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San Francisco ranked as 5th most fun city in US

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:53:42 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — When you think of the most fun cities in America, what comes to mind? WalletHub compared more than 180 U.S. cities based on 65 pertinent metrics. The three key dimensions were entertainment and recreation, nightlife and parties, and overall costs."WalletHub compared 182 cities — including the 150 most populated U.S. cities, plus at least two of the most populated cities in each state," WalletHub stated.Las Vegas, Nevada, topped the list as the most fun city in America, with a score of 71.38. WalletHub gave the city the top spots in the entertainment and recreation rank and the nightlife and parties categories.Coming in at No. 2 and No. 3 were two Florida cities: Orlando and Miami.The report said Orlando's nation-leading theme parks helped the city rank toward the top of the list. 3 Bay Area cities named among CA towns with most holiday spirit The city has one of the lowest nightly rates for a 3-star hotel room and relatively low average prices for staple foods...

Cardinals are 2-2 since Kyler Murray’s return, giving hope that rebound is coming in ’24

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:53:42 GMT

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Quarterback Kyler Murray is getting more comfortable in his return from a serious knee injury, tight end Trey McBride could be a future star and, suddenly, the Arizona Cardinals look like a halfway decent team.That’s not the end goal, but it’s certainly a start.The Cardinals (3-10) entered their bye week in a good mood after an impressive 24-10 win at Pittsburgh on Sunday. It was a strange day — featuring two weather delays — but the Cardinals kept their poise and played arguably their best game of the season.The highlight came in the second half, when Arizona’s defense made a goal-line stand and then the offense took over, driving 99 yards in 15 plays for a touchdown that gave the Cardinals a lead they wouldn’t relinquish.“They believe in each other,” coach Jonathan Gannon said. “That’s what we talked about, look to your left, look to your right, don’t let your teammate down, and it showed up all week, and that’s why we gave ourselves a c...

Buckeyes’ McCord, OU’s Gabriel, Oregon State’s Chiles top names in portal as 30-day window opens

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:53:42 GMT

Ohio State’s Kyle McCord and Oklahoma’s Dillon Gabriel led a parade of quarterbacks into the transfer portal Monday, the first day of a 30-day window football players can put their names out in search of another opportunity.Oregon State’s Aidan Chiles, Boise State’s Taylen Green, Arizona State’s Drew Pyne, Baylor’s Blake Shapen and Utah’s Bryson Barnes along with Georgia backup Brock Vandagriff were among other quarterbacks who entered the portal.McCord beat out Devin Brown for the starter’s job in the preseason and threw for 3,170 yards and 24 touchdowns with six interceptions. Two of the interceptions came in the 30-24 loss to Michigan on Nov. 25.Ohio State coach Ryan Day was non-committal Sunday when asked if the junior quarterback would play in the Buckeyes’ game against Missouri in the Cotton Bowl.Gabriel transferred to Oklahoma from UCF and helped the Sooners regain their footing after coach Lincoln Riley and quarterback Ca...

Man in Washington state killed wife, 2 daughters and brother before killing himself, authorities say

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:53:42 GMT

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A man fatally shot his wife, their two adult daughters and his brother before killing himself at a Washington state home, authorities said Monday.The Clark County Sheriff’s Office said it was investigating the case as a murder-suicide.Authorities received a call around 1 p.m. Sunday requesting a welfare check at a home in Vancouver, Washington. The person who requested the welfare check had received a text message from the suspected shooter indicating that he had “harmed others” at the home, the sheriff’s office said in a statement. The message was sent more than four hours before the call for a welfare check was made but the person who requested the welfare check didn’t see the message until later, the sheriff’s office said in a statement. The names and ages of the victims were not immediately released. Autopsies were pending. Vancouver is about 10 miles (16 kilometers) north of Portland, Oregon.Source

Man suspected of killing 4, including a 1-year-old, at a Dallas home kills self during police chase

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:53:42 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — A man suspected of killing four people, including a 1-year-old boy, and injuring a 15-year-old girl in a shooting at a Dallas home fatally shot himself during a chase with law enforcement several hours later, authorities said Monday.Byron Carrillo, 21, fled the home after the shooting late Sunday afternoon and then stole a vehicle, authorities said. About four hours later, a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper spotted a vehicle matching the description of the one the suspect was driving on Interstate 35 in Austin, about 200 (321 kilometers) south of Dallas, and tried to pull him over, DPS said.As Carrillo tried to evade the trooper, he hit a concrete barrier and crashed after taking an exit, the Department of Public Safety said. He then fled on foot behind a business and shot himself in a parking area, authorities said.Officers responding to the home in the far southeast area of the city on Sunday found that five people had been shot. Three adults died at the sce...

