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CDC warns of drug-resistant, deadly fungus: How is it spread?

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:52 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified Candida auris as an "urgent" threat as it spreads rapidly through U.S. hospitals, tripling in just three years. The fungus is spreading "at an alarming rate," the CDC says, but how exactly is it spreading?This fungus likely originated in a health care setting, explained Melissa Nolan, an assistant professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of South Carolina. Counterintuitively, because hospitals are disinfected so frequently, they can be the birthplace of bacteria or fungus that are resistant to antimicrobial cleaning products and to treatments. "If you think about the amount of cleaning that we do in the hospital versus what you do at home, it's significantly greater in a hospital setting. So every time we're spraying Clorox ... that just creates the opportunity for more resistance," Nolan explained. "Over time, those pathogens have been able to evolve and adapt to resistance." Candida...

Melissa Joan Hart helped Nashville kids flee to safety amid school shooting

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:52 GMT

(NewsNation) — Melissa Joan Hart helped kindergartners cross the street to safety after a fatal shooting in a Nashville school on Monday morning. The “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” actress, who lives in Nashville with her family, told NewsNation host Ashleigh Banfield that she and husband Mark Wilkerson were driving by The Covenant School when the tragedy took place. And after being redirected by a cop, Hart said she saw little children following their teacher. Hart got out of the car and started helping the kids cross the street, she said."We got them across the street as fast as we could. The teachers didn't want to make eye contact. I think it's because they were trying not to break down," Hart said.Hart added that she wasn't sure why the children were being rushed across the street — and additional students were being ushered out of a wooded area, toward the street — but she suspected it was a shooting."It was so traumatic, and I was just a bystander, I'm just there trying to help ...

American IQs rose 30 points in the last century. Now, they may be falling.

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:52 GMT

(The Hill) -- A new study of human intelligence posits a narrative that may surprise the general public: American IQs rose dramatically over the past century, and now they seem to be falling. Cognitive abilities declined between 2006 and 2018 across three of four broad domains of intelligence, the study found. Researchers tracked falling scores in logic, vocabulary, visual and mathematical problem-solving and analogies, the latter category familiar to anyone who took the old SAT.  In the 12-year span, IQ scores dipped up to 2 points in the three areas of declining performance. Scores declined across age groups, education levels and genders, with the steepest drops among younger and less-educated test-takers.  IQ scores rose in just one area, spatial reasoning — a set of problems that measure the mind’s ability to analyze three-dimensional objects.  The study, authored by researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Oregon, appears i...

Ken Brown, president of El Camino College’s Board of Trustees, dies at 54

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:52 GMT

Ken Brown, the president of El Camino Community College District’s Board of Trustees, who was known as a tireless advocate for students and a steadfast champion for equity in education, has died. He was 54.Brown died suddenly last week, with the news first disclosed to the community in an email from El Camino College Superintendent/President Brenda Thames, according to The Union, the college’s student-run newspaper.No cause of death had been announced as of Tuesday, March 28.“The sudden loss of our friend and colleague has sent shockwaves throughout our campus community, and no doubt throughout the many networks and circles that Trustee Brown traveled through,” the college said in a recent press release. “He was tirelessly dedicated to the mission of providing quality educational opportunities to students. He will be dearly missed.”A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the college’s new administration building and aquatics complex, originally slated for Monday, March 27, w...

Sperry's in Saratoga Springs closed until further notice

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:52 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Sperry's Restaurant, a staple in Saratoga Springs since 1932, is closed until further notice. When calling the restaurant, a voicemail says this in full: Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Hello and thanks for calling Sperry's. The restaurant, as it has been for the past 12 years, is closed until further notice. We are currently in the sales process and hope to be able to share good news about a reopening under new ownership. Please accept our apologies and humble thanks throughout decades of successful operations. We will be setting up an email address for those that have concerns or questions regarding the situation. Please bear with us with patience throughout our transition. Thank you so much for calling.According to its Facebook page, Sperry's participated in Saratoga County Restaurant Week from March 22 to March 25, although the event runs through March 30. The Facebook page now says th...

