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California city adopts policy banning LGBTQ+ and other flags on city-owned lightpoles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:11 GMT

The Torrance City Council this week formally adopted a resolution that effectively bars Pride rainbow flags and other displays of conflicting religious, racial or political beliefs from flying on municipal street light poles, unless they are part of a city-sponsored event.The resolution, which passed unanimously, stipulates that only banners of city-sponsored events, as well as government and military flags, are allowed on light poles in Torrance’s public right-of-way.The decision drew the ire of some Torrance community members.“I find it embarrassing to be a part of a city that doesn’t want anything to do with Pride in any way at all, not even to allow other businesses or districts or areas to utilize the polls for inclusivity and equality,” Tiffany Mitchell, owner of Black Raven Tattoo in Old Torrance, said on Thursday, Aug. 24.Mitchell is a part of a group made up of Torrance business owners and residents who wrote their own Pride Month Proclamation earlier this year after the ci...

2 California women plead guilty to involvement in Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol breach

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:11 GMT

Two Orange County women pleaded guilty to their involvement in the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, according to court documents.Michelle Estey, a 54-year-old Newport Beach resident, and 57-year-old Tustin resident Melanie Belger were arrested in Orange in September of 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.They were arraigned on Tuesday, Aug. 22, and each pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to one count of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building. Court records indicate they pleaded guilty as part of a plea agreement. They initially faced three more counts: entering a restricted building, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building and disorderly conduct in a Capitol building.Belger and Estey’s legal teams have not yet agreed to a specific amount of jail time or a financial penalty as part of their plea agreement. The maximum sentence they could face is up to six months in prison and a fine as hea...

Bronny James’ cardiac arrest likely caused by heart defect, doctors say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:11 GMT

After the shocking news of a mid-practice cardiac arrest thrust Bronny James’ basketball future in doubt, the path forward for the USC freshman appears clearer.According to a statement from a James family spokesperson Friday afternoon, as identified by an initial evaluation at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and follow-ups at the Mayo Clinic, James’ heart attack was likely caused by an “anatomically and functionally significant Congenital Heart Defect,” the statement read.“We are very confident in Bronny’s full recovery and return to basketball in the very near future,” the statement read.The basketball world was set astorm with late July reports that highly touted Trojans freshman James, the son of Lakers star LeBron James, had collapsed on the court during a USC basketball practice. He was in the intensive care unit at Cedars-Sinai for just a day, per the spokesperson, and has since been seen playing the piano in a post from LeBron and recently walked out with Drake at a recent co...

Joonas Donskoi scored one of the biggest goals in Sharks history. Where does it rank in our top 10?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:11 GMT

Joonas Donskoi only played four seasons with the San Jose Sharks, but his place in team history is secure.Between the regular season and playoffs, Donskoi scored a combined 54 goals for the Sharks from 2015 to 2019, none bigger than his overtime goal in Game 3 of the 2016 Stanley Cup Final against the Pittsburgh Penguins.Donskoi took a pass from Chris Tierney, created some space between himself and Evgeni Malkin as he went behind the Penguins net, turned around, and fired a shot under the crossbar and over the right shoulder of goalie Matt Murray, giving San Jose a 3-2 win.Donskoi, now 31, announced his retirement on Sunday, saying he was thinking about his own health after experiencing multiple concussions over his seven-year NHL career.“It is extremely hard to let go of something you have put your whole life into,” Donskoi wrote, “but at this point, I know it’s the right decision for my own well-being and future.”Donskoi will always be thought of as the author of one of the Sharks...

Man struck by car while walking dog, driver flees in Santa Rosa

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:11 GMT

(BCN) -- Police arrested a 65-year-old man in connection to a Saturday night hit-and-run case in Santa Rosa. At 5:55 p.m., Santa Rosa Police Department officers first responded to reports of pedestrian being hit by a car at Beaver Street and College Avenue. Witnesses said the 24-year-old man was walking his dog and crossing the street when a white SUV hit him and continued to drive away. VIDEO: Fight after 49ers game at In-N-Out near Levi’s Stadium leads to stabbing Officers estimate the car was driving at 40 miles per hour when it struck the man and his dog. Medical personnel said they found the man lying in the middle of the road. He was transported to a local hospital with major injuries, and is still considered to be in critical condition as of Sunday morning. Officers added that the dog ran away from the scene and a Santa Rosa resident eventually corralled the dog several hours later. The dog was taken to a local veterinary hospital, and police said they would follo...

