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Father of 13 dies after saving kids during whitewater rafting trip

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:30:57 GMT

CAÑON CITY, Colo. (KXRM) — The family of a man who died in Colorado after saving his children during a whitewater rafting accident earlier this month is finding an unexpected outpour of support.Dustin Harker, a father of 13, was rafting on the Arkansas River near Cañon City, Colorado with his family in early June when the raft capsized in some rapids. Harker, a neurologist, was able to rescue three of his children who were thrown into turbulent waters, working to get them out from under the raft and back into the vessel. Courtesy of Sharon Neu YoungCourtesy of Sharon Neu YoungCourtesy of Sharon Neu YoungCourtesy of Sharon Neu YoungCourtesy of Sharon Neu Young"He was underwater for fifteen minutes," said Sharon Neu Young, Harker's sister-in-law. "They did CPR on him for 30 to 45 minutes, but they weren't able to bring him back."After he was pulled from the water, Harker was brought onto the nearby Royal Gorge Route Railroad. The conductor had stopped the train asking passengers if th...

Search efforts continue for actor Julian Sands, missing in California mountain since January

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:30:57 GMT

(KTLA) - Search efforts have continued for British actor Julian Sands, who has been missing since early January. Sands - best known for starring roles in “The Killing Fields,” “Warlock,” “A Room with a View,” and “Arachnophobia" - disappeared while hiking in the area of Mount Baldy, a 10,000-foot peak northeast of Los Angeles. The 65-year-old was reported missing in mid-January. At the time, Sands was believed to be somewhere along the Baldy Bowl Trail, a popular hike in the San Gabriel Mountains. Despite search and rescue efforts at the time, which were hampered by severe weather and "alpine conditions," Sands was never located. Search for missing Titanic wreck submersible continues: what we know about those aboard Efforts to find Sands have continued, with over 80 search and rescue volunteers, deputies, and staff searching for him over the weekend, with the help of two helicopters and drone crews. Aviation resources conducted aerial search and assessment efforts over remote are...

Max Morath, musician who revived ragtime via public television, dies at 96 in Duluth

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:30:57 GMT

DULUTH, Minn. — Max Morath, a national practitioner and proponent of ragtime music who became a public television pioneer, died Monday morning in Duluth. He was 96.Morath was living at Aftenro Home in Duluth, having moved to the area after marrying his wife, Diane Skomars, in 1993. No further details were immediately available about Morath’s death, which was confirmed by Skomars in an email to the Duluth News Tribune.Diane Skomars and Max Morath in their Duluth retirement years. (Diane Skomars via Forum News Service)“Beloved by his family, friends and fans,” she wrote, “Max was an entertainer ’til the end.”For decades, Morath was one of the best-known proponents of ragtime music, crossing the country countless times over decades of touring that began in the mid-20th century and extended into the 21st. His shows combined musical performances with entertaining, educational commentary on ragtime music and the turn-of-the-century era that produced it.“The Ragtime Era” was the name of a ...

Local students received educational grants

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:30:57 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Some Capital Region students received a significant investment in their future education. The Albany Police Athletic League awarded grants on Monday for local student finalists.Claudia Corradino, an eighth grade student at Hackett Middle School, received a $2,000 scholarship toward her future education. She was one of five other finalists in the running to receive that grant. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The two runner-up students received $1,000 grants and the remaining three students received $500 grants. Organizers said educational investments can help students set future goals."It basically gives them something to look forward to. It gives them something to set goals to achieve not only to graduate high school but to continue your education," Albany PAL Exec. Dir. Lenny Ricchiuti said. "And those dollars can be used for trade school, for college, however the student deems fit when the time co...

Sick marine mammals overwhelming Southern California rescue organization

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:30:57 GMT

Sickened marine mammals poisoned by an algal bloom in Southern California waters are overwhelming a local rescue organization. Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute responds to beached sea lions and other sick mammals, evaluates their condition and, if needed, attempts to nurse the animals back to health.But a recent algal bloom off the coast of Southern California is leading to more and more marine mammals getting sickened by a type of poison that is growing ever more prevalent: domoic acid toxicity. Known colloquially as the "Red Tide," domoic acid is a naturally occuring neurotoxin that is produced by blooming algae in California waters. The blooms tend to happen more regularly in spring and autumn when nutrients from the deep are brought to the surface and exposed to sunlight.Fish and other animals low on the food chain eat the toxic algae without much issue, but marine mammals and birds that eat those animals aren't so lucky. Through a process called "biomagnificatio...

