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Ohio votes on abortion rights this fall. Misinformation about the proposal is already spreading

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:40:42 GMT

An effort to guarantee access to abortion rights in Ohio, a November ballot measure, is already fueling misleading claims about how it could influence abortion care, gender-related health care and parental consent in the state.The proposed constitutional amendment would give Ohioans the right to make their own reproductive decisions. Backers say that since Roe v. Wade was overturned last year by the U.S. Supreme Court, the proposal would restore a commonsense abortion protection that most Ohio voters can support.But opponents argue would do far more than that. Ads portray the amendment as a gateway to children getting abortions and gender-related surgeries without their parents’ consent. Opponents also have falsely suggested the amendment would open doors to protecting abusers and legalizing infanticide.The Associated Press spoke to numerous medical and legal experts, who explained what the amendment, known as Issue 1, would mean for Ohioans if it were to pass in November.THE AMENDM...

Russian-made combat trainer aircraft joins Iran’s Air Force

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:40:42 GMT

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s news agencies are reporting that a Russian-made YAK-130 combat trainer aircraft is in the country and has joined the Air Force.The report by ISNA said the advanced combat trainer aircraft is able to meet the training needs of pilots to learn to fly 4th-generation fighters.In April, Iran announced that it had finalized a deal to buy Su-35 fighter jets from Russia.Iran and Russia have a close relationship, especially in military equipment.Iranian drones have been a key element of Russia’s continued war on Ukraine. Tehran has offered a series of contradictory explanations about the drones, first denying it supplied them to Moscow and then claiming it sold drones only before the war began. However, the volume of drones used in the conflict shows a steady supply by Iran of the bomb-carrying weapons in the war.In June, the White House said Iran is providing Russia with materials to build a drone manufacturing plant east of Moscow as the Kremlin looks to lock in ...

8th annual Chicago Men's Fashion Awards returns this month

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:40:42 GMT

The eighth annual Chicago Men's Fashion Awards is returning to showcase Chicago's fashion scene and recognizes Chicago's exceptional talents in the city.David Sanchez, the co-chair of the costume council for the Men's Fashion Awards joins WGN Weekend Morning News to share more. The event takes place Thursday, Sept. 14 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Chicago History Museum. For more information, visit: Home - Chicago History Museum

Childhood allergies, from skin to lungs, could start in the gut: study

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:40:42 GMT

(The Hill) — A new study has found that problems with gut bacteria could lie behind four major — and very different — childhood allergies.Eczema, hay fever, asthma and food allergies afflict more than a third of people worldwide.They are also increasing, with researchers blaming everything from shifting diets to overemphasizing hygiene.But in a study published on Tuesday in Nature Communications, Canadian researchers suggested another possible cause: disorders in the communities of tiny organisms living within the human gut.“Developing therapies that change these interactions during infancy may therefore prevent the development of all sorts of allergic diseases in childhood, which often last a lifetime,” pediatrics professor Stuart Turvey of the University of British Columbia said in a statement. Map: Air quality is the worst in these counties, study finds The findings suggest that all four conditions share a common cause that had long escaped notice, coauthor Chari...

APD: SWAT response in northwest Austin over

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:40:42 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department said a SWAT call in northwest Austin that came out early Saturday has ended. Austin Police said the call came in at 5:39 a.m. in the 11000 block of Research Boulevard service road northbound.APD said the SWAT situation ended at approximately 7:30 a.m. and no arrests were made.People were initially asked to avoid the area. Austin-Travis County EMS also responded.

