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Heisman Watch: Don’t look now, but a former Pac-12 QB is running down two current Pac-12 QBs

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:31:50 GMT

Welcome to our weekly look at the Pac-12’s leading Heisman Trophy candidates via an assessment of the top players in the conference. Consider this one Heisman voter’s view of the regional landscape. The rankings are based on individual performance, value to the team and quality of competition. A new threat has emerged in the Pac-12’s pursuit of its second consecutive Heisman Trophy, and he’s a former friend.LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels produced a record-setting game and joined the group of betting favorites three weeks before ballots are due.Daniels grew up in Southern California and was a three-year starter for Arizona State before moving to Baton Rouge before the 2022 season.He spent most of the past two months as a second-level Heisman candidate but improved his prospects substantially last weekend in a victory over Florida, becoming the first quarterback in FBS history to have at least 350 yards passing and 200 yards rushing.The performance forced oddsmakers to adj...

APEC updates: Biden Xi hold meeting, protesters take to streets in SF

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:31:50 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- As the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting entered its fifth day, protesters took to the streets across San Francisco, resulting in Muni being rerouted. To the south, there are also protests near the planned location for Wednesday's meeting between President Joe Biden and Chinese Leader Xi Jinping. With widespread street closures in effect, including two lanes shut down on the Bay Bridge, San Francisco has been transformed by the conference, which is expected to draw 20,000 people and 22 world leaders to the city. APEC street closures: How to navigate traffic, closures, and tow away zones Follow our live blog for the latest updates on protests, road closures and more.APEC San Francisco 2023 live updates:Wednesday, Nov. 1511:30 a.m. -- Biden-Xi meeting underway in WoodsidePresident Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping opened their first face-to-face meeting in more than a year Wednesday with a solid handshake ahead of talks with far-reaching implications f...

Want to see Horsetail Falls? You will need a reservation for Yosemite National Park

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:31:50 GMT

YOSEMITE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The National Park Service announced Wednesday that visitors to Yosemite will need reservations for the last three weekends of February 2024, as part of efforts to manage the crowd of people wanting to see Horsetail Falls.Thousands of visitors flock to Yosemite National Park's Horsetail Falls to see the waterfall that - when it is backlit by the sunset - glows orange to make it appear like the water is on fire. Horsetail Falls glows orange for approximately two weeks in February. The event attracts many visitors to a small area - causing traffic congestion, parking issues and safety concerns. What is the new plan addressing crowds in Yosemite? Officials say that the surge in visitation has led to full parking lots, parking overflowing into traffic lanes, pedestrian-vehicle conflicts causing safety issues and damage to natural and cultural resources.To manage visitor activity, the National Park Service says they will require visitors to make reservatio...

What is RSV and how can the vaccine help keep babies safe?

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:31:50 GMT

(KRON) -- According to the latest reports from the Center for Disease Control published Monday, respiratory illnesses are on the rise in most of the United States. These diseases include the flu, colds and RSV, or respiratory synctial virus.RSV is common virus that causes cold-like symptoms but it can be serious for certain groups. Infants and older adults are more likely to develop severe RSV illness and require hospitalization or may even die. But there is a limited supply of vaccinations. Flu season starts early in the Bay Area "Due to limited supply for the 2023-2024 RSV season, the CDC recommends reserving the use of nirsevimab 100 mg doses for infants at highest risk for severe RSV disease such as those age less than 6 months and infants with certain underlying conditions," a spokesperson from Kaiser Permanente told KRON4.RSV spreads through direct contact with infected droplets on surfaces or through the air and can cause runny nose, decrease in appetite, coughing, sneezing...

