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Trump rape accuser: ‘Not surprising’ I didn’t call police

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:48 GMT

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and JENNIFER PELTZ (Associated Press)NEW YORK (AP) — A magazine columnist who says Donald Trump raped her in a department store’s dressing room two decades before he became president acknowledged Monday that she never followed her own advice to readers that they report sexual attacks to police.E. Jean Carroll told a Manhattan federal court jury that she was born in 1943 and was a “member of the silent generation,” taught “to keep our chins up and to not complain.” She said she had only called police once in her life, when she feared the mailbox at a home where she was staying was going to be damaged on Halloween.Carroll described her attitude about going to the police as Trump’s lawyer, Joe Tacopina, confronted her during cross-examination with instances in which she advised those reading her Elle magazine column to contact police or call a sex crimes hotline if they were attacked.“The fact that I never went to the ...

More rain, mountain snow move into Southern California

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:48 GMT

If you thought Los Angeles was done with the rain, think again. A late season storm is pushing its way into Southern California Monday, bringing an increased chance of rain and mountain snow Tuesday through Thursday, the National Weather service reports.  “We are looking forward to a significant cool down coming our way,” KTLA 5 weatherman Kaj Goldberg said.  A rapidly deepening marine layer moving through the coastal slopes as early as Sunday night will continue well inland, creating the possibility of drizzle or light rain through Monday in Ventura and L.A. counties.  Along with the cloudy, damp conditions, portions of Southern California will also experience gusty winds.  “Wind advisories are in effect through this evening and overnight for the Antelope Valley foothills as well as southwestern Santa Barbara County,” the weather service said. “These advisories will likely need to be extended/reissued for the same areas Monday afternoon and evening.”   Ca...

Jason Macedo Santana Dies in Rollover Accident on 18th Street [Phoenix, AZ]

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:48 GMT

24-Year-Old Man Killed in Two-Vehicle Rollover Collision on Northern AvenuePHOENIX, AZ (May 1, 2023) – Thursday night, Jason Macedo Santana was killed in a rollover accident on 18th Street.The incident occurred around 10:30 p.m., near Northern Avenue on April 20th.Per reports, two eastbound vehicles collided and veered off the side of Northern Avenue. First responders arrived and located both vehicles overturned, one with significant burn damage inside.Paramedics transported 24-year-old Santana and another man to a nearby hospital where Santana later died.Meanwhile, another unidentified man was treated for minor injuries and later released. Following preliminary duties, investigators say speed was a likely factor. No further details are public at this time; however, more information will be provided once made available.The team at Sweet James sends out their heartfelt sympathies to the friends and family of Jason Macedo Santana who are grieving over the loss of their loved one...

Elderly Man Killed in Pedestrian Accident on Charleston Road [Palo Alto, CA]

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:48 GMT

Pedestrian-Auto Collision Near Commercial Street Fatally Injures Man in His 80sPALO ALTO, CA (May 1, 2023) – Monday morning, a pedestrian accident on Charleston Road left an elderly adult with fatal injuries.Emergency dispatch received calls from the incident around 10:24 a.m. at the intersection near Commercial Street in Palo Alto.Upon arrival, responding officers at the scene located the unconscious victim lying on the roadway.Based on the investigation, a man in his sixties driving a 2002 Ford F-150 stopped for a stop sign while traveling west on Commercial Street.Reports said the Ford driver attempted to turn right onto Charleston Road when he struck a man in an unmarked crosswalk.As a result, the pedestrian was pushed back, causing them to fall and hit their head on the pavement. The driver immediately contacts 911 for help.Unfortunately, the authorities have not released the identity of the man, who is believed to be in his 80s, after he was transported to a local hospit...

Femme Fatalities: Powerful Performances in Love & Death, Fatal Attraction and More

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:48 GMT

Streaming services, cable TV and Primetime television are fighting for your viewership now more than ever. UNBINGED is here to help you weed through it all, with reviews of the latest shows that highlight what we love, what we hate and what we love to hate-watch, too. This week, we take a look at three women who were pushed to the brink of self destruction and the accomplished actresses who bring them to life on screen. From jilted gals who deserved better to grief-stricken mothers in the midst of a midlife crisis to housewives turned axe-murders, here we review the new shows (Fatal Attraction, Tiny Beautiful Things, Love & Death) that examine what happens when you push a person too fast, too far, and for too long.  Fatal Attraction (Paramount+)In 1987, Fatal Attraction was released in theaters, giving straying husbands a reason to break out into a cold sweat. Starring Michael Douglas and the impeccable Glenn Close, the psychological thriller about an affair gone wrong became a ...

