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SF mayor proposes temporary solution to 'extreme shortage' of police officers

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:51:03 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco Mayor London Breed has proposed what could be a temporary solution to the San Francisco Police Department's ongoing staffing shortage. On Thursday, the mayor released a proposal calling for an expansion of SFPD's Reserve Police Officer Program in order to expedite an increase in foot patrols across the city.The SFPD Reserve Police Officer Program was introduced in 1942, according to the mayor's office, and was originally called the Police Auxiliary Reserve. The program was introduced to allow the city to be able to call up up to 800 reserve officers to assist in the event of a natural disaster, sabotage or enemy attack. Woman who fell from SF rooftop at Fleet Week Blue Angels party ID’d Reserve officers work a minimum of 20 hours a month, including four hours of mandatory, ongoing training. The mayor's new proposal will require updating administrative code to allow reservists to be compensated and establish new eligibility requirements that ar...

No. 16 Utah plagued with injuries and inefficiency on offense

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:51:03 GMT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Injuries and ineffective play have combined to drain the life from Utah’s offense.The no. 16 Utes (4-1, 1-1 Pac-12) enter Saturday’s game against California ranked last in the Pac-12 in both passing offense (153.8 yards per game) and total offense (297.6 ypg). Major injuries to offensive linemen, running backs, receivers and quarterbacks have rendered Utah’s offense increasingly toothless as the season has progressed.“We’ve looked at it from every single angle. Are we doing something wrong in practice? Are we training wrong in the offseason?” Utes coach Kyle Whittingham said. “It could just be bad luck. It’s an unfortunate situation, but you move on.”Things bottomed out in a 21-7 loss to Oregon State two weeks ago. The Utes totaled 198 yards against the Beavers and averaged only 3.1 yards per play.“You just come to this program and losses kind of feel like the end of the world,” Utah running back Jaylon Glover said. “We have a lot to be happy about. But we’re a...

Idaho officials evacuate town of about 10,000 people after gas line explodes at rural intersection

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:51:03 GMT

MIDDLETON, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials evacuate town of about 10,000 people after gas line explodes at rural intersection.Source

Gap between US income taxes owed and paid is set to keep growing, IRS says

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:51:03 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The amount of tax money owed but not paid to the IRS is set to keep growing, according to projections published by the federal tax collection agency on Thursday.For tax years 2021 and 2020, the latest to receive such IRS estimates, the projected gross “tax gap” soared to $688 billion and $601 billion, respectively. That marks a significant jump compared to years past — with gross tax gap projections standing at $550 billion for 2017-2019 and $496 billion for 2014-2016.One of the IRS’s biggest challenges is making sure that people actually pay their taxes. While agency data shows that the vast majority of Americans pay their taxes voluntarily and on time, hundreds of billions of dollars in unpaid taxes pile up each year — and tax gap estimates keep getting bigger.IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel said that the rising tax gap estimates “underscores the importance” of more compliance efforts. Part of the $80 billion the IRS received from the Biden administration’s Inf...

Cincinnati looks to end 3-game slide against visiting Iowa State

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:51:03 GMT

Iowa State (3-3, 2-1 Big 12) at Cincinnati (2-3, 0-2), Saturday, 12 p.m. ET (FS1)Line: Cincinnati favored by 4.5, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.Series record: First meetingWHAT’S AT STAKE?Cincinnati and first-year coach Scott Satterfield need a win. The Bearcats, who are coming off a bye week, are riding a three-game losing streak after stumbling against Miami (Ohio) and then dropping their first two games in Big 12 Conference play. Two of their three losses came by a single possession. A victory for the Cyclones would equal their win total from a season ago and give them a 3-1 start in conference play for the fifth time under eighth-year coach Matt Campbell. KEY MATCHUPIowa State is coming off a 27-14 victory against TCU where the Cyclones defense had four interceptions. Big 12 defensive player of the week Beau Freyler had two of them. Iowa State’s 10 interceptions this season rank third in the FBS. The Cyclones will look to add to that total against Cincinnati QB Emory Jones, wh...

Inventor of 1st digital camera: ‘It was the size of a toaster.’ So what does he think of smartphones?

