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Pence launches campaign with denunciation of Trump

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:44 GMT

By Jill Colvin and THomas Beaumont | Associated PressANKENY, Iowa — Former Vice President Mike Pence opened his bid for the Republican nomination for president Wednesday with a firm denunciation of former President Donald Trump, accusing his two-time running mate of abandoning conservative principles and being guilty of dereliction of duty on Jan. 6, 2021.On that perilous day, Pence said, as Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol and the president falsely insisted his vice president could overturn the election results, Trump “demanded I choose between him and our Constitution. Now voters will be faced with the same choice.”Pence, launching his campaign at a community college in a suburb of Des Moines, became the first vice president in modern history to challenge the president under whom he served. While he spent much of his speech criticizing Democratic President Joe Biden and the direction he has taken the country, he also addressed Jan. 6 head-on, saying Trump had ...

49ers minicamp: Top 10 things we learned from offseason program

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:44 GMT

SANTA CLARA – Let the record state that rookie Jake Moody’s first walk-off field goal came Wednesday, ending the 49ers’ minicamp practice.Did the 49ers win the offseason?Sure, let everyone eat cake Thursday at the team’s annual family picnic. Just know that when the 49ers report for training camp July 25, their Super Bowl aspirations should be stronger than ever.Here are 10 things we learned from the 7 1/2-week offseason program:San Francisco 49ers quarterbacks Trey Lance (5), Brandon Allen (4), and Sam Darnold (14) take part in a veteran mini-camp session on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in Santa Clara, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group) 1. QUARTERBACK OPTIONSNothing could be more encouraging than Brock Purdy’s recovery from elbow surgery. The fact he began a throwing program last week is ideal news, not just so he’s slightly ahead of schedule but it puts him on track to start the Sept. 10 season opener in Pittsburgh.Meanwhile, Trey Lance and Sam Darnold looked more serviceabl...

Santa Rosa stabbing on Joe Rodota trail being investigated

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:44 GMT

(KRON) -- A stabbing that occurred on the Joe Rodota Trail in Santa Rosa Tuesday is being investigated by the Santa Rosa Police Department, according to an official alert. Officers were dispatched to the area near Sebastopol Road and Dutton Avenue around 2:12 a.m. Tuesday on a report of a man being stabbed.At the scene, officers found a man in his 30s who was bleeding from the abdomen. He was treated by EMS and taken to the hospital for additional treatment. San Jose rampage suspect worked for Google, had meth problem: court documents During the ensuing investigation, officers ascertained that at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, the victim was walking on the trail when two men approached him. One man was riding a bicycle. A short interaction occurred before one of the men, who was wearing a mask, pulled a knife and stabbed the victim twice in the abdomen.The suspects fled, heading east on the trail. The victim's injuries were non-life threatening. The suspects are described as two adult males. ...

Men accused of mutilating Antioch woman's body will not stand trial

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:44 GMT

(KRON) -- A scandal involving racist text messages sent between Antioch Police Department officers tarnished a high-profile homicide case so severely that prosecutors filed a motion to dismiss the case. Ashton Montalvo, 32, and Deangelo Laraye Boone, 39, had been charged with felony arson and mutilation in 2022 after a young woman's body was found burning along an Antioch walking trail.The body of 25-year-old Mykaella Sharlman was burned beyond recognition. On Wednesday, the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office announced that the case against Montalvo and Boone will not proceed to trial. Antioch Police Department officers who were key investigators for the case are currently embroiled in a racist text messaging scandal that targeted Black suspects. "In this case, the prosecution of Montalvo and Boone for mutilation of human remains and arsonon October 17, 2022, relied heavily on the investigative work of Antioch Police Officers who areassociated with racist text communications," ...

Arrest made in anti-LGBTQ hate crime assault in San Francisco

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:44 GMT

(KRON) -- A man has been arrested on suspicion of committing a hate crime against a pair of men in the Castro on Monday morning, according to the San Francisco Police Department. Person on tracks causes BART delays, coroner responded to the scene at Bay Fair station The incident started near 18th and Hartford streets just before noon. The two victims, a 40-year-old man and a 58-year-old man, said a suspect was following them on foot while "aggressively shouting anti-LGBTQ language," police said. He then allegedly threw a glass object at the pair and the 40-year-old man suffered a non-life threatening injury. Officers investigating the attack found probable cause to arrest 20-year-old Muhammed Abdullah, who they found in the area of Dolores Park. Abdullah allegedly fled from police on foot, and was detained near 18th and Church streets. He was later booked into San Francisco County jail on two counts of assault with a deadly weapon and two counts of committing a hate crime and res...

