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Rudolph Isley, founding member of Isley Brothers, dead at 84

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:36 GMT

Associated PressRudolph Isley, a founding member of the Isley Brothers who helped perform such raw rhythm and blues classics as “Shout” and “Twist and Shout” and the funky hits “That Lady” and “It’s Your Thing,” has died at age 84.“There are no words to express my feelings and the love I have for my brother. Our family will miss him. But I know he’s in a better place,” Ronald Isley said in a statement released Thursday by an Isley Brothers publicist. Further details were not immediately available.A Cincinnati native, Rudolph Isley began singing in church with brothers Ronald and O’Kelly (another sibling, Vernon, died at age 13) and was still in his teens when they broke through in the late 1950s with “Shout,” a secularized gospel rave that was later immortalized during the toga party scene in “Animal House.” The Isleys scored again in the early 1960s with the equally spirited “...

Hayward police body camera video shows officers shot, killed man with rifles from a long distance

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:36 GMT

HAYWARD — Hayward police have released body-worn camera footage showing officers fatally shooting a man last month.The release of the video Thursday is the first footage released by the Hayward Police Department that shows two officers shooting to death 37-year-old Antonio Lacunas-Escobar of Hayward. The shooting officers have previously been identified as Alexander Robinson and Dominic Espino.The edited video shows the officers carrying rifles with lights attached to them before shooting Lacunas-Escobar from a distance. Two of the three officers were positioned behind a barrier and above the parking lot where Lacunas-Escobar was walking.Police have said officers responded about 9:40 p.m. Sept. 6 to reports of a man who pointed a gun at two women in a vehicle near the 22000 block of City Center Drive. The shooting happened about 20 minutes later after officers found a man matching the witness description, police said. The man was described by police as being “uncooperati...

Suspect arrested in Half Moon Bay for alleged sexual assault of minor

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:36 GMT

(KRON) -- A man was arrested on Wednesday in connection to a sexual assault that happened earlier this year, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office said in a press release. Luis LaraPlancarte, 25, was arrested on the 1000 block of Main Street in Half Moon Bay.LaraPlancarte is accused of sexually assaulting a minor in March, authorities said. He was arrested and booked into the Maguire Correctional Facility in Redwood City for a lewd act upon a child. The suspect is facing multiple allegations of sexual assault. Authorities said there is concern for additional victims who have yet to come forward. Dior store in downtown SF broken into by thieves, closed for next few days Anyone with information regarding LaraPlancarte and/or this alleged crime is encouraged to contact 650-363-4060 or email [email protected]. Those who wish to remain anonymous can contact SMCSO's anonymous tip line at 1-800-547-2700.

California Office of Emergency Services aware of 'potential threats' related to Israel, Gaza

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:36 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The California Governor's Office of Emergency Services said it is aware of statements made about potential threats related to the situation in Israel and Gaza on Friday. In a statement issued Thursday, Nancy Ward, who serves as California's Homeland Security Advisor, said the agency is "actively monitoring the developing situation in Israel and Gaza and closely coordinating with our security partners to track potential on the domestic threat environment."The agency said that while they are aware of potential threats, they want to emphasize that "no specific and credible threat to California has been identified." New law limits how much landlords can charge for security deposits "The situation remains dynamic and evolving. I continue to actively brief the Governor on the current situation and state intelligence and law enforcement officials are working around the clock to safeguard the safety and security of all Californians," Ward said in a statement.The ag...

Unpublished works and manuscript by legendary Argentine writer Cortázar sell for $36,000 at auction

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:36 GMT

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — A buyer from Argentina paid $36,000 for a manuscript of works, including seven unpublished stories, by legendary Argentine writer Julio Cortázar at an auction Thursday in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo.The bundle of 60-year-old sheets bound together with metal fasteners bearing the inscription “Julio Cortázar. Historias de Cronopios y de Famas. Paris. 1952” was the basis for the writer’s iconic “Cronopios and Famas” book, published in 1962.The typewritten manuscript contains 46 stories that make up the heart of what ended up becoming one of Cortázar’s most famous works.Of the total stories, 35 were published in “Cronopios and Famas.” Some were printed exactly as found in the manuscript that was once thought to be lost forever. It was discovered in Montevideo last year, while others underwent editorial changes. Three other stories were published in magazines before Cortázar’s death in 1984.The seven unpublished works are: “Inventory,” “Letter from ...

