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Biden to sign executive order to expand birth control access

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:03:58 GMT

(The Hill) - President Biden will sign an executive order Friday aimed at increasing access to contraception and family planning.The order is part of the administration's efforts to promote reproductive health care and comes one day ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.It will also be the administration's only policy response to mark the anniversary. While the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization dealt with the constitutional right to an abortion, Justice Clarence Thomas in a concurring opinion said the high court should also reconsider whether there is a constitutional right to birth control. "Access to contraception has become even more important in the wake of Dobbs and the ensuing crisis in women’s access to health care," Jennifer Klein, director of the White House Gender Policy Council told reporters.The order directs the secretaries of the Treasury and Labor Departments, as well as Health and Hu...

Sub's implosion draws attention to murky regulations of deep-sea expeditions

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:03:58 GMT

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — When the Titan submersible made its fateful dive into the North Atlantic on Sunday, it also plunged into the murkily regulated waters of deep-sea exploration.It's a space on the high seas where laws and conventions can be sidestepped by risk-taking entrepreneurs and the wealthy tourists who help fund their dreams. At least for now.“We're at a point in submersible operations in deep water that's kind of akin to where aviation was in the early 20th century,” said Salvatore Mercogliano, a history professor at Campbell University in North Carolina who focuses on maritime history and policy.“Aviation was in its infancy — and it took accidents for decisions to be made to be put into laws,” Mercogliano said. “There’ll be a time when you won’t think twice about getting on a submersible and going down 13,000 feet. But we’re not there yet.”Thursday's announcement by the U.S. Coast Guard that the Titan had imploded near the Titanic shipwreck, killing all five people on boar...

Historic heat wave extends through end of June

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:03:58 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Despite a bit of "relief" yesterday afternoon (high of 94°), our temperatures begin to climb again today... and they won't stop rising in the days to come.A few isolated storms are possible late day today and Saturday, but the big story continues to be the heat. Afternoon highs will return to the upper 90s today before reaching and exceeding 100° this weekend and all next week.Forecast heat index values Friday afternoonHeat and humidity are still prompting a Heat Advisory in effect until 9 p.m. Friday for dangerous heat indices.Heat Advisory in effect until 9 p.m. FridayThe heat ridge is expected to build back into Texas, even stronger than it has been, through the entirety of next work week. This will send temperatures to near-records both in the afternoon and overnight.Ridge of high pressure settles in over the area, hotter temperatures next weekTropical UpdateTropical Storm Bret and CindyWe are tracking two tropical storms in the Atlantic, but both are expected t...

98.3 TRY Social Dilemma: Shouldn't I Be Able to Take A Nap at Lunchtime at Work?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:03:58 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Today's 98.3 TRY Social Dilemma came from Richard and it's about napping. Here's his email: Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Hi Jaime. I recently got into a bit of an argument with my boss over how I spend my lunch hour. I think we can all agree that some days are tougher than other at the office, and on those days, I choose to take a nap during my lunch hour. We have a break room where people will go to eat or have coffee and on my busy days, I'll go in there, head to a corner and take a nap. I always set an alarm and I never oversleep. However, last week, my boss saw me napping and woke me up and was really ticked off about it. He said the office was no place to sleep. I said it was my time and instead of spending an hour eating, I could eat for five minutes and nap the rest of the time. He said it would lower my productivity and therefore, no napping during work hours. I don't want to go over his ...

John Legend to perform at Tanglewood Music Festival

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:03:58 GMT

LENOX, Mass. (NEWS10) -- John Legend has been added to the 2023 Tanglewood Music Festival and is set to perform on Sunday, September 3. Tickets for Legend go on sale to the public on Wednesday at 10 a.m. online. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The concert series begins on Thursday, June 22, with an NPR new quiz program called “Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!” Musical performances will be held at the Koussevitzky Music Shed. Other artists set to perform at this year's festival include:Friday, June 23 – Steve Miller Band with special guest Bruce Hornsby & The NoisemakersSunday, July 2 – Robert Plant and Alison Krauss with special guest JD McPhersonMonday, July 3, and Tuesday, July 4 – James TaylorThursday, August 24 – Train with special guest ParmaleeThis year marks the 85th Tanglewood artist series.

