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MedWatch Daily Digest: A tough pregnancy could put women at risk for life — and more

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:24 GMT

For Monday, May 22, WGN’s Medical Reporter Dina Bair has the latest on new information, including the following: More Coverage: WGN's Medical Watch Pregnancy complications and stroke Adverse pregnancy outcomes increase stroke risk according to Cedars Sinai Medical Center researchers. Women who experience gestational hypertension, pre-eclampsia, or pre-term birth have a higher threat of having a stroke at a younger age. The study in the journal 'Stroke' reveals women with two or more challenged pregnancies double their chances of stroke. Past studies have shown women have a greater risk of experiencing a debilitating stroke than men and researchers say the pregnancy connection may help explain the enhanced stroke burden for females. Women at greater risk to die from heart attacks Women also have a greater weight when it comes to heart attacks as females are more than twice as likely to die after a heart attack than men. The European Society for Cardiology outlines the sex diff...

Oakland A's announcer fired after use of racial slur on broadcast

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:24 GMT

(KRON) – Glen Kuiper will no longer be announcing Oakland A's games after he used a racial slur during a broadcast on May 5, NBC Sports Bay Area confirmed on Monday. Kuiper used the word when describing a trip to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City. He claimed that his words “didn’t come out quite the way I wanted [them] to” when he used the "n-word" instead of saying "Negro Leagues." A’s announce land deal as part of plan to make Las Vegas ‘future home’ “Following an internal review, the decision has been made for NBC Sports California to end its relationship with Glen Kuiper, effective immediately,” the network said in a statement to the Associated Press. “We thank Glen for his dedication to Bay Area baseball over the years.”According to the AP, “the decision was based on a variety of factors, including information uncovered in the internal review.” That quote came from an anonymous source who did not reveal specific details. Kuiper's alleged mistake happened before...

Westlake searching for 6th consecutive boys golf title, leads by 2 after 1st day of UIL tourney

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:24 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Westlake has a two-shot lead in the team standings and a Chaparral is tied for the individual lead after the first day of the UIL Class 6A boys golf tournament Monday at Legacy Hills Golf Club in Georgetown.Westlake sophomore Adam Villanueva is tied with Houston Memorial's Charlie Wylie for the overall lead with a 6-under-par 66. Nine golfers shot under par on the tournament's opening day, including the Lake Travis duo of Ethan Dufrense and Connor Smith. They're tied for sixth at 2-under.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersThe Chaps are going for their sixth consecutive state golf title, and they were the only team to turn in an under-par score Monday. Westlake shot a 2-under 286 with Memorial and San Antonio Johnson both at even par. The Woodlands sits in fourth place at 2-over while Lake Travis is in fifth at 5-over.Vandegrift sophomore Jaxon Bandelier is...

Federal judge throws out rent control lawsuit against the city of St. Paul

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:24 GMT

A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed against the city of St. Paul filed by apartment owners who claimed that rent control was an unconstitutional taking of private property, among other alleged violations of state and federal law.U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Brasel filed a 51-page judgment Monday that closes the federal lawsuit. Brasel denied plaintiffs Woodstone Limited Partnership and Lofts at Farmers Market LLC’s request for summary judgment, or a final ruling without trial, while granting a summary judgment request from the city.St. Paul voters approved the city’s rent control ordinance in November of 2021. The 3% cap on annual rent increases, considered at the time to be one of the strictest rent control measures in the nation, was amended by the city council last September, exempting affordable housing as well as new construction for 20 years.Woodstone owns an interest in the Woodstone apartments building at 2335 Stewart Ave., off Shepard Road, and the...

Suspect remains at large in St. Peters triple shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:24 GMT

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - The Major Case Squad has been activated following a triple shooting inside a St. Peters home. One man is dead, and two others are wounded, including a 13-year-old girl.The shooting occurred at the Country Creek Solutions Subdivision on Country Acres Drive around 1:40 a.m. Monday. Investigators said when officers arrived on the scene, they discovered a man dead from an apparent gunshot wound and two others also suffering from gunshot wounds.Police later identified the deceased as 57-year-old Darin Gosejohn. One victim is 13 years old, and the other is a 45-year-old woman. Police said they were transported to a nearby hospital with no life-threatening injuries. 1 person dead, 2 injured in St. Peter’s shooting Now the search is on for the gunman.Some St. Peters residents are reacting to waking up to crime scene tape and multiple police vehicles in their normally quiet subdivision.“It's a terrible tragedy to be woken up to gunfire,” said Steve Jones.At least ...

