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Should Antioch council choose the police chief?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:33:51 GMT

Should the Antioch City Council hire the city’s next police chief or should the city manager make the appointment as has been done in the past?That’s the question the City Council will answer at its next meeting on Tuesday when it considers whether to move forward with a proposal to give council members the authority to hire, supervise and remove the police chief. Currently, the council hires the city attorney and the city manager, who in turn appoints and supervises the chief.The idea of the council taking an active role in hiring a chief first emerged in 2020 and during discussions on police reform in 2021. Later that year, Mayor Lamar Thorpe and Mayor Pro-Tem Tamisha Torres-Walker, during a police oversight standing committee, asked staff for a draft of a police chief hiring process. The proposal included having a community representative from each district take part in the hiring process, with the council ratifying the contract.But by 2022, the FBI and District Attroney’s ...

Salesforce cutting more jobs following 10% reduction: reports

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:33:51 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Salesforce has cut more jobs following previous layoffs earlier this year, according to a report in Bloomberg. In January, the San Francisco-based cloud software services provider had announced it would be reducing its global workforce by 10%, or about 8,000 employees. Owner of Milpitas badminton club arrested for inappropriate relationship with child Layoffs announced Wednesday primarily affected sales and customer success team members in Ireland, Bloomberg reported. The cuts are "part of an ongoing effort to ensure we always have the right resources in place," said a spokesperson cited in the report.The spokesperson declined to tell Bloomberg whether the current round of layoffs would impact workers in other countries. The Salesforce layoffs are just the latest in an ongoing series of Bay Area tech layoffs. Last week it was confirmed LinkedIn would be cutting about 200 jobs in the Bay Area. Other recent job cuts were announced at Microsoft, Sumo Logic, In...

Police seek public's help in locating missing Saratoga teen

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:33:51 GMT

(KRON) -- The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 17-year-old girl from Saratoga. Katherine Schneider was last seen on July 5 leaving her home in a white Honda Accord with a California license plate that reads “8KLK251”. According to the sheriff’s office, the Honda has tinted windows. Santa Clara County Sheriff’s OfficeSanta Clara County Sheriff’s OfficeSchneider is described as a white juvenile with blue eyes and straight blonde hair that reaches her mid-back. She is 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs around 115 pounds, according to police. Anyone with information in regards to her whereabouts is asked to contact the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office at 408-808-4431 or by email at [email protected].

Driver charged with gross negligence in crash that killed actor Treat Williams

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:33:51 GMT

DORSET, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont driver accused of causing a crash that killed actor Treat Williams has been charged with grossly negligent operation causing death, officials said.An investigation of the June 12 crash in Dorset concluded a vehicle pulled in front of Williams, who was riding a motorcycle and was unable to avoid a collision, Vermont State Police said Tuesday.The driver who was charged, Ryan Koss, 35, of Dorset, was processed Tuesday evening and released ahead of a September arraignment, state police said. A court official couldn’t say whether Koss had a lawyer, and Koss didn’t immediately return an email message seeking comment.Williams, 71, of Manchester Center, was pronounced dead at Albany Medical Center in New York.Richard Treat Williams’ nearly 50-year career included starring roles in the TV series “Everwood” and the movie “Hair.” He appeared in more than 120 TV and film roles, including the movies “The Eagle Has Landed,” “Prince of the City” and “Once Upon a ...

Analysis: Trump’s indictment is a stress test of Biden’s focus on safeguarding democracy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:33:51 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — After two previous indictments, the novelty of prosecuting a former president may have worn off. But the latest criminal charges against Donald Trump represent an unprecedented stress test for the American political system. Trump is accused of conspiracy and obstruction for trying to overturn his 2020 election loss, in a criminal case emerging at the same time he is asking voters to send him back to the White House.The overlapping legal and political dramas represent a stark challenge for President Joe Biden just as he is running for reelection in 2024. Although Biden has made protecting democracy a cornerstone of his agenda and campaign, he also has pledged to respect the independence of the judicial process.The result is that Biden probably will feel compelled to remain quiet about a court case that could send the leading Republican presidential candidate to prison, even though the charges hinge on behavior that Biden has described as an existential threat. “That...

