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Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:16:24 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.We should provideuniversal dental careRe: “San Jose pop-up offers free dental care to hundreds at convention center clinic” (Page B11, May 21).We all owe gratitude to the many dentists, dental assistants and community members who donated their time and expertise to provide free dental care for 1,500 patients at this weekend’s free clinic sponsored by the Santa Clara County Dental Foundation.Poor dental health is costly. It is tied to heart disease and dementia. It is painful. Children whose teeth hurt can’t concentrate in school. Missing teeth lead to malnutrition. They are unsightly and often cost people employment opportunities.It does us no good for any of us to be unhealthy. It’s costly and it undermines our national security and our economy.So this celebratory article begs the question: How is it possible that in one of the wealthiest countries in the world we don’...

San Francisco Mayor booed in UN Plaza, brick thrown in crowd

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:16:24 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco's mayor and board of supervisors went to United Nations Plaza, a hot spot for open-air drug dealing and drug use, on Tuesday and attempted to hold the board's meeting in the plaza. It did not go well. San Francisco has been dealing with "illegal, out-of-control behavior for far too long," Mayor London Breed proclaimed. Breed and Supervisor Aaron Peskin were only able to speak at the microphone about the city's "humanitarian crisis" for a few minutes before booing, jeering, and shouting from the crowd escalated. Holding the board of supervisors' meeting in UN Plaza was supposed to highlight problems plaguing the area and pitch solutions. "Many San Franciscans do not feel safe," Peskin said. "Brazen drug dealing and deteriorating street conditions have exacerbated a humanitarian crisis on our streets."San Francisco Police Department officers were positioned in UN Plaza for Tuesday's public meeting. Officers intervened after a woman ...

Man arrested for allegedly throwing rocks at San Rafael fire station

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:16:24 GMT

(KRON) -- A San Rafael fire station was damaged by a man throwing rocks at it early Tuesday morning, the San Rafael Police Department said. Kevin Cook, 37, of San Rafael was arrested for the incident and is also accused of throwing a beer can at a moving police car.SRPD said Cook began throwing baseball-sized rocks at the fire station at about 3:30 a.m. Police say Cook threw about 30 rocks over a fence in the span of an hour, breaking a window, destroying glass railings and damaging the façade of the building. San Francisco Mayor booed in UN Plaza, brick thrown in crowd The fire station, located at 46 Castro Avenue in the Canal Neighborhood, was fenced off for construction. The rocks caused about $5,000 of damage, SRPD claimed. Image from the San Rafael Police Department.Image from the San Rafael Police Department.The damage was discovered by construction workers when they arrived the same morning. They contacted SRPD, who then attempted to locate the suspect. At about 8:20 a.m.,...

Kansas woman dies after falling into creek in Glacier National Park

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:16:24 GMT

WEST GLACIER, Mont. (AP) — A 28-year-old woman from Kansas has died after falling into a creek in Glacier National Park and being swept into a gorge, park officials said.The woman fell from a rocky overhang into Avalanche Creek on Monday afternoon, spokesperson Gina Kerzman said.Bystanders waded into the creek and pulled the woman out. They performed CPR and called 911. Emergency responders declared her dead at the scene, park officials said.Her name and hometown have not been released. Source

Indiana holds off Illinois 4-3 in Big Ten Tournament

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:16:24 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Freshman Evan Whiteaker pitched 4 1/3 scoreless innings, while striking out a career-high six, and Indiana held off Illinois 4-3 on Tuesday in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament.Indiana (41-16), which has at least one win in nine of the last 10 conference tournament games, advance to the winners’ bracket to face No. 3 seed Iowa on Thursday. Seventh-seeded Illinois (25-26) plays No. 6 seed Michigan on Wednesday in the consolation bracket.Whiteaker needed only four pitches to record three outs in the eighth inning before leaving with one out in the ninth. Illinois, trailing 4-1, loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth inning. A throwing error led to two runs before Brayden Risedorph got Drake Westcott to fly out.Devin Taylor, the Big Ten freshman of the year, gave Indiana a 2-1 lead in the fifth inning on a fielder’s choice. Taylor led off the eighth with a single and later scored on Josh Pyne’s ground out. Hunter Jessee made it 4-1 with a two-out...

