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Son of Egg in Albany closes until further notice

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:15:37 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Son of Egg, a Korean-American restaurant, has closed its Albany location until further notice. An employee at Son of Egg's Rensselaer location confirmed the closure. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The building that houses Son of Egg at 418 Madison Avenue in Albany has some structural issues and is unsafe, said the employee. Owners Min Cho Ko and Justin Ko are working with the building's owners to see what has to happen to reopen the restaurant.The Kos opened Son of Egg in Albany during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. They opened the Rensselaer location at 483 Broadway in 2022. Son of Egg owners recognized for local contributions The Son of Egg menu includes the Son of Egg sandwich, chicken, bulgogi, and tofu sandwiches and bowls, fried kimchi, dumplings, and more. You can view the full menu on the Son of Egg website.Although the Albany restaurant is currently closed, the Rensselaer location is still o...

NY Schools ordered to stop using facial recognition technology

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:15:37 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The New York State Education Department (NYSED) issued an order to stop schools in the state from purchasing or using facial recognition technology on Wednesday. The order came in light of a biometric identifying technology in schools report from the Office of Information Technology Services. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! NYSED Commissioner Betty Rosa concluded that "serious" concerns surrounding the use of facial recognition technology don't outweigh the claimed benefits. However, schools can decide to use biometric identifying technology other than facial recognition as long as they consider the technology's privacy implications, impact on civil rights, effectiveness, and parental input.

'Omega Block' delaying fall temperatures in the Midwest

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:15:37 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- What happened to the fall weather? It is nearly October and a lot of Midwesterners want to know when it will start showing up in the forecast. The National Weather Service says that an Omega Block is shifting the jet stream over the Midwest, near Canada. This is keeping the cooler temperatures along the coasts while the center of the country remains warm and dry.Omega Block jet stream patternThe chance for rain is over after the storms rolled out of the area Wednesday morning. The rest of the week will be sunny and dry with above-average temperatures. Average highs this time of year are in the upper 70s. Forecast highs are well into the 80s. Adam Wainwright says he has thrown his final pitch The Omega Block is expected to stick around from Thursday until early next week. The pattern in the jet stream gets its name from its resemblance to the Greek letter Ω.Meteorologist Glenn Zimmerman explained during his long-range fall weather forecast that the first freeze near St...

Mercy invests in AI services, aiming to transform patient care in St. Louis and beyond

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:15:37 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Mercy health system plans to use artificial intelligence-based services in the future in hopes to enhance patient care nationwide. As one of the largest U.S. health systems, Mercy is working with the Microsoft Corp. on a long-term collaboration plan using generative AI. Mercy officials say AI can offer several benefits, such as navigating digital records, correcting potential errors, and offering tools to assist medical staff. Centene to cut 3% of workforce; St. Louis impact unknown "We are better positioned to perform real-time clinical decision-making that ultimately improves patient care,” said Joe Kelly, Mercy’s executive vice president of transformation and business development officer. “With Microsoft, we are exploring more than four dozen uses of AI and will launch multiple new AI use cases by the middle of next year to transform care and experiences for patients and co-workers. This is predictive, proactive, and personalized care at its best.”Mercy plans to us...

New tropical storm could form this week, NHC says

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:15:37 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The National Hurricane Center is continuing to watch Tropical Storm Philippe and a disturbance, which is expected to become the next named storm.The NHC said it is watching an area of showers and thunderstorms that continue to show signs of organization.The system is located about halfway between the Cabo Verde Islands and the Lesser Antilles. Hurricane Ian victim told roof can be repaired, but roofers say it must be replaced It could become a tropical depression or a tropical storm in the next day or so while it moves west-northwest across the central tropical Atlantic. The system has a 90 percent chance of development over the next two days. If the storm forms, it will become Rina, the 17th named storm of the season.Meteorologists said if the system forms, it will likely stay out to sea.The NHC is also tracking Tropical Storm Philippe. Philippe has maximum sustained winds near 45 mph and is expected to weaken over the next few days.The system is located abou...

