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Mayor blames racist texts on police department culture, calls for audit

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:19:21 GMT

Following a Contra Costa County judge’s release of the names of 17 Antioch police officers who allegedly made racist or homophobic texts, Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe has blamed the department’s culture and is calling for an independent audit.“There are no words to express my profound disappointment given that one of the named officers serves as president of the Antioch Police Union,” the mayor said in a Facebook video statement on Saturday. “While Antioch has worked hard to become one of the Bay Area’s most racially diverse cities, this will undoubtedly leave an embarrassing stain on our community.”Thorpe, a longtime police reform advocate, added that the “culture is the problem and has long been a huge legal and financial liability for the city, which is on full display today.”He said the department’s culture requires further exploration and questioned how “all of this alleged misconduct could go on without anyone on the command staff noticing.”The mayor then called for an independe...

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Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:19:21 GMT

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Pentagon: Leaked Ukraine documents a ‘serious’ risk to security

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:19:21 GMT

By Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor | Associated PressWASHINGTON — The online leaks of scores of highly classified documents about the Ukraine war present a “very serious” risk to national security, and senior leaders are quickly taking steps to mitigate the damage, a top Pentagon spokesman said Monday. And as the public airing of the data sends shockwaves across the U.S. government, the White House said there are concerns there could be additional leaks.Chris Meagher, assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs, told reporters that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin first became aware on Thursday that a number of classified briefing slides detailing the U.S. military efforts in the Ukraine war and intelligence involving other nations were leaked.In the days since, Austin has reached out to allies, held daily meetings to assess the damage and set up a group not only to assess the scope of the information lost but review who has access to those briefings. The depar...

Charges filed against mother of child who shot teacher

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:19:21 GMT

By Ben Finley and Dense Lavoie | Associated PressNEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A grand jury in Virginia has indicted the mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher on charges of child neglect and failing to secure her handgun in the family’s home, a prosecutor said Monday.A grand jury sitting in Newport News charged the boy’s 25-year-old mother with felony child neglect and a misdemeanor charge of endangering a child by reckless storage of a firearm, Commonwealth’s Attorney Howard Gwynn said in a news release.The Associated Press isn’t naming the mother to shield the identity of her son.The boy shot first-grade teacher Abby Zwerner on Jan. 6 inside her classroom at Richneck Elementary School. Police said the boy’s mother legally purchased the gun. Her attorney, James Ellenson, has said the gun was secured on a top shelf in her closet and had a trigger lock.Ellenson said Monday that his client plans to turn herself in later this week. He did not comment on th...

Review: How ‘Have a Nice Death’ stands out from the rogue-lite crowd

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:19:21 GMT

It’s hard to stand out as a rogue-lite. The genre has grown in popularity in recent years because of the success of instant classics such as “Spelunky” and “Hades.” These games built a reputation on their difficulty and they balanced that out with their addictive and deep gameplay.Similar to the original rogue-lites, these games force players to run through procedurally generated dungeons, but the catch is that players only have one life to reach the end. If they die, they have to start over. It’s a brutal game design, but rogue-lites mitigate the challenge by letting players carry over at least one element from their run.WELCOME TO DEATH INC.“Have a Nice Death” fits that bill. The new title from Magic Design Studios is a side-scrolling adventure, which puts players in the shoes of the Grim Reaper. He’s been so successful at taking peoples’ souls and helping them leave their mortal coil that he essentially built a global co...

Mid-Market Whole Foods location closing -- just one year after opening

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:19:21 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The Whole Foods Market location in downtown San Francisco is set to close at the end of business Monday, just a year or so after opening in March of 2022, KRON4 has confirmed. Employees at the store will be transferred to other locations nearby."To ensure the safety of our Team Members, we have made the difficult decision to close the Trinity store for the time being," said a Whole Foods Market spokesperson. "All team members will be transferred to one of our nearby locations." Wood Street encampment evictions set to begin today in Oakland The grocery store, one of the largest in San Francisco, opened on March 10, 2022. At the time, the grocery store chain, which is owned by Amazon, called Mid-Market location San Francisco's "flagship store." "The store's design nods to classic San Francisco with inspiration from the former Crystal Palace Market, the modern, industrial feel of the Tenderloin district and the iconic colors of the Golden Gate Bridge," read pa...

