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Oakland Police Commission slams Mayor Thao over police chief hiring process

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:48 GMT

(KRON) -- The Oakland Police Commission was critical of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao in a statement posted to social media and sent out to media members Tuesday. The statement comes after the Oakland chapter of the NAACP credited surging crime to Thao's decision to fire Oakland Police Department Chief LeRonne Armstrong in February. Thao dismissed that notion in an interview with KRON4. A new chief has yet to be hired, and Thao reiterated at a community meeting on Saturday that she cannot do so until the police commission presents her with three finalists. In its statement, the commission said it was "deeply disappointed" by her comments. "We are also deeply disappointed in the mayor's purposeful deflection of the NAACP and community's concerns by casting blame on the Commission for the lack of a police chief, which was brought about by the mayor herself," read the statement, which was authored by Dr. Tyfahra Milele, the chair of the commission. San Francisco tech company laying off 1...

Russian President Putin and North Korea’s Kim shake hands as they meet at the Vostochny cosmodrome in Russia’s far east

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:48 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russian President Putin and North Korea’s Kim shake hands as they meet at the Vostochny cosmodrome in Russia’s far east.Source

Kim Jong Un arrives at cosmodrome in Russia’s far east for meeting with Putin

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:48 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti reported early Wednesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin have arrived at the Vostochny cosmodrome in Russia’s far eastern Amur region for a meeting that underscores how the two leaders’ interests are aligning in the face of their separate, intensifying confrontations with the United States. Kim arrived at the train station of the cosmodrome, the report said, without offering any other details. The agency reported Putin’s arrival minutes earlier. Hours earlier, North Korea fired two ballistic missiles toward the sea.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired two ballistic missiles toward the sea Wednesday, as leader Kim Jong Un rolled through Russia on an armored train toward a meeting with President Vladimir Putin. That meeting underscores how the two leaders’ interests are aligning in the face of their sep...

Collins wins in both singles and doubles at the San Diego Open

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:48 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Danielle Collins beat qualifier Louisa Chirico 7-5, 6-0 in singles at the Cymbiotika San Diego Open on Tuesday and then joined Coco Vandeweghe of nearby Rancho Santa Fe for a 6-3, 4-6, 10-3 doubles victory against Marta Kostyuk and Alycia Parks.“The last couple of days, I hadn’t gotten a lot of court time. I got sick after the U.S. Open. There was a bad bug going around,” Collins, ranked No. 43 in the world, said after beating fellow American Chirico. “I kind of needed to be out here a little longer, so I was happy we were playing some long points, and had some long games. I was just trying to find my rhythm.”She found that rhythm against Chirico. Knotted at 5-all in the tight opening set, Collins, a finalist at the Australian Open last year, reeled off eight unanswered games to win the match in 70 minutes and advance to the second round.Like Collins, Kostyuk was pulling double duty on Tuesday. The world No. 29 defeated Poland’s Magda Linette in singles, 6-2, 7-6 (5...

Tyler Freeman’s go-ahead two-run single in the sixth sends Guardians past Giants 3-1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:48 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tyler Freeman hit a go-ahead two-run single in the sixth moments after San Francisco starter Sean Manaea exited with the bases loaded, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Giants 3-1 on Tuesday night.Right-hander Cal Quantrill (3-6), the former Stanford pitcher who sat out a month earlier this season due to inflammation in his pitching shoulder, allowed one run on five hits over six innings to win for the first time in nine starts since beating Minnesota on May 7.Cleveland closer Emmanuel Clase reached 40 saves for a second straight season, getting a huge catch from center fielder Myles Straw on the wall to steal an extra-base hit from Blake Sabol.After giving up the run in the first, Manaea retired 15 straight batters before a one-out single in the sixth by José Ramírez. Josh Naylor reached on a groundout then Manaea hit David Fry with a pitch before Kole Calhoun got aboard on first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr.’s fielding error. Manaea left to a standing ovat...

