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“She was unshakable”: Sen. Dianne Feinstein lies in state at San Francisco City Hall

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:25:10 GMT

Under the gilded dome of San Francisco City Hall, Bay Area residents paid their respects Wednesday to Dianne Feinstein, the longest-tenured female U.S. Senator and a towering figure in the city’s politics, having served as mayor through one of its most turbulent decades.Feinstein, who died last week at the age of 90, lay in state as hundreds of mourners lined up throughout the day to view the closed casket draped in an American flag. A public funeral service is set for Thursday at City Hall and is expected to be attended by Feinstein’s close friend and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, as well as Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer.At Wednesday’s viewing, longtime San Francisco resident Florence Bryant remembered Feinstein as a steadying presence as San Francisco’s first female mayor. She credited Feinstein with helping the city heal after fellow Supervisor and gay rights icon Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone were gunned down at City...

Man fires gun to get wedding’s attention, shoots grandson, 12

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:25:10 GMT

By Amy Simonson | CNNA grandfather who was officiating a wedding in Nebraska is facing charges after accidentally shooting his 12-year-old grandson during the ceremony, officials said.Michael Gardner, 62, was officiating the festivities at Hillcrest Events in Denton around 5 p.m. on Saturday when he attempted to shoot a Pietta Model 1860 Snub Nose revolver loaded with a blank into the air to gain the attention of the wedding guests, according to Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Ben Houchin.Gardner “decided to gain everybody’s attention and start the wedding with a bang,” Houchin said during a news conference Monday.“When he decided to cock back the hammer of this revolver, it slipped and it shot his grandson into the left shoulder causing an injury,” Houchin said.The 45 COLT ammunition was a blank, but Gardener “put black powder into the casing and then glued it,” the chief deputy added. “And what we believe, is the glue is what injured the child,” he said.The boy’s in...

Giuliani sues Biden for calling him a ‘Russian pawn’

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:25:10 GMT

By Zachary Cohen and Alison Main | CNNFormer New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani filed a defamation lawsuit Wednesday against President Joe Biden for calling him a “Russian pawn” during a presidential debate nearly three years ago.Giuliani announced the lawsuit at a rambling and sparsely attended news conference outside a courthouse in New Hampshire, where he filed to take advantage of the state’s defamation laws.The former mayor reiterated several familiar attacks against Biden and his son, Hunter, though he only sued the president – despite the high bar for statements by public figures in a political setting to be found defamatory.The move comes as Giuliani is facing his own legal exposure on several fronts and new questions about his ability to pay the lawyers representing him. Wednesday’s news conference took place shortly after news broke that another lawyer, who has been representing Giuliani in the Georgia election subversion case, had withdrawn.Asked if he was concerned about ...

'Miracle' water year in California: Rain, snow put state's reservoirs at 128% of historical average

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:25:10 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California ended its “miracle” water year on Saturday with enough rain and snow to fill the state's reservoirs to 128% of their historical average, making it among the wettest years in recorded state history.That's a welcome boon to a state that has spent much of the past dozen years in a deep drought, forcing state leaders to grapple with how the state should share and manage its water in the future. A series of winter storms in early 2023 busted the state's most recent dry spell.State officials measured 33.56 inches (85.2 centimeters) of precipitation through the end of September. California's “water year” begins annually on Oct. 1 so it can include all of the fall and winter months when California gets the bulk of its rain and snow. The state depends on those wet months to fill its reservoirs that supply water for drinking, farming and environmental uses throughout the state. SF Fleet Week 2023: schedule, events, what you need ...

Suspect who allegedly assaulted multiple people in SF arrested

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:25:10 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A man who assaulted three people in San Francisco's Taraval District last week has been arrested and charged with elder abuse, the San Francisco Police Department said. The incident occurred on Wednesday, Sept. 27 at around 1:42 p.m. SFPD officers from the Taraval District responded to a report of an assault in progress in the 100 block of West Portal Avenue. Police said an initial investigation determined a man assaulted a victim without provocation, causing her to fall to the sidewalk. Thieves targeting drivers at gas stations, East Bay police agency warns The victim's coworker ran to their aid and was also assaulted by the suspect, who pushed her into a retail establishment, police said. Inside the store, the suspect allegedly assaulted an elderly woman, knocking her to the ground.A worker at a nearby business saw the assault unfolding and ran to the victims' aid. The witness, according to police, held the suspect to prevent him from assaulting the victi...

