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Video shows driver robbed on L.A. freeway after intentional crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:38:57 GMT

In one of the more shocking robberies captured on video in Los Angeles in recent years, a driver was intentionally hit and then robbed by a group of thieves along the 10 Freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol.A video shared on Citizen shows the scene unfolding on the shoulder of eastbound I-10 just west of Arlington Avenue on Tuesday afternoon.Video shared on Citizen shows a group of thieves rob the driver of an Alfa Romeo after a collision on the 10 Freeway in Los Angeles. Oct. 24, 2023. (Citizen)According to CHP, a black Dodge Caravan deliberately crashed into a black Alfa Romeo sedan. A Ford Mustang was also hit.With the Alfa Romeo disabled on the side of the freeway, video recorded by a driver shows four men wearing dark clothing and masks jump out of the Caravan and swarm the sedan, grabbing items from inside.The victim was on his knees with his hands raised as steam billowed from the engine of his badly damaged luxury car.Video shared on Citizen shows a group of t...

Single-family house sells for $3.4 million in Saratoga

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:38:57 GMT

13745 Manteca Way – Google Street ViewA house located in the 13700 block of Manteca Way in Saratoga has new owners. The 1,913-square-foot property, built in 1961, was sold on Oct. 10, 2023. The $3,350,000 purchase price works out to $1,751 per square foot. This single-story house boasts a generous living space with four bedrooms and three bathrooms. In addition, the home provides a two-car garage, granting ample space for parking and storage purposes.Additional houses that have recently been sold close by include:On Dolphin Drive, Saratoga, in October 2023, a 2,471-square-foot home was sold for $3,900,000, a price per square foot of $1,578. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In September 2023, a 1,963-square-foot home on Dolphin Drive in Saratoga sold for $3,330,000, a price per square foot of $1,696. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 2,962-square-foot home on the 13800 block of Via Alto Court in Saratoga sold in June 2023, for $5,250,000, a price per square foot of $1,...

APEC road closures cause concerns within Yerba Buena community

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:38:57 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – We are now just a few weeks away from the start of the APEC summit in San Francisco. The week-long event is set to bring in a host of world leaders, including President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.On Wednesday, people who live and work in San Francisco’s Yerba Buena community met with city officials to learn how their lives will be affected by the event.Many people attending the meeting live within the area that will be shut down due to high security for the APEC summit. Many became frustrated when they learned just how much this would disrupt their day-to-day lives during the week of Nov. 11. GOP senator from Iowa calls for Nancy Pelosi Federal Building to be closed The APEC summit is a national special security event, which means four downtown blocks near the Moscone Center will be locked down from Nov. 14 through Nov. 17. Officials released a map and information about the closures last week, but many who live and work in the area were left ...

LGBTQ cultural district proposed for Oakland

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:38:57 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) – Oakland is getting closer to establishing the city’s first LGBTQ cultural district and neighborhood. The city council’s Life Enrichment Committee approved the proposal for the new district this week.It’s an idea LGBTQ community members say is “long overdue” in Oakland, which has one of the highest percentages of residents who identify as LGBTQ in the United States. The cultural district would be set up in between Grand Lake and Lakeshore, and community leaders say it’s a space that’s long been needed. “Oakland needs its own safe spaces, cultural districts for our LGBTQ community and that’s what’s happening now,” said Joe Hawkins, a co-founder of Oakland's LGBTQ community center. Richmond City Council passes resolution showing solidarity with Gaza The co-founders of Oakland’s LGBTQ center say an official designation would solidify what already exists in the area. Gay-run bars, restaurants and other businesses, as well as the center itself, can be found in t...

Leonard and George dominate in Clippers’ 123-111 win over the Trail Blazers to open the season

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:38:57 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul George scored 27 points and Kawhi Leonard added 23 to lead five players in double figures as the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 123-111 in their season opener Wednesday night.The Clippers had Leonard and George together for just 38 games last season, when both were derailed by injuries and the team lost in the first round of the playoffs. But they’re healthy and in the lineup at the same time now, raising expectations for the Clippers as they pursue the franchise’s first NBA championship.Ivica Zubac had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and Russell Westbrook added 11 points and 13 assists — making him the first Clippers player with at least 10 assists in a season opener since Chris Paul in October 2015. Leonard made all five of his 3-point attempts and the Clippers hit 16 total. Malcolm Brogdon scored 20 points off the bench to lead the Blazers, who opened the season without Damian Lillard. They traded him to Milwaukee in September, ending an 1...

