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Westbound lanes of Bay Bridge closed as protesters call for Gaza ceasefire

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:52 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — All westbound lanes of the Bay Bridge heading into San Francisco from Oakland were closed Thursday morning as protesters called for a ceasefire in Gaza.The San Francisco Department of Emergency Management called the event a “civic demonstration.” The protesters were stationed on the lanes before Treasure Island.All lanes of westbound I-80 east of Treasure Island on the Bay Bridge are blocked by protesters. CHP on scene. No ETO. pic.twitter.com/BOQXCAuVhK— CHP Oakland (@CHPoakland) November 16, 2023Related ArticlesTransportation | UN Security Council calls for pauses in Gaza fighting Transportation | NBA asked to suspend minority owner of Cleveland Cavaliers over threatening message to pro-Palestine group Transportation | Israeli forces search Gaza hospital for Hamas facility Transportation | Why chants like ‘Free Palestine,’ ‘Am Yisrael Chai’ and ‘From the river to the sea’ are divisive ...

Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of 68-year-old California man watering his lawn

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:52 GMT

A man already facing robbery charges has been arrested on suspicion of killing a 68-year-old man in his yard in a drive-by shooting in Riverside last month, the Riverside Police Department announced Wednesday, Nov. 15.Police don’t know the motive for the shooting, said Officer Ryan Railsback, a Riverside Police Department spokesman.On Nov. 7, Gabriel Molina, a 29-year-old from Riverside, was arrested on suspicion of shooting and killing Michael Rangel, a Riverside resident. Molina was found with a firearm at the time of his arrest, the Police Department said in a statement.Additionally, RPD announced the arrest of Mark Anthony Valdez, a 28-year-old man from Riverside, on suspicion of accessory to murder and possession of a controlled substance with a firearm.Valdez was released after posting $10,000 bail on Monday, Nov. 13.Molina had previously been arrested on suspicion of committing a series of robberies in Riverside and Moreno Valley from June 2022 to December 2022, Wednesday’s s...

Bay Bridge protest blocks all westbound traffic

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:52 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Protesters have blocked all lanes of westbound Interstate 80 traffic on the Bay Bridge during the Thursday morning commute, according to 511 SF Bay. Protesters have stopped their cars on the Bay Bridge, east of Treasure Island Road, and chained themselves to the bridge, according to California Highway Patrol officer Art Montiel.An incident report said that hundreds of protesters are involved and that the situation is "peaceful for now." Protest organizers are calling for an immediate ceasefire and to end U.S. military aid to Israel, according to a press release.Photo: KRONCaltrans is encouraging motorists to use I-580, I-880, and Highway 92 as alternate routes. Transbay bus lines are being diverted to the West Oakland BART station for riders to continue into San Francisco via train, according to AC Transit.There is no estimated time for reopening, according to the CHP.

Arrestan a hombre que habría robado una patrulla para irse de compras en DC

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:52 GMT

Un hombre fue arrestado días después de que la policía dijera que robó una patrulla policial de la Universidad del Distrito de Columbia y luego se fue de compras a Lowe’s.Donald Gladden, de 50 años, fue arrestado el miércoles y acusado de hurto y de robar un vehículo motorizado, detalló la policía de DC.Las autoridades detallaron que Gladden robó la camioneta Ford Explorer gris del campus de la UDC en la cuadra 4200 de Connecticut Avenue NW justo antes de las 4 a.m. del viernes. El vehículo estaba claramente marcado con la palabra “policía” e incluía una placa.El video de vigilancia que la policía compartió antes del arresto mostró a un hombre saliendo de la camioneta y entrando a una tienda Lowe’s. Las cámaras dentro de la tienda lo capturaron paseando y llenando su carrito con toallas de papel y detergente para ropa. Luego salió de la tienda y cargó sus compras en la patrulla.Posteriormente, las autoridades recuperaron el vehículo en el área de Truxton Circ...

EEUU anuncia parole humanitario para ecuatorianos: todo lo que debes saber

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:52 GMT

El gobierno de Estados Unidos anunció que algunos ecuatorianos podrán ingresar y trabajar legalmente en el país a través del programa de reunificación familiar, más conocido como parole humanitario. Los beneficiados serán ecuatorianos cuyos familiares sean ciudadanos estadounidenses o residentes permanentes legales cuyo caso de reunificación familiar haya sido aprobado. Los ecuatorianos podrán trabajar legalmente en Estados Unidos por un periodo de hasta 3 años mientras esperan para aplicar para la “green card” o residencia permanente legal, según informó el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS, por sus siglas en inglés). Parole humanitario: conoce los cambios que comenzarán a aplicar EEUU anuncia parole de reunificación familiar para ciertos migrantes “El proceso de reunificación familiar con parole promueve la unidad de las familias de acuerdo con nuestras leyes y nuestros valores”, dijo el secretario de Segurid...