Authorities seeking suspect involved in L.A. County stabbing

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:30:57 GMT

Police in Los Angeles are searching for a suspect who allegedly stabbed two people in Porter Ranch on Monday. According to the LAPD, officers responded to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon in the 19100 block of Salt Lake Place round 5 p.m.When they arrived on scene, they found a 45-year-old woman suffering from an apparent stab wound and a 50-year-old man suffering from a contusion. The suspect barricaded himself into a home and is refusing to come out. Video footage from the scene shows an unknown substance flowing from the garage that authorities believe could be potentially dangerous. The neighborhood has been evacuated as police surround the home where the suspect is hiding.The suspect is described as a 55-year-old white male standing at 5 feet, 10 inches tall, with brown hair and brown eyes. The investigation into what led up to the stabbing remains ongoing.

SF Giants’ first-round pick Reggie Crawford talks return from Tommy John, two-way plans

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:30:57 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — The main attraction Monday night at Oracle Park was the home debut of 21-year-old phenom Luis Matos. But it was hard not to notice the 6-foot-4, 235-pound hunk of human being hanging behind the batting cage, who also figures to play a major part in the Giants’ future.San Francisco’s top pick in 2022, Reggie Crawford, paid a visit to the ballpark he hopes to call home one day. Visiting family who live in the city, Crawford was enjoying an off day from Single-A San Jose, where he recently began attempting to chart his path as the first domestic two-way player to make the majors since Babe Ruth.“Obviously we’re at where we’re at right now and we’re gonna be making strides, but I don’t feel like this is a foreign place to me,” Crawford said, wearing a 2007 All-Star Game sweatshirt while standing on the dirt warning track of Oracle Park, coming up on a year since being drafted 30th overall and 20 months post-Tommy John surgery. “I know that t...

Ocean City brings fireworks back to the beach for the first time since 2019

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:30:57 GMT

Ocean city, Maryland aerial view of the boardwalk and beach(Getty Images/iStockphoto/abriggs21) Ocean city, Maryland aerial view of the boardwalk and beach(Getty Images/iStockphoto/abriggs21) It’s been a long wait, but Ocean City in Maryland is once again planning on holding a dazzling Fourth of July fireworks display.The plans for this year’s fireworks show includes displays at two different locations: one at the North Division Street Beach, and another at Northside Park at 125th Street.In each case, there will be musical entertainment starting at 8 p.m., and the fireworks are scheduled to go off at 9:30 p.m.The long-awaited restoration of the beach holiday tradition comes after a few challenging years for the Ma...

Piden a los médicos revisar más allá del índice de masa corporal (IMC) como medida de riesgo para la salud

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:30:57 GMT

(CNN) — Hace aproximadamente 200 años, un matemático y estadístico belga llamado Adolphe Quetelet, en un intento de caracterizar al “hombre normal”, observó que el peso corporal de los adultos en kilogramos es aproximadamente proporcional al cuadrado de su estatura en metros, una medida que pasó a denominarse índice de Quetelet.No fue hasta 1972, cuando el fisiólogo Dr. Ancel Keys lo propuso como cálculo de la grasa corporal, cuando recibió su nombre más reconocible: índice de masa corporal o IMC.Ahora está en todas partes, sobre todo como herramienta de detección de la obesidad: un IMC inferior a 18,5 es “bajo peso”, un “peso saludable” es hasta 24,9, “sobrepeso” es de 25 a 29,9 y “obesidad” es un IMC de 30 o más.Y para ser una métrica diseñada para aplicarse ampliamente a la población general, ha adquirido una importancia desmesurada para los individuos, incluso a veces se le llama “letra escarlata”.R...

Carpenter’s 3-run homer rallies Tigers for 6-4 win, Royals’ 12th loss in 13 games

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:30:57 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Kerry Carpenter hit a three-run homer in a five-run, seventh inning that lifted Detroit Tigers over Kansas 6-4 on Monday night and sent the Royals to their 12th loss in 13 games.Kansas City wasted a 4-0 lead and dropped to 0-15 in games started by Jordan Lyles, who allowed three runs and six hits in six-plus innings. He is 0-11, the most losses in the major leagues, and he broke the team record for winless starts at the start of a season, which had been set by Vida Blue in 1983.Zach McKinstry started the comeback with a fifth inning RBI double that went through left fielder Edward Olivares’s legs, allowing Jake Rogers to score from first.Miguel Cabrera singled and Jonathan Schoop doubled, chasing Lyles in the seventh. Rogers hit a two-run single off Taylor Clarke (1-1) that cut the deficit to 4-3, and Carpenter hit a two-out line drive down the right-field line for his sixth homer this season.Tyler Alexander (2-1) allowed one hit in two scoreless innings with four str...