Looking back on U.S. Sen. Feinstein's liberal legacy

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:22:10 GMT

Looking back on U.S. Sen. Feinstein's liberal legacy SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California fiercely fought for liberal causes for more than three decades in the Senate.California Governor Gavin Newsom said, "There is simply nobody who possessed the strength, gravitas, and fierceness of Dianne Feinstein."Former President Barack Obama wrote, "Feinstein will be rightly remembered as a trailblazer -- the first woman to serve as mayor of San Francisco and the first woman elected to the Senate from California. But once she broke those barriers and walked through those doors, she got to work."The San Francisco native passed away Thursday night at her home in Washington, D.C., Feinstein's chief of staff, James Sauls, confirmed. She cast her last vote in the Senate earlier in the day. PHOTOS: Dianne Feinstein’s career throughout the years Here is a look back on five issues Feinstein was passionate about during her legacy as a leader in America:1. Protecting the EnvironmentFeinstein helped paved the way for passing ...

47-year-old SF man injured in shooting Thursday morning in Visitacion Valley

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:22:10 GMT

47-year-old SF man injured in shooting Thursday morning in Visitacion Valley (BCN) -- A 47-year-old man was injured in a shooting Thursday morning in San Francisco's Visitacion Valley neighborhood, according to police.The shooting was reported around 8:35 a.m. in the 100 block of Brookdale Avenue, where the victim reported stepping out of the backdoor of his home and seeing four to five people shooting firearms, San Francisco police said. Witness to the 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur indicted on murder charge in rapper’s death The man was struck by the gunfire and was taken to a hospital to be treated for his injuries, which are not considered life-threatening, according to police.No arrest have been made and no suspect details were released by police as of Friday morning. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Police Department's tip line at (415) 575-4444 or to send a message by text message to TIP411 with "SFPD" at the start of the message.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Redwood City man attempted to provide minor with marijuana arrested 

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:22:10 GMT

Redwood City man attempted to provide minor with marijuana arrested  (KRON) – The Redwood City Police Department arrested a suspect who allegedly offered a 13-year-old girl minor candy and marijuana cigarettes. The incident occurred on Aug. 18 around 3:40 p.m. at a bus turnaround at 1 James Avenue. According to police, the minor was able to get off the bus without further incident.  SF leaders, Gov. Newsom react to passing of Sen. Feinstein Redwood City patrol officers stopped a man matching the description of the suspect– 68-year-old, Alija Deltic, on Sept. 6. According to police investigation, it was determined that Deltic was the suspect. Deltic was arrested on Sept. 27 at the 1 James Avenue bus turnaround. Deltic was booked into the San Mateo County Jail with a felony charge, for trying to furnish marijuana to a minor.

Tyson Fury to fight Oleksandr Usyk for undisputed heavyweight title, Fury’s promoter says

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:22:10 GMT

Tyson Fury to fight Oleksandr Usyk for undisputed heavyweight title, Fury’s promoter says RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk have agreed to fight in Saudi Arabia in the first bout this century to unify all of the major heavyweight boxing titles.Fury holds the WBC version of the heavyweight title and Usyk has the IBF, WBA and WBO belts. Fury’s British promoter Frank Warren announced the fight in a statement which did not give a date for the bout but said it will be held in the Saudi Arabian capital city of Riyadh.Both fighters posted an image to social media Friday saying a deal for the fight between them was “SIGNED”. “This is the biggest fight that could possibly be made in our sport. The heavyweights always spark the imagination of the fans, and I have no doubt this will be the biggest boxing event of the century,” Warren said in a statement.The last fight to crown an undisputed heavyweight champion was in 1999, when Lennox Lewis beat Evander Holyfield. Lewis had to relinquish his WBA title the following year in a dispute over his next titl...

James Dolan’s sketch of the Sphere becomes reality as the venue opens with a U2 show in Las Vegas

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:22:10 GMT

James Dolan’s sketch of the Sphere becomes reality as the venue opens with a U2 show in Las Vegas LAS VEGAS (AP) — It started as a crude sketch — a circle with a stick person inside. Seven years later, that drawing has been made real: A $2.3 billion massive spherical venue standing 366 feet high and lighting up the Las Vegas skyline.The drawing was initially made by James Dolan, the executive chairman of Madison Square Garden and owner of the New York Knicks and Rangers. He and MSG Ventures CEO David Dibble were trying to create a plan to give the entertainment venue industry a facelift in Las Vegas.Both experimented with different shapes for the structure — such as a muffin, a box and even a pyramid – until Dolan drew a circle with a stick person inside on a notebook. At that moment, the Sphere was born. Now, Dolan’s vision will come into fruition when U2’s “UV Achtung Baby” residency kicks off the opening of his high-tech, globe-shaped venue in Las Vegas on Friday night.“It really is a new medium,” said Dolan, speaking to the media during a walkthrough Thursday. “W...

