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Hunter Biden sues IRS over airing his tax information

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:25:29 GMT

By Lindsay Whitehurst | Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden sued the Internal Revenue Service on Monday, claiming that two agents publicly alleging tax-probe interference wrongly shared his personal information, a case that comes amid escalating legal and political struggles as the 2024 election looms.The agents “targeted and sought to embarrass Mr. Biden” with the sharing of confidential tax information in press interviews and testimony before Congress, the suit said. His lawyers argue that whistleblower protections don’t apply, but a lawyer for one agent said any confidential information released came under whistleblower authorization and called the suit a “frivolous smear.”The lawsuit marks the latest legal pushback from Biden as a long-running federal investigation into him unfolds against a sharply political backdrop. That includes an impeachment inquiry aimed at his father, President Joe Biden, seeking to tie him to his son’s busi...

High school band director hit with stun gun, arrested after refusing to end performance

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:25:29 GMT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — An Alabama high school band director was shocked with a stun gun and arrested after Birmingham police said he wouldn’t tell his band to stop playing.Local news outlets report that Minor High School’s band director was arrested Thursday night after a football game between Minor and Jackson-Olin High School. He’s charged with disorderly conduct, harassment and resisting arrest.Birmingham Police Officer Truman Fitzgerald, a department spokesperson, said police were trying to clear the stadium at Jackson-Olin after the game and asked both bands to stop playing so people wouldn’t linger.Police say the Jackson-Olin band stopped performing, but that the director disregarded officers and told his students to keep playing.Police officers accompanied by school security guards went to arrest him for disorderly conduct but he got into a scuffle with them, Fitzgerald said. He said the band director refused to place his hands behind his back and shoved an officer. One of the of...

Fighting in Sudan’s capital sets landmark towers ablaze

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:25:29 GMT

By Nimi Princewill | CNNSudan’s warring factions have traded blame over a massive blaze that engulfed landmark towers in the capital Khartoum, amid fierce fighting in the conflict between the country’s armed forces and a paramilitary group.Black smoke billowed from the 18-story Greater Nile Petroleum Oil Company tower on Sunday as fire ripped through the glass facade skyscraper.Other towers – housing the country’s justice ministry, its tax authority and the Standards and Metrology Organization – also went up in flames, images and videos posted on X, formerly Twitter, by local media showed.It’s not immediately known what caused the fires or if any lives were lost.In a statement on Monday, the foreign ministry, which controlled by the Sudanese military, accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of “targeting a number of major and important economic institutions and commercial buildings in the country” over the past two days.The RSF earlier blamed the Sudanese Armed Forces fo...

Monterey Jazz Festival: Artistic director names 5 acts to catch in 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:25:29 GMT

Tim Jackson is retiring from the Monterey Jazz Festival after more than 30 years.Yet, the longtime artistic director isn’t leaving until after he enjoys one more great lineup that he booked for the festival.Here are 5 acts that Jackson recommends for music fans to hear at the 65th annual Monterey Jazz Festival, which runs Sept. 22-24 at the Monterey County Fairgrounds. For more information, visit montereyjazzfestival.org.Terence Blanchard“Terence is going to be doing essentially a whole career retrospective, with a whole bunch of special guests — like Dianne Reeves, Christian McBride and Benny Green,” Jackson says. “He’s going to be playing music going all the way back to his Art Blakey days. I think that is going to be a very special performance.”Details: The trumpeter-bandleader-composer will also be joined by the E-Collective, Turtle Island Quartet, Lakecia Benjamin, Lionel Loueke, Kendrick Scott and Ben Wendel; 7 p.m. Sept. 22; Jimmy Lyons StageJamie Cullum“About 10 years ...

Single family residence sells for $1.9 million in Fremont

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:25:29 GMT

38537 Knute Court – Google Street ViewA 2,186-square-foot house built in 1962 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 38500 block of Knute Court in Fremont was sold on July 25, 2023, for $1,860,000, or $851 per square foot. This single-story home presents a roomy floor plan, featuring four bedrooms and two baths. In addition, the home features a garage.Additional houses that have recently been purchased close by include:A 1,601-square-foot home on the 38300 block of Acacia Street in Fremont sold in June 2023, for $1,600,000, a price per square foot of $999. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In September 2022, a 2,098-square-foot home on Cabot Court in Fremont sold for $1,699,000, a price per square foot of $810.On Parkside Court, Fremont, in July 2023, a 3,836-square-foot home was sold for $1,860,000, a price per square foot of $485. The home has 7 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms. 

