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Coffee, steak, chocolate chip cookies: These are the groceries that rose in price in the West last month

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:44:00 GMT

(STACKER) -- Ongoing food supply-chain issues kicked off by the COVID-19 pandemic are still affecting the cost of groceries today.The cost of groceries inflated about 0.3% from January to February, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Annually, the price is up about 10.2%. Bay Area home prices are dropping, but the market is cooling off, report says During the initial lockdowns, food producers struggled with a manageable system that would allow them to serve consumers. Labor disruptions also increased food production costs as more funds had to be invested in training workers and protecting food from contamination. Food growers, processors, and distributors were required to adjust packaging, heed new labeling requirements, and meet heightened demand from food retailers.The effects of these changes are still plaguing grocery store shoppers. So, which food items have seen the biggest uptick in pricing recently? Stacker used monthly Bureau of Labor Statistics data to find the...

Pittsburg police make 2nd arrest in connection with killing of convenience store clerk

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:44:00 GMT

(BCN) -- Pittsburg police on Wednesday made a second arrest in connection with a shooting that killed a convenience store clerk last week. Jessica Russo, 34, was arrested after police served a search warrant around 2 p.m. Wednesday at a home in the 2000 block of D Street in Antioch. More Antioch police officers placed on leave amid investigation into police department Russo is accused in the killing of Abdul Raouf, 44, who died in a shooting reported at 9:41 p.m. on March 22 in the 1000 block of Power Avenue. Police have said Russo and Gregory Rossignon, 37, were in an altercation nearby on Bruno Avenue that led to several shots being fired in the air from a handgun. No one was injured in that shooting. KRON On is streaming live news now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; heigh...

At-risk man with Autism reported missing in Oakland safely located

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:44:00 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- An at-risk man reported missing by the Oakland Police Department on Wednesday has been safely located, according to the Oakland Police Department. Andrew Russell, 21, was last seen on Sunday around 6 a.m. in the 1400 block of 55th Avenue. Exclusive: Frank Somerville makes first TV appearance since DUI crash Russell was last seen wearing a black and white baseball hat, a black puff jacket, a gray hooded sweatshirt and gray shoes. He has black hair and brown eyes and is 5-foot-9 and 130 pounds.His family says Russell is in good physical condition, is diagnosed with Autism and has mental health challenges, police said. A photo of Russell can be seen above. KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }"Thanks to our communi...

Congressional Effort to End Assange Prosecution Underway

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:44:00 GMT

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., is circulating a letter among her House colleagues that calls on the Department of Justice to drop charges against Julian Assange and end its effort to extradite him from his detention in Belmarsh prison in the United Kingdom.The letter, a copy of which was obtained by The Intercept, is still in the signature-gathering phase and has yet to be sent to Attorney General Merrick Garland.The Justice Department has charged Assange, the publisher of WikiLeaks, for publishing classified information. The Obama administration had previously decided not to prosecute Assange, concerned with what was dubbed internally as the “New York Times problem.” The Times had partnered with Assange when it came to publishing classified information and itself routinely publishes classified information. Publishing classified information is a violation of the Espionage Act, though it has never been challenged in the Supreme Court, and constitutional experts broadly consider that el...

Ousted Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz takes Oklahoma church job

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:44:00 GMT

(RNS) — Carl Lentz, the ousted pastor of Hillsong New York City, has landed on staff at Transformation Church, a predominantly Black, nondenominational megachurch in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that is led by pastor, author and popular YouTuber Michael Todd.Transformation, a juggernaut in a town replete with megachurches, has confirmed that Lentz, who was fired from Hillsong in 2020 when an extramarital affair came to light, has joined its staff.“We gladly welcome Carl Lentz to our Transformation Church staff, helping TC with strategy as we continue to move forward in our vast vision,” Tammy McQuarters, the church’s executive pastor of operations, told Religion News Service in an email Monday (March 27).___This content is written and produced by Religion News Service and distributed by The Associated Press. RNS and AP partner on some religion news content. RNS is solely responsible for this story.___Lentz, 44, once labeled a “hypepriest” by GQ Magazine for his fashionable attire and ministry t...

