What if you could turn the drudgery of classwork into a game instead? Imagine saying goodbye to traditional homework, deadlines and the strict confines of a classroom. Now imagine learning whenever you want by using a smartphone. Skillsgapp, a gaming development company, is working with the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools to provide interactive apps focused on helping students gain the skills needed to land good-paying jobs in today’s economy. The Greenville, S.C.-based company launched in September 2020 and employs 10 people. Its apps target middle and high school students and are designed to address talent shortages and advance recruitment for a variety of careers. The customized app for San Bernardino County students will focus on cybersecurity, a skill used in multiple

Two people died in a crash March 6, 2021, near north suburban Gurnee. | Sun-Times file photoDeputies responded to a crash about 9:30 p.m. on Stearns School Road East of Route 45 and found a 2009 Audi TTS with “extreme” damage, the sheriff’s office said. Two men were killed in a crash Saturday in Warren Township near north suburban Gurnee. Deputies responded to a crash about 9:30 p.m. on Stearns School Road East of Route 45 and found a 2009 Audi TTS with “extreme” damage, the Lake County sheriff’s office said in a statement. Preliminary investigation shows the driver, a 23-year-old man, was westbound at a high rate of speed when he lost control of the car and struck a guardrail, the sheriff’s office said. The driver and his passenger, a 23-year-old man who was partially ejected from t...

CNNRepublican Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves repeatedly declined to say that President Joe Biden was “legitimately and lawfully elected” when pressed by CNN anchor Jake Tapper on Sunday, condemning mail-in voting while only going as far as to say Biden has been “duly-elected.” Reeves, who was recently criticized by Biden over his “Neanderthal thinking” for rolling back his state’s coronavirus restrictions and mask mandate, was first grilled by Tapper over that decision during an appearance on CNN’s State of the Union. “Health experts believe because of your decisions people in Mississippi will get sick and die,” Tapper declared, adding that the state’s vaccination rate is still under 10 percent. at The Daily Beast. ...read more Source:: The Daily Beast...

By Matthew Brown and Iris Samuels, The Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. — Payments for dead wolves. Unlimited hunting of the animals. Shooting wolves from the air. Wolf hunting policies in some states are taking an aggressive turn, as Republican lawmakers and conservative hunting groups push to curb their numbers and propose tactics shunned by many wildlife managers. In Montana, lawmakers are advancing measures to allow shooting wolves at night and payments to hunters reminiscent of bounties that widely exterminated the species last century. Idaho legislation would allow hunters to shoot them from motorized parachutes, ATVs or snowmobiles year-round with no limits in most areas. And in Wisconsin, just weeks after President Donald Trump’s administration lifted protections for wolves in the

Ahmad Thomas, chief executive officer of Silicon Valley Leadership Group, has hit the ground running in his new role at the head of the powerful business organization. Thomas, who became CEO in August, and the leadership group recently launched a major initiative called 25×25 that is designed to encourage Bay Area companies to institute racial diversity in their executive ranks. The new  initiative challenges companies that are members of the leadership group to increase management diversity by setting this goal: Fill 25% of executive positions with hires from under-represented groups by 2025. The leadership group has 350 members and is an influential business trade organization. Thomas talked with this news organization about the local economy, diversity, and Silicon Valley’s competitive

It seemed like everything was getting better — and then the mutants arrived. Yes, the horror story that is our lives a year into the coronavirus pandemic had already challenged us with plenty of just-when-you-let-your-guard-down twists and turns. And here we are, with case rates and deaths plummeting, businesses reopening and millions of people getting vaccinated in every corner of the country. Things are looking up. But now health officials and infectious disease experts are keeping an eye on something that threatens all this progress: the COVID-19 mutations. You’ve probably heard of these variants by now: the UK, South Africa and Brazilian varieties. There’s even a California and New York version popping up now. What are they? Will the vaccines protect us from them? And how big of a thre

Summary List PlacementDr. Michael Osterholm, the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy and member of President Joe Biden's COVID-19 Advisory Board, warned Sunday about the current state of the pandemic in the US despite a continued decline in new cases. "We are in the eye of the hurricane right now," he said during an appearance on NBC News' "Meet the Press." "It appears that things are going very well — you even see blue skies. We've been through a terrible terrible year." According to data analyzed by Johns Hopkins University, the number of new daily cases of COVID-19 diagnosed each day has fallen to less than 70,000 new cases each day - down from a peak earlier this year where new daily cases surpassed 200,00. Vaccinations have also been accelerated as su...