68-year-old SF woman convicted of elderly abuse, domestic violence

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:25:10 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco resident Carole Selig, 69, has been convicted of domestic violence and elder abuse, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced on Wednesday. Selig was convicted of two counts of domestic violence, two counts of elder abuse, one count of assault with a deadly weapon, and one count of violating a restraining order.According to the District Attorney’s office, Selig repeatedly beat her 68-year-old boyfriend in their home in Russian Hill.  20,000 Kaiser health care workers on strike in the Bay Area “I would like to thank the jury for their service,” said Jenkins. “This case demonstrates that domestic violence will not be tolerated and be vigorously prosecuted by my office. Survivors are not alone and have an advocate in my office who will stand with them and fight for justice tirelessly in the courtroom.”Selig was in a dating relationship with the victim for a decade, according to testimony and evidence in the trial. On Feb. 25, ...

Conoce a la artista detrás de los vasos latinos de Starbucks y su aporte a la comunidad hispana

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:25:10 GMT

Manuela Guillén, nacida en Miami de padres cubanos y salvadoreños, ha colaborado con grandes empresas como Starbucks y Old Navy, pero una de las cosas que ella considera más importante es el haber podido marcar una diferencia en la vida de niños hispanos.Guillén buscó una carrera artística toda su vida y trabajó como profesora de arte en Estados Unidos y México, donde tuvo la oportunidad de conocer a niños de distintos orígenes.La pandemia del COVID-19 desempeñó un papel transformador en la carrera de Guillén, ya que empezó a recibir más ofertas de trabajo como artista independiente, y dejó su trabajo de profesora a tiempo completo para probar por fin la posibilidad de vivir de su pasión.Érase una vez en el sur de Filadelfia…El diseño de vallas publicitarias es un proyecto inspirado en la campaña Reading Promise.Ubicado en 9th y Washington Avenue.“Al principio tenía mucha ansiedad, no voy a mentir. Yo estaba como, ¿Qué hice? Dejé un trabajo bueno, los estudiantes eran buenos&#...

Para que digan EEUU: así serán las nuevas licencias de conducir de Puerto Rico

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:25:10 GMT

Las autoridades de Puerto Rico anunciaron que cambiaron el formato de sus licencias de conducir para que digan “USA” con el propósito de dejar claro que son un territorio de Estados Unidos y minimizar los contratiempos de los residentes. El nuevo formato será para las licencias nuevas, tanto físicas como las virtuales que se tramitan en la aplicación de CESCO digital. Para obtener tu nueva licencia, no será necesario presentar documentos adicionales para el proceso de renovación de licencias o duplicados. Tras un año a la fuga: capturan en Puerto Rico a acusado de asesinar a estudiante de secundaria Milagroso rescate: encuentran con vida a buzos que fueron arrastrados por la corriente La secretaria del Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas (DTOP), Eileen Vélez Vega, detalló en un comunicado que “como es de conocimiento público muchos puertorriqueños han confrontado graves contratiempos tanto con funcion...

Report: Delays, cost overruns are impacting Amtrak’s new Acela rollout

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:25:10 GMT

The Amtrak Office of Inspector General has released a new report that says Amtrak’s rollout of new Acela trains will likely face future delays and cost increases.It cites Alstom, the manufacturer contracted by Amtrak to make the new train sets, saying the vendor’s designs have not yet met federal safety requirements. Additionally, the train sets the vendor has produced so far have defects it will need to fix or modify before Amtrak can launch revenue service of new Acela trains.Alstom is producing 28 new high-speed train sets for Amtrak under the contract. Amtrak has not accepted any of the train sets from the vendor as of August 2023, the report said.12 of the serial train sets and 22 cafe cars produced so far have defects, according to the report. Some are safety-related, including water drainage issues that cause corrosion.Other problems are more functional, including a report from the vendor that five windows on trains shattered spontaneously and hydraulic systems leaked. There ...

Exclusiva: Estados Unidos entregará armas incautadas de Irán a Ucrania

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:25:10 GMT

(CNN) — Estados Unidos entregará a Ucrania miles de armas y municiones que incautó de Irán, en una decisión que podría contribuir a resolver algunos de los graves problemas que enfrentan las fuerzas armadas de Kyiv, mientras esperan recibir más dinero y material de Estados Unidos y sus aliados, informaron fuentes oficiales estadounidenses.El Mando Central de EE.UU. (CENTCOM, por sus siglas en inglés) ya transfirió a las fuerzas armadas ucranianas más de un millón de cartuchos de munición iraní incautados, anunció la agencia este miércoles. La transferencia se llevó a cabo el lunes, dijo el CENTCOM en un comunicado de prensa.“El Gobierno obtuvo la propiedad de estas municiones el 20 de julio de 2023, a través de las demandas de confiscación civil del Departamento de Justicia contra el Cuerpo de la Guardia Revolucionaria Islámica de Irán (IRGC, por sus siglas en inglés)”, dice el comunicado.El Departamento de Justicia anunció en marzo que solicitaba el decomiso de un...