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Trump Pleads Not Guilty to 37 Charges in Documents Case

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:50 GMT

Patricia Hurtado, Zoe Tillman and Mark Niquette(Bloomberg) — Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to criminal charges that he mishandled top secret classified information and obstructed justice after leaving the White House.Trump arrived at the Miami courthouse Tuesday afternoon, following a historic indictment brought by the Justice Department alleging he willfully mishandled top-secret government documents and conspired to stymie US officials’ efforts to recover them. Trump, who is making a comeback bid for the White House, is the first former president who has faced federal criminal charges. Trump, who appeared wearing a navy blue suit, white shirt and red tie, pleaded not guilty to all 37 counts against him. Trump’s attorney, Todd Blanche, entered the plea on his client’s behalf before the federal magistrate judge. “We most certainly enter a plea of not guilty,” Blanche said.Trump appeared before US Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman, who ...

Police search for man caught on video groping woman in Orange County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:50 GMT

Authorities with the Irvine Police Department are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man caught on surveillance cameras assaulting a woman.  The sexual battery incident occurred on Saturday near the intersection of Scholarship and Graduate.  Surveillance footage of the incident shows the man parking his vehicle as the victim walks down the sidewalk. He then turns his car around and drives in her direction before pulling over and exiting the vehicle. The suspect later trails the 56-year-old victim across the street and can be seen running up behind the woman, restraining her and groping her from behind. Police are searching for the man, seen here, caught on camera committing sexual battery on June 10, 2023, in Irvine. (IPD)The suspect is described as a white male in his 20’s, around 5 foot 10 inches to 6 feet tall, who weighs approximately 160 pounds. He was wearing a gray short-sleeved shirt and black shorts with flip-flops on. After assaulting the woman, t...

Burger King to add spicy nuggets, new drink to menus nationwide

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:50 GMT

Burger King is planning to turn up the heat this summer with the debut of fiery chicken nuggets, a new take on one of the company’s staple menu items. A new frozen drink, that has a hint of heat will also be introduced to menus nationwide, the company announced MondayThe fiery nuggets and the Frozen Fanta Kicken’ Mango drink will be available on menus for a limited time beginning on June 19 until Aug.17, according to a news release. Burger King to bring Spider-Man themed Whopper to menus nationwide Burger King is planning to turn up the heat this summer with the debut of fiery chicken nuggets, a new take on one of the company’s staple menu items. A new frozen drink, that has a hint of heat will also be introduced to menus nationwide. (Burger King) The nuggets will be coated with a spicy glaze to give them an extra kick, while the new drink will have a combination of mango, citrus and spicy chili flavors.Burger King will also give out a small Frozen Fanta Kickin’ Mango drink for f...

Ravens RB J.K. Dobbins absent from first minicamp practice

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:50 GMT

The intrigue around Ravens running back J.K. Dobbins deepened Tuesday when he was absent from the team’s first practice of mandatory minicamp.Ravens coach John Harbaugh said the entire roster reported for minicamp, and the team posted images of Dobbins in uniform on its website Monday. The fourth-year running has expressed doubts about his long-term future with the Ravens, saying in a series of tweets that he’d like to stay in Baltimore for the rest of his career but “Idk tho sadly.”When Harbaugh was asked about Dobbins before practice, he didn’t indicate anything was amiss. He talked about Dobbins’ potential in new offensive coordinator Todd Monken’s attack: “It’s going to be interesting how he fits in, because J.K. has a lot of dynamic ability — backfield, motion, wide plays, inside plays, as a receiver out of the backfield I think he’s got a lot of potential. I’m very excited about J.K. and how he’s goi...

South Bay crime spree: Hearing held for San Jose man accused in rampage

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:50 GMT

After twice refusing to make the trip, a San Jose man relented Thursday and appeared in court to face a slew of felony charges stemming from an early June rampage across the South Bay that left three people dead and seven others injured.Suspect Kevin Parkourana was booked into Santa Clara County Main Jail on suspicion of murder and other charges. (San Jose Police Department) Wearing a yellow jail-issued shirt, Kevin Parkourana, 31, was arraigned at the Santa Clara County Hall of Justice — reversing course from a week-long holdout that saw him unwilling to leave the Santa Clara County jail. He stood in a doorway just outside of the courtroom during the entirety of his brief hearing, largely out of view from anyone in the gallery.Parkourana’s public defender waived a formal reading of the charges. He was ordered to return to court on Sept. 1 to enter a plea.Parkourana’s appearance Thursday resumed the early steps in a prosecution that had stalled during his stea...

