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How will the Supreme Court’s decision on mifepristone affect abortion access? 4 questions answered
Jamie Rowen, UMass Amherst and Tami S. Rowen, University of California, San Francisco On April 21, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the abortion pill mifepristone, which is used in more than half of all abortions in the U.S., could remain accessible without restrictions – at least for now. The decision is temporary, however, buying time as an appeals court weighs the challenge to mifepristone brought by a Texas judge in early April 2023. That ruling blocked the use of the drug in medication abortions and sought to remove it from the market altogether, questioning its safety. Days later,
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Suspect was trying to steal toolbox in Home Depot fatal shooting: court docs
Court documents released on Thursday reveal more information on the fatal shooting at a Pleasanton Home Depot that left 1 dead. Benicia Knapps, 32, and David Guillory, 31, were arrested under suspicion of shooting Blake Mohs, 26. According to the court documents released by the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office, Knapps was trying to steal a DeWalt toolbox before shooting Mohs in the heart. Surveillance video shows Knapps entering the Home Depot through the front entrance and selecting a large, yellow DeWalt box that costs $142.96. Knapps was seen exiting the back of the store without paying for the item.
Fire danger in the high mountains is intensifying: That’s bad news for humans, treacherous for the environment
Mohammad Reza Alizadeh, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Mojtaba Sadegh, Boise State University As wildfire risk rises in the West, wildland firefighters and officials are keeping a closer eye on the high mountains – regions once considered too wet to burn. The growing fire risk in these areas became startling clear in 2020, when Colorado’s East Troublesome Fire burned up and over the Continental Divide to become the state’s second-largest fire on record. The following year, California’s Dixie Fire became the first on record to burn across the Sierra Nevada’s crest and start down the other side. We study
The US is about to blow up a fake warship in the South China Sea – but naval rivalry with Beijing is very real and growing
Krista Wiegand, University of Tennessee As part of a joint military exercise with the Philippines, the U.S. Navy is slated to sink a mock warship on April 26, 2023, in the South China Sea. The live-fire drill is not a response to increased tensions with China over Taiwan, both the U.S. and the Philippines have stressed. But, either way, Beijing isn’t happy – responding by holding its own staged military event involving actual warships and fighter jets deployed around Taiwan, a self-governed island that Beijing claims as its own. The tit-for-tat war games underscore a reality that U.S. presidents have
Former Atria senior living worker charged after 2 residents die
An ex-Atria Park employee who worked at a senior living facility in San Mateo has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and elder abuse after three residents were poisoned. Alisia Rivera Mendoza, 35, of East Palo Alto, was charged by prosecutors for the triple poisoning in August 2022 that lead to the deaths of two elderly residents. According to investigators, Atria Park San Mateo residents were mistakenly served with a cleaning solution that looked like cranberry juice. One resident, 93-year-old Gertrude Maxwell died shortly after drinking out of a glass served to her. Peter Schroder Jr., 93, was transported to the
Suspects, victim in Pleasanton Home Depot shooting identified
Two people have been arrested in connection to the shooting and killing of an employee at a Pleasanton Home Depot. The victims are accused of murder, robbery, child endangerment, and conspiracy. The victim was identified as Blake Mohs, 26, from Tri-Valley, and is working as a loss prevention employee at the store. According to police, he is well-known within law enforcement as the reporting party of any store incidents. “I am devastated by the loss of Blake Mohs in yesterday’s senseless shooting. Through his service to Tri-Valley organizations, Blake was a model for others. To have a life cut short
Homicide suspect arrested at the U.S. – Mexico border
A man was arrested in connection to a 2019 homicide after he tried to cross the U.S. – Mexico border. According to the Hayward Police Department, Emmanuel Padilla Maciel was taken into custody by U.S. Customs and Border Protection last Thursday when he entered the U.S. from Mexico. A record check revealed he has an outstanding warrant for his arrest. The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office charged Padilla Maciel with murder and he was booked into the HPD jail. Anyone with further information about this homicide is asked to contact Detective Navas at 510-293-7176 On September 7, 2019, around 4:45