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New baby giraffe at Brookfield Zoo gets ready for public debut

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:11:40 GMT

BROOKFIELD, Ill. — A new baby giraffe will be making her public debut at the Brookfield Zoo on Friday.Guests will be able to come to see three-week-old Kinda, a brand new baby reticulated giraffe. PHOTOS: Brookfield Zoo animals keeping cool in muggy heat Kinda, which means beautiful in Swahili, was born on Aug. 19. She was born 5 foot 10 inches tall and weighed 129 pounds."She's touching and tasting everything with her nose and her tongue, which is kind of normal baby behavior, you know, everything goes in their mouth," Joan Daniels, senior curator at the zoo, said.For the first three weeks, Kinda has only been seen by staff at the zoo and spent time indoors with her mother, Arnieta, a 16-year-old giraffe who struggled with past pregnancies"Unfortunately she lost her first two pregnancies to miscarriage," Daniels said.Once Arnieta became pregnant again, veterinarian endocrinologists at both the Brookfield and Omaha zoos, worked together to help the giraffe carry her baby the full ...

Tiny monitor help transplant organs — and more

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:11:40 GMT

Medical Watch Digest for Sept 7Transplant NewsThere is a new way to make sure transplants are successful. By adding a tiny monitor to transplant organs, doctors can spot the first sign of potential problems.Northwestern University scientists tested the implantable electronic system on transplanted kidneys.It's smaller than a quarter and has wireless sensing technology.Current monitoring methods are infrequent and invasive.The new implant sits directly on the organ constantly tracking temperature irregularities associated with inflammation, an indicator of transplant rejection.When doctors get a smartphone alert, they can be proactive, intervening to preserve the organ.Cancer deaths not from cancerThe surprising cause of death for many cancer patients is not cancer.The National Comprehensive Cancer Network is urging better recognition of the lesser known threat amid a cancer diagnosis.People with cancer are nine times more likely to develop blood clots than those who do not have canc...

'Boneyard Win': NIU has a great start to 2023 season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:11:40 GMT

DEKALB, Ill. — It was one of the surprises of Week 1 of the college football season and it even has a special name for the school that pulled it off. Northern Illinois of the Mid-American Conference went on the road and knocked off ACC opponent Boston College 27-24 in overtime in Chestnut Hill on Saturday. Quarterback Rocky Lombardi, who played in just four games last season due to injury, ran in the winning touchdown in the extra session to give the Huskies a victory.It was one of only four instances where a team Power 5 conference lost to an opponent outside of that group in Week 1, with Fresno State beating Purdue, Wyoming knocking off Texas Tech, and Texas State beating Baylor.For the Huskies football program, the triumph has a special name: Boneyard Win. The program has given that title to victories which they've gotten against a Power 5 conference dating back to 1983. Saturday's victory over the Eagles was the 18th time the team has gotten that in program history and the secon...

'A cheesy thing:' Family sees suburban pizzeria as a way to give back

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:11:40 GMT

FRANKFORT, Ill. — Pizza Pete is a Frankfort staple known for serving up a good pie. But this story isn't about the pizza as much as the young woman behind the counter.Danielle Skopick's parents own the restaurant but she has been the face out front for years, doing everything her parents were told would never happen.She was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at age 2 - and then her parents were handed a prognosis they'd never forget"We were told the chances of her having a meaningful life were very slim. Like less than 5% and that as a nurse that struck me," John Skopick said.The years passed with Danielle beating every odd and while their family continued to grow, they never forgot the blessing.  More from Erin: Woman running Chicago Marathon to inspire and say thanks to organization "Definitely my parents are an inspiration,” she said. “I wouldn't be where I am today. From Day One they have pushed me to be a good person and independent and I can't thank them enoug...

VIDEO: Angry Chipotle customer in Ohio slams burrito bowl in worker's face

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:11:40 GMT

PARMA, Ohio (WJW) — Cellphones were recording when a worker at an Ohio Chipotle was attacked by an angry customer Tuesday night.Police say that customer, Rosemary Lynn Hayne, 39, of Parma, has since been charged with assault and disorderly conduct. Watch: Man uses hedge clippers to cut off ankle monitor at Ace Hardware in Ohio Video of the assault was posted to Reddit and immediately went viral. "We walked in, and it was really busy. You could tell they were slammed," said a witness, who did not want to be identified.Video shows the suspect bring her Chipotle bowl to the counter and slam it down, confronting the worker. Seconds later, she is seen throwing the entire bowl in the worker's face."You could tell she was upset with her order. She ended up grabbing her order and left. About five minutes later, she came back in," the witness said. "At that moment, I wasn't sure what to do because I felt so awful for [the worker]. At the same time, I was nervous to get invo...

