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Volunteers build bikes for kids in need this holiday season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:49:51 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — One nonprofit in Central Texas is giving the gift of bikes this holiday season.It’s all part of the Ghisallo Cycling Initiative’s annual Holiday Bike Build.Throughout the month of December, groups have gathered together to volunteer their time building bikes at The Austin Beer Garden Brewing Company."These are community members in the Austin and San Antonio area, who chose to spend their holidays building bikes for these kids,” Ghisallo Cycling Initiative executive director Kari Kuwamura said.This week, the nonprofit has delivered dozens of these bikes to families in need attending Title I AISD Schools.Kuwamura says her group gave out over 40 bikes last year."This year we have a huge ambitious goal of getting 200 bikes to kids in the Austin and San Antonio,” she said.Austin-based bike manufacturer woom is donating all the bikes, valued at over $80,000.Mathias Ihlenfeld is woom's managing director of North America."It's a tradition for us to donate bikes that can rais...

Signing day tracker: Star prospect Koi Perich and 18 more join Gophers football for 2024

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:49:51 GMT

Eighteen of the 19 total high school commitments in the Gophers football program’s 2024 recruiting class had signed their national letters of intent by 8 a.m. Wednesday.The U’s top-ranked player, Esko, Minn., safety Koi Perich, was conspicuously absent.But at 8:03, the Gophers made it official: The four-star prospect had signed with Minnesota over Ohio State. Buckeyes coach Ryan Day had traveled to northern Minnesota to see Perich last week.RELATED: Breakdown of Gophers recruiting class: strength, weakness, sleeper and moreHere’s who signed with Minnesota — including five additional college transfers — and a snippet about each newcomer:6:05 a.m.: SAF — Zahir Rainer, Richmond, Va., 5-foot-10, 185 poundsThe son of former NFL linebacker Wali Rainer had more than 30 scholarship offers, but picked the U over his father’s alma mater (Virginia) and other suitors.6:10 a.m.: CB — Samuel Madu, Bronx, N.Y., 6-1, 170Gophers cornerbacks coach Nick Monroe uses his East Coast connectio...

Catskills Fire Tower Challenge returning for 2024

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:49:51 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Catskills Fire Tower Challenge is returning for 2024. According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), the challenge brings participants from all over New York, and 11 other states and countries to the Catskills. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! “To introduce more New Yorkers and visitors to this awe-inspiring experience, DEC is renewing the Catskills Fire Tower Challenge for 2024 to highlight the spectacular vistas found in this majestic park,” said DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos. “Over the past five years, the Catskills Fire Tower Challenge has drawn thousands of outdoor enthusiasts to the unparalleled experience of viewing the natural wonders of the Catskill Mountains from one of the park's historic fire towers."Launched in 2019, the Catskills Fire Tower Challenge encourages hikers to visit the fire towers on Balsam Lake Mountain in Hardenburgh, Hunter Mountain in Hunter, Over...

Police identify fatality in Schenectady shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:49:51 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Schenectady Police have released more information regarding the shooting that happened on Lincoln Avenue at Steuben Street, saying the victim succumbed to their injuries early Wednesday morning. 21-year-old Usman Pirzada, of Schenectady, died at Albany Medical Center Wednesday morning. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! Police say upon arrival, they found the victim, later identified as Pirzada, suffering from a gunshot wound, and several shell casings were also found. Pirzada was taken to Albany Medical Center for his injuries.This shooting is now being investigated as a homicide. Anyone with information about the shooting is encouraged to call the Schenectady Police Department tip line at (518) 788-6566.