Washington man charged in 20-plus ‘swatting’ calls around US

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:44:00 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. authorities on Thursday said they arrested a Washington state man who made more than 20 “swatting” calls around the country and in Canada, prompting real emergency responses to his fake reports of bombs, shootings or other threats.Ashton Connor Garcia, 20, of Bremerton, used voice-over-internet technology to conceal his identity as he placed the calls last year — and he treated them as entertainment, broadcasting them on the social media platform Discord, federal prosecutors said.He faces 10 felony counts filed in U.S. District Court in Tacoma, Washington, that could bring up to a decade in prison. Court records did not immediately indicate if Garcia had an attorney who might speak on his behalf.“Every time Mr. Garcia is alleged to have made one of his false reports to law enforcement, he triggered a potentially deadly event — sending heavily armed police officers to an address where they mistakenly believed they would confront someone who was armed and dangerous...

El papa Francisco recibe antibióticos para tratar una bronquitis infecciosa y podría salir del hospital en “los próximos días

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:44:00 GMT

(CNN) — El papa Francisco recibió antibióticos para tratar una bronquitis infecciosa y podría recibir el alta hospitalaria “en los próximos días”, informó este jueves el portavoz del Vaticano, Matteo Bruni, en un comunicado.“En el contexto de los controles clínicos programados para el obispo de Roma, se constató una bronquitis infecciosa que requirió la administración de una terapia antibiótica por vía intravenosa que produjo los efectos esperados con una clara mejoría del estado de salud”, dijo Bruni.“Con base en el resultado previsto, el papa podría ser dado de alta en los próximos días”.“El papa Francisco pasó la tarde en Gemelli para dedicarse al descanso, a la oración y a algunas tareas de trabajo”, añadió Bruni.¿Qué problemas de salud ha tenido el papa Francisco?Este miércoles, el portavoz del Vaticano dio a conocer que el papa, de 86 años, tenía una infección respiratoria y debía pasar “unos días” hospitalizado...

Nico Hoerner looking forward to long-term future with Cubs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:44:00 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Nico Hoerner thinks the best is yet to come — for him and the Chicago Cubs.Hoerner is looking forward to his future with the Cubs after finalizing a $35 million, three-year contract with Chicago. The deal begins with the 2024 season, covering his last two years of arbitration and the first year that he would have been eligible for free agency.“I hope that it’s not the last deal with this team,” Hoerner said Thursday in his first public comments since the contract was completed. “This is where I want to be.”Hoerner, who turns 26 in May, was selected by the Cubs in the first round of the 2018 amateur draft out of Stanford. He made his big league debut the following year, batting .282 with three homers and 17 RBIs in 20 games.He is coming off a breakout season, batting .281 with a career-best 10 homers, 55 RBIs and 20 steals in 135 games. He played in a total of 112 games over his first three years in the majors.“Nico is such a great kid. Such great makeup. Works h...

FBI documents show gunman who killed 60 people in 2017 Las Vegas shooting was angry about how casinos were treating him

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:44:00 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — FBI documents show gunman who killed 60 people in 2017 Las Vegas shooting was angry about how casinos were treating him.Source

Pope showing ‘marked improvement,’ could leave hospital soon

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:44:00 GMT

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis showed a “marked improvement” Thursday after being given intravenous antibiotics for a bronchitis infection and could be released from the hospital in the coming days, the Vatican and his doctors reported.The 86-year-old pontiff, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, ate breakfast, read the newspapers, rested and worked from his hospital room at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, according to Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni.An additional update provided late Thursday by doctors revealed Francis had been diagnosed with bronchitis. The infection “required the administration of antibiotic therapy on an infusion basis which produced the expected effects with a marked improvement in his state of health,” the doctors’ statement said.“Based on the expected course, the Holy Father could be discharged in the coming days,” it concluded.The timeframe brought into question Francis’ participation in Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square this weekend, as well as his pres...