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Kaiser Permanente teams up with food bank to feed Bay Area families

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:34:01 GMT

Volunteers sorted and packaged meals Tuesday at the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano counties as the organization navigates an estimated 20 percent increased demand for assistance during the holidays.Related ArticlesLocal News | Look inside Zootopia land pitched for Disneyland expansion Local News | California OKs rules for turning wastewater into tapwater Local News | East Bay boyfriend eyed in Capitola woman’s disappearance Local News | First look inside Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Disneyland Local News | How, at 85, Anthony Hopkins brought his A-game to filming ‘Freud’s Last Session’ Their work is funded in part by $365,000 health care provider Kaiser Permanente gave the nonprofit to provide 540,000 meals as the food bank launches its annual 3 Million Meals challenge.“Through community partnerships, including the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano,” the health care provider wrote in a release, “K...

Hombre se declara culpable de amenazar con matar a un juez de la Corte Suprema

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:34:01 GMT

Un hombre de Florida se declaró culpable de amenazar de muerte a un juez de la Corte Suprema.La declaración de culpabilidad de Neal Brij Sidhwaney, de 43 años, de Fernandina Beach, surgió de una llamada que hizo a un juez de la Corte Suprema en julio, dijo el Departamento de Justicia en un comunicado de prensa.Se enfrenta a hasta cinco años de prisión federal por un cargo de transmisión de una amenaza interestatal. Aún no se ha fijado una fecha para la sentencia.Los fiscales dijeron que Sidhwaney se identificó por su nombre en un mensaje de voz lleno de insultos y amenazó repetidamente con matar al juez de la Corte Suprema, cuyo nombre no aparece en los documentos judiciales.Sidhwaney advirtió que si el juez alertaba a los alguaciles federales adjuntos, hablaría con ellos y “vendría a matarte de todos modos”, según documentos judiciales, que no indicaban qué impulsó a Sidhwaney a amenazar.Semanas después de su arresto en agosto, el juez federal Monte C. Richardson ordenó una audienc...

Kirill Marchenko scores 3 during 7-goal goal surge in Blue Jackets’ 9-4 win over Sabres

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:34:01 GMT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Kirill Marchenko scored three consecutive times, and the Columbus Blue Jackets enjoyed their most productive outing in more than seven years with a 9-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night.It came at the expense of a spiraling team that left an unhappy fanbase booing the Sabres off the ice, and leading to first-time chants of “Fire Donnie,” directed at coach Don Granato.Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and two assists, and Sean Kuraly, Adam Fantilli, Cole Sillinger and Kent Johnson had a goal and assist apiece. Erik Gudbranson also scored in an outing the Blue Jackets broke open by scoring seven consecutive times over a 21:52 stretch spanning the first and second periods.Daniil Tarasov stopped 25 shots in bouncing back from a 6-3 loss to New Jersey in his season debut on Saturday.“When we play all together, it’s easy,” Marchenko said, referring to his all-Russian linemates rounded out by Yegor Chinakhov and Dmitri Voronkov. “We have more confidence, we want to...

Los anillos ocultos de Urano brillan en una nueva imagen captada por el telescopio espacial James Webb

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:34:01 GMT

(CNN) — El telescopio espacial James Webb captó una nueva y brillante imagen de Urano que muestra los anillos, las lunas, el clima y la atmósfera generalmente ocultos del gigante de hielo, características que no eran visibles en el primer retrato en primer plano del planeta, tomado hace más de tres décadas.Webb es conocido por registrar con gran detalle impresionantes perspectivas de objetos cósmicos distantes, pero el observatorio espacial también es capaz de revelar nuevo conocimiento sobre nuestro universo.El telescopio Webb capta la visión más cercana y detallada del interior de una supernovaLa primera mirada de la humanidad a Urano se produjo cuando la Voyager 2 sobrevoló el séptimo planeta del sistema solar en 1986. A través de la cámara de la nave espacial, que observaba el sistema solar en luz visible, Urano parecía ser un mundo azul brillante.Pero Webb, que ve el universo a través de luz infrarroja invisible al ojo humano, pudo captar todas las facetas que a menudo fa...

Kaprizov scores 2 to lead Wild past Bruins 4-3 in OT

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:34:01 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov scored his second goal of the game at 2:54 of overtime to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 win over the Boston Bruins.Ryan Hartman and Marcus Johansson also scored for the Wild, and Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 40 shots. Minnesota improved to 8-3 since John Hynes replaced the fired Dean Evason as coach on Nov. 27.David Pastrnak scored twice and Brad Marchand also had a goal for the Bruins, who are 5-1-3 in their last nine games. Linus Ullmark finished with 27 saves.Marchand tied it with 66 seconds left in regulation, sending the Bruins to their fourth consecutive overtime game.FLYERS 3, DEVILS 2, OTNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Owen Tippett stole the puck in the Devils zone and scored at 3:25 of overtime to help Philadelphia beat New Jersey and extend its point streak to nine games.Ryan Poehling had both regulation goals for the Flyers and Samuel Ersson made 24 saves as Philadelphia improved to 8-0-1 in its run.Michael McLeod and Jesper Bratt tallied for the Devils,...

