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Children with autism more likely to be expelled from preschool study finds

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:09:31 GMT

An estimated 16% of children with autism, around one in six, are expelled from preschool programs, according to new research coming out of the University of California, Riverside.  The study, which focused on reports of expulsion from child-care facilities and preschools by parents of 203 autistic children, found that the average age of children removed from these programs was just 3 years old.  “These little kids were asked to leave school because they demonstrated behaviors directly related to their autism,” UC Riverside School of Education professor and the study’s lead author, Jan Blacher, told UC Riverside News. “So, they were being expelled from preschool for the very problems that they needed school for.”  The study also found that characteristics of autism, like challenges communicating and repetitive behaviors, are sometimes viewed as misconduct, which can make children with autism targets for expulsion.  According to Blacher and her co-author, Abby Eise...

Riverside County child tests positive for tuberculosis

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:09:31 GMT

A child tested positive for active tuberculosis in Riverside County on Thursday.The child attends Raymond Cree Middle School in Palm Springs and was briefly hospitalized, but is now receiving treatment at home, according to Riverside County officials. The student is expected to survive.Parents of around 50 students received an email from the Riverside University Health System-Public Health and the Palm Springs Unified School District informing them that their child may have been exposed to the illness.About 20 staff members who were possibly exposed were also notified.Another letter informing parents about the TB case is being sent out, but that letter is only informational. The children of parents who receive the informational letter are not considered at risk for exposure, officials note. A screening clinic for students will be held on April 18 in which parents were encouraged to have their children participate. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria found for the first time in Los Angel...

Bay Area suburb is CA's best for city-like living, study says

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:09:31 GMT

(KRON) -- What Bay Area suburb should you live in if you still want a taste of the city lifestyle? According to one study, the answer is Palo Alto.Storage Cafe posted a study ranking the top suburbs across the country for "city-like lifestyles." Palo Alto came in third, trailing Edina, MN and Falls Church, VA. Bay Area city named ‘happiest’ in America, study says According to the study, Palo Alto is an attractive suburb because of its business sector, amenities and health. Storage Cafe said Palo Alto boasts a diverse economy, sustaining jobs even though there are layoffs in the tech industry. "There are around 60 businesses registered per 1,000 residents, and its downtown alone generated $3.2 million in sales-tax revenues in fiscal year 2021-22, more than in any other downtown in the area," Storage Cafe said. Palo Alto also drew compliments for prioritizing affording housing projects. Despite the pricy real estate in the city, the study said high incomes "tend to bridge the afford...

Woman dies in Hayward crash

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:09:31 GMT

(KRON) -- A 35-year-old woman died after she crashed her vehicle into a semitruck trailer on San Benito Street in Hayward, police said. Hayward Police Department officers responded to the crash scene at 9:22 p.m. Wednesday. Police said the semitruck was parked when the woman's vehicle collided into its trailer. Officers found the woman still inside her vehicle alone and unconscious. The driver was later pronounced dead at the scene. Her identity will be released after the Alameda County Coroner’s Bureau notifies her family. HPD wrote, "It is unknown if alcohol/impairment was a factor in this collision. This is an active investigation and additional details will be released as they become available."

Why Did Journalists Help the Justice Department Identify a Leaker?

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:09:31 GMT

In the fallout from the Pentagon document leaks, a troubling trend has emerged: Journalists seem to be eagerly volunteering their efforts to help the Pentagon and Justice Department facilitate an investigation into the source of the leaks, with no discussion of the ethical ramifications. If the individual — whose identity has been published by journalists, and who has now been arrested by federal authorities — had shared precisely the same classified materials with reporters, regardless of his motivations, he would be tirelessly defended as a source.NPR recently decried being labeled by Twitter as state-affiliated media, writing that this is a label Twitter uses “to designate official state mouthpieces and propaganda outlets.” That unrelated controversy is notable given that an NPR staffer seems to have deputized himself to act as a government investigator by posting image analyses on Twitter. (While NPR has announced that its official organizational accounts have quit Twitter, indi...

