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No more right turn on red? As pedestrian deaths rise, US cities consider bans

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:25 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Sophee Langerman was on her way to a bicycle safety rally in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood in June when a car turning right rolled through a red light and slammed into her bike, which she was walking off the curb and into the crosswalk.The car was moving slowly enough that Langerman escaped serious injury, but the bicycle required extensive repairs. To Langerman, it's another argument for ending a practice that almost all U.S. cities have embraced for decades: the legal prerogative for a driver to turn right after stopping at a red light.A dramatic rise in accidents killing or injuring pedestrians and bicyclists has led to a myriad of policy and infrastructure changes, but moves to ban right on red have drawn some of the most intense sentiments on both sides.Washington, D.C.’s City Council last year approved a right-on-red ban that takes effect in 2025. New Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s transition plan called for “restricting right turns on red,” but his administr...

Chicago Bears at New Orleans Saints: Everything you need to know about the Week 9 game before kickoff

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:25 GMT

The 2-6 Chicago Bears will play the 4-4 New Orleans Saints at the Caesars Superdome in a Week 9 matchup. Here’s what you need to know before kickoff (noon, CBS).When will Justin Fields be QB1 again?Bears quarterback Justin Fields practiced Friday afternoon for the first time since dislocating his thumb on his right throwing hand during the Oct. 15 game against the Minnesota Vikings.Fields said at his locker after practice his grip strength is not all the way back and there was still a bit of pain as he participated in a limited fashion.As he and the Bears consider when he can return, Fields said he needs to see “if I’m going to be able to make all the throws and be able to withstand hits and stuff like that during the game.” Read more here.5 things to watch in the Bears-Saints game — plus our Week 9 predictionsColumn: The Superdome has been a house of horrors for Bears QBs. Can Tyson Bagent reverse the trend?True or false: The Tyson Bagent fairy tale ha...

To win Big Ten West, Gophers need Iowa to lose

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:25 GMT

For a fanbase which chants “Who hates Iowa? We hate Iowa!” the final three weeks of the Big Ten regular season should be pretty straight forward.With a 27-26 home loss to Illinois on Saturday, the Gophers fell to 3-3 in Big Ten play. Meanwhile, Iowa improved to 4-2 with a 10-7 win over Northwestern at Wrigley Field.After being in pole position, Gophers will likely now need the first-place Hawkeyes to lose at least two of its final three games for Minnesota to win the Big Ten West Division.The Gophers also need to beat Purdue (1-5) in West Lafayette, Ind., on Saturday and likely top Wisconsin (3-3) at home in the regular-season finale on Nov. 25. In between, the U will be a huge road underdog against No. 1 Ohio State (6-0) on Nov. 18.The Hawkeyes’ final three games are Rutgers (3-3), Illinois (2-4) and at Nebraska (3-3). Given their plodding offense, dropping two of those isn’t outside the realm of possibilities.If the Gophers and Hawkeyes tie atop the West with 5-4 conference record...

Real World Economics: Will our creative intellect work to destroy us?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:25 GMT

Edward Lotterman“Capitalism is a process of creative destruction,” according to Austrian-American economist Joseph Schumpeter.Yet “capitalism” is such a loaded term, along with “socialism,” that I avoid using it. So think “mixed-market economies” instead.Usually, the benefits from creation outweigh the losses from destruction, but not always.The benefits? The internet and social media, broadly defined, have vastly facilitated many things, including one’s ability to be an academic or pundit. For one grad course paper on sheep production in 1978, I logged 71 hours punching historic data into paper cards. Now I download that same data from a USDA site in less than 30 seconds.And 20 years ago, an editor questioned whether a quip I used was from Dorothy Parker or Anita Loos. “Let me ask a colleague,” Casey told me. “She uses something called Google to look things up.”“Something called Google.”In the years since, work — and life — would never be the sam...

Deion Sanders after CU Buffs’ continued inconsistency in loss to Oregon State: “It’s painful”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:25 GMT

Shedeur Sanders wasn’t going to quit. The Colorado quarterback was limping around the sidelines while the Buffs trailed No. 16 Oregon State by 18 points in the fourth quarter of Saturday night’s Pac-12 matchup, but he was willing to do whatever it took to give his team a fighting chance.Facing a 2nd-and-34 with 12 minutes left, he threw a 23-yard pass to freshman wide receiver Omarion Miller, then found Xavier Weaver for a 12-yard completion for a first down. A few plays later, Shedeur rocketed the ball across the middle to dual-threat Travis Hunter for a 15-yard touchdown.Sanders went on to throw two touchdowns in the fourth. The only problem was that the Buffs ran out of time, falling to Oregon State, 26-19, at Folsom Field.CU hasn’t played consistently on offense since the season-opener against TCU. Instead, the Buffs tend to catch fire in spurts. Against the Beavers, CU had three points and 52 total yards in the first half before scoring 14 points in their last two possessions o...

