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LA councilman charged with perjury, embezzlement

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:39:48 GMT

By Stefanie Dazio and Michael R. Blood | Associated PressLOS ANGELES — Prosecutors charged a Los Angeles city councilman with embezzlement and perjury Tuesday in the latest criminal case to upend the scandal-plagued governing board of the nation’s second-largest city.Curren Price, Jr. faces five counts of grand theft by embezzlement, three counts of perjury and two counts of conflict of interest, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. The office did not release the criminal complaint or any details about what the charges stem from.The council has been rocked by a series of scandals. In March, a longtime councilman was convicted on federal corruption charges. Last year, a racism scandal that shook public trust in Los Angeles government triggered the resignation in October of then-City Council President Nury Martinez and a powerful labor leader, Ron Herrera.Price was first elected to the council in 2013 and currently serves as its president pro tem...

Report: Eight Silicon Valley households have six times more wealth than bottom 500,000

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:39:48 GMT

Silicon Valley is an embarrassment of riches for some and a struggle to get by for many who live there, but a report Tuesday puts the gap between rich and poor in the cradle of technology and innovation into stark relief: Just eight households in the region hold more wealth than the 500,000 at the other end of the earnings scale.The Fourth Annual Silicon Valley Pain Index published Tuesday by San Jose State University’s Human Rights Institute features new data that highlights the region’s persistent earnings inequalities and the astronomical concentration of wealth into the hands of a very small number of households and companies.“After producing the Silicon Valley Pain Index for the fourth time, we have a clear understanding of the astronomical wealth gap,” said Scott Myers-Lipton, a San Jose State sociology professor and lead author. “It is time for the community and elected officials to create social solutions to address the ‘social pain’...

Suspect wanted in East Palo Alto sexual assault considered armed and dangerous

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:39:48 GMT

(KRON) -- A $100,000 arrest warrant has been issued for an East Palo Alto resident wanted for sexual assault, the East Palo Alto Police Department announced Tuesday. Juan Tapia Ortiz, 46, is wanted for entering a home and committing a sexual assault on June 3. A’s stadium bill approved by Nevada State Senate Ortiz is considered armed and dangerous. Police are advising people not to stop or contact him if he is spotted, but instead to contact East Palo Alto PD. Police say that if you see Ortiz, to contact the department dispatch at (650) 321-1112.East Palo Alto PD ask that anyone who spots Ortiz provide:His locationA detailed description of his current appearanceVehicle description if applicableWhether or not he appears to be armed"Thank you in advance for your assistance," police said. No further details are available at this time.

Bear wanders into Marin County neighborhood

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:39:48 GMT

(KRON) -- A young black bear lumbered into one Marin County neighborhood on Tuesday and wildlife experts are urging local residents to stay calm. A home security camera recorded the bear when it first appeared in the Terra Linda area of San Rafael on Tuesday morning. WildCare and Marin Humane's wildlife experts emphasized that black bears are shy animals that usually prefer to avoid people."Seeing a black bear in a populated area of Marin County warrants raised awareness and somecommon-sense precautions, but WildCare and Marin Humane urge residents not to panic," wildlife experts wrote. The San Rafael bear is likely a juvenile male traveling alone in search of food and a mate, according to experts. May, June, and July are typical months for juvenile bears to leave their mother's territory and strike out on their own, searching for territory to call their own.The San Rafael bear will wander back into the wilderness on its own after it fails to find what it's looking for, experts said...

Bills’ Allen lists lingering issues from last season as reasons for Diggs skipping practice

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:39:48 GMT

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills quarterback Josh Allen declined to push the panic button while explaining how unresolved issues stemming from last season led receiver Stefon Diggs to show his displeasure by skipping the team’s start of mandatory practices on Tuesday.Without going into full detail into what exactly is eating at Diggs, Allen listed getting the team’s top receiving threat more involved in the offense and having more game-planning input as among the player’s concerns. The quarterback then placed the onus on himself to do better in what will be an ongoing attempt to get Diggs back in the fold — and the sooner the better for the Bills.“This does not work what we’re doing here without him,” Allen said following practice.“I’ve got his back no matter what and I’ve got no doubt that we will figure out what’s going on. I love him. I can’t stress that enough,” he added, emphasizing his love for Diggs by using a profanity. “I think that there are some things that could have gone...

