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No longer just “hippie” moms-to-be: More women delivering babies at home with midwives

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:20:26 GMT

Eileen Fruithandler delivered her second child at home with a midwife in 1992 – an era when she and her late husband faced pushback from loved ones about the decision.“I’m lying to everyone – I had to lie,” said the 66-year-old Denver resident, who splits time between Denver and Palm Beach, Fla. “It wasn’t in vogue when I did it.”In the three decades since Fruithandler’s secretive delivery, more pregnant mothers-to-be — of all ages, backgrounds and income levels — have followed her path of using midwives.The number of women who birthed at home from 2020-21 rose 12%, “the highest level since at least 1990” at more than 51,600 births, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And, from 2016-21, more certified midwives — who have faced misconceptions about their educations and care historically — have joined the profession to meet the boost in demand.“We’ve done home births in RVs,” said Jen Anderson-Tarver, a certified professional midwife at New Leaf Midwifery in D...

San Francisco man, 31, identified as driver who rammed vehicle into Chinese consulate

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:20:26 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A 31-year-old San Francisco man has been identified as the driver who was shot and killed by police after crashing a car into the Chinese consulate on Monday, drawing condemnation from the White House and Chinese government.The city's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner identified the driver as Zhanyuan Yang on Thursday. The office said in an email it had no additional information to disclose.Zhanyuan Yang rammed a vehicle into the visa office of the consulate. A witness said he was bleeding from the head as he exited the vehicle yelling about the C.C.P., an abbreviation for the Chinese Communist Party. Woman who fell from SF rooftop at Fleet Week Blue Angels party ID’d San Francisco police arrived on the scene and shot the driver, who died later in a hospital.Police have not disclosed how the shooting unfolded or how many officers fired. There were no reports of any injured people inside the building.Police said Monday they did not know why the driver smashe...

SFPD officer dragged while attempting to detain auto burglary suspect

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:20:26 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A San Francisco Police Department officer was dragged by a vehicle Thursday morning while attempting to detain a suspect, according to SFPD. Officers assigned to SFPD Taraval District were dispatched to the area of Irving Street and 43rd Avenue at around 2:13 a.m. Thursday on a report of an auto boost.An unknown male suspect arrived in the vicinity in a sedan, officers were advised. The suspect entered a parked unoccupied vehicle through the sunroof, police said, citing a witness. San Francisco man, 31, identified as driver who rammed vehicle into Chinese consulate Arriving at the scene, officers observed the suspect exiting the parked vehicle with another vehicle stopped in the street nearby. The suspect, police said, ran to the waiting vehicle and got into the driver's seat.Officers attempted to detain the suspect through the open driver door, but the suspect began driving away, dragging an officer for several feet. Police requested medics for the officer...

Oakland's Grand Bakery selling for $1

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:20:26 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) – For the price of just one hundred pennies, you could potentially become the owner of the Bay Area's oldest kosher bakery. Oakland's Grand Bakery’s owner Sam Tobis is specifically selling the bakery to someone passionate about Jewish baking for just $1.Grand Bakery prides itself on 64 years of loyal customers and serving the community. 2 more Oakland restaurants announce closures Tobis brought Grand Bakery seven years ago with no experience, however, he said he felt called to keep the Grand legacy alive for future generations. For two years, Tobis has been operating both Grand Bakery and Saul's Restaurant & Deli in Berkeley. Tobis said he eventually realized he could not be a steward to both entities. “It's time to pass Grand to the next set of loving hands,” said Tobis. “And since I care less about making money off the sale and more about finding the right person, my friend suggested that selling it for $1 would help get the word out.”Not convince...

SF mayor proposes temporary solution to 'extreme shortage' of police officers

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:20:26 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco Mayor London Breed has proposed what could be a temporary solution to the San Francisco Police Department's ongoing staffing shortage. On Thursday, the mayor released a proposal calling for an expansion of SFPD's Reserve Police Officer Program in order to expedite an increase in foot patrols across the city.The SFPD Reserve Police Officer Program was introduced in 1942, according to the mayor's office, and was originally called the Police Auxiliary Reserve. The program was introduced to allow the city to be able to call up up to 800 reserve officers to assist in the event of a natural disaster, sabotage or enemy attack. Woman who fell from SF rooftop at Fleet Week Blue Angels party ID’d Reserve officers work a minimum of 20 hours a month, including four hours of mandatory, ongoing training. The mayor's new proposal will require updating administrative code to allow reservists to be compensated and establish new eligibility requirements that ar...

