By City News Service
Apr 1, 2021
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A study involving researchers in Los Angeles County, examining whether Trans Sodium Crocetinate protects the threatened brain when given to stroke victims within two hours of an attack, has been closed due to COVID-19 pandemic-related challenges, it was announced today.
“We are disappointed that the unexpected national health emergency prevented us from fully testing this potential brain-protecting drug in stroke patients at this time, said Dr. Jeffrey Saver, study co-chair and professor of neurology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. “The agent remains of great promise and we hope to be able to launch further studies once the pandemic has passed.
By City News Service
Apr 1, 2021
WOODLAND HILLS (CNS) - Nearly 90% of drivers believe that people who use a cell phone behind the wheel pose a danger to others, yet 53% admitted doing so and 45% admitted to sending, reading or receiving a text message, according to survey results released today by Farmers Insurance.
Gen Z and millennial drivers surveyed also admitted to participating in video chats (32% collectively), posting to or viewing social media (28%), playing a game (27%) and streaming video (24%) while behind the wheel, suggesting younger drivers could face continued driving distractions as technology continues to evolve.
“It s understandable that today s drivers feel a conflict – people know that phones, and the distraction they introduce, pose a risk and can interfere with safe driving. However, phones can be tempting and pull our attention and focus, said Carolyn Wald, head of product innovation integration for Farmers.
By City News Service
Apr 1, 2021
GLENDALE (CNS) - Lawyers for Los Angeles County state in new court papers that a preliminary injunction issued by a judge last summer directing a Sun Valley church to refrain from holding indoor church services should be modified only to allow 25% capacity.
The county lawyers are challenging a motion by attorneys for Grace Community Church, who cite two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions in their argument to lift the preliminary injunction in its entirety.
The preliminary injunction was issued Sept. 10 by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell L. Beckloff as a way of stemming the spread of the coronavirus. The measure also directed the church to direct congregation members to wear masks and practice physical distancing if the house of worship decided to hold outdoor services.
By City News Service
Apr 1, 2021
POMONA (CNS) - A Mexican national who was extradited to Los Angeles pleaded not guilty today to killing his pregnant wife, who was shot to death at her El Monte home in the summer of 2018.
Octavio Curiel-Martinez, now 38, is charged with one count each of murder, murder of a human fetus, attempted murder, shooting at an inhabited dwelling and assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury, along with two counts each of assault with a firearm, injuring a spouse and child endangerment and three misdemeanor counts of cruelty to a child by endangering health.
Some pastors in Mississippi disagree with Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith s objection to Sunday voting by
April 1, 2021 • Comments
In November, lines at polling locations wrapped around buildings, and many voters waited hours to cast their ballot
Kobee Vance, MPB NewsNEWS
Pastors in Mississippi are joining a national effort condemning comments by Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith against early voting on Sundays. Pastors say it would prevent churches from mobilizing Black voters.
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Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is speaking out against early voting initiatives that occur on a Sunday, despite having held campaign events on Sunday herself. During a U.S. Senate hearing about a Democratic-sponsored bill to expand voting rights, lawmakers began discussing a recent law in Georgia that prevents early voting on Sunday. Senator Hyde-Smith responded in the discussion.