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As schools adopt 4-day week, parents wonder about day 5

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:59 GMT

By Heather Hollingsworth | Associated PressINDEPENDENCE, Mo. — It’s a Monday in September, but with schools closed, the three children in the Pruente household have nowhere to be. Callahan, 13, contorts herself into a backbend as 7-year-old Hudson fiddles with a balloon and 10-year-old Keegan plays the piano.Like a growing number of students around the U.S., the Pruente children are on a four-day school schedule, a change instituted this fall by their district in Independence, Missouri.To the kids, it’s terrific. “I have a three-day break of school!” exclaimed Hudson.But their mom, Brandi Pruente, who teaches French in a neighboring district in suburban Kansas City, is frustrated to find herself hunting for activities to keep her kids entertained and off electronics while she works five days a week.“I feel like I’m back in the COVID shutdown,” she said.Hundreds of school systems around the country have adopted four-day weeks in recent years,...

Levi’s Stadium made $8.8 million in non-NFL events last fiscal year. Santa Clara will get $0.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:59 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Though Levi’s Stadium raked in $8.8 million in non-NFL event revenue last year, no money from that tranche will go to the city’s general fund due to ongoing legal disputes with the San Francisco 49ers.The team manages the city-owned stadium for non-NFL events, and roughly half of those profits typically go back into the stadium authority — the body that oversee Levi’s — while the rest are supposed to flow to the city’s general fund to cover services like libraries, public safety and parks. But that didn’t happen in the 2022-23 fiscal year that ended March 31, 2023, according to a report reviewed by the Santa Clara City Council last week.During that time period, the stadium hosted seven ticketed non-NFL events — six concerts that included Coldplay and Elton John and one soccer match — and 69 large-scale non-ticketed special events, such as corporate parties.When looking at the budget earlier this year, Finance ...

K-State agrees with hoops coach Jerome Tang on new 7-year contract

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:59 GMT

Kansas State and Jerome Tang agreed to a new seven-year contract Monday after the men’s basketball coach took a program that had just two returning players and was picked last in the Big 12 to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament last season.The contract replaces the six-year deal that Tang signed last year, when the longtime Baylor assistant was picked to replace the fired Bruce Weber in Manhattan. Tang will be paid $3 million for the upcoming season with $100,000 raises each year, finishing with $3.6 million for the 2029-30 season. He also will earn $200,000 retention bonuses after the next four seasons.“What Coach Tang and his staff did in their first year here was phenomenal,” said Kansas State athletic director Gene Taylor, who was responsible for hiring him. “The run to the Elite Eight was remarkable, but what separates Coach Tang is his pure love of his players and the relationships he builds with everyone that he encounters.”Tang, who was the ceremonial drum leader f...

At 0-3 after a week of bad news, the Bears are in crisis mode

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:59 GMT

Consider it a crisis for the Chicago Bears. A 41-10 beatdown by Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs was the final blow during a brutal week for a franchise reeling with 13 consecutive losses.“Just gotta have belief,” coach Matt Eberflus said Monday. “You’ve gotta have belief in each other. You’ve gotta have belief in the coaches, belief in the players, belief in the man sitting next to you and the work that we put in every single day and knowing that we’re gonna get better and knowing that history shows you that in the NFL, if you do that, if you’re able to have the stamina to push through obstacles and push through adversity, good things are gonna happen.”It’s been a long time since something good happened for the Bears (0-3). That’s something they’ll try to change when they host the dysfunctional Denver Broncos (0-3) this week.The Bears’ most recent win was a Monday night surprise at New England last Oct. 24. They came into this season with their sig...

STORY REMOVED: US–Trump Aide-Book

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:59 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press has withdrawn its story about former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson’s book because it violated the timing of the publisher’s embargo. The AP will republish the story after the embargo expires at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday.Source

MATCHDAY: Man United starts League Cup defense. Barcelona visits Mallorca

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:59 GMT

A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Tuesday:ENGLANDDefending champion Manchester United looks to avoid another early-season setback when it hosts Crystal Palace in the third round of the League Cup. It’s the only all-Premier League clash among Tuesday’s games, with Wolverhampton visiting Ipswich and Burnley traveling to League Two side Salford City. United also faces Palace at home in the league on Saturday, and manager Erik ten Hag will have to decide how heavily to rotate for a competition that provided him with his first title at the club last season. United is already nine points behind Premier League leader Manchester City, and the League Cup may be Ten Hag’s best chance for silverware again. SPAINBarcelona visits Mallorca looking to extend its winning streak in the Spanish league to six matches. The defending champion sits at the top of the standings with 16 points, tied with fellow Catalan club Girona, which visits Villarreal on Wednesday. Mallo...

