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Travel Troubleshooter: Southwest refunds flight to Princess, but Princess won’t pay up

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:45:43 GMT

DEAR TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER: My family and I recently took a Princess cruise, and I booked my airline tickets through the cruise line’s EZair program. Our return flight from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Denver was on Southwest Airlines, which was in December during the airline’s service debacle. Southwest canceled our flight. so we had to return on another airline.Christopher Elliott, the Travel Troubleshooter Southwest refunded Princess in early January for all four tickets, but I have not received the money yet. I’ve sent emails to the vice president of guest relations, the director of customer service and the president of the cruise line, but have received no reply. Can you help us get our $983 back?— Julie Schumer, Aurora, ColoradoANSWER: Princess should have refunded you promptly for the Southwest flights. After all, the airline had fully refunded the cruise line after its service meltdown at the end of last year. (You contacted me in late April to a...

Bay Area vineyard with 300-plus acres lands local real estate buyer

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:45:43 GMT

GILROY — A big Gilroy vineyard totaling more than 300 acres has been bought by a group of local buyers.The San Jose-based buying group paid $7.8 million for San Ysidro Vineyards, which is located along Pacheco Pass Highway in Gilroy, according to documents filed on Aug. 11 at the Santa Clara County Recorder’s Office.San Ysidro Vineyards produces grapes for both red and white wines.The buying group is an affiliate of San Jose-based Valuable Capital Investment Architecture, state and county business records show. The principal executives are Fremont-based Shan Liu, San Jose-based Tianxing Wang and Richmond-based Yu Yan, state and business documents show.The just-sold San Ysidro Vineyards, located at 3385 Pacheco Passway Highway east of Gilroy, totals about 310 acres, documents at the County Assessor’s Office show.The buyers obtained $3.2 million in financing for the purchase from Utah-based lender Tycor Management, according to the county real estate records.The sell...

Sextortion plot led teen to suicide. 2 Nigerians arrive in U.S. to face charges

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:45:43 GMT

By Myesha Johnson | The Detroit NewsTwo Nigerian men accused of being part of an online sextortion ring were extradited to the United States on Sunday, according to the U.S Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan.At a press conference Sunday at Grand Rapids’ Gerald Ford International Airport and streamed on Facebook live, officials said Samuel Ogoshi, 22, and Samson Ogoshi, 20, had arrived at the airport around 11:15 a.m. to be indicted for international “sextortion,” or extorting money or sexual favors from someone by threatening to reveal evidence of their sexual activity, allegedly leading to the death of a Marquette teenager.RELATED: Arrest made in alleged online sextortion that preceded San Jose teen’s suicideThe two defendants are scheduled to appear Monday in a federal courthouse in Grand Rapids, officials said.U.S. Attorney Mark Totten said Ezekiel Ejehem Robert, 19, was also involved in the crime but has yet to be extradited from Niger...

Single-family home sells for $2.3 million in San Ramon

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:45:43 GMT

3362 Sleeping Meadow Way – Google Street ViewA 3,541-square-foot house built in 2008 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 3300 block of Sleeping Meadow Way in San Ramon was sold on July 27, 2023, for $2,320,000, or $655 per square foot. This two-story home provides a generous living space with its four bedrooms and four bathrooms. The property is equipped with central A/C. In addition, the house is equipped with an attached two-car garage, accommodating vehicles and storage needs efficiently. The lot of the property is substantial, measuring 9,727 square feet.These nearby houses have also recently been sold:On Sleeping Meadow Way, San Ramon, in July 2022, a 2,592-square-foot home was sold for $2,280,000, a price per square foot of $880. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In June 2022, a 3,953-square-foot home on Wells Lane in San Ramon sold for $2,888,500, a price per square foot of $731. The home has 6 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms.A 2,704-square-foot home on the...

