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One person killed in strip mall parking lot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:00:32 GMT

(KRON) -- Police are investigating a homicide in a Pleasant Hill strip mall parking lot that left one dead. This is the first homicide since 2021, according to Pleasant Hill's crime statistics.The incident happened just after 1 a.m. Monday. Pleasant Hill police have not confirmed what caused the incident but they did have to call in Concord police to help with crowd control.Video shows a chaotic scene at Pleasant Hill Plaza. It sits off Contra Costa Boulevard and Gregort Lane just west of I-680. Video shows multiple people in distress. Police have also taped off a large part of the strip mall and placed evidence markers near a sedan and the body that laid not far from it.Fire and medical services were called to the scene. Police have not confirmed where the incident originated from, but the plaza does have more than a dozen businesses, including a Starbucks, Safeway and a sports bar near where the body was found.As of Monday morning, no details have been given on the victim. It is u...

Santa Clara police look for missing 91-year-old

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:00:32 GMT

(BCN) -- Santa Clara police said at 11:55 p.m. Sunday they're looking for a 91-year-old missing man. Lawrence Lara left his home near Santa Cruz and Cabrillo avenues around noon. He was driving a silver four-door Saturn, license plate number 6AOZ004, and may have been headed to Campbell. He is 5-feet-7-inches tall and weighs 130 pounds. It wasn't known what clothes he was wearing. Police ask anyone who sees Lara to call 911 immediately. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Meghan to receive Ms. Foundation’s Women of Vision Award

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:00:32 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, and Black Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown will receive the Ms. Foundation’s Women of Vision Award in May, the nation’s oldest women’s foundation announced Monday.The awards will be handed out at the Ms. Foundation’s annual gala on May 16 at New York City’s Ziegfeld Ballroom, part of its 50th anniversary celebration where funds raised will go toward the organization’s equity-centered initiatives.The foundation will also honor Wanda Irving, co-founder of Dr. Shalon’s Maternal Action Project, and Kimberly Inez McGuire, executive director of URGE, as well as emerging leaders abortion rights activist Olivia Julianna and LGBTQ+ advocate Rebekah Bruesehoff.“Meghan, LaTosha, Wanda, Kimberly, Olivia, and Rebekah are incredible leaders,” Teresa C. Younger, Ms. Foundation president and CEO, said in a statement. “We are grateful to be able to shine a light on their many accomplishments and tireless work on behalf of gender and racial equity ...

‘Underground’ tech aims to help Arlington drivers find parking

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:00:32 GMT

A new pilot program in Arlington, Virginia, is aimed at saving drivers time, using new underground technology that will track parking spaces.The Performance Parking Pilot Program will track parking across the Rosslyn-Ballston and Richmond Highway corridors and will provide drivers with real-time updates, according to a news release from the county government.More Transportation NewsMore Arlington County NewsMore Virginia NewsThe project will include 4,500 metered parking spaces.The county says it’s about improving the user experience, cutting down drive time and making more spaces available more often. The program won’t use any cameras and no personal information will be gathered.Prices will change to meet the goals of the project but the county stressed more revenue isn’t the goal.The program will be in place for three years and during the first year, system design, installation, testing, and initial data collection will be the focus. During the second and third years, officials pl...

Community colleges are reeling. ‘The reckoning is here.’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:00:32 GMT

When Santos Enrique Camara arrived at Shoreline Community College in Washington state to study audio engineering, he quickly felt lost.“It’s like a weird maze,” remembered Camara, who was 19 at the time and had finished high school with a 4.0 grade-point average. “You need help with your classes and financial aid? Well, here, take a number and run from office to office and see if you can figure it out.”Advocates for community colleges defend them as the underdogs of America’s higher education system, left to serve the students who need the most support but without the money to provide it. Critics contend this has become an excuse for poor success rates and for the kind of faceless bureaucracies that ultimately led Camara to drop out after two semesters. He now works in a restaurant and plays in two bands.___EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is part of Saving the College Dream, a collaboration between AL.com, The Associated Press, The Christian Science Monitor, The Dallas Morning News, The H...

