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AP PHOTOS: Spanish tapestry factory, once home to Goya, is still weaving 300 years after it opened

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:17:12 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Royal Tapestry Factory has been decorating the walls and floors of palaces and institutions for more than 300 years.Located on a quiet, leafy street in central Madrid, its artisans work with painstaking focus on tapestries, carpets and heraldic banners, combining the long wisdom of the craft with new techniques.The factory was opened in 1721 by Spain’s King Felipe V. He brought in Catholic craftsmen from Flanders, which had been part of Spain’s empire, to get it started.Threads and wool of all colors, bobbins, tools and spinning wheels are everywhere. Some of the original wooden machines are still in use.The general director, Alejandro Klecker de Elizalde, is proud of the factory’s sustainable nature.“Here the only products we work with are silk, wool, jute, cotton, linen,” he said. “And these small leftovers that we create, the water from the dyes, or the small pieces of wool, everything is recycled, everything has a double, a second use.”The factory als...

Rarest insect in the world now on display at San Diego Zoo

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:17:12 GMT

SAN DIEGO (KSWB) -- Visitors to the San Diego Zoo are in for a real treat as they now have a chance to view the rarest insect in the world.San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance’s entomology team and Australia’s Melbourne Zoo have been working together for over a decade to help sustain populations of the critically endangered Lord Howe Island stick insect. San Diego Zoo Safari Park works to protect heart of 51-year-old gorilla For the first time in North America, you can now view the rare insects in a specialized habitat at the zoo's Wildlife Explorers Basecamp, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance announced this week. The Lord Howe Island stick insect breeding program at the San Diego Zoo works to help sustain populations of the rarest insect in the world. Previously thought to be extinct on the Lord Howe Island Group -- a cluster of volcanic islands in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand -- and rediscovered in 2001, two pairs were taken to the Melbourne Zoo for breeding to ...

Holiday travel in full swing across San Diego

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:17:12 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The holiday travel season is in full swing as San Diegans head out of town for Christmas.The Saturday before Christmas and next Saturday are expected to be the busiest days of the holiday season, with 80,000 people traveling through the airport each day. So if you happen to be one of the many people traveling during that time -- plan ahead. More than 700K fliers expected at San Diego Airport during holiday travel week The San Diego International Airport expects to see more than 700,000 people arriving and departing during the holiday travel week.Saturday, Dec. 23, and Dec. 30 are expected to be the busiest travel days of the holiday week. The airport anticipates approximately 80,000 people will travel through San Diego each day. Record holiday travel in SoCal expected to cap the year: When roads, airports will be the busiest On Saturday, Josh Corerra was one them. “I was here a couple of hours early just for anticipation for the traffic, I figured traffic would be r...

Furnace explosion at Chinese-owned nickel plant in Indonesia kills 13

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:17:12 GMT

PALU, Indonesia (AP) — A smelting furnace exploded Sunday at a Chinese-owned nickel plant on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least 13 workers and injuring dozens of others, police and a company official said.It was the latest of a series of deadly accidents at nickel smelting plants in Indonesia that are part of China’s ambitious transnational development program known as the Belt and Road Initiative.Nickel is a key component in global battery production for electric vehicles.At least five Chinese and eight Indonesian workers died when the furnace suddenly exploded while they were repairing it, said Central Sulawesi police chief Agus Nugroho.The blast was so powerful it demolished the furnace and damaged parts of the side walls of the building, said Nugroho, adding that about 38 workers were hospitalized, some in critical condition. Authorities are working to determine whether negligence by the company led to the deaths, Nugroho said.The accident occurred at PT I...

Iran Summons Russian envoy over statement on Persian Gulf disputed islands

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:17:12 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran summoned Russia’s charge d’affaires after Moscow and Arab countries released a joint statement earlier this week challenging Iran’s claim to disputed islands in the Persian Gulf, state media reported Sunday.Iran’s official IRNA news agency said the Russian envoy was summoned on Saturday and handed a note to deliver to Moscow in which Tehran protested the statement the 6th Arab-Russian Cooperation Forum issued in Morocco that called for a peaceful solution to resolve the conflict between Iran and the United Arab Emirates over the islands.Earlier on Saturday, Iran’s foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian told his Russian counterpart over the phone that “respecting countries’ sovereignty and integrity is among basic principles in the ties between nations,” IRNA said in a separate report.This marked the second time this year that Iran has called for a Russian envoy in protest over comments on the disputed islands. Tehran summon...

San Jose State football: Spartans bid aloha to season with Hawaii Bowl loss

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:17:12 GMT

Brent Brennan’s quest for his first bowl game victory as San Jose State head coach will need to wait another season as the Spartans fell to Coastal Carolina 24-14 in the Hawaii Bowl on Saturday night.SJSU quarterback Chevan Cordeiro passed for 215 yards and a touchdown in his final collegiate game in his home state. Kairee Robinson rushed for 67 yards on 12 attempts.Coastal Carolina redshirt freshman Ethan Vasko passed for 199 yards and three touchdowns. Wide receiver Sam Pinckney caught eight passes for 123 yards and a touchdown.After Robinson fumbled in the third quarter, Vasko scored his second touchdown of the game on the next possession after finding tight end Kendall Karr on a 2-yard throw to give Coastal Carolina a 14-0 lead.The Spartans cut the Chanticleer lead to just three points in the fourth quarter after Quali Conley rushed in for a 12-yard touchdown to make the score 17-14 with 8:30 left in the game.But on the ensuing possession, Coastal Carolina drove 75 yards in 10 p...

