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Senate Dems work to circumvent Tuberville’s military blockade

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:32 GMT

By Mary Clare Jalonick and Lolita Baldor | Associated PressWASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are trying a new workaround to confirm hundreds of military officers blocked by Sen. Tommy Tuberville, ten months after the Alabama Republican first said he would object to the nominations over a Pentagon abortion policy.Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on the Senate floor Wednesday that the Senate will consider a resolution in the near future that would allow the quick confirmation of the nearly 400 officers up for promotion or nominated for another senior job. The Senate is currently at a stalemate on the nominations because Tuberville is objecting to the routine process of confirming the nominations all at once by unanimous consent, and voting on them individually could monopolize weeks or months of the Senate’s time.Schumer separately moved to hold votes as soon as this week on three top Pentagon officers affected by the holds — Adm. Lisa Franchetti to be the chief of naval op...

Bay FC: NWSL sets date, rules for expansion draft

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:32 GMT

Bay FC will construct a large portion of its initial roster next month when the NWSL holds its expansion draft for the two teams entering the league in the 2024 season.The draft — convened virtually — will be held Dec. 15 as Bay FC and fellow expansion team Utah Royals FC will have their pick of current NWSL players from other teams, with restrictions. Bay FC will have the first pick, and both expansion teams will be able to add up to 12 players in the draft, as outlined in the rules released Wednesday by the NWSL.Each of the league’s existing 12 teams will be allowed to protect nine players on their existing roster from being drafted by either of the new clubs. After a team has lost a player in the draft, it will be able to protect one additional player from its roster, and no team will lose more than two unprotected players.Unsigned free agents — restricted or not — and players under the age of 18 are not within the pool of players eligible to be draf...

No criminal charges for Anaheim police who killed man holding a water bottle, not a gun

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:32 GMT

The four police officers who fatally shot an unarmed man after a long standoff on a Santa Ana street will face no criminal charges because the use of force was justified, the state’s Department of Justice said Wednesday in releasing a report on the incident.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | DA Pamela Price seeks removal of ‘overly zealous’ lawyer from San Leandro officer’s manslaughter case Crime and Public Safety | Pregnant mom and 8-year-old son detained at gunpoint by Northern California police in ‘mistaken identity’ stop Crime and Public Safety | Leaked video shows Antioch cops fire dozens of shots at man as he runs away Crime and Public Safety | Pulled over by the cops for speeding? A Stanford grad created an app for that Crime and Public Safety | San Jose leaders defend police following investigation on use of force against mentally impaired people Brandon Lopez, 34,...

SF-based Splunk to lay off 7% of workforce after being acquired by Cisco

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:32 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco-based cybersecurity firm Splunk announced Wednesday that it will lay off 7% of its workers. The announcement comes on the heels of a recent $28 billion acquisition of the company by Cisco.In a letter to Splunk employees, who he refers to as "Splunkers," Splunk CEO Gary Steel said the layoffs were "not a result of our agreement with Cisco," but rather, "the continuation of important initiatives" undertaken across the company "for more than a year.""As we work to finish FY24 and look ahead, we are taking this proactive and strategic step that further aligns our workforce to better enable Splunkers to meet the needs of our customers and partners, while remaining sustainable and cost effective," Steele wrote in the letter, which was posted as part of a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Felon arrested in San Rafael with loaded Glock, ounce of narcotics The layoffs affect about 560 "Splunkers," according to Forbes. Founded in 2003, Splunk h...

1 killed in Bay Point Halloween shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:32 GMT

(KRON) -- One person was fatally shot Tuesday night at a home in Bay Point, the Contra Costa County Coroner confirmed. The shooting occurred at a home on Island View Court in the Shores Acres neighborhood, according to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. Fire breaks out on 3 boats at Oyster Cove Marina in South SF, 1 person injured One person was confirmed dead, and another man showed up at the fire station with gunshot wounds. No details on the ages of the victim were provided. Officials released no details on the identity of the person who was shot and killed.A neighbor reported hearing between 30 and 40 shots.Deputies with the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office are investigating the incident.

