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On the eve of his first homeless camp sweep, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston shakes hands of inhabitants

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:14:20 GMT

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston visited a large homeless encampment in the 2200 block of Stout Street on Thursday afternoon, talking with and shaking the hands of people that by Friday morning will be ordered to move along as part of the first sweep authorized under the Johnston administration.“That’s the first time I’ve ever seen that,” David Lanci, one of the people living in the camp, said after Johnston talked to him and moved down the line of the tents and makeshift sun shelters. “It didn’t feel like talking to a mayor. It felt like I was talking to a friend. That is big.”Johnston earlier this week said that the city did not have hotel beds, tiny homes or any other form of short-term housing available for the people living in the camp. The promise of providing alternatives to the streets or the city’s existing congregate care shelter system is a pillar of Johnston’s approach to enforcing the city’s camping ban and, he says,...

Victorville man convicted of torturing, murdering 8-year-old son 

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:14:20 GMT

A man from Victorville was convicted of first-degree murder and torture in connection with the 2017 death of his eight-year-old son. According to a release from the San Bernardino County District Attorney, Shakir Omari Nunn brutally beat his son Dominic to death on Jan. 5, 2017 after Dominic – who authorities said was already deprived of food – ate some of his father’s candy. “Dominic’s cause of death was blunt force trauma in just a matter of hours,” the District Attorney’s Office said. “During trial [doctors] testified that Dominic’s external injuries were too numerous to count.” In addition to his extensive external injuries, Dominic also suffered a lacerated liver, damage to his spleen and intestinal and digestive system damage. Dominic Nunn, pictured before his death in 2017. (San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office/findagrave.com)Several of Dominic’s siblings testified during trial that abuse in the household was a “normal occurrence” and that some...

1 dead after shooting in Irvine neighborhood

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:14:20 GMT

A group of suspects remain at large after a person was shot and killed in a quiet Irvine neighborhood on Thursday. Irvine police responded to reports of a shooting near Athel Avenue and Sego Street around 12:37 p.m. Callers told police they heard a man screaming for help. Arriving officers found the victim lying on the ground while being attended to by witnesses and residents in the area. The victim, identified only as an adult male, was shot multiple times in the upper torso area, police said. Orange County Fire Authority crews arrived on the scene and transported the victim to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital.The suspects fled the area before officers could arrive. No suspect information is known, but their vehicles are described as a black Mercedes sedan and a white Honda, possibly a Civic or an Accord.Police are searching for suspects after a man was shot and killed in an Irvine neighborhood on August 3, 2023. (OC...

The 10 most expensive reported home sales in Hayward the week of July 24

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:14:20 GMT

A house in Hayward that sold for $2.4 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Hayward in the past week.In total, 10 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $1.4 million, $637 per square foot.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of July 24 even if the property may have been sold earlier.10. $925,000, detached house in the 500 block of Bluefield LaneA sale has been finalized for the single-family house in the 500 block of Bluefield Lane in Hayward. The price was $925,000 and the new owners took over the house in June. The house was built in 1957 and the living area totals 1,200 square feet. The price per square foot ended up at $771. The house features three bedrooms and two bathrooms.Bluefield Lane9. $933,000, single-family residence in the 25800 block of Bryn Mawr AvenueThe property in the 25800 block of Bryn Mawr Avenue i...

Hunter Biden associate Archer testifies before House panel

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:14:20 GMT

By Farnoush Amiri and Stephen Groves | Associated PressWASHINGTON — Focusing on the Bidens rather than Donald Trump’s federal court appearance, House Republicans released a transcript Thursday of their interview with Hunter Biden’s former business associate detailing overseas financial dealings by the president’s son.The more than five-hour closed-door interview with Devon Archer by the House Oversight Committee, released hours before Trump’s appearance to face a third list of charges, provides fresh insight into how President Joe Biden’s youngest son used his relationship with his father, who was then vice president, to court foreign investors. Archer said Hunter Biden was using the “illusion of access” in Washington.Republicans on the panel hope to use their work to prod impeachment proceedings against the president. However, though pressed repeatedly, Archer offered no tangible evidence that Joe Biden’s role in his son’s work ...

