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House passes a ban on trans athletes on women’s, girls teams

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:10 GMT

By Kevin Freking | Associated PressWASHINGTON — Transgender athletes whose biological sex assigned at birth was male would be barred from competing on girls or women’s sports teams at federally supported schools and colleges under legislation pushed through Thursday by House Republicans checking off another high-profile item on their social agenda.The bill approved by a 219-203 party-line vote is unlikely to advance further because the Democratic-led Senate will not support it and the White House said President Joe Biden would veto it.Supporters said the legislation, which would put violators at risk of losing taxpayer dollars, is necessary to ensure competitive fairness. They framed the vote as supporting female athletes disadvantaged by having to compete against those whose gender identify does not match their sex assigned at birth.Opponents criticized the bill as ostracizing an already vulnerable group merely for political gain.The House action comes as at least 20 other st...

San Jose: Motorcyclist killed in collision Wednesday afternoon

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:10 GMT

By Bay City NewsA motorcyclist died after colliding with a SUV in San Jose on Wednesday afternoon, according to police.The crash was reported shortly after 4:15 p.m. in the area of North 11th and Mission streets.Officers responded and determined a man riding a 2018 Harley-Davidson motorcycle north on North 11th Street struck a 2020 Ford SUV driven by a woman west on Mission Street, San Jose police said.The motorcyclist was ejected from his bike in the collision and suffered life-threatening injuries. He was taken to a hospital and succumbed to his injuries there. The man’s name was not immediately available from the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner’s Office as of Thursday.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | On duty BART employee arrested in fatal hit-and-run crash Crashes and Disasters | Divers find 25 vehicles in Delta slough, one with missing man’s body Crashes and Disasters | Teen killed, 3 hurt when stabbing suspect crashed...

With Earth Day coming, here’s a quick quiz on our planet

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:10 GMT

Earth Day began in 1970 and takes place on April 22 every year.Here are 10 questions to test your knowledge of the planet.1. A day on Earth is 24 hours but it always hasn’t been that way. Are the days getting longer or shorter?Answer: Longer. According to NASA, the length of Earth’s day is increasing. When Earth was formed 4.6 billion years ago, its day would have been roughly six hours long. By 620 million years ago, this had increased to 21.9 hours. Today, the average day is 24 hours long, but is increasing by about 1.7 milliseconds every century.The reason? The moon is slowing down Earth’s rotation through the tides that it helps create.2. What country has the driest place on Earth?A) U.S.B) Saudi ArabiaC) ChileAnswer C: The driest place in the world — the Atacama Desert in northern Chile — is next to the biggest body of water — the Pacific Ocean. Average annual rainfall in Arica, Chile, is just 0.03 inches. It is believed that Atacama’s Calama city saw no rain for 400 years unti...

Stagecoach 2023: Everything you need to know about the country music fest

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:10 GMT

The Stagecoach Country Music Festival is going to look a little different at the Empire Polo Club in Indio when it returns following both weekends of its big sister event, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, on April 28-30.Stagecoach fans will notice that the layout has been shifted and there’s a new home for the Mane Stage and restaurateur and TV personality Guy Fieri’s Stagecoach Smokehouse.“We had to move it to a new location just because his cooking demonstrations and even when he’s just barbecuing with his buddies and giving people samples, it’s been so popular and Guy is having so much fun with it, we decided to go bigger,” Stagecoach talent buyer Stacy Vee said during a recent phone interview. The new location is where the Indio Central Market is for Coachella.EDM artist Diplo is curating the Honky Tonk Dance Hall at the 2023 Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on April 28-30. He’ll be bringing in some of his famous friends including Dillon Francis, Los...

Departures of Pac-12 executives give Kliavkoff the chance to cut salary costs as the Comcast hammer looms

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:10 GMT

Deputy commissioner Jaime Zaninovich became the third executive to depart the Pac-12 this year — but the first to leave voluntarily — when his move to the private sector was revealed last week.In January, the conference terminated the employment of chief financial officer Brent Willman and Pac-12 Networks president Mark Shuken for their roles in the Comcast overpayment scandal.All told, four high-compensated executives have left the conference since George Kliavkoff became commissioner in the summer of 2021, while two others departed in the final stage of Larry Scott’s tenure.Put another way: Kliavkoff has a chance to significantly cut salary costs at the conference office precisely when the schools need it most because of gross mismanagement … at the conference office.The overpayments made by Comcast, which were known to Shuken, Willman and possibly Scott — his role in the scandal remains unclear — are expected to result in the media company with...