Williams back with Padres, won’t coach for at least 4 weeks

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:09:31 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres third base coach Matt Williams already had baseball on his mind when the anesthesia was wearing off following colon cancer surgery two weeks ago.“I woke up and I asked what time batting practice was. I let my brother know that I had to get to the ballpark so I could hit Croney grounders,” Williams said Thursday, referring to first baseman Jake Cronenworth. “I don’t know what that’s all about. My family has video of it so I’ll never live that one down. I was anxious to get back for sure.”Williams won’t be hitting fungoes or coaching third base for at least four weeks while he continues to heal. But he’s back with the Padres and will watch games from the dugout. He has a follow-up appointment with his surgeon on Friday and hopes to be cleared to travel before the Padres’ next trip, which begins at Arizona next Thursday, when superstar Fernando Tatis Jr. is eligible to return from an 80-game suspension for testing positive...

Fans react to Dan Snyder’s pending sale of the Commanders

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:09:31 GMT

People around the D.C. area, especially fans of Washington’s NFL team, the Commanders, are reacting to the news that the team could soon be under new ownership following a sale by the team’s current embattled owner Dan Snyder.WTOP spoke with fans and got mixed reactions about Snyder’s impending transfer of power.“I think it’s going to be good for Washington at the end of the day, people had soured on Snyder for a while now,” said James Hughes of Arlington, Virginia.Simon Roberts of the District said the team needs a fresh start, and Snyder selling the team is a good sign that things within the franchise are changing for the better.“They need a new approach, I think everybody has gotten tired of all the drama that’s been wrapped around the current owners,” Roberts said.Brian Simpson of Severn, Maryland, said, “It is about time,” when he was told the team may soon be sold. He said for fans this is great news.“It’s like you have had that bad marriage/relationshi...

Former Commanders employee says news of sale is ‘surreal’

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:09:31 GMT

A former Washington Commanders employee who publicly complained about a hostile work environment with the team said hearing about a pending sale was a “surreal moment.”“I was in the middle of a work call, and all of a sudden, I had like 10 text messages at one time,” said Megan Imbert, who used to work in the team’s broadcast department. “I don’t know if it’s really sunk in just yet.”The team’s owner, Dan Snyder, reportedly has a deal in place to sell the Commanders for the biggest price paid for a North American professional sports team.A group led by private equity investor Josh Harris and businessman Mitchell Rales that includes Magic Johnson has an agreement in principle to buy the team for a record $6.05 billion, two people with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Thursday.The people confirmed the deal was a fully financed, nonexclusive agreement that was not yet signed.Once the deal is approved, Ha...

Dons await bargaining as certification granted

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:09:31 GMT

Residence Dons at Queen’s University have officially been certified as members of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 2010.Current dons with the university said unionization had been discussed in previous years, and the time was right to put it to a vote resulting in 73% voting in favour.USW organizing manager Amanda Zakhour said after an objection with the Labour Board from Queen’s, USW expected a hearing to take place but on Friday they were told the dispute had been dropped. Zakhour said from her knowledge the objection stemmed from a potential conflict of interest in USW representing both residence dons and their direct superiors, Residence Life Coordinators (RLC). She said USW never viewed that as an issue considering RLCs don’t have hiring or firing power over dons, and their only managerial relationship is through scheduling. Zakhour said she would guess that the university realized the dispute would not carry and decided to not prolong the process and delay neg...

Aurora to give cash prize to resident who reports the biggest pothole of the month

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:09:31 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) - The City of Aurora is going one step further to deal with potholes left over from the rough winter months Colorado has seen.Potholes and issues on roadways come with every winter in our state. Aurora relies on citizens to report the potholes so they know where to go.Since November they've been running a contest where whichever citizen reports the biggest pothole of the month wins $25. This is an effort to get more reports in and this is just a small portion of what they’ve been doing. Police release photo of suspect in tackle of Colorado Rockies mascot Dinger Aurora is averaging around 30 to 40 potholes reported per week.Ken Lee, Aurora's Public Works Street Operations Supervisor said winter is the main cause of the number of potholes they've seen -- namely, the colder temperatures.“Because of the colder temperatures, everything happened a couple of months prematurely, and of course, potholes followed suit," Lee said. "And they really had a big push early i...