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Northern lights could become intense over the next 18 months: Here's why

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:00 GMT

(NewsNation) — Sunspot observations, a key predictor of the northern lights, have dramatically increased since 2022. Scientists say that if the trend continues, the next 18 months will bring the strongest northern lights in decades.The northern lights will be more viewable, and more often, from more places on Earth in the next 18 months than they have been in the past 20 years and are expected to be in the next decade, scientists told NBC News. The Solar Cycle 25 Prediction Panel, an international scientific group sponsored by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, forecasted below-average sunspot activity for the coming year, with 110 to 115 sunspots at its peak. However, updated models from multiple scientists show sunspots peaking as high as 235. NASA’s first asteroid samples land on Earth after release from spacecraft Solar activity is expected to steadily increase until fall 2024, when the likelihood of viewing the northern lights is highest, according ...

Man fatally shot on St. Paul street in Battle Creek neighborhood

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:00 GMT

A shooting in St. Paul’s Battle Creek neighborhood left a man dead early Sunday.Officers were called about 2:10 a.m. to a shooting in the 2100 block of Scenic Place, which runs between Pederson and Winthrop streets. They found a man in the street who was unresponsive from apparent gunshot injuries. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.Police did not announce an arrest as of Sunday morning. They said homicide investigators are working to determine what led to the shooting.“The neighborhood is a very quiet area and an incident like this is not typical,” said Alyssa Arcand, a police spokeswoman. If police are called to the area, it’s usually about property crimes, she said.Investigators asked anyone with information about the homicide to call them at 651-266-5650.Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | St. Paul high school coach charged with sexual contact with 15-year-old student Crime & Public Safety | ‘There rea...

Letters: They always say somebody else will pay

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:00 GMT

Who pays, really?It’s an incredible taxing enigma. Amid much ballyhoo elected officials are claiming that they are relieving taxes for homeowners by increasing the taxes on commercial properties. How does that work? All businesses must have a profit, or they will not survive. Therefore, all costs must be passed on to us the consumers. Because a business has a long frontage or much acreage does not mean they are profitable. When they go bankrupt and can no longer produce what consumers demand and must lay off workers who has benefited?Might it not be best for all if government spending decreases lest the government kills the goose that laid the golden egg?Richard Iffert, Eagan How about it, Republicans?There are 50 states in the USA with 3,143 counties. With 333 million people who live here, I would think the Republicans could find at least one candidate for president who is not so wrapped up in himself, under federal or state indictment and who is not out for revenge agai...

Man dies after driving off cliff in San Pedro 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:00 GMT

A man was found dead in his car after the vehicle was discovered on its roof among rocks and high surf in the ocean in San Pedro. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, multiple calls regarding a vehicle that had driven off a cliff near South Meyler Street and West Paseo Del Mar came in around 10:30 p.m. Saturday night. When units arrived, they performed no rescue, but an aerial search led to the wrecked coupe’s discovery, authorities said.  2 elderly men missing after reportedly falling into Lancaster aqueduct A Los Angeles Fire Department release indicates that three LAFD divers were deployed to assist crews at the bottom of the cliff while “strong waist high surf at peak tide" battered the wrecked car and the shoreline.A man was found deceased in a car after it had driven off a cliff in San Pedro, CA on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. (KTLA)A man was found deceased in a car after it had driven off a cliff in San Pedro, CA on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. (KTLA)A m...

Bay Area high school football: Where to find our complete Week 6 coverage

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:00 GMT

That’s a wrap for Week 6 of the high school football season.And what a week it was.Pittsburg held off Los Gatos in a marquee matchup. De La Salle shut out McClymonds to stretch its winning streak to four. Bellarmine, as noted in our Best of Week 6 roundup, got an amazing game from QB Parker Threatt but St. Ignatius scored late to win.As always, the Bay Area News Group has you covered.If you have not already, please subscribe here for digital access all season long. Your contributions keep us going.Here is our complete Week 6 coverage.Enjoy.Roundup: Best of Week 6Roundup: Saturday’s actionResults: Weekend scoreboard, how Top 25 faredPhotos: Our staff’s Week 6 imagesAnother statement: Serra dominates St. FrancisMarquee matchup: Pittsburg holds off Los GatosDefensive stand: De La Salle blanks McClymondsBack on track: Wilcox zooms past Mountain ViewOn to league play: California too much for GranadaGirls flag: ‘I’ll be calling plays against Steve Young and John Paye’Preview: ...

