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Calling for ceasefire in Gaza, protesters take over Oakland federal building

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:00 GMT

OAKLAND – Protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza took over the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building in Oakland on Monday.Related ArticlesPolitics | Online misinformation is thriving in Israel-Hamas war Politics | Letters: Delinquent rent | Divulging RMDs | Cutting homelessness | No armchair QBs Politics | California high school student suspended for saying ‘Free Palestine’ Politics | Medics and patients, including babies, stranded as battles rage around Gaza hospitals Politics | GOP hopeful Chris Christie visits Israel, says the US must show solidarity in war against Hamas More than 700 Jewish people and their allies occupied the building’s rotunda, according to organizers. Many of them wore matching black T-shirts declaring, “Jews Say Ceasefire Now.”Organizers said the protesters would not leave the building unless a ceasefire is called or they are forcibly removed. As of 6:15 p.m., no arrests had bee...

Single-family home sells for $1.7 million in Oakland

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:00 GMT

841 Wawona Avenue – Google Street ViewThe property located in the 800 block of Wawona Avenue in Oakland was sold on Oct. 6, 2023. The $1,700,000 purchase price works out to $851 per square foot. The house, built in 1949, has an interior space of 1,997 square feet. The layout of this single-story house includes three bedrooms and two bathrooms. On the exterior, the house is characterized by the use of wood shake roofing / shingles. Inside, a fireplace adds character to the home. Additionally, the home includes a garage.These nearby houses have also recently changed hands:A 2,184-square-foot home on the 100 block of Oak Road in Piedmont sold in September 2022, for $2,200,000, a price per square foot of $1,007. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Ashmount Avenue, Piedmont, in April 2023, a 4,559-square-foot home was sold for $1,750,000, a price per square foot of $384. The home has 7 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms.In September 2022, a 2,243-square-foot home on Lakeshore Avenue in Oakl...

Fairfield man arrested for Walnut Creek robberies

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:00 GMT

(KRON) -- A Fairfield man was arrested on Friday in connection with two robberies in Walnut Creek, the Walnut Creek Police Department said. Malcolm Hale is being held at the Martinez Detention Facility on a $600,000 bail on charges including two counts of robbery, two counts of conspiracy to commit a crime, and illegal possession of an assault weapon. Arrest made in fatal shooting outside San Leandro Chili’s The first robbery that Hale is believed to be responsible for happened on Nov. 3 in the parking lot of a Burger King located at 1799 North Broadway. A witness told KRON4 the elderly victim was knocked down and robbed when walking back to his Porsche. The second robbery happened at Autopia Carwash at 2172 North Main St. on Nov. 8, police said. WCPD detectives and members of the Central County SWAT Team executed a search warrant in Fairfield. Detectives arrested Hale and recovered an AR-15-style assault rifle, police said. The robberies allegedly committed by Hale are part of a...

Visiting media crew robbed of equipment at gunpoint in North Beach

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:00 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Sunday evening, San Francisco police responded to reports of an armed robbery in North Beach. Sources say the victims were a visiting media crew and that they met with San Francisco Mayor London Breed."We don’t want anyone in San Francisco to be a victim of any crime, whether they are a visitor or a resident," Mayor Breed said in a statement. "SFPD is actively investigating this case, and we know that when an arrest is made, our District Attorney has taken a strong position of aggressively prosecuting crimes like these." ‘I’m going to have to take you out’: Paul Pelosi delivers chilling testimony in DePape trial The robbery allegedly took place near Broadway and Columbus Avenue at 4:56 p.m. The victims told police three suspects armed with guns drove up near them, exited the vehicle and approached them. The victims then said the suspects demanded their production equipment, which the victims gave up, and fled the scene.Sources say the victims will have equi...

Biden hails ‘new era’ of ties between US and Indonesia

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:00 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden celebrated a “new era” in the relationship between the United States and Indonesia as he met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the White House on Monday, formalizing closer ties with the world’s third largest democracy and a heavyweight player in Southeast Asia.The announcement is a reflection of U.S. commitment to the region before Biden heads to San Francisco for a summit of Asian leaders, where he’s scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Washington and Beijing have been jockeying for influence in Southeast Asia, which is a critical crossroads for trade and a potential flashpoint for global conflict. “This will mark a new era in relations between the United States and Indonesia across the board,” Biden said, sitting next to Widodo. He added that Widodo, the leader of a tropical archipelago, mentioned that he was cold when he stepped out of his vehicle at the White House. Biden joked, “I told him I c...