Barr on Trump: ‘He knew well that he had lost the election’

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:14:20 GMT

By Kaanita Iyer | CNNFormer Attorney General Bill Barr on Wednesday undermined a key pillar of his old boss’ defense in the special counsel’s probe into 2020 election interference, telling CNN’s Kaitlan Collins that Donald Trump “knew well he lost the election.”The former attorney general also described Trump’s alleged actions as detailed in the indictment as “nauseating” and “despicable,” saying on “The Source,” “someone who engaged in that kind of bullying about a process that is fundamental to our system and to our self-government shouldn’t be anywhere near the Oval Office.”A central premise of the special counsel’s case is that Trump knew the election claims he was making were false after being told by several close aides that he had lost the election. Trump’s lawyers have argued that his statements were protected under the First Amendment, a position that Barr, in his first interview since Trump’s third indictment, said was not a valid argument.“As the indictment says, they are...

Suspect arrested for ramming Berkeley cop car: police

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:14:20 GMT

(KRON) -- The Berkeley Police Department announced Thursday that it arrested a man who it says was involved in a large brawl before crashing his car into a marked BPD vehicle. A second suspect was taken into custody for discarding a gun, police said. Police responded to the 2200 block of Bonar Street on July 28 for the report of a fight involving a "large group of males." BPD was also told that a man with a firearm was at the scene before getting into a white sedan. San Jose man accused of killing his roommate Police also responded to another fight a short distance away at Strawberry Creek Park. Officers tried to stop a white sedan associated with the fight. The driver of the car being stopped instead accelerated and smashed into a BPD car. The car then reversed and crashed into an uninvolved, parked car before accelerating again and hitting a fence. The driver was arrested and booked into Berkeley jail. Police later recovered a firearm at Strawberry Creek Park. The person who pol...

Devon Witherspoon showing he can play inside or outside at cornerback for the Seahawks

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:14:20 GMT

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Since ending his brief holdout, rookie Devon Witherspoon has shown every bit of the skill and potential that made him the fifth overall pick in the draft by the Seattle Seahawks.It just may come at a position that wasn’t expected when he became the highest draft selection of Pete Carroll’s tenure in Seattle.At some point, Witherspoon will be a starting outside cornerback for the Seahawks. His talent seems to point in that direction for his future. And it could come at some point this season for Seattle.But the secondary in Seattle is deep – perhaps the deepest position on a team with playoff aspirations. And because of that depth, the best way for Witherspoon to get on the field immediate and make an impact could end up being as a nickel cornerback for Seattle.It’s a position that has become a de facto starter around the league, but one filled with nuance and specialized skill. And it’s one Witherspoon has picked up quickly.“It’s going smooth; it was an easy tra...

In ‘Strange Planet,’ new Apple TV Plus animated series, aliens are just like us — only more honest

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:14:20 GMT

We don’t know if we’re alone in the universe or not. With billions of galaxies, we are bound to find some form of life, maybe even life like us.Now, we’re not saying the government is hiding aliens from us, but, we do know the new Apple TV Plus show “Strange Planet” is having fun exploring the idea.Flight attendant: “If your seat is in the peril row, you must help us take the machine apart. Your reward is more leg room.”The story on “Strange Planet” can get a little weird, but that’s how the creator, Nathan W. Pyle, wants it to be.Nathan W. Pyle: “Imagine a whole planet of extraterrestrial beings on a beautiful, colorful planet, but they all go to therapy. They’re all emotionally expressive in a way that really supersedes humans. They’re a bit more sincere and a bit more honest.”The inspiration behind the comics-turned-TV series started when Nathan and his wife were cleaning their apartment for frien...

From pariah to peacemaker: Saudi Arabia’s bid to become Ukraine war middleman

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:14:20 GMT

Saudi Arabia was dismissed globally as a human rights pariah following the brutal murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. But this weekend, the country will burnish its credentials as a peacemaker when it hosts talks on the Ukraine war. Dozens of national security advisers and senior-ranking officials are descending on the Red Sea city of Jeddah for a meeting that kicks off Friday evening.The aim is to bring together countries from the “global south,” such as India, Brazil and South Africa — as well as European Union countries, along with the United States and Canada — to rally around Ukraine’s efforts to broker a peace plan.Countries like Brazil and India have not always had a clear stance on Russia’s war against Ukraine; the European Union — and Ukraine — has sought to bring them on board when it comes to holding Russia accountable. Ukraine will be represented at the summit; Russia was not invited.But the big question is whether China shows up. “It matters wh...