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Fact check: Has NY set a murder record? Not even close

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:42 GMT

By Daniel Dale | CNNFormer President Donald Trump falsely claimed Thursday that murder and violent crime in New York have hit record highs.Trump made the claim on his social media platform while attacking New York Attorney General Letitia James over her civil fraud lawsuit against him, which led to the trial that began on Monday. After denouncing James, the case and the judge presiding over the trial, Trump wrote, “All of this while MURDERS & VIOLENT CRIME HIT UNIMAGINABLE RECORDS! This is sooo bad for New York.”Facts First: Trump’s crime claim isn’t close to true. Murder and violent crime aren’t anywhere near record highs in New York, either the state or the city.Trump has made false claims about supposed crime “records” a regular part of his playbook for attacking prosecutors who are pursuing cases against him.When Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg was leading an investigation of Trump, which resulted in a criminal indictment in March, Trump falsely claimed that violent ...

Letters: Keeping her word | Newsom’s promise | State spending

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:42 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Dianne Feinstein wasbound by her wordDianne Feinstein came to my parents home in 1977. My father and brother were arrested for destroying a swastika on the Nazi bookstore on Taraval Street in the Sunset. A demonstration was planned to “free the Weiss Men” in San Francisco.Dianne sat with my family to make promises. She said that the charges against my father and brother would be dropped and that a swastika would never be allowed to be displayed in San Francisco. As she sat in our living room with my parents and other Holocaust survivors she displayed a warmth, respect and humanity that made all of those present feel like true members of the human family and proud Americans and San Franciscans.The demonstration at the Hall of Justice was called off. The charges of malicious mischief against my father and brother were dropped. No swastika display was tolerated in the city. Dianne kept her word....

Another leak at Martinez refinery brings hazardous materials team

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:42 GMT

MARTINEZ — Health officials in Contra Costa County assured the public Friday that they didn’t believe there was any danger following the release of petroleum coke dust from the Martinez Refining Company early Friday.Related ArticlesEnvironment | At least 16 migrants killed in bus crash in Mexico Environment | Collision at major Brentwood intersection injures 12-year-old on bike Environment | Man fires gun to get wedding’s attention, shoots grandson, 12 Environment | Park Service says search for missing Point Reyes swimmer is now a ‘recovery effort’ Environment | At least 21 dead in bus crash outside Venice In a statement, Contra Costa County Health Services said a hazardous materials team investigated the reported release of the dust about 11 a.m., and determined that it likely wasn’t bad enough to cancel the city’s community events, including Alhambra High’...

Parts of West Maui to reopen to tourists on Sunday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:42 GMT

By Forrest Brown | CNNParts of West Maui are still on track to begin a phased reopening to tourists starting Sunday, October 8 – but the action comes with some controversy.A portion of the popular Hawaiian island was devastated by deadly wildfires in early August, and some residents of hard-hit Lahaina have petitioned Hawaii Gov. Josh Green to delay reopening, saying the community needs more time to heal.But as of 5:30 p.m. ET Friday, the phased reopening was still on schedule according to the Hawai‘i Visitors & Convention Bureau and the office of Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen.Here’s where things stand for the tourism-reliant island heading into the weekend:What’s opening on MauiAreas of West Maui – including Nāpili, Kāʻanapali, Honokōwai and Kapalua – are part of the reopening, according the Hawai‘i Visitors & Convention Bureau.However, the return of vacationers to resorts will be staggered, according to a news release from Bissen’s office. Phase I will encompass the nor...

At least 16 migrants killed in bus crash in Mexico

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:42 GMT

Associated PressMEXICO CITY — At least 16 migrants from Venezuela and Haiti died early Friday in a bus crash in southern Mexico, authorities said.Mexico’s National Immigration Institute originally reported 18 dead, but later lowered that figure. Prosecutors in the southern state of Oaxaca later said there had been an overcount due to some of the bodies being dismembered, and that the real death toll was 16.Both sources said the dead include two women and three children, and that 29 people were injured. There was no immediate information on their condition.Photos from the scene showed the bus rolled over onto its side on a curvy section of highway in the southern state of Oaxaca. The cause of the crash in the town of Tepelmeme, near the border with the neighboring state of Puebla, is under investigation.The institute said a total of 55 migrants, mostly from Venezuela, were aboard the vehicle.It was the latest in a series of migrant deaths in Mexico amid a surge in migrants trav...

