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Israel strikes 2 homes, killing more than 90 Palestinians. Biden says he didn't request a cease-fire

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:18:53 GMT

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than 90 Palestinians, including dozens from an extended family, were killed in Israeli airstrikes on two homes in Gaza, rescuers and hospital officials said Saturday, a day after the U.N. chief warned that nowhere is safe in the territory and that Israel’s offensive creates “massive obstacles” to distribution of humanitarian aid.U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday, calling it a long and private conversation a day after the Biden administration again shielded Israel in the diplomatic arena. On Friday, the U.N. Security Council adopted a watered-down resolution that calls for immediately speeding up aid deliveries to desperate civilians in Gaza, but not for a cease-fire.“I did not ask for a cease-fire,” Biden said of the call. Netanyahu’s office said the prime minister “made clear that Israel would continue the war until achieving all its goals.”Also Saturday, the Israeli military said troops arrested ...

Antioch: 26-year-old man shot and killed, suspect arrested

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:18:53 GMT

A 26-year-old man was shot and killed in Antioch on Friday evening, police said.At around 6:30 p.m., police received reports of a shooting and found the man with a gunshot wound in the 800 block of Sunset Drive. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.Officers later arrested a suspect in the neighborhood.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Person injured in Daly City shooting remains in critical condition, police say Crime and Public Safety | Two men wounded in Oakland shootings Crime and Public Safety | Three detained after an East Bay shooting leaves one dead Crime and Public Safety | Mother of 6-year-old school shooter gets 2 years in prison Crime and Public Safety | Two shot in North Oakland residence early Saturday morning The name of the victim was being withheld until his family was notified. Police said they were not releasing any more information pending an investigation into the shooting...

Pedestrian hit-and-run, OPD investigates 

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:18:53 GMT

(KRON) – The Oakland Police Department is investigating a vehicle collision in the area of Castro Street and 19th Street around 8 p.m. on Dec. 22. Upon officers’ arrival, they located an adult pedestrian who had been struck by a vehicle. The victim was transported to the hospital by medical personnel for treatment.  Two Antioch minors killed in fatal hit-and-run The victim was listed in stable condition.  According to the police investigation, the driver of the vehicle involved in the collision fled the scene after the incident.  This is an ongoing investigation.Anyone with information is asked to contact the OPD Traffic Investigations Unit at (510)-777-8570. 

Police arrest ex-high school band staff member for allegedly molesting juvenile in 2001

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:18:53 GMT

(BCN) -- Santa Cruz officers arrested a former band staff member on Thursday for allegedly sexually assaulting a juvenile over two decades ago, according to police.Santa Cruz police said a former student and member of the Santa Cruz High Band told the school's officials recently that a part-time band staff member, identified as Ronald Salinas, allegedly molested the former student at his residence on the West Side back in 2001. Pedestrian hit-and-run, OPD investigates School officials reported the accusation to Santa Cruz police, who executed an arrest and search warrant for Salinas on Thursday.Detectives learned that Salinas, who is no longer employed by the school, left his post a few months before the alleged crime.He was booked into the county jail on his arrest warrant for suspected sexual assault on a juvenile.Those with relevant information regarding this case or other cases involving Salinas are asked to contact the Santa Cruz Police Department Investigations Division at ...

Save Mount Diablo buys Krane Pond property

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:18:53 GMT

(BCN) -- Save Mount Diablo this week closed escrow on the 6.69-acre Krane Pond property on the slopes of Mount Diablo, permanently protecting it from development. The conservation group said in a statement Wednesday that the property is part of the "missing mile," a square mile of partly unprotected land on Mount Diablo's north peak. See’s Candies Embarcadero location closing on Christmas Eve The group said the property has been one of its priorities since its founding in 1971, partially because of its large pond, one of the largest on Mount Diablo's north side, and its position directly adjacent to Mount Diablo State Park."Krane Pond is a vital water source for Mount Diablo's wildlife, one that contains water throughout most summers, unlike many of the creeks and other ponds found on Mount Diablo.The ecological significance of Krane Pond far eclipses its size," the group said.Save Mount Diablo secured the option agreement to purchase Krane Pond in the fall of 2022, with a year t...

