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6 Texas metros where a teacher's salary goes the furthest: analysis

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:42:29 GMT

(NEXSTAR) -- Many teachers across the U.S. continue to face low wages, but in some metropolitan areas, an educator’s salary can stretch further than in others.The projected average national salary for public school teachers for the 2022-23 school year is $68,469, according to the National Education Association (NEA), the largest teachers’ union in the country. When adjusted for inflation, the average has declined by 6.4% over the past decade, the NEA said in its annual Rankings and Estimates report. The most and least lucrative college majors in Texas In McAllen, educators have the highest purchasing power compared to teachers in other cities, based on data analyzed by the personal finance firm MoneyGeek.The average annual salary in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area is $73,153 – but after accounting for taxes and the cost of living, the adjusted take-home pay comes to $68,271. Again, that’s still higher than elsewhere in the country, according to MoneyGeek's report, which ra...

Gophers add FIU defensive tackle Jordan Guerad from transfer portal

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:42:29 GMT

The Gophers football program will stay older and more experienced in the middle of its defense next season with the transfer commitment from defensive tackle Jordan Guerad on Sunday.Minnesota is coming off success in the NCAA transfer portal with defensive lineman Kyler Baugh, who joined the Gophers in January 2022 from FCS-level Houston Baptist, but the two-year starter is at the end of his run at the U.Enter Guerad, a Florida International (FIU) player named a Conference USA first-team selection in 2023 season.Guerad, who appears to have two years of eligibility remaining, had transfer offers from South Carolina, Louisville and Kansas State in the past week.Guerad, who is listed a 6-foot-3, 295-pounds, posted a team-best grade of 83.3, according to Pro Football Focus. He recorded 26 pressures and had steady grade improvement in his three seasons at FIU. He posted 38 total tackles, two sacks, five more tackles for lost yards and one forced fumble in 616 snaps for 4-8 FIU last seaso...

Ed Ingram ruled out with hip injury, Blake Brandel set to start for Vikings

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:42:29 GMT

LAS VEGAS —- After being limited in practice this week with a hip injury, right guard Ed Ingram has been ruled out for the Vikings ahead of Sunday’s game against with the Raiders at Allegiant Stadium. That means backup right guard Blake Brandel will get the start.The rest of the starting offensive line remains in tact for the Vikings.The other inactive players for the Vikings include quarterback Jaren Hall, safety Lewis Cine, tight end Nick Muse and offensive tackle Hakeem Adeniji.Related ArticlesMinnesota Vikings | Charley Walters: Dobbs still gives Vikings their best chance to win Minnesota Vikings | Vikings offensive coordinator Wes Phillips arrested on suspicion of DWI Minnesota Vikings | The Loop Fantasy Football Update Week 14: Last-minute moves Minnesota Vikings | Vikings guard Ed Ingram is questionable; fellow guard Blake Brandel would be next man up Minnesota Vikings | Vikings linebacker Ivan P...

Vallejo police arrest man with methamphetamine filled fanny pack

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:42:29 GMT

A man with a gun and fanny pack full of methamphetamine was arrested in Vallejo last week, according to police.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Drug lords go on killing spree to hunt down corrupt officers who stole shipment in Mexico’s Tijuana Crime and Public Safety | Trial date reset for Bay Area attorney charged with child sex crimes Crime and Public Safety | As more ‘fake electors’ face charges, a key witness emerges Crime and Public Safety | Two shot in North Oakland residence early Saturday morning Crime and Public Safety | Security guard fatally shot at convenience store near Lake Merritt Friday The man was wanted for allegedly pointing a gun at a woman during an argument on October 22nd near Interstate 80. During that altercation on Lincoln Road, a woman said she had argued with a man who took a gun out of his fanny pack, pointed it at her head, and said “I’m a bad boy.” The man then all...

49ers-Seahawks pregame: Geno Smith is out; Niners do Knapp Stair Climb Challenge

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:42:29 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Geno Smith was inactive Sunday for the Seattle Seahawks, with the 49ers instead tasked with defending backup Drew Lock at Levi’s Stadium.Smith gingerly went through a 10-minute workout some three hours before kickoff to determine and it was clear by warmups he would sit out the game with a groin injury as he watched Lock and Sean Mannion go through drills.Mannion was added to the 53-man roster as an option after Smith sustained a groin injury in Thursday’s practice, which caused him to be listed as questionable.Lock, 27, will start his first game for the Seahawks after backing up Smith with no playing time a year ago and appearing in two games in relief in 20230, completing 4 of 12 passes for 66 yards and an interceptionA second-round draft pick out of Missouri by Denver in 2019, Lock was 8-13 as a Denver starter from through 2021. His most extensive time came in 2020 when he was 4-9 in 13 starts and led the NFL with 16 interceptions.Lock went into la...

