Home

Downey police officer injured in on-duty crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:47 GMT

A Downey police officer was injured in a crash early Monday, officials said.The crash occurred around 1:45 a.m. at the intersection of Lakewood Boulevard and Columbia Way, police said in a news release.The officer, who was on duty, and the 25-year-old driver of the other involved vehicle were taken to a hospital and are both listed in stable condition.Video from the scene showed the other vehicle sustained major front-end damage in the crash, while the patrol SUV ended up at a divider with its airbags deployed.The crash remains under investigation.

True Food Kitchen Celebrates 15 Years With A New Location In Century City

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:47 GMT

It’s been 15 years since the first True Food Kitchen opened in Phoenix, Arizona. With a menu and mantra based on world-renowned Dr. Andrew Weil’s anti-inflammatory diet, the restaurant will open its 44th location in May at the Westfield Century City Mall, below Din Tai Fung.The lifetime practitioner of natural and preventive medicine, Dr. Weil is the founder and director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, and a pioneer in the field of integrative medicine. His strict diet is often employed by cardiologists as part of heart patients’ recovery programs. Together with Phoenix restaurateur Sam Fox, the chain continues to grow with sustainable dishes that are influenced by Mediterranean, Asian and Californian cuisine.We chatted with CEO Scott Bowman about how the kitchen has mushroomed across the U.S. Rendering courtesy of True Food KitchenWhat do you believe is the secret behind the success of the True Food Kitchen?The success behind True Fo...

Bay Area storms: New atmospheric river expected to arrive overnight, Pajaro floodwaters approach highway 68

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:47 GMT

A moderate-to-strong atmospheric river storm bringing what the National Weather Service called a “direct threat to life and property” approached the Bay Area on Monday for what was expected to be a nighttime arrival for more heavy rains to an already impacted region.A region-wide NWS flood watch was scheduled to go into effect from 10 p.m. Monday to 4 a.m. Wednesday. A Monday morning bulletin from the agency suggested that highly saturated soils paired with elevated river and streams levels made more water-related impacts a “sure bet.”The incoming #AtmosphericRiver will bring more heavy rain and flooding concerns beginning tonight. Make sure you are prepared for flooding and potential road closures. Remember to NEVER drive through flooded roadways. Turn around, don't drown! #cawx pic.twitter.com/AMfpyap8kL— NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) March 13, 2023Aside from light showers early in the morning, Monday’s forecast was relatively tame in terms of...

Sharks host Columbus Blue Jackets in game with special significance

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:47 GMT

It might turn out to be the most significant game the San Jose Sharks and Columbus Blue Jackets will ever play against each other – just not in the way either organization had hoped when the 2022-2023 schedule was released.Instead of competing for playoff spots, the Sharks and Blue Jackets have sunk to the bottom of the NHL standings.And whichever team finishes with the NHL’s worst record will have a 25.5 percent chance of winning the league’s draft lottery and selecting first overall in June, thereby getting the opportunity to grab center Connor Bedard, 17, thought by some to be the league’s next generational-type talent.The NHL team with the second-worst record will have a 13.5 percent chance of winning the lottery – a significant difference.Entering Tuesday, the Blue Jackets are 32nd in the NHL with 47 points, and the Sharks and Chicago Blackhawks are tied for 30th with 50 points each, although San Jose, having played one more game, has a slightly worse points percentage.So...

Judge issues arrest warrant after Roy McGrath, facing charges for fraud and embezzlement related to Md. state job, fails to appear for trial

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:47 GMT

This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today.A federal judge has issued an arrest warrant for Roy McGrath after the former top aide to former Gov. Larry Hogan (R) failed to appeal in court.McGrath was to appear in U.S. District Court in Baltimore at 9 a.m. Monday for a re-arraignment that preceded jury selection.Joseph Murtha, McGrath’s attorney, said in court that he spoke to McGrath on Sunday for about 90 minutes and was assured his client would travel to Maryland for the hearing and trial.Murtha said he texted both McGrath and his wife on Monday but received no answers.It was at that point that U.S. District Court Judge Deborah Boardman issued an arrest warrant.“Let’s hope he’s safe and there’s some mix-up,” she said.Prosecutors and Murtha are expected to be back in court at 11 a.m. Monday morning.Source

Xi Jinping promete hacer del ejército de China una “gran muralla de acero” en el primer discurso de su nuevo mandato presidencial

