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With an eerie green glow, uranium glass jewelry is the ultimate Halloween accessory

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:32 GMT

Halloween is the busy season for Whitney Granger’s glow-in-the-dark jewelry business.But we’re not talking about the cheap, plastic glow-stick-type of goods that light up for just a few hours before fading. Rather, Granger is a collector of rare, vintage uranium glass jewelry, which, even in the daylight, has a subtle glow. But the real party trick happens under a black light, when the rings, necklaces and brooches in her curio cabinet glow so neon green that they almost seem supernatural.Whitney Granger’s curio cabinet is filled with uranium glass jewelry that glows in the dark. (Provided by Whitney Granger)“People are like ‘Ooh, I like your ring,’ and then you can say ‘watch this,’ and pull out a black light and show them how it glows. It has this neon quality to it that makes it pop,” said Granger, a Longmont jewelry artist who sells uranium glass jewelry on her Etsy shop StoryShapedStudios and often wears the necklaces, bracelets and rings from her own 150-piece personal c...

Two Injured after Multi-Vehicle Collision on West Loop 289 [Lubbock, TX]

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:32 GMT

Three-Vehicle Crash on Spur 327 Left Two Individuals WoundedLUBBOCK, TX (October 26, 2023) – On Monday late afternoon, two people were injured after a multi-vehicle collision on West Loop 289.Just before 6 p.m. on October 2nd at West Loop 289 near Spur 327, the incident happened.According to the officers, they have responded to a report of a car collision involving three vehicles.Two unidentified individuals suffered moderate and minor injuries, police said. No further information on the description of the vehicles, identities of victims, and reason for the collision has been released.Authorities blocked off the area for investigation and clean up for several hours. However, the roadway has since been reopened to the public.Reckless driving always results in injuries. If you’re behind the wheel, pay full attention to the road and your surroundings. Do not engage in any non-driving activity which creates a potential distraction. You can help prevent an accident by abiding by al...

Tip jar argument ends in shooting outside downtown Oakland restaurant

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:32 GMT

OAKLAND — A suspect in a Wednesday afternoon non-injury shooting in downtown Oakland was arrested within minutes several blocks away, authorities said.The shooting happened about 1:39 p.m. Wednesday in the 400 block of 13th Street between Broadway and Franklin Street.Police said an employee at a restaurant in the area was arguing with another person who had tried to take tip jar money.The suspect, identified by police as a 45-year-old man, apparently tried to intervene and got into an argument with the restaurant employee, police said.The suspect then pulled a pistol, said he was going to kill the worker and fired one shot at him, police said. The bullet struck the employee’s shoe, authorities said.A nearby surveillance camera captured the shooting.The suspect then fled on foot, as numerous police officers raced to the scene.The suspect was eventually arrested at gunpoint in the 1800 block of Webster Street at about 1:50 p.m.The gun police believe was used in the shootin...

Harassment against Jews, Muslims on the rise since Hamas attacks

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:32 GMT

By Claudia Lauer | Associated PressMuslim and Jewish civil rights groups say they’ve seen large increases in reports of harassment, bias and sometimes physical assaults against members of their communities since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks.The Anti-Defamation League and the Council on American-Islamic Relations saw increases in reported instances, many involving violence or threats against protesters at rallies in support of Israel or in support of Palestinians over the last two weeks as war broke out between Israel and Hamas. Other attacks and harassment reported by the groups were directed at random Muslim or Jewish people in public.A spokesperson for the Council on American-Islamic Relations said Wednesday that the organization’s chapters and national office had received 774 reports of bias-related acts between Oct. 7 and Oct. 24. The national headquarters had 110 direct reports during that period, compared to 63 for all of August. The council’s leaders believe it&...

Woman who honked car horn shot in Oakland road rage incident

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:32 GMT

OAKLAND — A 35-year-old woman was shot multiple times Wednesday night in East Oakland in what police said was road rage violence.Her 10-year-old daughter, who was riding in her car, was not physically injured, authorities said.The wounded woman was in stable condition at a hospital.The shooting happened about 7:53 p.m. Wednesday in the 7100 block of Hawley Street.A few minutes before that, police said the woman was driving her car with her daughter as a passenger and was exiting Interstate 880 at Hegenberger Road when another vehicle cut her off.The woman honked at the other driver and continued on.Police said the other driver followed the woman for less than a mile to Hawley Street, where he got out of his vehicle after she stopped and began shooting at her vehicle. He fled in his Toyota Highlander before police arrived.The woman suffered wounds to different parts of her body.Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $10,000 in reward money for information leadi...

