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Man’s death in Oakland’s Chinatown being investigated as homicide

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:31 GMT

OAKLAND — A man found dead Wednesday morning in a doorway to a vacant Chinatown business had major trauma to his body, and the death is being investigated as a homicide, authorities said.Authorities are trying to identify the man, who might be unhoused.An autopsy will determine the exact cause of death.The man was found dead about 7:33 a.m. in the doorway to a vacant business in the 300 block of Tenth Street at Harrison Street.The man may have been sleeping in the doorway when he was attacked, as numerous pieces of cardboard that he may have been lying on or using for warmth could be seen at the site. An uneaten apple was also in the entranceway.Police don’t have a motive yet for the killing. No arrests were announced and no suspect description was released.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | 31 years after East Bay robbery-murder conviction, man to be freed from prison after two key witnesses change their testimony Crime and Public Safety | ...

Abortion access has dropped, but US support has not

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:31 GMT

By Deirdre McPhillips | CNNThe US Supreme Court decision that revoked the federal right to an abortion led to significant restrictions to abortion access, but hasn’t affected public support, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center.About a year after the court’s Dobbs decision, 80% of US adults say that their views on abortion have not changed. More than 6 in 10 say that abortion should be legal in all or most cases, while about a third say that it should be illegal in all or most cases. This divide has changed little over the past few decades, Pew data shows.Most adults nationwide say that it would still be easy to get an abortion where they live, but that has dropped significantly over the past four years — especially in states where abortions are currently banned.Now, more than 70% of adults in states where abortion is prohibited say that it would be difficult to get one in their area, up from 50% in 2019. In states where there are restrictions or ...

Teacher was fatally shot in Dunkin’ drive-thru by a hitman hired by romantic rival, DA says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:31 GMT

NORRISTOWN — A Philadelphia man and Montgomery County woman have been arrested in the fatal shooting of Rachel King in the Dunkin’ drive-thru lane in Cheltenham, Montgomery County.Zakkee S. Alhakim, 33, and Julie Jean, 34, of Elkins Park, with first-degree murder, conspiracy and related offenses in the shooting death of the 35-year-old mother on April 11.Julie Jean “This cold-blooded killing of Rachel King was a targeted murder of an innocent person, planned by these two defendants and horrifically carried out in front of King’s son,” Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. “It is a tragic killing of a good person, all because of an ended affair.”Cheltenham Township police were dispatched about 7:30 a.m. to the Melrose Shopping Center for the report of a shooting.On arrival, police found King dead in the driver’s seat of her Ford Edge, which had come to a rest on a parking island near the Dunkin’ drive-thru lane.In processing the murder scene, detectives recov...

Disney sues Ron DeSantis, alleging ‘government retaliation’ in Reedy Creek feud

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:31 GMT

Skyler Swisher | Orlando SentinelThe Walt Disney Co. is suing Gov. Ron DeSantis and state officials in federal court, accusing them of engaging in a “targeted campaign of government retaliation” in the feud over the Reedy Creek Improvement District.The entertainment giant filed the lawsuit on Wednesday as DeSantis’ hand-picked tourism oversight board declared Disney’s agreements seeking to retain control over development in Central Florida were null and void.“A targeted campaign of government retaliation — orchestrated at every step by Gov. DeSantis as punishment for Disney’s protected speech — now threatens Disney’s business operations, jeopardizes its economic future in the region, and violates its constitutional rights,” the suit filed in Tallahassee reads.The tourism oversight board’s lawyers say the previous Disney-friendly Reedy Creek Improvement District board failed to follow procedural requirements and properly notify affected property owners of the development agreements.B...

For supporting drag performers, likable Kevin Bacon gets dragged into vicious culture wars

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:31 GMT

Kevin Bacon, the prolific, acclaimed and non-controversial star of TV and beloved films, is one of the last Hollywood celebrities you’d expect to be caught in a culture wars firestorm or face conservative calls to effectively be canceled.But he and Kyra Sedgewick, his wife of 35 years, are facing a fierce online response after he posted a video of them joyfully dancing together to Taylor Swift’s song “Karma” to show their support for drag performers, amid Republican-led efforts to limit drag shows and transgender rights across a number of states in recent months.In their dance video that has gone viral, the couple both wear T-shirts that read: “Drag is an art and drag is a right.” In a caption on Twitter and Instagram, Bacon wrote: “Drag bans are bad karma. Right now, drag performers and the LGBTQIA+ community need our help”#DragBans are bad karma. Right now, drag performers and the LGBTQIA+ community need our help. Shop the @SixDegreesofKB campaign supporting the @ACLU ...

