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What is the most popular cereal in Illinois?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:30 GMT

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- The Breakfast Cereal Market has a yearly revenue of $21.3 billion in the United States. With many famous brands, from Lucky Charms to Cheerios, what is Illinois's most popular cereal brand?According to IllinoisBet.com, data was taken from Google searches over the last year to determine the most popular cereal in Illinois. Orange juice over milk? Tropicana creates ‘first cereal made for OJ’ According to the findings:#CerealGoogle Searches (last 12 months)1Rice Krispies81,9602Cheerios71,040 3Lucky Charms67,680 4Cinnamon Toast Crunch55,920 5Fruity Pebbles45,120 6Frosted Flakes 44,280 7Count Chocula43,560 8Corn Flakes40,080 9Reeses Puffs37,560 10Honey Bunches of Oats 31,920 These numbers were released ahead of National Cereal day on March 7.

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin ends season with record 21st GS win

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:30 GMT

SOLDEU, Andorra — Mikaela Shiffrin won her 21st career giant slalom at the World Cup Finals Sunday as the American standout ended the season with yet another record.The victory moved Shiffrin past Vreni Schneider, a week after matching the Swiss skier’s mark of 20 World Cup GS victories. The American has won seven of the last eight events and took the GS world title last month.The overall record, between men and women, is held by Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark, who won 46 giant slaloms in the 1970s and 80s.“I don’t know, you guys tell me,” Shiffrin said with a laugh when she was asked about possible next records in a course-side interview, conducted by her boyfriend and World Cup downhill champion, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde.“Just keep moving right along,” added Shiffrin, who secured the overall, slalom and GS titles this season and extended the all-time record for most career wins to 88.After Kilde asked her about plans to improve for next season, Shiffrin quipped: “We can discu...

'Coroner to the stars' Ed Winter dies at 73 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:30 GMT

Ed Winter, the Deputy Los Angeles County Coroner who handled the death investigations into some of Hollywood’s biggest celebrities, has died at the age of 73, according to TMZ. Winter handled several high-profile death cases during his tenure, including Whitney Houston, Paul Walker, Tom Petty, Brittany Murphy, and most notably, Michael Jackson. He signed Jackson’s death certificate after Jackson’s doctor, Dr. Conrad Murray, who was supposed to sign it, reportedly fled the hospital. He famously said that Jackson had "enough Propofol in him to put down a rhinoceros or an elephant."Winter’s first assignment on his first day on the job was the investigation into the 2003 death of actress Lana Clarkson inside the mansion of famed music producer Phil Spector. A jury found Spector guilty of Clarkson's murder in 2009.Winter retired from his position as Deputy L.A. County Coroner in 2019 after nearly 17 years on the job. 

Woman killed in shooting inside East Oakland home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:30 GMT

A 26-year-old woman was fatally shot early Saturday morning inside her East Oakland home, according to Oakland police.The woman, whose name has not been released, was killed shortly after 5 a.m. at a home in the 1400 block of 84th Avenue, near International Boulevard, Oakland police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.No arrests have been announced, and a motive for the killing remains unclear.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Oakland man ‘executed’ by FBI agent while in ‘surrendering position,’ lawsuit claims Crime and Public Safety | Fremont woman killed in crash after assailant left her stranded on I-880 center divider Crime and Public Safety | Two men shot in Oakland Crime and Public Safety | Mountain View art studio owner arrested on suspicion of molesting teen girl Crime and Public Safety | East Bay man charged with vehicular manslaughter in teen’s death A rew...

Oakland Restaurant Week kicks off

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:30 GMT

(KRON) -- Oakland Restaurant Week is back from now until March 26.Derreck Johnson, owner of Home of Chicken and Waffles, joins KRON4’s Stephanie Lin to share what to expect.

Niinistö: Sweden security OK if Finland joins NATO first

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:30 GMT

HELSINKI (AP) — Sweden won’t be in a vulnerable security situation even if Finland joins NATO first, the Finnish president said Sunday, as both Nordic membership candidates negotiate bilateral military pacts with the United States.“It is possible that Finland joins NATO before Sweden,” Finnish President Sauli Niinistö said in interview published by the Swedish public broadcaster SVT on Sunday. “Should we have refused Turkey’s offer to ratify? That sounds a bit crazy. It would have been a terribly difficult situation if we had said ‘no’ to Ankara.”Niinistö referred to his Friday visit to Ankara where Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his government would move forward with ratifying Finland’s NATO application, paving the way for the country to join the military bloc, but wouldn’t ratify Sweden’s bid before disputes between Ankara and Stockholm are solved.Both Finland and Sweden applied to become NATO members 10 months ago in the wake of Russia’s ...

‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ stumbles with $30.5 million debut

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:30 GMT

“ Shazam! Fury of the Gods ” felt the fury of the marketplace in its theatrical debut this weekend. The New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. superhero movie opened to a disappointing $30.5 million from over 4,071 theaters.The “Shazam!” sequel fell short of its modest expectations ($35 million) as well as the first film in the series ($53.5 million in April 2019), and earned a place on the very low end of modern DC comics movie launches, between “Birds of Prey” ($33 million in February 2020) and “The Suicide Squad” ($26.2 million in August 2021), both of which were R-rated.Directed by David F. Sandberg, “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” brought back Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Adam Brody and Djimon Hounsou, and added Helen Mirren, Rachel Zegler and Lucy Liu. Critics, many of whom found the first film charming, were largely underwhelmed by this outing. It currently holds a 53% Rotten Tomatoes critic score.Audiences were more positive about the sequel, giving it a B+ CinemaScore...

CNBC: las personas con este tipo de trabajo tienden a ser las más infelices, según estudio de Harvard

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:30 GMT

Los trabajos más infelices también son algunos de los más solitarios, según un estudio de 85 años realizado por investigadores de Harvard. Si bien los roles particulares no se pueden correlacionar de manera confiable con la insatisfacción y el agotamiento, ciertas características del trabajo pueden serlo, Robert Waldinger, MD, profesor de psiquiatría en la Escuela de Medicina de Harvard y director del Estudio de Desarrollo de Adultos de Harvard, uno de los estudios más antiguos. sobre la felicidad, le dice a CNBC Make It. Los trabajos que requieren poca interacción humana y no ofrecen oportunidades para construir relaciones significativas con los compañeros de trabajo tienden a tener los empleados más desdichados, encontró el estudio. Amenazas con deportación y abusos físicos: acusan a dueño de pizzería de trabajo forzoso México y EEUU acuerdan recuperar salarios de 13,000 trabajadores temporales Desde 1938, los investigadores de...

Ski resorts are embracing a new role: climate activist

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:30 GMT

ASPEN, Colorado (AP) — Snow falls thick as skiers shed their gear and duck into the Sundeck Restaurant, one of the first certified energy efficient buildings in the U.S. – this one at 11,200 feet (3,413 meters) above sea level atop Aspen Mountain in Colorado. Skiers in brightly colored helmets jockey for a spot at the bar, their bodies warmed by thick, insulated walls and highly efficient condensing boilers.Overhead, WeatherNation plays on the television, looping footage of last year’s mega storms and flashing a headline: “2022 billion dollar disasters.”Aspen Skiing Company’s vice-president of sustainability, who sits nearby eating a slice of pizza, says it’s not enough for resorts to just change their on-site operations to become “green.”“If you’re a ski resort and you care about climate change or you profess to care about climate change, it absolutely has to go beyond reducing your carbon footprint,” said Auden Schendler. “If your CEO hasn’t spoken out on climate...

Cómo obtener un nuevo seguro si pierde la cobertura de Medicaid; pasos importantes a seguir

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:30 GMT

La cobertura de Medicaid terminará para millones de estadounidenses en los próximos meses y empujará a muchos a un territorio desconocido: el mercado de seguros de salud. Los estados comenzarán a eliminar a las personas de los planes financiados por el gobierno cuando ya no califiquen en función de los ingresos, un proceso que se detuvo poco después de la pandemia de COVID-19. El momento de estos cortes variará. Pero todos los estados tienen mercados de seguros donde las personas que pierden Medicaid pueden comprar una nueva cobertura con la ayuda de subsidios. Algunos estados incluso conectarán a los compradores con un nuevo plan potencial. CNBC: Obamacare abrirá periodo de inscripción especial para aquellos que perderán cobertura de Medicaid A partir de esta fecha, millones podrían perder su cobertura de Medicaid bajo el plan del Congreso Comprar un seguro asequible que cubra médicos regulares y recetas puede ser desalentador, ...