in the past. “If you want to run your mouth, we can be two consenting adults. We can finish it here.”The two men never came face to face in the hearing room. But they hurled insults at each other for around six minutes as Sanders repeatedly banged his gavel and tried to cut th...