Bills have little time to enjoy rout over Commanders with high-scoring Dolphins up next

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:59 GMT

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Sean McDermott had little time savoring a blowout win in his 100th game as the Buffalo Bills head coach.Dominating as his defense performed in forcing five turnovers and getting nine sacks in a 37-3 victory at Washington on Sunday, McDermott was already focused on Buffalo’s next opponent: the Miami Dolphins.“On to Game 101. Honestly, Week 4,” said McDermott, after improving to 64-36. “I think I just saw Miami put up 70-plus points. So, long week ahead.”McDermott can be excused for suggesting Miami’s output was 70-plus, because the challenge ahead can’t be overstated even by someone who is acutely familiar with the Dolphins, and has a 11-2 record against Buffalo’s AFC East rival.With the New York Jets (1-2) struggling minus Aaron Rodgers, and the offensively challenged Patriots limping to a 1-2 start, the Dolphins-Bills outing on Sunday represents an enticing early season division showdown.The Dolphins (3-0) enter Monday leading the NFL in points score...

Las pruebas gratuitas de covid-19 ya se pueden solicitar al gobierno de EE.UU.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:59 GMT

(CNN) — Las pruebas covid-19 ya pueden solicitarse gratuitamente al gobierno de Estados Unidos.A partir de este lunes, se podrán pedir cuatro pruebas por hogar a través de Covidtests.gov. Las personas sin conexión a Internet pueden llamar al 1-800-232-0233 (TTY 1-888-720-7489) para solicitarlas.Las pruebas rápidas de covid-19 se pueden realizar en casa y se pueden usar independientemente de que la persona tenga o no síntomas. Los tests deberían ser válidos hasta finales de año. Algunas fechas de las pruebas pueden indicar que están caducadas, pero la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. amplió esas fechas.La vacuna más reciente contra el covid-19 ya está aquí. Te contamos dónde y cuándo vacunarteEl gobierno de EE.UU. envió anteriormente más de 755 millones de pruebas de covid-19 gratuitas a las personas que las solicitaron. El programa estaba suspendido desde mayo. Las hospitalizaciones por covid-19 han ido en aumento en el país desde julio, con ingresos semana...

Man killed in Littleton hit-and-run crash identified

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:59 GMT

LITTLETON, Colo. (KDVR) -- Littleton police say they recovered evidence from a deadly hit-and-run crash that led them to issue a Medina Alert for a white Jeep Grand Cherokee.Officers say the actual hit and run was not captured on camera, however they are using other cameras in the investigation.The crash happened overnight Sunday on West Bowles Avenue near the intersection of Santa Fe Drive.The victim has been identified as 51 year old Preston Dewayne Dunn. He was not in a cross walk or a well-lit area. Southern Colorado death linked to the plague The car that struck and killed the man did not stop and try to help him. Another driver who came along later called police.Pieces of the front driver side of the fender were found at the scene.“We do have video in the area and so we are using that video with the evidence that we found at the scene to piece it all together to know that we are looking for that white Jeep Grand Cherokee,” Littleton Police Department Public Information offi...

Want a Denver e-bike rebate voucher on Tuesday? You better act fast

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The next round of Denver's e-bike rebate voucher program will happen on Tuesday, Sept. 26, and applications open at 11 a.m.That 11 a.m. start time is important to note because when the program last ran in July, it only took three minutes for all the vouchers to be claimed.The same thing happened during previous roll-outs, as well. E-bike shop owners want fewer corporations in rebate programs How the program worksThere are three types of point-of-sale rebates that Denver residents can qualify for.Point-of-sale means that the amount of the rebate is deducted from the price of the bike when you buy it, and not reimbursed after the fact.There is the standard rebate, which is a $300 point-of-sale rebate for an e-bike or a $500 rebate for an e-cargo bike.People who meet income-qualified requirements, meaning they make below a certain level, are eligible for a rebate of up to $1,200 for an e-bike and $1,400 for a cargo e-bike.To meet the requirements, your household inco...