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Pedestrian killed while trying to cross I-580 Monday morning

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:50 GMT

(BCN) -- A pedestrian was killed Monday morning after running onto Interstate Highway 580 in the unincorporated Alameda County community of Ashland, according to the California Highway Patrol. These Bay Area cities could see 90-plus degree temps this week The person, whose name wasn't released, was reportedly trying to cross the highway east of 167th Avenue when they were hit by a vehicle at about 9:35 a.m. in the westbound lanes. The driver stopped and is cooperating with investigators, according to the CHP. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Information Warfare Was Key to Prigozhin's Mutiny Against Putin

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:50 GMT

Long before he plunged Russia into its most significant political crisis in three decades, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Kremlin caterer turned mercenary warlord and then mutineer, had built a profitable empire interfering in the politics and crises of countries around the world.Prigozhin’s sprawling businesses include not only the Wagner mercenary group that became a household name when it joined Russian forces in Ukraine — before launching an armed insurrection against Moscow last week — but also an online army that has fought wars over information from Sudan to the United States, where Prigozhin remains under federal indictment over his alleged interference in the 2016 presidential election.“The misinformation piece is a huge part of the narrative,” Raphael Parens, a fellow in the Foreign Policy Research Institute’s Eurasia Program who has long researched Prigozhin and Wagner, told The Intercept. He added that influencing public discourse is one of Wagner’s “top tools.”P...

Putin y Prigozhin rompen el silencio tras la rebelión que sume a Rusia en la incertidumbre

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:50 GMT

(CNN) — El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, y el jefe de Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, rompieron su silencio tras la breve y caótica insurrección del grupo mercenario este fin de semana, que sumió al país en la incertidumbre. Una serie de hechos que Putin describió como “traición” al país.Última hora y noticias en vivo de la guerra de Rusia en UcraniaEn un breve discurso a la nación, Putin dijo que los combatientes de Wagner tomaron la “decisión correcta” al detener su avance, y añadió que la “rebelión armada habría sido reprimida de todos modos”.Esas fuerzas tendrían ahora la oportunidad de firmar un contrato con el Ministerio de Defensa de Rusia “u otras agencias de seguridad, o de regresar con su familia y amigos”, dijo. Añadió que los combatientes también podrían optar por ir a Belarús, adonde se espera que vaya Prigozhin tras un acuerdo aparentemente mediado por el presidente de ese país, Alexander Lukashenko.ANÁLISIS | ¿Có...

Memphis Grizzlies exercise option on Xavier Tillman Sr.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:50 GMT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies have exercised their contract option on Xavier Tillman Sr. for next season, the team announced Monday.The 24-year-old forward/center has averaged 6.2 points and 4.2 rebounds over 173 games in three seasons with Memphis. He averaged 7.0 points and 5.0 rebounds, both career bests, last season.Tillman was a second-round pick out of Michigan State in 2020.___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Kingston Heath to get next Presidents Cup in Australia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:50 GMT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Presidents Cup is headed Down Under for the fourth time, this time to Kingston Heath for the 2028 matches.Kingston Heath is among the more popular golf courses on the fabled sand belt in Melbourne that has hosted several events, none more highly charged than Tiger Woods winning the Australian Masters in 2009. The tournament attracted some 25,000 fans each day.Gary Player won the Australian Open there in 1970, while Karrie Webb won at Kingston Heath in the 2008 Women’s Australian Open. It most recently hosted the Australian Open last December for both men and women, a championship in which half the field played at nearby Victoria.The PGA Tour announced the deal Tuesday morning in Australia. It is part of a commitment with Visit Victoria to bring the Presidents Cup to Melbourne in 2028 and 2040.Royal Melbourne hosted the Presidents Cup the previous three times. It was the site of the International team’s only victory in 1998, with the Americ...

