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Travel: Sandhill cranes rule the roost in Nebraska each spring

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:22:27 GMT

I’m a full-fledged “craniac” now that I’ve spent four days awestruck at one of Earth’s most epic animal migrations — on, of all places, the wind-whistling prairies of central Nebraska.Every year — perhaps dating back eons — about 500,000 sandhill cranes roost along the Platte River, swooping down in spellbinding squadrons and resembling both prehistoric pterodactyls and the flying monkeys from “The Wizard of Oz.” Deeply stacked in shallow water and on sandbars, the cranes’ deafening cacophony will absolutely blow your mind — at times their nonstop racket sounded like raucous crowds cheering gladiators at Rome’s Coliseum.World-renowned anthropologist Jane Goodall, who has crane-watched here for 20 seasons, compares the feathered phenomena to the famed wildebeest migration in Africa. I too felt I was on another continent instead of in the Cornhusker State (and birthplace of Kool-Aid).Sandhill cranes are social with each other and entertaining to watch at roosting sites in Nebraska’s P...

Survey: Half of trans and nonbinary youth in the US ‘seriously considered’ suicide in the past year

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:22:27 GMT

Muri Assunção | New York Daily NewsAbout half of young trans and nonbinary youth in the U.S. seriously contemplated suicide in the past year, as a record-breaking number of bills restricting the rights of LGBTQ people — especially transgender youth — are enacted in state legislatures across the country.Overall, about four in 10 LGBTQ young people, ages 13 to 24, reported they “seriously considered” taking their lives in the past year, with transgender and nonbinary people reporting even higher rates than their peers. Nearly two in 10 actually attempted suicide.That’s according to the fifth annual survey on the mental health of LGBTQ young people living in the U.S. released by The Trevor Project, the nation’s leading suicide and crisis organization for LGBTQ youth.After hearing from nearly 29,000 respondents, researchers found that LGBTQ kids and young adults continue to report “significantly higher” rates of suicide risk.“Among transgender and nonbinary young people, half seriously ...

L.A. street takeover crackdown nets 21 arrests; 13 cars seized

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:22:27 GMT

Twenty-one people were arrested and more than a dozen vehicles were impounded in a street racing crackdown in Los Angeles over the weekend, according to police.The arrests took place early Sunday and involved officers with LAPD’s Street Racing Taskforce.In a video posted to Instagram, the Department showed officers arresting people and towing cars from unspecified locations in the city in “an operation to eliminate dangerous and disruptive takeover activity.”A total of 13 vehicles were impounded, 21 people were arrested on misdemeanor charges and 34 citations were issued, LAPD said.Twenty-one people were arrested and more than a dozen vehicles were impounded in a street racing crackdown in Los Angeles over the weekend, according to police. May 2, 2023 (LAPD)A total of 13 vehicles were impounded, 21 people were arrested on misdemeanor charges and 34 citations were issued, LAPD said. May 2, 2023 (LAPD)A total of 13 vehicles were impounded, 21 people were arrested on misdemeanor charge...

Police shoot stabbing suspect in East Hollywood

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:22:27 GMT

Streets were blocked and crime scene tape surrounded the entrance to the Vermont/Beverly Metro station in East Hollywood after a police shooting Tuesday morning.The incident unfolded around 9:45 a.m. when someone called 911 to report a man trying to stab them, a Los Angeles Police spokesperson told KTLA.Officers responded and shot the suspect, police said. Both the stabbing victim and the suspect were hospitalized in unknown conditions.Streets were blocked and crime scene tape surrounded the entrance to the Vermont/Beverly Metro station in East Hollywood after a police shooting. May 2, 2023. (KTLA)Streets were blocked and crime scene tape surrounded the entrance to the Vermont/Beverly Metro station in East Hollywood after a police shooting. May 2, 2023. (KTLA)Streets were blocked and crime scene tape surrounded the entrance to the Vermont/Beverly Metro station in East Hollywood after a police shooting. May 2, 2023. (KTLA)Streets were blocked and crime scene tape surrounded the entra...

