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Cross-Class Friendships Key to Breaking Intergenerational Poverty

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:29 GMT

Sponsored ContentEconomic connectedness has a stronger impact than school quality, family structure, job availability, or a community’s racial composition.The people we know influence the boundaries of our imagination. This can change the course of a life.That’s where Mind Matters Bay Area comes in. Minds Matter Bay Area (MMBay) is an education nonprofit that connects driven and determined students from low-income families with the people, preparation, and possibilities to succeed in college, create their future, and change the world.Meet Benton and Kelly and see how MMBay changed their lives.Benton “My parents didn’t speak English and didn’t know how the college process worked ― let alone whether I should take physics that year. Being poor doesn’t stop you from being hardworking, but a lack of access to information and resources can be a true roadblock. It means your goals stay hypothetical. I was eager to learn more but didn’t know how to look or who to ask. The hard truth is that...

Shady behavior: Bay Area sunglasses thief stole nearly $140,000 worth of merchandise from various Macy’s stores, Santa Clara police say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:29 GMT

SANTA CLARA — After getting the bright idea to allegedly steal sunglasses from the same San Jose department store two days in a row, a man was arrested on suspicion of grand theft after taking home nearly $140,000 worth of merchandise from several Macy’s locations throughout the Bay Area, according to authorities.In a social media post Friday morning, Santa Clara police detailed two alleged theft incidents at the Macy’s Men’s store in San Jose’s Westfield Valley Fair Mall in early June. A suspect, then-unknown, took high-end designer sunglasses from the store on consecutive days totaling some $7,851 in losses.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Saratoga resident loses reported $3M in cryptocurrency theft Crime and Public Safety | Morgan Hill man faces new charges in attempted murder in Santa Cruz Jail Crime and Public Safety | Man in custody after brandishing knife near SJSU Crime and Public Safety | ...

Britney Spears alleges she was struck by security guard protecting NBA rookie Victor Wembanyama

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:29 GMT

By Dan Heching | CNNBritney Spears is speaking out about an incident Wednesday night involving San Antonio Spurs basketball player Victor Wembanyama in Las Vegas.The pop star alleged a security guard struck her in the face when she tried to get Wembanyama’s attention. TMZ was first to report the incident.“Traumatic experiences are not new to me and I have had my fair share of them. I was not prepared for what happened to me last night,” Spears wrote on her verified Instagram on Thursday.She went on to describe how she “recognized an athlete in my hotel lobby as I was heading to dinner,” later seeing him again at a restaurant at a different hotel.“I decided to approach him and congratulate him on his success. It was really loud, so I tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention.”Spears, who doesn’t name the high-profile rookie in her social media post, went on to specify that she is “aware of the players statement where he mentions ‘I grabbed him from behind’ but I simply tapped h...

Three-bedroom home sells for $3.2 million in Los Gatos

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:29 GMT

105 Bond Court – Google Street ViewA spacious house located in the 100 block of Bond Court in Los Gatos has new owners. The 2,496-square-foot property, built in 1975, was sold on June 22, 2023, for $3,225,000, or $1,292 per square foot. The layout of this two-story house includes three bedrooms and three bathrooms. Inside, there is a fireplace. In addition, the home includes a two-car garage. Situated on a spacious 0.3-acre lot, the property offers ample outdoor space along with the added bonus of a pool.These nearby houses have also recently changed hands:A 3,098-square-foot home on the 100 block of Pinta Court in Los Gatos sold in April 2023, for $4,000,000, a price per square foot of $1,291. The home has 3 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.On Via Santa Maria, Los Gatos, in June 2023, a 2,409-square-foot home was sold for $3,505,000, a price per square foot of $1,455. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In October 2022, a 2,699-square-foot home on Vista del Monte in Los Gatos sold for ...

Gunman in El Paso Walmart massacre gets 90 life sentences

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:29 GMT

By Morgan Lee and Paul J. Weber | Associated PressEL PASO, Texas — A white gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack on Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart in a Texas border city was sentenced Friday to 90 consecutive life sentences but could still face more punishment, including the death penalty.Patrick Crusius, 24, pleaded guilty earlier this year to nearly 50 federal hate crime charges in the 2019 mass shooting in El Paso, making it one of the U.S. government’s largest hate crime cases.Crusius, wearing a jumpsuit and shackles, did not speak during the hearing and showed no reaction as the verdict was read. The judge recommended that Crusius serve his sentence at a maximum security prison in Colorado.Police say Crusius drove more than 700 miles from his home near Dallas to target Hispanics with an AK-style rifle inside and outside the store. Moments before the attack began, Crusius posted a racist screed online that warned of a Hispanic “invasion” of Texas.In th...