Bochy encouraged by Scherzer session, not saying yet if 3-time Cy Young winner will pitch in ALCS

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:36 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Bruce Bochy said he was really encouraged by how Max Scherzer threw during an off-day session, though the Texas Rangers’ manager wasn’t ready Thursday to declare that the three-time Cy Young Award winner will pitch in the American League Championship Series against Houston.“Max is doing well here. He had a nice outing (Wednesday), threw 60 pitches, in that area,” Bochy said before the Rangers held an evening workout with the roof open at Globe Life Field. “We have some time here before we set the roster, but I have to be really encouraged with how he threw the ball, how he feels.”Scherzer, a trade-deadline acquisition from the New York Mets, hasn’t pitched since Sept. 12 because of a muscle strain in his shoulder. There had been some hope he might be ready for the AL Division Series, but he was left off the roster after throwing to hitters the day before Game 1 in Baltimore last Saturday.Bochy also wasn’t ready to announce who will sta...

13 Metrobus routes could provide 24-hour service by mid-December

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:36 GMT

Metro is moving forward with plans to provide 24-hour bus service on 13 routes before the end of the year.D.C. would fund the service increase, which would see buses on 13 lines across the District running every 20 minutes or so from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m.Right now, service starts to ramp down from every 12 minutes to every 30 minutes from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Service closes from 2 a.m. until between 4 and 5 a.m.Depending on the route, Metrobus offers variable service from between 4 and 5 a.m. to 7 a.m.Metro staff presented information about the proposed changes to the board Thursday.If Metro’s board approves the plan, the bolstered service would take effect Dec. 17.Metro is still negotiating terms of an agreement with D.C. The city would pay for the service and set standards for how it would work.To provide the additional service, Metro is currently recruiting 37 bus operators, along with more mechanics and transit police officers. The plan would also increase Metro Transit Police patr...

Republican Steve Scalise ends his bid to become House speaker after failing to secure the votes to win the gavel

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:36 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Steve Scalise ends his bid to become House speaker after failing to secure the votes to win the gavel.Source

Ireland faces weight of history and might of All Blacks in Rugby World Cup quarters

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:36 GMT

PARIS (AP) — The weight of history on their backs. The might of New Zealand facing them. A home crowd behind them.Judgement day for top-ranked Ireland comes on Saturday in a hugely anticipated Rugby World Cup quarterfinal showdown with the All Blacks in what is sure to be another heaving Stade de France bathed in shamrock green.This game has been 36 years in the making, since the first of Ireland’s seven quarterfinal flops. The last four years under Andy Farrell have been spent deliberately confronting and overcoming every possible problem to prime Ireland for this moment.Beating the All Blacks in a series in New Zealand. Check. Beating reigning world champion South Africa. Check. Beating every other title contender. Check. Proven tournament winner; Six Nations Grand Slam. Check. Player depth to be injury-proof. Check. Consistently ruthless. Check.It has culminated in the greatest run in the history of Irish rugby — 17 successive test wins launched by two incredible victories ...

Colorado judge rejects Trump's attempt to dismiss ballot lawsuit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:36 GMT

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado judge has rejected an attempt by former President Donald Trump to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to keep him off the state ballot, ruling that his objections on free-speech grounds did not apply.Trump’s attorneys argued that a Colorado law protecting people from being sued over exercising their free speech rights shielded him from the lawsuit, but Colorado District Judge Sarah Wallace said that law doesn’t apply in this case. 1 officer found guilty of homicide in Elijah McClain case, 2nd officer acquitted The law also conflicted with a state requirement to get the question about Trump's eligibility resolved quickly — before a Jan. 5 deadline for presidential candidates' names to certified for the Colorado primary, Wallace wrote.Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington claims in its lawsuit that putting Trump on the ballot in Colorado would violate a provision of the 14th Amendment that bars people who have “engaged in insurrection” against the Co...