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This Bay Area school district is already back in the classroom for the 2023-24 school year

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:24 GMT

At just past 8 a.m. on Monday morning, Gregory Nash called out to a group of children walking toward Oakland’s Hoover Elementary School.“Welcome to school guys!” shouted Nash, who works as a family liaison at Hoover. He leaned down to collect a series of tiny, haphazard high-fives. “We’re back!”It was the first day of school at Hoover and all 77 schools at Oakland Unified — one of first of the Bay Area’s large public school districts to start the 2023-2024 academic year. As kids streamed through Hoover’s gates, the courtyard began to fill with excitement. Kids ran to greet their friends while parents checked the class assignments; teachers waved to old students and greeted the new ones.“I feel amazing and nervous,” said 6-year-old Daniel Lands, a newly minted first-grader. “I just graduated from kindergarten, so I hope I make some friends.”Those feelings were echoed by moms, dads, and teachers across the school, especially in light of how last year ended. In May, a strik...

DeSantis: ‘Of course’ Donald Trump lost the 2020 election

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:24 GMT

By Michelle L. Price | Associated PressNEW YORK — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis said definitively that rival Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, an acknowledgement the Florida governor made after years of equivocating answers.“Of course he lost,” DeSantis said in an interview with NBC News posted Monday. “Joe Biden’s the president.”DeSantis has often sidestepped questions about whether he believes the 2020 election results were legitimate. But in recent days he has started publicly questioning the lies that Trump and his allies have made about the election’s legitimacy.Federal and state election officials and Trump’s own attorney general said there was no credible evidence the election’s outcome was affected by fraud. The former president’s allegations were also roundly rejected by courts at the time, including judges he appointed.Last week, Trump was charged by Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith with...

Former Oakland A’s outfielder claimed off waivers by Cleveland

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:24 GMT

Ramón Laureano, who was designated for assignment by the Oakland A’s over the weekend, has landed in the middle of a division playoff race.The 29-year-old outfielder was claimed off waivers by Cleveland and figures to move right into the middle of the Guardians’ outfield mix.Laureano goes from the team with the worst record in baseball (32-80) to a team battling for the A.L. Central title. Cleveland (54-58) trails Minnesota by just 4.5 games. The Guardians likely will have to win the Central to return to the playoffs for the second year in a row. They entered the day 8.5 games out of the final spot in the AL wild-card race.The A’s placed Laureano, who appeared to be a budding star for the franchise in 2019, to make room for the return of center fielder Esteury Ruiz from the 10-day injured list. But it also could signal that top prospect Lawrence Butler might soon arrive in Oakland.Butler, 23, had a breakout spring training despite never playing a game above Single-...

Health officials looking for more Legionnaire's disease cases

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:24 GMT

(BCN) -- Health officials are looking for people who may have been at the Zen Day Spa in Richmond over the past two weeks, which was visited by three people -- including two who died last week -- who recently contracted Legionnaire's disease. Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors Chairperson John Gioia, who represents Richmond on the board, said Monday that it's critical for anyone who visited the spa come forward immediately. Elderly woman and boy stabbed to death in San Jose home Gioia is also calling on Contra Costa Health to investigate and identify unpermitted spas throughout the county. He said Zen Day Spa didn't have the required county environmental health permit from the health department and he's waiting to find out if it had a required use permit from the City of Richmond. "Right now, the emphasis is tracking down people who were there the past two weeks," Gioia said. "It's a bit like contact tracing." The spa was closed Friday after two people died on T...

Cool temperatures expected this week, along with possible drizzle

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:24 GMT

(BCN) -- Cooler temperatures are expected to persist in the Bay Area for the next few days accompanied by a slight chance of drizzle later in the week. The high-pressure system that brought hot temperatures to the region over the weekend is being pushed out by a low coming in from the Pacific Northwest, according to the National Weather Service. And while warm summer sunshine will persist through Monday, cooler temperatures are expected to arrive Tuesday and should last through the end of the week. The changing conditions will bring cooler breezes off the ocean, a thicker layer of clouds and the possibility of a little precipitation, said Weather Service meteorologist Sean Miller. Man dies after being rescued from water near Harbor Bay in Alameda "We'll see some patchy fog but we may even see some drizzle here and there, as well, later into the week," Miller said. "When the marine layer gets deeper, it tends to drizzle a little bit." Temperatures across the Bay Area ar...

Golub Capital BDC: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:24 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Golub Capital BDC Inc. (GBDC) on Monday reported profit of $73 million in its fiscal third quarter.The New York-based company said it had net income of 43 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs and investment costs, were 44 cents per share.The business development company posted revenue of $154.7 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on GBDC at https://www.zacks.com/ap/GBDCSource

Capricor: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:24 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — SAN DIEGO (AP) — Capricor Therapeutics Inc. (CAPR) on Monday reported a loss of $7.4 million in its second quarter.On a per-share basis, the San Diego-based company said it had a loss of 29 cents.The biotechnology company posted revenue of $3.9 million in the period.In the final minutes of trading on Monday, the company’s shares hit $4.71. A year ago, they were trading at $4.61._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on CAPR at https://www.zacks.com/ap/CAPRSource

Indiana teacher with ‘kill list’ of students, staff sentenced to 2½ years on probation

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:24 GMT

CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — A former fifth-grade teacher in northwestern Indiana who was charged with felony intimidation after authorities say she told a student she had a “kill list” of students and staff has been sentenced to 2½ years on probation.Angelica Carrasquillo, 25, of Griffith pleaded guilty Friday to an intimidation charge in Lake County Superior Court, court records show.The terms of a plea bargain bar Carrasquillo from working at a school or daycare while on probation. It also requires court-monitored mental health treatment, and she is barred from contacting victims in the case, news outlets reported.If she successfully completes probation, she can petition to reduce the conviction to a misdemeanor, under terms of the plea bargain.Court documents say Carrasquillo communicated “a threat to commit murder” on Oct. 12.Once officials at the school where she was employed, St. Stanislaus in East Chicago, learned of the threat, they immediately confronted her and escorted her f...

RingCentral: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:24 GMT

BELMONT, Calif. (AP) — BELMONT, Calif. (AP) — RingCentral Inc. (RNG) on Monday reported a loss of $21.5 million in its second quarter.The Belmont, California-based company said it had a loss of 23 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and non-recurring costs, were 83 cents per share.The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 13 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 75 cents per share.The cloud-based phone system provider for small businesses posted revenue of $539.3 million in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Twelve analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $536 million.For the current quarter ending in September, RingCentral expects its per-share earnings to range from 75 cents to 78 cents.The company said it expects revenue in the range of $552 million to $556 million for the fiscal third quarter.RingCentral expects full-year earnings in the range of $3.11 to $3.25 per share, with revenue ranging fr...

Houston Texans offensive tackle Tytus Howard expected to miss significant time with hand injury

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:24 GMT

Houston Texans offensive tackle Tytus Howard is expected to miss significant time after sustaining a hand injury in camp.“Tytus (Howard), he’s still dealing with that (hand injury) and will probably be out for a while,” coach DeMeco Ryans said Monday. “We’ll re-address that later.”When pressed on exactly how long Howard is expected to be out, Ryans said: “I’ll let you guys know later.”The injury comes after Howard agreed to a three-year, $56 million extension just before the start of camp.A first-round pick in 2019, Howard has started 54 games in four seasons with the Texans.His injury comes after center Scott Quessenberry was placed on injured reserve Friday after tearing knee ligaments in camp Thursday.Quessenberry started 16 games for the Texans last season after spending his first four NFL seasons with the Chargers.___AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nflSource