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Woman killed in Oakland traffic collision is identified; suspect facing multiple charges

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:40:16 GMT

OAKLAND — A woman killed last week in West Oakland when the car she was driving was hit by a stolen vehicle that police said was fleeing a hit-and-run collision was identified by the coroner’s office Tuesday.The woman killed was Samrawit Abbadura, 23, of Oakland, authorities said.The 34-year-old driver of the allegedly stolen vehicle was booked into Santa Rita Jail on Monday night after being released from a hospital where he was treated for injuries suffered in the Dec. 13 collision. He is being held on $110,000 bail for investigation of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, driving under the influence of drugs, felony hit-and-run, vehicle theft and possession of stolen property.A 24-year-old woman who was a passenger in Abbadura’s vehicle remains hospitalized with multiple injuries, including some fractures, police said.The collision happened just before 11 a.m. Dec. 13 at the intersection of 16th Street and Mandela Parkway.Police allege the 34-year-old m...

San Jose: Homicide declared for April death of 2-month-old baby after findings of malnourishment, physical abuse

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:40:16 GMT

SAN JOSE — The death of a 2-month-old boy earlier this year in San Jose is now being investigated as a homicide after coroner’s officials declared that he was malnourished and had suffered serious head blows, authorities said.No arrests have been made, according to San Jose police. Santa Clara County officials told this news organization that the child, Charles Zheng, was not the subject of any referrals with the Department of Family and Children’s Services prior to his death.Officers were called to a local hospital the evening of April 4 regarding Charles’ death, in accordance with county child-death protocols. San Jose police said homicide detectives — who are summoned as standard procedure for child death cases — interviewed the infant’s parents and collected evidence.However, the child’s cause of death was not declared until Dec. 8, when the county Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office finalized its autopsy and death investigatio...

3rd fatality in deadly 680 crash in which vehicle went airborne and hit tree

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:40:16 GMT

(KRON) -- The number of confirmed fatalities that occurred in a deadly crash involving a vehicle that went airborne on the southbound 680 near Pleasanton Monday has risen from two to three, the California Highway Patrol said Tuesday. The crash occurred Monday at 2:36 p.m. near the Sunol Boulevard and Castlewood Drive exits.The vehicle, a Honda Pilot, was traveling south in the number 1 lane at 65 mph when it suffered a blowout, the driver told the CHP. He said he reacted by steering to the left, as he initially feared going down the embankment on the west shoulder.By veering to the left, he rode his left side tires partially up the jersey wall bordering the east side lanes, the CHP said. This caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle and cross all the lanes before traversing the right shoulder. Hundreds of drug dealers arrested in SF six-month crackdown The edge of the right shoulder, the CHP said, is bordered by a sloped curb edge. This caused the Honda to become airborne ...

April death of 2-month-old being investigated as homicide, SJPD announces

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:40:16 GMT

(KRON) – An autopsy cites the death of a two-month-old infant that died in April as a homicide, the San Jose Police Department announced Tuesday.  Patrol officers and homicide unit detectives responded to a local hospital to investigate the death of a two-month-old infant at approximately 6:49 p.m. on April 4. Officers and detectives interviewed the parents of the infant and evidence was collected, police said.  1 man fatally shot, another injured in South San Jose The Santa Clara County Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner's Office provided detectives with final medical reports and autopsy and ruled the manner of death as homicide.According to police, the motive and circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Sergeant Van Den Broeck and Detective Estantino at (408)-277-5283.

Zelenskyy says he’s confident Ukraine will get more U.S. support for its war with Russia

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:40:16 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday he’s certain the United States will make good on its promise to provide billions of dollars in further aid for Kyiv to continue its fight against Russia, and he bluntly replied “No,” to a question about whether his country might lose the war.Speaking at an end-of-year news conference in Kyiv, Zelenskyy also dismissed suggestions that Moscow’s forces have come out of 2023 on top after mostly beating back Ukraine’s counteroffensive and stepping up its military production.“Russia failed to achieve any of its goals” this year, he said, although he conceded Ukraine still faces “lots of challenges” after expending Western military hardware in the counteroffensive that failed to make an impression on the 1,000-kilometer (600-mile) front line.The U.S. Congress has left town for the holidays without a deal to send some $61 billion to Ukraine, and the U.S. Defense Department says it is almost out of money to...