Farley’s East parts ways with employees accused of anti-Semitism

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:42:29 GMT

(KRON) – Farley’s East coffee shop parted ways with employees involved in a verbal altercation with a woman.In a statement released on X, Farley’s East says the employees’ actions did not align with their values.The employees involved in the incident are no longer employed by Farley’s. Though all employees are entitled to hold differing viewpoints, they are not entitled to express themselves on the job in ways that are disrespectful and harmful to anyone. There is zero room in our business – or anywhere in our community – for speech or conduct that acts to “other” anyone based on their religion, ethnicity, nationality, skin color, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other discriminatory basis.Farley's East In a viral video posted on social media, presumed employees denied a customer access to a bathroom that had antisemitic graffiti written on it. Oakland coffee shop apologizes after customer was denied access to bathroom containing antisemitic graffiti The video shows thr...

San Jose PD arrest man for domestic violence, find gun and illegal drugs

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:42:29 GMT

(BCN) -- San Jose police arrested a man early Sunday for alleged domestic violence and found a firearm and illegal drugs at his home. Patrol officers stopped and arrested a subject wanted for domestic violence just after midnight near the corner of St. John and Fourth streets. Vallejo man arrested for loaded gun and methamphetamine in fanny pack Officers obtained a search warrant for the man's San Jose home, where they seized a fire and illegal drugs. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Battles rage across Gaza as Israel indicates it’s willing to fight for months or more to beat Hamas

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:42:29 GMT

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Battles raged across Gaza on Sunday as Israel indicated it was prepared to fight for months or longer to defeat the territory’s Hamas rulers, and a key mediator said willingness to discuss a cease-fire was fading.Israel faces international outrage after its military offensive, with diplomatic support and arms from close ally the United States, has killed thousands of Palestinian civilians. About 90% of Gaza’s 2.3 million people have been displaced within the besieged territory, where U.N. agencies say there is no safe place to flee.The United States has lent vital support in recent days by vetoing a United Nations Security Council effort to end the fighting and pushing through an emergency sale of over $100 million worth of tank ammunition to Israel.Israel’s air and ground war has killed thousands of Palestinians, mostly civilians, since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas and other militants killed 1,200 people and captured around 240. Over 100 o...

Bayer Leverkusen and Stuttgart drawn against each other in German Cup quarterfinals

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:42:29 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Just hours after playing in the Bundesliga on Sunday, Bayer Leverkusen and Stuttgart were drawn against each other again in the quarterfinals of the German Cup.Leverkusen will host Stuttgart in the only quarterfinal match involving two Bundesliga teams after Sunday’s draw. The two rivals drew 1-1 earlier in the day.This season’s cup competition has been marked by a host of big-club exits, with Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and two-time defending champion Leipzig already knocked out.Borussia Mönchengladbach is the only other top-tier team remaining, and Gerardo Seoane’s team was handed a quarterfinal match at third-division Saarbrücken, the team that knocked out Bayern in the second round and Eintracht Frankfurt in the next.Hertha Berlin will face visiting Kaiserslautern in a duel between former Bundesliga teams – Hertha won their second-division game 2-1 on Saturday – and St. Pauli will host second-division rival Fortuna Düsseldorf.The games are scheduled to t...

Frank Wycheck, who threw the lateral in ‘Music City Miracle,’ dies at age of 52

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:42:29 GMT

FILE - Tennessee Titans tight end Frank Wycheck runs with the ball during a football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Dec. 5, 1999, in Baltimore. The three-time Pro Bowler Wycheck, who threw the lateral that started the “Music City Miracle” launching the Tennessee Titans' run to the franchise's lone Super Bowl appearance, has died at age 52. Wycheck died at his Chattanooga, Tenn., home after an apparent fall where he hit his head Saturday morning, Dec. 9, 2023, according to a statement from his family released through the Legacy consulting firm. (AP Photo/Roberto Borea, File)(AP/Roberto Borea) FILE - Tennessee Titans tight end Frank Wycheck runs with the ball during a football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Dec. 5, 1999, in Baltimore. The three-time Pro Bowl...