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What GOP’s plan for Medicaid work requirements would mean

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:30:23 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a half million of the poorest Americans could be left without health insurance under legislation passed by House Republicans that would require people to work in exchange for health care coverage through Medicaid. It’s one of dozens of provisions tucked into a GOP bill that would allow for an increase in the debt limit but curb government spending over the next decade. The bill is unlikely to become law, though. It is being used by House Republicans to draw Democrats to the negotiating table and avoid a debt default. Democrats have strongly opposed the Medicaid work requirement provision, saying it won’t incentivize people to get a job and will drive up the number of uninsured in the country. Here’s a look at how the proposal might save taxpayers money but cost some Americans access to health care coverage. WHO WOULD BE REQUIRED TO WORK? The work requirements say able-bodied adults ages 19 to 55 who don’t have children or other dep...

2 killed, 4 wounded in Mississippi shooting; man arrested

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:30:23 GMT

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) — Police have charged a 19-year-old man with killing two teens and wounding four others in an early Sunday shooting at a house party on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.Cameron Everest Brand of Pass Christian is charged with murder and aggravated assault, jail records show. Bay St. Louis Police Chief Toby Schwartz said in a news release that police identified Brand as the sole shooter through witness and victim statements.Bay St. Louis is about 15 miles (25 kilometers) west of Gulfport.Hancock County Coroner Jeff Hair told The Associated Press that two teens had died, but said Sunday morning he was not yet prepared to release their identities.Brand was arrested at his home in neighboring Pass Christian and taken to jail, Schwartz said. Bay St. Louis Municipal Court Judge Stephen Maggio denied Brand bail. It’s unclear if Brand has a lawyer to speak for him.All six students suffered gunshot wounds and were taken to area hospitals, some by helicopter. Police s...

Authorities: Man who died in prison killed NJ woman in 1984

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:30:23 GMT

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say DNA evidence has proven that a man who died in prison several years ago was responsible for the 1984 murder of a 19-year-old woman whose body wasn’t found for more than a decade after she disappeared from her family home in New Jersey.The state attorney general and the Mercer County prosecutor’s office last week announced what they called “the conclusive identification” of Nathaniel Harvey, formerly of East Windsor, as the person responsible for the sexual assault and murder of Donna Macho. Macho, 19, went missing from the East Windsor home where she resided with her parents and sisters on or about Feb. 26, 1984. A Boy Scout troop leader found her skeletal remains in a wooded area in Cranbury on April 2, 1995, and her identity was confirmed by dental records.Around the time she disappeared, Harvey was arrested in several sexual assaults as well as an unrelated murder. Authorities said he was identified early on as a possible suspect i...

Teen shot in the chest on Chicago's South Side

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:30:23 GMT

CHICAGO — A teen was seriously wounded after he was shot in the chest Sunday morning on the South Side of Chicago, according to police.The teen, about 15-16 years old, was found shot in the chest around 9:!5 a.m. in the 3700 block of South Michigan Avenue, according to the Chicago Police Department. Dismembered human remains found in Kankakee County; 1 charged with murder He was taken to Comer Children's Hospital in serious condition.Police said they were originally called to the area to investigate the report of shots fired when they found the boy. Joliet police officer stabbed during welfare check call No one has been arrested yet.The incident is still under investigation by Area One detectives. Anyone with information should contact them.

Can rainbows form in a circle? Fun facts on the physics of rainbows

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:30:23 GMT

(The Conversation) - The legend goes that there is a pot of gold hidden at the end of every rainbow. But is there really an “end” to a rainbow, and can we ever get to it?Most us go through life seeing rainbows only as arches of color in the sky, but that’s only half of what is really a circle of color.Normally, when you look at a rainbow, the Earth’s horizon in front of you hides the bottom half of the circle. But if you are standing on a mountain where you can see both above and below you, and the sun is behind you and it is misty or has just rained, chances are good that you will see more of the rainbow’s circle.To see the full circle, however, you will have to be in an airplane, literally above the clouds. Or you could create your own rainbow. I am a physicist, and I’ll explain how to do that in a minute.How a rainbow formsRainbows form when sunlight from behind you hits millions of tiny round water droplets in front of you and bounces back to your eyes.As a sunbeam hit...

