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San Francisco man, acquitted of possessing the bullet that killed his wife, is sentenced to federal prison for subsequent gun possession

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:47 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — A city resident who lost his brother, son, and wife in a series of tragic incidents has been sentenced to federal prison for 41 months, despite having been acquitted in January of possessing the bullet that killed his wife, court records show.The story of 44-year-old Omar Pope dates back to last year, when federal prosecutors charged him with two felony counts: being a felon in possession of a loaded gun in May 2022, and possessing the bullet that killed his wife in December 2021, as the couple struggled over a pistol inside their home.Pope made the unusual move of pleading guilty to the May possession charge and taking the second count to trial. Last January, a jury acquitted him of being a felon in possession of ammunition, but that left Pope still facing a federal prison term for the gun case.On Thursday, U.S. District Judge William Alsup sentenced Pope to 41 months in federal prison, with credit for time he spent in jail since his June 2022 arrest.According...

Driver apprehended after car rushes through Vatican gate

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:47 GMT

Associated PressROME — A car driven by someone with apparent psychiatric problems rushed through a Vatican gate Thursday evening and sped past Swiss Guards into a palace courtyard before the driver was apprehended by police, the Holy See said.Vatican gendarmes fired a shot at the speeding car’s front tires after it rushed the gate, but the vehicle managed to continue on its way, the Vatican press office said in a statement late Thursday.Once the car reached the San Damaso Courtyard of the Apostolic Palace, the driver got out and was immediately arrested by Vatican gendarmes. The Vatican said the driver was about 40 years old and was in a “serious state of psychophysical alteration.” He was being held in the Vatican barracks.It wasn’t clear if Pope Francis was anywhere near the incident, which occurred after 8 p.m. at the Santa Anna gate, one of the main entrances to the Vatican City State in the heart of Rome.Francis lives on the other side of Vatican City at...

Bay Area city drops out of Top 10 in most-populous US cities

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:47 GMT

(KRON) -- The Bay Area no longer has a city on the top 10 list for most populous metropolises in the country, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau released Thursday. San Jose fell out of the top 10 in the U.S. Census Bureau's population rankings. The city's population decreased by roughly 12,000 compared to the data the federal government agency compiled in its report from 2022. Curry cracks Forbes’ list of highest-paid athletes for second straight year The South Bay city has a population of 971,233, according to the latest data from U.S. Census Bureau. That number is a decrease from the number compiled one year earlier. San Jose dropped to 12th in this year's ranking -- falling below Austin, TX and Jacksonville, FL. To compare, this is what last year's rankings show.San Jose's population was 983,489 in 2019, which was the number used for the data compiled in its list one year ago when the city was ranked 10th.U.S. Census Bureau (2023 list): Top 15 Most Populous Cities (...

Tom Kim emerges muddy in failed and viral bid to retrieve ball at PGA Championship

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:47 GMT

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Tom Kim would do anything to save a golf stroke. Especially at a major. And he’s got the mud-caked pants and shirt to prove it.Kim went all in — waist deep into the muck of a marshy area along Oak Hill’s Allens Creek — in a bid to retrieve his ball following an errant tee shot off No. 6 during the opening round of the PGA Championship on Thursday.He emerged without the ball, his shirt and pants covered in mud, while also not realizing he had instantly become a viral sensation on social media with much of his ordeal broadcast on television.“Are you kidding me?” Kim said, pulling down his white cap to hide his face upon leaving the scorer’s tent, where he was informed his dip into the mud went world wide. “Unbelievable. All for a ball.”Kim then sunk to his knees and began to laugh upon being handed a cell phone to see video for the first time.Embarrassed as the 20-year-old from South Korea was, Kim was adamant he would do it again on a day he finished 3-over 73,...

Judge and Volpe homer, Cortes wins as Yankees beat Blue Jays 4-2

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:47 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer in the first inning and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 on Thursday night to win for the 11th time in 16 games.Nestor Cortes (4-2) allowed two runs and five hits in six-plus innings to snap a four-start winless streak. He struck out six and walked one.Anthony Volpe also homered for the Yankees, who took three of four from Toronto. The rookie shortstop made it 4-2 with a solo shot off Nate Pearson in the ninth, his seventh of the season.The Yankees have hit 33 home runs in 17 games this month.Ryan Weber worked one inning, Albert Abreu pitched the eighth and Ron Marinaccio finished for his first career save.Bo Bichette homered in the bottom of the first, but Toronto lost its first home series of the season after winning five straight.José Berríos (3-4) allowed three runs and six hits in 6 2/3 innings, losing for the first time since April 19 at Houston. He walked one and struck out eight.Judge connected on a 1-1 pitch ...

