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Senate votes to end COVID-19 emergency in the US

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:03 GMT

By Ali Zaslav, Phil Mattingly and Manu Raju | CNNThe Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would end the national Covid-19 emergency declared by then-President Donald Trump on March 13, 2020.The final vote was overwhelmingly bipartisan, 68-23. The joint resolution, which cleared the House earlier this year, now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk.The vote comes on the heels of two other successful efforts led by Republicans in approving legislation rescinding Biden administration policies.A White House official said in a statement to CNN that while the President “strongly opposes” this bill, the administration is already winding down the emergency by May 11, the date previously announced for the end of the authority.Still, the official noted, if the Senate passed the measure and it heads to Biden’s desk, “he will sign it, and the administration will continue working with agencies to wind down the national emergency with as much notice as possible to Am...

7 CHP officers charged in death of man in their custody

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:03 GMT

By Stefanie Dazio | Associated PressLOS ANGELES — Prosecutors charged seven California Highway Patrol officers and a nurse with involuntary manslaughter on Wednesday in connection with the 2020 death of a man who screamed “I can’t breathe” while multiple officers restrained him as they tried to take a blood sample.Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced the charges in the death of Edward Bronstein, which the LA County coroner said was caused by “acute methamphetamine intoxication during restraint by law enforcement.”“The officers had a legal duty to Mr. Bronstein,” Gascón said during a news conference. “He was in their custody. We believe that they failed their duty and their failure was criminally negligent, causing his death.”Bronstein, 38, was taken into custody following a traffic stop on suspicion of driving under the influence on March 31, 2020. He died at a CHP station in Altadena, north of downtown Lo...

As support for reparations grows statewide, anger simmers in Alameda County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:03 GMT

In California, calls for reparations are getting louder: A state task force just released an $800 billion estimate for reparations for Black state residents, while earlier this month, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors expressed support for $5 million payments to every eligible Black adult in the county.The Alameda County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday supplied a fresh victory for advocates of the growing movement to compensate Black people for generations of systemic racism, with the board voting unanimously to create a committee that will study reparations for Black residents.But the meeting also provided a look at just how ugly this fight could get.Although all four supervisors offered support for the study, the level of vitriol expressed against the very concept of reparations showed that, at least in corners of the mostly blue Alameda County, the issue is deeply divisive.Although a majority of residents stood in support of the measure, a vocal minority was vehement...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar visits Oakland HS state championship basketball teams

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:03 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was in Oakland on Wednesday to meet with a pair of state championship basketball teams. The Oakland High School boys’ basketball team and Oakland Tech High School’s girls’ basketball team each won state titles earlier in March. The former Los Angeles Laker took photos with the teams and gave out autographed copies of his book; On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance. Oakland A’s ballpark ranked worst in U.S. "I think for the students, it's very important that they get recognized for something positive," he said. "So I was real happy to come up here and reinforce that and talk to them about what they're going to do for the rest of their life, cause that's the most important part now." Abdul-Jabbar gave the high schoolers words of encouragement and spoke about the importance of education.“Extraordinary models of social justice inspire us to do better and be better," said State Superintenden...

Sea Bowl in Pacifica to close after more than 60 years

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:03 GMT

PACIFICA, Calif. (KRON) -- A popular bowling alley in the Peninsula is closing after more than 60 years. Sea Bowl in Pacifica will close its doors for good on May 31, according to its website. Over $10K worth of vintage collectibles, electronics stolen in San Carlos: sheriff The business posted this statement below.It is with a very heavy heart that I inform all of you that Sea Bowl will be closing its doors for good on May 31st, 2023 after more than 60 years in business.It was a difficult decision, but it is time to retire. I know this news may come as a shock to many of you and I want to express our deepest gratitude for all the amazing support and loyalty you, our customers, have shown us over the years.All of us here at Sea Bowl will deeply cherish the memories of Sea Bowl providing a fun and exciting space for you all to enjoy: the parties, the countless hours of laughter, the friendships, the competitions... we could go on for hours. All this has made the decision to close ...