Student organization happy with changes to international student regulations

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:18:53 GMT

The Canadian government recently announced revised requirements for international students planning to study in Canada, and the changes have received mixed reaction. International students planning to come to Canada will now have to show they have a balance of $20,635 available after paying for tuition and travel costs, with the amount adjusted annually to based on cost of living data from Statistics Canada.They will have to have show that amount invested in a GIC, with lump sums released back to the students on a monthly basis while it remains in a stable, growth environment. A policy allowing international students to work more than 20 hours per week has also been extended to the end of April 2024, a waiver that had been set to expire at the conclusion of 2023. The government says the changes are coming to better prepare international students for the financial realities of living in Canada, and to crack down on post-secondary institutions that charge exorbitant amounts to student...

Search underway for missing Miramar woman, 82; car last seen in Bay Harbor Islands

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:18:53 GMT

Police seek the public’s help in their search for an 82-year-old woman who was reported missing from Miramar.According to Miramar Police, Marie Maxi drove away from her home along the 7700 block of Alhambra Boulevard on Friday. She was behind the wheel of a black Kia Forte with the Florida tag BR72UX.Detectives said she has not been seen since, but a traffic camera captured the Forte traveling westbound along the 1700 block of the Broad Causeway in Bay Harbor Islands, at around 11:45 a.m. on Saturday.Officials urge anyone who sees the vehicle or has information on Maxi;s whereabouts to call Miramar Police Detective Pedro Interian at 954-602-4374 or email [email protected].

Herro, Robinson help Heat stave off Young and the Hawks, 122-113

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:18:53 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Trae Young made some history. So did Duncan Robinson, and that was the difference for Miami.Tyler Herro scored 30 points, Robinson had 21 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter and the Heat withstood another big night from Young on the way to a 122-113 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.Robinson tied the most points he ever scored in a quarter; he also had 21 in the second quarter of a Heat win over Cleveland on Nov. 20, 2019.“It shows you how much he’s improved all across the board,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.Young finished with 30 points and 13 assists for the Hawks — his sixth consecutive game with at least 30 points and 10 assists. That ties the second-longest such streak in NBA history, one that only Oscar Robertson has topped.Robertson had such a streak twice — a six-game stretch in January 1964, then a seven-game stretch spanning December 1964 to January 1965. The only other players with a five-game streak of 30 points and 10 assists: Tiny Arch...

Scientists successfully replicate historic nuclear fusion breakthrough three times

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:18:53 GMT

(CNN) — Scientists in California shooting nearly 200 lasers at a cylinder holding a fuel capsule the size of a peppercorn have taken another step in the quest for fusion energy, which, if mastered, could provide the world with a near-limitless source of clean power.Last year on a December morning, scientists at the National Ignition Facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California (LLNL) managed, in a world first, to produce a nuclear fusion reaction that released more energy than it used, in a process called “ignition.”Now they say they have successfully replicated ignition at least three times this year, according to a December report from the LLNL. This marks another significant step in what could one day be an important solution to the global climate crisis, driven primarily by the burning of fossil fuels.For decades, scientists have attempted to harness fusion energy, essentially recreating the power of the sun on Earth.After making their historic net energy...

New Bedford man arrested in violent armed home invasion in Taunton that left man shot

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:18:53 GMT

A 22-year-old New Bedford man is facing an armed assault with intent to murder charge in connection with a violent armed home invasion in Taunton on Friday evening that left a man hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the leg, officials said.Joshua Manuel Deleon is facing charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery, assault with a dangerous weapon, armed assault with intent to murder, possessing a firearm during a felony, home invasion, possessing ammunition without an FID card, using body armor during a felony, possessing a firearm with a defaced serial number, and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling, according to Taunton Police Chief Edward J. Walsh.Officers responding to a 911 call from a home on Newcomb Place found two men struggling on the ground, with one on top of the other, according to police.One man was taken to the hospital with an apparent gunshot wound to the leg.Deleon, who was also injured, was placed under arrest.An inve...