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Armed man detained during RFK Jr.’s Hispanic Heritage event in Los Angeles 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:02 GMT

What was supposed to be a celebration of the start of Hispanic Heritage Month led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was briefly interrupted when an armed gunman attempted to approach him. According to a Facebook post from the 2024 presidential candidate, the man was “spotted and detained” during his speech at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre on Friday evening. ‘Piqui’s Law’ passed after SoCal boy murdered by father in custody battle “The man, wearing two shoulder holsters with loaded pistols and spare ammunition magazines, was carrying a U.S. Marshal badge on a lanyard and beltclip [sic] federal ID,” RFK Jr.’s post said. “He identified himself as a member of my security detail.” An unidentified armed man being detained by LAPD at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Hispanic Heritage Month event on Sept. 15, 2023. (Facebook/Robert F. Kennedy Jr.)Kennedy Jr.’s actual security detail quickly “isolated and detained” the man before LAPD arrived to make the arrest, his Facebook post said. While he ...

Video: Car plows into fire hydrant, causes extensive damage to nearby alleyway, garage

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:02 GMT

A car that collided with a fire hydrant led to two very different events in Corona.Video from the scene, near the intersection of Magnolia Avenue and Neece Street, shows a wrecked green sedan on the sidewalk after plowing over the hydrant.As a result of the collision, the hydrant burst, completely flooding a nearby alley.The crash was also believed to have sparked a garage fire; video footage shows firefighters battling flames in a garage while standing in ankle-deep water. The crash was also believed to have sparked a garage fire; video footage shows firefighters battling flames in a garage while standing in ankle-deep water. (LLN)Video from the scene shows a green sedan that plowed into the hydrant, spilling water into a back alley and completely flooding it. (LLN)Video from the scene shows a green sedan that plowed into the hydrant, spilling water into a back alley and completely flooding it. (LLN)Fire crews were able to put the flames out before they spread to any neighboring st...

Woman killed, man injured in West Oakland shooting Saturday morning

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:02 GMT

OAKLAND — A 34-year-old woman was killed and a 39-year-old man wounded in a shooting early Saturday in West Oakland, authorities said.The name of the woman has not been released. The shooting was reported about 1:26 a.m. in the 1000 block of 12th Street, near Lowell Park.Authorities said the woman was sitting in a parked car and the man was outside the vehicle when someone started shooting toward them. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and the man was transported to a hospital, where his condition was not immediately available.Police said the woman and man knew each other, but investigators are still trying to determine if the people shot were the intended targets. A motive for the shooting has not yet be determined.This is the 90th homicide investigated by Oakland police in 2023. Last year, the city’s 90th homicide did not occur until Sept. 19.Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $15,000 in reward money for information leading to the arrest of the shoot...

As poverty rises nationally, California sees a small dip

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:02 GMT

California bucked a national trend of growing poverty as the state’s rebounding economy and a shrinking population made for a mild improvement in one tally of the financially stressed.California had 5.14 million residents living with incomes below the poverty level during the three years ended in 2022 – down 18,000 in a year, according to the Census Bureau. Nationally, 32.2 million lived in poverty in the timeframe, up 777,000 over 12 months as high inflation pruned household budgets already thinned by diminished pandemic stimulus.My trusty spreadsheet reviewed the bureau’s “supplemental poverty measure” which tracks how many Americans live on incomes below poverty thresholds. This calculation adjusts incomes for government assistance and reflects each state’s cost of living.By this math, California had the most residents in poverty, followed by Texas at 3.3 million, Florida at 2.77 million, New York at 2.32 million and North Carolina at 1.1 million.Pov...

Photos: Bay Area high school football Week 4, 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:02 GMT

San Ramon Valley 35, McClymonds 7See a photo you like? Click Here to see these and more and to purchase high-quality prints or a keepsake photos on mugs, buttons, greeting cards, and more.San Ramon Valley’s John Pau Mendoza(3) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against McClymonds in the second quarter of their game at San Ramon Valley High School in Danville, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) San Ramon Valley’s Mitch Bruno (9) sacks McClymonds quarterback Jacob Wasso (11) in the third quarter of their game at San Ramon Valley High School in Danville, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) San Ramon Valley quarterback Luke Baker (2) throws the ball while being pressured by McClymonds in the second quarter of their game at San Ramon Valley High School in Danville, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) San Ramon Valley’s John Pau Mendoza(3) runs for a...