Stock market today: Asian shares slide after Wall St rout driven by high yields, mixed earnings

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:38:57 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares skidded Thursday in Asia after Wall Street tumbled as bond yields tightened their chokehold. U.S. futures slipped and oil prices also fell after some of the most influential U.S. companies turned in mixed profit reports. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 sank 2.1% to 30,628.04 and the Kospi in Seoul declined 2.3% to 2,309.14. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost 0.8% to 16,942.93, while the Shanghai Composite index gave up 0.3% to 2,965.35. Sydney’s S&P/ASX 200 shed 0.8% to 6,799.00. In Bangkok, the SET sank 0.8%, while Taiwan’s Taiex fell 1.5%. On Wednesday, the S&P 500 tumbled 1.4% to 4,186.88, falling back to where it was in May. Some of the heaviest losses hit Big Tech stocks, which dragged the Nasdaq composite to its second-worst drop of the year, shedding 2.4% to 12,821.22. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3% to 33,035.93.The yield on the 10-year Treasury nudged back up toward 5%. It was at 4.98% early Thursday after dipping to 4.82% late Tuesday....

Fearing airstrikes and crowded shelters, Palestinians in north Gaza defy Israeli evacuation orders

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:38:57 GMT

DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Mahmoud Shalabi did not evacuate his home in northern Gaza despite the frightful Israeli warnings of a looming, far more brutal assault to come as it presses ahead with its war against the Hamas militant group.The Palestinian aid worker is among hundreds of thousands who have remained. Others who initially heeded the Israeli warnings to head south have returned to the territory’s north, where Israel says it considers all those who stay possible “accomplices” of Hamas.Shalabi said leaving his home in Beit Lahia didn’t make sense considering the relentless bombardment of southern Gaza, where Israel has repeatedly urged the more than 1 million northern residents like him to seek refuge. The overcrowded shelters and shortages of water and food in the south played a part in their decisions, said Shalabi and others who remained.Risk death at home, or elsewhere in Gaza, they said.Leaving would be reasonable only if Israel stopped targeting the south, ...

EU leaders talk Ukraine, Middle East, MFF

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:38:57 GMT

Presented by ASD By LAURA KAYALI with JOSHUA POSANER, CALEB LARSON, ANDREW MCDONALD and PAUL MCLEARY PRESENTED BY View in your browser or listen to audioSNEAK PEEK— European leaders meet today to discuss Ukraine, the Middle East and the EU’s long-term budget. — EU countries account for 11.5 percent of the world’s military spending. — Ukraine announces another partnership with a German defense contractor. Good morning, and welcome to Morning Defense. Tips to [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected] or follow us at @joshposaner, @LauKaya and @calebmlarson.DRIVING THE DAYLEADERS GET TO GRIPS WITH DEFENSE FUNDS: Decisions will come later, but the eruption of two wars on Europe’s doorstep and sustained calls for military support to both Ukraine and Israel have focused minds ahead of today’s summit of EU leaders in Brussels.Missiles, ammo for Ukraine: The European Council will pledge continued military support to ...

1 in 10 San Diegans are living under the poverty line

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:38:57 GMT

SAN DIEGO - New numbers show that nearly 1 in 10 people living in San Diego are living in poverty. This comes as "America's Finest City" tops a list of the most expensive cities in the country. "We get creative with making food, making meals, don’t go out to eat too much and have fun at home...There are people living on the streets and it doesn’t need to be like this," shared one resident who has lived in the area for 50 years. According to a recent report commissioned by the San Diego Foundation, around 335,000 San Diegans throughout the county are living in poverty. That's about 11% of the population. Out of that number, just about 86,000 of them are children. To offer some perspective, that's enough to fill up Petco Park not once, but twice.“San Diego is a beautiful, diverse region, but not all residents experience the same quality of life, and the sobering data revealed in our report confirms that,” said Mark Stuart, President and CEO of San Diego Foundation in a press release. ...

Pakistan sets up deportation centers to hold migrants in the country illegally starting next week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:38:57 GMT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan is setting up deportation centers for migrants in the country illegally, including an estimated 1.7 million Afghans, officials said Thursday. It’s the latest development in a government crackdown to expel foreigners without registration or documents.Anyone found staying in the country illegally from next Wednesday will be arrested and sent to the deportation centers. Jan Achakzai, a spokesman for the southwestern Baluchistan government, said three deportation centers are being set up. One will be in Quetta, the provincial capital.Azam Khan, the caretaker chief minister for the northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said the region will have three deportation centers. More than 60,000 Afghans have returned home since the crackdown was announced, he said. He said migrants who are living in the country illegally should leave before the Tuesday deadline to avoid arrest. Pakistan’s caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti has said there will be no d...