Stock market today: Asian shares gain after Wall Street ticks higher amid rate-cut hopes

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:34:01 GMT

Asian shares mostly advanced on Wednesday after Wall Street ticked higher amid hopes that Japan’s moves to keep interest rates easy for investors could augur similar trends in the rest of the world.U.S. futures rose while oil prices were virtually unchanged after two days of gains.Building on gains from Tuesday, Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index surged 1.8% to reach 33,799.41 despite Japan experiencing a slight decline in its export performance for the first time in three months in November, a worrisome slowdown for the world’s third-largest economy.Exports to China, Japan’s biggest single market, fell 2.2%, while shipments to the U.S. rose 5.3% from a year earlier. Total imports fell nearly 12%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index added 1% to 16,669.44 while the Shanghai Composite index lost 0.4% to 2,920.63 after China kept its benchmark lending rates unchanged at the monthly fixing on Wednesday.The S&P/ASX 200 in Sydney gained 0.6% to 7,533.90, while South Korea’s Kospi was 1.4% h...

Lillard joins 20,000-point club, Giannis has triple-double as Bucks defeat Spurs 132-119

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:34:01 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Damian Lillard didn’t bother hiding what his latest career milestone meant to him.Lillard scored a season-high 40 points to push his career total over 20,000, Giannis Antetokounmpo had a triple-double and the Milwaukee Bucks trounced San Antonio 132-119 on Tuesday night as the Spurs played without Victor Wembanyama due to a sore right ankle.“I don’t want to fake downplay it like it’s nothing,” Lillard said. “I know it’s a big deal. It’s a great accomplishment. It’s a rare space to be in.”Lillard increased his career point total to 20,034 and became the 51st person in NBA history — and eighth active player — to reach 20,000 points. Lillard, who was playing his 794th career game, became the 17th-fastest player to reach that milestone.“When you look at Dame, obviously he can shoot the ball,” Bucks coach Adrian Griffin said. “He can stretch the floor. He just puts a lot of pressure on your defense. If you bring your bigs up, he can drive around them. He’s st...

Devin Carter scores 22, leads Providence to 72-57 win over No. 6 Marquette

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:34:01 GMT

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Devin Carter scored 22 points with eight rebounds to lead Providence to a 72-57 victory over No. 6 Marquette on Tuesday night — the third time in five seasons that the unranked Friars have beaten a Golden Eagles team in The Associated Press Top 25.Carter made five 3-pointers and Ticket Gaines also hit five from beyond the arc to score 18 for Providence, which has not lost at home to Marquette since 2019.In the first Big East game for new Providence coach Kim English, the Friars posted their largest win over a Top 10 opponent since beating No. 8 Villanova 83-68 in January 2011.Reigning Big East Player of the Year Tyler Kolek had 21 points, nine rebounds and five assists for Marquette.No. 20 JAMES MADISON 87, COPPIN STATE 48HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — TJ Bickerstaff scored 18 points on 8-of-9 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds to lead James Madison to the victory over Coppin State.Terrence Edwards Jr. added 16 points and Julien Wooden finished with 13 points, six...

Pedestrian crashes see slight uptick in Centennial

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:34:01 GMT

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — The FOX31 and Channel 2 crew rode along with a traffic safety deputy Tuesday to take a deeper dive into vehicle crashes with pedestrians in Centennial."We have a ton of big intersections and neighborhoods where people are walking everywhere," said Deputy Ben Sears, with the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office Traffic Safety Unit. 'Real-life version of the Grinch’ caught on camera slashing holiday inflatables Sears investigates dozens of crashes involving people on foot, scooters, bikes and other modes of transportation versus vehicles. He said when it comes to who's at fault, it's about 50-50.“I think sometimes people don’t want to go to a crosswalk. They just want to cross right away," Sears said.He said in the evening or when it's dark outside, pedestrians are more likely to get hit because they are harder to see. He said it's important for pedestrians to follow the street rules and wear something bright or reflective at night so drivers can see you....

Taylor Swift & Donna Kelce share cookie recipes

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:34:01 GMT

As Swifties try to imagine what the upcoming holidays will look like for the families of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, we’re got visions of cookie baking dancing in our heads.It’s not really a stretch. Swift and Donna Kelce, Travis’ mother, are both bakers known for specific cookie recipes: Kelce’s version of traditional chocolate chip cookies and Swift’s chai sugar cookies.Kelce sweetly gave her sons containers of her homemade chocolate chippers before they played each other in the Super Bowl this year.“I always bring cookies to the games. All their friends want them. It’s just love from home,” Kelce explains in that TikTok posted by Serious Food Fetish. “Everybody has a basic chocolate chip recipe … with brown sugar and flour. I use both cake flour and regular flour, you know, one cup of each.“I basically take the butter and melt it in the microwave and it just makes the cookies creamier.“One thing that I do is I have white chocolate and milk chocolate and I also put in a l...