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Harassment of TV meteorologists reflects broader anti-science, anti-media trends

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:21 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The harassment started to intensify as TV meteorologist Chris Gloninger did more reporting on climate change during local newscasts — outraged emails and even a threat to show up at his house.Gloninger said he had been recruited, in part, to “shake things up” at the Iowa station where he worked, but backlash was building. The man who sent him a series of threatening emails was charged with third-degree harassment. The Des Moines station asked him to dial back his coverage, facing what he called an understandable pressure to maintain ratings.“I started just connecting the dots between extreme weather and climate change, and then the volume of pushback started to increase quite dramatically,” he said in an interview with The Associated Press.So, on June 21, he announced that he was leaving KCCI-TV — and his 18-year career in broadcast journalism altogether.Gloninger’s experience is all too common among meteorologists across the country who are encounterin...

Climate change ratchets up the stress on farmworkers on the front lines of a warming Earth

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:21 GMT

Mily Trevino-Sauceda was 9 when her mother fell as she worked to move irrigation pipes along rows of potato and alfalfa on an Idaho farm. Mily’s 10-year-old brother splashed water over their mother’s face and body while her children looked on, scared and crying. Their mother had fainted from the heat, and could never again work as fast or as long in the sun.Decades later, the memory remains sharp for Trevino-Sauceda, who says few systemic changes have been made to safeguard farmworkers from extreme heat.“Knowing all this still happens, it angers,” said Trevino-Sauceda, now the executive director of Alianza de Campesinas, a women farmworkers’ organization based in Oxnard, California. “It angers because we know what it is to do this kind of work. And even though we want to be loyal to doing a good job, we don’t even think at the time that if we’re treated as human beings or not. We just want to survive it.”As Earth this week set and then repeatedly broke unofficial records...

L.A. hospital seeks public’s help in identifying male patient 

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:21 GMT

The Los Angeles General Medical Center is seeking the public's help to identify a male patient who has been hospitalized for 14 days. The patient is described as a man in his 60s, standing 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing 153 pounds with an average build. He has greying brown hair, facial hair and blue eyes.Anyone who recognizes the man or has additional information is asked to contact clinical social workers Yen Sau or Cesar Robles at 323-409-4860 or 323-409-6884.

Five-run second inning dooms A’s in 7-3 loss to host Red Sox

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:21 GMT

By DOUG ALDENBOSTON — A five-run second inning did the A’s in on Friday night, ultimately leading them to a 7-3 loss to the Boston Red Sox and keeping them on-pace for a historic low in MLB’s modern history.Yu Chang, out since April with a broken bone in his left hand, drove in the first two runs of the game with a bases-loaded single and was one of six players with RBIs for Boston. The Red Sox pounded out 10 hits and extended their streak of games with 10 or more hits to six.Jarren Duran, Justin Turner and Alex Verdugo had two hits apiece and each drove in a run for the Red Sox, who have won six of seven with two games remaining before the All-Star break. Nick Pivetta (5-5) struck out eight over five innings of relief and picked up the win.Seth Brown hit a two-run homer for MLB-worst Oakland, which fell to 2-2 on a six-game trip and to 25-65 overall. The .277 winning percentage is good for a 45-117 pace, which would not be worse than the 1962 New York Mets’ modern record of .250 (4...

Warriors lose but all eyes on Victor Wembanyama for top pick’s Summer League debut

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:21 GMT

LAS VEGAS — There wasn’t a seat open in Thomas & Mack Center lower bowl five hours before the Warriors opened their Vegas portion of Summer League against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday.But unlike the typical Vegas Summer League night, the Warriors and Lakers weren’t part of the headlining act.Instead, it was French phenom Victor Wembanyama’s first taste of NBA action that stole the show — and even had the Warriors looking on more than usual before they took the floor.About four hours before the Warriors fell 103-96 to the Lakers, Steve Kerr and several of his assistant coaches showed up early to catch a glimpse of Wembanyama, who didn’t live up to the expectations in his summer opener.Wembanyama was about as graceful on the floor as a bull in a china shop in his first game, which was the most hyped Summer League debut since former top pick Zion Williamson in 2019. The San Antonio Spurs had run sets that gave the No. 1 pick plenty of open looks but he s...