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:51:03 GMT

The 1975 prototype of the first digital camera, invented by Steven Sasson for Kodak(Courtesy Steven Sasson) The 1975 prototype of the first digital camera, invented by Steven Sasson for Kodak(Courtesy Steven Sasson) If you told a teenager today that snapping a photograph used to require buying film in advance, paying and waiting to have the film developed, the response would likely be “SMH,” or “shaking my head,” for those not steeped in social media.Steven Sasson, the patent-holder for the world’s first digital camera, told WTOP he’s amazed that his invention has become ubiquitous: “I’m as surprised as anybody,” he laughed.In 1974, Sasson was working for Kodak...

Indonesia’s former agriculture minister arrested over alleged corruption

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:51:03 GMT

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s former agriculture minister was arrested Thursday by the country’s anti-graft commission on accusations of bribery, abuse of power and fraud involving contracts with private vendors.Syahrul Yasin Limpo had resigned his position as agriculture minister last week to focus on the impending legal proceedings against him, and he was formally named as a suspect on Wednesday by the Corruption Eradication Commission, known as the KPK.Footage late Thursday showed Limpo arriving at the commission’s office in handcuffs and wearing a black leather jacket, black hat and a mask. He did not respond to journalists’ questions.Limpo’s lawyer, Febri Diansyah, said it was unfortunate that the KPK forcefully arrested his client at his home at night after he had informed the commission that Limpo would come to the KPK on Friday for questioning.Limpo had missed a scheduled appointment with the KPK on Wednesday for interrogation, saying he was away visiting his parents...

Disruption at BWI Marshall Airport sparked by bomb threat, authorities say

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:51:03 GMT

The large police investigation at BWI Marshall on Wednesday that shut down access to the airport for about an hour and led to a brief ground stop was triggered by a person who told an airport police officer there was a bomb in their car.At about 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, the person approached a Maryland Transportation Authority police officer who was patrolling the airport’s lower level.“The individual made statements referencing a possible explosive device in the vehicle, which was parked near the entrance to the airport’s lower level,” the MDTA said in a news release Thursday.The person has not been charged and, after being taken into custody, was transported to the hospital for mental health treatment, authorities said.During the incident Wednesday, officials blocked access to the airport for incoming travelers, which led to major backups on Interstate 195, the main artery to the airport. Passengers at the terminal were asked to remain in place.Investigators from the...

Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone’s parents safely arrive home from Israel

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:51:03 GMT

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone’s parents have safely arrived home from Israel.They were among about 50 people affiliated with a Naples, Florida-based church who were in the country.Anzalone posted on social media on Thursday morning that his parents are headed home and his mother later posted that the group arrived safely.Sal and Judy Anzalone were in a Jerusalem hotel as Israel vowed an unprecedented offensive against Hamas after the Islamic militant group’s fighters broke through the border fence Saturday and stormed into the country’s south. The war between Israel and Hamas has claimed at least 2,200 lives.Anzalone told The Detroit News on Sunday, after Detroit beat the Carolina Panthers, that all he has been thinking about is his parents.“It’s hard,” Anzalone told the newspaper.Lions coach Dan Campbell said he called Anzalone about his parents when he was informed of their plight Sunday night.The NFC North-leading Lions (4-1) play NFC-South leadi...

Alabama police chief apologies for inaccurate information in fatal shooting

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:51:03 GMT

DECATUR, Ala. (AP) — A police chief in Alabama has apologized for his department giving “inaccurate information” about what was said before officers shot and killed a homeowner during a dispute with a tow truck driver.Decatur Police Chief Todd Pinion wrote in a statement Wednesday that the department gave an inaccurate description of officers’ commands in “our initial rush to release information” about the Sept. 29 shooting of Steve Perkins. The department inaccurately said officers ordered Perkins to drop his weapon and that he refused to do so. Pinion said what actually happened is the officers identified themselves as “police” and ordered Perkins to “get on the ground.”“I apologize for the inaccurate description of the encounter in our initial statement, and we have already taken steps to improve our public information sharing process,” Pinion wrote.Perkins, 39, was killed by police in front of his home in a confrontation that began with a tow truck driver tryin...