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‘Shark Week’: Momoa set to host popular TV spectacle

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:01 GMT

By Mark Kennedy | Associated PressNEW YORK — Discovery Channel has landed the perfect host this year for “Shark Week,” none other than a huge fan of all ocean creatures — Aquaman.Jason Momoa, who in real life dreamed of a career as a marine biologist before Hollywood anointed him an ocean god, is going back to his roots to celebrate all things shark.“My heart is in the ocean,” Momoa told The Associated Press from Tahiti, moments before taking a trip to swim with some of the apex predators. “Doing ‘Shark Week’ is a no brainer.”Momoa will be the week’s recurring master of ceremonies, dipping in and out of the channel’s roughly 20 new hours of programs that start Sunday. Episode encores run most nights, too.Viewers will get to see rare sharks off the coast of South Africa, examine deadly shark attacks off the posh beaches of Egypt’s Red Sea and investigate whether sharks in Florida waters are getting high on cocaine.The ...

Police seized laptops from home of witness to Shakur’s killing

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:01 GMT

By Rio Yamat and Ken Ritter | Associated PressLAS VEGAS — A home that Las Vegas police raided this week in connection with the 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur is tied to one of the only surviving witnesses to the crime, a man long known to investigators whose nephew was seen as a suspect shortly after the rapper’s killing.Detectives sought items “concerning the murder of Tupac Shakur” from Duane “Keffe D” Davis, according to warrant documents obtained Thursday by The Associated Press.Davis, now 60, is a self-described “gangster” and the uncle of Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson, one of Shakur’s known rivals. Anderson denied involvement in Shakur’s killing, and died two years later in a shooting in Compton, California.Police reported collecting multiple computers, a cellphone and hard drive, “documentary documents,” a Vibe magazine that featured Shakur, “purported marijuana,” several .40-cali...

Shots fired in parking lot of SF Safeway after robbery: police

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:01 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Two people were arrested on Sunday after items were stolen from a San Francisco Safeway and shots were fired, the San Francisco Police Department said. The incident took place at Safeway Portrero Center located at 2300 16th Street. Officers from SFPD's Mission Station responded to the store after a threats call. Police said the suspects threatened the life of a store security guard. Are self-driving cars a menace to San Francisco streets? A gunshot was heard in the parking lot. Officers found the two suspects in their car and detained them. Officers found a gun with an extended magazine hidden in the car, as well as bullet fragments and a fired cartridge, according to police. SFPD said one of the arresting officers recognized the suspects and knew that one of them had a young child. The suspect said the 2-year-old child was home alone, and the police and fire departments "worked together to ensure the child was safe and medically assessed," SFPD said. The ...

New Jollibee location set to open in East Bay

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:01 GMT

(KRON) -- Another Jollibee is coming to the East Bay. The popular Filipino fast-food chain is opening in Alameda.Jollibee will open at Alameda Landing on 5th Street, a spokesperson for the shopping center confirmed to KRON4. At this time, there is no confirmed date for when the location will open. Popular Filipino fast-food chain opens new location in Brentwood Jollibee joins other chain restaurants at Alameda Landing: In-N-Out, Chipotle, Panda Express, and The Habit. The planned opening comes about one month after Jollibee opened a new location in Brentwood. The Alameda location would be the Bay Area's 12th Jollibee. Cities in the region with a Jollibee are Brentwood, Concord, Daly City, Fairfield, Hayward, Milpitas, San Jose, South San Francisco, Union City and Vallejo. Jollibee, which was founded in 1978 in the Philippines, has more than 1,400 locations worldwide. Its first U.S. location opened in Daly City in 1998.KRON4 reached out to Jollibee for more information and has not ...

Your guide to an explosive — and pink — Barbenheimer release weekend in the DC area

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:01 GMT

Although Barbie has never tackled the profession of Atomic Bomb Inventor, moviegoers who might appreciate the crossover can celebrate the shared July 21 release date of Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” around the D.C. area with food and drinks, special screenings and of course, parties.Here are some restaurants, bars and clubs around the region that can help to make sure your Barbenheimer release weekend is equal parts fiery and glittering. Enjoy this moment in cinema history.Food and drinks (the only things that won’t be made with plastic or uranium)It is doubtful that those tiny boxes of concessions stand candy will be able to sustain you through back-to-back screenings of both “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer.” Before you hit the theater or after your showing has ended, you can check out these local spots to keep the momentum up.Conrad DCThe Conrad Hotel’s rooftop bar, Summit, in Penn Qu...

