Small Quake Hits Washington, D.c., Area

Body mass index (BMI) is one of the most ubiquitous yet controversial metrics in medicine. A crude measure of weight relative to height, BMI is commonly used to diagnose obesity—even though many experts and professional groups agree it’s an imperfect tool that on its own reveals very little about someone’s health.

After announcing in March 2024 that she had been diagnosed with cancer, Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, has again spoken out about her illness—this time, with good news. “It is a relief now to be in remission and I remain focused on recovery,” Middleton announced on X on Jan. 14.

There are a lot of variables at play in the catastrophic wildfires currently clawing through southern California: dry vegetation, lack of rain, dense housing development, errant sparks potentially from cigarette butts or campfires or power lines or even arsonists. And then of course there’s gravity. Of all of the factors involved, there may be nothing as basic or as powerful as the tendency of an object with mass to roll or slide or plunge downward under the pull of the Earth below it. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] In the case of the wildfires, the massive object is air—specifically cold air, swirling and flowing 1,200 meters (4,260 ft.) high in California’s Sierra Nevada and White mountains, and the Klamath Basin in southern Oregon and northern California—a whirling of atmospheric dervishes that creates the signature Santa Ana winds.

Government inspectors documented unsanitary conditions at several Boar’s Head deli meat plants, not just the factory that was shut down last year after a deadly outbreak of listeria poisoning, federal records show. Newly released reports from Boar’s Head plants in New Castle, Indiana; Forrest City, Arkansas; and Petersburg, Virginia, described multiple instances of meat and fat residue left on equipment and walls, dripping condensation falling on food, mold, insects and other problems dating back roughly six years.

A 47-year-old man was sentenced to three years in prison for breaking into a mausoleum at Crown Hill Cemetery in Jefferson County and stealing a corpse, according to court records. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Arvada pays $2 million to settle lawsuit after police officer killed pregnant woman Crime and Public Safety | Former Lakeside police chief pleads guilty to embezzlement, misconduct Crime and Public Safety | CBI identifies problems with more than 1,000 cases handled by its former star DNA scientist Crime and Public Safety | No criminal charges will be filed in Colorado election passwords leak, Denver DA says Crime and Public Safety | Man convicted of first-degree murder in woman’s shooting death in Lakewood John Wayne Belknap was arrested after police discovered severe damage to a crypt and casket in a private mausoleum on Oct.

Bad Bunny’s success on his sixth studio album Debí Tirar Más Fotos, which earned the top spot on the Billboard’s Top Streaming Albums chart the week of its debut, is on-par with the global superstar’s paramount resume. The Puerto Rican artist was the most-streamed Spotify artist for three consecutive years beginning in 2020, selling out his most recent 2024 Most-Wanted tour, and taking home three Grammy’s since the start of his career.