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'Amtrak Joe' Biden visits Delaware to promote $16 billion for passenger rail projects

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:03:59 GMT

BEAR, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden, arguably the nation's biggest Amtrak fan, visited a train maintenance shop in his home state of Delaware on Monday to showcase more than $16 billion in federal investments for rail travel along the busy Northeast Corridor, saying of long-delayed improvements, “we're finally getting it done.” The president highlighted spending to modernize 25 passenger train projects between Boston and Washington at an event in Bear, about 12 miles (20 kilometers) from Biden’s home in Wilmington. “Why, in the United States of America, do we not have the best rail system in the world?” Biden asked. Noting that better train service in some of America's busiest locales would help ease car traffic and potentially reduce fossil fuel use, he added, “There's so much more we can do to better the environment and quality of life.” Amtrak runs about 800,000 trips daily on its Northeast Corridor, the White House says, which makes it the nation’s busiest rail corridor. Monda...

Heinz to release Pickle Ketchup in 2024

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:03:59 GMT

It’s a really big Dill!Pickle Ketchup, the latest condiment innovation from Heinz, is scheduled to make its nationwide debut in 2024.The newest condiment from the Kraft Heinz Company will combine “the tangy and savory flavor of pickles with the taste of Heinz Ketchup, the company announced Monday. Stouffer’s advent calendar filled with frozen dinners sells out in 15 minutes; restock available soon “Increased desire for tasty, yet unexpected condiments has served as our innovation north star for the last several years,” Katie Peterson, director of HEINZ Innovation at The Kraft Heinz Company, said in a statement.“The current pickle craze in America mirrors the irrational love HEINZ fans have for the brand, so it only made sense for our newest ketchup to blend these two beloved tastes together.”According to the company, an obsession with pickles is at an all-time high with 73% of Americans reporting that they enjoy the taste of a pickled cucumber. DiGiorno releasing Thanksgiving pi...

Building evacuated due to hazmat investigation near Caltech campus

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:03:59 GMT

An apartment building was evacuated and a portion of a busy thoroughfare was shut down for a hazardous materials investigation near the Caltech campus Monday morning. The initial call came in around 6:15 a.m. Monday morning when a passerby saw a man dressed in a full hazmat suit mixing chemicals on his balcony, prompting them to alert police, the Pasadena Fire Department said.The apartment building is located in the 900 block of Del Mar Boulevard between Mentor Avenue and Wilson Avenue, adjacent to the Caltech campus. Pasadena fire officials told KTLA that it is not student housing, but some students do live there. A total of 18 units were evacuated, officials confirmed.Video from Sky5 shows what appears to be an impromptu lab setup on the ground floor porch of one of the apartments. It is unclear what chemicals may be present. Video from Sky5 shows what appears to be an impromptu lab setup on the ground floor porch of one of the apartments. It is unclear what chemicals may be ...

San Jose reaches settlement for scooter accident that left woman with broken teeth, nose

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:03:59 GMT

A woman who was left with a broken nose, teeth and fractured jaw after her scooter hit an out-of-commission light pole has reached a tentative settlement agreement with the City of San Jose.Bay Area resident Andrea Ortega is set to receive $337,500 as a result of a December 2019 accident at the San Fernando Light Rail station. While heading southbound on a motorized scooter after attending a San Jose Sharks hockey game, Ortega “faceplanted” after colliding with the light pole’s four-inch tall base, according to her attorney. An additional light pole that was nearby and supposed to be operating had a burnt-out bulb, leaving the area in darkness.Oakland-based lawyer Casey Kaufman said the city fixed the lighting after the accident.“They fully replaced all of the lighting and brought it up to what people would expect,” said Kaufman. “We’re happy to resolve the situation. And move forward.”San Jose City Attorney Nora Frimann declined to comment ...

Angelina Jolie and Jon Voight’s already fraught relationship roiled by opposing views on Israel-Hamas war

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:03:59 GMT

Even without their political differences, Angelina Jolie had understandable reasons for keeping her father Jon Voight at a distance for much of her life. The Academy Award-winning actor had cheated on her mother, Marcheline Bertrand, and left her to raise Jolie and her brother on her own.But in recent years, Jolie, 48, and Voight, 84, reportedly reconciled. She told Vanity Fair in 2017 that he helped her after her bitter, high-profile split from Brad Pitt. She said he had been “very good at understanding” that her six children needed their grandfather and that he was happy to play the “cool grandpa,” telling them stories and reading books to them.This famously fraught daughter/father relationship is back in the spotlight after Voight came out pretty strongly against Jolie over their different views on the Israel-Hamas war. He recorded a video on Instagram over the weekend, saying he was “very disappointed” that she spoke in defense of Palestinians...

