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Man’s death after fire at Oakland homeless camp being investigated as a homicide

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:31 GMT

OAKLAND — The April death of a 76-year-old man, less than a week after a portable toilet he was using at a West Oakland homeless camp was deliberately set on fire, is being investigated as a homicide, authorities said.Paul A. Jones died April 21 at a San Francisco hospital, where he was being treated for severe burns to 42 percent of his lower body, authorities said.He was brought to the hospital April 15 after he was severely burned in a portable toilet at the camp in the 600 block of Sycamore Street. Authorities said he told medical personnel he had been using the toilet when someone set it on fire.Based on his injuries, what he told hospital personnel and an autopsy, Jones’ death was classified as a homicide on May 31, authorities said.Police said Jones lived a few blocks away from the camp, but was there looking for someone when he had to use the toilet.investigators were still trying to pinpoint a suspect and motive in the killing. No arrests have been announced.Pol...

‘I was told what to say’: Woman claims Oakland police officer fed her testimony

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:31 GMT

OAKLAND — Aisha Weber testified Friday that she can’t remember every time Oakland police Officer Phong Tran slipped her a couple hundred dollars in cash over the years.But she said one payday remains crystal clear: A $5,000 cash gift from Tran barely 30 minutes after she finished testifying in a murder trial – one she knew nothing about, except the carefully-planted lines that Tran fed her beforehand.The allegation – which elicited a whistle in a courtroom gallery – highlighted testimony Friday morning in a key evidentiary hearing for Tran, who is accused of bribing a witness to falsely testify, and then later lying about it at trial.Tran, 45, faces five felony charges, including two counts of perjury, as well as charges of bribery of a witness, attempted bribery of a witness and subornation of perjury under oath. Prosecutors suspect those crimes happened from 2012 through 2016. In addition, prosecutors suspect he “threatened witnesses” and “unlawfully prevented or dissuaded w...

Doctors tell NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders he may need to have foot amputated: “I only have eight toes.”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:31 GMT

Deion Sanders may have to have his left foot amputated, according to University of Colorado doctors.The doctors delivered the news to Sanders in a meeting uploaded onto the Colorado head football coach’s YouTube channel Thee Pregame Show earlier this week.Amputation is a possibility due to blood flow issues in Sanders’ foot, according to his medical team. He has struggled with blood flow in his left foot and previously had two toes amputated in 2021. He also referenced not having feeling on the bottom of his foot and is aware of the risks involved.“I know what the risks are, I only have eight toes,” Sanders said to his medical team. “So I am pretty sure I understand.”Dr. Donald Jacobs, a vascular surgeon, said Sanders “could lose the foot” as part of the risk in fixing the pain in Sanders left foot.Full video below:Want more sports news? Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver’s teams.

Tupac Shakur figure returns to San Francisco wax museum

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:31 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- In celebration of what would have been Tupac Shakur’s 52nd birthday, Madame Tussauds announced Friday that his wax figure has returned to its San Francisco museum.Tupac’s figure was one of the first rolled out when Madame Tussauds opened its San Francisco location 2014. The figure was later loaned to Madame Tussauds' Hollywood wax museum to be featured in the 1990’s exhibit. The legendary rapper's figure has been retouched throughout the years to preserve its incredible likeness. It was created by studio artists who worked meticulously for six months to capture the rapper's features. His figure is bare-chested and emblazoned with all the late rapper’s infamous tattoos. A wax figure of Tupac Shakur is seen in a San Francisco museum. (Image courtesy Madame Tussauds) Tupac was a trailblazer in 1990's hip-hop music and his lyrics included many odes the San Francisco Bay Area.Friday was officially "Tupac Shakur Day" in the City of Oakland. Shakur once claime...

Kane extends England scoring record as Malta routed in Euro 2024 qualifying

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:31 GMT

TA’ QALI, Malta (AP) — Harry Kane scored a record-extending 56th goal for England as they routed Malta 4-0 in European Championship qualifying on Friday. The striker became England’s outright leading scorer in March when he surpassed Wayne Rooney’s total of 53, struck his 50th in competitive games and Gareth Southgate’s team maintained its 100% start to Euro 2024 qualifying. Kane scored from the penalty spot in the 31st minute to give England a 3-0 halftime lead at Ta’ Qali National Stadium after Ferdinando Apap’s own goal and a stunning strike from Trent Alexander-Arnold.Callum Wilson slotted the second penalty of the game to round off the scoring. England has won its opening three games in Group C, which also contains defending European champion Italy. England was always expected to win comfortably against a team ranked 172nd in the world and was on course for victory from as early as the eighth minute when Ferdinando Apap put the ball into his ...