1 dead, 6 injured in overnight shooting in Denver, police say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:25 GMT

One person was killed and six more injured in an overnight shooting in Denver, and police are working to identify suspects, officials said Sunday.The Denver Police Department is investigating the shooting in the 5500 block of East 33rd Avenue, in the city’s Park Hill Neighborhood, the department said in a 4:38 a.m. post on social media.Sunday morning, the parking lot of the Horizon Lounge, 3298 Hudson St., was closed off with police tape and East 33rd was closed between Holly and Hudson streets, Denver7 reported.Police originally said six people were injured in the shooting, but, in an 8:15 a.m. social media update, said a seventh victim had been confirmed. One of the victims, an adult male, died of his injuries, police said.Investigators also have found “evidence of multiple guns being fired,” Denver police said.The extent of the six other victims’ injuries was “unknown at this time,” police said.No further information has been released by Denver...

At least 2 dead after minivan involved in pursuit slams into bus  

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:25 GMT

At least two people were killed after a minivan allegedly being pursued by police smashed into a bus early Sunday morning. According to preliminary information from law enforcement, a total of five people were injured in the crash, which took place near a bus stop in downtown Los Angeles near East 17th Street and Main Street just after 5 a.m. The collision was reportedly the end of a pursuit of an alleged stolen vehicle, authorities said.  Off-duty L.A. police officer killed, SBSD deputy among those injured in crash involving suspected drunk driver Three people were transported to an area hospital in unknown condition; at least one of them was trapped inside the minivan when the crash occurred. One person was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Another was pronounced deceased nearly three hours later.Authorities on the scene of a deadly crash reportedly involving a stolen vehicle being pursued on Nov. 5, 2023. The bus driver, who was the only person onb...

Hit-and-run victim found dead in road in North Hollywood 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:25 GMT

The search is on for a driver who fatally struck a pedestrian and fled the scene early Sunday morning. According to preliminary information from the Los Angeles Police Department, the collision occurred on Lankershim Boulevard around 4:15 a.m. Officers were dispatched to the area on calls of a body on Lankershim just south of Valerio Street, authorities said, and upon arriving at the scene, located the pedestrian lying in the roadway. A canopy is seen at the scene of a deadly hit-and-run in North Hollywood on Nov. 5, 2023. The victim, identified by police as a 40-year-old Hispanic woman, was pronounced dead at the scene.No information on a suspect or description of a vehicle was immediately available. 

Saratoga High explores love and loss in ‘Almost, Maine’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:25 GMT

‘Almost, Maine’ at Saratoga HighSaratoga High School students will showcase their talent in “Almost, Maine,” the fall production of Saratoga Theatre Arts. The play by John Cariani is a series of nine short vignettes that explore love and loss in a remote, mythical place called Almost, Maine.The show runs Nov. 11-18 at Saratoga High’s McAfee Performing Arts and Lecture Center. Tickets are available at https://mcafeecenter.ludus.com/index.php.Inspired studentsStudents from both campuses in the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District were recognized Oct. 17 for participating in the development of the district’s strategic plan. The board approved the first two phases of the plan, dubbed We INSPIRE!, at that meeting.The students were members of the Strategic Plan Design Team, which solicited input from a broad-based stakeholder group about the development and implementation of the strategic plan. They worked with staff from both schools, as well as the district office, parents, com...

Local homeowners get maintenance help from San Jose churches

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:25 GMT

Rebuilding DayVolunteers from the Grace South Bay Church and Verbo South Bay Church, both located in the Rose Garden area of San Jose, painted mobile homes at Pioneer Mobile Home Park in Milpitas on Oct. 28 during Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley’s annual Fall Rebuilding Day. Rebuilding Together coordinated more than 400 volunteers to perform home maintenance and repairs at 18 project sites across Santa Clara County.Last year, Rebuilding Together performed repairs on over 288 low-income homes and nonprofit facilities. On average, 15% of these repairs are completed by volunteers.Rebuilding Together is looking for volunteers for National Rebuilding Day next April. Email Alaina at [email protected] NotesROSE GARDEN>>A Santa Clara County grant to Parents Helping Parents (PHP) will help support families raising children with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. The nonprofit will use county funding for a free mental health program designed to connect parents...