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San Jose airport trips zoom higher, but pre-COVID heights stay distant

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:00:22 GMT

SAN JOSE — Passenger activity soared in June at San Jose International Airport as well over 1 million people transited through the Silicon Valley aviation hub — but the airport remains well below its pre-COVID heights.San Jose airport handled slightly over 1.12 million passengers during June, which was 4.6% above the passenger levels during the same month the year before, airport officials reported Monday.Despite the improvement, the South Bay air travel complex remains well below the record levels that it achieved in 2019, the final full year before the onset of coronavirus-linked business lockdowns.In 2019, San Jose Airport handled 15.65 million passengers or an average of 1.3 million passengers a month.Over the one-year period that ended in June, San Jose Airport accommodated 12.13 million passengers or 1.01 million a month.This means that during the most recent 12 months, total passenger activity at San Jose Airport was 22.5% below the total for 2019.Like San Jose, t...

What is a sunburn?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:00:22 GMT

Laurel Kelly | Mayo Clinic News Network (TNS)July is UV Safety Month, which makes this a good time to learn about sunburn and why it’s important to avoid one by protecting your skin from the harmful effects of ultraviolet, or UV, radiation from sunlight.Sunburn is inflamed, painful skin that feels hot to the touch. It’s caused by too much exposure to UV light. That UV light may be from the sun or artificial sources, such as sunlamps and tanning beds. UVA is the wavelength of light that can penetrate to the deep layers of skin and lead to skin damage over time. UVB is the wavelength of light that penetrates the skin more superficially and causes sunburn.UV light damages skin cells. The immune system reacts by increasing blood flow to the affected areas, which causes the inflamed skin known as sunburn.Any exposed part of your body, including your earlobes, scalp and lips, can burn. Even covered areas can burn if, for example, your clothing has a loose weave that allows UV light throug...

Accused Bob Lee killer Nima Momeni in court Monday: Live updates

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:00:22 GMT

(KRON) -- Accused killer Nima Momeni is back in court on Monday morning for a preliminary hearing, and he will have a new attorney by his side. Racist fliers left on driveways in Corte Madera Nima Momeni, the man charged in the fatal stabbing of Cash App founder Bob Lee, makes his way into the courtroom at the Hall of Justice for his arraignment in San Francisco, Tuesday, May 2, 2023. (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, Pool)Momeni faces murder charges in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee. He previously pleaded not guilty to the charges last month. Not long after, Momeni's previous attorney stepped down from the case citing a conflict of interest. Momeni hired a celebrity defense attorney named Saam Zangeneh to take over the case, but he had several attorneys with him in court on Monday.Live Updates11:00 a.m. -- Crime scene investigator takes the standNext on the stand was San Francisco Police Department crime investigating Officer Rosalyn Check. Prosect...

Lady Gaga pens moving tribute to Tony Bennett

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:00:22 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Lady Gaga took to Instagram Monday and posted an emotional tribute to the late Tony Bennett. Bennett, who passed away last week at the age of 96, was a frequent collaborator with Gaga and the two were known for their musical collaboration and cross-generational friendship."I will miss my friend forever," Gaga wrote. "I will miss singing with him, recording with him, talking with him, being on stage together. With Tony, I got to live my life in a time warp." Pee-wee Herman star Paul Reubens dies at age 70 after cancer fight Bennett, who immortalized the City by the Bay with his iconic hit, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco," had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2016. In her tribute, Gaga also spoke of their time together following the disease taking hold of him."Losing Tony to Alzheimer's has been painful but it was also really beautiful," she wrote. "An era of memory loss is such a sacred time in a person's life. There's such a feeling of vulnerab...

Forecast calls for 108? Phoenix will take it, as record-breaking heat expected to end

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:00:22 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — A hellish and historic 31-day run of temperatures cracking 110 degrees (43 degrees Celsius) in Phoenix appeared headed for a welcome end on Monday, as monsoon rains moved through the region from Mexico.The relief wasn’t all that great — the day’s highs were forecast near 108 degrees, or about 42 Celsius — and the heat was expected to rise past 110 again later in the week. But residents and visitors were taking what they could get.“It’s not going to last more than a couple of days, but I’m enjoying this break,” said Christine Bertaux, 76, who was cooling off Monday at a downtown day center for older people who are homeless.“It has been REALLY hot here!” said Jeffrey Sharpe, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, who was in town for a long weekend that on Monday included watching his son’s poodles frolic in a grassy dog park. “But today it was about 85 degrees, more like Wisconsin.”High heat blasted much of the Southwest all through July, ranging from West Texas...