Daly City grandmother escapes Gaza, lawsuit against U.S. officials dropped

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:03:59 GMT

A Daly City grandmother has escaped besieged Gaza, and her lawsuit against top U.S. officials has been dropped, her lawyer said Monday.U.S. citizen Nawal Alghalayini, 81, traveled in August to visit her childhood home in Gaza with her son, according to her lawyer Ghassan Shamieh.Alghalayini became trapped in Gaza after Israel began bombarding it in response to an attack early last month on Israel by Hamas, which controls Gaza and is deemed a terrorist group by the U.S., Canada and the EU. Israeli authorities say Hamas killed more than 1,400 people and took some 200 hostages. The Gaza Ministry of Health said Sunday that Israel’s attacks on Gaza have killed more than 9,700 people.Related ArticlesLocal News | Israeli forces cut off north Gaza to isolate Hamas as Palestinian deaths surpass 10,000 Local News | Blinken wraps up Mideast tour; little support for pause in Gaza fighting Local News | ‘The whole building fell on us’: Blast at ref...

Another controlled burn in North Bay could bring more smoke

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:03:59 GMT

(BCN) -- The Central Marin Police Authority said there will be a controlled burn Monday afternoon in the area of Wilson Way in Corte Madera. Smoke will be visible and there will be no threat to the public. Traffic on SF Bay Bridge will be impacted by APEC summit Monday's controlled burn comes a few days after a prescribed burn near San Rafael resulted in smoke being seen and smelled in San Francisco and around the Bay Area.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Petaluma hazmat workers stop chemical substance from reaching storm drains

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:03:59 GMT

(BCN) -- Petaluma firefighters and hazmat workers stopped an early morning chemical spill from reaching local waterways Monday morning. Firefighters responded to a report of a chemical spill at 1:06 a.m. on Sonoma Mountain Parkway, near Cygnus Way. Los Gatos ‘Party Mom’ pleads not guilty to slew of new charges They found a 20- gallon spill of an unknown substance on the roadway and an abandoned 55-gallon drum and three other containers left on the side of the road. Crews isolated the area, and a hazardous materials specialist identified the substance as a petrochemical liquid that posed no threat to the community, the city said in a statement. The substance was removed from the roadway and didn't get into nearby storm drains, that lead to the Petaluma River. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Red Cross, Waymo to conduct blood drive in Bay Area

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:03:59 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The American Red Cross will be partnering with Waymo to conduct a blood drive in the Bay Area next week, the organization announced Monday. The week-long blood drive will be held in response to a national blood shortage, the Red Cross said. Wolfdog that was on the loose in Sebastopol found and returned home The Red Cross declared a national blood shortage in September, saying that national reserves have dropped to critical levels. The blood will take place from Nov. 6 through Nov. 12.Waymo will be offering free rides to and from the Red Cross 1663 Market Street donation center in San Francisco for registered users, the Red Cross said. The initiative is part of a new partnership between the Red Cross and Waymo. The Red Cross said it needs to collect 10,000 additional blood products every week over the next month to "meet the needs of patients and hospitals around the country."

Ukrainian officers investigated for holding awards ceremony struck by Russia, killing 19 soldiers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:03:59 GMT

This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows a shipyard in Kerch in the Crimean Peninsula after a Ukrainian missile attack targeted the shipyard and a Russian naval vessel there Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023. Satellite photos analyzed Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, by The Associated Press showed damage done by a Ukrainian missile strike on a Russian navy corvette moored off Kerch in the Moscow-held Crimean Peninsula. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)(AP/Planet Labs PBC) This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows a shipyard in Kerch in the Crimean Peninsula after a Ukrainian missile attack targeted the shipyard and a Russian naval vessel there Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023. Satellite photos analyzed Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, by The Associated Press showed damage done by a Ukrainian missile strike...