Top highlights from White House correspondents' dinner

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:30:23 GMT

(The Hill) – The White House Correspondents Association’s Dinner on Saturday evening, headlined by President Biden and hosted by comedian Roy Wood, Jr., provided comedic relief from some of Washington’s most pressing and intense issues.At times serious, and at other times lighthearted and self-deprecating, the remarks from Biden and Wood and the gathered room of national political press made for some noteworthy quips and interactions. Here are the highlights of the dinner.Biden pokes fun at himself, Fox News and gets serious on RussiaPresident Joe Biden laughs as comedian Roy Wood Jr., a correspondent for "The Daily Show," speaks during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Biden, speaking at the dinner for the second time during his time in the White House, made fun of his age, which has been highlighted as the 80-year-old president prepares a run for his second term.“I believe in the First Amendment, not just because my good friend Jimmy...

Utah high schoolers take children's monster drawings, bring them to life as plush toys

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:30:23 GMT

SALT LAKE CITY (KTVX) – Students from Bella Vista Elementary and Jordan High School in Utah came together this spring to complete a special project – bringing monsters to 3D reality. It all started with a challenge given to Keven Proud's sculpture class at Jordan High. For this challenge, the high school students were told to create plush toys based on drawings made by third graders in Rebecca Allen's class at Bella Vista Elementary earlier this year. Grandmother delivers her own grandson in Cleveland family’s living room The project has since become a powerful venture, giving both classes an opportunity to unleash their creativity and learn how imaginations can be brought to life through art. Both classes met on the morning of April 26 to unveil their monsters and work together once again to create backstories for each of the characters. Finished plush sculptures by Jordan High School and Bella Vista Elementary students. Courtesy: Canyons School DistrictJordan High School and Be...

AFD: 7 people escape apartment fire with 'no working smoke alarms to alert them'

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:30:23 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — First responders arrived at an apartment complex in southeast Austin in response to a fire Sunday morning.Austin Fire said the fire was on the first floor at a complex in the 1900 block of Willow Creek Drive, and seven occupants escaped through rear windows.“There were no working smoke alarms to alert them and they were all injured bailing out of the windows,” AFD said.AFD arrives at apartment fire in southeast Austin (KXAN photo/ Lauren Ryan)AFD arrives at apartment fire in southeast Austin (KXAN photo/ Lauren Ryan)AFD arrives at apartment fire in southeast Austin (KXAN photo/ Lauren Ryan)Austin-Travis County EMS responded to assist AFD. ATCEMS said six ambulances and two commanders responded. EMS physician assistants also responded and were treating about 6 patients, according to ATCEMS.AFD said EMS took one person to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.Austin Fire said the cause of the fire was under investigation.

April ends bright, dry, and warm

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:30:23 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- This final day of April dawned with sunshine and chilly air. Some lows in the Hill Country fell to the lower to middle 40s. Minimums include 48° at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to 52° at Camp Mabry.Winds this afternoon will not be as gusty as they were Saturday. But there will some gusty winds out of the south-southeast late tonight.Gusty winds tonight RAIN TOTALS: See how much rain your neighborhood recorded The rest of the day will be sunny with highs well above the normal of 83°. Most maximum temperatures will peak in the upper half of the 80s to some low 90s in the Hill Country. Tomorrow will be warm, as well, although highs will be a few degrees lower due to clouds arriving late in the afternoon. Sunday will again be another dry day with the humidity dropping to the 20s this afternoon. It's short-lived, however, as southerly winds will return moisture from the Gulf. Humid air returning thanks to south windsClouds are back overnight Monday to Tuesda...

St. Paul DFL’s Ward 1 convention ends in walk-out and no endorsement after 9 1/2 hours

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:30:23 GMT

Gathered Saturday at Washington Technology Magnet School on Rice Street, the St. Paul DFL quickly endorsed Hwa Jeong Kim for the St. Paul City Council seat representing Ward 5, with the party’s ward convention drawing Kim no challengers and running less than an hour.Undated courtesy photo, circa July 2018, of Hwa Jeong Kim, also known as Shannon Eckman, submitted when she became the new legislative aide to St. Paul City Council President Amy Brendmoen. Kim was at the time a program manager for the Minnesota Homeownership Center. She was also the campaign manager for Trista Matascastillo, who was running at the time for the county board seat then held by Ramsey County Commissioner Janice Rettman. (Courtesy of Hwa Jeong Kim)The DFL endorsing process unfolded far differently and far more contentiously the same day at Central High School, where the Ward 1 convention opened at noon and concluded in uproar 9 1/2 hours later. Instead of an endorsement, it ended with accusations of vo...