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Teen hired by SpaceX after graduating from Santa Clara University

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:39:50 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Kairan Quazi, 14, just made history as Santa Clara University's youngest-ever graduate. The Bay Area's wonder kid earned a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science and engineering, and completed graduate-level courses in machine learning, a branch of Artificial Intelligence. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! So what's next for Quazi? "Next stop...SpaceX!!! I accepted a position as Software Engineer at one of the coolest companies on the planet! Thank you everyone for continuing to follow my crazy journey!" Quazi wrote in a post to his Instagram page, which included screenshots of his SpaceX job offer.This summer, he will be moving with his biggest supporter, his mother Julia, from the San Francisco Bay Area to Washington to join SpaceX’s Starlink team, according to The Mercury News. SpaceX was "one of the rare companies that did not use my age as an arbitrary and outdated proxy for maturity and ab...

Man died holding apartment door closed as sister fled shooter, police say

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:39:50 GMT

ST. CHARLES, Mo. - Investigators have released new information on Monday's double shooting at a St. Charles apartment.According to Lt. Thomas Wilkison, the shooting happened just before 11 p.m. in the 2100 block of Clock Tower Square.Officers found two victims, a 20-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman, inside one apartment. The man had been shot several times in the torso. The woman suffered a gunshot wound to her right leg. Violent twist follows parents’ intervention on daughter’s Snapchat sessions Both victims, who are siblings, were taken to a local hospital. The woman’s injuries were not life-threatening. However, her brother, identified as Fithawi Gebremedhin, could not be saved.The woman told police she'd arrived at her apartment building, saw a man with a gun, and ran for her unit when the armed man began shooting. Gebremedhin closed the door behind her and held it shut as the gunman fired several additional rounds.The gunman ran from the scene.A 21-year-old person of inte...

Giants rally for extra-innings win over Cards, complete 3-game sweep

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:39:50 GMT

ST. LOUIS — Mike Yastrzemski hit a game-tying two-run homer in the ninth inning and Thairo Estrada had the go-ahead single in 10th, and the San Francisco Giants rallied to complete a three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals with an 8-5 victory on Wednesday.Yastrzemski’s shot, which came on a 2-2 count with two outs in the ninth inning off Cardinals closer Giovanny Gallegos, made it 5-5. The Cardinals extended their skid to five games and fell to a season-worst 15 games under .500. It was the third blown save of the season for Gallegos.The late offensive spark lifted the Giants' winning streak to four games. Violent twist follows parents’ intervention on daughter’s Snapchat sessions Estrada’s single scored Yastrzemski, who was the automatic runner at second base. Wilmer Flores and LaMonte Wade Jr. followed with RBI singles off Steven Matz (0-7).Tommy Edman’s second career grand slam gave the Cardinals a 4-2 lead in the second inning and Jordan Walker added an RBI single in the t...

Johnny Miller honored by USGA on 50th anniversary of winning US Open with final-round 63

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:39:50 GMT

By BERNIE WILSON (AP Sports Writer)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Johnny Miller was back behind a microphone on Wednesday and the subject was himself.Specifically, the 1973 U.S. Open championship that he clinched with a final-round 63 at Oakmont that remains one of the greatest rounds in major championship history.Miller was honored with the 2023 Bob Jones Award, the USGA’s highest honor given in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf. The award coincides with the 50th anniversary of Miller’s memorable round, which he began six shots off the lead and trailing 11 players, including Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Lee Trevino.Miller can still spin a yarn some four years after retiring following a 30-year run as NBC’s unfiltered lead analyst.“The secret of a 63 is the fact that I shot it on Sunday and it was enough to win the U.S. Open. There will be guys that will shoot 61 or 62, but can they do it on Sunday to win?” Miller said at the...

Active-duty Marine arrested on federal charges for allegedly firebombing O.C. Planned Parenthood

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:39:50 GMT

An active-duty U.S. Marine and another man have been arrested on federal charges alleging they firebombed an Orange County Planned Parenthood clinic last year.Chance Brannon, 23, of San Juan Capistrano who is stationed at Camp Pendleton, and Tibet Ergul, 21, of Irvine, were taken into custody Wednesday, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.They are charged with using an explosive or fire to damage property affecting interstate commerce, officials said.A criminal complaint alleges that Ergul and Brannon attacked the clinic during the early morning hours of March 13, 2022, by lighting and throwing a Molotov cocktail at the Costa Mesa clinic, officials said.The office was forced to close the next morning and canceled about 30 appointments.Videos described in the affidavit allegedly show the two men wearing hoodies and face masks approaching the facility around 1 a.m., lighting the device and throwing it at the front door of the building.“The device landed against a southern wall...