Wife’s cancer almost prevented Monty Williams from taking Pistons job

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:39:48 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — For much of the spring, finding an NBA coaching job was the last thing Monty Williams cared about.After being fired by the Phoenix Suns following their elimination from the postseason, Williams had talked to a few teams when his family got some upsetting news — his wife, Lisa, was diagnosed with breast cancer.Williams was introduced Tuesday as the new coach of the Detroit Pistons, and he discussed his wife’s health in an attempt to help others.“The reason that I bring it up is to not talk about my family, but to make it more of an emphasis that women need early detection testing. We had genetic testing done and then scan after scan after scan and then we found it early, and that may have saved my wife’s life.“It can save others.”Williams had been in contact with Pistons general manager Troy Weaver, but dropped out of contention for the Detroit job when his wife was diagnosed.“As we navigated all of that, I was talking to Troy and telling him man, I couldn’t, you know,...

“No iré”: Messi le cierra la puerta a la próxima Copa Mundial del 2026

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:39:48 GMT

BEIJING, China- El capitán de la selección argentina de fútbol, Lionel Messi, afirmó este martes que no entra en sus planes participar en la próxima edición de la Copa del Mundo, que se disputará en México, Estados Unidos y Canadá en 2026.“Yo creo que no. Este fue mi último Mundial. Iré viendo cómo se dan las cosas, pero en principio no, no iré al próximo Mundial”, aseguró el astro argentino en una entrevista con el medio deportivo chino Titan Sports.En la conversación mantenida en la cuenta oficial de la revista deportiva en la aplicación de vídeos cortos china Kuaishou, el reciente fichaje del Inter de Miami respondió a preguntas de actualidad de interés para los aficionados chinos, de los que dijo: “Siempre han sido buenos con nosotros”. Qué opina Andrés Cantor sobre que Messi quiera jugar en el Inter Miami Hasta $9,000: fiebre por Messi dispara el valor de las entradas del Inter Miami Messi declaró que pudo ver la ...

Los primeros humanos salieron de África y llegaron a Asia antes de lo que se creía, revela hallazgo de fósiles

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:39:48 GMT

(CNN) — Los seres humanos se originaron en África, pero los arqueólogos han debatido intensamente para saber en qué momento exacto nuestros primeros antepasados abandonaron el continente y cómo se extendieron por el mundo.Dos fósiles encontrados en una cueva del norte de Laos sugieren que el Homo sapiens, nuestra especie, vivía en la región hace unos 86.000 años, según indica un nuevo estudio. El hallazgo cuestiona la idea predominante de que la trayectoria de los humanos por el planeta fue lineal y se produjo en una sola oleada hace unos 50.000 o 60.000 años.“Lo más probable es que esta primera migración fuera infructuosa, pero eso no quita que el Homo sapiens ya hubiera llegado a esta región, lo cual es un logro notable”, afirma por correo electrónico Kira Westaway, autora del estudio y profesora asociada de la Universidad Macquarie de Australia.Especie misteriosa enterraba a sus muertos y tallaba símbolos 100.000 años antes que los humanosLos análisis de ADN de ...

1 killed in I-25 shooting; northbound closed at Alameda

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:39:48 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Northbound Interstate 25 was closed on Tuesday afternoon after a deadly shooting.A Denver Police detective on the scene told FOX31's Greg Nieto two people were shot, and one of them died. The second person was transported to a hospital. Both were males.I-25 was expected to remain closed while police investigate the homicide.Denver Police Department tweeted about the shooting at 3:17 p.m., saying it happened at northbound I-25 and 8th Avenue.Northbound I-25 was closed from Alameda Avenue to 8th.

'It just went south real quick': Witnesses detail shooting following Nuggets' win

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:39:48 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Thousands of people filled downtown following the Denver Nuggets NBA championship win Monday night, but while the crowd was there a shooting unfolded, injuring 10 people. "The energy was bright, everyone was having an amazing time," Zeon Winter, who witnessed the shooting, said. "I didn’t have any indication that was going to happen whatsoever." Winter was actually on a livestream when the gunfire began, and his camera caught the sound of several shots. “We thought it was just a lot of fireworks, then we realized it was shots coming near our direction. It was all just really instant," Winter said. Nikola Jokic is by far the lowest draft pick to win finals MVP Luis Arguelles, who said he was just feet from where the shooting happened, said when he heard the gunshots he ducked and waited until there was no longer a threat. “It was pop, pop, pop, pop, and I was like, that changed the whole mood real quick," Arguelles said. As of Tuesday evening, representatives wit...