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Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:35:20 GMT

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Northern Lights could be visible in these 17 states on Thursday due to solar storm

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:35:20 GMT

(AP) - A solar storm forecast for Thursday is expected to give sky-gazers in 17 American states a chance to glimpse the Northern Lights, the colorful sky show that happens when solar wind hits the atmosphere.Northern Lights, also known as aurora borealis, are most often seen in Alaska, Canada and Scandinavia, but an 11-year solar cycle that’s expected to peak in 2024 is making the lights visible in places farther to the south. Three months ago, the light displays were visible in Arizona, marking the third severe geomagnetic storm since the current solar cycle began in 2019.The Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks has forecast auroral activity on Thursday in Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Indiana, Maine and Maryland. We could be seeing the northern lights more often: Here’s why Auroral activity also has been forecast for Canada, inc...

No winner pushes Powerball jackpot to $650M: When is the next drawing?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:35:20 GMT

(NEXSTAR) - For the 34th consecutive drawing, no ticket matched the winning Powerball numbers drawn Saturday night, pushing the jackpot to an estimated $650 million ahead of the next drawing. As it stands, the jackpot ranks as the ninth largest in game history, edging out a $632.6 million prize split by tickets in California and Wisconsin last year. Numbers drawn Saturday were 7, 23, 24, 32, 43 and red Powerball 18, and the Power Play multiplier was 2X.Three tickets - one each sold in California, Colorado, and Illinois - matched all five white balls, winning $1 million in prizes each. Powerball jackpot: Can you increase your winning odds? While Powerball officials estimated the jackpot to be $650 million after Saturday's drawing, it could still grow ahead of Monday's drawing (here’s why). Should it grow by another $30 million, it could become the eighth largest in game history. Here are the 10 largest Powerball jackpots in history:$2.04 billion: Nov. 7, 2022 (California)$1.5...

UT students protest end of affirmative action at Texas Capitol over weekend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:35:20 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — All college campuses are going to be affected by the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that ended affirmative action.The Students for a Democratic Society at the University of Texas at Austin protested the ruling at the Texas Capitol on Saturday. They feel somewhat powerless against the country's highest court, which recently banned college admission considerations based on race. According to our partners at the Texas Tribune, a potential 25 percent of college admissions for UT Austin could be impacted by the Supreme Court's decision to end affirmative action. The majority of students are admitted based on being in the top 10 percent of their graduating class. However, that still that doesn't make students protesting over the weekend feel any better about the SCOTUS ruling. Some feel the students who will be most impacted are those students of color who say affirmative action helped make things more equal. Joseph Giuliani is going into his fre...

1 killed, 2 hurt in overnight shooting in Beverly Grove 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:35:20 GMT

Authorities are launching an investigation into what led up to a deadly shooting in Beverly Grove early Sunday morning. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers responded to the area of 3rd Street and Orlando Avenue around 3:50 a.m. on reports of a shooting. When units arrived on scene, they found one man dead, and two others injured. The two injured men were transported to a nearby hospital in stable condition. The shooter has not been identified and remains on the loose. No suspect description has been released. It is unknown if the shooting was gang related, police said. This is a developing story. Stay with KTLA for updates.Alexis Lewis contributed to this report.

Plane that crashed, killing 6, was trying to land in heavy fog

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:35:20 GMT

Six people were killed when a jet crashed near the French Valley Airport in Murrieta early Saturday morning, marking the second deadly crash at the airstrip in less than a week.According to the FAA, the Cessna C550 business jet crashed just north of the airport around 4:15 a.m.The 45-minute flight, which had departed from Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, went down in a field and burst into flames.The flight, which had departed from Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, went down in a field and burst into flames. (KTLA) Family of missing young girl found at Camp Pendleton says she was raped “Deputies located an aircraft fully engulfed,” the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said. “Six occupants from the plane were located and pronounced deceased at the scene.”The crash caused a small brush fire that crews were able to extinguish in one hour, the Riverside County Fire Department said.The identities of the victims were not immediately released. They were c...

