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Faced With Evolving Threats, U.S. Navy Struggles to Change

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:33:41 GMT

PASCAGOULA, Miss. — A symphony of sorts echoed through the sprawling shipyard on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi — banging, hissing, beeping, horns, bells and whistles — as more than 7,000 workers hustled to fill orders fueled by the largest shipbuilding budget in the Navy’s history.The surge in spending, $32 billion for this year alone, has allowed the Huntington Ingalls shipyard to hire thousands of additional people to assemble guided missile destroyers and amphibious transport ships. “More ships are always better,” said Kari Wilkinson, the president of the shipyard, pointing to the efficiencies that come with a steady flow of contracts and the jobs they create.But the focus from Washington on producing a stream of new warships is also creating a fleet that some inside the Pentagon think is too wedded to outdated military strategies and that the Navy might not be able to afford to keep running in decades to come.Half a world away, at a U.S. Navy outpost in Bahrain, a much smaller t...

Colorado high school football rankings, Week 3: Are Regis Jesuit, Pine Creek serious threats to Cherry Creek’s 5A five-peat bid?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:33:41 GMT

A look at this week’s Post Preps Top 10 for Class 5A, 4A and 3A:Class 5ATeamRecordPvsLW1. Cherry Creek2-01W (42-14 vs. Legacy)Comment: After two weeks, the Bruins are averaging 6.1 yards/carry. Now comes a second ranked opponent in three weeks. This week: at Chatfield, 7 p.m. Sept. Friday2. Regis Jesuit2-02W (36-33 vs. Kennedy Catholic, Wash.)Comment: Is Regis the biggest threat to a Bruins five-peat? Senior running back Albert Medina (340 yards, 5 TDs) is on a heater. This week: at No. 7 Arapahoe, 7 p.m. Friday.3. Pine Creek2-05W (31-17 vs. Valor Christian)Comment: The QB-RB-WR trio of Cameron Cooper (263 total yards), Jonathan Coar (166) and Elijah Roy (129) did serious work against Valor. But how about that defense (12 tackles for loss)? This week: at Vista Ridge, 1 p.m. Saturday.4. Grandview2-03W (38-13 vs. Fossil Ridge)Comment: QB Liam Szarka (528 pass yards, 6 TDs) gets his first big test of the season with a visit to Ralston Valley. This week: at No. 6 Ralston Valley, 7...

Victims ID'ed in fatal double shooting in Moreno Valley

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:33:41 GMT

Riverside County authorities have identified the two men killed early Sunday morning in a Moreno Valley shooting.Bryan Garcia, 21, and Ruben Perez, 22, were killed at the scene of the attack in the 21800 block of Dreacea Avenue, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department said in a news alert. 2 dead, 1 wounded after triple shooting in Riverside County A third person who was shot, a male whose identity has not been released, was hospitalized and is expected to survive, officials said.No information about a possible motive or the shooter has been made public.Anyone with information is asked to contact Investigator Ramirez at 951-955-2777.

Meet Interdisciplinary Archivist Jenny Yurshansky

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:33:41 GMT

For interdisciplinary artist Jenny Yurshansky, home has never really been a place—at least not in the strict geographical sense. She was born during her parents’ immigration, in the middle of a fraught journey between continents, and that foundational statelessness has informed her sense of self and relationship to the world ever since. In her research-infused art practice, she deftly unravels personal, geopolitical, and often botanical histories—finding ready metaphors in nature for the malleable structure of societies and of families, and undeniable power in direct engagement and individual storytelling. Based in true stories and science-minded inquiry, given form through meaningful objects from embroidered textiles to large-scale sculptural installations, oral and photographic archives, books and texts, photographs, and a variety of further materials as best suited to the matters under examination. Her current project, Rinsing the Bones, invites audience participation in creating...

San Jose cops arrest teen driver in car crash that killed pedestrian

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:33:41 GMT

SAN JOSE — Police have arrested a teenager who was driving a stolen car that struck and killed a man in San Jose over the weekend, officers said Monday.The victim of the fatal accident, which occurred in the 1100 block of Winchester Boulevard, has yet to be identified.The driver of the stolen vehicle that caused the deadly accident was identified only as a juvenile male.San Jose police officers arrested the driver and transported him to a local hospital with injuries that were described as non-life-threatening.The fatal crash occurred on Sept. 3 at approximately 3:22 a.m. the San Jose Police Department reported Monday.“A 2019 Hyundai SUV, occupied by a lone juvenile male driver, was traveling northbound on Winchester Boulevard when it left the roadway and struck an adult male pedestrian on the sidewalk,” the police department stated.The crash occurred on Winchester Boulevard between Walgrove Way and Greentree Way in San Jose.“The vehicle continued northbound ...

