Suspect who allegedly assaulted multiple people in SF arrested
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:08:12 GMT
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A man who assaulted three people in San Francisco's Taraval District last week has been arrested and charged with elder abuse, the San Francisco Police Department said. The incident occurred on Wednesday, Sept. 27 at around 1:42 p.m. SFPD officers from the Taraval District responded to a report of an assault in progress in the 100 block of West Portal Avenue. Police said an initial investigation determined a man assaulted a victim without provocation, causing her to fall to the sidewalk. Thieves targeting drivers at gas stations, East Bay police agency warns The victim's coworker ran to their aid and was also assaulted by the suspect, who pushed her into a retail establishment, police said. Inside the store, the suspect allegedly assaulted an elderly woman, knocking her to the ground.A worker at a nearby business saw the assault unfolding and ran to the victims' aid. The witness, according to police, held the suspect to prevent him from assaulting the victi...68-year-old SF woman convicted of elderly abuse, domestic violence
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:08:12 GMT
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco resident Carole Selig, 69, has been convicted of domestic violence and elder abuse, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced on Wednesday. Selig was convicted of two counts of domestic violence, two counts of elder abuse, one count of assault with a deadly weapon, and one count of violating a restraining order.According to the District Attorney’s office, Selig repeatedly beat her 68-year-old boyfriend in their home in Russian Hill. 20,000 Kaiser health care workers on strike in the Bay Area “I would like to thank the jury for their service,” said Jenkins. “This case demonstrates that domestic violence will not be tolerated and be vigorously prosecuted by my office. Survivors are not alone and have an advocate in my office who will stand with them and fight for justice tirelessly in the courtroom.”Selig was in a dating relationship with the victim for a decade, according to testimony and evidence in the trial. On Feb. 25, ...Conoce a la artista detrás de los vasos latinos de Starbucks y su aporte a la comunidad hispana
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:08:12 GMT
Manuela Guillén, nacida en Miami de padres cubanos y salvadoreños, ha colaborado con grandes empresas como Starbucks y Old Navy, pero una de las cosas que ella considera más importante es el haber podido marcar una diferencia en la vida de niños hispanos.Guillén buscó una carrera artística toda su vida y trabajó como profesora de arte en Estados Unidos y México, donde tuvo la oportunidad de conocer a niños de distintos orígenes.La pandemia del COVID-19 desempeñó un papel transformador en la carrera de Guillén, ya que empezó a recibir más ofertas de trabajo como artista independiente, y dejó su trabajo de profesora a tiempo completo para probar por fin la posibilidad de vivir de su pasión.Érase una vez en el sur de Filadelfia…El diseño de vallas publicitarias es un proyecto inspirado en la campaña Reading Promise.Ubicado en 9th y Washington Avenue.“Al principio tenía mucha ansiedad, no voy a mentir. Yo estaba como, ¿Qué hice? Dejé un trabajo bueno, los estudiantes eran buenos...Para que digan EEUU: así serán las nuevas licencias de conducir de Puerto Rico
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:08:12 GMT
Las autoridades de Puerto Rico anunciaron que cambiaron el formato de sus licencias de conducir para que digan “USA” con el propósito de dejar claro que son un territorio de Estados Unidos y minimizar los contratiempos de los residentes. El nuevo formato será para las licencias nuevas, tanto físicas como las virtuales que se tramitan en la aplicación de CESCO digital. Para obtener tu nueva licencia, no será necesario presentar documentos adicionales para el proceso de renovación de licencias o duplicados. Tras un año a la fuga: capturan en Puerto Rico a acusado de asesinar a estudiante de secundaria Milagroso rescate: encuentran con vida a buzos que fueron arrastrados por la corriente La secretaria del Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas (DTOP), Eileen Vélez Vega, detalló en un comunicado que “como es de conocimiento público muchos puertorriqueños han confrontado graves contratiempos tanto con funcion...Report: Delays, cost overruns are impacting Amtrak’s new Acela rollout
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:08:12 GMT
The Amtrak Office of Inspector General has released a new report that says Amtrak’s rollout of new Acela trains will likely face future delays and cost increases.It cites Alstom, the manufacturer contracted by Amtrak to make the new train sets, saying the vendor’s designs have not yet met federal safety requirements. Additionally, the train sets the vendor has produced so far have defects it will need to fix or modify before Amtrak can launch revenue service of new Acela trains.Alstom is producing 28 new high-speed train sets for Amtrak under the contract. Amtrak has not accepted any of the train sets from the vendor as of August 2023, the report said.12 of the serial train sets and 22 cafe cars produced so far have defects, according to the report. Some are safety-related, including water drainage issues that cause corrosion.Other problems are more functional, including a report from the vendor that five windows on trains shattered spontaneously and hydraulic systems leaked. There ...Exclusiva: Estados Unidos entregará armas incautadas de Irán a Ucrania