Kim Gardner hosts criminal justice reform discussion

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:52 GMT

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner was greeted with cheers and a standing ovation at the West Side Missionary Baptist Church in north St. Louis on Tuesday. Her office was hosting a roundtable addressing crime.“I want to invest in people and to address the root causes of the problem,” Gardner said.She said poverty is the number one factor driving crime and called on St. Louis to do more to address inequities within the community.Gardner also responded to a lawsuit filed by the Missouri Attorney General attempting to remove her from office, calling the effort “foolish”. Top Stories: Officers injured in Maryland Heights crash The roundtable discussion focused on finding ways to support underserved communities to prevent crime.“The way to resolve crime and to keep the community safe is not necessarily prosecuting, and convicting and sending people to prison," said Christi Griffin, president and founder of The Ethics Project. "Which is what we have done far too much in ...

Family of a Nashville school shooting victim is from the St. Louis area

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:52 GMT

WASHINGTON, Mo. - A special prayer was held at a church in Washington, Missouri, on Tuesday to honor the victims of the Nashville school shooting.A 9-year-old girl, Evelyn Dieckhaus, is one of the three students killed in the shooting, and the mass held at St. Francis Borgia was to show support for her family. Her grandparents attend church at St. Francis Borgia, and the community packed the church to show their support.“This story is just being repeated how many times over, and the need that those folks have of support to pray for them is just so much," said Father Mike Boehm.He never expected tragedy could strike his parish in this way, and said the mass is to show support for the Dieckhaus family. Trending: Surprise! 2 things nabbing illegal dumpers in St. Louis “They're just great people, and they’ve been around here for many years and have lots of friends," Boehm said. "So a ton of support in this area and this community. From this parish in particular."He said early Tuesday ...

Worker shortage reduces hours at St. Louis pharmacies

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:52 GMT

ST. LOUIS - There are a multitude of reasons for the reduction in hours at your local pharmacy.“After the pandemic, pharmacists like other healthcare professionals retired,” said Nicole Gattas, director of experiential education and professor of pharmacy practice at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy at the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy. “We stepped up to the plate during the pandemic, immunizing or providing medications. So many pharmacists did decide to leave community practice and go to other types of pharmacy. Or maybe go and retire.”FOX 2 reached out to Walgreens for a comment about the issue, and a spokesperson released the following statement:"We have hired hundreds of pharmacists and returned hundreds of stores to normal operating hours over the past few months. Staffing challenges have impacted retailers, healthcare entities, and countless other industries. We continue to proactively address staffing shortages through additional measures such as providing compet...

Dierks Bentley and other top acts coming to the Confluence Festival

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:52 GMT

MADISON, Ill. - Singer Dierks Bentley will be headlining the Confluence festival this summer in Madison, Illinois. The festival features the top acts across several genres for the Enjoy Illinois 300 June 2-4. Tim Dugger, Flor Rida, and Bailey Zimmerman are just a few act that will take the stage at the World Wide Technology Raceway.Regional acts include:Blinded By StereoDJ MahfDJ Big D Dr. ZhivegasDylan Triplett Funky Butt Brass Band Lamar HarrisMalena Smith Red and Black Brass Band St. Boogie Brass Band The Bobby Ford Band The Mighty Pines – lead singer Neil Salsich is currently competing on NBC’s The Voice Vella La VellaWe Are Root ModFor more information about the event, click here

‘Bomb cyclone’ soaks Southern California; rain continues into Thursday

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:52 GMT

Heavy rain was falling across Southern California Wednesday morning as another Pacific storm, considered a “bomb cyclone” due to its rapid intensification, moved into the region.The rain will linger throughout the day on Wednesday and into Thursday, according to the National Weather Service office in Los Angeles. Interactive Storm Radar Rainfall rates will be a tenth of an inch per hour in the coastal areas and valleys and up to a quarter inch per hour in the foothills and mountains.The first band of rain will be followed by a six to eight-hour break with clearing skies before the next band arrives late Wednesday into Thursday morning.Radar of the bomb cyclone hitting California. March 29, 2023. (KTLA)“This (second band) will be more showery in nature but with higher rain rates and possible thunderstorms,” NWS said.Southern California’s mountains will also receive more snow. NWS is forecasting 2 to 5 inches between 4,000 ...