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Why Hispanic, Black kids are more likely to have severe asthma than white children

Published Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:48:00 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – A new study led by a Dell Medical School researcher found that children who participated in a program that allowed them to move into neighborhoods with lower levels of poverty and better access to public resources, like schools and public parks, saw their asthma symptoms markedly improve. In the US, Black and Hispanic children are much more likely than white children to have severe asthma episodes.Hispanic children are 40% more likely to die from asthma than their non-Hispanic white counterparts, per the HHS. Black children are up to three times more likely than white children to have asthma and Black children with asthma are twice as likely to go to the emergency room with asthma-related health concerns than white kids. “We have sort of recognized…these really significant disparities in asthma for many decades, “  said Dr. Elizabeth Matsui, Professor of Pediatrics & Population Health Dell Medical School, who led the study. “And despite the fact that we...

June forecast: Will the wet weather continue?

Published Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:48:00 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Coming off a wetter than normal April and a wetter May (so far) we're looking ahead to what is usually the third wettest month of the year.Our wet and severe weather season in Central Texas, which began in March, usually continues through at least the first half of June until we transition to the hotter and drier weather of the summer months.The Climate Prediction Center released its initial forecast for June and it leans a little warmer than normal with near average rainfall.June temperature forecast (CPC)June rain forecast (CPC)June is the month that highs in the 90s become the norm. Average highs June 1 is 91º climbing to 95º by the end of the month.Typical lows in June start at 71º to begin the month before reaching 74º by the end of the month.Average rainfall in June is 3.68" Drought continues, but improvesLast week's drought came before our most widespread and heavy rains with some parts of Mason County picking up eight inches of rain since then.Drought last w...

Man charged in White Bear Lake townhome fire that critically injured mother

Published Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:48:00 GMT

A man has been charged in connection with a White Bear Lake townhome fire that left his mother critically injured.Christian Thomas Dahm, 45, faces one felony count of starting negligent fire that caused great bodily harm. He remained jailed Thursday.Christian Thomas Dahm (Courtesy of the Ramsey County sheriff’s office)The fire broke out at the fourplex about 11:30 p.m. Sunday in the 2600 block of Aspen Court off Glen Oaks Avenue and County Road D.According to the criminal complaint, when responders got on scene, a townhome unit was fully engulfed in flames, which were spreading to adjoining units. Dahm’s father pointed at Dahm, who was on the back patio, and said, “He started the fire.”Firefighters located Dahm’s mother inside her townhome unit. She had a pulse, but was struggling to breathe, and had slight burns. She was transported to Regions Hospital in critical condition.Dahm told police he was in the garage working on his fishing pole over a car hood before the fire started. He...

Bigger, Better Bottle Bill could help returnables market stay afloat

Published Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:48:00 GMT

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Bottle return redemption sites throughout New York are struggling to stay afloat. NEWS10 has the latest on how the proposed “Bigger, Better Bottle Bill" could save the industry. Advocates propose expanding NY bottle bill Jade Eddy, owner of MT Returnables in Queensbury, has been in the recycling business for nearly 20 years. She says it's tougher than ever, now, to keep her business open.“I might end up closing by the end of winter if we don't get an increase. Places across New York are closing already," said Eddy.New York has not seen a deposit increase in more than a decade when the state incorporated water bottles to list of recyclables. Recyclers went from earning two cents a bottle up to three and a half cents on the return.“Which was a significant amount in 2008, but in 2023 with these expenses it's not cutting it,” said Eddy.Eddy says the industry is suffering.“Businesses like mine all across New York are closing like crazy right now because the ...

Missouri Governor to name Gardner's successor Friday

Published Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:48:00 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- Kim Gardner stepped down as St. Louis Circuit Attorney earlier this week. Missouri Governor Mike Parson is expected to name her replacement at 11 a.m. Friday. It appears that the selection is down to a few candidates.Gov. Parson flew to St. Louis for a one-hour meeting Wednesday with prosecutors in the circuit attorney’s office in the aftermath of Kim Gardner’s resignation. He said this required a face-to-face meeting, since he’ll be responsible for appointing Gardner’s successor.Governor Parson has invited U.S. Attorney Sayler Fleming, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, City of St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones, City of St. Louis Police Chief Robert Tracy, 22nd Judicial Circuit Judge Elizabeth Hogan, and City of St. Louis Sheriff Vernon Betts to participate in the press conference. Gardner abruptly left office Tuesday with a handwritten note to the presiding judge, asking for St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell to take the reins until Gardner’s original Jun...