Woman's body found at Golden Gate Park

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:45:43 GMT

(KRON) -- The body of a woman was found at Golden Gate Park around 7 p.m. on Sunday, according to the San Francisco Police Department. The San Francisco Standard is reporting the woman's body was found inside a duffel bag. A passerby found the body north of Stow Lake just shy of where Outside Lands was still going on at the time. A perimeter was set up by SFPD to prevent festival goers from interfering with the investigation. A coroner's van arrived at the park just after 10 p.m. as more crowds were seen leaving the festival. The cause of the woman's death is currently under investigation. It is unclear whether the woman found was attending Outside Lands which drew an estimated 225,000 people. The area has since been cleared as of 5:30 a.m. Monday morning as investigators spent hours at the scene looking for evidence.The map below shows the woman's body which was located at 22nd Avenue and Fulton Street.

2 security companies reportedly got into fight near Golden Gate Park

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:45:43 GMT

(KRON) -- Two security companies reportedly got into a fight shortly after 11 p.m. on Sunday. The incident occurred a block away from where a woman's body was found at Golden Gate Park. Two people were seen laying on the ground before being placed into an ambulance. The cause of the alleged fight and how many were potentially injured remains unclear. Video above shows a strong police presence at the scene.This is developing news. Stick with KRON4 for updates.

Burglars steal $10K from Mexican restaurant in Oakland

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:45:43 GMT

(KRON) -- A Mexican restaurant in Oakland fell victim to a burglary on Saturday leaving the business out of $10,000 in tip money.Surveillance video above shows two burglars attempting to pry Agave Uptown's doors open during the night. The restaurant is located on Franklin Street near Lake Merritt. The owner says the thieves also stole bottles of alcohol. In addition, other businesses in the area were allegedly burglarized.

Stock market today: Wall Street futures tick higher ahead if big week in retail. US Steel soars

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:45:43 GMT

Wall Street inched toward small gains before the opening bell ahead of a raft of data this week that may provide more insight into the health of U.S. retailers.Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average ticked up a little more than 0.1% Monday. The government on Tuesday will release its retail sales report for July, while Home Depot, Target, TJX Cos. and Walmart will post their most recent quarterly results this week.Retail spending has been a bit bumpy through the first half of the year after surging nearly 3% in January. Analysts forecast that spending rose 0.4% from June to July after a modest 0.2% increase in June.Economists believe that the turbulence in consumer spending has been caused in part by persistent inflation, which has come down closer to the Federal Reserve’s 2% target in recent months, but remains the U.S. economy’s biggest concern. The Fed has raised its benchmark lending rate a whopping 11 times in the past 17 months in an effort...

For Mark Zuckerberg’s Threads, the real rival is still TikTok — not the former Twitter

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:45:43 GMT

Threads, the simple, bare-bones text-based social network created by Facebook owner Meta, burst onto the scene during a particularly bad week for the rival then still known as Twitter. It quickly amassed 100 million signups — a huge feat for a newcomer in the space — and was dubbed as a “Twitter killer.” By week two, though, signups began to drop off. As of Aug. 7, the number of people who used Threads daily hovered around 10 million on Android phones, down from 49 million when it launched a month earlier, according to research firm SimilarWeb. Is Mark Zuckerberg’s latest venture just a flash in the pan? That depends on whether it can hold its own against its biggest rival. And no, that’s not X, the former Twitter. It’s TikTok. And the odds are not great. “Mark Zuckerberg may have temporarily been distracted in his sparring with Elon Musk, but the real battle for Meta is with TikTok,” said Insider Intelligence analyst Jasmine Enberg. “And Zuckerberg still really needs to watch his b...

ContraFect: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:45:43 GMT

YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) — YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) — ContraFect Corp. (CFRX) on Monday reported a loss of $7.6 million in its second quarter.The Yonkers, New York-based company said it had a loss of $1.94 per share.The company’s shares closed at 97 cents. A year ago, they were trading at $24.28._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on CFRX at https://www.zacks.com/ap/CFRXSource