Lack of practice hardly a problem for Fox as New Zealander opens with a solid 68 at the PGA

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:47 GMT

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Ryan Fox headed to Oak Hill at 5:30 a.m. to get breakfast before getting stretched in preparation for the opening round of the PGA Championship.Just his bad luck, Fox was already at the course when he received a text that the start was delayed by frost, pushing his tee time back nearly two hours.But that’s the way it has gone lately for the Kiwi.He felt sick on the weekend at the Masters, tried to play at Hilton Head and withdrew after three holes to go home. Turns out he had pneumonia, which kept him home for two weeks trying to recover.“As soon as I got over that, our daughter was born, which was just over two weeks ago now,” Fox said. “So I had a few sleepless nights and not a lot of practice.”It doesn’t stop there.One day he tried to practice, Auckland, New Zealand, flooded for the third time this year. He was stuck for four hours in traffic.“It wasn’t quite the ideal preparation for a major, but I was kind of hoping the fact I needed a break after a busy ...

Utah kids’ book author accused in husband’s death changed life insurance policies, prosecutors say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:47 GMT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah woman who wrote a children’s book about grief after her husband’s death and was later arrested for killing him had made changes to her husband’s life insurance years before when she is accused of fatally poisoning him, according to charging documents updated Thursday.The additional allegations, which were previously mentioned in search warrants but not the charging documents, led to the postponement of a detention hearing scheduled for Friday that would have been the first time Kouri Richins was in court since her case became the latest true crime sensation earlier this month. The hearing has been rescheduled for June 12. Prosecutors say Kouri Richins, 33, poisoned her husband, Eric Richins, 39, by slipping five times the lethal dose of fentanyl into a cocktail she made for him in March 2022. The mother of three later self-published a children’s book titled “Are You with Me?” about an angel wing-clad deceased father watching over his sons. She prom...

Twitter accuses Microsoft of misusing its data, foreshadowing a possible fight over AI

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:47 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A lawyer for Twitter owner Elon Musk accused Microsoft of misusing the service’s data and demanded an audit from the software giant. The letter primarily addresses a seemingly narrow set of alleged infractions by Microsoft in drawing information from Twitter’s database of tweets. But the move could foreshadow more serious developments. Musk has previously accused Microsoft and its partner OpenAI in a tweet of “illegally” using Twitter data to develop sophisticated AI systems such as ChatGPT. “ Lawsuit time,” Musk wrote in that April tweet.But the letter, signed by Musk lawyer Alex Spiro, tiptoed around that concern. It noted that Microsoft’s agreement with Twitter barred it from overuse of the service’s data such as exceeding “reasonable request volume” or “excessive or abusive usage.” Spiro then noted that “despite these limitations,” Microsoft had retrieved more than 26 billion tweets in 2022 alone. He provided no context for those numbers. T...

DeChambeau resurfaces at Oak Hill and leads PGA Championship

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:47 GMT

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — So much talk about this PGA Championship has been the restoration project of Oak Hill. Equally astonishing Thursday is the restoration of Bryson DeChambeau.That incredible bulk who won the U.S. Open at Winged Foot in 2020? DeChambeau has shed some 40 pounds by cutting out food to which he was allergic.“I took a Zoomer peptide test, which essentially tells you what inflames your blood when you eat it,” he said. “Pretty much everything I liked, I couldn’t eat.”The guy who tried to smash it as far as he could and have wedges into the green? Now he’s happier finding fairways, and he was happy to share what led to the improved accuracy.“It’s being more … how do I explain this easy? I’m just in a place where I’m more ulnar,” he said, leaving everyone to wonder what would have been the more complicated explanation.The place that matters is his name high on the leaderboard. DeChambeau still lashed away with speed and strength, off t...

CANNES PHOTOS: Harrison Ford and Indiana Jones fever sweep Cannes on festival’s 3rd day

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:47 GMT

Indiana Jones fever — and fervent love for its star, Harrison Ford — have swept through the Cannes Film Festival.Ford and his last film as the whip-cracking explorer held the spotlight Wednesday with a premiere that provided equal parts glamour and emotion. Ford walked the red carpet before the world premiere of “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” with wife Calista Flockhart before entering a packed theater with adoring fans.An honorary Palme d’Or awaited Ford, who was clearly emotional after a clip reel of his career highlights was played. “I just saw my life flash before my eyes,” he told the crowd.It was a noticeable shift from the festival’s early days, which were dominated by attention on Johnny Depp and his comeback.Actor Tom Mercier did a handstand at a photo event for the film “Le Regne animal,” surprising co-star Billie Blain and losing his phone from his back pocket while upside down. Hinata Hiiragi and Soya Kurokawa, child actors in the Hirokazu Kore-eda f...