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House censures California Rep. Adam Schiff over Trump-Russia investigations

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:59 GMT

By Mary Clare Jalonick | Associated PressWASHINGTON — The House voted Wednesday to censure California Rep. Adam Schiff for comments he made several years ago about investigations into Donald Trump’s ties to Russia, rebuking the Democrat and frequent critic of the former president along party lines.Schiff, who will stand in front of the House while the resolution is read, becomes the 25th House lawmaker to be censured. He was defiant ahead of the vote, saying he will wear the formal disapproval as a “badge of honor” and charged his GOP colleagues of doing the former president’s bidding.“I will not yield,” Schiff, who is running for the Senate in his home state, said during debate over the measure. “Not one inch.”More than 20 Republicans voted with Democrats last week to block the censure resolution, but they changed their votes this week after the measure’s sponsor, Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, removed a provision that could have fined Schiff $16 million if the House...

One dead, three injured in crash near Byron

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:59 GMT

BYRON — One person was killed and three others injured Wednesday afternoon in a multi-vehicle collision on Vasco Road, officials said.The collision happened about 2 p.m. on Vasco Road, south of Camino Diablo, on the outskirts of Byron.Initial reports were that at least three vehicles were involved, including a truck and van that collided head-on, authorities said.California Highway Patrol Officer Adam Lane confirmed three vehicles were involved and that the crash occurred when one vehicle tried to pass another using the oncoming lane.One person was pronounced dead at the crash site.Contra Costa Fire Protection District spokesman Steve Hill said three other people were injured and corrected initial information that up to 10 people were injured in the crash.At least two people had to be extricated from the damaged vehicles, Hill.Two were airlifted to a hospital while another was taken by ambulance.The CHP is investigating the cause of the collision.Vasco Road was closed to accom...

1 dead, 3 injured in head-on crash near Byron

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:59 GMT

(KRON) -- Contra Costa County firefighters are responding to a three-vehicle head-on crash on Vasco Road south of Camino Diablo. There are "multiple casualties" involved and one confirmed fatality, according to officials.The accident involved two pickup trucks and a service van, according to ConFire. Video: Transgender man says he was denied hormone replacement meds at Oakland Walgreens Three people were injured in the head-on crash involving a pickup truck and a van, two of them seriously, according to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Spokesperson Steve Hill. The two seriously injured victims were airlifted to John Muir Hospital. A third vehicle was also involved. Initial reports had suggested that 10 people were injured.At least three victims were transported John Muir, including a 31-year-old man and a 40-year-old. Two accident victims required extrication from their vehicles. Two of the injured were transported by air and one by ground. The deceased victim was...

Musk says 'cis' and 'cisgender' are considered slurs on Twitter

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:59 GMT

(KRON) -- Elon Musk is cracking down on what he considers to be slurs. Twitter's owner says the words "cis" and "cisgender" are considered slurs on the website. The term cisgender refers to "a person whose gender identity corresponds with the sex the person had or was identified as having at birth," according to Merriam-Webster. In simpler words, a cisgender person was born as a woman or man and has not opted to transition. Musk tweeted the comment on Tuesday night, along with a message that "repeated, targeted harassment" will end in at least suspensions for the harassing account. ‘They are doing it wrong’: Ron DeSantis visits SF, slams city in campaign ad The tweet was in response to a post from a man named James Esses, who said that he does not want to be referred to as "cis." He claimed "trans activists" had been calling him "cissy." Esses responded to Musk's tweet with, "Thank you for standing up for reality, Elon."Twitter's website has a page about hateful conduct. It defin...

Popular Filipino fast-food chain to open new location in East Bay

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:59 GMT

(KRON) -- A popular Filipino fast-food chain is opening another location in the Bay Area. Jollibee in Brentwood is set to open next Sunday, June 25, the company announced on social media. P.F. Chang’s to close East Bay location at end of month The Brentwood location at 6371 Lone Tree Way will be the 11th Jollibee in the Bay Area. It will be the fourth location in the East Bay -- joining Concord, Union City and Hayward. For the Brentwood Jollibee's grand opening on Sunday, the first 50 customers will win one free chicken sandwich a month from July 2023 to June 2024 for a $25 purchase. On Monday, June 26, the first 100 customers who spend $25 or more will receive a Jollibee bucket hat.The location's hours are from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. for drive-thru, dine-in and to-go. Jollibee's other Bay Area locations are in South San Francisco, Vallejo, Fairfield, Milpitas and San Jose.Jollibee, which was founded in 1978 in the Philippines, has more than 1,400 locations worldwide. Its first U.S. ...