Monterey Jazz icon Tim Jackson preps for his ‘last rodeo’ with the festival

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:25:29 GMT

Tim Jackson is getting ready to wave goodbye to Monterey.The Santa Cruz resident is stepping down as artistic director at the Monterey Jazz Festival — a role he’s held for more than 30 years — following this weekend’s event, which runs Sept. 22-24 at the Monterey County Fairgrounds.“I feel like I’ve got a responsibility here while I am still operating at the top of my game, at least in my opinion, to step aside and let somebody else come in and bring their artistic vision to it,” says Jackson, who was hired by the festival in 1991 and started booking the lineup one year later.Jackson took over the reigns from the legendary Jimmy Lyons, who co-founded the festival in 1958 with Ralph J. Gleason. His replacement is composer-musician Darin Atwater, who becomes only the third artistic director in the festival’s long history.“I never saw myself as like a Jimmy Lyons or George Wein at Newport, where you just kind of die with your boots on kind of thing — and just stay to ...

Trump sparks blowback for criticizing abortion ban

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:25:29 GMT

By Sara Burnett | Associated PressDonald Trump is facing new blowback from anti-abortion activists for refusing to commit to national abortion restrictions and for calling Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signing of a six-week ban on the procedure a “terrible mistake.”Speaking Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Trump repeatedly declined to say whether he would support a federal ban on abortion. He said he could “live with” the procedure being banned by individual states or nationwide through federal action, though he said “from a legal standpoint, I think it’s probably better” to be handled at the state level.Regarding the bill signed by DeSantis, which bans abortions before many women know they are pregnant, Trump said, “I think what he did is a terrible thing and a terrible mistake.”So far, the former president has dominated the 2024 field while at times spurning the anti-abortion groups that traditionally have...

Search for next Berkeley City College president now down to 3 finalists, public form slated for Wednesday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:25:29 GMT

(BCN) -- Berkeley City College has shortlisted three finalists in its search for a new president, and has announced a public forum on Wednesday to allow the candidates to answer questions from the community. The three finalists for consideration are Dr. Denise Richardson, Dr. John al-Amin and Dr. Rafe Trickey, Jr. Berkeley City College will host a public forum for the candidates to engage with the community on Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the college's Auditorium at 2050 Center Street, Berkeley. Bay Area motorists paying more at the pump Each candidate will have 50 minutes share their vision in guiding Berkeley City College, including a presentation and question-and-answer period. The forum will be moderated by Dr. Martin de Mucha Flores, Dean of Counseling and Student Equity at the college. Dr. Denise Richardson, serving as the Interim President of Berkeley City College since July 2023, is described as an experienced education leader committed to data informed d...

Nationals Notebook: Teetering on the precipice

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:25:29 GMT

Believe it or not with just 12 games left in the regular season, the Washington Nationals are technically in contention because the team has 84 losses while three teams chasing the final Wild Card berth each have 78 wins.So with the next Nats loss or a win by either Cincinnati Reds, Miami Marlins or the Chicago Cubs, Washington will officially be out of the postseason party.But last week was big for the past, present, and future of the club. The present has been secured with general manager Mike Rizzo signing a multiyear extension. The future had its night with prime pitching prospect Jackson Rutledge making his Major League debut. Will they be able to put their streak of last place finishes (three straight) in the past? Time is running out on the team that’s already almost out of it.Digesting the Division: Atlanta (96-53) despite getting swept by Miami remains in the driver’s seat for home field in the playoffs. Matt Olson (52 home runs with 129 RBI) is having one of th...

A railroad worker was crushed to death in Ohio by a remote-controlled train. Unions have concerns

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:25:29 GMT

A railroad worker was crushed to death between two railcars over the weekend by a remote-controlled train in a CSX railyard in Ohio, raising concerns among unions about such technology.The death highlights the need for an in-depth review of the use of remote-controlled locomotives, the Transportation Communications Union and Brotherhood of Railway Carmen said in a news release Sunday. Every major railroad has used such locomotives inside, and increasingly outside of, railyards across the country for years.The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the death, which happened shortly before 4 a.m. Sunday in Walbridge, Ohio.Fred Anderson is the third carman killed in an incident involving a remote-controlled locomotive, the unions said.“Enough is enough. A full-scale review of the use and practices around remote-control locomotives is long overdue. CSX — and every railroad — must evaluate their use of these supposed technological advancements to ensure they are actually m...