L.A. singer, model tried to traffic more than 200 pounds of cocaine in SUV: sheriff

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:44 GMT

(KTLA) -- A singer-songwriter from Van Nuys and her fitness influencer friend may be facing federal charges after they were arrested in Alabama last week while allegedly trafficking more than 200 pounds of cocaine, according to reports.Racquelle Dolores Anteola, 34, of Van Nuys and Melissa Dufour, 36, of Miramar, Florida, were arrested early Thursday while driving on Interstate 10 in Mobile County, Alabama, according to local media outlet Lagniappe. What happened to Frank Somerville? A timeline of events Racquelle Dolores Anteola of Van Nuys and Melissa Dufour are shown in these June 1, 2023, photos provided by the Mobile County Sheriff's Office. Anteola, aka Rahky, is a singer and rapper based in Los Angeles, according to her Instagram profile. Dufour, who goes by @melimacbarbie_on Instagram, is a fitness model and the owner and designer of a clothing brand called Sexy Sweats.Sheriff's officials told Lagniappe that the women were driving from Houston to Atlanta in a Ford Expediti...

Pence argues Jan. 6 is disqualifying for Trump as he launches campaign

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:44 GMT

Former Vice President Mike Pence launched his 2024 presidential campaign Wednesday by sharply breaking with former President Donald Trump, laying out clear differences on policy and values and arguing that Trump’s push to overturn the 2020 election should be disqualifying.Pence, speaking to a crowd of supporters in Ankeny, Iowa, offered his clearest rationale yet for why he is challenging his old running mate for the Republican nomination. Pence accused Trump of wavering on conservative policy priorities such as curtailing abortion access and balancing the budget and bemoaned Trump’s brand of politics as too divisive.The former vice president also focused extensively on the events of Jan. 6, 2021, when pro-Trump rioters stormed the Capitol trying to stop the certification of the 2020 election, with some chanting, “Hang Mike Pence.”The day marked a turning point in Pence’s relationship with his old boss, and Wednesday he argued Trump’s attempts to overturn the election — and his requ...

Former Baseball Hall of Fame President Ed Stack dead at 88

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:44 GMT

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Edward W. Stack, the president of baseball’s Hall of Fame from 1977-93, has died. He was 88.Stack, who had remained with the Hall as a board member after he stepped down as president, died Sunday at Port Washington, New York, the hall announced Wednesday.Born on Feb. 1, 1935, Stack was a 1956 graduate of Pace with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and joined The Clark Estates Inc., the company of the family that owns the hall. He became the hall’s secretary when founding President Stephen C. Clark died in 1961.Stack succeeded Paul S. Kerr as president in 1977, also becoming chairman. Stack led three renovation/expansion programs.He was replaced by Donald C. Marr Jr. in 1993.Stack is survived by wife Christina; daughters Amy, Kimberly and Suzanne; three grandchildren and a sister. A funeral is planned for June 15 at United Methodist Church in Sea Cliff, New York.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSo...

Ohio: Charity settles false claims to help those impacted by train derailment

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:44 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Thousands of dollars raised by a charity that falsely claimed it would help residents affected by a train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border earlier this year will be turned over to a food bank serving the area, Ohio’s attorney general announced Wednesday.The Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine spilled hazardous chemicals into nearby creeks and rivers. It led to the evacuation of half of the 5,000 residents when responders intentionally burned toxic chemicals in some of the derailed cars from the Norfolk Southern train to prevent an uncontrolled explosion.Following the accident, authorities say the Ohio Clean Water Fund sent text messages to solicit contributions, claiming it had partnered with the Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley to collect donations for bottled water. The charity raised $141,000 from roughly 3,200 donors, but eventually spent more than $100,000 on fees and gave just $10,000 to the food bank.Ohio Attorney General D...

Browns QB Deshaun Watson feeling confident, less burdened a year after NFL suspension

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:44 GMT

Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam talks with quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) at the NFL football team's practice facility Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in Berea, Ohio. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)(AP/Ron Schwane) Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam talks with quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) at the NFL football team's practice facility Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in Berea, Ohio. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)(AP/Ron Schwane) The uncertainty shrouding Deshaun Watson has lifted along with the intense scrutiny about his personal life.There’s a tightness and velocity to his passes these days, and a noticeable change in his demeanor — on and off the field. There’s an ease about him.Nearly one year removed from his NFL suspension,...