Turf wars: NFL players and owners are at odds over replacing artificial surfaces with grass

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:33:41 GMT

On TV or from the stands, it’s nearly impossible to tell one NFL field from another without the colorful team logos painted in the end zones.But an increasing number of players and coaches, including the 49ers’ George Kittle and Nick Bosa, are asking the NFL to take a closer look into the league’s growing turf war.The merits and safety concerns of artificial turf vs. natural grass have been debated since the Philadelphia Eagles became the first NFL team to play on AstroTurf in 1969 – three years after it made its debut in the Houston Astrodome. But with salaries and team values continuing to skyrocket, the stakes have never been higher for the players or the league.“No one knows the beating that our bodies take on turf more than us — the players,” former 49ers defensive end Solomon Thomas posted on Twitter late last season. “The sport is violent enough. We shouldn’t be taking more damage from the field, too.”San Francisco 49ers’ Solomon Thomas (94) is carted off the field duri...

Al menos 23 heridos deja el choque de un auto contra un restaurante Denny’s en Texas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:33:41 GMT

(CNN) –– Un vehículo se estrelló contra la pared de un restaurante Denny’s en Rosenberg, Texas, hiriendo a 23 personas al interior del lugar, según un comunicado de la policía de la ciudad este lunes. Rosenberg se encuentra aproximadamente a 56 kilómetros al suroeste de Houston.Según el comunicado, la Policía comenzó a recibir llamadas alrededor de las 11:22 a.m. hora local (12:22 p.m., hora de Miami), sobre un vehículo que se estrelló contra la pared sur de un restaurante Denny’s.La declaración indicó que todos los heridos estaban conscientes cuando fueron trasladados a hospitales locales. “Las lesiones varían desde laceraciones menores hasta heridas graves, pero parece que ninguna es letal”, explicó el comunicado.El conductor del vehículo resultó ileso y se está investigando la causa del incidente, según la P                                                                                                               olicía.El restaurante Denny’s dijo...

‘Major fireball event’ visible across DC region

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:33:41 GMT

The bright flash that was visible in some parts of the D.C. region Sunday night was a “major fireball event,” WTOP Space Contributor Greg Redfern said.There were 288 reports to the American Meteor Society about the event, including fragmentation and actual sounds, Redfern said. It occurred over 10 states and D.C.A fireball is a piece of an asteroid, or a piece of a comet, that enters Earth’s atmosphere.Redfern said it’s clear that the fireball exploded, “because there were reports of sound and fragmentation.”Fireballs are fairly common, according to Redfern.“People can see the really bright ones during the day too,” he said.Winchester VA 9/3/23 @capitalweather pic.twitter.com/EuByzLTCvU— Jon rohrbach (@JBoooogz1) September 4, 2023However, he said it’s not that common to have one explode in the D.C. area. Still, he said, there isn’t much cause for concern.“It shows you that we have a constant cosmic rain of material coming into our atmosphere, which protects u...

Baylor QB Blake Shapen out 2-3 weeks with MCL injury. A transfer QB will start vs. No. 14 Utah

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:33:41 GMT

WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor will be without starting quarterback Blake Shapen for at least two to three weeks because of an MCL injury suffered in the season-opening upset loss to Texas State, meaning he will miss Saturday’s home game against 14th-ranked Utah.Bears coach Dave Aranda updated Shapen’s status during his weekly availability Monday, a day after the quarterback had an MRI. The coach said starting safety Devin Lemear also would be out two to three weeks with a dislocated elbow.Both got hurt Saturday night when Baylor, a nearly four-touchdown favorite, lost 42-31 at home to Texas State. Shapen completed 21 of 31 passes for 303 yards and two touchdowns. The second TD came in the fourth quarter after he returned for a series with his knee fully taped and in a brace.Mississippi State transfer quarterback Sawyer Robertson is expected to start Saturday against the Utes. He was 6-of-12 passing for 113 yards against Texas State, but the Bears’ final two drives resu...

¿Qué es festival Burning Man, cuándo y dónde se celebra?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:33:41 GMT

(CNN Español) — Más de 70.000 asistentes al festival Burning Man en Nevada, Estados Unidos, quedaron atrapadas luego de que intensas lluvias registradas este fin de semana inundaran la zona y cubrieran el recinto de un espeso barro que llegaba hasta los tobillos.El festival concluye este lunes, pero aún se desconoce cuándo se permitirá a los asistentes salir del área en sus vehículos.Pero ¿cómo es este evento y cuándo se celebra? Este es un vistazo de lo que debes saber.Miles de personas varadas en un “entorno fangoso y sucio” tras las intensas lluvias registradas en el festival Burning Man¿Qué es el festival Burning Man?Se trata de un evento multicultural desarrollado por la organización Burning Man Project. Es un “ecosistema global de artistas, creadores y organizadores comunitarios que cocrean arte, eventos e iniciativas locales en todo el mundo”, según la página en línea del festival.Su misión es “guiar, nutrir y proteger a la comunidad más pe...