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Trump's next court date pushes up against 2024 primaries

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:30 GMT

The judge overseeing former President Trump’s criminal case in New York City has set the next in-person hearing for Dec. 4, roughly two months before the official start of the 2024 Republican presidential primary calendar. Trump was arraigned in Manhattan in front of Judge Juan Merchan on Tuesday, where he was charged with 34 felony counts related to hush money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election. Trump pleaded not guilty to the charges. At the December in-person court appearance, Merchan will decide on expected motions to dismiss the case.The Iowa Republican caucuses will be held on Feb. 5, 2024, marking the start of the GOP primary season. That underscores how Trump’s legal troubles could shadow him into the period when voters are picking a candidate to nominate for president. The New Hampshire primary, the first one on the GOP calendar, is scheduled for Feb. 13. Trump is expected to use the charges against him to try and rally supp...

Blue Note Jazz Festival Napa unveils powerful music lineup for 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:30 GMT

Three hip-hop icons — Mary J. Blige, Nas and Chance the Rapper — are set to headline the second annual Blue Note Jazz Festival Napa.The three-day festival, set for July 28-30 at the Silverado Resort in Napa, will also feature five-time Grammy winner and artist-in-residence Robert Glasper with special guests De La Soul, Bilal and Lalah Hathaway.The bill — which Glasper curated — also includes such hip-hop/R&B/soul/jazz acts as Parliament Funkadelic featuring George Clinton, Digable Planets, Ari Lennox, Big Freedia, Cordae, NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge), Gary Clark Jr., Talib Kweli & Madlib, PJ Morton, Smino, Rakim & DJ Jazzy Jeff, DOMi & JD Beck, BJ The Chicago Kid, Cory Henry, Meshell Ndegeocello, the Soul Rebels featuring Keyon Harrold, Terrace Martin, Big Freedia, Adam Blackstone, Madlib (DJ Set), Taylor McFerrin & Marcus Gilmore with Bobby McFerrin, Soulive, Rapsody, J.Period, Nicholas Payton, Derrick Hodge, Yussef Dayes, M...

Man found dead on I-580 after being shot on Oakland city streets is identified

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:30 GMT

OAKLAND — A 57-year-old man shot while driving March 29 — who then continued driving, but crashed his van and died on Interstate 580 — was identified by authorities Tuesday.A motive for the killing of Delondo Bellamy still has not been confirmed, police said. No arrests have been announced.Bellamy, of Oakland, was shot about 10:30 p.m. March 29 as he was driving in the 300 block of Van Buren Avenue in the Adams Point neighborhood, probably by someone standing outside, authorities said.Despite being wounded he was able to drive onto nearby Interstate 580 where he crashed in the eastbound lanes near Park Boulevard. He was pronounced dead there.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | After high-speed chase that reached 115 mph, police arrest East Bay teen, two others Crime and Public Safety | Body recovered near Hwy. 24 freeway in North Oakland Crime and Public Safety | Family of Sophia Mason sues Alameda County, alleges social workers...

Rising salinity creates daily struggle on India’s coast

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:30 GMT

By Uzmi Athar | Press Trust of IndiaKOCHI, India — Anthony Kuttappassera’s family has lived in the same house at the edge of the Arabian Sea for more than a century. He grew up drinking water from the pond and the well outside his home.But 60 years ago, that water became too salty to drink. Then it grew too salty for bathing or washing clothes. Now, the pond is green, buggy and nearly dry — just like the rest of the wells and ponds in the Chellanam area of Kochi, a city of about 600,000 people on India’s southwestern coast.Rising seas from climate change are bringing saltwater into the fresh water of places like Chellanam, rendering unusable what had been a vital part of everyday life. And frequent breaks in the pipelines that bring fresh water from inland exacerbates the misery for residents in this village of about 8 square kilometers (3 square miles), requiring water to be trucked in.Each truckload of water has to be poured into barrels and buckets and carried by hand...