Five-bedroom home sells for $1.7 million in Fremont

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:31 GMT

37963 Canterbury Street – Google Street ViewA 2,005-square-foot house built in 1965 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 37900 block of Canterbury Street in Fremont was sold on March 17, 2023. The $1,700,000 purchase price works out to $848 per square foot. The property features five bedrooms, three baths, a garage, and two parking spaces. It sits on a 5,446-square-foot lot.Additional houses have recently been sold nearby:A 1,680-square-foot home on the 3500 block of Sutton Loop in Fremont sold in December 2022, for $1,455,000, a price per square foot of $866. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On Park Place cmn., Fremont, in January 2023, a 1,546-square-foot home was sold for $1,450,000, a price per square foot of $938. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In November 2022, a 3,364-square-foot home on Norris Road in Fremont sold for $2,560,000, a price per square foot of $761. The home has 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms. 

E. Jean Carroll testifies: ‘Donald Trump raped me’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:31 GMT

By Lauren del Valle | CNNFormer magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll took the stand Wednesday morning in her battery and defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump.“I’m here because Donald Trump raped me, and when I wrote about it, he said it didn’t happen,” Carroll testified. “He lied and shattered my reputation and I’m here to try to get my life back.”Carroll is suing Trump for battery and defamation, alleging that he raped her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in the spring of 1996 and then defamed her years later when she went public with the allegations. Trump has repeatedly denied her allegations.On the stand, Carroll recalled being “delighted” to be shopping with Trump, thinking it’d be a great story to tell friends.“Well, it was such a funny New York scene,” Carroll said she thought at the time. “I love to give advice and here was Donald Trump asking me for advice about buying a prese...

Ex-San Francisco fire commissioner attacked homeless people with bear spray, attorneys say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:31 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A former San Francisco fire commissioner attacked homeless people with bear spray in the Marina neighborhood, according to attorneys who spoke in court Tuesday. The defense attorneys spoke on behalf of a 24-year-old unsheltered man, Garret Allen Doty, who is being held in jail without bail. Doty is charged with assaulting former fire commissioner Don Carmignani and accused of beating him with a metal pipe. The April 5 pipe beating was recorded on surveillance video footage obtained by KRON4. New surveillance video footage recently surfaced, however, showing that 53-year-old Carmignani provoked the incident when he allegedly attacked Doty with bear spray, Doty's defense attorneys said. Carmignani was hospitalized with major head injuries. Doty's defense team said a man matching Carmignani's description is suspected of targeting homeless people in at least eight separate incidents since November of 2021, including some incidents in which bear spray was used as...

Crash involving Amtrak train in Fairfield leaves one dead, several hospitalized

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:31 GMT

(KTXL) — A crash involving an Amtrak train and at least two vehicles in Fairfield Wednesday morning left one person dead and several others hospitalized, according to Fairfield firefighters and police.The crash happened near the intersection of E. Tabor Avenue and Railroad Avenue, in a residential area in the east end of the city. Fairfield Police said a truck was hit by a train and then struck "several other vehicles." One person inside the truck died. The Fairfield Fire Department said that at least two vehicles were left with major damage, and that "multiple patients" with moderate to major injuries were taken to the hospital.Police said several roadways in the area could be closed for several hours as investigators work on the scene. Service on Amtrak's Capitol Corridor route between the Bay Area and Sacramento was interrupted as emergency crews responded to the crash. This article will be updated as more information becomes available.

Club Deluxe on Haight Street closing for good

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:31 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Venerated long-time Upper Haight bar and music venue Club Deluxe is closing for good, according to a social media post Monday from an employee. Deluxe, which has operated in the neighborhood since 1989, was slated to close last summer due to a lease dispute between the venue and leasing company, Veritas Investment, which owns the building. No one is driving this taxi. What possibly could go wrong? However, the club was saved following an all-day mediation between the club and the leasing company which was initiated by Supervisor Dean Preston, whose district the club is located in. Preston, who was once the co-owner of Cafe Du Nord on Market Street, reportedly brought both parties to City Hall for a six-and-a-half hour mediation, during which a deal was struck.But according to a report in the San Francisco Chronicle, the venue closed temporarily for renovations at the time and never reopened. "So long, Club Deluxe," wrote bar employee Joe Anderson in a socia...