Two children among four people injured in Oakland shootings
Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 10:32:36 GMT
OAKLAND — Four people, including an 8-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl hit by stray bullets, were injured in Oakland shootings that happened within six hours Wednesday in different areas of the city, authorities said.The children did not require hospitalization, authorities said. None of the shootings appear to be related at this time, according to investigators.The girl was injured in a shooting that happened about 9:07 p.m. Wednesday in the 9900 block of MacArthur Boulevard.Police said a 44-year-old man was shot multiple times by someone who confronted him outside on the street.A stray bullet grazed the head of the girl, who was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped nearby, police said. She was treated and released at the scene.The man was taken to a hospital, where he was initially listed in critical condition but was later upgraded to stable.A motive for the shooting was under investigation. No arrests were announced.About 9:50 p.m. a 67-year-old ice cream cart vend...Outrage in Italy after court rules groping under 10 seconds is not illegal
Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 10:32:36 GMT
By Sharon Braithwaite | CNNA court ruling that found a school janitor not guilty of groping a student because the act only lasted less than 10 seconds has sparked outrage in Italy.In their decision, the judges of the fifth criminal section of the Court of Rome said they acquitted the accused, a 66-year-old man according to Italian state broadcaster RAI, of sexual assault because the whole thing lasted “about five to ten seconds.”In her testimony, the then 17-year-old girl, according to RAI, said the act happened in April 2022 as she was climbing the staircase at school with a friend.She testified that she pulled up her trousers and felt a hand tucked inside them, under her briefs, touching her buttocks, according to the judgment, issued July 6.“Love, you know I was joking,” the janitor said, according to the teenager’s testimony mentioned in the judgment.During the trial, the janitor admitted that he had touched the student but that he had done it “as a joke.”The judges accepted the...‘I want my daddy’; Family mourns young father slain in Oakland
Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 10:32:36 GMT
OAKLAND — Bernard Parker II’s 2-year old daughter, Jhenea-Marae, wakes up several times a night crying and saying “I want my daddy.”But that reunion will never happen.Bernard Parker II. (Courtesy Bernard’s family) The 27-year-old Parker, a home health care provider and part time warehouseman, was fatally stabbed June 17 after getting into an argument with another man in the area of 14th and Madison streets, near a bar where he liked to hang out and play pool. authorities said.Parker had moved to Oakland at the end of March with his fiancee, Rashanda Charles, their daughter and her 6- and 7-year-old sons.The 27-year-old Charles, who still calls Parker “my husband,” said he “didn’t deserve to die the way he died.”She said they had been best friends since they were 15 and living in Charlotte, North Carolina. They had been together five years and lived in San Leandro before moving to Oakland.Charles said it took her a few...7 Best Sweepstakes Casinos for 2023: Top Social Casino Sites to Win Real Cash Prizes
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Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 10:32:36 GMT
Editor’s note: This story is part of the annual Mosaic Journalism Workshop for Bay Area high school students, a two-week intensive course in journalism. Students in the program report and photograph stories under the guidance of professional journalists.Several cities throughout the country have given undocumented residents the right to vote in local elections. This is a right that should also be given to undocumented residents in San Jose, the Bay Area, California and throughout the country.The largest city in America, New York City, already lets them vote. Maryland has done it in several cities, including Takoma Park and Chevy Chase. San Francisco and Chicago allow the undocumented to vote only in school elections.In San Jose, a group of advocates proposed it last year, but after a study session in August, the coalition decided to take a pause from this campaign, and the city council never voted on whether to send the matter to voters. The coalition was made up of several nonprofi...Woman injured after strong-armed robbery in Piedmont
Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 10:32:36 GMT
