Home

8 children abducted from Arkansas foster homes rescued in Northern California

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:18:33 GMT

ANDERSON  — Authorities rescued eight children in California on Saturday after they were abducted by their biological mother and found roughly 1,500 miles  from their foster homes in Arkansas, police said.The 36-year-old mother had lost her custodial rights, according to police in Anderson, a tiny city in a rural part of Northern California about 140 miles north of Sacramento.Law enforcement in Arkansas had previously issued a warrant for her arrest, though it was unclear when that occurred and how she transported the children.This photo provided by the Anderson Police Department shows the inside of a pick-up driven by a woman who had abducted her children in Arkansas. The photo was taken in Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in Anderson, Calif. Authorities say they rescued eight children after they had allegedly been abducted by their biological mother from their foster homes in Arkansas. (Anderson Police Dept. via AP) A “concerned citizen” reached out to authorities around 12:30 a.m. S...

Single-family residence in Saratoga sells for $3.9 million

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:18:33 GMT

13755 Dolphin Drive – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 13700 block of Dolphin Drive in Saratoga was sold on Oct. 2, 2023 for $3,900,000, or $1,578 per square foot. The house, built in 1977, has an interior space of 2,471 square feet. This single-story home boasts a generous living space with four bedrooms and two baths. In addition, the house provides a two-car garage, granting ample space for parking and storage purposes. The property’s backyard is further enhanced by both a spa and a pool.Additional houses that have recently changed hands close by include:In August 2023, a 2,101-square-foot home on Alcott Way in Saratoga sold for $3,820,000, a price per square foot of $1,818. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Dolphin Drive, Saratoga, in September 2023, a 1,963-square-foot home was sold for $3,330,000, a price per square foot of $1,696. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 2,703-square-foot home on the 13600 block of Westover Drive in Saratoga so...

Taco Bell claims victory in the battle to free ‘Taco Tuesday’

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:18:33 GMT

By Jordan Valinsky | CNNTaco Bell has won its fight over the “Taco Tuesday” trademark in all 50 states now that lone holdout — a restaurant in New Jersey — has “parted ways” with the term.The chain’s months-long efforts to cancel usage of the trademark ended Tuesday, with Taco Bell saying that its “ambitious goal has been met” after Gregory’s Restaurant and Bar in Somers Point, New Jersey, forfeited its trademark this week after more than four decades of owning it. Taco Bell didn’t reveal if a financial settlement was involved.“The response we’ve seen over the last six months since taking action to free ‘Taco Tuesday’ is the exact reason we felt it was worth freeing it in the first place,” Taco Bell’s chief marketing officer Taylor Montgomery told CNN.Taco Bell scored a significant win in July when Taco John’s, a smaller regional chain, abandoned its trademark registration in the other 49 states because it didn’t want to pay the legal fees that come with a fight against its larger r...

Trump’s ex-fixer Cohen takes stand against him in NY

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:18:33 GMT

By Jake Offenhartz and Jennifer Peltz | Associated PressNEW YORK — Five years after publicly turning on Donald Trump, his former fixer Michael Cohen faced off with him Tuesday at the civil fraud trial that threatens to upend the ex-president’s real estate empire.Cohen didn’t look at Trump while walking past him to testify as a key witness against his former boss.Trump, the former president and Republican 2024 front-runner, voluntarily came to court for the highly anticipated testimony, attending the Manhattan trial for a sixth day this month. Cohen, whose appearance was delayed from last week by an unspecified health issue, has said it is his first time seeing Trump in five years.“This is not about Donald Trump vs. Michael Cohen or Michael Cohen vs. Donald Trump,” Cohen said as he arrived at the courthouse. “This is about accountability, plain and simple.”Trump, heading into court, noted that Cohen served prison time after pleading guilty to tax e...

Cruise driverless taxi and testing permits suspended by DMV

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:18:33 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Cruise's autonomous vehicle deployment and driverless testing permits were suspended by the California Department of Motor Vehicles Tuesday morning. The DMV cited "an unreasonable risk to public safety" as being behind the closure.The DMV said its autonomous vehicle regulations "provide a framework to facilitate the safe testing and deployment" of autonomous vehicle technology on California's public roads. "When there is an unreasonable risk to public safety, the DMV can immediately suspend or revoke permits," the DMV said. Who is pilot Joseph Emerson? Pleasant Hill neighbors say he’s ‘very friendly’ The DMV said it notified Cruise of the suspension on Tuesday and that the suspension was effective immediately. The agency said it had provided Cruise with the steps needed to reapply to reinstate its suspended permits.The DMV said it would not approve the reinstatement until the company "has fulfilled the requirements to the department's satisfaction."There ha...