No. 16 Utah plagued with injuries and inefficiency on offense

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:20:26 GMT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Injuries and ineffective play have combined to drain the life from Utah’s offense.The no. 16 Utes (4-1, 1-1 Pac-12) enter Saturday’s game against California ranked last in the Pac-12 in both passing offense (153.8 yards per game) and total offense (297.6 ypg). Major injuries to offensive linemen, running backs, receivers and quarterbacks have rendered Utah’s offense increasingly toothless as the season has progressed.“We’ve looked at it from every single angle. Are we doing something wrong in practice? Are we training wrong in the offseason?” Utes coach Kyle Whittingham said. “It could just be bad luck. It’s an unfortunate situation, but you move on.”Things bottomed out in a 21-7 loss to Oregon State two weeks ago. The Utes totaled 198 yards against the Beavers and averaged only 3.1 yards per play.“You just come to this program and losses kind of feel like the end of the world,” Utah running back Jaylon Glover said. “We have a lot to be happy about. But we’re a...

Idaho officials evacuate town of about 10,000 people after gas line explodes at rural intersection

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:20:26 GMT

MIDDLETON, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials evacuate town of about 10,000 people after gas line explodes at rural intersection.Source

Gap between US income taxes owed and paid is set to keep growing, IRS says

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:20:26 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The amount of tax money owed but not paid to the IRS is set to keep growing, according to projections published by the federal tax collection agency on Thursday.For tax years 2021 and 2020, the latest to receive such IRS estimates, the projected gross “tax gap” soared to $688 billion and $601 billion, respectively. That marks a significant jump compared to years past — with gross tax gap projections standing at $550 billion for 2017-2019 and $496 billion for 2014-2016.One of the IRS’s biggest challenges is making sure that people actually pay their taxes. While agency data shows that the vast majority of Americans pay their taxes voluntarily and on time, hundreds of billions of dollars in unpaid taxes pile up each year — and tax gap estimates keep getting bigger.IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel said that the rising tax gap estimates “underscores the importance” of more compliance efforts. Part of the $80 billion the IRS received from the Biden administration’s Inf...

Cincinnati looks to end 3-game slide against visiting Iowa State

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:20:26 GMT

Iowa State (3-3, 2-1 Big 12) at Cincinnati (2-3, 0-2), Saturday, 12 p.m. ET (FS1)Line: Cincinnati favored by 4.5, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.Series record: First meetingWHAT’S AT STAKE?Cincinnati and first-year coach Scott Satterfield need a win. The Bearcats, who are coming off a bye week, are riding a three-game losing streak after stumbling against Miami (Ohio) and then dropping their first two games in Big 12 Conference play. Two of their three losses came by a single possession. A victory for the Cyclones would equal their win total from a season ago and give them a 3-1 start in conference play for the fifth time under eighth-year coach Matt Campbell. KEY MATCHUPIowa State is coming off a 27-14 victory against TCU where the Cyclones defense had four interceptions. Big 12 defensive player of the week Beau Freyler had two of them. Iowa State’s 10 interceptions this season rank third in the FBS. The Cyclones will look to add to that total against Cincinnati QB Emory Jones, wh...

Inventor of 1st digital camera: ‘It was the size of a toaster.’ So what does he think of smartphones?

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:20:26 GMT

The 1975 prototype of the first digital camera, invented by Steven Sasson for Kodak(Courtesy Steven Sasson) The 1975 prototype of the first digital camera, invented by Steven Sasson for Kodak(Courtesy Steven Sasson) If you told a teenager today that snapping a photograph used to require buying film in advance, paying and waiting to have the film developed, the response would likely be “SMH,” or “shaking my head,” for those not steeped in social media.Steven Sasson, the patent-holder for the world’s first digital camera, told WTOP he’s amazed that his invention has become ubiquitous: “I’m as surprised as anybody,” he laughed.In 1974, Sasson was working for Kodak...