Live updates | Israel strikes hit Gaza as UN negotiates a cease-fire resolution

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:40:16 GMT

Israeli troops launched more deadly strikes in Gaza on Tuesday and raided two of the last functioning hospitals in Gaza’s north, while the U.N. Security Council is intensely negotiating a resolution to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza during some kind of a halt in the fighting.A strike on a home in Rafah where displaced people were sheltering killed at least 27 people, including women and children, and another killed at least three people, according to Associated Press journalists who saw the bodies arrive at two local hospitals early Tuesday.Nearly 20,000 Palestinians have been killed since Israel declared war on Hamas, according to the Health Ministry in Gaza, which does not differentiate between civilian and combatant deaths. Thousands more lie buried under the rubble of Gaza, the U.N. estimates. Israel says 127 of its soldiers have died in its ground offensive after Hamas raided southern Israel on Oct. 7, killing about 1,200 people — mostly civilians — and taking about 240 hostage...

Angel Cabrera clear to return to PGA Tour after prison, hopes to recover from ‘serious mistakes’

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:40:16 GMT

Two-time major champion Angel Cabrera, released on parole from an Argentina prison in August for gender violence, has been cleared to play in PGA Tour-sanctioned events. He said in a Golf Digest interview he wants to clean up his image from “serious mistakes.”Without confirming Cabrera was ever suspended — the PGA Tour does not publicize conduct violations — a tour spokesman confirmed the 54-year-old Argentine is eligible to play.Cabrera, who won the U.S. Open at Oakmont in 2007 and the Masters in a playoff in 2009, was imprisoned for two years for threats and harassment of Cecilia Torres Mana, his partner of two years. Her case was joined by that of another former partner, Micaela Escudero.In a lengthy interview with Golf Digest published in the December-January edition, Cabrera said he was embarrassed by his behavior and said, “I made serious mistakes.”“I refused to listen to anyone and did what I wanted, how I wanted and when I wanted,” Cabrera said. “That was wrong. I ask ...

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri fined $11,000 for disrespecting referee in his locker room

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:40:16 GMT

TURIN, Italy (AP) — Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri was fined 10,000 euros ($11,000) Tuesday for disrespecting the referee and his assistants in their locker room after the Italian league match at Genoa.Allegri was given the fine by Italy’s sports judge.The 56-year-old Allegri was mad at refereeing decisions during Juventus’ 1-1 draw at Genoa on Friday and went to the officials’ dressing room to protest “at first with a calm tone” and then “in a disrespectful way,” according to the judge’s statement.It added that the incident only ended when the referee asked Allegri to leave.Juventus is second in Serie A, four points behind Inter Milan.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/SoccerSource

Compró un florero en Goodwill por $3.99 y resultó ser una valiosa obra de arte

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:40:16 GMT

CHICAGO – Jessica Vincent estaba curioseando por los anaqueles de una tienda de objetos baratos de segunda mano en Virginia, cuando un florero le llamó la atención. Tenía forma de botella y cintas de colores, verde claro y púrpura amatista, que subían por la superficie de vidrio como pinceladas. Parecía una pieza vieja en medio del revoltijo de tazas, velas y otras baratijas. Mirando bien. Vincent divisó las palabras “Murano” e “Italia” en la base.“Lo compré porque pensé que quedaría hermoso en alguna parte de mi casa”, dijo Vincent, una entrenadora de caballos de 43 años, que pagó $3.99 por la pieza en la tienda de las afueras de Richmond. “De ninguna manera pensé que lo vendería”. Pero un poco de investigación le hizo cambiar de opinión. Y el 13 de diciembre, la casa de subastas Wright de Chicago vendió el florero por $107,000. El comprador, un rico coleccionista europeo, pidió no revelar su nombre.Desde hace años, Vincent recorre los negocios de segunda mano y las ventas de...

Community mourns 5 children killed in Arizona house fire, cause under investigation

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:40:16 GMT

BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. (AP) — A father in Arizona who left four children and a young relative at home so he could buy Christmas gifts and groceries returned to find the charred remains of the family’s home after a fire broke out, killing all five children inside, authorities said.Investigators in northwestern Arizona said Tuesday they have yet to determine what started the blaze, which began Saturday evening in the downstairs foyer area of the two-story duplex. Flames and smoke traveled up the only staircase inside the home, preventing the children from escaping.Their bodies were all found in an upstairs bedroom, investigators said.Bullhead City police did not immediately release the names of the children pending identification by the medical examiner. They included a 4-year-old girl and her three brothers — ages 2, 5 and 13 — and an 11-year-old boy who was a family relative and visiting at the time.The tragedy has shaken the close-knit community near the Colorado River and the ...