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Santa Clara County opens cooling centers as heat wave begins

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:41:56 GMT

(KRON) -- As temperatures begin to rise ahead of a hot weekend for the Bay Area, Santa Clara County will be opening several cooling centers to the public starting Thursday. Boy injured in shooting outside Oakland hospital Here is a list of Santa Clara County's cooling centers:Milpitas Community CenterThursday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.Cupertino LibraryThursday from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.Gilroy LibraryThursday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.Milpitas LibraryThursday from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.Milpitas Senior CenterThursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.Milpitas Sport...

Boy injured in shooting outside Oakland hospital

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:41:56 GMT

(KRON) -- Oakland police are investigating a shooting that injured a boy Wednesday afternoon outside of UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. Fired employee sues San Jose tech company for anti-Asian bias The shooting happened around 3:20 p.m. in the 5100 block of MLK Jr. Way. The boy, a Berkeley resident, was struck by gunfire and transported to the children’s hospital, Oakland police said. KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }The victim has since been listed in stable condition and released from the hospital. Anyone with information is asked to contact Oakland police at 510-238-3326.

Delta Air Lines is soaring to a record $1.8 billion profit as summer vacationers pack planes

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:41:56 GMT

Delta Air Lines soared to a record quarterly profit of more than $1.8 billion as summer vacationers packed planes, especially to international destinations, and the airline enjoyed a tailwind from falling fuel prices.The results released Thursday beat Wall Street expectations, and Delta raised its forecast of full-year earnings.Delta officials said strong demand for tickets has continued into the July-through-September quarter, when it expects revenue similar to the record second quarter.“I think it’s going to be more of the same,” CEO Ed Bastian said in an interview. “International bookings, which traditionally start to trail off into the fall, are still going to be at a higher level than normal.”Some analysts have urged caution after summer ends because business travel, which usually picks up in September, has not recovered to pre-pandemic levels. Bastian conceded that corporate travel “is off sizably,” especially considering recent economic growth. He remains confident, however, ...

ITF appoints Conchita Martínez as tournament director for Billie Jean King Cup finals

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:41:56 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Former Wimbledon champion Conchita Martínez was named tournament director for the Billie Jean King Cup finals on Thursday.Twelve national teams will play in Seville during the finals from Nov. 7-12 in what is the 60th year of the competition formerly known as the Fed Cup.The International Tennis Federation announced the appointment of Martínez at a news conference in London.Martínez won Wimbledon in 1994 and helped Spain win five Fed Cups during the 1990s. She was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2020.“I know today’s generation of players take as much pride in playing for their nations as I did, and I am excited to see that passion on show in Seville in November,” the 51-year-old Martínez said in the ITF announcement.___AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

FTC appeals judge’s ruling that would allow Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard takeover

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:41:56 GMT

The Federal Trade Commission says it it appealing a judge’s ruling that would have allowed Microsoft to close its deal to buy video game company Activision Blizzard.A Wednesday court filing from the FTC says it is appealing it to the San Francisco-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.Antitrust enforcers at the FTC have been trying to stop Microsoft’s $68.7 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard, maker of popular game franchises like Call of Duty, arguing it will harm competition in the video game industry.But in a Tuesday ruling, U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley denied the FTC’s request to block the deal from closing. She said the FTC hadn’t shown that the merger would cause serious harm and was unlikely to prevail if it took the case to a full trial.Microsoft had promised to pay Activision Blizzard a $3 billion breakup fee if it can’t close the deal by Tuesday, which will mark 18 months since it was announced. But both companie...

Rockies to play series in Mexico next year

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:41:56 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Colorado Rockies are going international for a series against the Houston Astros next season.The team announced that at the end of April 2024, players will travel to Mexico City for two games.These games will be played on April 27 and April 28.This is one of four international trips for MLB teams in 2024. Rockies’ Elias Díaz becomes unlikely All-Star MVP, 3 1/2 years after cut loose by Pirates During spring training, the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays will play two games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on March 9 and March 10, 2024.Later that month, the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres will open the regular season in Seoul, South Korea on March 20 and March 21, 2024.The final international series will take place in London on June 8 and June 9, 2024 when the New York Mets play the Philadelphia Phillies.The Rockies have played several international exhibition games recently, but their last official game was on opening day in 1999 against the Padr...

No fingerprints, DNA sample or leads from cocaine found at the White House, the Secret Service says

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:41:56 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — No fingerprints or DNA turned up on the baggie of cocaine found in a lobby at the White House last week despite a sophisticated FBI crime lab analysis, and surveillance footage of the area didn’t identify a suspect, according to a summary of the Secret Service investigation obtained by The Associated Press. There are no leads on who brought the drugs into the building.U.S. Secret Service agents found the white powder during a routine White House sweep on July 2, in a heavily trafficked West Wing lobby where staff go in and out and tour groups gather to drop their phones and other belongings.“Without physical evidence, the investigation will not be able to single out a person of interest from the hundreds of individuals who passed through the vestibule where the cocaine was discovered,” Secret Service officials said in the summary.The presence of cocaine at the White House prompted a flurry of criticism and questions from Republicans, who requested a bri...

Group of friends shatter state record by capturing Florida’s longest python

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:41:56 GMT

(CNN) — A group of friends in Florida has made history by capturing the longest python ever measured in the state. This remarkable feat becomes even more astonishing as some of the individuals had never gone python hunting before.The record-breaking python, measuring 19 feet in length and weighing 125 pounds, was wrestled to the ground by the intrepid hunters in a captivating showdown. The news of this feat reached Ana Waleri, the mother of one of the hunters, through a text message from her son in the middle of the night. The message included a picture of the friends triumphantly posing with the massive snake draped across their shoulders. However, it was the video she received the next morning that truly left her in awe. The footage showed her son, Jake, bravely throwing himself at the python, capturing it single-handedly.Jake Waleri, one of the amateur hunters, described the challenging encounter. “We were getting ourselves into a fight that was a little bit trickier than w...

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy disciplined for allegedly punching mother holding newborn during traffic stop

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:41:56 GMT

PALMDALE, Calif. (WSVN) — A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy has been disciplined after being accused of punching a mother while she was holding her newborn during a traffic stop in Palmdale, California. The incident, which took place last July, was captured on bodycam video recently released by the Sheriff’s office.The disturbing footage showed the arrests of two mothers, both cradling their babies, following the traffic stop, but it was during one particular arrest that a deputy can be seen throwing punches. The incident unfolded when deputies pulled over a vehicle driven by a man with four women, three of whom were holding infants. The driver was stopped for not having his lights on, and upon inspection, it was discovered that the infants were not secured in car seats. As a result, the women were arrested on charges of child endangerment.The bodycam video revealed a moment during the second arrest, in which a woman was holding her 3-week-old baby when the deputy al...

NATO summit wrap-up and the EU’s battle over biodiversity

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:41:56 GMT

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Google Play EN_Google_Podcasts_Badge Created with Sketch. Stitcher .st0{fill:#EB8A23;} .st1{fill:#FAC617;} .st2{fill:#612368;} .st3{fill:#3792C4;} .st4{fill:#C33727;} Acast This week, we bring you the latest from Vilnius as NATO leaders wrap up a crucial meeting of the defense alliance, plus all the news from Strasbourg as MEPs clash over an EU proposal to protect biodiversity...