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Triple-digit temperatures bring elevated fire risk to Southern California

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:24 GMT

The heat wave is here, Southern California, and it's going to get worse before it gets better.Temperatures are expected to reach into the triple digits in some parts of the Southland on Tuesday, with even more dangerous heat expected starting Wednesday and lasting through Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.The interior portions of Los Angeles County will see "significant heat" starting Wednesday, with that heat expanding into mountain and interior valley areas, as well as Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, on Thursday.By Friday, Ventura County interior valleys and the San Gabriel and San Fernando valleys will also be included in the risk areas.7-day forecast for the San Fernando Valley. July 11, 2023.This weekend, temperatures are expected to rise up to 100 to 113 in the included areas, though the "much cooler" coastal areas will see highs in the 70s and 80s.Interior L.A. County is expected to see the warmest temperatures, possibly up to 115.While th...

Lakers' Anthony Davis jumps into the boxing ring

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:24 GMT

Many NBA players are finding new ways to stay in shape during the offseason. Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis is among them: going from the hardwood to the boxing ring. Davis was recently seen sparring at Churchill Boxing Club in Santa Monica.The 2020 NBA Champion recently sparred with boxer Jalen Walker. Walker posted video footage of Davis’ boxing workout on his Instagram page with a caption that read, “I had a fun time sparring @anthonydavislaker Yo @lebron you got next."Lakers' Anthony Davis is seen sparring at Churchill Boxing Club in Santa Monica, California. July 2023 (Jalen Walker)Davis has struggled to stay healthy during his Lakers tenure. The 30-year-old is coming off a 2022-23 season that saw him play in just 56 games and included a long stint on the injured list due to a stress injury in his right foot. Prior to that, he played in just 40 games during the 2021-22 season.When healthy, Davis was dominant. He averaged 25.9 points, 12.5 rebounds, and 2 blocks per ga...

Epic sundaes with saucy inspiration from America’s Test Kitchen

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:24 GMT

Eclectic flavors have their place. But there’s something so nostalgic, so all-American-childhood evoking about a classic ice cream sundae. The frosty scoops of vanilla ice cream. The hot fudge swirling round. A little butterscotch to gild that particular chilly lily. Sprinkles! Nuts! A cherry on top!You don’t need to hit the supermarket freezer case or even the local creamery to sate that craving. You can make no-churn ice cream at home and the orange-tinged hot fudge and butterscotch sauces to top it all off.The no-churn approach is an America’s Test Kitchen hack that lets you create deeply vanilla, velvety ice cream without an ice cream maker — just a blender and, of course, your freezer. Here’s the ice cream how-to, plus two flavor variations and four recipes for toppings, including a butterscotch sauce for caramel-ophobes, which calls for cooking brown sugar and butter together to give the sauce its complexity, sans candy thermometers.Also in the mi...

Elizabeth Holmes’ sentence reduced by almost two years

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:24 GMT

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is now scheduled to get out of prison nearly two years earlier than her original sentence mandated, according to an update from the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.Holmes, 39, surrendered herself for imprisonment May 30, to start serving a sentence of 11 years and three months. But her updated release date is December 29, 2032, just over the 9 1/2 years that federal prison rules say she must remain locked up at a minimum.The prisons bureau confirmed Holmes’ new release date, but said privacy, safety and security reasons prevent it from discussing inmates’ release plans.Generally, those incarcerated in federal prisons can earn 54 days of “Good Conduct Time” off their sentences for each year of their sentence, according to the prisons bureau. Eligible inmates can also earn time off from their sentences by participating and completing programs for reducing post-prison re-offending, and educational, health, recovery, victim-impact and emp...