St. Louis Board of Alderman likely to approve water rate hikes Friday morning

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:03:58 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis City Board of Aldermen is poised to give final approval Friday to one of the largest city water bill increases in recent history.The board will meet at City Hall around 10 a.m. and expects to give final approval to a plan supported by a 12-2 vote last week. Before the initial vote last week, FOX 2 captured video inside a city water treatment. We captured leaking pipe and broken pumps. Woman charged with ramming, shooting thieves who stole sister’s car Curt Skouby, the city's public utilities director, tells us his department has been dipping heavily into its reserves to help keep things running. In fact, he says his reserves have dwindled from 33 million all the way down to two million. The proposed plan would increase water bills in the city by $30 a quarter come early next year.If approved, the first increase of 15 dollars would come next month, then another $15 increase would go into effect in January. Proponents of the bill say it will help with repai...

Elderly man set on fire after dispute in Red Bud, Illinois; suspect charged

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:03:58 GMT

RED BUD, Ill. - One man is behind bars on felony charges after he allegedly set an elderly man on fire in Red Bud, Illinois over a property dispute. Shawn Porter, 48, has been charged with aggravated battery, obstructing justice and resisting a peace officer in the investigation. Police say Porter has an extensive criminal history and was on parole at the time of the incident. Woman charged with ramming, shooting thieves who stole sister’s car The Red Bud Police Department says the dispute unfolded Wednesday evening. During the dispute, Porter reportedly poured an unknown combustible fluid onto the victim, a 76-year-old man. The victim was hospitalized in serious condition with second-degree and third-degree burns. After the dispute, Porter was engaged in a standoff with police at his home. Porter was alleged to take a hostage, which he released. He later barricaded himself in the home, and it took police several hours to deescalate the situation and arrest him. Porter was transp...

School bus drivers wanted in St. Louis, hiring fair set for Friday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:03:58 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The company that provides buses for St. Louis Public Schools will host a hiring fair for bus drivers on Friday.The district replaced the First Student bus company with Missouri Central last year in wake of school bus driver shortages. Missouri Central is giving adults the chance to drive a school bus on Friday and acquire training to potentially join its fleet of school bus drivers. Woman charged with ramming, shooting thieves who stole sister’s car Organizers are making it a family-friendly event with a barbecue, music, clowns and sketch artists also on site. Anyone interested in the hiring fair can visit from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at the Missouri Central School Bus Training Center at 6520 Manchester Avenue.

Parkway School District holds police training session on intruder situations

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:03:58 GMT

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. - The Parkway School District will conduct an intruder training exercise Friday at Parkway Central Middle School.The Chesterfield Police Department, the Monarch Fire Protection District and other agencies will participate in the training. Officials tell FOX 2 that many training sessions will be held around the St. Louis area this summer. Woman charged with ramming, shooting thieves who stole sister’s car The training comes after the deadly shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in St. Louis last October. One student and one teacher were killed, and several others were hurt in that shooting. Police say the training offers important information on how to respond in the case of a school shooting.

Ask Amy: Troubling encounters create social discomfort

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:03:58 GMT

Dear Readers: Like you, I’m often curious about what happens to the advice I offer once it leaves my desk, and so I’ve asked readers to send in “updates” to let all of us know how my advice was received, if it was followed, and how things turned out.The responses have flowed in, and I’m interested and often gratified to learn what impact this experience has had on readers.This year I celebrate my 20th year of writing this column. Publishing these updates reminds me that we have been through a lot over these past decades. Some of these updates read like postcards from old friends, and I’m happy to share them.To refresh all of our memories, I’m running the original Q&A, followed by the update.Dear Amy: My husband and I have become friends with another couple and have gotten together with them several times, either at one another’s homes or by going out.Each time, over the course of the evening, the wife begins trying to pick a fight with her husband. She speaks to him in a b...