Giroud and Mbappé core as France beats Gibraltar 3-0 in Euro qualifying

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:31 GMT

FARO, Portugal (AP) — Strikers Olivier Giroud and Kylian Mbappé were on target as France won at Gibraltar 3-0 to maintain its perfect start to European Championship qualifying on Friday.Giroud headed home after just three minutes from right winger Kingsley Coman’s cross to notch a record-extending 54th goal for World Cup runner-up France. After forward Antoine Griezmann went close with a low shot, Mbappé slotted in a penalty in first-half injury time to make it 2-0 at the 30,000-capacity Estádio Algarve in Faro, and reach 39 goals for Les Bleus.It put Mbappé just two behind fellow great Michel Platini, who is fourth on France’s all-time scoring list.A second-half own goal from Gibraltar made it 3-0.France hosts Greece, running second in Group B, at Stade de France on Monday.Greece beat Ireland 2-1 at home on Friday.___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Jayland Walker’s family sues officers and city, alleging excessive force

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:31 GMT

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — The eight police officers who shot Jayland Walker last summer used excessive force when they fired 94 bullets at him during a foot chase and participated in a “culture of violence and racism” within Akron’s police department, according to a lawsuit filed in Ohio federal court Friday. Months after a grand jury declined to indict the unnamed officers in the death of Walker, a 25-year-old Black man, his family is seeking at least $45 million in damages from the officers, the city of Akron and city officials, according to a press release.“Jayland Walker’s death has been mischaracterized as his fault,” Bobby DiCello, an attorney for the Walker family, said in a press conference Friday. He called that mischaracterization “repugnant.”During a routine traffic stop on June 27, 2022, police officers fatally shot Walker after he fired a single bullet from his vehicle, then ran from the officers, according to a state investigation. He left the gun in his still-mov...

Hombre se habría hecho pasar por agente de ICE para abusar de una mujer en Prince George’s

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:31 GMT

Las autoridades acusaron a un hombre que se habría hecho pasar por un agente del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE, en inglés) y al parecer abusó sexualmente de una mujer en el condado Prince George’s. Víctor Antonio Reed de 26 años y residente de DC supuestamente le mostró una placa a su víctima mientras esta caminaba por el estacionamiento de un centro comercial en Oxon Hill y le dijo que la iban a deportar si no hacía lo que le estaba pidiendo.“Ella accedió y cuando está dentro del vehículo, él abusó sexualmente de ella”, indicó el capitán Saúl Serpas, de la policía de Prince George’s.Según los documentos de imputación de cargos obtenidos por Telemundo 44, Reed la intimidó con un arma de fuego, videos de personas siendo detenidas e incluso le exigió dinero.Luego de que el hombre supuestamente abusó de la mujer, esta pudo salir del vehículo y llamar a las autoridades.Reed fue detenido en Takoma Park y enfrenta once cargos crimina...

Germany hails EU deal on renewable energy raising target for 2030 to 45%

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:31 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s economy minister welcomed a deal Friday among European Union countries to increase by more than a third the bloc’s renewable energy target for 2030.Representatives of the 27 member states approved a package raising the current goal of 32% to 45% by 2030. About 22% of the EU’s total energy consumption came from renewables in 2021, meaning the new target will double the amount in less than a decade.The deal includes a number of exceptions to cover the interests of various member states, including specific clauses on hydrogen production. “The new European rules will trigger an investment boom for renewables and make it legally binding,” said Economy Minister Robert Habeck, whose portfolio includes energy and climate.Russia’s war in Ukraine has accelerated the EU’s green transition. The bloc reduced its dependency on Russian fossil fuels and increased its renewable energy use over the past year.Under the new rules, countries that fail to add eno...

Muere Daniel Ellsberg, el denunciante que filtró los Papeles del Pentágono

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:31 GMT

NUEVA YORK— Daniel Ellsberg, el denunciante histórico que al filtrar los Documentos del Pentágono reveló dudas y engaños del gobierno sobre la guerra de Vietnam durante mucho tiempo e inspiró actos de represalia por parte del presidente Richard Nixon que ayudaron a conducir a su renuncia y a una histórico fallo de la Corte Suprema sobre la Primera Enmienda, ha muerto. Tenía 92 años.Ellsberg, quien en febrero anunció que tenía una enfermedad terminal de cáncer de páncreas, murió el viernes por la mañana, según una carta de su familia publicada por una vocera, Julia Pacetti.Hasta principios de la década de 1970, cuando reveló que él era la fuente de los sorprendentes informes de los medios sobre el estudio del Departamento de Defensa de 47 volúmenes y 7,000 páginas sobre el papel de Estados Unidos en Indochina, Ellsberg era un miembro bien ubicado de la élite militar y gubernamental. Se graduó de Harvard y se autodefinió como un “guerrero frío” que se desempeñó como consul...