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'Ebony Alerts' debut in January to draw attention to missing women and children of color

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:45:52 GMT

(BCN) -- The California Highway Patrol and other agencies will soon add another tool to their belts to help locate missing people. Beginning in January, Ebony Alerts will debut to highlight missing Black children and young adults between the ages of 12 and 25. State Sen. Steven Bradford, D-Gardena, introduced the bill and his office says the alerts are the first of their kind in the nation. Rainfall forecasted mid-week: NWS The statistics are indeed alarming. According to the Black and Missing Foundation -- a nonprofit that brings awareness to missing people of color -- Blacks make up 14 percent of the U.S. population but represent 38 percent of the missing children in this country. "Our Black children and young women are disproportionately represented on the lists of missing persons," said Bradford in a statement released by his office after his bill was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom earlier this year. "This is heartbreaking and painful for so many families and a public crisis ...

Raiders missing star RB Josh Jacobs because of quad injury for game against Chiefs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:45:52 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs was inactive for Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs because of a quad injury that had caused the two-time Pro Bowl running back to miss their previous week’s game against the Chargers.Jacobs did not look comfortable going through pregame warmups at Arrowhead Stadium before being ruled out.The Raiders are facing a must-win game against Kansas City to keep alive their slim playoff hopes. And coach Antonio Pierce indicated earlier in the week that he expected “all the guys to play,” which seemed to include Jacobs, who was limited in practice on Friday and was listed as questionable for the AFC West showdown.The Raiders did have pass rusher Maxx Crosby available to face Patrick Mahomes and the division-leading Chiefs. He missed two days of practice early in the week because of a knee injury but practiced on a limited basis Saturday.Las Vegas had already ruled out tight end Michael Mayer, who missed ...

South Carolina stays unanimous No. 1 in women’s AP Top 25. West Virginia in, Washington out

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:45:52 GMT

South Carolina remained the No. 1 team in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll on Monday.The Gamecocks received all 36 votes from a national media panel, marking the seventh consecutive week that they’ve been No. 1. South Carolina had a run of 38 straight weeks as the top team over the previous two seasons before LSU was the preseason No. 1 this year.With most teams having a light schedule last week ahead of the holidays, the top 10 were unchanged. UCLA, North Carolina State, Iowa and Texas followed the Gamecocks.Southern California, LSU, Colorado, Stanford and Baylor were next.Ohio State dropped four spots to No. 17 after losing to UCLA by six points.BIG 12 RISINGWest Virginia gave the Big 12 Conference a fifth team in the poll as the Mountaineers entered at No. 25 and Washington fell out. It’s the first appearance since 2021 for WVU. The Big 12 now has Texas, Baylor, No. 11 Kansas State, No. 23 TCU and West Virginia ranked, marking the first time since th...

POLL ALERT: South Carolina still unanimous No. 1 in AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll; West Virginia in, Washington out

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:45:52 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — POLL ALERT: South Carolina still unanimous No. 1 in AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll; West Virginia in, Washington out.Source

Recostarse y vomitar entre platillos: así era el festín de los antiguos romanos

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:45:52 GMT

(CNN) — Imagina, por un momento, el banquete festivo más glorioso, con un pavo enorme, dos rellenos, jamón, las guarniciones de rigor y al menos media docena de tartas y pasteles. Todo esto puede sonar grandioso, hasta que nos fijamos en las extravagantes exhibiciones del antiguo banquete romano.Los miembros de las clases altas romanas solían darse fastuosos banquetes de horas de duración que servían para difundir su riqueza y estatus de una forma que eclipsa nuestra noción de una comida resplandeciente. “Comer era el acto supremo de civilización y celebración de la vida”, afirma Alberto Jori, catedrático de Filosofía Antigua de la Universidad de Ferrara, Italia.Un antiguo palacio romano “perdido” reabre después de 50 años de abandonoLos antiguos romanos disfrutaban con preparaciones dulces y saladas. La lagane, una pasta corta rústica que suele servirse con garbanzos, también se utilizaba para hacer un pastel de miel con queso ricotta fresco. Los roman...