Gas leak in San Ramon closes Crow Canyon Road

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:18:33 GMT

(KRON) -- Crow Canyon Road in San Ramon is closed in both directions from Barbados Drive to Alcosta Boulevard due to a 2-inch gas line break, according to the City of San Ramon.San Ramon police officers are on the scene, officials said, and the Pacific Gas and Electric company is en route. Authorities are advising motorists to use alternative routes.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Rally demands more regulations for robotaxis in SF

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:18:33 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – Professional drivers in San Francisco, public safety officials, Teamsters, and labor leaders plan to rally outside of the Cruise headquarters on Tuesday. The rally's objective is to highlight safety issues and demand regulations.These groups plan to rally as the third-quarter earnings from Cruise’s parent company, General Motors, are released today. CHP seeks community help with hit-and-run crash The group says Cruise robotaxis have stood in the way of San Francisco fire trucks and allege that the driverless taxis were involved in the death of a pedestrian after blocking an ambulance that was transporting a patient to the hospital. There have been multiple accidents and traffic jams because of the driverless taxis, according to the group.However, in August, state regulators approved an expansion to allow Cruise and its competitor Waymo to operate these driverless taxis throughout San Francisco at all hours.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration h...

Secret U.S. War in Lebanon Is Tinder for Escalation of Israel–Gaza Conflict

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:18:33 GMT

The State Department urged U.S. citizens to leave Lebanon on Sunday “due to the unpredictable security situation.” The warning followed clashes between protesters and Lebanese security forces in a Beirut suburb near the U.S. Embassy after hundreds of Palestinians were killed last week in a blast at Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza. The unrest seems to confirm the fears of almost eight in 10 Americans that the war between Israel and Hamas will lead to a broader conflict in the Middle East.But few Americans realize that the United States has long been embroiled in a wider war in Lebanon, and that U.S. forces may be a target there, as well. The U.S. has, over decades, poured billions of dollars in security assistance into Lebanon and conducted counterterrorism efforts against Hezbollah, an Iran-backed Shia group with political and military wings. Lebanon’s dominant political and military force, Hezbollah has long been designated a terrorist organization by the U.S.In the shadow of that co...

Family, friends, colleagues bid farewell to Philadelphia officer killed in airport garage shooting

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:18:33 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Family, friends and fellow law enforcement officers gathered Tuesday to bid farewell to a Philadelphia police officer killed in an airport parking garage shooting that also wounded another officer earlier this month.Interim Police Commissioner John Stanford announced Tuesday at the service at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia that slain officer Richard Mendez had been posthumously promoted to sergeant and awarded several medals.Mendez and Officer Raul Ortiz had just started their shift around 11 p.m. on Oct. 12 when they heard breaking glass and saw several people breaking into a car in the parking lot at Philadelphia International Airport, police said. A confrontation ensued and the two officers and one of the suspects were shot. Mendez, 50, was shot four times and pronounced dead at a hospital, police said. Ortiz was shot once in the arm.Stanford said Mendez was described by family and friends as “a great son, an amazing husband, a...

Lebanese PM visits troops at border with Israel while Saudi Arabia evacuates families of diplomats

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:18:33 GMT

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister Tuesday visited troops deployed near the border with Israel and U.N. peacekeepers, as Saudi Arabia evacuated the families of diplomatic staff because of ongoing clashes between Hezbollah militants and Israeli troops.The Saudi move comes amid rising tensions along the Lebanon-Israel border, where Hezbollah members have been exchanging fire with Israeli troops daily for two weeks.There was no official announcement from Saudi authorities, but the move came days after Saudi Arabia urged its citizens to leave Lebanon immediately. Officials who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations said the Saudi ambassador to Lebanon, Waleed Bukhari, the military attache and other staff members were not with the 65 people leaving Lebanon on Tuesday afternoon.The visit by Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati to the tense southern province was his first since clashes erupted along the border following a surprise attack by the Palesti...