Heatwave breaks with rain and cooler weather next week

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:11:40 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Some of the hottest September temperatures on record are expected in Central Texas on Friday, but things really improve in our forecast next week.Austin set a record high temperature of 105 degrees on Thursday after our third-consecutive record-warm morning. A strong heat dome and a southwesterly component to the wind on Friday should warm temperatures further -- as hot as 108 degrees in Austin. This would be Camp Mabry's second-hottest September temperature on record.Hottest September temperatures on record in AustinWetter, milder weather next weekA shift in the heat dome, an early-season cool front and a moisture from a major Pacific hurricane are expected to break our heatwave next week.Starting this weekend, the heat dome retreats enough to allow for a few isolated late-day storms Saturday and Sunday. Still, record heat likely persists.Next week, however, tropical moisture and an early-season cool front move into the area, bringing a better chance of widespread ...

Tree limbs falling due to extreme heat, recent ice storm

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:11:40 GMT

HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) --- This extreme heat is impacting everything around us, including our trees. Some tree businesses said more people are calling about limbs randomly breaking off. 'Healthy looking trees are dropping large branches'It's something Greg Webb said he's seen personally while living in Wimberley. "Walking down to the river and a pretty big limb, probably about this big diameter, just fell out of the blue," Webb said. "Then we got down to the river and we hadn't been there 10 minutes and right across the river, a really large pecan, a limb fell."He said the tree limbs just started falling recently. "These very healthy looking trees are dropping large branches," Webb said. Webb said it sounded like a loud crack when a tree limb fell near his backyard. (Photo: KXAN) One of them barely missed his fence. Webb said it fell on a calm day with no wind. "It was a huge limb," Webb said. "You wouldn't think one of these trees is going to lose some big limb."While we're not ...

Sarkisian 'had all intentions' of playing Arch Manning against Rice; top recruit's debut will have to wait

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:11:40 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — For those hoping to see freshman Arch Manning get his first taste of college football last week against Rice, they nearly got it.Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian said the fourth quarter flew by in the Longhorns' 37-10 win over the Owls at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, and he wasn't going to put Manning in just to put him in. Maalik Murphy took snaps near the end of the third and the entire fourth quarter in the win. Longhorns take on the Tide No. 11 Texas vs. No. 3 Alabama, 6 p.m. Saturday Horns Pregame Southeastern Showdown: Getting you … .cls-3{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Coaching at Alabama gave Steve Sarkisian the opportunity … .cls-3{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Eyes on Alabama: Texas set for future SEC clash ...

High school football: Week 2 predictions, Friday edition

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:11:40 GMT

Here are some of Friday’s top high school football games involving teams from the East Metro and western Wisconsin:Mahtomedi (0-1) at Central (1-0), 5:30 p.m.Central was just as dynamic as it expected to be in the running game Week 1, compiling more than 250 yards on the ground in its win over Bloomington Kennedy. The Minutemen have a mashing offensive line and elite athletes to take advantage of the holes. But how will Central hold up against a traditionally physically dominant program like Mahtomedi? Especially a likely angry Mahtomedi team looking to rebound from a one-sided season-opening loss to Brainerd. OUR PICK: Central 21, Mahtomedi 20Lakeville North (1-0) at Rosemount (1-0), 7 p.m.Lakeville North’s dominant Week 1 victory over Stillwater signaled a potential return to prominence for the Panthers, as their previously young roster of players is all grown up and ready to win. But a victory over the defending state runner-up would serve as a more formal announcement that...

Stephen L. Carter: Televising Trump’s trials is a mistake

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:11:40 GMT

I’ll admit to being troubled by the Aug. 31 ruling by the judge in Donald Trump’s upcoming Georgia trial that the proceedings will be televised and live-streamed. With all due respect, I’d like to offer a brief dissent. I’m no fan of former President Trump. But I’ve long agreed with Chief Justice Earl Warren, who argued a bit over a half-century ago that criminal defendants should be able to veto cameras at their trials.Defense lawyers have argued for decades that the intrusion of cameras might alter the behavior of witnesses, counsel, perhaps even judge and jury. Though the evidence thus far hasn’t borne out this worry, the issue remains hotly contested. But my own concern is less about whether televised trials are fair to the defendant than about the effect they might have on the audience.The case in favor of televising Trump’s trial is most clearly put in the recent letter from leading Democrats to the Judicial Conference of the United St...