MONTEREY — An Oakland man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of breaking into several cars Thursday, Monterey police said. Police say the man allegedly made numerous daytime vehicle burglaries after several victims reported finding the car windows shattered and personal items missing, police said in a press release. Six car break-ins were reported on Cannery Row, in the Breakwater Cove parking lot and on Sand Dunes Drive and Tyler Avenue, police said. During the investigation, police said witnesses in one of the burglaries reported seeing the suspect walk away with someone’s property and then driving off in a black Hyundai sedan. Police said they found a vehicle matching that description at a parking lot in the 2400 block of Del Monte Avenue. When officers attempted to arrest the suspect,...

Stephen Curry will be the lone Warriors representative during the 2021 NBA All-Star weekend. A starter on Team LeBron, Curry will play in the 70th NBA All-Star Game. Before tip, Curry will also participate in the 3-point contest during this scaled-down showcase. Because of the pandemic, the NBA decided to condense its annual All-Star weekend into a single night. Here’s how to watch the 2021 All-Star festivities: When: Sunday, March 7. Coverage begins at 2 p.m. PT on TNT. 3:30 p.m. PT: Skills Challenge and 3-point Contest 5 p.m. PT: NBA All-Star Game Halftime of All-Star Game: Slam Dunk Contest TV: TNT Live stream: Watch TNT Related Articles Hey Dieter: Could the Warriors really sign Blake Griffin? Warriors’ 3 biggest questions for the 2nd half ...

Photo by Harpo Productions/Joe Pugliese via Getty ImagesGrab your popcorn, folks! After what feels like countless teasers, Meghan Markle’s interview with Oprah Winfrey—with Prince Harry in a co-starring role, it is reported—will finally air on CBS this Sunday evening at 8 p.m. ET. Aside from their pregnancy announcement and an ongoing legal entanglement with the British press, the couple has remained pretty silent since their dramatic departure from royal life. In what will surely be a historic sit-down, Oprah with Meghan And Harry: A Primetime Special, is slated to address the couple’s rift with Buckingham Palace. All of this is occurring while 99-year-old Prince Philip is being tended to in the hospital for a serious heart procedure. Broadcasters in the UK requested that Harry, Meghan, ...

AP PhotosHere’s the latest news on how COVID-19 is impacting Chicago and Illinois. Latest Senate passes Biden’s $1.9T coronavirus relief bill AP Photos President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House, Saturday, March 6, 2021, in Washington.WASHINGTON — An exhausted Senate narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Saturday as President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies notched a victory they called crucial for hoisting the country out of the pandemic and economic doldrums. After laboring all night on a mountain of amendments — nearly all from Republicans and rejected — bleary-eyed senators approved the sprawling package on a 50-49 party-line vote. That sets up final congressional approval by the House next week so lawmakers can whisk it to Biden

CNNCNN anchor Jake Tapper relentlessly grilled Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) on Sunday morning over the conservative Democrat’s push to water down the recently passed coronavirus relief bill, wondering aloud why the West Virginia lawmaker fought so hard for “less help” during this “cruel economic time.” Prior to Saturday’s passage of the massive bill, which if signed into law will provide $1400 stimulus checks to tens of millions of Americans, the process was brought to a 12-hour standstill during the Senate’s nearly daylong “vote-a-rama.” This amounted in large part to Democrats working frantically to win support from Manchin. After forcing modifications to the bill that included a reduction in the duration and amount of expanded unemployment benefits, Manchin eventually relented and voted in ...