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Gov. Newsom signs bill replacing California’s state travel ban over LGBTQ laws with outreach funding

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:24 GMT

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill effectively ending California’s travel ban to more than half of U.S. states over LGBTQ laws, and replacing it with a plan to fund outreach and foster acceptance of that community.State Sen. pro Tempore Toni Atkins, the powerful San Diego Democrat who authored the bill, announced the governor’s signing Wednesday afternoon with a photo of Newsom signing the legislation on the back of the Capitol’s golden bear statue. The legislature approved the law as an urgency measure and it became effective immediately.“California is standing strong against anti-LGBTQ+ hate!,” Atkins’ social media post said, adding that her bill, SB 447, “creates the BRIDGE Project — a campaign to open hearts and minds, promote inclusivity, and support LGBTQ+ communities nationwide!”California is standing strong against anti-LGBTQ+ hate! @CAGovernor has signed #SB447, which creates the BRIDGE Project – a campaign to open hear...

Appeals court rules San Jose school district violated student athletes’ religious freedom

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:24 GMT

In a ruling hailed as a religious freedom victory, an appellate court found San Jose Unified School District violated the rights of a Christian student athlete club by effectively kicking it off campuses over its leaders’ affirmation of their faith’s teachings that marriage must be between a man and a woman.The ruling involved a 2020 lawsuit brought by two former Pioneer High School students after the school revoked their Fellowship of Christian Athletes student club status over its leaders’ faith affirmation, which school officials argued violated district anti-discrimination policies protecting LGBTQ rights.“This is a huge win for these brave kids, who persevered through adversity and never took their eye off the ball: equal access with integrity,” said Daniel Blomberg, vice president and senior counsel at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, one of the groups that represented the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. “Today’s ruling ensures...

California man, an Army veteran, identified as body found 27 years ago in Arizona desert

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:24 GMT

The body of a California man has been identified more than 27 years after being found in a northwest Arizona desert area, authorities said Tuesday.Mohave County Sheriff’s officials said remains of a man between 30 and 40 years old were discovered near Kingman in January 1996. The man, now identified as Sherman George from the Los Angeles area, died from a gunshot wound to the head, was buried in a shallow grave and may have been a homicide victim, officials said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | After nearly 80 years, a Monterey County family is able to lay their missing veteran to rest Crime and Public Safety | Investigative genetic genealogy leads police to a suspect in series of Northern California kidnappings and sexual assaults Crime and Public Safety | Laurie Houts killing: Murder charge dismissal held up for appellate court review Crime and Public Safety | Laurie Houts killing: Judge dismisses bid for third mu...

Stabbing outside Chase Bank in Berkeley sends man to hospital

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:24 GMT

BERKELEY — A stabbing in front of a bank early Thursday hospitalized a man, and investigators were seeking help to find the suspect.Officers were called to the Chase Bank at 2390 Shattuck Ave. about 3:35 a.m. and found the man with numerous stab wounds, according to a police statement from Officer Jessica Perry.Perry in a text said the victim was stabbed outside the building and went inside a bank ATM shelter to call 911. The emergency call came within 30 minutes of the stabbing, she said.The man, who police said was in his 50s, went by ambulance to Highland Hospital in Oakland and was later listed in stable condition, according to authorities. Police found him inside the ATM area of the bank, which is at the bottom of an apartment complex.Police said they have not identified a suspect. They urged anyone with information to call 510-981-5900 or email police at [email protected] ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | East Bay domestic violence suspect arrested...

Republican Disarray Delays Vote to Ban Cluster Bomb Transfers

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:24 GMT

A renewed congressional effort to ban U.S. transfers of cluster weapons could be one casualty of Congress’s inability to agree on spending bills ahead of a looming government shutdown.Led by Reps. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., a bipartisan group of House members are pushing an amendment to the annual defense appropriations bill that would ban the transfer of cluster munitions to all countries. The effort comes as the United States has been transferring such weapons to Ukraine, following a controversial decision by President Joe Biden in July.While the House Rules Committee was slated to vote to advance the defense spending bill on Wednesday, House Republicans put those plans on hold because they did not have the votes to pass it in its current form. The bill must make it through the Rules Committee before individual amendments can be voted on. And even as Congress has to pass 12 funding bills before the next fiscal year begins on October 1, House Republicans this we...

Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate votes to oust state’s nonpartisan election chief ahead of 2024 presidential race

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:24 GMT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate votes to oust state’s nonpartisan election chief ahead of 2024 presidential race.Source

Climate change takes habitat from big fish, the ocean’s key predators

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:24 GMT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — This year’s marine heat waves and spiking ocean temperatures foretell big changes in the future for some of the largest fish in the sea, such as sharks, tunas and swordfish.The rising temperatures of the oceans are especially dangerous for these fish because warming makes their open-water habitats less suitable, scientists who study the species said. Loss of habitat could largely remove some of the most important predators — and some of the most commercially important seafood species — from the ocean. One recent study, from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts, predicts that some large species could lose 70% of their habitat by 2100. It’s a sign that this year’s high temperatures aren’t an anomaly but a warning about what the ocean’s future could hold with climate change. Species of large fish such as marlin and skipjack live in areas that are among the fastest warming ocean regions, projected to increase by up to 10 degrees Fahrenheit (6 degr...

Sergio Pérez says he received personal apology from Red Bull boss over heritage comments

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:24 GMT

SINGAPORE (AP) — Sergio Pérez said Thursday he received a personal apology from Red Bull boss Helmut Marko over comments Marko made suggesting his heritage was to blame for inconsistent results on the track.In comments last week on ServusTV, an Austrian broadcaster that is part of the Red Bull group, Marko described Pérez as “South American” and indicated that could explain a lack of focus or inconsistency. Pérez is from Mexico, which is generally considered part of North or Central America.Marko issued a public apology Friday via ServusTV for what he called his “offensive remark” and said he had been wrong to link Pérez’s results to his cultural heritage. As Red Bull’s motorsport adviser, 80-year-old former F1 driver Marko is an influential presence at Red Bull and its second team, AlphaTauri.“I got an apology from him, a direct apology, which to me was the most important one,” Pérez told British broadcaster Sky Sports ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix this weekend. “I ...

Acusan a Hunter Biden de cargos relacionados con armas

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:24 GMT

(CNN) — El hijo del presidente Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, fue acusado por el fiscal especial David Weiss en relación con un arma que compró en 2018.Los cargos incluyen haber hecho declaraciones falsas en un formulario federal de armas de fuego y posesión de un arma de fuego como persona prohibida.Esta historia está en desarrollo.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

No. 16 Oregon State hosts a San Diego State team hungry for a win against the Pac-12

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:24 GMT

San Diego State sees No. 16 Oregon State as an opportunity to revisit some recent Aztecs history and topple a Pac-12 team.The Aztecs are more than 24-point underdogs against the Beavers on Saturday in Corvallis. Oregon State is San Diego State’s second straight Pac-12 opponent this season following a 35-10 loss at home to UCLA last weekend. But while San Diego State (2-1) has lost to its last three Pac-12 foes, the team can still look back to 2021 for encouragement, when the Aztecs beat Arizona and Utah in back-to-back nonconference games.“(We) take it as a challenge and just show up and play,” senior defensive lineman Garrett Fountain said. “We have to play our game and if we play to the standards that we hold for ourselves, then we have the ability to make things happen.”Overall, San Diego State is 7-5 against the Pac-12 since 2016. The game could be a precursor of what’s to come. Oregon State and Washington State are currently the lone teams left in the Pac-12 f...