Driver injured in violent early morning Christmas Day crash in Spencer

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:45:52 GMT

A 31-year-old man has been hospitalized with serious injuries following an early morning crash in Spencer on Christmas Day, officials said.Officers responding to a reported crash at the intersection of Paxton and Thompson roads around 1 p.m. found the driver suffering from significant but non-life-threatening injuries, according to Spencer police. He was taken to UMass Medical Center. The crash, and a previous hit-and-run with personal injury in Worcester, are under investigation. No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Egypt floats plan to end Israel-Hamas war. The proposal gets a cool reception

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:45:52 GMT

By SAMY MAGDY, NAJIB JOBAIN and JOSEF FEDERMAN (Associated Press)CAIRO (AP) — Israel and Hamas on Monday gave cool public receptions to an Egyptian proposal to end their bitter war. But the longstanding enemies stopped short of rejecting the plan altogether, raising the possibility of a new round of diplomacy to halt a devastating Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip.The Egyptian plan calls for a phased hostage release and the formation of a Palestinian government of experts to administer the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank, according to a senior Egyptian official and a European diplomat familiar with the proposal.The Egyptian official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the proposal, said the details were worked out with the Gulf nation of Qatar and presented to Israel, Hamas, the United States and European governments. Egypt and Qatar both mediate between Israel and Hamas, while the U.S. is Israel’s closest ally and a key power in the region.Israeli Prime M...

Ukraine celebrates Christmas on Dec. 25 for the first time, distancing itself from Russia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:45:52 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Christmas carried more than spiritual weight for many Ukrainians this year as the country newly observed it as a public holiday on Dec. 25 rather than the later date followed in Russia.The change, enacted in legislation signed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in July, reflects both Ukrainians’ dismay with the 22-month-old Russian invasion and their assertion of a national identity.Ukraine is predominantly Orthodox Christian, but the faith is divided between two churches, one of which had long affiliation with the Russian Orthodox Church.The Orthodox Church of Ukraine, which didn’t recognize the authority of the Russian church and had been regarded as schismatic, was granted full recognition in 2019 by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Orthodoxy’s top authority.The Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which was a branch of the Russian church, announced in 2022 after the start of the Russia-Ukraine war that it was breaking ties with Moscow and considered its...

Harry Rosen, founder of Canadian menswear chain, dies at 92

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:45:52 GMT

The founder of Canadian men’s clothing retailer Harry Rosen Inc. has died at 92.Harry Rosen opened his first made-to-measure menswear store on Parliament Street in Toronto in 1954 and ran the company for 51 years until his son, Larry Rosen, became chairman and CEO.In a statement, Larry confirmed his father’s passing on Sunday, saying he “willed his business into existence one client at a time” and that “his passion for menswear and fashion was contagious.”An Order of Canada recipient in 2004, Rosen was involved philanthropically in the Canadian Paraplegic Association, Corporate Fund for Breast Cancer, Cancer Care Fund, Mt. Sinai Friends for Life campaign, United Way, CAMH and UHN.While the company bearing his name was known for dressing Canada’s most prominent elite in tailored suits, with 19 stores across Canada, it had expanded in recent years to include a casual wear collection.A posting on Benjamin’s Park Memorial Chapel says Rosen is su...

Mild weather delays opening of popular ice fishing spot in Quebec

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:45:52 GMT

SAINTE-ANNE-DE-LA-PÉRADE, Que. — Mild weather is delaying the start of the ice fishing season at a popular spot for winter anglers southwest of Quebec City.For 85 years, ice fishing enthusiasts have gathered in the town of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade and set up camp on the Sainte-Anne River, a St-Lawrence River tributary and winter breeding ground for the migratory Atlantic tomcod.The fishing season traditionally begins around Christmas, but temperatures this year have prevented the formation of ice thick enough to safely support the hundreds of fishing cottages that usually dot the waterway. Officials have been watering the river surface for weeks, but on Christmas Day it was still short of the 10-inch ice depth target.“This festive season, we were so excited to bring you a wonderful announcement as a Christmas gift: the imminent opening of our 86th ice fishing season,” the organization that manages local fishing activities, the Association des pourvoyeurs de la rivière Sainte-Anne, w...