Dani Alves set to be indicted in sexual assault case in Spain

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:00:22 GMT

MADRID (AP) — A judge has decided to indict Dani Alves following an investigation into sexual assault accusations against the Brazilian soccer player, a Spanish court said Monday.The judge concluded the investigation and found evidence of wrongdoing by Alves, who has been in custody since January on accusations he sexually assaulted a woman at a nightclub in Barcelona on Dec. 30.Alves will be formally indicted after being informed of the judge’s decision in court on Wednesday. Prosecutors will then specify the charges, and a trial date will be set for later this year or early in 2024.The former Barcelona defender has denied wrongdoing and said that sex with the accuser was consensual. His lawyers did not immediately respond a request for comment on Monday.Alves is expected to remain in jail awaiting the trial. His bail requests have been denied because he is considered a flight risk. The player had offered to turn in his passports and wear a tracking device.A judge ordered Alv...

Police were calling owner to shut down party when gunfire killed 1, wounded 17, chief says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:00:22 GMT

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — A shooting that left one person dead and 17 others wounded early Sunday in a central Indiana city unfolded at an outdoor party attended by hundreds of revelers as police were calling the venue’s owner to shut down the gathering, authorities said Monday.Muncie Police Chief Nathan Sloan said no arrests have been made in the shooting, which killed 30-year-old Joseph E. Bonner III, whom the chief said was among those attending the large party in the city about 60 miles (100 kilometers) northeast of Indianapolis.Sloan said police were aware that the owner of a business that periodically rents out space for events was hosting a block party that got “out of control,” with between 500 and up to 1,000 in attendance. Photos of the scene showed police tags marking what appeared to be dozens of bullets on the street.Sloan said police were not at the scene at the time of the shooting just after 1 a.m. Sunday, but they were trying to get the business owner to end the party.“We...

Discovery of a whale carcass in Hong Kong sparks anger over the possible damage done by sightseers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:00:22 GMT

HONG KONG (AP) — The discovery of a whale carcass in Hong Kong waters Monday sparked an outpouring of grief on social media, with many comments blaming the mammal’s death on sightseers. Many residents speculated that the dead mammal was the same whale that had been attracting groups of sightseers since it was first spotted in the city’s waters in mid-July. Compass Chan, scientific officer of Ocean Park Conservation Foundation Hong Kong, didn’t confirm whether it was the same whale. But he said an initial check of the dead whale found a new wound on its back, in addition to two old wounds. “It’s a pity,” Chan said at a media briefing. “I think it’s a good opportunity for everyone to think seriously about how we should get along with other species in nature.”The whale’s cause of death would have to be confirmed by a necropsy, he said.The carcass was in found in the waters in Sai Kung — a district known for its hiking trails, beaches and islands. Man...

Federal officials are investigating a close call between an airliner and a private jet over Florida

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:00:22 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials said Monday they are investigating a recent close call between an Allegiant Air plane and a private jet in which pilots of both aircraft received collision-threat warnings and took evasive action.The Federal Aviation Administration said the incident happened July 23 near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida. It’s the latest in a series of close calls that led the FAA to convene a special safety summit earlier this year.The FAA said an air traffic controller in Miami told the crew of Allegiant flight 485 that had taken off from Fort Lauderdale to turn east at 23,000 feet, and it crossed in front of a Gulfstream business jet that was heading north.Pilots of the Allegiant Airbus A320 took evasive action after getting an automated alert about another aircraft at the same altitude. The pilot of the Gulfstream jet got a similar warning and also took evasive action. The Allegiant plane returned to the Fort Lauderdale airport, and a ...

Biden decides to keep Space Command in Colorado, officials tell AP

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:00:22 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has decided to keep U.S. Space Command headquarters in Colorado, overturning a last-ditch decision by the Trump administration to move it to Alabama and ending months of politically fueled debate, according to senior U.S. officials.The officials said Biden was convinced by the head of Space Command, Gen. James Dickinson, who argued that moving his headquarters now would jeopardize military readiness. Dickinson's view, however, was in contrast to Air Force leadership, who studied the issue at length and determined that relocating to Huntsville, Alabama, was the right move. These new laws are going into effect in August The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the decision ahead of the announcement.The president, they said, believes that keeping the command in Colorado Springs would avoid a disruption in readiness that the move would cause, particularly as the U.S. races to compete with China in space. And they said Biden firmly ...