Berkeley man’s head doused in gasoline, lit on fire in seemingly random attack

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:29 GMT

BERKELEY — A 24-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder, mayhem and elder abuse for allegedly dousing a 68-year-old man’s head in gasoline and setting it on fire in an attack with no apparent motive, court records show.Bradley Edward Marcrum, who has addresses listed in Berkeley and Los Angeles, was charged Thursday in connection with the June 29 attack. The victim was hospitalized with serious burns, required skin grafts and surgery, but somehow survived the attack, authorities said.The day before the attack, Marcrum was placed in a mental health hold in San Francisco after he threatened to jump off a building. He was briefly hospitalized but released after a psychological evaluation determined he wasn’t a threat to himself or others, according to authorities.The gasoline attack happened around 8 p.m. According to police, the 68-year-old man was sitting on a small brick wall near University Avenue and Bonar Street when Marcrum allegedly walked up, punc...

US Women’s Open: Rookie disqualified just five holes into first round after caddie uses rangefinder

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:29 GMT

By Jack Bantock | CNNThai golfer Natthakritta Vongtaveelap made it through just five holes of her US Women’s Open debut on Thursday before she was disqualified due to her caddie’s use of a rangefinder.The 20-year-old LPGA Tour rookie was even-par to start her tournament at California’s famous Pebble Beach course before she was disqualified after caddie Jinsup Kim used the distance-measuring device on two occasions.“During the first round, on multiple occasions the caddie for Natthakritta Vongtaveelap used a distance measuring device, which is not allowed in the U.S. Women’s Open,” said a statement from the USGA, the organizers of the major.“The first breach is a general penalty, and the second breach resulted in disqualification.”Rangefinders are permitted at LPGA Tour-sanctioned events, and made their women’s major debut at the Women’s PGA Championship in 2021, but are not permitted at the US Women’s Open or the Women’s British Open, which is organized by the R&A.Michael Yim, V...

This is not the first time the Ruby Princess has had a troubled arrival in SF

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:29 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- On Thursday, a Princess Cruise ship that had just sailed into the San Francisco Bay crashed into Pier 27, inflicting damage to its hull, and the pier. Thankfully, no one was hurt or put at significant risk as a result of the accident. However, it was far from the first time that particular ship, the Ruby Princess, had made headlines in the City by the Bay. Petition against skyscraper in the Sunset District draws over 2,500 signatures Ruby Princess COVID outbreaksIn March of 2022 the Ruby Princess sailed into San Francisco Bay following a 15-day Panama Canal cruise. Some passengers and crewmembers aboard the ship were infected with COVID, despite everyone onboard being fully vaccinated. The total number of infections in that incident was not released.Earlier in 2022, the Ruby Princess arrived in San Francisco following a 10-day cruise to Mexico with another COVID outbreak onboard. In that instance, 12 people aboard ship tested positive for the virus.Earlier ...

Pregnant woman, 20, killed in Antioch crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:29 GMT

(KRON) -- A 20-year-old woman was killed Thursday in a crash on Lone Tree Way in Antioch after she was ejected from a vehicle, police said.The young woman was reportedly pregnant, and her name was not immediately released. According to investigators, a driver was speeding on Lone Tree Way at 4:49 p.m. when it collided into another car at the Clayburn Road intersection. One of the vehicles, a black Grand Cherokee, flipped several times from the impact of the collision. The woman was ejected from her passenger seat in the Cherokee. (Image courtesy Art Ray)The Antioch Police Department Communications Center received a flurry of 911 calls and officers responded to the crash scene.(Image courtesy Art Ray)"A solo driver of one vehicle suffered chest pain and was transported to an area hospital for treatment. The driver and passenger of the rollover vehicle was also transported to an area hospital for precautions. A 20-year-old female was ejected from the vehicle that rolled over and was p...

Dozens of Witnesses Say Rodney Reed Is Innocent. Texas Court Says They’re All Wrong.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:29 GMT

Rodrick Reed was preparing to fly to Washington, D.C., for a vigil commemorating the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1972 ruling that briefly abolished the death penalty when he got the news: The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, or the CCA, had once again ruled against his brother Rodney Reed, who has been on death row since 1998 for a crime he swears he did not commit.The news made Rodrick’s remarks at the vigil even more urgent. “My brother was convicted of the murder and rape of Stacey Stites, and since that time, we’ve been living a nightmare that we cannot wake up from,” he said. “The reason I say it’s a nightmare is because the truth is out there, but nobody is willing to look at it or to pay attention to it. Evidence is out there that proves my brother’s innocence, but nobody is admitting it into the court.”“I say, let all the evidence be looked at and heard and give him a new trial,” he continued. “We don’t need to free Rodney Reed, the truth will free Rodney Reed.”“...