(KRON) -- A woman was injured after she was robbed by two suspects outside of her Piedmont home on Wednesday, according to the Piedmont Police Department.At 4:58 p.m., the woman parked at her home in the area of Rose and Echo Avenues. Two suspects, who were both wearing masks and hoods, approached her car and broke the window in an attempt to grab her purse, PPD said. 2 people shot, Oakland police search for possible barricaded suspect A struggle ensued between the woman and the suspects over the purse, however the suspects eventually gained control of it and fled the scene in a silver BMW towards Piedmont Avenue. The woman suffered minor injuries from glass cuts as a result of the broken window, police said.According to Piedmont police, the woman believes she was followed home after she left a bank in Oakland prior to the robbery.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-...Izagirre soloes to victory in lively Tour de France stage as Vingegaard keeps overall lead
Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 10:32:36 GMT
BELLEVILLE-EN-BEAUJOLAIS, France (AP) — Ion Izagirre emerged victorious from an absorbing mid-mountain Tour de France stage which started with a flurry of attacks that lasted right to the end on Thursday.The Cofidis rider posted his second career stage win in the 12th stage of cycling’s biggest race. The 169-kilometer (105-mile) stage took riders across the Beaujolais vineyards on a route with two big climbs in the second half of the trek. The first two hours of racing were furious, with several dozen riders getting dropped over the first 25 kilometers.Izagirre attacked from a group of strong and experienced breakaway riders in the final climb — the brutal ascent of the 5.3-kilometer (3.3-mile) Col de la Croix Rosier.Tucked in an aerodynamic position, the Basque rider took all the risks in the downhill, then used his strong time-trial skills to thwart his rivals’ chase after a tremendous 31-kilometer solo effort.Mathieu Burgaudeau was second in the stage, with Matteo Jorgenson...Men and women to receive equal prize money at cricket’s biggest events
Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 10:32:36 GMT
DURBAN, South Africa (AP) — Men’s and women’s teams will receive equal prize money at cricket’s biggest tournaments with immediate effect, the sport’s governing body said on Thursday.The decision was taken at the International Cricket Council annual conference, fulfilling well in advance the organization’s commitment to reaching prize money equity in the events it runs by 2030.Greg Barclay, chair of the ICC, heralded the announcement as a “significant moment in the history of our sport.”“Cricket is genuinely a sport for all,” Barclay said, “and this decision from the ICC board reinforces that and enables us to celebrate and value every single player’s contribution to the game equally.”Teams will receive equal prize money for the equivalent finishing position at comparable events, such as the 50-over and Twenty20 World Cups, as well as the same amount for winning a match at those tournaments.___AP cricket: https://apnews.com/hub/cricket and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSourceCarlos Alcaraz revela el secreto para controlar sus nervios en Wimbledon: gritar y sonreír
Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 10:32:36 GMT
(CNN) — Los nervios pudieron con él en el Abierto de Francia el mes pasado, pero Carlos Alcaraz parece haber encontrado la manera de relajar su cuerpo y su mente en Wimbledon.El primer cabeza de serie alcanzó este miércoles su primera semifinal en el Grand Slam sobre césped gracias a una victoria por 7-6 (7-3) 6-4 6-4 ante el danés Holger Rune.El punto de inflexión en el reñido encuentro pareció llegar al final de un tenso primer set, cuando Alcaraz rugió de alivio tras imponerse en el tie-break.La bielorrusa Victoria Azarenka dice que “no fue justo” ser abucheada en Wimbledon tras enfrentarse a la ucraniana Elina Svitolina“El primer set fue muy duro para mí. Muchos nervios”, declaró el jugador de 20 años a la prensa tras el partido. “No pude controlarlo en absoluto. Pude ganar el primer set, la clave para darle la vuelta un poco a mis emociones”.“Me ayudó mucho ese grito enorme después del primer set para apagar todos los nervios y em...Flamengo ends Arturo Vidal’s contract early pending move to Athletico Paranaense
Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 10:32:36 GMT
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian soccer club Flamengo ended its contract with veteran Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal on Thursday, five months early.Local media report the 36-year-old Vidal will join Athletico Paranaense. Neither Vidal nor the southern Brazil club has commented about that potential move.Vidal arrived at Flamengo as a major signing last year but spent little time on the pitch, though he won the Copa Libertadores and Brazilian Cup in his first season. Flamengo said in a statement its fans were thankful to the former Juventus, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan footballer. He played 21 matches, scored twice and assisted four times for the Rio de Janeiro-based club. Vidal has won two Copa Americas with Chile plus multiple titles in Italy, Germany and Spain. ___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSourceLatest news
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