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One dead in East Bay crash on Interstate 680

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:06:18 GMT

PACHECO — A person died early Tuesday in a two-vehicle freeway crash, the California Highway Patrol said.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Walmart employee arriving to work hits, kills woman in Mountain View store’s foggy parking lot Crashes and Disasters | Daly City woman pleads no contest to felony charges connected to fatal collision that killed her car’s passenger Crashes and Disasters | Freight train hits and kills man in Berkeley Crashes and Disasters | CHP officer details Highway 4 chase that ended with woman dying in fiery crash Crashes and Disasters | Man dies in Oakland hit-and-run traffic collision The wreck happened on northbound Interstate 680, just south of the Pacheco Boulevard exit, about 9:35 a.m., according to CHP spokesperson Officer Adam Lane.The crash blocked three lanes of the freeway. Around 9:55 a.m., the CHP issued a Sig Alert for severe traffic that laste...

Tuberville says he’ll drop opposition to most military promotions

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:06:18 GMT

By Lauren Fox | CNNRepublican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama said Tuesday he is releasing the bulk of his holds for Senate votes to confirm military promotions.Tuberville told his colleagues in a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill that he will release the promotions for three-star nominees and below, the vast majority of the nominees.The move comes after he faced bipartisan pressure to cease his blanket hold on military promotions over a Defense Department reproductive rights policy. Tuberville’s hold started in March and delayed the confirmations of more than 450 top military nominees.Tuberville made the announcement that he was backing off the military holds with the exception of fewer than a dozen four star promotions during Senate lunch. He said it was important that Republicans be united and not vote for a rules changes that would have allowed Schumer to bring up nominees en bloc.Related ArticlesNational Politics | With 32nd tie-breaker, VP Harris breaks nearly 20...

At least 1 dead in multi-vehicle crash on 680 near Pacheco

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:06:18 GMT

(KRON) -- At least one person died in a possible multi-vehicle collision on northbound Interstate Highway 680 near the unincorporated community of Pacheco on Tuesday morning, according to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. At about 9:30 a.m., fire crews responded to a call about a crash between state Highway 4 and the Pacheco Boulevard off-ramp, according to fire district spokesman Capt. Chris Toler. DVC coach accused of assaulting women on bus converted into ‘dungeon’ in court today Multiple lanes are blocked or impacted, according to Contra Costa County Fire. Drivers are being advised to find alternate routes.Investigators did not say what caused the crash or when lanes may reopen. A photo from the scene showed dense fog on the roadway, however, it is not known if weather was a factor. Much of the Bay Area remains under a Dense Fog Advisory Tuesday morning.Bay City News contributed to this report.

Man injured in shooting in SF’s Lower Pacific Heights neighborhood Monday

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:06:18 GMT

(BCN) -- A man was robbed and shot in San Francisco's Lower Pacific Heights neighborhood on Monday, according to police.The shooting was reported shortly before 11:30 a.m. Monday in the area of Pine and Octavia streets, where two suspects approached a man in his 20s, San Francisco police said. DVC coach accused of assaulting women in converted bus pleads not guilty One suspect demanded the victim's keys and then shot him. The second suspect also took the victim's phone before the pair fled on bicycles, according to police.The man was taken to a hospital to be treated for his injuries, which are not considered life-threatening.KRON On is streaming live.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }The two suspects, described as men possibly between 25-30 years old, remain at large ...

Baseball Hall of Fame to have retired players in May 25 tribute to Negro Leagues All-Star Game

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:06:18 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — CC Sabathia is getting ready to take the mound again next spring, five years after his retirement, to pitch in a tribute to the Negro Leagues All-Star Game at the Hall of Fame’s Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, New York.“My career ended with me ripping my shoulder up and not being able to throw a baseball anymore, but I’m rehabbing myself to be able to come back and pitch an inning in this game,” the 43-year-old left-hander said Tuesday during a news conference at the winter meetings.Ken Griffey Jr. and Ozzie Smith have agreed to manage or coach at the May 25 Hall of Fame East-West Classic. It will be played in conjunction with the opening of the Hall’s “Souls of the Game: Voices of Black Baseball” exhibit.The Negro Leagues East-West All-Star Game began at Chicago’s Comiskey Park in September 1933, two months after MLB’s first All-Star Game at the same ballpark, and was played annually through 1962.Jerry and Scott Hairston, whose ...