Police investigating homicide in Country Club Hills

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:49:51 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Police are investigating a morning homicide in Country Club Hills.It happened outside 'Mally's Supermarket' on West Florissant Avenue. We are working with the police to get more information. Stolen car seen in Central West End belongs to long-time police officer FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

US Catholic leadership foresees challenges after repeated election defeats for abortion opponents

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:49:51 GMT

By DAVID CRARY (AP National Writer)Repeatedly in recent years, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has stipulated that “the threat of abortion remains our preeminent priority.” In the face of recent election setbacks for abortion opponents, leading bishops and their lay allies are reassessing how to move forward with that stance.The latest rebuff came Nov. 7 in Ohio, when voters decisively approved a constitutional amendment that ensures access to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care. It was the seventh consecutive state where voters decided to protect abortion access since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the nationwide constitutional right to abortion in June 2022.The Ohio result was particularly stinging for abortion opponents, coming in a state where tough anti-abortion measures had been approved by the Republican-controlled legislature.“Today is a tragic day for women, children, and families in Ohio,” the state’s Catholic bisho...

'Humpty Kareem': Abdul-Jabbar pays tribute to band after concert fall

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:49:51 GMT

NBA great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar took to Substack on Monday to offer praise for one of his favorite bands, something he planned to do on Friday before he fell and broke his hip.The Laker great was at Disney Hall in downtown Los Angeles to honor the Manhattan Transfer's final show with a letter from Vice President Kamala Harris and his own remarks when "Humpty Kareem had a great fall," he wrote on Substack."I’d like to say I fell while trying to save a child from plunging over a balcony, but I just tripped," Abdul-Jabbar wrote. "Hard for me to accept that a once world-class athlete just stumbled. But age is the great equalizer and humbles us all."After thanking the Los Angeles Fire Department and the medical staff at UCLA Hospital for treating his injury, Abdul-Jabbar posted Harris' letter, which hailed the Manhattan Transfer's music as "a reflection of the ingenuity of the American people.""As trailblazing artists, each member of The Manhattan Transfer's uplifting and beautiful voice h...

Kanye West lists gutted beachfront Malibu home for $53 million

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:49:51 GMT

Ye, aka Kanye West, is taking a hefty financial hit in listing a beachfront Malibu home he purchased in 2021 for $57.3 million, according to multiple reports.  The 4,000-square-foot, four-bedroom property was designed by famed Japanese architect Tadao Ando.  While there aren’t a lot of Ando-designed homes in the United States, his name might ring a bell. The Japanese architect designed a house in the Paradise Cove area of Malibu, aptly nicknamed "Billionaires’ Row," that was purchased by Beyoncé and husband Jay-Z for $200 million earlier this year.  That sale was billed as the most expensive home ever sold in California.  But back to Ye’s Malibu home, which he has decided to sell for $53 million after having the property gutted for a remodel.  “What’s missing are the interiors,” celebrity real-estate agent Jason Oppenheim told The Hollywood Reporter. The Selling Sunset real-estate broker is listing West’s house exclusively. He told the entertainmen...

L.A. County hospital locates unidentified patient’s loved ones

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:49:51 GMT

Family members of a Los Angeles County hospital patient who was found earlier this week have been located, officials said Wednesday.The woman is currently at the St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood and has been there since Dec. 15 after she was found near 68th Street and Converse Avenue in the Florence-Graham area.She did not have any information or belongings to help identify her, hospital staff said.Officials issued an advisory Tuesday in hopes of finding the woman's family and it worked. "Thank you for your assistance. The patient’s family has been found ... We appreciate your help," Marketing and Communications Manager Linda Woo said Wednesday.Anyone who has additional information is asked to call St. Francis Medical Center at 310-728-0714. 

Is CBD Safe On College Campuses?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:49:51 GMT

View the original article about CBD on College Campuses  at Real Tested CBD.It’s no secret that cannabis has always been around “underground” on college campuses. Watch any film that chronicles college life from the 1960s onward, and you’ll find plenty of references to pot. However, just because cannabis circulated on many American campuses, that never meant it was legal in dorms. Quite the contrary.For most of the 20th century, every US state outlawed pot. Even though some territories have lifted their bans on cannabis, THC remains a federally illegal substance. Plus, the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (DFSCA) enforces all US colleges to put forward preventive info on alcohol and drugs if they want to receive federal funding.While cannabis is a no-no in US colleges, does that mean CBD is also off-limits in college? After all, the 2018 US Farm Bill legalized hemp-derived items like CBD. Also, since CBD is non-psychoactive, it doesn’t carry the “high-inducing” reputation of de...