After Bayern, Nagelsmann could interest Chelsea, Tottenham

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:00:32 GMT

DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Julian Nagelsmann has made a career out of moving fast.He was a top-division coach at 28 and the youngest ever coach in the Champions League semifinals at 33. Now he’s widely considered to be a candidate for two of the top jobs in English soccer — Chelsea and Tottenham — less than two weeks after being fired by Bayern Munich.The German was part of a long-term project at Bayern, handed a five-year contract in 2021, but it all crumbled in a matter of days. A loss at Bayer Leverkusen, coupled with some mediocre results since the World Cup and concerns about inconsistent form, led Bayern to drop Nagelsmann and hire former Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel.Bayern has denied its decision was influenced by reports linking Tuchel to jobs elsewhere, including Tottenham, as rumors swirled over the impending departure of Antonio Conte. Still, the Bayern management moved fast to secure its preferred replacement for Nagelsmann, with only three days passing between B...

Insider Q&A-Benn Steil of the Council on Foreign Relations

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:00:32 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Over the past year, the world economy has withstood the combined shocks of high interest rates and a war in Ukraine better than just about anyone expected.The International Monetary Fund, among other agencies, has upgraded its economic forecast for 2022. Europe has defied fears that an energy shock from the cutoff of Russian natural gas would cause a severe recession. The U.S. job market remains super-charged. The Associated Press spoke recently about the economy’s surprising resilience with Benn Steil, director of international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations. The interview has been edited for clarity and length.Q: For a year, the Federal Reserve and other central banks have been raising rates to fight inflation, and the war in Ukraine has raged on. But the world economy is in better shape than expected. What happened?A: Europe has been more robust than almost everyone anticipated a year ago. We also had quite an impressive adaptation of the global e...

Tumbleweeds invade a Colorado Springs community after strong winds

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:00:32 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KXRM) — The strong winds and dry weather that have primed the Colorado Springs area for wildfires over the past few days have also caused a tumbleweed invasion in one community.Homes in the Lorson Ranch neighborhood were swarmed with tumbleweeds after strong winds picked up on Friday. Tumbleweeds piled as high as one story on some properties blocking entrances and doorways. "They can't even get in and out of their houses without actually having to pull and move tumbleweeds out of the way," said Tyler Medina, a homeowner in the Lorson Ranch neighborhood. Could gas prices start going back up? Over the weekend, the National Weather Service reported wind gusts of up to 65 miles per hour in the Colorado Springs area."Days like we saw with a 65-mile-an-hour gust, that's considered high wind warning criteria.It's all been from the west-southwest," said Klint Skelly, warning coordination meteorologist at NWS Pueblo.Consecutive days of strong winds blowing from the...

Could gas prices start going back up?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:00:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — If you need to head to the pump to fill up your car on Monday, the cost is even lower than last week.However, gas prices could be on the way back up, according to AAA. Vote now for Colorado’s best burger: 4 remain in Round 5 of Big Burger Bracket “Oil prices finally crested and have now settled above the $70 per barrel mark after weeks of hovering just below it,” said Andrew Gross, AAA spokesperson. “Gas demand is very robust. These two factors will cause drivers to see prices increase for now.”  The average price for a gallon of regular fuel in Colorado is $3.50, which is down 10 cents from last week, according to AAA.Date/Avg.RegularMid-GradePremiumDieselCurrent Avg.$3.500$3.853$4.151$4.197Yesterday Avg.$3.510$3.864$4.158$4.210Week Ago Avg.$3.602$3.968$4.266$4.332Month Ago Avg.$4.006$4.369$4.654$4.737Year Ago Avg.$3.978$4.316$4.619$4.890AAA, 4/3/2023The national average for a gallon of regular fuel is at $3.50, which is up 7 cents since last week.Where are the ch...

Michael Che pranks Colin Jost on ‘Saturday Night Live’ Weekend Update for April Fools’ Day

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:00:32 GMT

(CNN) — No one is ever safe on April Fools’ Day, and this year that included hapless Weekend Update anchor Colin Jost.The “Saturday Night Live” castmember was doing his usual Weekend Update segment with co-anchor Michael Che this weekend, on the episode hosted by Quinta Brunson, and from the top of the segment, Jost seemed to be getting considerably less laughs than Che.About a third of the way through, while the pair were still serving up jokes related to the Trump indictment, Jost seemingly fell flat during a joke at his expense about the former president’s supporters.Amid the lukewarm laughter, an audience member yelled out, “You stink!” and Jost appeared to finally catch on to what was happening.Then Che confirmed it, informing his co-anchor, “I told them not to laugh at you for April Fools’.”At this point, Jost completely lost it, putting his head down on the desk while laughing.“I was truly like, ‘Am I not...