Missouri high school teacher is put on leave after school officials discover her page on porn site

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:22:10 GMT

Missouri high school teacher is put on leave after school officials discover her page on porn site ST. CLAIR, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri high school teacher says she has been placed on leave after officials discovered that she was performing on a pornography website to supplement her salary. Brianna Coppage, 28, who taught English at St. Clair High School, says her teaching days are probably over, but she acknowledged she knew the risks. Coppage told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that she was put on leave on Wednesday after being interviewed by two administrators. Her access to school email and other software was suspended while the district investigates, she said.“It was kind of always like this cloud hanging over my head, like I never knew when I would be discovered,” Coppage said in an interview. “Then, about two weeks ago, my husband and I were told that people were finding out about it. So I knew this day was coming.”Superintendent Kyle Kruse said in a statement that the district was “recently notified that an employee may have posted inappropriate media on one or more internet sit...

One of the last living witnesses to the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas is indicted on murder charge

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:22:10 GMT

One of the last living witnesses to the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas is indicted on murder charge LAS VEGAS (AP) — One of the last living witnesses to the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas is indicted on murder charge.Source

Gen. Milley delivers defense of democracy, swipes at Trump in farewell address

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:22:10 GMT

Gen. Milley delivers defense of democracy, swipes at Trump in farewell address JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, Va. (AP) — Army Gen. Mark Milley delivered a full-throated defense of democracy and not-so-subtle swipes at former President Donald Trump during a packed ceremony on Friday as he closed out his four, often tumultuous years as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.Under cloudy skies at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Milley never mentioned the former president by name. But he practically shouted on two different occasions that the U.S. military swears to protect the Constitution “against ALL enemies, foreign AND domestic.”“We don’t take an oath to a king or a queen or to a tyrant or a dictator. And we don’t take an oath to a wannabe dictator,” he said. “We don’t take an oath to an individual. We take an oath to the Constitution, and we take an oath to the idea that is America, and we’re willing to die to protect it.”Milley is retiring after more than four decades of military service, including multiple combat deployments and two often...

Defensive tackles Aaron Donald and DeForest Buckner ready to square off again in Rams-Colts matchup

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:22:10 GMT

Defensive tackles Aaron Donald and DeForest Buckner ready to square off again in Rams-Colts matchup INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Aaron Donald’s impeccable resume would make any defensive player envious.He owns a Super Bowl ring, three NFL Defensive Player of the Year titles, won the 2014 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award and the 2018 Deacon Jones Award as the league’s sacks leader. He has made seven All-Pro teams and nine Pro Bowls and the unanimous All-American also collected the Lombardi Award, Outland Trophy and Chuck Bednarik Award among other honors in college.Even at age 32, with nothing left to prove, the league’s best defensive tackle shows no signs of slowing down. And this week, like most, blocking Donald will be the focal point for his next foe.“We’ve got to have a plan for him, know where he’s at at all times and not let him wreck the game,” said Indianapolis Colts coach Shane Steichen, calling Donald one of the best interior lineman in NFL history. “They line him up all over the place. Like I said, we’ve got to have a great, great plan for him.”Ind...

Las Vegas Police provide details on Tupac Shakur murder charge, suspect

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:22:10 GMT

Las Vegas Police provide details on Tupac Shakur murder charge, suspect LAS VEGAS (NEXSTAR) — Twenty-seven years after the death of rapper Tupac Shakur, a Las Vegas-area grand jury has indicted a man with the icon’s murder, Nexstar's KLAS confirmed Friday.The arrest and indictment are a long-awaited break in the 1996 drive-by shooting on the Las Vegas strip that killed the rap legend, a case that has frustrated investigators and fascinated the public for nearly three decades.A Clark County grand jury voted to indict Duane “Keffe D” Davis on a charge of murder with a deadly weapon with a gang enhancement, according to Nexstar's KLAS. Las Vegas Metro police arrested Davis early Friday, prosecutors said.Davis, who is not believed to have fired the fatal shots, still faces a murder charge as he is accused of aiding and abetting in Shakur's killing.During the grand jury return hearing on Friday, Chief Deputy District Attorney Marc DiGiacomo said Davis’ public statements implicated him, adding Davis allegedly ordered Shakur’s death. ...