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Hanukkah menorah near Lake Merritt destroyed by vandals in latest act of anti-Semitism

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:58 GMT

OAKLAND — Vandals on Tuesday night destroyed a large menorah set out for the public at Lake Merritt, and police said they were investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Retired Pittsburg detective charged with attempting to kill Pleasant Hill cops Crime and Public Safety | Oakland man gets no additional jail time for biting off cousin’s earlobe during drive Crime and Public Safety | One person killed in East Oakland shooting Crime and Public Safety | Police arrest suspect in Berkeley double stabbing Crime and Public Safety | East Bay hit-and-run victim from January dies; police seeking harsher charge against suspect The vandalism comes during a time that concern about anti-Semitism locally and nationally is rising, with the FBI director earlier this year lamenting the “historic” level of hatred directed against Jewish people.Cass...

House formally approves Biden impeachment inquiry

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:58 GMT

The House GOP on Wednesday formalized its impeachment inquiry into President Biden with a House vote, a step Republicans hope will add legal weight to their demands as the probe moves into a more aggressive end stage.Lawmakers voted 221-212 along party lines to approve the resolution authorizing the inquiry.Earlier in the day, Hunter Biden — the president’s son who is at the center of many of the lines of inquiry — defied a GOP subpoena to appear for a deposition on Wednesday morning. Republicans leading the probe said that his refusal “reinforces the need for a formal vote.”The resolution makes official an inquiry into Biden that has been underway for months, after former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) in September said that various GOP probes into the president would be under the umbrella of impeachment — but did not hold an official vote. Republicans have said they moved to formalize the inquiry in part because the White House responded to document requests last month with a l...

49ers investigating noose seen at tailgate ahead of Seahawks game

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:58 GMT

(KRON) -- The San Francisco 49ers are investigating a "racist" incident at a tailgate before Sunday's home game against the Seattle Seahawks. A skeleton wearing a Russell Wilson Seahawks jersey was seen with a noose around its neck (see below) at the Levi's Stadium parking lot.The 49ers said the scene of that tailgate contained "racist imagery." Read the team's full statement below. "We condemn the use of racist imagery and anyone involved in this incident. We are continuing to investigate and remain steadfast in our commitment to ensuring that our community continues to be a safe and inclusive atmosphere for all fans to enjoy the sport," a 49ers spokesperson said in a statement. Buster Posey suggests SF ‘crime’ and ‘drugs’ may have been factors in Ohtani going to LA A skeleton wearing a Russell Wilson Seahawks jersey was seen with a noose around its neck at a tailgate outside Levi's Stadium on Dec. 10.Other photos and videos have circulated on social media, but many of them have...

House approves impeachment inquiry into President Biden as Republicans rally behind investigation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:58 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday authorized the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, with every Republican rallying behind the politically charged process despite lingering concerns among some in the party that the investigation has yet to produce evidence of misconduct by the president.The 221-212 party-line vote put the entire House Republican conference on record in support of an impeachment process that can lead to the ultimate penalty for a president: punishment for what the Constitution describes as “high crimes and misdemeanors,” which can lead to removal from office if convicted in a Senate trial. Authorizing the monthslong inquiry ensures that the impeachment investigation extends well into 2024, when Biden will be running for reelection and seems likely to be squaring off against former President Donald Trump — who was twice impeached during his time in the White House. Trump has pushed his GOP allies in Congress to move swiftly on impeaching Biden, part o...

House approves impeachment inquiry into President Biden as Republicans put weight of their majority behind investigation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:58 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — House approves impeachment inquiry into President Biden as Republicans put weight of their majority behind investigation.Source

Paris Saint-Germain advances in tense finish to Champions League group. Porto also into round of 16

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:58 GMT

GENEVA (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain and Kylian Mbappé were left holding a ticket to the Champions League knockout round Wednesday after a tense finish to the tightest group saw Newcastle let its chance slip.Porto also earned its place in the round of 16 draw on Monday with a 5-3 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk, which needed to win to advance.PSG’s 1-1 draw at Group F winner Borussia Dortmund — earned by 17-year-old Warren Zaïre-Emery’s 56th-minute leveler — was enough to secure second place because Newcastle lost 2-1 at home to AC Milan.Newcastle was in the box seat kicking off the second half with a one-goal lead but ended in last place without even the consolation prize of entering the second-tier Europa League as a third-place finisher.That reward flipped to Milan when it took the lead in the 84th as substitute Samuel Chukwueze raced clear to score one minute after coming on from the bench. Milan had leveled in the 59th on United States playmaker Christian Pulisic’s goal.Newcas...