Holy Names University Oakland hills campus price tag tops $60 million

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:50 GMT

OAKLAND — Holy Names University’s hillside campus in Oakland has officially been bought for more than $60 million in a deal that the new owner says will preserve educational activities at the scenic complex.BH Properties, acting through an affiliate, paid $65 million for the huge campus, which is located at 3500 Mountain Boulevard in Oakland, according to documents filed on Tuesday with the Alameda County Recorder’s Office.“We are excited to announce this long-term investment in the Oakland community, Jim Brooks, president of BH Properties, said last week as part of the real estate firm’s announcement of the property deal. “We expect it to continue to be an asset to the community and its students for years to come.”As part of its purchase of the 58.6-acre campus, BH Properties also obtained $45 million in financing from Hankey Capital to help accomplish the deal, the county documents filed on June 13 show.The property purchase was arranged through...

Review: TheatreWorks delivers a mostly worthy ‘Steel Magnolias’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:50 GMT

The luminous Truvy and her in-home beauty parlor is awash in eye-popping pinks; it’s a local gathering spot where great hair is designed for a fee, advice dished out for free. Laughter, tears and discoveries explode as a faulty boombox adds a little sonic texture in the corner, after a slap to the plastic gets the tunes going again.TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s production of “Steel Magnolias,” which many remember from the delightfully emotional 1989 film, has plenty going for it, including the six women who make up the quirky and merry band of characters that populate Truvy’s in-home beauty parlor in the quaint, fictional Southern hamlet of Chinquapin, Louisiana.But despite the richness of Robert Harling’s poignant and pleasing text, raising the stakes in this production would serve that text well. Some of the most critical transitions are too clunky, keeping situations mired in inconvenience mode far too long when outright conflict would send these narratives into the stratosphere....

Six Flags’ 31-year-old shark exhibit just got a major makeover

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:50 GMT

Skippy, a black-speckled zebra shark, eagerly greets visitors from behind the expansive floor-to-ceiling windows, as parkgoers walk through an underwater tunnel in the newly remodeled 300,000-gallon viewing gallery at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo.Last month, the park’s beloved Shark Experience, an animal attraction, got a makeover that even 21-year-old Skippy can appreciate. A newly designed entryway with blue marine life murals and a wooden walkway welcome guests. Sea-colored tile floors have replaced the gallery carpet. And improved lighting, sound and a stage for guest presentations are the first enhancements of this kind in the exhibit’s 31 years at the amusement park.Visitors enter the Shark Experience attraction at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, Calif., on Friday, June 9, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Erin Paiva, the Shark Experience’s senior aquarist, hopes the remodel will draw more visitors and help demystify the animals. &...

Pac-12 football: USC, Colorado lead our final transfer portal power ratings of 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:50 GMT

The Pac-12’s dizzying 2022-23 transfer cycle is coming to a close after several hundred players passed through the portal over a six-month span. Some of them did so twice.Our second and final canvassing of the upheaval led to slight changes in the Hotline’s transfer portal power ratings but no significant movement.In contrast to the state of affairs across the conference last year, the focus was less on quarterbacks and more on the lines of scrimmage. So while the relevant bodies are big, the names are not.(The initial rankings can be found here.)1. USCThe Trojans understandably focused on the defensive line with Kyon Barrs (Arizona), Jack Sullivan (Purdue), Anthony Lucas (Texas A&M) and Bear Alexander (Georgia), who had two tackles-for-loss and a sack in the national title game. (That group accounts for more than a quarter of the total additions.) New faces at the skill positions were not nearly as head-turning as during the first offseason under Lincoln Riley, but ...

Man carjacked at gunpoint after collision near SFO, police say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:50 GMT

SAN MATEO COUNTY — A man was carjacked at gunpoint after a minor collision near San Francisco International Airport on Tuesday, authorities said.San Francisco police officers assigned to SFO were alerted to the armed carjacking at 1:10 p.m. on the 500 block of North McDonnell Road, near a cell phone waiting lot. The man told police that he was involved in a minor traffic collision and when he stepped out of the his car the suspect also exited their vehicle and demanded the man’s personal property, police said.Another vehicle then arrived at the scene and three other suspects exited. One of them pulled out a gun and the suspects robbed the man of his property and car, police said. He was not injured.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | New San Carlos police chief hired from San Mateo County Sheriff’s Department Crime and Public Safety | Elderly San Mateo County man, missing since Saturday, found safe Crime and Public Safety | ...