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These scary movies raise heart rates the most, study finds

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:27 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – Looking for a scary flick that will get your heart racing and haunt your dreams? These movies are scientifically proven to do that – at least the first part. The Science of Scare Project strapped heart-rate monitors to 250 test subjects and measured which horror films impacted their heart rate in two important ways. The first is overall beats per minute, or BPM. Spikes in heart rate could indicate a movie has effective jump scares that get the blood pumping. The team also measured heart rate variance (HRV), which is the time between each heart beat. They used this measurement to assess how stressed audience members might become while watching the film, making it "a good indicator of slow burn fear and dread." ‘Brutal heat’: South Carolina expert who set world’s hottest pepper record does it again They combine the two metrics to create a "Scare Score" and determine which scary movies have the biggest impact. The highest possible score is 100.The highest ranked movie is...

Sporting goods store with Ferris wheel, aquarium coming to Cedar Park

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:27 GMT

CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) — A new sporting goods store—with a Ferris wheel inside—is planned in Cedar Park. Scheels is expected to open a Cedar Park store in 2026, the company announced Friday. The sporting goods store will have specialty shops, boutiques and over one million pieces of inventory.The 240,000-square-foot store will also have a 65-foot Ferris wheel, a 16,000-gallon saltwater aquarium, a wildlife mountain, a candy shop, sports simulators and a restaurant. Cedar Park SCHEELS will open in 2026. (Courtesy SCHEELS)Cedar Park SCHEELS will open in 2026. (Courtesy SCHEELS)The store will have over 500 employees, with a majority hired locally, according to the company.The North Dakota-based company opened its first Texas location in The Colony in 2020. A release said the Cedar Park store will be the company's 35th location. The Scheels store will be part of a major mixed-use development on New Hope Drive that will also have an NFM store, convention center and hotel. The Scheels s...

Friday Night Lights star 'Boobie' Miles sentenced to 13 years in prison

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:27 GMT

ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) — James Earl “Boobie” Miles Jr., 53, of Friday Night Lights fame, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after an Ector County jury found him guilty of Failure to Comply With Sex Offender Registration Requirements. According to previous reports, in 2020, Miles was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated sexual assault in connection with a 1999 assault. One of the terms of his plea agreement was that Miles had to register as a sex offender after his release from prison. Authorities said he failed to do so upon his release in 2022.Miles is now awaiting trial on two family violence charges.According to an Odessa Police Department report, on March 1, 2023, officers were dispatched to a home on Dobbs to investigate a disturbance after a woman called 911 and said her ex-husband was choking her. Dispatch operators asked officers to hurry to the scene because the victim’s emergency call was disconnected and there was no answer on mul...

Gophers running back Darius Taylor set to return vs. Hawkeyes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:27 GMT

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Gophers running back Darius Taylor is expected to play against Iowa at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday afternoon.The three-time Big Ten freshman of the week was not listed on Minnesota’s status report two hours before kickoff.Taylor, who has rushed for 532 yards and four touchdowns this season, has missed the last two games with a leg injury suffered late in the loss to Northwestern.But the Gophers will be down a tailback. The U has listed senior Bryce Williams as out for the season with an undisclosed injury. Williams, a sixth-year senior, has rushed for 123 yards and one touchdown this season.Linebacker Cody Lindenberg (leg) has been listed as questionable for a fourth straight week. He has not participated in pregame warmups for the last three games, but he was out on the field doing some detailed drills at around 12:15 p.m. Saturday.However, while Lindenberg was doing cone drills in the end zone, the rest of the linebackers were working as a unit at midfield,...

Missouri's top producer of black walnuts, they are edible

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:27 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- Missouri holds the title of being the top producer of Black Walnuts, which are also edible and serve as the official tree nut of the state. Their fruiting season occurs between September and October, so do not miss the opportunity to enjoy them. The black walnut tree is easily identifiable by its substantial, straight trunk and open canopy. It is recognizable by the presence of nuts, a distinct spicy fragrance, large feather-compound leaves, and twigs with hollow pith. Black walnuts grow individually or in pairs on twigs, enclosed in green, rounded husks measuring 1½ to 2½ inches in diameter. These husks conceal the round, solid, bony, deep brown, or black nuts, which have oily, sweet, and edible kernels.  Brittish Williams – From ‘Basketball Wives’ to guilty plea These nuts have a high protein content. They are hand-harvested and find their way into a wide array of culinary creations, from savory to sweet.  Additionally, the sturdy wood from these trees is a pri...

