Home

Scientists find antibodies capable of beating COVID variants

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT

By Noushin Ziafati | CTV Network via CNNNewly discovered antibodies can neutralize virtually all known variants of COVID-19 and may have the potential to prevent future coronavirus outbreaks, according to a new study.Published in the peer-reviewed Science Advances journal Thursday, the study describes how a team of researchers was able to isolate potent neutralizing antibodies from a recovered SARS patient, who was vaccinated against COVID-19, that “exhibited remarkable breadth” against known sarbecoviruses, or respiratory viruses, like SARS and COVID-19.The international team was led by Duke-NUS Medical School and involved scientists from the National University of Singapore, the University of Melbourne in Australia and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in the United States.By isolating antibodies from the COVID-19-vaccinated SARS survivor, the researchers found that the combination of prior coronavirus infection and vaccination generated an “extremely broad and powerful” ...

Mar-a-Lago manager De Oliveira makes first court appearance

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT

By Adriana Gomez Licon and Alanna Durkin Richer | Associated PressMIAMI — The property manager of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate made his first court appearance on Monday on charges in the classified documents case against the former president but did not enter a plea because he has not found a Florida-based attorney to represent him.Carlos De Oliveira is accused of scheming with Trump to try to delete security footage sought by investigators probing the former president’s hoarding of classified documents at his Palm Beach club. De Oliveira was added last week to the indictment with Trump and the ex-president’s valet, Walt Nauta, and faces charges including conspiracy to obstruct justice and lying to investigators.De Oliveira, wearing a blue suit and tie, answered questions from a magistrate judge during a brief hearing in Miami federal court. He was ordered to turn over his passport and sign an agreement to pay $100,000 if he doesn’t return to court. He wa...

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

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:00 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 Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:00 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 Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:00 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 Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:00 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 Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:00 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 Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:00 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 Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:00 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 Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:00 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...