President Biden sending 1,500 troops for Mexico border migrant surge

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:22:27 GMT

The Biden administration will send 1,500 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border ahead of an expected migrant surge following the end of coronavirus pandemic-era restrictions.Military personnel will do data entry, warehouse support and other administrative tasks so that U.S. Customs and Border Protection can focus on fieldwork, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said Tuesday. The troops “will not be performing law enforcement functions or interacting with immigrants, or migrants,” Jean-Pierre said. “This will free up Border Patrol agents to perform their critical law enforcement duties.”The troops will carry out this support for 90 days, said Pentagon spokesman Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, “until CBP can address these needs through contracted support.”It's unclear when the troops would be deployed. The COVID-19 restrictions allowed U.S. officials to turn away tens of thousands of migrants crossing the southern border, but those restrictions will lift May 11, and border officials...

Los Angeles County fully out of a drought

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:22:27 GMT

The latest update from the official U.S. Drought Monitor shows that more areas of the Golden State are no longer in a drought, including all of Los Angeles County.Drought conditions have continued to retreat across the state after the winter season brought heavy rain and historic snowfall.The data, released on April 27, shows that more than 60% of California is free from any drought classification, a percentage that has continued to increase since March when researchers found that more than 50% of the state was out of a drought, which was the first time that happened in three years.About 31% of the state is considered to be “abnormally dry,” the U.S. Drought Monitor’s least severe classification, while about 7% of the region is considered to be in a “moderate drought.”No area in the Golden State is considered to be in an “extreme or exceptional” drought, the U.S. Drought Monitor’s two worst classifications.In November, virtually all of California’s Central Valley was deemed to be in...

Jonas Brothers head to Dodger Stadium for upcoming tour

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:22:27 GMT

No need to send out an "S.O.S," the Jonas Brothers are hitting the road for a career-encompassing tour. The band made the announcement on Tuesday morning via social media and their website."It’s official!" the band's caption on Instagram read. "FIVE ALBUMS. ONE NIGHT. THE TOUR."Twitter: Jonas BrothersThey're swinging big and will take their act across the country for a 35-date tour that kicks off Aug. 12 at Yankee Stadium. They'll be at Dodger Stadium on Sept. 9.The tour wraps up on Oct. 14 in Miami at the Kaseya Center. The Brothers' new album called "The Album" drops May 12. Fans looking to snag tickets for the upcoming tour can register for Verified Fan on Ticketmaster now through May 6 at 8:59 p.m. PST. Presale for the L.A. show starts on May 9 at 10 a.m.

Hair Transplant Turkey – Could It Help You Permanently Overcome Hair Loss?

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:22:27 GMT

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Bay Area classical music fans have a LOT to choose from this weekend

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:22:27 GMT

Concerts, recitals, chamber music, and a pair of Baroque masterworks – music lovers have a thrilling array of events to choose from this weekend.Here’s a partial roundup.Marsalis at S.F. Symphony: Saxophonist Branford Marsalis joins conductor Thomas Wilkins and the orchestra in the first San Francisco Symphony performances of Erwin Schulhoff’s “Hot-Sonate,” a 1930 work that was banned by the Nazis and has finally assumed its rightful place in the repertoire. The program also includes Duke Ellington’s “Harlem,” “Three Dance Episodes” from Bernstein’s “On the Town,” and John Williams’ “Escapades” from the 2002 film “Catch Me If You Can.”Details: 2 p.m. May 4, 7:30 p.m. May 5-6; $20-$135; 415-864-6000; sfsymphony.org.“May the fourth be with you”: That’s what the Oakland Symphony is promising as the orchestra returns Friday night with “The Music of John Williams,” a family-friendly program featuring a sampler of some of the composer’s greatest Hollywood hits, including music from ...

Calling our shot: The top Pac-12 prospects for the 2024 NFL Draft

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:22:27 GMT

Welcome to the Hotline’s assessment of the top Pac-12 prospects for next year’s NFL Draft, an annual exercise in semi-futility that nonetheless helps frame the 2023 season.The two positions stocked with high-end talent are destined to collide on a down-by-down basis.As most fans are undoubtedly aware, the Pac-12 is loaded with elite quarterbacks. (No other conference comes close.)But the conference also is brimming with top-tier edge rushers, to a degree not seen on the West Coast in years.The broad narrative for 2023 — whether the touted quarterbacks dominate, as expected, or are held in check — depends partly on the outcome of that essential conflict.Because the collection of offensive tackles is, well, not very strong.Notes on the following:*** Projections include underclassmen who will be draft-eligible next spring and are, in our view, likely to declare.*** Not every player listed will declare for the draft, while some prospects who aren’t listed will as...