Park officials list best 'super bloom' hot spots in South Bay

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:19:21 GMT

(KRON) -- Santa Clara County Parks officials said an "extraordinary" display of wildflowers are expected to bloom this spring thanks to the Bay Area's unusually wet winter. Parks officials wrote Monday, "The explosion of flowers, known colloquially to some as a 'super bloom,' is expected to be in full swing once a prolonged period of sunshine and warm weather occurs. It is expected to last through May."Parks director Don Rocha said, "It’s been a cold and rainy winter for many in the Bay Area, but our reward will be an awesome array of wildflowers for everyone to enjoy. Our accessible trail system will provide outstanding opportunities for all to view, no matter their skill level. Once the bloom begins, Parks staff will continue to monitor the trails to keep visitors up to date for the best places to view the wildflowers."Visitors can find hot spots for the upcoming wildflower array using the county's ArcGIS system.According to SCCP, some of the best local parks for finding colorful ...

Al Jaffee, longtime Mad magazine cartoonist, dead at 102

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:19:21 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Al Jaffee, Mad magazine’s award-winning cartoonist and ageless wise guy who delighted millions of kids with the sneaky fun of the Fold-In and the snark of “Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions,” has died. He was 102.Jaffee died Monday in Manhattan from multiple organ failure, according to his granddaughter, Fani Thomson. He had retired at the age of 99.Mad magazine, with its wry, sometimes pointed send-ups of politics and culture, was essential reading for teens and preteens during the baby-boom era and inspiration for countless future comedians. Few of the magazine’s self-billed “Usual Gang of Idiots” contributed as much — and as dependably — as the impish, bearded cartoonist. For decades, virtually every issue featured new material by Jaffee. His collected “Fold-Ins,” taking on everyone in his unmistakably broad visual style from the Beatles to TMZ, was enough for a four-volume box set published in 2011.Readers savored his Fold-Ins like ...

Shields to fight Gabriels in Detroit at Little Caesars Arena

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:19:21 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — The Motor City has landed a big punch to get back in the fight game.Claressa Shields will fight Hanna Gabriels for the women’s world middleweight championship on June 3, bringing boxing to Little Caesars Arena for the first time since it opened in 2017.DAZN, which will carry the match live, made the announcement.Shields, who hails from Flint, Michigan, headlines the card that will include up-and-coming fighters from Michigan.“Claressa opening up the building will forever be imbedded in the rich history of Detroit like the Joe Louis fist in downtown,” Shields’ promoter, Dmitriy Salita, said Monday. “This event will transcend sports because of Claressa, what she represents and accomplished as a young girl from one of the most challenged places in the USA, who believed in herself and made a positive choice every day of her life when she was a kid to be a champion.”Gabriels, who is from Costa Rica, became the only opponent to knock Shields down before losing to her in 201...

Hoskins hopeful for potential October return for Phillies

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:19:21 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rhys Hoskins leaned on his left crutch as he helped injured teammate Bryce Harper raise the Phillies’ 2022 National League championship banner. He got a standing ovation as he hobbled to the field two days later to accept his championship ring.Hoskins’ participation in Philadelphia’s opening weekend festivities was about all he could muster as the slugging first baseman recovers from a torn ACL in his left knee.But should the Phillies make another run in October, Hoskins is ready to spike the seven- to nine-month rehab expectation and play in the postseason.“I’m going to do everything in my power to give myself an opportunity that if and when we are playing in late October, I have a chance to contribute to that,” Hoskins said Monday.The 30-year-old Hoskins — playing on a $12 million, one-year contract — spoke to reporters for the first time since he “felt a pop” and was injured in late March while fielding a grounder in a spring training game. Hoskins hit 30 home...