Russian state news agency says Kim Jong Un, Putin have arrived for meeting to Vostochny cosmodrome in Russia’s far east

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:48 GMT

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian state news agency says Kim Jong Un, Putin have arrived for meeting to Vostochny cosmodrome in Russia’s far east.Source

Pete Crow-Armstrong makes two sensational catches in first big-league start, but Chicago Cubs fall short in 6-4 loss to Colorado Rockies

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:48 GMT

The baseball gods did not wait long to test Pete Crow-Armstrong and his heralded Gold Glove-caliber defense in center field.Three batters into the bottom of the first inning in his first big-league start, Crow-Armstrong showed why the Chicago Cubs wanted him roaming the spacious outfield at Coors Field. Crow-Armstrong ran down a 107.1 mph rocket off Nolan Jones’ bat to make a leaping catch, robbing him of extra bases off the wall. The ball had a .970 expected batting average that instead became the second out of the inning.Loud chants of “PCA! PCA!” reverberated after the catch throughout the ballpark where Crow-Armstrong’s parents, a couple of his former high school baseball coaches at Harvard-Westlake in Los Angeles, his trainer and about seven of his close friends were among the 32,058 fans.Crow-Armstrong again showed off his speed and route efficiency in the sixth. Another Jones liner was headed for extra bases in the right-center gap when Crow-Armstrong ...

7 San Diego-area pizzerias among best spots in California, study says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:48 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- There are many ways in how pizza is served, from thick square-shaped Sicilian Pizza to thin, large slices of New York-style pizza.Seven local pizzerias were recently chosen as some of the best pizza spots in California, according to a study by The Washington Post.Mamma Pinsa by Pinsarella (Escondido), GP Diner (Encinitas), Square Pizza (Pacific Beach), Bronx Pizza (Hillcrest), Sicilian Thing Pizza (North Park), Caffè Calabria (North Park) and Gelatic & Peccati (North Park) made the list for the San Diego area.Gelati & Peccati, GP Diner and Mamma Pinsa by Pinsarella are known for their Roman-style pizza, which tend to be more thin and crispy. Sicilian Thing Pizza and Bronx Pizza fall under Sicilian and New York-style pizza, respectively. Hollywood star Mark Wahlberg pays visit to San Diego grocery store Caffè Calabria serves Neapolitan pizza, which has an airy crust and simple ingredients like tomatoes, mozzarella and basil.Square Pizza speaks for itself as a D...

Putin and Kim sit down for talks at Russia’s biggest domestic space launch center

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:48 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un began on Wednesday at the Vostochny cosmodrome, Russian state news agency Tass reported. The talks, which included their delegations, began shortly after Putin and Kim toured various facilities at the cosmodrome, including two launch pads.The leaders met at the remote Siberian rocket launch facility for a summit that underscores how the two leaders’ interests are aligning in the face of their separate, intensifying confrontations with the United States.The two men began their meeting with a tour of a Soyuz-2 space rocket launch facility, at which the North Korean leader peppered a Russian space official with questions about the rockets.Kim’s meeting with Putin came hours after North Korea fired two ballistic missiles toward the sea, extending a highly provocative run in North Korean weapons testing since the start of 2022, as Kim used the distraction caused by Putin’s w...

Kim Jong Un meets Vladimir Putin in Russia. What do Pyongyang and Moscow want from each other?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:48 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with President Vladimir Putin at a cosmodrome in Russia’s Far East on Wednesday for talks that are likely to focus on Russia’s desire to buy ammunition to refill reserves drained by its war in Ukraine. The meeting underscores deepening cooperation as the two isolated leaders are locked in separate confrontations with the United States. In return for providing ammunition, North Korea will likely want shipments of food and energy and transfers of sophisticated weapons technologies.The meeting with Putin is Kim’s first with a foreign leader since North Korea closed its borders in January 2020. They met for the first time in April 2019, two months after Kim’s high-stakes nuclear diplomacy with then-U.S. President Donald Trump collapsed.Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu traveled to Pyongyang, North Korea’s capital, in July and asked Kim to send more ammunition to Russia, according to U.S. officials. Shoigu said Mosc...