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Palace of Versailles marks 400 years with a royal visit

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:13:08 GMT

By Sylvie Corbet and Jeffrey Schaffer | Associated PressPARIS — France is rolling out the red carpet for King Charles III’s state visit at one of its most magnificent and emblematic monuments: the Palace of Versailles, which celebrates its 400th anniversary.Charles and Queen Camilla’s three-day trip to Paris and Bordeaux, starting Wednesday, includes a grand dinner at Versailles in the presence of over 150 guests in the Hall of Mirrors.The palace has recently opened a gallery retracing its history, from its creation as a modest hunting lodge in 1623 to last century’s key diplomatic events — including the visits of Charles’ predecessors.French President Emmanuel Macron’s office said Wednesday’s dinner echoes the state visit of Queen Elizabeth II in 1972, when she was greeted at the Palace by President Georges Pompidou. King Charles liked the idea of following in his mother’s footsteps, according to Macron’s office.Elizabeth II also visi...

Live California air quality map: How bad is your air right now?

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:13:08 GMT

Large swaths of the Bay Area had unhealthy air Tuesday evening as wildfires raging further north in California and Oregon sent smoke pouring into much of the Bay Area.How bad is your air?The map below is a live snapshot of the current Bay Area air quality readings collected by Purple Air sensors and other groups. Each dot on the map shows the latest readings calculated by one of the sensors. Click on each dot to see its current reading, and the source of the data. Click the plus sign to zoom in, and the minus sign to zoom out.Many of the air quality sensors scattered throughout Alameda, San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin counties registered at unhealthy levels, which means the air can have negative health impacts, even on ordinarily healthy people. In Santa Clara County, many sensors registered at unhealthy levels for sensitive groups, like those with asthma or other health conditions that place them at greater health risk from wildfire smoke.Check back for updates.

A fish in San Francisco may be 100 years old, study finds

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:13:08 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- This week the California Academy of Sciences revealed the age of a beloved Australian lungfish who is the oldest living aquarium fish in the world. The fish, named Methuselah, has lived at Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco since 1938. Methuselah arrived in San Francisco on a ship with hundreds of other fishes from Fiji and Australia. She out-lived them all. DNA analysis, and a new study led by Dr. Ben Mayne of CSIRO and Dr. David Roberts, estimated Methuselah’s age is between 92-101 years old. Dr. Roberts said, "Her actual age could conceivably be over 100, placing her in the rare club of fish centenarians."(Photo by Gayle Laird, California Academy of Sciences)Methuselah is famous at the aquarium for her longevity, charming personality, and penchant for belly rubs, according to CAS. The fish's previous estimated age was 84. But Methuselah is even more ancient that scientists previously believed.Methuselah's species, Neoceratodus forsteri, is endangered. Est...

Liberty advance to WNBA playoff semis for first time since 2015 with 90-85 win over Mystics in OT

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:13:08 GMT

New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart shoots the ball during pre-game warm-ups before a WNBA basketball game against the Washington Mystics, Friday, May 19, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)(AP/Terrance Williams) New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart shoots the ball during pre-game warm-ups before a WNBA basketball game against the Washington Mystics, Friday, May 19, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)(AP/Terrance Williams) NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 27 points and the New York Liberty beat the Washington Mystics 90-85 in overtime on Tuesday night to advance to the semifinals of the WNBA playoffs for the first time in eight years.New York hadn’t won a playoff se...

Basabe hits 2-run double in 4-run 8th as the Rays beat the Angels 6-2

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:13:08 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Osleivis Basabe hit a tiebreaking two-run double in a four-run eighth inning and the playoff-bound Tampa Bay Rays beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-2 on Tuesday night.Tampa Bay loaded the bases with one out against Aaron Loup (2-3) before Basabe lined his hit to center. René Pinto followed with a single that drove in two more runs.Randy Arozarena homered for the AL wild card-leading Rays, who started the day 2 1/2 games behind first-place Baltimore in the AL East. The Orioles, who were playing the Houston Astros, hold the tiebreaker.Logan O’Hoppe and Zach Neto homered for the Angels, who have lost six in a row.Los Angeles left fielder Randal Grichuk departed with two outs in the ninth after being hit by a high pitch by Shawn Armstrong. Tampa Bay needed just five pitches to take a 2-0 lead in the first when Yandy Díaz had a leadoff double and Arozarena followed with his 23rd homer off Patrick Sandoval.Díaz had three hits to lift his batting average from from ....