Frick, Alvarez help North Carolina beat Georgia Tech 11-5 in ACC Tournament opener

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:16:24 GMT

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Tomas Frick hit an RBI single to give North Carolina the lead for good in the first inning, Patrick Alvarez went 3 for 5 with a double and three RBIs and the seventh-seeded Tar Heels beat Georgia Tech 11-4 on Tuesday night at the ACC Tournament.Mac Horvath was hit by a pitch and then stole second before Frick’s two-out hit made it 1-0. Frick advanced to third on a double to left by Hunter Stokely before Alvarez followed with a single to center that made it 3-0. John Giesler hit a solo homer to trim No. 11 seed Georgia Tech’s deficit to 4-2 in the top of the sixth but Jackson Van De Brake’s two-RBI single capped a three-run bottom half and Horvath hit a solo shot to spark a four-run eighth that made it 11-4. Jake DeLeo went 2 for 5 with a double and three RBIs for Georgia Tech (30-26).The Yellow Jackets play No. 2 Virginia on Wednesday and North Carolina (34-21) plays the Cavaliers to wrap up pool play on Thursday. ___AP college sports: https://apnews....

Lexinfintech: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:16:24 GMT

SHENZHEN, China (AP) — SHENZHEN, China (AP) — Lexinfintech Holdings Ltd (LX) on Tuesday reported net income of $47.7 million in its first quarter.On a per-share basis, the Shenzhen, China-based company said it had net income of 27 cents.The online consumer finance company posted revenue of $434.3 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 LX at https://www.zacks.com/ap/LXSource

Ronaldo scores winner in Saudi Arabia, says league is improving

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:16:24 GMT

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo helped Al-Nassr keep its Saudi Arabian title hopes alive by scoring the winning goal in a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over Al-Shabab on Tuesday.If second-place Al-Nassr had lost the Riyadh derby then leader Al-Ittihad, which beat Al-Batin 1-0 earlier, would have been crowned champion with two games of the season remaining.Cristian Guanca scored twice for Al-Shabab before Anderson Talisca of Brazil pulled a goal back for Al-Nassr just before the break.Six minutes after the restart, the nine-time champions were level as Abdulrahman Ghareeb made it 2-2 from close range.Just before the hour, Ronaldo put Al-Nassr ahead in style, sprinting past two defenders to curl a shot into the top corner from the edge of the area. It was the Portugal star’s 14th goal since joining after the World Cup.“To be 2-0 down is very difficult but we believed until the end and scored three goals so congratulations to the team and the supporters who were amaz...

Packers’ Eric Stokes walking again, but unsure when he can return from foot injury

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:16:24 GMT

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers cornerback Eric Stokes doesn’t know when he will be ready to return from the knee and foot injuries that ended his 2022 season prematurely.Stokes has found a way to remain upbeat amid the uncertainty. The 2021 first-round pick from Georgia had surgeries for each of his injuries, which took place in a 15-9 loss at Detroit last November. Stokes says he had a plate and two screws put into his foot. He used a wheelchair through the end of last season.So he appreciates every step he takes toward his eventual return.“I couldn’t walk until about mid-January, so that’s something new,” Stokes said Tuesday. “Getting back to running, getting back to moving around, getting back to break, cutting and all that stuff, finally putting on cleats for the first time since my injury last week, so it’s like small little goals that I got in mind that I keep approaching and keep checking off.”Stokes had never been through an injury anywhere near this serious. Stoke...

Energy Dept. rejects $200M grant to battery maker after GOP criticism over alleged ties to China

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:16:24 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has canceled plans to award a $200 million grant to a U.S. battery manufacturer amid criticism from Republican lawmakers over the company’s alleged ties to China.Texas-based Microvast was one of 20 companies to win preliminary grants totaling $2.8 billion to boost domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles. The company is building a battery plant in Tennessee and was in talks with the Energy Department for a $200 million grant funded through the 2021 infrastructure law.A spokeswoman for Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm confirmed Tuesday that negotiations with Microvast were canceled, but did not offer a specific reason.The Energy Department said in a statement that it “maintains a rigorous review process prior to the release of any awarded funds, and it is not uncommon for entities selected to participate in award negotiations” to ultimately be denied a federal grant.“The department can confirm that it has...