Crowd favorite Tommy Fleetwood shares the British Open lead. Rory McIlroy is among the survivors

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:01 GMT

HOYLAKE, England (AP) — The British Open showed again Thursday that even after 163 years, golf’s oldest championship can still deliver a few surprises.It started with Christo Lamprecht, the South African amateur as tall as a flag stick and almost as thin, making three birdies over his last six holes and posting a 5-under 66 to become the first amateur in 12 years to share the 18-hole lead at the Open.Curiosity about the 22-year-old amateur turned to glee at the site of the local hero, Tommy Fleetwood, running off three straight birdies on the back nine at Royal Liverpool to join him atop the leaderboard. Emiliano Grillo of Argentina became the third to post 66 by holing a birdie putt from 50 feet on the last hole.Not to be overlooked was Jordan Spieth hitting a shank; Rory McIlroy missing a 3-foot putt; Justin Thomas going bunker-to-bunker-to-rough — each shot farther away from the flag than the previous one — in making a 9 on the 18th hole to post his highest round in a major...

Arrestan a adolescente de Florida que habría intentado contratar a un sicario para matar a su hijo de tres años

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:01 GMT

(CNN) — La policía arrestó este martes a una joven de 18 años después de que, de acuerdo a los oficiales, intentara contratar a un sicario para matar a su hijo de tres años.Jazmín Páez fue señalada ante las autoridades tras llenar un formulario en un sitio web que ofrece falsamente un servicio de asesinos a sueldo, diseñado para “prevenir solicitudes legítimas para cometer asesinatos”, según indica una declaración jurada de la Policía de Miami-Dade.La persona que administra el sitio web recibió una solicitud de servicio para localizar a la víctima prevista: el hijo de Páez, dijo la policía. El operador del sitio contactó a las autoridades, quienes confirmaron la veracidad de la información proporcionada.Tras la investigación correspondiente, las autoridades arrestaron a Páez durante la noche de este martes.Un bebé muere en Florida luego de que su madre adolescente supuestamente pusiera fentanilo en el biberón, según las autoridadesLa joven de 18 años fue acusada de solicitud d...

Area small business says UPS strike would deal ‘huge economic blow’

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:01 GMT

A photo of Made in Virginia's shipments during the 2022 holiday season, when they can see 150 to 200 packages going out each day. (Courtesy Made in Virginia Store) A photo of Made in Virginia's shipments during the 2022 holiday season, when they can see 150 to 200 packages going out each day. (Courtesy Made in Virginia Store) UPS and the Teamsters union said contract negotiations will continue next week. If a deal isn’t made by the last day of this month, and a strike happens, that could have a huge impact on businesses.“That would be a huge economic blow to us if we had to switch to a different shipping company,” said Nicole Shaw, co-owner of the Made in Virginia Store in Fredericksburg, Virginia.Shaw and co-owne...

Dos migrantes embarazadas le dijeron a CNN que soldados de la Guardia Nacional de Texas les negaron agua

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:01 GMT

(CNN) — En un refugio en Eagle Pass, Texas, CNN habló con dos mujeres embarazadas quienes dicen que los miembros de la Guardia Nacional de Texas les negaron agua mientras intentaban entregarse a las autoridades de inmigración de EE.UU. la semana pasada.María es de El Salvador y Carmen es oriunda de Honduras. Ambas mujeres solo quieren usar esos nombres por temor a represalias.Carmen tiene 6 meses de embarazo y dice que ella y su esposo intentaron cruzar el Río Grande por primera vez el miércoles 12 de julio, pero se encontraron con alambre de púas y miembros de la Guardia Nacional de Texas.México envía nota diplomática a EE.UU. por instalación de boyas en el río Bravo“Nos dijeron que era un delito cruzar a Estados Unidos y que debíamos regresar a México”, afirmó Carmen, quien recuerda haber pedido agua a los soldados.“Nos dijeron que no nos podían dar agua porque no era su responsabilidad”, comentó Carmen. “Nos preguntaron por qué habíamos dejado nuestros países”.Eran como las...

SafeSport responds to US Soccer player concerns about abuse cases

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:01 GMT

The U.S. Center for SafeSport said it is willing to work with the U.S. Soccer Athletes Council to address concerns about the organization tasked with protecting athletes from abuse. The U.S. Soccer Athletes Council sent a letter to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives this week signed by more than 100 current and former national team players, including the entire U.S. team playing in the Women’s World Cup. “As athletes, we want to take a lead in collaborating with Congress and National Governing Bodies of Sport in order to create a safe and supportive environment that allows soccer players — and all other athletes in the Olympic movement — to thrive both on and off the field. We are committed to working with you and other stakeholders to make the necessary changes to ensure that players are safe and protected from abuse. And that means that we need to create an efficient, fair, and effective system for athletes to report,” the letter said. SafeSport CEO, Ju’R...