High school 'swatting' incident being investigated by San Rafael PD, FBI

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:30 GMT

(KRON) -- The San Rafael Police Department is working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other agencies to investigate a "swatting" incident at a local high school yesterday. San Rafael PD dispatchers got a call at around 2 p.m. on Monday from a person stating that a shooting had taken place at a school and students were injured, police said in a news release.During the call, dispatchers noticed inconsistencies between what was being reported and the tone of the caller making the report. It was also learned that the call was part of a series of hoax calls being made throughout California and the U.S., police said. San Jose purse-snatching suspects who targeted AAPI community arrested, firearms seized The police department responded to the school as a precautionary measure and quickly determined that no shooting had taken place. All students and faculty were safely accounted for, police said.SRPD detectives then contacted the FBI and other law enforcement agencies to try ...

Police seek silver vehicle in Petaluma hit-and-run

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:30 GMT

PETALUMA, Calif. (KRON) -- Police are looking for the driver of a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash on Sunday morning, according to the Petaluma Police Department. 43-year-old man dies in stabbing near SOMA Photo of the suspect vehicle (Photo courtesy of Petaluma Police Department)The crash happened at 10:44 a.m. on the 600 block of Petaluma Boulevard, police said. The vehicle is described as a compact, four-door sedan with silver paint. The car was driven by a woman and she had a man in the passenger seat, police said. KRON On is streaming now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }The vehicle in question may have damage to the front, passenger side. Police are seeking any information about the vehicle or the identity of the occupants, and community members can cont...

When Will Trump Be Indicted for These Crimes?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:30 GMT

Supporters of former President Donald Trump drive down Fifth Avenue before Trump leaves from Trump Tower for his arraignment in lower Manhattan on April 4, 2023 in New York.Photo: Bryan Smith/AFP via Getty ImagesToday, Donald Trump became the first former president of the United States to be indicted in America’s 247-year history. This is a monstrous injustice.Why? Because, obviously, he should have long ago been charged and convicted on hundreds of other occasions. Yes, these misdeeds technically aren’t “crimes,” at least if you’re limiting yourself to the “words” written in “the law.” But it definitely feels like they should be illegal.Here, I’m not talking about the standard felonies committed by every U.S. president, i.e., stealing billions of dollars of our money and pouring it into the pockets of America’s billionaires; presiding over our national gulag; and converting numberless foreigners into scraps of wet, red flesh. Trump did all that and more, but you can’t blame him for...

Virgin Orbit, Acuity fall; Newmont, Warner Bros. rise

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:30 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc., down 5 cents to 15 cents.The Richard Branson-backed satellite launch company is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.Kirkland’s Inc., up 3 cents to $2.88.The home decor retailer reported strong fourth-quarter revenue.Lindsay Corp., down $17.47 to $133.81.The irrigation equipment supplier reported weak fiscal second-quarter revenue. Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., up 34 cents to $15.15.The owner of CNN and HBO is reportedly near a deal for a TV series based on Harry Potter.Acuity Brands Inc., down $20.20 to $163.13.The lighting maker’s fiscal second-quarter revenue fell short of analysts’ forecasts.Greenlane Holdings Inc., down 3 cents to 35 cents.The distributor of vaporizers and smoking accessories reported weak fourth quarter revenue.Newmont Corp., up $1.88 to $51.35.The gold miner gained ground along with rising prices for the precious metal.Freep...

Resources Connection: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:30 GMT

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Resources Connection Inc. (RGP) on Tuesday reported profit of $7 million in its fiscal third quarter.On a per-share basis, the Irvine, California-based company said it had profit of 21 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 37 cents per share.The consulting company posted revenue of $186.8 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on RGP at https://www.zacks.com/ap/RGPSource

Wall Street ends lower after data suggests economy slowing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:30 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell on Wall Street Tuesday following a pair of weaker-than-expected economic reports. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.6% and the Nasdaq composite lost a similar amount. The reports on job openings and factory orders may have reinforced forecasts that a recession could hit the economy. They could have a potential upside for markets if they give the Federal Reserve a reason to hold rates steady at its next meeting in May, instead of hiking them as it has for the last year. Treasury yields fell following the reports.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story appears below. Stocks are falling on Wall Street Tuesday after two reports on the economy came in weaker than expected. The S&P 500 was 0.7% lower in afternoon trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down by 237 points, or 0.7%, at 33,360, as of 1:44 p.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was 0.6% lower. Investors are still split on whether the U.S. econ...