Granite City woman charged in boyfriend killing

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:15:37 GMT

GRANITE CITY, Ill. -- A woman is under arrest for the death of a former boyfriend. Tara Anderson, 37, is facing murder charges in the fatal shooting of Phillip Armstrong, 39, of Granite City. A judge has ordered her to be held in police custody until her detention hearing.Police were called to the 1400 block of Madison Avenue on the evening of September 24 for a report of a shooting. They found Armstrong's body in the road with a gunshot wound to the chest. Centene to cut 3% of workforce; St. Louis impact unknown A witness tells police that he was with Armstrong when Anderson came out of her home, yelling at him. A shot rang out after she went back inside the home.Police searched the home and found a single spent .45 caliber gun casing on her porch. A .45 caliber handgun was found in her basement with Anderson's fingerprint on the magazine.

Police training Wednesday evening in St. Charles County

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:15:37 GMT

ST. CHARLES – The St. Charles County Police Department is conducting a training exercise today from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. The training will be held at the old Regal Stadium theater, located at the 900 Block of Caledonia Dr. in O'Fallon, Missouri across from the Casa Tequila Cantina and Grill.Police are warning people in the area that there will be many police vehicles, SWAT teams, and other specialty vehicles there. The Metro Air Unit and possibly the drone unit might also be in operation. They do not believe that the training will cause a disruption to traffic in the area.

Hiker found after becoming lost overnight in Walker Ranch Open Space

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:15:37 GMT

A hiker became lost overnight Sunday in the area of Walker Ranch Open Space in Boulder County after becoming disoriented and unable to find her husband.At 6:30 p.m. Sunday, a 50-year-old woman set out on a hike at the South Boulder Creek while her husband fished. The two had agreed to meet at a bridge that intersected the creek and trail at a set time. However, when her husband returned to meet with her, she was not there and didn’t return for an extended period of time, according to a Boulder County Sheriff’s Office news release.The husband checked the trailhead before beginning to search around the creek and trails, the release said. At the same time, the woman called 911 and told a dispatcher which trailhead she left from, and that she became lost, before her phone died.Upon arriving on scene, deputies located her husband before beginning to search trailheads. Emergency services personnel, including Rocky Mountain Rescue Group and Front Range rescue dogs, were called in and a sea...

LAPD chief expresses concern about 'book and release' plan under new zero bail policy

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:15:37 GMT

Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore is expressing concern about the county's new zero bail policy that is set to take effect this weekend which will allow some criminal suspects to be cited and released when they would have previously been held on bond.The new Pre-Arraignment Release Protocols are designed to rely less on the arrestee's ability to pay and more on their risk to the public or victim, Los Angeles County Superior Court stated following a July decision to institute the system on Oct. 1. According to the protocols, those arrested for low-level, non-violent offenses will be released at the location of arrest or booked and then released with a promise to appear at arraignment. L.A. County Superior Court won’t require cash bail for many offenses “A person’s ability to pay a large sum of money should not be the determining factor in deciding whether that person, who is presumed innocent, stays in jail before trial or is released,” Presiding Judge Samantha P. Jessner said ...

Stars Go Down to the Crossroads

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:15:37 GMT

Stars Go Down to the Crossroads: We weren’t at the Crypto.com Arena on Saturday for the first night of Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival, but by all accounts it was a goodie. The likes of Albert Lee, Samantha Fish, Stephen Stills, ZZ Top and Clapton himself put on a show that fans were still raving about as they filed in on Sunday.This was, in fact, the first time that this writer had attended the Crossroads Guitar Festival at all. Since 1999, Clapton has been hosting these events in various cities to raise funds for the Crossroads Centre, a drug treatment center in Antigua founded by Clapton. Does the great work totally wipe out some of the problematic stuff that he’s blurted out in the past? No, but a good cause is a good cause.As was the case on the Saturday, comedian and actor Bill Murray was the presenter for the evening, and the whole thing kicked off with a gentle run through Cream classic “I’m So Glad” with Clapton.The format from ...