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:08:12 GMT
(CNN) — Estados Unidos entregará a Ucrania miles de armas y municiones que incautó de Irán, en una decisión que podría contribuir a resolver algunos de los graves problemas que enfrentan las fuerzas armadas de Kyiv, mientras esperan recibir más dinero y material de Estados Unidos y sus aliados, informaron fuentes oficiales estadounidenses.El Mando Central de EE.UU. (CENTCOM, por sus siglas en inglés) ya transfirió a las fuerzas armadas ucranianas más de un millón de cartuchos de munición iraní incautados, anunció la agencia este miércoles. La transferencia se llevó a cabo el lunes, dijo el CENTCOM en un comunicado de prensa.“El Gobierno obtuvo la propiedad de estas municiones el 20 de julio de 2023, a través de las demandas de confiscación civil del Departamento de Justicia contra el Cuerpo de la Guardia Revolucionaria Islámica de Irán (IRGC, por sus siglas en inglés)”, dice el comunicado.El Departamento de Justicia anunció en marzo que solicitaba el decomiso de un...After the Capitol Hill chaos that led to McCarthy’s ouster, what happens now?
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:08:12 GMT
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to reporters hours after he was ousted as Speaker of the House, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)(AP/J. Scott Applewhite) Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to reporters hours after he was ousted as Speaker of the House, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)(AP/J. Scott Applewhite) Legislative activity has screeched to a halt in the U.S. House of Representatives, but it’s not because of a government shutdown that many lawmakers were resigned to before Congress approved a short-term spending bill last weekend.The House is instead paralyzed because — for the first time in its...Chargers trade J.C. Jackson to Patriots, sending him back to where his career began, AP source says
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:08:12 GMT
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Chargers are trading cornerback J.C. Jackson to the Patriots, sending him back to where he began his career, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.Los Angeles is also sending a 2025 seventh-round pick to New England, in exchange for a 2025 sixth-round pick, said the person, who spoke to The Associated Press Wednesday on the condition of anonymity because the trade had not been announced.Jackson has struggled during his short time in Los Angeles since signing a five-year, $82.5 million contract last year. He will now be looking to return to the level of play he displayed after being signed as an undrafted free agent by New England in 2018. Jackson intercepted 25 passes over four seasons and earned second-team All-Pro honors in 2021.“He had great years when he was here. I’m excited to see him back in a Patriots uniform,” linebacker Jahlani Tavai said. “When he does get back in the building it will be exciting.”New England has an immediate ...Simone Biles leads U.S. women to seventh consecutive team title at gymnastics world championships
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:08:12 GMT
ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — Led by Simone Biles, the U.S. women won a seventh consecutive team title at the gymnastics world championships on Wednesday night.The American team of Biles, Shilese Jones, Skye Blakely and Leanne Wong combined for a total of 167.729 points to edge Brazil and France. The U.S. team won by a margin of 2.199 points as the final proved to be a closer contest than anticipated after the Americans put up a dominant performance in qualifying. The U.S. women have won gold in the team event at every world championship that included a team competition since 2011. Their victory in Antwerp broke a tie with the Chinese men and made Biles the most decorated female gymnast in history.Biles now has 26 world championship medals, 20 of them gold, to go with her seven Olympic medals, including the 2016 Olympic title. Her 33 combined medals at the sport’s two biggest events are one more than what Larisa Latynina of the Soviet Union achieved.___AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/ap...A German far-right party leader has been taken to a hospital from an election rally
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:08:12 GMT
BERLIN (AP) — A leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany party was given medical treatment and then taken to a hospital shortly before he was due to speak at an election rally in Bavaria on Wednesday, police said.There were few details about what exactly happened at the event in Ingolstadt, before a state election on Sunday. The party said that Tino Chrupalla, one of its two co-leaders, was hospitalized following what it called a “violent incident,” German news agency dpa reported. It didn’t immediately have details on his condition.According to the party, the incident happened in a crowd shortly before he was due to speak.A police statement Wednesday evening said that Chrupalla had to be given medical treatment backstage at about 4:30 p.m. and was then taken to a hospital, but “an obvious injury was not apparent at that time.” It did not give more details on the treatment or what was thought to have happened.It said that police were investigating to determine “the prec...Latest news
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