Pinto’s gambling suspension is the result of the latest league investigation into betting activites

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:32 GMT

The NHL this week completed an investigation into the sports wagering activities of unsigned Ottawa Senators forward Shane Pinto, which led to a 41-game suspension.It is among the longest bans in hockey history for off-ice actions. The league said Thursday that the investigation found no evidence Pinto bet on NHL games.Pinto is the latest professional athlete to be suspended for something gambling related since the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for legalized sports betting in 2018, which led to a flood of partnerships between leagues and sportsbooks, data providers and other wagering-related entities. Q: WHAT IS THE NHL POLICY ON GAMBLING?The collective bargaining agreement includes only one sentence on the matter: “Gambling on any NHL game is prohibited.” This is a fairly common stance for professional leagues, though changes could come when the current CBA expires in 2026 and a new one is hammered out in the era of continent-wide legalized betting.For one thing, NHL teams can...

The 49ers look to snap 2-game skid when they face the Bengals

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:32 GMT

CINCINNATI (3-3) at SAN FRANCISCO (5-2)Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EDT, CBS OPENING LINE: 49ers by 5 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.AGAINST THE SPREAD: Bengals 2-3-1, 49ers 4-2-1.SERIES RECORD: 49ers lead 13-4LAST MEETING: 49ers beat Bengals 26-23 in OT on Dec. 12, 2021, in Cincinnati.LAST WEEK: Bengals had bye, beat Seahawks 17-13 on Oct. 15; 49ers lost to Vikings 22-17.BENGALS OFFENSE: OVERALL (32), RUSH (31), PASS (26), SCORING (28)BENGALS DEFENSE: OVERALL (27), RUSH (29), PASS (13), SCORING (17)49ERS OFFENSE: OVERALL (7), RUSH (7), PASS (11), SCORING (2)49ERS DEFENSE: OVERALL (8), RUSH (3), PASS (16), SCORING (3)TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Bengals plus-5; 49ers plus-6.BENGALS PLAYER TO WATCH: QB Joe Burrow. After throwing only two TD passes in the first four games, Burrow had five in his past two games as he appears to be getting healthier following a training camp calf injury. Burrow completed 74.1% of his passes in those games. 49ERS PLAYER TO WATCH: RB Christian McCaffrey scored two T...

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried testifies outside jury’s presence as judge decides what he can say

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:32 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Sam Bankman-Fried got a test run at testifying at his fraud trial Thursday when a judge sent jurors home so he could hear snippets of testimony and decide what the FTX founder will be allowed to tell the jury.Bankman-Fried has decided to testify Friday to tell his version of how his multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency empire grew into a giant in the industry and then collapsed, causing billions of dollars in losses that prosecutors blame on his extravagant spending on investments, donations and a lavish lifestyle.It seemed on Thursday that Bankman-Fried was about to start his testimony before the jury after lunch when Judge Lewis A. Kaplan changed the plans, saying he’d prefer to make rulings on what Bankman-Fried can testify about before he starts. He had previously said he’d conduct a hearing and make those rulings on Friday.“We’re in the home stretch,” Kaplan told jurors as he sent them home for the day, saying he knew it was a little surprise for...

Coach-to-player technology that many have pushed for could have prevented Michigan scandal

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:32 GMT

The frustrating part about watching the Michigan sign-stealing scandal play out for Todd Berry, the executive director of the American Football Coaches Association, is that it all could have been avoided.For the past two years, Berry and his organization, which includes just about about every major college football coach, have backed with full support the use of in-game technology that would allow coaches to communicate with players on the field, just like they do in the NFL.No more signs would be necessary.“Because sign stealing is easy,” said Berry, whose 40-year coaching career included being head coach at Army and Louisiana-Monroe. “It’s easier, obviously, when you take certain steps.”The NCAA football playing rules committee has been slow to embrace the use of coach-to-player communication technology because of concerns that it could provide a competitive advantage to schools based on budgets. But a plan is in place to give it a test run during this bowl season.The ...

A suspect in the fatal shooting of 18 in Maine is still at large. Residents are sheltering in place

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:32 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Authorities carried out a multistate search on land and water Thursday for a U.S. Army reservist who they say killed 18 people and wounded 13 in a mass shooting at a bowling alley and bar that sent panicked patrons scrambling under tables and behind bowling pins and gripped the entire state of Maine in fear.Schools, doctor’s offices and grocery stores closed and people stayed behind locked door in cities as far away as 50 miles (80 kilometers) from the scenes of Wednesday night’s shootings in Lewiston.President Joe Biden ordered all U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff as condolences poured in from around the nation and at home, including from Maine native and author Stephen King, who called it “madness.” The attacks stunned a state of only 1.3 million people that has one of the country’s lowest homicide rates: 29 killings in all of 2022.The shooting suspect, Robert Card, is considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached, authorities s...