Woman fatally stabbed in San Francisco's Tenderloin

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:32 GMT

(BCN) -- A woman was fatally stabbed in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood earlier this week, police said Wednesday.The stabbing was reported at 7:18 p.m. Monday in the 300 block of Leavenworth Street.Paramedics found the victim with stab wounds and took her to a hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries, according to San Francisco police. Her name was not immediately available.Police have not made an arrest in the case or released any possible suspect details. Anyone with information about the fatal stabbing is asked to call the SFPD tip line at (415) 575-4444 or to send a tip by text message to TIP411 with "SFPD" at the start of the message.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Indiana high court finds state residents entitled to jury trial in government confiscation cases

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:32 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana residents are entitled to a trial by jury when the government seeks to confiscate their money or property through the civil forfeiture process, the state’s high court ruled.In a 5-0 decision Tuesday, the Indiana Supreme Court found that the history of civil forfeiture proceedings, from medieval England to Indiana statehood, weighs in favor of letting a jury decide whether property allegedly associated with a crime should be seized by the state, The Times of Northwest Indiana reported.“We hold that a claimant in an action brought under Indiana’s civil forfeiture statute has a constitutional right to trial by jury,” Justice Christopher Goff wrote on behalf of the court.Tuesday’s ruling also establishes a new test for the jury-trial right contained in Article I, Section 20 of the Indiana Constitution. The decision stems from a case involving Alucious Kizer, who was convicted in December 2022 of three counts of drug dealing and sentenced to a total of 2...

Fantasy plays: Players to start and sit for NFL Week 9

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:32 GMT

Week 9 ushers in another round of byes with the Broncos, Lions, 49ers, and Jaguars all off this week.Off the top of my head, that means we’re missing at least two starting quarterbacks, four running backs, three tight ends, and as many as seven wide receivers.Yikes.Add in the multitude of quarterback injuries that happened last week and fantasy lineups are looking pretty grim in Week 9.But don’t worry, this piece has you covered.Every week I’ll be listing out every fantasy-relevant player, sorted by position and bucketed into tiers with the higher-tiered players deemed more start-worthy. For specific start/sit advice between two players in the same tier, refer to numberFire ’s projection model.These tiers are meant to reflect your typical 12-team, half-PPR scoring formats with only one starting quarterback — though the general rankings can be loosely applied to most formats.Any player not listed can be assumed sit-worthy in most leagues.All betting references refer to the NFL odds a...

Collapse of Kentucky plant being demolished at abandoned mine leaves 1 worker dead, another trapped

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:32 GMT

INEZ, Ky. (AP) — One man has died after he and a coworker were trapped beneath tons of concrete and steel when an 11-story building being demolished collapsed at an abandoned eastern Kentucky mine’s coal preparation plant.The building at Martin Mine Prep Plant in Martin County collapsed around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Teams used cameras, listening devices and search dogs to try to rescue the men, but Gov. Andy Beshear announced Wednesday that one of the men had died.“It’s a terrible day for us. We’ve seen tragedies like this before associated of course with the industries that we’re involved in. So it’s not foreign to us, but it’s still a terrible day any time we see a tragedy,” Martin County Judge Executive Lon Lafferty said during an afternoon news conference at the scene.Lafferty said the workers were working to demolish the building at the abandoned mine site on Wolf Creek when the collapse occurred. He said the workers were trapped under a “tremendous pile of rubble.” Mar...

Firefighters battling to contain Southern California wildfire though many homes remain threatened

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:32 GMT

AGUANGA, Calif. (AP) — More than 1,200 firefighters are attacking a big Southern California wildfire, and fire officials said Wednesday they’ve made inroads in containing the flames though many homes remain threatened.The size of the Highland Fire remained unchanged at just under 4 square miles (10 square kilometers) after minimal overnight activity but containment grew to 15%, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said in a statement.One firefighter was reported injured as crews tackled the fire, aided by air tankers and helicopters.Gusty, dry Santa Ana winds were blowing Monday when the fire erupted near rural Aguanga in Riverside County about 53 miles (85 kilometers) north of San Diego. Evacuation orders were issued for 4,000 residents as flames spread rapidly in the brush-covered hill country.As of Wednesday morning, Cal Fire tallied seven structures destroyed, six damaged and 2,356 threatened. At least two of those were homes destroyed by the flames, r...