4 teens arrested in robbery, assault of juvenile after fight inside Alexandria McDonald’s

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:06:18 GMT

A fight inside a McDonald’s restaurant last month left a young person injured and police have now arrested four Alexandria, Virginia, teens in the assault and robbery.It happened on the morning of Nov. 13. at 3646 King St., according to a news release from police.Police were initially called about the fighting at the restaurant just after 8:45 a.m.A person who had been robbed and assaulted was found outside the restaurant and brought to the hospital, police said.Police didn’t identify any of the suspects or the victim, outside of specifying everyone involved is under the age of 18.Two of the people involved were charged with assault; two were charged with robbery and assault.Police have asked anyone with information about the incident to contact Det. Michael Whelan at 703-746-6228.Source

Stock market today: Wall Street hangs near its best level in 20 months following mixed economic data

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:06:18 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is hanging near its 20-month high Tuesday after a mixed set of reports kept questions alive about whether the U.S. economy can pull off a perfect landing that kills high inflation and avoids a recession. The S&P 500 was 0.1% lower in afternoon trading and potentially heading for its first back-to-back loss since October. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 89 points, or 0.3%, as of 2:29 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.3% higher.Stocks were down more sharply in Asia amid worries about the health of China’s economy, the world’s second largest. On Wall Street, KeyCorp slumped 3.2% after it cut its forecast for income from fees and other non-interest income.U.S. stocks and Treasury yields wavered after reports showed that employers advertised far fewer job openings at the end of October than expected, while growth for services businesses accelerated more last month than expected. Hope has been rising on Wall Street recently t...

Jonathan Majors’ accuser said actor’s “violent temper” left her fearful before alleged assault

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:06:18 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Jonathan Majors’ former girlfriend told a Manhattan jury that the actor was prone to fits of rage that escalated in the months leading up to his arrest for allegedly attacking her in the backseat of a car last spring.During hours of tearful testimony on Tuesday, Grace Jabbari described Majors as a controlling, manipulative partner who hurled household objects at the wall, tried to control her socially, and repeatedly threatened to take his own life in the aftermath of their fights.“It felt like I was walking around on eggshells,” said Jabbari, a 30-year-old professional dancer from the United Kingdom. “I had to be perfect.”Majors avoided eye contact with Jabbari during the morning testimony, scribbling notes to his lawyer or thumbing through his gold-leafed bible as she recounted his struggle to contain his “violent temper.” The testimony came on the second day of the trial against Majors, a rising Hollywood film actor whose portrayal of the comic book supervillain “...

Tage Thompson is returning to Sabres’ lineup ahead of schedule for their game against Detroit

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:06:18 GMT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tage Thompson is returning to the Sabres’ lineup well ahead of initial projections and is set to play in Buffalo’s home game Tuesday night against the Detroit Red Wings.The top-line center said after the morning skate he’s ready to return, and coach Don Granato confirmed Thompson has been cleared to play.“(Thompson) felt his conditioning is in a really good place,” Granato said. “He wanted to feel a little battle this morning, and he knows his body well. He knows what it takes to perform and wanted this morning to confirm it, and that’s great news.”Thompson, who led the team in scoring the past two seasons, was projected to miss 4-6 weeks after blocking a shot with his left arm in a 5-2 loss to Boston on Nov. 14. Thompson missed just nine games over the past three weeks.The 26-year-old rejoins the Sabres at a time they could use a boost, having lost three straight and four of five to slip into seventh place in the Atlantic Division and 14th in ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Gaza must be demilitarized after war, military will control security

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:06:18 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Gaza must be demilitarized after war, military will control security.Source