Fremont man charged with murder, other crimes after deadly shooting

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:31:50 GMT

(KRON) -- A man with a “lengthy criminal history” was charged with murder, attempted murder and other crimes in connection to a shooting in Fremont on Nov. 12, according to the Fremont Police Department.Lorinzo Haley, 34, of Fremont, was arrested a short distance away from where a deadly shooting unfolded on the 34000 block of Fremont Boulevard, authorities said. Two men sustained gunshot wounds in the shooting and were transported to area hospitals. One of the victims succumbed to their injuries while the other is listed as stable.While the suspect was shooting at the two men, gunfire also struck a house, nearly hitting another victim who was inside, Fremont PD said. San Jose drug dealer sentenced for selling fentanyl that killed man Haley’s case was presented to the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office and he was charged with murder, attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and willful discharge of a firearm at an inhabited dwelling.According to police, Haley has a cr...

More Than 300 DNC Delegates for Bernie Sanders Push Senator to Call for Ceasefire in Gaza

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:31:50 GMT

Three-hundred thirty delegates to the Democratic National Convention who backed Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., in his 2016 and 2020 presidential bids sent a letter to the senator urging him to introduce a resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza. The letter, sent on Wednesday, urges Sanders to introduce a Senate companion bill to a ceasefire resolution introduced last month in the House of Representatives. The Sanders convention delegates also called on him to support an end to the Israeli blockade of Gaza, the occupation of Palestinian land, U.S. military funding for war crimes against Palestinians, and the expansion of Israeli settlements. “Palestinians require more than just a ‘humanitarian pause.’”“We’ve progressed beyond the stage of seeking mere condemnations or symbolic gestures,” the delegates wrote. “We concur with your assertion that these ‘unspeakable crimes’ must cease and that ‘the bombs and missiles from both sides’ should be halted. But Palestinians require more tha...

UN Security Council adopts resolution calling for urgent ‘humanitarian pauses’ in Israel-Hamas war after four failures

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:31:50 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — UN Security Council adopts resolution calling for urgent ‘humanitarian pauses’ in Israel-Hamas war after four failures.Source

Just 1 MLS player on US roster for matches against Trinidad that determine Copa América berth

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:31:50 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Atlanta defender Miles Robinson is the only Major League Soccer player on the U.S. roster for Thursday night’s match against Trinidad and Tobago, the first of two games in a five-day span that will determine a berth in next year’s Copa América and the CONCACAF Nations League semifinals.Robinson and New England defender DeJuan Jones were the only MLS players on the October roster as Gregg Berhalter relies heavily on a Europe-based squad in the start of his second term as American coach.“You have a combination of MLS being in the middle of their playoffs. You have the form of some players both in MLS and in Europe. You have us wanting to look at some younger alternatives,” Berhalter said Wednesday. “We don’t get hung up on where the players are coming from. We’re looking at how do we grow this team, grow the player pool and give experience to a broad selection of players?”Christian Pulisic, Tim Weah and captain Tyler Adams will miss the total-goa...

La importancia de la reunión entre Joe Biden y Xi Jinping

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:31:50 GMT

Woodside, California (CNN) — El presidente de EE.UU., Joe Biden, espera que, al salir de su reunión con el presidente de China, Xi Jinping, la relación entre Estados Unidos y China dé un paso hacia adelante, después de meses de tensión entre las dos superpotencias.Mientras los conflictos azotan Oriente Medio y Europa a la vez que se prepara para luchar por la reelección, Biden espera evitar que estalle otra crisis durante su mandato. Busca demostrar a los estadounidenses –y al mismo Xi– por qué una mejor relación con Beijing es del interés de todos.“Creo que es primordial que usted y yo nos entendamos claramente, de líder a líder, sin conceptos erróneos ni faltas de comunicación”, le dijo Biden a Xi cuando comenzaron sus conversaciones en una finca aislada al sur de San Francisco.Expectativa por la reunión bilateral entre Joe Biden y Xi Jinping. Los mandatarios intentarán resolver disputas comerciales y militaresDespués, Xi ofreció su propia visión del momento complejo en las relaci...

Nymox: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:31:50 GMT

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Nymox Pharmaceutical Corp. (NYMXF) on Wednesday reported a loss of $1 million in its third quarter.The Nassau, Bahamas-based company said it had a loss of 1 cent per share._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on NYMXF at https://www.zacks.com/ap/NYMXFSource