Broncos Journal: Rookie CB Riley Moss is up to speed after preseason injury and feels ready for an expanded role. Now, will one develop?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:27 GMT

The first time Riley Moss stepped on an NFL field, he wasn’t nearly as nervous as he thought.“Juiced up,” he said, but strikingly free of anxiety.“I always had this vision that it would be this whole thing and it would be so much different, but to be honest with you, I was a lot less pressured doing this than I was my first college game,” the rookie cornerback told The Denver Post recently. “So definitely my expectations were a lot higher, but it really isn’t that crazy.”An NFL debut is an NFL debut, and Moss’ came in Week 3 against Miami on the opening kickoff. Since then, that’s been his role. He’s played 71 special teams snaps over the past four weeks, nearly two-thirds of the Broncos’ work in the third phase of the game, but has yet to play a defensive snap.“Obviously it’s a little bit more high-pressure when you’re playing defense, but at the end of the day that’s why we practice so much,” Moss said. “So that when you get into that position you don’t feel the pressure and you c...

Telluride man pleads guilty to felony in Jan. 6 Capitol breach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:27 GMT

A Telluride man pleaded guilty Friday to a felony charge for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach, the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia announced in a news release.Avery MacCracken, 69, pleaded guilty to one count of obstructing law enforcement officers during a civil disorder after his and others actions disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened Jan. 6, 2021, to count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.FBI agents identified MacCracken as one of the Capitol insurrectionists after Coloradans saw his image online and reported him. He was arrested in December 2021.A Telluride resident contacted San Miguel Sheriff Bill Masters after seeing a photo of MacCracken on the FBI website as well as on SeditionHunters.org, a website dedicated to helping the public identify Jan. 6 suspects.Masters also identified the man in the photos as MacCracken, as did Telluride Marshal’s Office Chief Marshal Josh Comte. Both Mast...

Stolen vehicle flips over, crashes into San Bruno cemetery

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:27 GMT

(KRON) -- A stolen vehicle crashed into a San Bruno cemetery overnight on Friday, the San Bruno Police Department said on Facebook. Around 2:30 a.m., a San Bruno resident from the Rollingwood neighborhood reported his vehicle was stolen. Vehicle crashes into furniture store in SF’s SoMa neighborhood Officers arrived within two minutes and located the suspect driving away from the area, police said. After an attempt to flee, he drove the car into a fence at Golden Gate National Cemetery, causing the vehicle to flip on its back.Video from the scene of the overnight crash can be viewed in the media player above. The suspect, a 23-year-old man, was taken to the hospital for treatment. He was then booked into San Mateo County Jail for charges that include vehicle theft, narcotics possession and felony evading. San Bruno police said they are "seeing a spike in some specific crime trends including work trucks, toolbox break-ins and residential burglaries." Golden Gate Nation Cemetery is ...

Brentford coach Frank marks 5 years in charge with 3-0 win over Burnley for 1st home win of season

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:27 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Brentford coach Thomas Frank celebrated five years in charge with a much-needed 3-0 Premier League win over 10-man Burnley on Saturday.Goals from Yoane Wissa, Bryan Mbeumo and Saman Ghoddos secured a first home victory of the season for the Bees.But there was also early controversy after Brentford forward Neal Maupay saw a first-half goal disallowed after he headed in a cross from Nathan Collins.Collins was clearly onside when Mbeumo swung in the initial free kick, while his central-defensive partner Kristoffer Ajer was standing beyond him in an offside position.But it was Collins who was given offside by video assistant referee Stuart Attwell according to the big screen in the ground, leaving fourth official Darren England — only just returning to Premier League duty after he oversaw the VAR fiasco at Tottenham against Liverpool last month — to face the wrath of Frank.It was later explained that Ajer had actually been given offside, as he was obstructing Lyle Foster.B...

Russian forces make renewed push to take eastern Ukraine towns with drones, missiles and mortars

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:27 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At least three civilians were killed and others wounded in Ukraine on Friday and Saturday, as Russian forces continued to shell areas across the country and pushed forward near an embattled eastern city, local Ukrainian officials reported Saturday. A man died as Russian forces shelled the Ukrainian-held town of Nikopol from their stronghold at Ukraine’s largest nuclear plant, according to Ukrainian local Gov. Serhii Lysak. Lysak said that emergency services in Nikopol were working to assess the damage. Russian troops took over the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant early in the war, sparking intermittent fears of a radiation incident as shelling persisted near the site, often targeting Ukrainian-controlled settlements across the Dnieper River. In Kryvyi Rih, the central Ukraine hometown of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, , a 60-year-old man died on Friday evening when a Russian missile slammed into an industrial facility, according to Telegram posts by Mayor ...