UN warns that 2 boats adrift in the Andaman Sea with 400 Rohingya aboard desperately need rescue

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:53:42 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency on Monday sounded the alarm for about 400 Rohingya Muslims believed to be aboard two boats reported to be out of supplies and adrift in the Andaman Sea.The UNHCR is worried that all aboard could die without efforts to rescue them, said Babar Baloch, the agency’s Bangkok-based regional spokesperson.“There are about 400 children, women and men looking death in the eye if there are no moves to save these desperate souls,” he told The Associated Press. The boats apparently embarked from Bangladesh and are reported to have been at sea for about two weeks, he said.The captain of one of the boats, contacted by the AP on Saturday, said he had 180 to 190 people on board, that they are out of food and water and the engine was damaged. The captain, who gave his name as Maan Nokim, said he fears all on board will die if they do not receive help.On Sunday, Nokim said the boat was 320 kilometers (200 miles) from Thailand’s west coast. A Thai navy...

Greeley police continue search for SUV that hit and killed cyclist

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:53:42 GMT

GREELEY, Colo. (KDVR) -- Late Monday afternoon, Greeley police were back at the scene where a bicyclist was hit and killed in the middle of the night.An adult male died after being hit in the middle of a street.A man, who asked not to be identified, said he saw the cyclist get hit.“He drove out on the bicycle, and he got right in front of traffic,” he said. Police investigating ‘suspicious incident’ in Commerce City The Colorado Bureau of Investigation sent out a Medina Alert on social media saying a black Jeep Grand Cherokee hit the cyclist and then took off. Greeley police later sent a release with a photo of a maroon Jeep saying it was a similar color.Quentin Gonzales works at a store nearby that captured surveillance video from a distance of the man being hit.“You can see that the vehicle was going way faster than it should have been,” Gonzales said.The cyclist died after being hit across from a grassy area where FOX31 is told many people gather both during the day and night.T...

Israeli military official: calls for cease-fire show misunderstanding of Hamas brutality

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:53:42 GMT

The Israeli Defense Forces are doing their level best to minimize civilian casualties as they continue to conduct operations in search of hostages taken during the brutal Oct. 7 attack by Hamas terrorists, an IDF official told the Herald.Speaking on background, the official said that it is not the goal of his nation’s military to target the Palestinian people also held hostage by Hamas terrorists, and that resulting calls by some in the U.S. to show the hostage takers some quarter demonstrate a fundamental misunderstanding of the situation on the ground.“We believe that we must begin every conversation with an understanding of the seventh of October,” he said. “Understanding the horror of that event, which brought the death of more than 1,200 people, that we still don’t know to recognize all of them, because of the brutality that was taking place.”On Oct. 7, with little apparent warning, terrorists entered Israel from the Gaza Strip under the cover of a prolonged rocket barrage. The...

BPS delays Gardner Pilot Academy grade reshuffle as principal on unspecified leave of absence

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:53:42 GMT

BPS notified Gardner Pilot Academy families that the school’s controversial grade reshuffle will be delayed and the principal was “on a leave of absence” effective immediately in a letter sent last week.“Given Dr. Herman’s leave and the decisions families would have to make in the coming weeks, the district thought it best to postpone the change in grade configuration until the 2025-2026 school year,” BPS Chief of Schools and Accountability Drew Echelson wrote in the letter. “For next year, the Gardner Pilot Academy will continue to serve students in Grades 7 & 8 which means that current Grade 6 & 7 students can remain at the school.”On Nov. 8, the district announced the Gardner Pilot Academy would be become a K-6 school, dropping grades 7 and 8 in the 2024-2025 school year. This move was worked on with Herman to with “the goal of better serving our students,” the district said.Parents pushed back on the plan, with many r...

Tax revenue will likely fall short of forecasts by more than half a billion

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:53:42 GMT

After tax takings for 2023 came in $2 billion under the previous year and with the global economy nowhere closer to stability, policymakers did not seem the least bit surprised to learn Massachusetts will likely experience a further revenue downturn this fiscal year.Secretary of Administration and Finance Matthew Gorzkowicz, Senate Ways and Means Chair Michael Rodrigues and House Ways and Means Chair Aaron Michlewitz held a Fiscal Year 2025 Consensus Revenue Hearing on Monday, when they were told they should expect to begin the next fiscal year with far less cash on hand than originally forecast.“Counting usable millionaire’s tax revenue, we expect the state to close FY24 with roughly $40.7 billion in total tax collection, roughly $700 million below the current benchmark,” Evan Horowitz, the executive director of the Center for State Policy Analysis at Tufts, told the committee.That’s actually a conservative number. According to revenue forecasts prepared by the no...