People place cones on empty driverless cars in SF

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:21 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A group of activists are on a mission to stop robo-taxis in San Francisco. Videos and pictures shared online show the group called "Safe Street Rebel" immobilizing the driverless cars by putting traffic cones on them.The actions are not making autonomous vehicle companies happy. Activists are taking on driverless cars in San Francisco. Videos show people disabling the robotaxis by placing traffic cones on the hood. Safe Street Rebel says they're protesting the spread of driverless cars. Louis Vuitton is latest high-end store to open in downtown Walnut Creek "We see these as a threat and not a compliment to more environmental mobility solutions like public transit and active mobility," said one Safe Street Revel member.The autonomous vehicles owned by companies Cruise and Waymo have been the subject of intrigue and anger. On several recent occasions, the cars have stalled and blocked traffic, gotten in the way of first responders and even hit and killed a do...

Wembanyama debuts after two top-5 picks hurt in thrilling finish to the previous Summer League game

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:21 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama’s first NBA game had a tough act to follow.While the San Antonio rookie waited to make his NBA Summer League debut Friday night against the Charlotte Hornets, the game before his ended with a thrilling finish.Jabari Smith Jr. hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to rally the Houston Rockets to a 100-99 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in a game that saw two top-five picks unable to finish the game due to injuries.Scoot Henderson, the No. 3 selection, injured his right shoulder in the third quarter and did not return for Portland (0-1). He finished with 15 points and six assists.Amen Thompson, the fourth overall pick, injured his ankle late in the game and did not return for Houston (1-0). He had 16 points, five assists, four rebounds and four steals.Smith, the No. 3 pick last year, scored 29 of his game-high 33 points in the second half. Tari Eason pitched in with 20 points, nine rebounds, five assists and four blocks. Cam Whitmore contribute...

McNeil doubles in go-ahead run, the Mets beat the Padres 7-5 to win 6th straight

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:21 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jeff McNeil doubled in Starling Marte with the go-ahead run on the first pitch of the 10th inning and the New York Mets extended their winning streak to a season-high six games by beating the San Diego Padres 7-5 on Friday night in a matchup of high-priced, underperforming teams.McNeil’s grounder off rookie Tom Cosgrove (1-2) went just inside the line past diving first baseman Jake Cronenworth and into right field to bring in Marte, the automatic runner. Francisco Alvarez followed with his fourth straight single to score McNeil, the 2022 NL batting champion. The Mets added on with a two-run single by Francisco Lindor, who had three hits and three RBIs as he followed up his first career five-hit game the night before. Lindor homered off Yu Darvish in the third to pull the Mets to 3-2. It was his 19th. Daniel Vogelbach’s third single off Darvish tied it at 3 in the fifth. He also had an RBI single in the first.The Mets had the bases loaded with one out in the ni...

Wimbledon 2023: Stefanos Tsitsipas will be on court for the fifth day in a row

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:21 GMT

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Stefanos Tsitsipas already has eliminated two Grand Slam champions — Dominic Thiem and Andy Murray — while playing for four days in a row at Wimbledon.He’s scheduled to be back out on court for a fifth consecutive day on Saturday.“I’m ready for anything, pretty much. Unfortunately I can’t plan how long I want to play,” said the No. 5-seeded Tsitsipas, a two-time runner-up at majors. “Sometimes I just have to accept what comes from the other side of the net, try and work around that.”The victory over Thiem was interrupted by rain and stretched from Tuesday to Wednesday; the victory over Murray was halted because it got too late at night to continue on Thursday so they resumed on Friday. Tsitsipas has put in a lot more work this week than his third-round opponent, Laslo Djere of Serbia.While Tsitsipas was on court a total of 10 sets across 8 hours, 36 minutes in his two singles matches, the unseeded Djere has contested eight sets over 6 hours, 36 minutes whil...

State TV: Militants attack a police station killing an officer in southeastern Iran, clashes ongoing

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:21 GMT

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A group of militants attacked a police station with suicide belts and killed an officer in southeastern Iran, state TV reported on Saturday.An armed group attacked a police station in Zahedan, a city in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan province, some 500 kilometers (310 miles) southeast of the country’s capital, Tehran, and killed a policeman. The report said the militants were equipped with suicide belts and two of them detonated, but did not elaborate further.State TV said clashes were still ongoing at the time of publishing this report.The Associated Press