Mother of two killed by stray bullet while on her couch in Oakland Friday night

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:02 GMT

OAKLAND — A 42-year-old mother of two was killed Friday night when she was struck by a stray bullet while inside her Laurel District home, authorities said.Her name has not yet been released. The shooting was reported around 9:40 p.m., in the 3600 block of 38th Avenue near Masterson Street.Authorities said that the woman was apparently lying on a couch when a dispute erupted outside the home and multiple gunshots were fired, police said. At least one stray bullet entered home.Her husband and two children, who were also nearby in their home Friday, were were not injured.The woman was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead at 10:15 p.m.Police said they were told that the woman grew up the home.Investigators are still trying to determine what caused the dispute outside. No arrests have been made, but numerous shell casings were recovered.The killing was the 89th homicide investigated by Oakland Police this year.Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $15,000 ...

Leading Democrat in Maryland Senate Race Once Blamed Murders On Decriminalized Pot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:02 GMT

Eight months before Maryland voters will cast their ballots in a rare U.S. Senate primary, the bulk of the state’s Democratic machine has already consolidated behind one candidate. Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks emerged as a front-runner shortly after announcing her candidacy, garnering endorsements from major Democratic officials and organizations before her campaign had any issue platforms listed on its website. The race presents a unique opportunity to fill a safely blue seat with a new candidate for the first time in 16 years. If Alsobrooks is successful, she would become Maryland’s first Black senator. While Democrats have embraced Alsobrooks’s historic campaign with enthusiasm, however, her record on criminal justice has largely gone overlooked.During past campaigns for Prince George’s state’s attorney, Alsobrooks positioned herself as staunchly “tough-on-crime.” In addition to pushing the notion that cannabis decriminalization led to drug dealers...

Kuss on verge of victory at Spanish Vuelta. He’ll be 1st American man to win Grand Tour in a decade

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:02 GMT

GUADARRAMA, Spain (AP) — Sepp Kuss is set to become the first American man to win one of cycling’s Grand Tours in a decade after he protected his lead of the Spanish Vuelta on the last competitive day of racing Saturday.Kuss kept his lead over Jumbo-Visma teammate Jonas Vingegaard over the 20th and penultimate stage.Kuss will wear the red leader’s jersey heading into Sunday’s final stage, when cycling custom dictates that title rivals respect the leader’s advantage in the largely ceremonial arrival to Madrid.The last American man to win one of cycling’s three-week races, which in addition to the Vuelta and Tour includes the Giro d’Italia, was 2013 Vuelta winner Chris Horner.Wout Poels won Saturday’s 208-kilometer (129-mile) ride from Manzanares El Real to Guadarrama.___AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/apf-sportsSource

Mangosuthu Buthelezi, a controversial South African political figure, laid to rest

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:02 GMT

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, a controversial South African politician and traditional minister of the Zulu nation, was laid to rest Saturday after dying at the age of 95 this week.President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered a eulogy at Buthelezi’s funeral in Ulundi in the KwaZulu-Natal province, where he had been living, praising him for his work as a lawmaker and commitment to eventually participate in South Africa’s peaceful transition to a democratic state.Mourners including leaders of rival political parties, government officials, the clergy and community members gathered to pay their last respects to a man who continues to divide opinion in South Africa.Buthelezi founded the Inkatha Freedom Party in 1975, which was responsible for some of the worst political violence seen in the country in the 1980s and early 1990s.Although opposed to apartheid — the policy of racial segregation implemented by the white minority government in South Africa before the country’s transi...

Weakening storm Lee bears down on New England and Canada with still-dangerous winds, heavy rains

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:02 GMT

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — Storm Lee toppled trees and cut power to tens of thousands Saturday as it began lashing New England and eastern Canada, threatening hurricane-force winds, dangerous surf and torrential rains as its center spun closer.Severe conditions were predicted across parts of Massachusetts and Maine, and hurricane conditions could hit the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.The storm, still dangerous after being downgraded from hurricane to post-tropical cyclone, was expected to make landfall near or just east of the U.S.-Canada border Saturday afternoon, then turn to the northeast and move across Atlantic Canada on Saturday night and Sunday.In Maine, the nation’s most heavily forested state, the ground was saturated and trees were already weakened by heavy summer rains. There were reports of trees down in eastern Maine, according to Todd Foisy, a National Weather Service meteorologist.“We have a long way to go, and we’re already seeing downed trees and...