House committee passes bill to overturn DC police reform

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:03 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Following through on plans for robust oversight of the nation’s capital, House Republicans on Wednesday accused Washington officials of losing control of local affairs, voting to overturn a police reform package passed by the D.C. Council amid nationwide protests about police brutality.“Your position seems to have been ‘Hands off our city’ and that’s not going to fly with the Republicans on the House Oversight Committee,” Rep. James Comer, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, told members of the D.C. Council. “We want to work with you and you’re going to have to work with us.” The measure, approved by the panel along purely partisan lines, now goes to the full House.The latest salvo against the district’s home rule followed Congress’ action earlier this yea r to nullify a rewrite of the local criminal code. Democrats defended the Council’s right to govern as they see fit and Republicans maintained that the police reform law had demoralized t...

DC man sentenced for Montgomery Co. pharmacy heists

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:03 GMT

A D.C. man was sentenced Tuesday to 26 years in prison for his role in two Montgomery County, Maryland, heists that cleared locked pharmacy shelves of thousands of opioids and narcotics pills.Carlos Zackery, 26, and his half brother, Dionte Taylor, 25, held up the staff at Walgreens in Bethesda’s Bradley Shopping Center on Dec. 23, 2021, clearing the pharmacy’s locked shelves of 5,692 opioids and narcotics pills valued at nearly $16,000, prosecutors said.More Crime NewsMore Local NewsA week and a half later, on Jan. 4, 2022, the two men robbed the Giant Foods Pharmacy near Leisure World in Silver Spring, where a pharmacy clerk activated the silent alarm.Montgomery County police were able to arrest Zackery and Taylor with 4,950 pills and 1,237 items described as controlled substances, valued at a total of $33,128.Zackery pleaded guilty in September 2022 to six armed robberies, nine first-degree assaults, and two conspiracy to commit armed robbery charges. Taylor was sente...

Otra aerolínea en Colombia suspende sus operaciones: Ultra Air anuncia que dejará de volar desde este jueves

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:03 GMT

(CNN Español) — En Colombia, la aerolínea de bajo costo Ultra Air anunció este miércoles que suspende sus operaciones y que no volará en ninguna de sus rutas programadas a partir de este jueves 30 de marzo.La empresa, que llevaba aproximadamente un año en el mercado y que cubría solo rutas nacionales, dio a conocer en un comunicado que la suspensión se da por “situaciones macroeconómicas adversas para la industria como el incremento en el costo del combustible y la tasa de cambio”, las cuales “generaron un alza sustancial de costos para las aerolíneas, lo que conllevó a operar deficitariamente durante los últimos meses”.Gracias por creer y acompañarnos con tu vibra en este viaje. Ofrecemos excusas a todos nuestros pasajeros que resulten afectados. pic.twitter.com/GX2WIOBTCt— Ultra Air (@ultraairoficial) March 29, 2023Ultra Air señaló que, durante el año que operó, transportó a más de 2 millones de pasajeros y obtuvo un 8% de “participación del mercado aéreo colomb...

Shelter-in-place order issued in Brighton

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:03 GMT

BRIGHTON, Colo. (KDVR) — Police issued a shelter-in-place order in Brighton on Wednesday night after they say an armed person was barricaded inside a home.The order applied to residents in the 1300 block of Bluebird Street, 1400 block of Hummingbird Circle and 1400 block of Swan Avenue, according to the Brighton Police Department. Sober seating bill killed in committee Police were responding to the 1400 block of Swan Avenue for someone "who is reportedly armed who has barricaded himself inside a house," according to a tweet from the police department.Police first tweeted about the incident at 6:15 p.m. and about the shelter-in-place order just after 7:30 p.m.The public was asked to avoid the area.

Trump appeals court ruling lifting executive privilege shield for former aides

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:03 GMT

(CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is appealing a court ruling that would force several of his former aides, including Mark Meadows, to answer questions before a grand jury as part of the criminal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN.The mid-March ruling from US District Judge Beryl Howell, who was then the chief judge of DC’s federal trial court, is one of several defeats the former president has suffered in his efforts to use executive privilege claims to block the testimony of former aides and allies in the Justice Department’s special counsel investigations.In another recent ruling, Howell’s successor, Chief Judge James Boasberg, rejected Trump’s executive privilege challenge to a subpoena for former Vice President Mike Pence. The judge did give Pence some protections under a constitutional clause aimed at shielding legislative activities from certain law enforcement actions. It i...