PHOTOS: Denver Police honor officers who died in the line of duty

Published Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:48:00 GMT

The Denver Police Department honored Denver’s fallen officers who died in the line of duty during a ceremony at the department’s headquarters downtown on May 18, 2023, in Denver. This week is National Police Week.

Texas sends bus of migrants to Civic Center park as Denver struggles to help amid influx

Published Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:48:00 GMT

More than 10,000 migrants have made their way to Denver since December, but on Thursday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced the first bus of arrivals that the state of Texas directed to Denver.Republican governors across the country, including Abbott, have been transporting migrants who arrive in their states to other Democratic-led states and cities as a political statement while large numbers of migrants continue to flee their countries to the U.S. seeking asylum. Although hundreds of asylum seekers, mostly from Venezuela, have been coming to Denver each week by way of El Paso, Texas, since early December, the migrants have come on commercial buses, seeking assistance to get to their final destinations.Colorado’s state and local officials have previously said that recent arrivals were not a result of political moves by GOP leaders and that the migrants were traveling to Denver on commercial buses, not coordinated by any state entities.That is, until now.In a statement posted o...

The opportunities for hosting the G20 meeting in Jammu and Kashmir

Published Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:48:00 GMT

The G-20 delegates could see for themselves what Jammu and Kashmir have been through because of the conflict which was primarily being ignited, coordinated and sustained from somewhere else. Blaming someone for its dirty intrigues and machinations (cross-border terrorism) is one thing, but presenting documentary evidence of that complicity as is available in ground zero, is lending credibility to the charge.“Conflict is development in reverse.” This finding of the World Bank makes a very strong case for development itself also being a very potent antidote to conflict. So, G20 is again a platform to present to the world how developmental processes and welfare initiatives are being used to negotiate and overcome hardships created and sustained by a prolonged conflict in the region. All these suggestions no doubt sound quite simple and rudimentary; but it is also true that in international politics, people, sometimes, by thinking and aiming for big goals and outcomes, tend to...

12-year-old set to graduate from Fullerton College with 5 degrees

Published Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:48:00 GMT

Meet the newest graduate of Fullerton College; he can't drive or grow a beard, but he's highly accomplished.On Saturday, the youngest person walking across the stage to accept their diploma during the commencement ceremony will be Clovis Hung, a 12-year-old wunderkind who will be graduating with five degrees.The school says Hung was only nine years old when he enrolled at the community college as part of its Special Admit program, which allowed him to earn college credits while simultaneously completing his home school curriculum.Hung was inspired to enroll at Fullerton College after seeing another young prodigy, Jack Rico, graduate from the school at the ripe old age of 13. Rico graduated with four degrees - a number Hung sought to surpass.The pre-teen will be accepting five Associate of Arts degrees in History, Social Sciences, Social Behavior and Self-Development, Arts and Human Expression, and Science and Mathematics.Hung told the campus news service that, naturally, he feels pr...

Body found after firefighters extinguish multi-vehicle fire in Los Feliz

Published Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:48:00 GMT

An investigation is underway after a body was found in the charred wreckage of a vehicle in Los Feliz Thursday afternoon.The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the 2000 block of N. Edgemont Street in Los Feliz around 2:15 p.m. for a report of three vehicles that were on fire.Firefighters upgraded the response and began battling the blaze, eventually knocking it down and extinguishing all three vehicles.But during a search, a man's body was found in one of the vehicles.The unidentified person was declared dead at the scene, and the Fire Department has begun an investigation into what sparked the fire.The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office will determine the man's identity, as well as the cause and manner of his death. No additional details have been released at this time.