Arkansas moves to ban certain care for transgender youth

By Daniel Trotta | Reuters Arkansas lawmakers passed a measure on Monday that could make the state the first in the country to prevent doctors from providing certain types of care to transgender youth, part of a wave of U.S legislation that would restrict transgender rights. The Arkansas legislation threatens any healthcare professional who provides…

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Man Points Gun At, Drives Truck Into Front Of Stockton Furniture Store

STOCKTON (CBS13) – A bizarre attack on a Stockton furniture store was caught on camera. Surveillance video shows a man pointing a gun at the windows at Michelle’s Furniture and Mattress, then driving his truck through the front entrance. Stockton Police said this happened off of Pacific Avenue last Friday around 2 a.m. In the…

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Stockton Man Complaining About Noise Arrested By Deputies For Allegedly Resisting Arrest, Possessing Meth

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY (CBS13) – A Stockton man took the law into his own hands this past weekend. San Joaquin County Sheriff’s say 56-year-old Joseph Dawes threatened a neighbor’s home after claiming officers didn’t respond to his call for help fast enough. “He told the call taker if we did not get there quickly he…

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Group Of Linda Mothers Stop, Detain Alleged Kidnapper In The Act

LINDA (CBS13) – A Yuba County woman is in custody facing kidnapping charges for trying to take two young children from a Linda apartment complex. “All I heard was, ‘she got my kids,’” Alicia Motley said. Motley is one of the mothers at Yuba Garden apartments in Linda where the scary scene unfolded. A group…

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Good Afternoon, News: Derek Chauvin Trial Begins, Nike Sues Over “Satan’s Shoes,” and CDC Predicts “Impending Doom”

by Wm. Steven Humphrey The CDC’s Dr. Rochelle Walensky warns of “impending doom” if America doesn’t tighten up COVID safety. Pool / Getty Images Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider making a recurring contribution to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) IN LOCAL NEWS:…

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Review: No Matter Who Wins in Godzilla vs. Kong, We All Lose

by Chase Hutchinson Rawr. Courtesy Warner Bros Pictures and Legendary Pictures Monster movies are usually bigger, louder, and more gloriously absurd than almost anything a viewer could hope to see on the big screen. They have a prevailing charm—and, to its credit, Godzilla vs. Kong is a film that often lets loose and revels in…

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Oregon’s in Uncharted Territory with Therapeutic Psilocybin Use. That Means Creating Our Own Map.

by Blair Stenvick Ryland Zweifel / Getty images For 10 years, Portlander Angela Carter has made the annual summer trip to attend Burning Man, a legendary counter-cultural festival in the Nevada desert. But Carter wasn’t there only as an attendee—rather, they volunteered as a medic with the festival’s emergency services department. Carter’s primary responsibility: providing…

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Ever Given’s Japanese owner says it hasn’t received any compensation claims over Suez Canal debacle

Japanese firm Shoei Kisen Kaisha says it has not received any claims against it for compensation after its giant container ship blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week, disrupting billions of dollars’ worth of trade. Speaking to Reuters on Tuesday, Yumi Shinohara, deputy manager at Shoei Kisen’s fleet management department, said the firm was…

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Surge in Covid-19 cases forces Germany and Italy to impose strict border restrictions

Germany and Italy have announced new Covid-19 restrictions, introducing border checks and five-day quarantine for new arrivals respectively, as a third wave of the virus sweeps across the continent, sending case numbers soaring. The two nations independently announced the restrictions on EU travel on Tuesday, as they scramble to control new variants of the virus…

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Humans possess genetic blueprints to produce venom, study suggests

A new study has found that salivary glands in mammals and venom glands in snakes and spiders share similar, ancient hardware, indicating that humans could at one point have developed toxic superpowers. Scientists from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University and the Australian National University examined “co-operating” genes associated with venom production…

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Alaska News Nightly: Monday, March 29, 2021