Tigers outfielder Riley Greene will have surgery on his right elbow

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:13:08 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Detroit Tigers outfielder Riley Greene will have surgery on his right elbow on Wednesday in Dallas. The team termed the procedure as a “surgical intervention to address the elbow sprain.” The extent of the injury and rehab timetable will be known after the surgery by Texas Rangers team physician Dr. Keith Meister.Greene, the fifth overall pick in the 2019 amateur draft, throws left-handed.He was injured while making a diving catch on a line drive by Tim Anderson during the fifth inning of a Sept. 1 game against the Chicago White Sox.The 22-year old batted .288 with 11 homers and 37 RBIs in 99 games in his second major-league season. He missed 34 games earlier in the season due to a left fibula stress reaction. ___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlbSource

Man accused of attempted murder after truck rampage at Boulder Central Park

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:13:08 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (KDVR) — Police in Boulder say a man living in his truck tried to run over several people at Central Park on Tuesday morning.“Just horrible. I can’t imagine that somebody would do that," one nearby resident told FOX31. Coach Prime ‘saddened’ by threats against CSU player Police confirm 44-year-old Bruce Alvey is in custody, charged with four counts of attempted first-degree murder.In a Tuesday afternoon press conference, police said Alvey drove his 2004 Ford pickup truck through Central Park near 13th Street and Canyon Boulevard, nearly hitting a person riding a bicycle and rolling the truck over sleeping bags."That’s why this is so scary to me, because the truck did run over these sleeping bags and so forth. ... We could have had significant injuries," Boulder Police Chief Maris Herold said.Boulder police say they arrested the driver of this truck after he tried to crash into people at Central Park on Tuesday, Sept. 19. (Credit: Boulder Police Department)Central Pa...

Broward County School Board vote to increase pay for school employees; struggling teacher speaks out

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:13:08 GMT

The Broward County School Board has voted to increase the pay for several employees within the school system. On Tuesday, the board agreed to give employees that work with students in the district more money, which includes new hires. Cafeteria workers and bus drivers will now receive signing bonuses. “So the ayes have it on items one, two, three, four, five and six,” said Broward County School Board member Lori Alhadeff.Paychecks for teachers to bus drivers will immediately be bigger after a voter referendum that passed back in 2022.“This helps retain our staff and our employees to make sure that they know we respect them,” said Broward County Superintendent Peter Licata.The breakdown for how the money will be distributed for staff members includes the following: bus drivers, clerical staff, facilities staff, food service staff and skilled workers will all receive an additional 5.5%.The referendum also includes money for teachers too; an average of $10,600....

‘It’s almost like your twin brother’: Police apologize after fugitive task force takes down, mistakes man for murder suspect 

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:13:08 GMT

A South Florida man who has never been in trouble with the law is traumatized after being mistaken for a murderer, and police body cameras were rolling.Karen Hensel has tonight’s 7 Investigates.Errol Leath reads his Bible everyday.He suffers from epileptic seizures and has difficulty speaking.Errol Leath/mistaken for murder suspect: “I couldn’t like, correct proper terms or read properly, so I’ll often always read.”Because of his epilepsy he can’t drive so he takes the bus. But his ride turned frightening when he got off the bus on July 19.Officer: “You right there! Don’t [expletive] move.” Within seconds, Errol is on the ground surrounded by a fugitive task force with rifles pointed down at him. Errol Leath: “What did I do?”Officer: “Don’t [expletive] move man.”Errol Leath: “What did I do? I got epilepsy, bro.” Officer: “It’s alright. Be cool, bro.” Errol Leath: “...

No injuries reported after home goes up in flames in Plantation

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:13:08 GMT

Crews worked to put out a house fire in Plantation. The incident happened near Southwest Seventh Street and 56th Terrace, Tuesday afternoon.Heavy smoke poured out of the home after, firefighters said, a mattress caught fire.Crews rescued a dog and three other pets that were inside at the time.One person also got out safely.What sparked the fire is not yet known.