Shelter-in-place ends for Marin County fire

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:59 GMT

(KRON) -- A shelter-in-place was ordered for a North Bay fire on Wednesday, according to a Marin County alert. At 4:20 p.m., authorities said the shelter-in-place ended. The vegetation fire is in the community of Woodacre, near 50 Fire Road. County authorities said "very limited evacuations" were ordered. The alert was issued at 3:05 p.m. There is no word as to the size of the fire.

People with no chance at playing in the NBA can still enter the NBA draft

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:59 GMT

If you want to be in the NBA, it helps to be, among other things, excellent at the playing of basketball.If you want to be in the NBA draft, basketball skills aren’t required.There is a group of 18 people who are officially “draft eligible” for Thursday’s festivities at Barclays Center in New York, and they have one thing in common: They will not be getting drafted. The NBA has them on what it calls the B List — “unknown individuals,” officially. All that is required is fill out the necessary paperwork to enter the draft, a process that has allowed some with no real basketball ability to apply.It’s a phenomenon that’s not new. It’s gone on for nearly a half-century; some do it and generate attention, others have stayed quiet. It’s gimmicky, sure, but the rules are clear: If someone meets the general criteria laid out by the NBA, then they can become “eligible” for the draft.A law student from Florida named Jordan Haber is one of this year’s ...

Trevor Williams outduels Miles Mikolas in rain as the Nationals cool off the Cardinals, 3-0

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:59 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trevor Williams outpitched Miles Mikolas in steady rain, CJ Abrams went 3 for 3 with a homer and the Washington Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 on Wednesday to end a five-game skid.With the rain getting heavier in the fifth inning, Abrams sent a 1-0 fastball from Mikolas (4-5) into the visitors’ bullpen in left-center. Jeimer Candelario drove in runs for Washington with a double in the sixth and a grounder in the eighth.Williams (4-4) allowed five hits and threw 75 pitches while working into the seventh inning for the first time this year as he cooled off the Cardinals, who had won four straight and scored eight or more runs in their last three. St. Louis was shut out for the seventh time this season.Williams departed after Lars Nootbaar’s leadoff single in the seventh. Reliever Mason Thompson walked Nolan Arenado, then got two outs before Kyle Finnegan came on and induced an inning-ending grounder. Finnegan completed the eighth and Hunter Harvey p...

Muere el chofer de Neruda, quien dijo que el poeta fue asesinado

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:59 GMT

SANTIAGO — Manuel Araya, quien fuera chofer del Nobel de Literatura chileno Pablo Neruda y que por décadas afirmó que el poeta fue envenenado antes de exiliarse, murió producto de un aneurisma, se informó el miércoles.Araya siempre cuestionó la versión oficial de que la muerte de Neruda ocurrida el 23 de septiembre de 1973 -12 días después del golpe militar- se debió a complicaciones de un cáncer de próstata con metástasis.El conductor falleció la víspera, a los 77 años, por un aneurisma que lo mantenía hospitalizado luego de sufrir problemas cardiovasculares el 12 de junio, informó el miércoles el Partido Comunista, en el que Neruda militó toda su vida. ¿Murió enfermo o lo envenenaron? El misterio que rodea la muerte del poeta Pablo Neruda ¿Murió de cáncer o envenenado? Informe del fallecimiento del poeta chileno Pablo Neruda llega a la jueza; aún en reserva Araya siempre afirmó que Neruda fue envenenado mientras estaba internado...

Bregman has 3 hits to help Houston Astros outlast New York Mets 10-8 to win 3-game series

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:59 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Alex Bregman had three hits and Yainer Diaz and Chas McCormick hit two-run homers to help the Houston Astros outlast the New York Mets 10-8 on Wednesday to win the three-game series.“We definitely needed to start playing better and I thought we played well yesterday and then found a way to win today,” Bregman said. Houston fell behind 4-2 early after a subpar start by Cristian Javier. McCormick’s home run came in a four-run third inning that put the Astros on top. The Mets tied it in the top of the fourth, but the Astros went ahead for good by scoring three runs in the bottom of the inning, highlighted by Diaz’s home run.Daniel Vogelbach had a season-high three hits with three RBIs, and Pete Alonso hit his 23rd homer as the Mets dropped a second straight game after winning the series opener 11-1.“We’re going to get out of it,” Vogelbach said. “We’re going to go on a winning streak. I don’t know when that is. I wish I could tell you when. But I truly believ...