Antisemitic flyers again found across Southern California

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:39:50 GMT

Southern California officials are again warning the public about antisemitic flyers and posters that have been placed in public areas and on doorsteps in several cities.Earlier this week, several plastic bags containing leaflets with antisemitic messages were left on driveways of homes throughout the city of Redlands in San Bernardino County. One resident apparently told the Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) that it was the second times they've experienced something like that in the last several years.The San Bernardino Police Department is investigating the leaflets, and CAIR released a statement in which it loudly condemned the hateful media and called on anyone with information to come forward.“We are extremely alarmed by this disturbing show of antisemitism. Hate has no place in our society, much less in our neighborhoods and homes, where people should feel safe, respected, and free from discrimination," said CAIR-LA Executive...

Three California theme parks named among the 'most-visited' amusement parks globally

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:39:50 GMT

Three California theme parks were named among the most visited theme parks in the world, according to the annual index report released by Themed Entertainment Association/AECOM.The yearly study looks at estimated theme park attendance for the previous year at some of the world’s most popular theme park destinations. Typically, theme parks don’t disclose official attendance figures.Disneyland Park, Disney’s California Adventure and Universal Studios, Hollywood were all named on the list earning the second, 13th and 15th spots, respectively out of the 25 theme parks named on the list. These Disney characters are set to appear at Disneyland’s first-ever After Dark Pride event The study estimated that 16.81 million people visited Disneyland Park, 9 million visited Disney California Adventure and 8.4 million visited Universal Studios, Hollywood last year.Disneyland had a 97% increase over the previous year’s attendance, while Disney’s California Adventure and Universal Studios, Hollywo...

Police foiled alleged mass shooting threat hours before Stanley Cup final

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:39:50 GMT

Las Vegas Metro police arrested a man who threatened a mass shooting at the Stanley Cup Final hours before the Vegas Golden Knights clinched the championship, sources told Nexstar's KLAS.Just before noon on Tuesday, police responded to a Las Vegas business for a report of a person, later identified as Matthew DeSavio, 33, who was threatening a mass shooting at the Stanley Cup Final, documents said.The person who called police told officers that DeSavio had stalked them for about a decade, officers said. DeSavio later showed up to the business where officers arrested him, according to documents obtained by KLAS Wednesday.DeSavio also posted threatening messages about the game on Facebook, police said.Matthew DeSavio, 33, seen here in a prior booking photo, faces a charge of making threats of conveying false information concerning acts of terrorism, among others. (LVMPD/KLAS)“I’m coming for you guys tonight and I hope you get every [expletive] police officer in Vegas Golden Knights th...

Burglary suspect armed with hatchet fatally shot by deputies in Orange County

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:39:50 GMT

A burglary suspect allegedly armed with a hatchet was shot and killed by deputies in the Midway City neighborhood of Orange County early Wednesday, authorities said.Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to a home in the 1400 block of Van Buren Street around 5 a.m. for a call about a person allegedly breaking into a house and vandalizing property.“A deputy-involved shooting occurred and subject is deceased at scene,” sheriff’s officials said in a tweet without elaborating.A hatchet allegedly used by a burglary suspect later shot and killed by deputies on June 14, 2023 is seen in a photo released by the Orange County Sheriff's Department. Later, authorities described the suspect only as an Asian man who was armed with a hatchet.He has not been identified, though officials said he had no connection to the residence and called the incident an isolated event. Two deputies who fired their guns during the incident were not injured, officials said. Investigators were canvass...

These are the 12 flags that have flown over California

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:39:50 GMT

Texas is famous for the phrase "Six flags over Texas," which commemorates the six governing bodies that have laid claim to the state, but if California were to implement its own version of the phrase, it would include double the number of flags. In the last several hundred years of recorded history, the flags of several countries, empires, would-be conquerors and at least one famed revolt have led to the flying of 12 different flags over part or all of the state's territory, including when the state extended beyond its current borders. Here's a breakdown of the different flags that have flown over the Golden State:'Flag' of the Spanish Empire, 1542Exactly 50 years after Columbus set sail west in search of Asia, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo became the first known European to explore the California coast, a task he was hired to do for the Spanish Empire. At that time, the concept of a flag did not exist, but the banner of Emperor Charles V represented the empire. The banner consists of the...