A road sign in Haines, 39 miles south of the Canadian border, in March 2020. (Photo by Henry Leasia/KHNS) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. You can subscribe to Alaska Public Media’s newsfeeds via email, podcast and RSS. Follow us on Facebook at alaskapublic.org and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. Monday on Alaska News Nightly: Officials say Canada’s border policy with the United States…

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Canada border remains closed, even to the vaccinated

A scene from the Alaska Highway at at Canada’s Kluane National Park, Yukon. (Ron Clausen/Creative Commons) Your RV or campervan may be all tuned up and ready to drive the Alaska Highway, but Canada’s borders remain closed to all but essential travel. And don’t bother flashing your vaccination card. “I think we’re all going to…

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NTSB: Helicopter slammed into mountainside, tumbled nearly 1000 feet in fatal crash near Knik Glacier

The crashed AS350 helicopter on the North Side of Knik Glacier (Photo courtesy of Alaska Mountain Rescue Group) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A helicopter carrying guides and guests on a heli-skiing excursion near Knik Glacier slammed into a mountain and then rolled downhill hundreds of feet, killing the pilot and four of the five passengers,…

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Nebraska corrections union says recent raises not enough, too many officers leaving

Despite recent salary increases, the state corrections union says pay for Nebraska prison guards still lags behind that of county jails, which are luring away too many state employees. Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

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Nebraska lawmakers OK investigation of Omaha-area child welfare contract

State lawmakers launched an investigation Monday into the state’s problematic contract with a Kansas-based nonprofit managing Omaha-area child welfare cases. Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

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‘It’s a little scary’: Locals worry limits on camping at Lake McConaughy will hurt business

Camping will be limited to 1,000 on the beaches and 500 at established campgrounds in hopes of making the influx more manageable. Everyone will need to pre-register for a campsite. Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

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Nightside Report March 29, 2021: Judge dismisses terrorism threat charges in Gov. Whitmer kidnapping plot case, Michigan unveils new projects to fix roads and the tool for tracking them

Judge dismisses terrorism threat charges in Gov. Whitmer kidnapping plot case Three men the state said helped plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer were in court on Monday. Judge Michael Klaeren dropped a 20-year felony against two of the men. The decision challenged the Michigan Attorney General’s office over the charges against Pete Musico…

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Trash scavengers who help keep cities clean plea for vaccine

The scavengers wait patiently for a dump truck to tip the trash on the summit of the landfill outside New Delhi. Armed with plastic bags, they plunge their bare hands into the garbage and start sorting it. Every day, more than 2,300 tons of garbage is dumped at the landfill at Bhalswa that covers an…

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Outrage grows over police custody death in Mexico

Outrage grew in Mexico and El Salvador as Mexican authorities said Monday that an autopsy of a Salvadoran woman who died in police custody confirmed that police broke her neck. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador flatly said that Victoria Esperanza Salazar was murdered by police in the Caribbean resort of Tulum. Victoria Esperanza Salazar let…

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What are the hottest of the hot neighborhoods for homes in Dallas-Fort Worth?

Spring has just begun, and already Dallas-Fort Worth’s residential real estate market is scorching, but what neighborhoods or communities are the hottest of the hot? Top Featured Tags: – Business, – Texas News Press Release Distribution Service

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Business leaders surprisingly optimistic about 2021 growth

According to a Mazars global study capturing over 500 executives’ views in Q3 2020, the first half of the year was marked by a focus on short-term priorities. This corresponded to the first wave of the pandemic in many parts of the world, and key challenges included financing, reputational issues, and people and team management.…

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3 steps to developing financial stability in uncertain times

As consumer spending plummeted and industries slow down over the past year, many businesses have been plunged into uncertainty. Leaders of entrepreneurial and privately-owned businesses have had to address the crisis by focusing on their exposure to risk, their interdependence and their eligibility to receive government support. Management teams have had to carefully consider how…

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