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'Ebony Alert' bill resolution adopted by Oakland City Council

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:29 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- The Oakland City Council unanimously adopted a resolution in support of California State Senate Assembly Bill 673, or the Ebony Alert Bill, which would establish a notification system, similar to an Amber Alert, to address the deficit in attention given to Black children and women that are missing in California.Oakland Councilmember Treva Reid brought the resolution. She says there are currently 1,500 people reported missing in Oakland."We make up 24 percent of Oakland's population. Yet, that disturbing number of 60 percent of missing persons. We should all be outraged," said Reid. "400 of those missing persons are Black women." Alameda County judge robbed at gunpoint in Oakland: sheriff SB-673 would encourage, but not require, television, cable, satellite, and social media systems to cooperate with disseminating timely, accurate information to engage the public and the media on the information contained in an Ebony Alert.Nola Brantley is the CEO of Nola ...

CHP arrest man in connection with Interstate 80 shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:29 GMT

(KRON) – A Vallejo man was arrested Wednesday in connection to a highway shooting on Interstate 80 on May 6, according to California Highway Patrol.Just before 4 p.m. on May 6, a freeway shooting on westbound I-80 just west of Tennessee Street was reported to CHP. The victim said the suspect vehicle, a gray Volkswagen Jetta, continued driving westbound on the highway following the shooting, police said.  3 dead, 2 injured after crime spree in San Jose, Milpitas; suspect arrested No injuries were reported.KRON On is streaming news live 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%; }During the course of the investigation, Aikeem Jefferson was identified as the primary suspect in the shooting and a warrant was issued for his arrest. The 37-year-old resident of Vallejo was arr...

3 Bay Area spots listed in Yelp's top donut shops for 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:29 GMT

(KRON) -- It's National Donut Day! Perhaps you are looking to treat yourself with a sweet snack to get this weekend started. Here's a list of places you might want to check out. National Doughnut Day: Where to get free doughnuts this Friday Yelp released its list of the Top 100 U.S. Donut Shops. Three of those listed in its top 100 ranking are here in the Bay Area.No. 7: The Jelly Donut (San Francisco)Located in the Mission District at 3198 24th St., The Jelly Donut is a short walk away from the 24th Street Mission BART station. It is open every day except Sunday from 5:30 a.m. until 10 p.m., according to Yelp. The Jelly Donut was opened in 1987 by Cambodian refugee parents.No. 8: Stan's Donut Shop (Santa Clara)It is located at 2628 Homestead Road. Stan's Donut Shop is open every day from 6 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Stanford "Stan" Wittmayer, who was a World War II veteran, opened the shop back in 1959.No. 20: Milkbomb Ice Cream (San Francisco) The business located in Potrero Hill is ...

Macron to award top U.S. general France’s highest honors

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:29 GMT

PARIS (AP) — U.S. Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Mark Milley will receive France’s highest medal of honor Friday for his role in coordinating support for Ukraine and for his more than 40-year military career spent in defense of democracy, French President Emmanuel Macron’s office said. Milley, who is traveling in France to attend ceremonies at Normandy to mark the 79th anniversary of D-Day, is close to finishing a four-year term as the top U.S. military officer and plans to retire when his tenure as chairman ends Sept. 30. Macron plans to award him the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor at a closed ceremony. The medal was created by French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802. It is awarded to about 2,000 citizens and about 300 foreigners each year for defense of French values.“The president of the French Republic will pay tribute to the strength and quality of the ties of military cooperation that unite our two countries, and to General Milley’s eminent role in this rel...

Austria’s government says two citizens held in Iran have been released, are on their way home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:29 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Austria’s government says two citizens held in Iran have been released, are on their way home.Source

U.S. Army changes Fort Bragg to Fort Liberty as part of a broader initiative to remove Confederate names from bases

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:29 GMT

FORT LIBERTY, N.C. (AP) — U.S. Army changes Fort Bragg to Fort Liberty as part of a broader initiative to remove Confederate names from bases.Source

Tanks, F-16 jets part of long-term aid for Ukraine, won’t be ready for upcoming offensive, US says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:29 GMT

PARIS (AP) — America’s top military officer says training for Ukrainian forces on advanced U.S. Abrams tanks has started, but those those weapons crucial over the long term in trying to expel Russia from occupied territory will not be ready in time for Kyiv’s imminent counteroffensive.The tank training got underway as the United States and its allies began to work out agreements to train Ukrainians on F-16 fighter jets, another long-sought advanced system. Those aircraft would be part of a security plan to deter future attacks, U.S. Army Gen. Mark Milley said late Thursday as he arrived in France. “Everyone recognizes Ukraine needs a modernized Air Force,” said Milley, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff. “It’s going to take a considerable amount of time.” The intent is to provide capabilities for Ukraine in the mid- to long-term, said Nicolas Vaujour, a vice admiral who is chief operations of France’s Joint Staff and spoke to reporters traveling with ...

Judge dismisses second Gainesville group’s suit seeking to block Digital Gateway

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:29 GMT

Opponents of the Prince William Digital Gateway protest outside of Bull Run Middle School in Manassas during an open house scheduled by one of the developers Compass Datacenters on April 25, 2023. (InsideNoVa/James Jarvis)(InsideNoVa/James Jarvis) Opponents of the Prince William Digital Gateway protest outside of Bull Run Middle School in Manassas during an open house scheduled by one of the developers Compass Datacenters on April 25, 2023. (InsideNoVa/James Jarvis)(InsideNoVa/James Jarvis) This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today.A Prince William County Circuit Court Judge has dismissed a lawsuit file...

State Supreme Court: Ohio abortion question will go forward as single issue

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:29 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In a blow to abortion opponents in Ohio, a fall ballot issue aimed at enshrining access to the procedure in state’s constitution will not be split into two separate issues — one about abortion, and one about all other reproductive care.In a ruling Thursday, the Ohio Supreme Court sided with the bipartisan Ohio Ballot Board over a pair of anti-abortion voters who had argued that abortion should be considered as its own question.Justices disagreed, leaving alone proposed ballot language advanced by Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights and Ohioans for Reproductive Freedom. The two groups face a July 5 deadline to collect the necessary signatures to make the November ballot.The ballot board, chaired by Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose, considered the question of whether to split the proposed question into two, and determined it regarded a single subject.Source

Why are people in Britain talking about Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:29 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Critics accuse the British administration of running “government by WhatsApp” because of the popularity of the messaging app with politicians and officials.So it feels inevitable that a tussle over WhatsApp messages is at the heart of Britain’s official inquiry into how the country handled the COVID-19 pandemic.Thousands of messages exchanged during the pandemic between then Prime Minister Boris Johnson and government ministers, aides and officials form key evidence for the investigation chaired by retired judge Heather Hallett. The Conservative government, now led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, wants to be able to edit the messages before handing them over, saying some are personal and irrelevant to the inquiry. It has filed a legal challenge against Hallett’s order to surrender the unredacted messages.WHAT IS THE INQUIRY INVESTIGATING?More than 200,000 people have died in Britain after testing positive for COVID-19, one of the highest tolls in Europe, and the decisio...