‘It is well worth it’: Prince George’s Co. libraries raising money for defibrillators

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:00 GMT

Some of the libraries in Prince George’s County have defibrillators. But library leaders say all of them should. With GivingTuesday coming up a few days after Thanksgiving, the library system is raising money to buy them for every branch.Seven of the county’s 19 library branches have defibrillators in case of an emergency, though there’s never been an occasion when one has had to be used at any of them. The branches that have them already are found in Laurel, South Bowie, Baden, New Carrollton and Hyattsville, as well as the brand-new branches in Bladensburg and Clinton.The county is hoping to raise $20,000 to get them in the rest of the libraries now.“We think that all of our patrons at all our branches should enjoy the ability to come to our branches and be safe in case of a medical emergency,” said Jermaine Gordon, safety and security supervisor with the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System. “We want this in every library.”The estimated cost is about $20,000...

Haley Cavinder says she’s becoming a Horned Frog. Former Miami guard announces commitment to TCU

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:00 GMT

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Former Miami guard Haley Cavinder, one of the most recognizable players in the name, image and likeness era of college athletics, revealed Monday on social media that she has committed to play at TCU next season. Cavinder posted a series of three photos on Instagram that showed her sitting on a throne-like chair wearing a TCU uniform and holding a silver basketball with the school’s logo. She captioned the post “the last rodeo #committed” and listed her location as Fort Worth, Texas, the home of the campus. That came exactly a month after Cavinder wrote in another Instagram post “see you next season” without saying then where she planned to play in 2024-25. Cavinder and her twin sister, Hanna, played at Miami last season and helped the Hurricanes reach the NCAA Elite Eight. Haley Cavinder had told The Associated Press last season that she planned to play one more college season; Hanna Cavinder said she was likely done playing. The twins announced in Ap...

Ivy League Penn gets 22 points from Tyler Perkins in 76-72 win over No. 21 Villanova at the Palestra

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:00 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyler Perkins scored 22 points and Penn trailed for only 53 seconds in a 76-72 victory over No. 21 Villanova on Monday night at the Palestra that ended with students from the Ivy League underdog mobbing the court for a wild celebration.Penn students tossed the traditional Big 5 streamers, and many paused to snap photos of the scoreboard. The Quakers stuck around to help sing the fight song with cheerleaders and fans.The Quakers (3-1), 12-point underdogs according to FanDuel Sportsbook, won for only the 19th time in 70 games against the Wildcats in a series that dates to 1922.Perkins, a freshman guard, was clutch down the stretch. He hit a step-back 3-pointer for a nine-point lead and Cameron Thrower buried a 3 for a 60-51 advantage with 7:20 left.Perkins scored the big buckets each time the Wildcats (2-1) edged closer. He nailed a second-chance 3 that stretched the lead to 68-57 and positioned the Quakers for the second win over Villanova in six years.Justin Moor...

Michigan routs St. John’s and new coach Pitino 89-73 at MSG behind McDaniel and Burnett

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:00 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Dug McDaniel had 26 points, Nimari Burnett scored 21 — all in the first half — and Michigan cruised to an 89-73 romp Monday night over St. John’s and new coach Rick Pitino at Madison Square Garden.Terrance Williams II added 12 points and Will Tschetter scored 10 for the Wolverines (3-0) in the opener of the annual Gavitt Tipoff Games, which matches Big Ten teams against Big East programs. Michigan interim coach Phil Martelli filled in again for Juwan Howard, who has been recovering from heart surgery since mid-September. Howard traveled with the team to New York, but the school said he wasn’t expected on the floor.McDaniel added seven assists and six rebounds. Burnett made all eight field goal attempts in the first half, including four 3-pointers. Both players set a career scoring high.Michigan has won 11 straight games at Madison Square Garden, including a second consecutive Big Ten Tournament championship in 2018.For the 71-year-old Pitino, a New York C...

B.J. Mack’s double-double helps South Carolina pull away early in the second half to beat VMI 74-64

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:00 GMT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — B.J. Mack scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead South Carolina to a 74-64 victory over VMI on Monday night. Mack, a 6-foot-8 forward transfer from Wofford, shot 5 of 11 from the floor and made 6 of 7 free throws. Meechie Johnson added 13 points and Myles Stute had 10 for South Carolina, which is 3-0 for the first time since the 2019-2020 season.Mack scored five points and Stute added four during a 16-7 run to open the second half that stretched the Gamecocks’ lead to 57-40 with 13:48 to play. It was their largest lead of the game. Jacobi Wright, who finished with nine points, ended the surge with a 3-pointer. VMI had a 10-2 run to pull to 70-62 with 1:34 left but couldn’t get closer. Freshman reserve Tyran Cook scored 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting to lead VMI (1-2). DJ Nussbaum made 6 of 9 field goals for 14 points. Koree Cotton added 10 points for the Keydets. South Carolina led for most of the first half and by as many 14 points, buildi...