Desde Portugal, el papa Francisco cuestiona a Occidente por la guerra en Ucrania: “¿En qué rumbo navegan?”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:33:51 GMT

(CNN) — El papa Francisco envió desde Portugal un mensaje a Occidente al preguntarse “¿qué rumbo llevan?” en referencia a guerra de Rusia contra Ucrania.El papa se encuentra en Lisboa como parte de una visita de cinco días durante la cual se unirá a las celebraciones para conmemorar la Jornada Mundial de la Juventud, un encuentro mundial de jóvenes católicos. El papa se refirió a la guerra de Rusia contra Ucrania en un discurso pronunciado en el Centro Cultural de Belém.“Podríamos preguntarle (a Europa): ‘¿Hacia dónde navegan si no ofrecen al mundo caminos de paz, vías creativas para poner fin a la guerra en Ucrania y a los muchos otros conflictos en el mundo que causan tanto derramamiento de sangre? O también, para ampliar el alcance: ‘Occidente, ¿en qué rumbo navegas?”, dijo el papa.El encuentro de Portugal es el primero que se celebra desde la pandemia de covid-19.Miles de personas saludaron al papa Francisco a su llegada a Portugal, dond...

Teacher arrested again after accusation of lewd conduct with young students

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:33:51 GMT

A Lauderhill teacher, previously arrested last year for allegedly inappropriately touching a student, has been arrested again after another victim came forward. Damian Francis, 45, appeared before a judge Wednesday facing a second count of lewd and lascivious behavior on a minor. In October, he was arrested for allegedly inappropriately touching one of his first-grade students at Endeavour Primary Learning Center and now he has been arrested a second time in relation to another inappropriate touching case.The family had come forward prior, but no charges were filed because the victim and her mother moved out of state. After his October arrest, the family decided to contact the police, and the case was reopened. The statement given by the victim to police is similar to the charges he faced in October. The 6-year-old victim said Francis would ask her to go to his desk in the back of the class. Once at his desk, he would begin touching her belly under her clothes, touching her groin, a...

Family of woman killed in hit-and-run in Miami Gardens speak out

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:33:51 GMT

The family of a hit-and-run victim are sharing their heartache after their loved one died. They were seen Wednesday morning leaving candles and flowers at the site where Patricia Garner was killed.Garner’s family now wants to make sure that the person responsible for her death is held accountable. “You know, this person is out on house arrest, and I wish Patricia could have the opportunity to have house arrest,” said Bruce Baskin, Garner’s brother. “But I will tell you this, that this lady is a danger to the public, she’s a danger to anyone that’s walking around because what she committed was cold hearted and heinous.” On July 27, Garner, was outside the Community Action and Human Services Department Building, located on the 16400 block of Northwest 25th Avenue, when she was struck by the hit-and-run driver. Garner was critically injuried and died at the hospital the following Sunday. According to police, 62-year-old Sharon Cox hit th...

Miami man arrested for written threats, stalking and aggravated assault on Homestead family

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:33:51 GMT

A Miami man is facing multiple charges, including written threats, stalking with a firearm, criminal mischief, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, after allegedly sending terrifying messages to a Homestead mother and her daughter.According to an arrest form, on July 19, Pedro Cardona, 29, sent written threats to a Homestead woman, expressing his intention to kill her and her daughter. The chilling message included a depiction of a firearm in Cardona’s waistband, with him stating, “I already got a gun.” He continued to intensify his threats, making verbal threats to the victim and eventually responding to her residence, where he further threatened their lives on the home’s Ring camera.The incident prompted an investigation, with an assigned investigator reaching out to the victim to initiate contact. During the conversation, the victim tearfully informed the investigator that Cardona had just destroyed all the property within her daughter’s bedr...

Justin Trudeau separates from wife, Sophie

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:33:51 GMT

OTTAWA, Ont. — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau are separating after 18 years of marriage, a high-profile split for Canada’s most recognizable political power couple.The abrupt announcement Wednesday ends what was often described as a storybook marriage that united two rising Canadian celebrities, the politically ambitious son of an iconic former prime minister and a glamorous television host in Quebec.An Instagram post published on both Trudeau’s and Grégoire Trudeau’s accounts — in English and French, respectively — appeared shortly after 12 p.m.“After many meaningful and difficult conversations, we have made the decision to separate,” they said.The two married in 2005 and have three children together: Xavier, 15, Ella-Grace, 14, and Hadrien, nine.“As always, we remain a close family with deep love and respect for each other and for everything we have built and will continue to build,” they said. “For the well-being of our children, we ask that yo...