Why Isn’t CBG as Popular as CBD?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:35:20 GMT

Cannabigerol (CBG) has yet to gain as much mainstream hype as its cousin cannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD). Although it’s getting easier for customers to find CBG online and in hemp shops, there’s still not as much variety in the CBG market. Also, most people who aren’t involved in the hemp market have probably only heard about CBD oil.Although some consumers rave about using CBG, a few factors are holding it back from mainstream adoption. If you’re wondering why it’s more challenging to find CBG versus CBD, you may be interested in the following three factors.What’s Holding CBG Back? — Three Reasons Behind CBG’s Lack of PopularityThere’s Literally Less CBG To Go Around“Supply vs. demand” is the core issue in every industry, including CBD hemp flowers. Since the 2018 US Farm Bill passed, demand for hemp cannabinoids has skyrocketed. However, even today, there aren’t enough hemp farmers to meet the growing appetite for hemp extracts.These supply issues hit the CBG industry especially har...

Sunnyvale teen named a Zero Hero for helping fight hunger

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:35:20 GMT

Zero HeroSunnyvale teen Mike Nguyen has been named a Zero Hero for helping fight hunger locally. The Kings Academy student is among 150 students from 30 California schools to be recognized by the Kroger Company’s Zero Hunger/Zero Waste youth engagement program. Kroger is the parent company of local grocery chains Ralphs Grocery Company and Food 4 Less/Foods Company.Mike is a member of a national 15-member Youth Advisory Council developed by Kroger that addresses issues including hunger, climate, responsible consumption and recycling.Each student participated in collaborative sessions with guest speakers and discussions on Zero Hunger/Zero Waste, and were challenged to design and execute a community impact project. Mike created a Hunger Awareness Project to campaign for food security and to educate students, families and the Silicon Valley community on how they can make a positive impact and fight hunger together.The Zero Hunger/Zero Waste program is open to students ages 14-24 in th...

Milpitas nonprofit gets ready to go back to school

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:35:20 GMT

Driven to helpIt may be summertime, but the folks at Family Giving Tree are already thinking about going back to school. The Milpitas-based nonprofit recently gave shout-outs to its 2023-24 Back-to-School Classroom corporate sponsors.ASML Silicon Valley has led consecutive back-to-school drives to support Family Giving Tree every year since 2017. This year ASML volunteers have doubled their backpack build quantities. In March, the software company donated an electric pallet jack to the nonprofit, along with funds to purchase a second.Revel Systems helped lead Family Giving Tree’s Holiday Wish Drive in 2016 and became a drive sponsor in 2021. In 2022 Revel also sponsored the nonprofit’s Back-to-School Drive and hosted its first backpack build for staff volunteers at the San Francisco office of the point-of-sale software developers.Citizens Equity First Credit Union (CEFCU) has partnered with Family Giving Tree for both Back-to-School and Holiday Wish Drives since 2010, deepening thei...

Four artists ‘Take Time’ at Montalvo Arts Center

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:35:20 GMT

‘Time’ for MontalvoThe 2023 Marcus Exhibition encourages visitors to Montalvo Arts Center to lose track of time and discover the joy of engagement and creative contemplation. “Take Time” features works by four artists who provide participatory experiences. Exhibiting artists Carole Kim, Akiko Yamashita, Inez Storer and Corinne Okada Takara are exploring themes of care and rebuilding, joy and ancestry, creation and sustainable innovation.The Marcus Exhibition will open with a festival on Friday, July 21, 7-10 p.m. The free public celebration features DJs, participatory performances and works by local creators. For more information, visit https://montalvoarts.org/taketime.Time is also the theme of Montalvo’s first 2023 Play on the Grounds performance, set for July 26-28. David Ives’ “All in the Timing” is a collection of six one-act sketch comedies that explore whether a chimpanzee can really write “Hamlet” and what happens when Philip Glass buys a loaf of bread.The staged readings be...