A hot Labor Day weekend with increasing humidity

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:40:42 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Meteorological autumn kicked off Friday with another 100° day in Austin, Camp Mabry's 70th triple-digit heat day of the year.Hot, mainly dry weather is in the forecast Labor Day weekend with highs at or above 100° each day in many communities. If you are heading to the game today please drink plenty of water and plan for the heat!Very hot with temperatures climbing to the low 100sAnother Ozone Action Day is in effect on Saturday as hot, stagnant sunshine leads to higher than normal levels of pollution. Consider the following to limit your pollution footprint when possible.Steps to help reduce pollution levels 2023 was Austin's hottest summer on record. What should we expect in September? Hotter, drier than normal weather is expected through at least the middle of September. BLOG: Could PDO mess with our wet El Niño? Austin Interactive Weather Stats (2023) FIRST WARNING WEATHER: Stay up to date with your Central Texas forecast, sign up for our weather newslet...

Prescient, a Colorado innovator in construction technology, shutting down its Arvada plant

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:40:42 GMT

Construction-tech company Prescient, which fabricated components for multi-family buildings, is closing its Arvada factory and laying off 60 employees, according to a letter the company sent to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment on Thursday.“This action is expected to be permanent, and upon conclusion of the shutdown activities the company would be closed,” Sandra Espiritu-Ortega, the company’s chief human resources officer wrote in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act letter filed with the state on Aug. 31, the date when layoffs were expected to begin.John Vanker, Michael Lastowski and Satyen Patel founded Prescient on Sept. 1, 2012, in a large Broomfield garage, using state-of-the-art technology, including robotic welders, to produce panels, trusses and other components for apartment buildings, hotels, senior centers and student dorms.The company integrated its design software tightly into the manufacturing process, and turned to desig...

'Margaritaville' singer Jimmy Buffett dead at 76

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:40:42 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song “Margaritaville” and turned that celebration of loafing into an empire of restaurants, resorts and frozen concoctions, has died at the age of 76.“Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs,” a statement posted to Buffett's official website and social media pages said late Friday. “He lived his life like a song till the very last breath and will be missed beyond measure by so many.”The statement did not say where Buffett died or give a cause of death. Illness had forced him to reschedule concerts in May and Buffett acknowledged in social media posts that he had been hospitalized, but provided no specifics. Longtime ‘The Price is Right’ host Bob Barker dies at 99 “Margaritaville,” released on Feb. 14, 1977, quickly took on a life of its own, becoming a state of mind for those ”wastin...

Girl, 12, recalls terrifying moment homeless man snuck into her home and touched her

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:40:42 GMT

A mother recalls the terrifying moment a man snuck into her Riverside home and touched her 12-year-old daughter.The suspect, Daveon Alvarez, 28, is a convicted felon and a transient on parole for auto theft, Riverside police said.Alvarez entered the home through an unlocked door where the victim, 12-year-old Jessie Guitron, was asleep on the couch.“He walked straight into the living room, stood in front of my daughter as she was asleep and touched her face with his hand,” said Laura Guitron, the victim's mother.Alvarez then sat across from the girl and just stared at her, Laura said. Maintaining her composure, the girl calmly walked over to her older sister’s room while Alvarez followed behind.“He asked for the time and I tell him,” Jessie recalled. “Then he asked for my age which was very confusing to me. I was just very nervous and tense.”Police say Daveon Alvarez snuck into a home and touched a 12-year-old girl on the face. Aug. 28, 2023. (Riverside Police)Daveon Alvarez is seen ...

Nanny hides with baby during attempted burglary

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:40:42 GMT

Security video captured the moment three masked men attempted to break into a Pico-Robertson home as a nanny and a baby hid inside.The attempted break-in happened in broad daylight last week, according to the homeowners who did not want to be identified. The homeowner had left briefly to pick up another child from school when the suspects decided to strike.Video shows the trio scaling a fence and wall in the home’s front yard before running to the back patio door to enter the home.“I got a call from my nanny and she tells me, whispering and very hysterical, that she's in the bathroom with my baby and that something happened and I should come back fast and help,” the homeowner recalled.Panicked, she raced home while the nanny and her baby continued hiding in the bathroom. The police were contacted and arrived shortly, but the thieves had already fled. Riverside girl recalls terrifying moment man snuck into her home and touched her Security video captured the moment three masked thi...