Fourteen residents displaced in Oakland apartment fire

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:24 GMT

OAKLAND — Fourteen residents were displaced after a fire Tuesday morning at an East Oakland apartment complex, officials said.No injuries were reported to either residents or firefighters.The fire started about 6:15 a.m. Tuesday in the basement area of the four-unit, two-story building in the 2500 block of Courtland Avenue, Battalion Fire Chief Michael Hughes said. Flames were shooting from the building when the first of 20 firefighters got on scene.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Fireworks suspected in dozens of Bay Area fires; two people suffer serious hand injuries from explosives Crashes and Disasters | Fire at San Leandro apartment complex temporarily displaces about 160 residents Crashes and Disasters | Abandoned warehouse in Antioch Marina catches fire overnight Crashes and Disasters | Four displaced in two-alarm Oakland fire Crashes and Disasters | 6 East Bay fires traced to lithium batt...

A heat wave will cook your electric car battery, if you let it

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:24 GMT

By Kyle Stock | BloombergConsider it ironic, or at least a little poetic: Electric vehicles, great for combating climate change, don’t do well in extreme heat. It’s a paradox being thrown into relief as multiple US states bake under heat waves that are becoming more frequent and more intense.High temperatures aren’t kryptonite for battery-powered vehicles. An EV in a hot climate has to work harder to keep its battery and its passengers cool, but the car will function just fine. On a chemical level, though, extreme heat is akin to heart disease for EV batteries, or a mellow and slow-moving form of cancer.That’s because when temperatures climb, the ions in a car battery speed up. Once that happens, they often have trouble attaching to the anode or cathode. The pressure and speed can also create small cracks, which slow chemical reactions and make for less usable battery life.To some degree, this happens with any fast-charging cycle. Using a Tesla Supercharger will move ions more quick...

Virginia rises to No. 2 on CNBC’s Best States for Business list

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:24 GMT

Virginia ranks No. 2 this year on CNBC’s list of America’s Best States for Business, just behind North Carolina, and up from No. 3 on last year’s list.Virginia has ranked No. 1 five times since CNBC launched the annual rankings in 2007, more than any other state. The last year Virginia topped the list was in 2021 (CNBC did not publish the list in 2020 because of the pandemic).While Virginia was this year’s runner-up, it did finish No. 1 for education, for what CNBC calls strong support for K-12 and postsecondary schools. The state did, however, get dinged for high costs.Virginia also ranked in the top 10 for other categories, including workforce, infrastructure, business friendliness and access to capital.CNBC’s annual list scores all 50 states on a total of 86 metrics in 10 broad categories which make states competitive.Maryland appeared almost halfway down the list at No. 28, with poor scores for the cost of doing business.In ranking North Carolina No...

Suspect arrested after Humvee plows into Army headquarters building at Georgia base

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:24 GMT

FORT STEWART, Ga. (AP) — A person was arrested after a military Humvee crashed into the Army office building for commanders and other top leaders at Fort Stewart in southeast Georgia.The vehicle plowed through the glass front doors of the Army post’s headquarters building Monday morning. No injuries were reported and a suspect was taken into custody, the Army Criminal Investigation Division said in a statement.The agency did not identify the suspect or say what charges that person faces. Spokespersons for Fort Stewart and the Criminal Investigation Division did not immediately respond to phone and email messages seeking further information Tuesday.Located southwest of Savannah, Fort Stewart is home to the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division. It’s the largest Army post east of the Mississippi River. Source

NATO chief says leaders set no timetable for Ukraine to join, a stance that has angered Zelenskyy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:24 GMT

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — NATO chief says leaders set no timetable for Ukraine to join, a stance that has angered Zelenskyy.Source

Appeals court again blocks construction on Mountain Valley Pipeline

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:24 GMT

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has again blocked construction on a segment of a contentious natural gas pipeline being built through Virginia and West Virginia, this time doing so even after Congress ordered the project’s approval.The stay issued Monday by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond comes after Congress passed legislation last month requiring all necessary permits be issued for construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. The law also stripped the 4th Circuit from jurisdiction over the case.Environmentalists, though, argued that Congress overstepped its authority by enacting the law, saying it violates the separation of powers outlined in the Constitution.“Congress cannot pick winners and losers in pending litigation by compelling findings or results without supplying new substantive law for the courts to apply,” lawyers for the environmentalists wrote in court papers.The law was passed last month as part of a bipartisan bill to raise the d...