Home

California grants millions to help disadvantaged youth become first responders

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:40 GMT

The State of California is making it easier for disadvantaged youth to pursue careers in firefighting and emergency paramedicine after it awarded millions to an organization that operates apprenticeship programs for aspiring first responders.The California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Committee was chosen to receive a $4 million grant from the California Employment Development Department.Cal-JAC runs pre-apprenticeship programs that recruit, train and, eventually, employ firefighters and paramedics. The new grant funding will help the organization expand those programs and will prioritize the inclusion of young adults who come from "disadvantaged or underrepresented" backgrounds, EDD said.EDD Director Nancy Farias said firefighters and paramedics are an essential and irreplaceable part of communities across the state, adding that the grant money will help ensure that the workforces reflect the communities they serve."This funding will allow the development of apprenticeship pro...

Angels’ Luis Rengifo injures left biceps with a swing in the on-deck circle

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:40 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Luis Rengifo strained his left biceps while taking a swing in the on-deck circle Thursday night, forcing him to leave the Los Angeles Angels’ 3-2 victory over Cleveland in the first inning.The Angels’ trainers left the dugout to check on Rengifo after he took a practice swing with the heavy bat while Brandon Drury was at the plate. Rengifo was slumped over in apparent pain, and he eventually walked off the field to the clubhouse.“As he went to drop (the bat), he felt something in his (biceps),” Angels manager Phil Nevin said. “This one, it doesn’t look good. I’m sick for him. Hopefully, we get good news tomorrow.”Rengifo will have more tests Friday.Randal Grichuk, who was supposed to have the day off, singled after pinch-hitting for Rengifo, who was playing right field and batting third.About 2 1/2 hours later, Grichuk delivered a walk-off single with the bases loaded and two outs, ending the Angels’ first win in seven games.Rengifo, wh...

Coco Gauff wins a US Open semifinal delayed by a climate protest. Will face Sabalenka in the final

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:40 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Coco Gauff never wavered one bit Thursday night. Not when match point after match point went by the wayside. Not during a 40-shot exchange that ultimately helped decide the outcome. And not, most distracting of all, when her U.S. Open semifinal against Karolina Muchova was interrupted for 50 minutes by environmental activists — one of whom glued his bare feet to the concrete floor in the stands.It’s been rather obvious for quite some time that Gauff is no ordinary teenager. Now she is one win away from becoming a Grand Slam champion.Gauff, a 19-year-old from Florida, reached her first final at Flushing Meadows by defeating Muchova 6-4, 7-5 on what was anything but an ordinary evening.“I really believe that now I have the maturity and ability to do it,” said Gauff, who came close to a major trophy last year in the French Open but lost the title match. “You know, regardless of what happens on Saturday, I’m really proud of how I have been handling the last few weeks.”Th...

Randal Grichuk delivers walk-off RBI, Angels score twice in the 9th to beat Cleveland 3-2

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:40 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Randal Grichuk was looking forward to getting Thursday off for physical recovery and mental recalibration after the Los Angeles Angels put him on waivers for the second time in two weeks.The worn-out outfielder was forced into action anyway in the first inning after teammate Luis Rengifo hurt himself with a swing in the on-deck circle — maybe the most freakish version yet of the steady misfortune that has pelted the struggling Angels all summer.About three hours later, Grichuk got a hit that reminded him and the Halos just how much fun baseball can be.Grichuk delivered a two-out, walk-off single with the bases loaded, and the Angels snapped their six-game skid with a 3-2 comeback victory over the Cleveland Guardians.Kyren Paris tied the score with his first career RBI before scoring the winning run for the Angels, who rallied in the ninth against Emmanuel Clase (2-8) for only their second win in 11 games. A lengthy rally came down to Grichuk, and he drilled a ...

Trayectoria del huracán Jova: a dónde se dirige y qué estados y países amenaza

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:40 GMT

(CNN Español) —  Jova es en este momento un huracán de categoría 3 en la escala Saffir-Simpson, según el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional de México (SMN).A las 09:00 p.m. del jueves (hora local de México), Jova se encontraba a 1.040 km al oeste-suroeste de Cabo San Lucas, informó el organismo en un comunicado, que mencionó la “probabilidad de lluvias fuertes a intensas en el noroeste de México, con oleaje elevado en las costas de Baja California Sur, Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco y Colima”.Jova se mueve hacia el oeste-noroeste a cerca de 28 km/h, y tiene vientos máximos sostenidos de 205 km/h.Huracán Lee, huracán Jova y tormenta tropical Margot, en vivo: trayectorias, última hora, noticias y más¿A dónde se dirige y qué lugares amenaza Jova?De acuerdo con el pronóstico del SMN a cinco días (hasta el 12 de septiembre), no se espera que este ciclón se acerque más e incluso se irá alejando cada vez más de territorio mexicano.EL SMN prevé rachas de viento de 40 a 60 km/h y o...

