4.2-magnitude quake shakes Reno-Carson City area
RENO, Nev. -- Authorities say that parts of northern Nevada have been shaken by a small earthquake.
A preliminary report from the U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-4.2 quake struck at 8:51 p.m. Friday at a depth of about seven miles. The temblor was centered about 16 miles southwest of Reno, and was felt by residents in a wide area around Reno and Carson City.
There were no reports of damage.
The quake was followed by a series of aftershocks later Friday night and early Saturday morning, including one that was magnitude 2.6.
Illinois Man Charged With Beating 16-Year-Old Daughter to Death
Larry Woods, 34, has been charged with murdering his 16-year-old daughter, Gloria Woods in a Chicago hotel room while high on PCP and marijuana, reports the Chicago Tribune.
According to the Tribune:
A housekeeper at the Best Hotel on the 1300 block of East Sibley Boulevard found a girl covered in blood inside a hotel room and called police about 11:15 a.m. Wednesday.
More Stringent Requirements Send Nurses Back to School
Ms. Matton, a nurse, works at Abington Memorial Hospital, one of hundreds around the country that have started to require that their nurses have at least a bachelor’s degree in nursing. Many more hospitals prefer to hire those with such degrees.
That shift has contributed to a surge in enrollment in nursing courses at four-year colleges, particularly at the more than 600 schools that have opened “R.N. to B.S.N.” programs, for people who are already registered nurses to earn bachelor’s degrees. Fueled by the growth in online courses, enrollment in such programs is almost 90,000, up from fewer than 30,000 a decade ago, according to theAmerican Association of Colleges of Nursing.
The need is so great that nurses without bachelor’s degrees are still in demand. But experts say that may change in years to come, particularly at hospitals, the largest segment of the profession and one of the best paid.
Staying safe is a concern at low-income apartments in Anderson
PHOTO BY SEFTON IPOCK, ANDERSON INDEPENDENT MAIL
Jimmy Wallace stands outside of his apartment at the Fairview Gardens complex in Anderson. The building behind him was struck by a stray bullet from a shooting on June 9.
ANDERSON COUNTY — Retiree Gail Wallace says she sees people in cars with blaring “boom-boom music” buy drugs at Fairview Gardens apartments “every night of the week.”
Josh McGuffin, a lean 24-year-old with severe diabetes, has grown accustomed to the sound of gunfire on weekend evenings at Meadow Run apartments.
A mother sitting in a dark stairwell at Friendship Court in Anderson keeps to herself to stay safe.
“I stay inside,” said the tenant, who declined to give her name.
A spokeswoman for the California company that owns Fairview Gardens and Meadow Run says protecting residents is a priority.
“Safety is of utmost concern at all of our properties,” said Chris Goddard, a media relations professional from Marblehead, Mass., who issued a statement on behalf of GHC Housing Partners.
Goddard said GHC conducts criminal background checks on all prospective tenants in accordance with federal rules. The company also has a toll-free crime line where callers can leave anonymous tips 24 hours a day.
Chicago War Zone: 14-Year-Old Boy Murdered, 13 Wounded Across the City
Once again, the Windy City proved to be the breeding ground of murder and mayhem as gunfire rang out over the troubled metropolis.
Tropical Storm Debby disrupts Gulf oil, gas production
MIAMI (AP) – Tropical Storm Debby formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, interfering with oil and gas production and putting officials on alert for flooding and strong winds from Texas to Florida.
At least one tornado linked to the storm touched down in southwest Florida, but no injuries were reported. The storm's outer rain bands were pounding parts of the state.
Debby was about 220 miles south of the mouth of theMississippi River, with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph.
Firefighters struggle with blazes in Western U.S. states
Firefighters in Utah and Colorado struggled on Saturday to contain raging wildfires stoked by high winds that have burned some 200 dwellings in Colorado, but said they would allow 2,500 people evacuated in Utah to return home for the night.
Kids' cereals are healthier, ads aren't: study
(Reuters) - While U.S. food companies are making healthier breakfast cereals for children, they're also aiming more ads for their unhealthiest products at kids, according to a report issued on Friday.
The "Cereal Facts" study from Yale University's Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity offers an outside assessment of the industry's actions and comes amid rising alarm over diet-related health costs in the United States, where nearly a third of children are overweight or obese.
Kelly Brownell, director of the Rudd Center, lauded cereal makers for changing their recipes to boost fiber and whole grain content while reducing sugar and sodium, but said there was ample room for further improvement.
For Middle-Aged Job Seekers, a Long Road Back
Much of the attention during the prolonged U.S. employment crisis has been on high rates of joblessness among young people. Less noticed, but no less significant to many economists, has been the plight of the middle-aged. More than 3.5 million Americans between the ages of 45 and 64 were unemployed as of May, 39% of them for a year or more—a rate of long-term unemployment that is unprecedented in modern U.S. history, and far higher than among younger workers. Millions more have quit looking for work or, like Mr. Daniel, have taken part-time jobs to get by.
"I try not to think that this is the end and I'm just going to have to shut everything down," Mr. Daniel says. "My mind doesn't work that way. I think that if I can get up I'll find something. I've got to keep moving."
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