AC Milan beats Newcastle 2-1 but both teams are eliminated from the Champions League

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:58 GMT

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — AC Milan and Newcastle were eliminated from the Champions League on Wednesday after the Italian team’s 2-1 win at St. James’ Park that ensured Paris Saint-Germain and Kylian Mbappé qualified for the round of 16 instead.Milan at least claimed the consolation prize of dropping into the Europa League playoff round after Samuel Chukwueze’s 84th-minute winner lifted last season’s Champions League semifinalist above Newcastle into third place in Group F.Milan joined PSG on eight points after the six group games but finished behind the French team courtesy of an inferior head-to-head record.“It’s a massive accomplishment,” said Christian Pulisic, who equalized for Milan in the 59th minute to become the first U.S. international to score for three different teams in the Champions League, after Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea.“We have a chance to win a great competition. Of course we wanted to continue in the Champions League but we look forward to competing in t...

Tiffany Hayes to retire from the WNBA after 11 seasons

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:58 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Tiffany Hayes is retiring from the WNBA after 11 seasons. The 34-yeare-old Hayes made the announcement on the “Counted Me Out” podcast. The 5-foot-10 guard said she could keep playing overseas.“It’s a lot of things,” Hayes said. “I really feel like I’m older now. I’ve got a lot of stuff that I really always wanted to get into, but I’m so busy because I’m playing year-round. … Plus my body, playing 11 seasons straight with no breaks, every year, two seasons in a year every time — that’s a lot.”Hayes played college ball at Connecticut and won national titles in 2009 and 2010 while playing for coach Geno Auriemma. She was the 14th pick in the 2012 WNBA draft and played 10 seasons with the Atlanta Dream before being traded and playing one season for the Connecticut Sun.Hayes averaged 13.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.4 assists in her career. Last season, she started all 40 games and averaged 12.1 points and 2.6 assists.___WNBA: https://apnews.com/hub/wnba...

College athletes who transfer twice can play for now as judge sets aside NCAA transfer rule

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:58 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — College athletes who were denied the chance to play immediately after transferring a second time can return to competition, for now, after a federal judge issued a 14-day temporary restraining order Wednesday against the NCAA.U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey in northern West Virginia issued the order against the NCAA from enforcing the transfer rule. A lawsuit filed by West Virginia and six other states alleged the rule’s waiver process violated federal antitrust law.A hearing on the restraining order is scheduled for Dec. 27, Bailey said.The NCAA didn’t immediately indicate whether it would appeal the ruling. Colorado joins lawsuit accusing NCAA of antitrust violation in athlete transfer rule NCAA rules allow underclassmen to transfer once without having to sit out a year. But an additional transfer as an undergraduate generally requires the NCAA to grant a waiver allowing the athlete to compete immediately. Without it, the athlete would have to si...

Police: Nearly $1M in cocaine, stolen merchandise recovered from Miami home amid drug, retail theft ring probe

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:58 GMT

Police said officers executing a search warrant in Miami have made a big bust, not only involving drugs, but hundreds of thousands of dollars in stolen merchandise. Speaking with reporters on Wednesday evening, City of Miami Police Chief Manuel Morales said the discovery is part of an investigation by the department’s Special Investigation Section.Detectives said there was an organized drug ring as well as an organized retail theft ring being operated from inside a house along Northwest 24th Avenue.Investigators said the officers who executed the narcotics search warrant recovered large quantities of cocaine, several firearms and large sums of U.S. currency.What officers were not expecting, police said, was to find stolen merchandise from various retail stores.Police said they have also secured an offender. Investigators said the individual would exchange stolen material for narcotics.The stolen goods include products from CVS, T.J. Maxx, Home Depot and other retailers. In tot...