Club Q shooting victim after sentencing: 'It’s a weight off my shoulders'

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:50 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KDVR) -- Emotions ran high in the arraignment Monday of the Club Q shooter in Colorado Springs.Many of the victims' families and survivors gave victim impact statements.Anderson Aldrich will never leave prison after they were sentenced to five life sentences without the possibility of parole for the murder charges, as well as an additional 2,208 years for attempted murder.Survivor Michael Anderson was bartending the night of the shooting and gave a victim impact statement Monday. Judge sentences Club Q shooter with 5 life terms “My initial reaction, it’s a weight off my shoulders. A huge sigh of relief to know that we can get justice and it won’t take years and a jury trial and going on the witness stand and reliving this for years to come,” Anderson said.A plea agreement was reached before Monday’s hearing.After pleading guilty, family members of those who were killed talked about the impact the murder had on their lives.The mother and father of Daniel A...

'Coach Prime' recovering from blood clot surgery

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- University of Colorado football coach Deion Sanders is recovering Monday after surgery for blood clots in his legs.Sanders, also known as "Coach Prime" posted a video to Instagram after his surgery at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital. "I had a big blood clot in my thigh that they got out and I had some below my knee they got out. Then I've got one in the right leg that they're going to get soon," he said in the social media video post. Sanders has a history of blood clotting issues and had two toes amputated in 2021 while at Jackson State University. Deion Sanders scheduled for emergency surgery He explained on social media before the surgery that doctors want to operate on some of the remaining toes. The surgery was to "try to get those clots so I can have proper blood flow to the leg so they can fix the toes."Dr. Marcus Kret is a vascular surgeon at Colorado Cardiovascular Surgical Associates with no connection to Sanders."I can't say exactly what's goin...

New open-air destination ‘Regatta Grove’ offers elite food and beverage with waterfront view in Coconut Grove

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:50 GMT

Big pharma wants you to think you need their prescription meds.The reality is, you might just need a dose of ‘Regatta Grove’ and the only side effects are awesome!Waterfront views and a chill setting, that’s what you’ll find at Regatta Grove.Emi Guerra: “The vibe here actually is for everyone, we do have family friendly environment during the day, at night strictly 21 and over.”With over 42,000 square feet to roam, this coconut grove hot spot has something for everyone with its laid-back, tropical vibe.Ty Cruz: “The music is great, love being outside, the views of the water are really nice.”Emi Guerra: “The place is quite big, so we have different areas for you to either relax and enjoy the view and the ocean breeze or we have the inside that the energy turns up a little bit.”Emi Guerra: “We have five different outlets that they really show us some pretty cool comfort foods.”Foods like burgers,seafood and pizza....

Jason Mraz makes a comeback with new album ‘Mystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:50 GMT

He hasn’t recorded new music in three years, but Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Jason Mraz is back.His eighth album features a new sound and vibe, inspired by someone very close to his heart.Jason Mraz singing: “My kind of magic. It’s automatic.”Jason Mraz returns to his pop roots with his new album, “Mystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride.”Jason Mraz singing: “I hear mystical, magical, rhythmical, radical ride, I think of life, so, to think that life is a mystical, magical, rhythmical radical ride is, Makes me want to enjoy the ride and live gratefully and live present and aware and awake.”Jason Mraz singing: “If you need fire, I am your match.”When it came to figuring out what songs to put on his project, the two-time Grammy winner hit up his mom for some advice.Because we all know mother knows best.Jason Mraz: “I was sharing songs with my mom last year and they were, you know, acoustic-driven and she heard what...

Police make arrest in connection with Newton triple murder

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:50 GMT

Police have made an arrest in connection with the deaths of three elderly people in Newton over the weekend, Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan announced Monday.Ryan said 41-year-old Christopher Ferguson of Newton was taken into custody Monday afternoon on multiple charges including murder.There was no established connection between Ferguson and the people who were killed, Ryan said. Authorities previously responded on Sunday morning around 10 a.m. after Ryan said a friend found the victims inside a home on Broadway Street.Ryan said the victims were pronounced dead at the scene. A day later, Ryan said evidence gathered at the crime scene led them to Ferguson. An email circulated by the victims’ parish on Monday identified the three as Jill and Bruno D’Amore and Lucia Arpino, the mother of Jill D’Amore.Their pastor, Father Dan Riley, said Jill and Bruno had been scheduled to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary and renew their vows on the morning their ...