Milpitas Artwalk features performing and visual arts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:00 GMT

Artwalk set for SaturdayLocal talent of all types will be on view along Main Street on the 2023 Artwalk, set for Oct. 7, 4-7 p.m. The free event will feature both performing and visual arts, as well as handmade items for sale.Main Street will be open to traffic during the event. Visitors are encouraged to park at the Milpitas Library, 160 N. Main St., or find street parking in the neighborhood.For more information, visit https://www.milpitas.gov/1128/ArtWalk.National Merit semifinalistsEleven Milpitas High School seniors are among nearly 1,140 Bay Area students named as semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program, a countrywide competition among high school seniors.Savan Bollu, Brandon C. Chiang, Edward Cui, Isaac R. Jones, Keryssa Li, Roman Silivra, Kevin J. Ting, Natasha Tiwari, Andrew K. Ton, Angie X. Wang and Christine Wang are among 16,000 semifinalists across the country — less than 1% of the nation’s high school seniors — who will now be considered for about 7,140...

Dozens of Cupertino students among National Merit semifinalists

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:00 GMT

Dozens of Cupertino students are among nearly 1,140 high school seniors in the Bay Area recognized as semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program. These students are among 16,000 semifinalists across the nation — less than 1% of the nation’s high school seniors — who will now be considered for around 7,140 scholarships worth nearly $28 million next spring.It’s the third-to-last step in the process. About 95% of semifinalists are expected to be named finalists, and approximately half of those finalists will earn a scholarship. Over 1.3 million high school juniors in 21,000 high schools entered the competition through the 2022 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, or PSAT, which serves as the initial screening of program entrants. The semifinalists announced this week include the highest-scoring students in each state.Cupertino semifinalists include Ashley Wang from Futures Academy.Semifinalists from Cupertino High School are Anchita Arora, Anagha Bad...

Latest line: A good week for fast food workers, a bad week for Omar Navarro

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:00 GMT

Fast food workersGov. Gavin Newsom signs a new law raising the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 an hour starting in April, the highest in the nation, a big win for labor after a multi-year struggle.    Omar NavarroPerennial Republican candidate for Congress in a very Democratic LA district held by Maxine Waters is hit with a federal indictment by prosecutors who say he pocketed thousands in campaign donations.   Daniel LurieDemocratic heir to Levi Strauss fortune announces a run for SF mayor, promising to clear homeless encampments and hire cops. But will famously progressive voters dump London Breed for a more moderate alternative? 

They said it: Remembering Sen. Feinstein

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:00 GMT

“She was a political giant, whose tenacity was matched by her grace. She broke down barriers and glass ceilings, but never lost her belief in the spirit of political cooperation.”— Gov. Gavin Newsom, on U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who died Thursday night after the former San Francisco supervisor and mayor served more than 30 years in the Senate.

Live updates | Rahm and Scheffler tie heavyweight lead singles match at Ryder Cup

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:00 GMT

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — The heavyweight lead singles match between Scottie Scheffler and Jon Rahm at the Ryder Cup ended in a tie.Rahm was 1 down as they reached the par-5 No. 18 and hit his second shot to the front of the long green, leaving him 90 feet to the pin. His first putt was judged perfectly to leave a gimme and Scheffler needed to chip in from the fringe for the win.The world No. 1 leaked it right and they shook hands for a half-point apiece from an absorbing match where the lead changed hands four times.Europe moved to 12 points and needs 2 1/2 more to regain the golden trophy.The match between world No. 3 Rahm and Scheffler was a rematch of their singles contest in the 2021 Ryder Cup. Scheffler won that 4 and 3.___Viktor Hovland has given the Europeans the first of the four points they need in the singles matches to regain the Ryder Cup.The Norwegian beat Collin Morikawa 4 and 3 and finishes the week with three wins and 3 1/2 points. He didn’t win any of...