AP PHOTOS: The faces of pastoralists in Senegal, where connection to animals is key

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:52 GMT

FETE FORROU, Senegal (AP) — The Fulani people — also known as the Peuhl — are believed to be the largest seminomadic ethnic group in the world, with communities stretching from Senegal to the Central African Republic.While some men in this Muslim ethnic group have attended Quranic school, most prepare for their future by learning the ways of animal herding alongside their elders.“It’s a profession, but it’s also an inherited tradition,” says Amadou Altine Ndiaye, 48, who began tending to his family’s flock when he was 8. “It’s a source of pride.”Now he’s working alongside his son-in-law, Moussa Ifra Ba. “I love pastoralism to the core,” the 28-year-old says.Ba has grown especially attached to the family’s flock of sheep: “It’s a real friendship between you, and the male animals cry when they move away from you.”“If you give a ram a name, after a month it remembers that name and as soon as you call it, it will come and join you.”___EDITORS’ NOTE — This story is part of The Prot...

2023 LPGA Tour Schedule

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:52 GMT

Jan. 18-21 — Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, Lake Nona Golf & CC, Orlando, Fla.Jan. 25-28 — LPGA Drive On Championship, Bradenton CC, Bradenton, Fla.Feb. 22-25 — Honda LPGA Thailand, Siam CC, Chonburi, Thailand.Feb. 29-March 3 — HSBC Women’s World Championship, Sentosa GC, Singapore.March 7-10 — Blue Bay LPGA, Jian Lake Ble Bay GC, Hainan Island, China.March 21-24 — Se Ri Pak LA Open, Palos Verdes GC, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.March 28-31 — Arizona Championship, TBA, Phoenix.April 3-7 — LPGA Match Play, Shadow Creek GC, North Las Vegas, Nev.April 18-21 — Chevron Championship, The Club at Carlton Woods, The Woodlands, Texas.April 25-28 — JM Eagle LA Championship, Wilshire GC, Los Angeles.May 9-12 — Cognizant Founders Cup, Upper Montclair CC, Clifton, N.J.May 16-19 — Mizuho Americas Open, Liberty National GC, Jersey City, N.J.May 30-June 2 — U.S. Women’s Open, Lancaster CC, Lancaster, Pa.June 7-9 — ShopRite LPGA Classic, Seaview (Bay), Galloway, N.J.J...

AP PHOTOS: Pastoralists in Senegal raise livestock much as their ancestors did centuries ago

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:52 GMT

ANNDIARE, Senegal (AP) — The planet is changing, but pastoralists here in the Sahel region of Africa are in many ways still raising livestock the way their ancestors did centuries ago.And countries like Senegal depend upon their success to feed their growing populations: The United Nations estimates that 65% of meat and 70% of milk sold at local markets in the region come from pastoralists.As the Sahara Desert encroaches ever southward, the amount of arable land for animals to graze decreases each year. That’s putting extra pressure on pastoralist herders. Among them is Amadou Altine Ndiaye, who earlier this year made a 170-kilometer (106-mile) trek in search of more verdant land for animals.“One of the main difficulties related to pastoralism is the lack of grazing,” Ndiaye said. “There would be no problem if there is grazing and water, but it is during this dry season that it is most difficult.”With decreasing rainfall and deforestation in the region, Ndiaye said the terrain is no...

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts as hopes for a just-right economy offset profit worries

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:52 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — More signals of a slowing economy are raising Wall Street’s hopes for a “Goldilocks” outcome that’s just right for markets. That has stocks holding onto most of their strong gains for November so far, despite some unnerving profit forecasts from Walmart and Cisco Systems.The S&P 500 was edging up by 0.1% in morning trading and remains comfortably on its way to a third straight winning week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 50 points, or 0.1%, as of 10:30 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was virtually unchanged.Stocks have leaped this week, putting November on track to be their best in a year, on hopes that inflation is cooling enough to convince the Federal Reserve to halt its hikes to interest rates following its fusillade since last year. That’s in turn pushed expectations up for when the Fed could begin cutting rates, which can act like steroids for financial markets, in the summer.Several more reports on Thursday indicated the economy is s...

AP PHOTOS: The Brazilian Amazon’s vast array of people and cultures

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:52 GMT

Renowned for its stunning biodiversity, the Amazon rainforest region is also home to a vast array of people and cultures.“People usually think that the environment doesn’t contain and include people, but it does,” said soil scientist Judson Ferreira Valentim, who lives in Brazil’s Acre state. “There are many different Amazonias and many different Amazonians.”From small villages of thatched homes to the skyline of Belém rising above mist on the river – a view sometimes called “Manhattan of the Amazon” – Brazil’s slice of the Amazon is home to 28 million people.Many communities are linked by water. Along the Tocantins River, a tributary of the Amazon, yellow school-boats pick up children from wooden homes on stilts, and fisherman throw scraps of the day’s catch to river dolphins that frequent the docks. Families linger beside river beaches at sunset, the water a relief from the heat of the day.Other communities are linked by rural roads, which often wash out during heavy rains, or new...