Woman admits aiding in St. Louis County ATM employee robbery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:24 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A St. Louis woman appeared in federal court Monday and admitted helping with the the robbery of two ATM service workers at gunpoint. Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said Gregreonia Hampton, 21, drove the vehicle used in the robbery and had knowledge of the crime beforehand.Hampton pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting a robbery.She told the court that she drove Mark Diggs to a Vantage Credit Union location in St. Louis County on May 31, 2022, while two employees of ATM Solutions were working on the cash machine. 1 person dead, 2 injured in St. Peter’s shooting Diggs got out of the backseat with a fully-automatic AM-15, and demanded a bag of money from the ATM employees.The robbery was recorded on security video. A trooper with the Missouri State Highway Patrol later found the money bag. Diggs’ DNA was later found on paper inside the bag. Law enforcement then connected Hampton to the crime.Hampton will be sen...

Colorado issues air quality alert through Tuesday afternoon as smoky conditions continue

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:24 GMT

Raging wildfires in western Canada continue to send smoke into Colorado, prompting state health officials on Monday to issue another alert for poor air quality.“Ozone and fine particulates levels have steadily increased and have now reached the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category,” the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announced Monday afternoon.Elevated levels of both pollutants will be possible through Tuesday afternoon, the state agency said. The alert included a wide swath of Colorado’s Front Range, spanning Douglas County north into metro Denver and up through Larimer and Weld counties.Expected visibility will remain poor into Tuesday. The alert recommended that sensitive people should consider reducing prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion.Other Western states — such as Utah, Idaho and Montana — have issued their own air quality alerts as the smoke migrated across the Canadian border.The fires have mostly been burning in the provinc...

Nuggets vs. Lakers: Live updates and highlights from Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:24 GMT

With a 3-0 lead in the series, the No. 1-seeded Nuggets are one win away from making their first-ever NBA Finals appearance. To get there, however, they have to take down LeBron James and the Lakers. Stick here for live updates and analysis as Denver takes on the Lakers at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.Live updatesPre-game updatesHow they compare (4:30 p.m.): It’s Game 4. Here’s a breakdown from sports reporter Bennett Durando on three keys for the Nuggets tonight.What do oddsmakers think? BetMGM has the Lakers as 3.5-point favorites to win the game. The over-under is 224.5. — Joe NguyenFarewell, Melo (4:30 p.m.): In case you missed it, former Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony announced early today that he is retiring after 19 years in the NBA. The sports world went to social media to send him well wishes. Anthony, 38, steps away with ninth most points scored in NBA history. His 13,970 points in Denver is third-most in franchise history. He spent seven-plus seasons in...

Skittles ban passes in California State Assembly

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:24 GMT

California is one step closer to enacting a law that would ban Skittles, Hot Tamales, and a host of other food items that contain chemicals linked to health issues.Assembly Bill 418, proposed by Jesse Gabriel (D-Woodland Hills), passed overwhelmingly in the California State Assembly last week and now heads to the State Senate.The bill would prohibit the manufacture, sale, or distribution of products containing Red Dye No. 3, Titanium Dioxide, Potassium Bromate, Brominated Vegetable Oil, or Propyl Paraben in the Golden State.Those chemicals, which are already banned in the European Union, have been linked to cancer, reproductive issues, and developmental issues in children, Gabriel says.“It’s unacceptable that the U.S. is so far behind the rest of the world when it comes to banning these dangerous additives,” Gabriel said in a statement. “We don’t love our children any less than they do in Europe and it’s not too much to ask food and beverage manufacturers to switch to the safer alte...

Smoking cannabis doesn't carry same risks as tobacco, UCLA study finds

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:24 GMT

A new study from researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles found some good news for cannabis smokers: one of the major risks associated with tobacco smoking isn't connected with marijuana.The study, "Impact of Marijuana Smoking on COPD Progression in a Cohort of Middle-Aged and Older Persons," was published in the journal "Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases" this month.The researchers compared groups of people who currently, used to or have never smoked marijuana as part of the longitudinal research. Many of the subjects were studied for more than four years."Neither former nor current marijuana smoking of any lifetime amount was associated with evidence of COPD progression or its development," the study said.Cannabis advocates, including the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, celebrated the findings, noting that they "are consistent with those of prior studies concluding that cannabis inhalation, even long-term, is not positively associated w...