Aryna Sabalenka edges Madison Keys in US Open semifinals, will play Coco Gauff on Saturday

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:40 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka reached her first U.S. Open final by edging Madison Keys 0-6, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (10-5) on Thursday night.The second-seeded Sabalenka will face No. 6-seeded Coco Gauff on Saturday. The Australian Open champion had been just 1-5 in Grand Slam semifinals, including losses the last two years in the round in New York.But she won this one by taking the two tiebreakers by a combined 17-6. She had to regroup in the second one after mistakenly thinking she had won it after her seventh point, momentarily forgetting the tiebreakers in decisive sets go to 10.Sabalenka, the 25-year-old from Belarus, is already assured of rising to the top of the women’s rankings even if she loses.It appeared that’s what she was going to do Thursday when the 17th-seeded Keys rolled to the first set in just 30 minutes and led 5-3 in the second. Early in that second set, after getting broken, Sabalenka went over to the corner near her guest box and slammed her racket on a towe...

Tiroteo en FedExForum deja un hombre en estado crítico

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:40 GMT

(CNN) — Un tiroteo en el FedExForum en Memphis, Tennessee, dejó a un hombre en estado crítico, dijo el sargento Louis C. Brownlee del Departamento de Policía de Memphis a CNN en un correo electrónico el jueves.“El 7 de septiembre de 20203, a las 10:23 p.m., los agentes respondieron a un tiroteo en 191 Beale Street. Una víctima masculina adulta del tiroteo fue localizada y transportada a Regional One Health en estado crítico”, dijo Brownlee. “En este momento, se desconoce la identidad del tirador”, agregó.En el 191 de Beale Street se encuentra el FedExForum de Memphis, donde estaba previsto que este jueves actuaran Lil Baby y GloRilla, según un comunicado del FedExForum.CNN se puso en contacto con el FedExForum para obtener comentarios.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

3.1-magnitude earthquake strikes near Lake Henshaw

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:40 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.1 struck near Lake Henshaw Thursday night, according to U.S. Geological Survey.The quake was reported just before 11 p.m. The quake's epicenter was about a mile southwest of the reservoir, and the quake occurred at a depth of about 7 miles, USGS says. Lake Henshaw is about 25 miles east of Valley Center. San Diego International Airport warns travelers about upcoming I-5 closure Residents near Palomar Mountain reported feeling light shaking, according to USGS's "Did You Feel It?" map.

Trudeau suggests he would raise issue of foreign interference with India’s PM Modi

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:40 GMT

SINGAPORE — Hours before he was set to board a flight to New Delhi on Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had not yet secured a meeting with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi.But he suggested that if he does end up meeting Modi during his visit to India for the G20 leaders’ summit this weekend, he would bring up the issue of foreign interference in Canada.“As always, we will emphasize how important the rule of law is,” Trudeau said Friday at a news conference in Singapore when asked what he would say to Modi about allegations that India has engaged in foreign meddling, including in relation to the large Sikh population in Canada.Trudeau, whose Liberal government announced a public inquiry into allegations of foreign interference on Thursday, went on to say that China is not the only country deserving of scrutiny.“It is incredibly important that that we continue to protect Canadians from any and all types of interference,” Trudeau said Friday ...

North Korea says its latest submarine can launch nuclear weapons, but there are doubts

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:40 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday its new submarine has nuclear attack capabilities. It’s been developing for years, a step leader Kim Jong Un described as crucial in his efforts to build a nuclear-armed navy to counter the United States and its Asian allies.The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said the vessel, named “Hero Kim Kun Ok,” is designed to launch tactical nuclear weapons from underwater but did not specify the number of missiles it could carry and fire.South Korean officials were skeptical that the submarine would work as North Korea described and said it likely wasn’t ready for operational duty. Still, the vessel’s development underscored how the North continues to potentially extend the range of its nuclear arsenal with systems that are harder to detect in advance. Based on Kim Jong Un’s comments and photos by North Korean state media, it’s likely the submarine is the same one Kim inspected in 2019 while it was under construc...