1 killed, 2 injured in I-280 crash in Redwood City

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:11 GMT

(KRON) -- One person is dead and two others are injured following a crash Sunday morning on Interstate 280 in Redwood City, according to the California Highway Patrol.Just before 3 a.m., a black car was traveling southbound on I-280 approaching the State Route 92 overpass when the car, for unknown reasons, crashed into a concrete pillar. The car traveled over a metal guardrail and came to rest between the number one and number two lanes of southbound I-280, CHP said. Violent crowds of teens shut down Emeryville mall, 1 stabbed According to CHP, the driver was still inside the car when a separate car, traveling at around 75 miles per hour, crashed into them. The driver of the first car was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger of the second car was taken to a local hospital for a complaint of pain, police said. The driver of the second car was determined not be under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time of the collision. It is unknown whether the driver of the first...

Woman arrested in hit-and-run collision involving 3 cars in Santa Rosa

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:11 GMT

(BCN) -- Officers from the Santa Rosa Police Department arrested a woman in connection to a three-vehicle hit-and-run collision on Sunday. Police first responded to reports of a collision at 10:03 a.m. on College Avenue at King Street. Two cars were reportedly hit by a black SUV -- one containing a person inside, who was later transported to the hospital, and the other a parked car. Woman wanted in connection to hit-and-run: CHP Santa Rosa Officers were later notified that a woman was yelling at someone on the phone in the parking lot of Community Baptist Church, where she allegedly told someone that her black SUV was involved in a collision. The 26-year-old woman was then arrested and booked into the Sonoma County Jail. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

One year before Paralympics, Paris trying to make city more accessible to those with disabilities

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:11 GMT

PARIS (AP) — With one year to go before Paris hosts the Paralympic Games for the first time, the French capital is faced with a significant challenge: the accessibility of its public transit.With only one subway line totally accessible out of 16, the city is under pressure to find solutions before the Paralympics start on Aug. 28, 2024.And both the Games’ organizers and wheelchair users such as tennis gold medalist Michael Jeremiasz see the Paris Paralympics as an opportunity to bring about durable change.“We will remember the opening ceremonies that will be extraordinary and hopefully all the medals of our French Olympic and Paralympic athletes,” Jérémiasz, who won a gold medal for France in the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, said Monday at a news conference marking the one-year countdown to the 2024 Paralympics. “We will remember a big celebration. In my opinion, that’s not enough. … It’s great but it doesn’t last. Afterwards, life and the constraints of daily life take ove...

Military leader Burhan visits east Sudan in first tour outside of capital since conflict erupted

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:11 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — The head of Sudan’s army made a rare public speech Monday in his first tour outside of the capital since the conflict with a rival general erupted in mid-April.Sudan was plunged into chaos after monthslong tensions between the military, led by Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces, commanded by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, exploded into open fighting on April 15. In the eastern coastal city of Port Sudan, Burhan said a military operation that included naval and air forces enabled him to leave the capital’s army headquarters safely. Two people were killed in the operation, he said.The conflict has reduced the capital to an urban battlefield, with the RSF controlling vast swaths of the city. The military command, where Burhan has purportedly been stationed since April, has been one of the epicenters of the conflict, besieged by RSF forces.Burhan said no agreement had been reached “with the traitors or with any party outside of the Sudanese people” t...

US eases past Greece 109-81 at Basketball World Cup to advance to the second round

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:11 GMT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Austin Reaves scored 15 points and the U.S. topped Greece 109-81 on Monday to clinch a berth in the second round of the Basketball World Cup.Jalen Brunson and Anthony Edwards each scored 13 for the Americans (2-0), who haven’t lost in seven games overall this summer. Brunson made all five of his shots, Bobby Portis had 10 points and Josh Hart grabbed 11 rebounds for the winners.The win, combined with New Zealand’s 95-87 overtime victory over Jordan earlier Monday, clinched a second-round berth for the Americans. They’ll finish group play against Jordan on Wednesday, then play Lithuania and Montenegro — in some order — on Friday and Sunday.Georgios Papagiannis led Greece (1-1) with 17 points.Getting to the second round isn’t exactly a surprise for the U.S., the current tournament favorites and a team seeking a sixth World Cup gold medal. There was no real gold-medal contender in Group C along with the U.S., and the Americans followed up a 27-point win...