Meet Mixed Media Stitching Artist Brenda Gonzalez

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:48 GMT

Brenda Gonzalez (she/her) is a stitching-forward mixed media artist working in sculpture, collage, and animation. Though working in abstract forms of planes and textures, her choice of materials and the narrative foundations of her objects are intentional in their excavation and elevation of humble housewares into vessels of transcendent memory. Thinking back to the qualities of the cheap but cheerful thrift and dollar-store bath mats, decor, household supplies, and textiles of her East Los Angeles home, Gonzalez applies a skill set of reconfiguration and de-and reconstruction to create new, expressive, architectural and biomorphic sculptures. In this way the act of stitching activates both literal and metaphorical dimensions, as Gonzalez explores ideas of home, but in a transitional manner that includes the comforts and faults of the present as well as the past. The current Artist-in-Residence at Arts at Blue Roof’s “A Room of One’s Own” residency in South L...

Weekend recap: Valley Christian, Leigh stretch baseball win streaks to 10

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:48 GMT

BaseballValley Christian nearing epic recordThere hasn’t been a better team in the Bay Area this season than Valley Christian.The Warriors are two victories — at Bellarmine on Tuesday and home against Archbishop Mitty on Friday — from an epic accomplishment.In the MaxPreps era, which dates to the 2004-05 school year, no West Catholic Athletic League baseball team has finished the league’s regular season 14-0. Whether it happened before then is unclear. The WCAL website lists league champions dating to the league’s start in 1968, but not the records.Valley Christian will finish 14-0 in the league standings if it wins both games this week.The Warriors couldn’t be much hotter as they aim for the rare feat.On Saturday, the San Jose powerhouse stretched its winning streak to 10 games with a 3-2 non-league victory on the road over Jesuit-Carmichael.Tied 1-1 after seven innings, Valley (22-3) scored two in the top of the eighth, the first on a fielding e...

Wish You Were Here: Uganda gorilla adventures

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:48 GMT

Our globetrotting readers have been reporting in from their travels in New Zealand, Quebec and beyond. Today, a Moraga couple are sharing the experience of a lifetime in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest of Uganda.Wish You Were HereUGANDA: Moraga residents Nancy Moser and Steve Sears spent two weeks in Uganda in March on an adventure that included a visit to the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, pictured. “We went to see the mountain gorillas and chimpanzees but came home with so much more,” Nancy says. “The Uganda people are warm, friendly and excited to share their culture with others. There is a lot of wonderful nonprofit work being done there, including tracking the health of the mountain gorillas and other wildlife, working with the local communities and empowering women to develop their own businesses.” Bonus: “The food and accommodations were amazing.” Related ArticlesTravel | Wish You Were Here: New Zealand mountain adventures, sans hobb...

Aerosmith brings farewell tour to Bay Area, L.A. with cool opening act

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:48 GMT

Aerosmith has announced dates for its final tour.So get ready to say goodbye to one of the most popular rock ‘n’ roll acts of all time when the Boston bad boys launch their Peace Out tour in September.Aerosmith will be performing a trio of dates in the Golden State — Dec. 1 at Chase Center in San Francisco, Dec. 4 at SAP Center in San Jose and Dec. 7 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood (Los Angeles area).The Black Crowes, another highly acclaimed and platinum-certified American rock act, certainly makes for a formidable opening act on the tour.Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. May 5, ticketmaster.com.“Fans will see one of the most significant American rock bands in history one last time during this not-to-be-missed final tour,” according to a news release. “Every night will celebrate the five decades of Aerosmith’s groundbreaking hits as they celebrate 50 years as America’s greatest rock band.”Related ArticlesMusic | What song was Bob Seger...

4 dead in Mojave Desert community after shooting report

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:48 GMT

MOJAVE, Calif. (AP) — Four people were slain late Sunday in the Kern County community of Mojave, the sheriff’s office said.Deputies responding to a report of a shooting at 11:20 p.m. in a cluster of homes west of Highway 14 found the four “suffering from traumatic assault injuries,” the Kern County Sheriff’s Office said in a brief press release. Three of the people died at the scene and one was pronounced dead at a hospital, the office said.A sheriff’s lieutenant told Bakersfield TV station KGET that the victims were men in their 20s or 30s.No information on suspects or motive was immediately released.Mojave is in the high desert about 70 miles north of Los Angeles.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Manhunt continues for Texas shooting suspect, reward offered Crime and Public Safety | Texas mass shooting suspect could be anywhere, sheriff says Crime and Public Safety | Colorado governor signs 4 gun control bills aft...