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:47 GMT

(CNN) — El líder de China, Xi Jinping, prometió este lunes reforzar la seguridad nacional y convertir al ejército en una “gran muralla de acero”, en el primer discurso de su tercer mandato como presidente.En la clausura de la reunión anual del Parlamento de China, Xi subrayó la necesidad de modernizar de forma integral la defensa nacional y el ejército.Taiwán dice que soldado desaparecido en una isla cercana a la costa china ha sido encontrado en China“Debemos convertir el Ejército Popular de Liberación en una gran muralla de acero que salvaguarde eficazmente la soberanía nacional, la seguridad y los intereses del desarrollo”, dijo Xi a los casi 3.000 delegados de la Asamblea Popular Nacional (APN).Xi, de 69 años, fue ratificado unánimemente por la APN como presidente de China para otros cinco años en una votación coreografiada y ceremonial este viernes, lo que le convierte en el jefe de Estado de la China comunista que más tiempo lleva en el cargo desd...

Bank stocks plunge and S&P 500 swings as Wall Street shakes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:47 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is worried about what may be next to topple following the second- and third-largest bank failures in U.S. history, and stocks are swinging sharply Monday as investors scramble to find someplace safe to park their money.The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged in morning trading, but only after tumbling 1.4% at the open. The sharpest drops were again coming from banks. Investors are worried that a relentless rise in interest rates meant to get inflation under control are approaching a tipping point and may be cracking the banking system and broader economy. The U.S. government announced a plan late Sunday meant to shore up the banking industry following the collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank since Friday. The most pressure is on the regional banks one or two steps below in size of the massive, “too-big-to-fail” banks that helped take down the economy in 2007 and 2008. Shares of First Republic plunged 66.3%, even after the bank said Sunday i...

Men make $12,000 more per year than women in Colorado

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:47 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Across the United States, the gap of pay between men and women remains wide, according to data form the U.S. Census Bureau.Tuesday will mark Equal Pay Day, which is the date that symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year, according to the National Committee on Pay Equality. Data: Colorado still losing clout as ‘it’ state According to the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey in 2019, the national average for pay was $53,544 for men and $43,394 for women.The gap is even wider in Colorado, where men make $60,574 compared to women, who make $48,381. The gender pay gap in our state is $12,193, according to the data.States with highest gender pay gapHere is a look at the states with the highest gender pay gap, according to the U.S. Census Bureau:Wyoming: $21,676Utah: $17,303Washington, D.C.: $16,032Louisiana: $14,926Washington: $14,609North Dakota: $13,950New Jersey: $13,434Oklahoma: $13,302Massachusetts: $13,2...

Denver Botanic Gardens announces lineup for summer concert series

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:47 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado has some of the most beautiful outdoor concert venues in the world, and one you may not be too familiar with is in the heart of Denver surrounded by gorgeous flowers. The Denver Botanic Gardens announced the lineup for its Music at the Gardens series.The decades-long tradition will hold 10 concerts in the heart of the gardens in the UMB Bank Amphitheater, so you can listen to some world-famous artists while being surrounded by some of the most beautiful flowers. Who is playing in the 2023 Greeley Stampede concert series? The following musicians will be performing for Music at the Gardens:Neko Case and Nora O'Connor - June 20Marc Cohn and Shawn Colvin - June 21Rising Appalachia - June 26Santigold - July 6Esperanza Spalding - July 11Fitz and the Tantrums - July 17Preservation Hall Jazz Band - July 24Andy Grammer - Aug. 1Steep Canyon Rangers and Amythyst Kiah - Aug. 2Ozomatli - Aug. 9According to the Botanic Gardens, all concerts will begin approximately at 6...

Lunchables are going to be rolled out directly to students. Here’s what’s in them

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:47 GMT

 (CNN) — Kraft Heinz has succeeded in getting its ready-to-eat packaged Lunchables into school lunch programs starting this fall, in a major new initiative. But the company had to reformulate the ingredients to ensure the products meet federal guidelines first.A Kraft Heinz executive announced last month that the company is preparing to deliver its packaged ready-to-eat Lunchable kids meals directly to students by putting them in school cafeterias.Carlos Abrams-Rivera, an executive vice president with Kraft Heinz, said two new varieties of Lunchables (separate from Lunchables sold in grocery stores), with “improved nutrition” that comply with the National School Lunch program requirements, will be served in K-12 schools nationwide, beginning this fall.While Abrams-Rivera, speaking at the annual Consumer Analyst Group of New York conference on Feb. 21, didn’t provide details about the specific Lunchable products headed into schools, a company website appe...