1 night in a San Francisco mall yields 9 arrests

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:42 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Undercover San Francisco police officers spent one evening in the city's biggest mall and busted nine retail thieves. Tuesday evening's enforcement blitz inside San Francisco Centre was part of an ongoing citywide operation by the San Francisco Police Department. "The operations are already showing promising results, with officers making dozens of arrests in recent days and recovering thousands of dollars in stolen merchandise at San Francisco’s most victimized retailers," SFPD wrote. A surge in enforcement in the city is being funded by a $15.3 million state grant aimed at combatting brazen and rampant retail thieves who plague local businesses. "Our city will not tolerate criminals ransacking our businesses," Police Chief Bill Scott said Friday. "Not only are these crimes devastating to our business community and local economy, too often we’ve seen these crimes escalate into violence."A suspected shoplifter is taken into custody at the mall. (SFPD photo) A ...

Alameda formally requests SF's Portola Music Festival to be discontinued

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:42 GMT

(KRON) -- The annual Portal Music Festival draws thousands of people every year to Pier 80 in San Francisco. However, there are some who are in opposition to the popular 21 and over event continuing in the future. Alameda is formally requesting the Portola Music Festival be either discontinued or moved to a different venue farther away, the city announced this week in a Facebook post. The city cites "significant noise complaints" as a reason for the request. Although the two-day festival itself does not take place in Alameda, officials have received noise complaints from Alameda residents. This year, the event took place on Saturday, Sept. 30 and Sunday, Oct. 1 -- ending at 11 p.m. both days. Pier 80 is approximately five miles across the San Francisco Bay from residential neighborhoods in Alameda. SF’s Portola Music Festival causes noise complaints in Alameda Last year, noise complaints were reported from Alameda residents due to the music festival. KRON4 spoke to multiple Alame...

Las Vegas police video shows first-ever arrest in rapper Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:42 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The man charged with murder in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur knew the gravity of his arrest last week near his home on the outskirts of Las Vegas, according to police body camera footage released Friday. “So what they got you for, man?” an officer asks Duane “Keffe D” Davis.“Biggest case in Las Vegas history,” Davis says, recounting the date that Shakur was gunned down — “September 7th, 1996.”Police and prosecutors allege Davis was the mastermind behind the drive-by shooting near the Las Vegas Strip that killed Shakur at the age of 25.Now, more than 27 years later, Davis was handcuffed around the wrists and in ankle shackles in the backseat of Las Vegas police car and headed toward a county jail, where he remains held without bond.“I ain’t worried,” Davis told the officer. “I ain’t did (expletive).”The police videos, totaling more than an hour of footage, show Davis arrested while on a walk around sunrise Sept. 29 while walking in his otherwise ...

O’Mahony set for 100th test and Ireland glad he’s on their side at Rugby World Cup

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:42 GMT

PARIS (AP) — The low-down on Peter O’Mahony is he’s a dream to play with and a nightmare to play against.He’s an old school, heart-on-the-sleeve type, who’s beloved in the Ireland setup. But when the same teammates cross him in provincial games, there’s no love lost.“As an opponent he was a nightmare, as a teammate the best,” former Ireland captain and Ulsterman Rory Best said. Present teammate and Leinsterman James Lowe can vouch for that: ”You definitely hate to play against him but love to have him in your team.”O’Mahony follows Best to 100 tests for Ireland on Saturday in the decisive Rugby World Cup match against Scotland at Stade de France. He’s played with all of Ireland’s nine other centurions, including John Hayes, who retired from internationals before O’Mahony’s debut in 2012. O’Mahony played beside Hayes in his last months at Munster. The 100 club includes Brian O’Driscoll, Ronan O’Gara, Paul O...

Baltimore’s Kyle Bradish starting Game 1 of ALDS against Texas; Rangers’ Scherzer faces live hitters

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:42 GMT

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles are starting Kyle Bradish in Game 1 of the AL Division Series against Texas and rookie Grayson Rodriguez in Game 2.The Rangers’ picture is a bit murkier.Texas still hadn’t announced a starter early Friday evening for a series opener that was beginning about 18 hours later. The Rangers used Jordan Montgomery and Nathan Eovaldi in their sweep of Tampa Bay in the Wild Card Series, which would seem to make Dane Dunning the likely starter to begin this matchup with Baltimore.The other big question for Texas right now is the health of Max Scherzer, who faced hitters Friday. The 39-year-old right-hander said he’ll have to see how he recovers Saturday.“I’m coming out of a shoulder problem here, and I’m learning what my shoulder can and can’t do,” Scherzer said. “So much of this battle, me getting back, has been in the recovery process from throwing. Obviously a positive sign to be able to go out there and throw again...