Ethan Vasko throws 3 TD passes, Coastal Carolina beats San Jose State 24-14 in Hawaii Bowl

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:17:12 GMT

HONOLULU (AP) — Ethan Vasko threw three touchdown passes and Coastal Carolina beat San Jose State 24-14 in the Hawaii Bowl on Saturday night for its second bowl victory.Vasko completed 20 of 33 passes for 199 yards and ran for 50 yards on 17 carries for the Chanticleers (8-5). The Spartans (7-6) had won six in a row.Vasko threw a 2-yard scoring pass to Matt Alaimo with 3:16 left in the first quarter to cap an 11-play, 80-yard drive. Alaimo was 3 for 3 for 52 yards on third downs on the drive, including the scoring play.Vasko connected with Kendall Karr on another 2-yarder with 3:19 left in the third quarter and closed out the scoring with an 8-yard scoring pass to Sam Pinckney, who made a leaping one-handed grab. Pinckney had eight catches for 123 yards.Down 17-0, San Jose State scored two touchdowns in a four-minute span early in the fourth quarter. Chevan Cordeiro hit Sam Olson with a 35-yard touchdown pass on a fourth-down play, and Quali Conley scored on a 12-yard run on the Spa...

Kuzmenko scores 2 as Canucks move atop Western Conference with 7-4 win over Sharks

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:17:12 GMT

Andrei Kuzmenko got an early gift for the holidays after being restored to the Vancouver Canucks’ top line and thanked his coaches by scoring two goals in a 7-4 win over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night.Nils Aman, Sam Lafferty, Dakota Joshua, Pius Suter and Quinn Hughes each added a goal to secure the victory and stave off San Jose’s comeback bid. Thatcher Demko stopped 21 of 25 shots for Vancouver.The Canucks head into the NHL’s Christmas break leading the Western Conference with 49 points, two more than the Vegas Golden Knights, and three more than the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche. The Canucks are also two points ahead of the New York Rangers for most points in the entire league, but have played three more games than the Rangers.Kuzmenko scored both of his goals in the first period, the first coming less than two minutes into the game and the second roughly five minutes later.“For me, it’s a very important moment for the team to win,” said Kuzmenko. “...

Hawaii Bowl Winner

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:17:12 GMT

Dec. 23, 2023 — HAWAII BOWL: Coastal Carolina 24, San Jose St. 14Dec. 24, 2022 — HAWAII BOWL: Middle Tennessee 25, San Diego St. 23Dec. 24, 2021 — CanceledDec. 24, 2020 — Canceled – No Game 2020 (Covid 19)Dec. 24, 2019 — HAWAII BOWL: Hawaii 38, BYU 34Dec. 22, 2018 — HAWAII BOWL: Louisiana Tech 31, Hawaii 14Dec. 24, 2016 — HAWAII BOWL: Hawaii 52, Middle Tennessee 35Dec. 24, 2014 — HAWAII BOWL: Rice 30, Fresno St. 6Dec. 24, 2013 — HAWAII BOWL: Oregon St. 38, Boise St. 23Dec. 24, 2012 — HAWAII BOWL: SMU 43, Fresno St. 10Dec. 24, 2011 — HAWAII BOWL: Southern Miss. 24, Nevada 17Dec. 24, 2010 — HAWAII BOWL: Tulsa 62, Hawaii 35Dec. 24, 2008 — HAWAII BOWL: Notre Dame 49, Hawaii 21Dec. 23, 2007 — HAWAII BOWL: East Carolina 41, Boise St. 38Dec. 24, 2006 — HAWAII BOWL: Hawaii 41, Arizona St. 24Dec. 24, 2006 — HAWAII BOWL: Hawaii 41, Arizona St. 24Dec. 25, 2004 — HAWAII BOWL: Hawaii 59, UAB 40Dec. 25, 2003 — HAWAII BOWL: Hawaii 54, Houston 48, 3OTDec. 25, 2002 — HAWAII BOWL: Tulane 36, Ha...

Baltimore’s light rail service resumes after temporary suspension

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:17:12 GMT

Light rail service in Baltimore, Maryland, resumed Saturday after being suspended temporarily for emergency inspections of the fleet.The Maryland Transit Administration said they suspended the service on Dec. 8 due to issues revealed during an inspection. MTA added that they completed an accelerated inspection and correction plan.“I thank our dedicated Maryland Transit Administration employees and our contractor’s workforce for all they’ve done to advance these reviews while maintaining safety as our highest priority,” Maryland Transportation Secretary Paul J. Wiedefeld said in a release.“I know this temporary suspension of service has been an inconvenience for many of our customers, and I greatly appreciate their understanding,” Wiedefeld said.As a result of the light rail service resuming, the shuttle buses, which ran between all stations during the suspension, will no longer operate.Riders will be rewarded with free light rail service until Jan...