'RIP Oakland A's': Fans react to news of A's leaving for Vegas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:10 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- On Thursday morning Oakland A's fans awoke to the news they hoped they'd never hear; the team which has been an integral part of the Bay Area sports fabric since 1968 had secured land for a stadium in Las Vegas. After years of will they or won't they speculation about the team's future, including the proposal of a new multi-billion dollar waterfront ballpark complex in the Port of Oakland, the A's are officially bound for Vegas. Oakland Roots Soccer Club submit stadium bid for lot adjacent to Coliseum Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao said she was "disappointed" at the decision and accused the team of having not negotiated in good faith. Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunato Bass said "the A's are not committed to Oakland," and that "it's time to move on."On social media, fan reaction ranged from sadness to anger."I will seriously miss the Oakland Athletics," wrote Instagram user alexghez26. "Thank you Athletics players for all the wonderful years. RIP Oakl...

San Jose math tutor arrested for child porn possession

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:10 GMT

(KRON) -- An employee of a San Jose math tutoring center for children was arrested on child pornography charges, police said Thursday. Deoel Credo Noveno, 30, works as a center director for Mathnasium in south San Jose, according to the San Jose Police Department.An investigation into Noveno was launched by detectives with the Silicon Valley Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Noveno used the usernames "Zanrath#6659" and "Leothe9th1" on social media while possessing and distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material, SJPD Officer Steve Aponte said. During the course of the investigation, it was determined that Noveno tutored and had access to young children at Mathnasium, Aponte said. On April 11, detectives arrested Noveno and served a search warrant at his residence in San Jose. He was later booked at the Santa Clara County Main Jail.Anyone with information regarding this incident, or any other similar incidents, are urged to call Detective Camarillo of the San Jose PD's ICAC/C...

DA: Robbers who targeted rich Asians in Palo Alto charged with hate crimes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:10 GMT

(KRON) -- Three men allegedly involved in an armed robbery spree targeting Asian victims in Palo Alto and Milpitas have been charged with hate crimes, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office. The three suspects; Tevita Lauti Fefita, 21, of Oakland, Curtis Eddie Charles Freeman, 19, of Stockton, and Siahola Jlan Tupouata, 18, of Oakland, all face robbery charges with hate crime enhancements, according to the DA.If convicted, the suspects face prison time. Civil rights attorney John Burris to file federal lawsuit against City of Antioch In one case cited by the DA, the men held a gun to the head of a man parked in his garage. His wife was standing outside the car at the time and two young children were seated in the car, the DA said.Evidence shows that the suspects targeted Asian victims because of their perceived wealth, the DA also said."Those who prey on Asian people should know that both my office and our county are proudly diverse and united against hatre...

Police Shot Atlanta Cop City Protester 57 Times, Autopsy Finds

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:10 GMT

Family members of Manuel “Tortuguita” Terán embrace during a news conference in Decatur, Ga., on March 13, 2023.Photo: Alex Slitz/APWhen 26-year-old Manuel “Tortuguita” Terán was shot dead by police during a brutal, multi-agency raid on the Defend Atlanta Forest, Stop Cop City encampment in January, the activist’s friends felt certain of two things: Tortuguita was murdered, and whatever narrative the police offered would be a lie.Like clockwork, police officials claimed that Tortuguita shot first and hit a state trooper. In body camera footage that was later released — after police said none would be — one officer said that the cop had been shot by his fellow police. (Authorities dismissed the footage as speculation and said evidence did not support the remarks.) A previous, independent autopsy ordered by Tortuguita’s family found that the activist’s hands were raised when they were shot.Then, on Wednesday night, DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s Office released its official autopsy ...

Tesla’s price cuts drag share prices sharply lower

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:10 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Tesla shares fell sharply Thursday as the company felt the sting of numerous price cuts it made across its model lineup this year in hopes of energizing sales.Tesla is shaving thousands of dollars off the price of its cars as American consumers pull back spending on big ticket items, anxious over elevated inflation and a pair of U.S. banks that collapsed during Tesla’s first quarter.Tesla’s sales did climb during the quarter, but the amount of money generated per sale fell on price cuts, and first-quarter profit slumped 24%, the company said late Wednesday.Shares of Tesla Inc. tumbled more than 10% after dropping 2% on Wednesday. Shares were trading at $162.18, the lowest point since late January. Shares have rallied all year after a significant sell-off in 2022. TDCowen analyst Jeffrey Osborne said he’s “concerned” about Tesla’s strategy of selling as many vehicles as possible at lower profit margins and counting on revenue generated later from “Full Self...