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FBI, EPA investigating hazardous chemical release from Martinez refinery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:52:27 GMT

MARTINEZ — Federal agents have started asking questions about the 24 tons of toxic, dusty residue that showered down on neighbors living near the Martinez Refining Company last Thanksgiving.The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Justice started assisting the Environmental Protection Agency investigate the incident this week, going door-to-door to survey residents about their experience, according to news reports and a news release from a community spokesperson.For now, the tens of thousands of residents that found a fine, white substance blanketing their cars, porches and plants over the holiday continue to wait for answers about if – or to what extent – the community was poisoned more than six months ago.Shortly after the incident, the company said on Facebook that the ashy grit was a “non-toxic”, “non-hazardous” and “naturally occurring” catalyst dust expelled from its 860-acre facility, which is located at 3485 Pacheco Blvd. on the city’s northern industrial co...

3 Alameda County employees charged with felonies

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:52:27 GMT

(KRON) -- Three Alameda County employees are facing various felony charges in separate cases. The charges involved include falsification of records and performing sex acts on a minor, according to a press release from the office of Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price. Group surrounds victim in Berkeley in robbery near People's Park The Alameda County Public Accountability Unit is bringing its first set of charges since its inception in January, as two of the three county employees were law enforcement officers. Alameda County Sheriff's Office Deputy Sheri Baughman, 49, and Deputy Amanda Bracamontes, 30, are both charged with falsification of records in connection with a suicide at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin. A woman named Vinetta Martin hung herself with a bedsheet in her cell on April 3, 2021. The court had previously declared a doubt about her competence to stand trial, and when she died she was awaiting evaluation and a transfer to the Department of State Hospital...

Thousands of poppies honor fallen service members on the National Mall

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:52:27 GMT

In honor of Memorial Day weekend, visitors at the National Mall in D.C. get a glimpse of the USAA Poppy Wall of Honor, featuring over 645,000 red poppies, which honors fallen service members.“Each one of those poppies represent someone: mom, dad, sister, brother, uncle that has paid the ultimate sacrifice,” said Ronnie Wright, a military affairs representative for USAA and 31-year-old Navy veteran.Each poppy represents a service member death since the First World War.The poppy began as a symbol of remembrance during World War I when Canadian military physician John McCrae wrote the poem “In Flanders Fields” about a fallen comrade in Belgium.The scale of poppies is staggering as they stretch the along the 133 foot long, 8 1/2 foot tall wall.“Bottom line when you turn that corner, and you remember and you understand the significance,” Wright added.On the other side, visitors can learn about each engagement from World War I through the War on Terror....

Germany beats US in overtime to set up final against Canada at ice hockey worlds

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:52:27 GMT

TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — Germany scored a late equalizer and then upset the United States in overtime Saturday to set up a final against Canada at ice hockey world championship.Frederik Tiffels scored with 2:28 left in overtime to give Germany a 4-3 win over the Americans in the semifinals. Earlier, teenage forward Adam Fantilli scored the go-ahead goal as Canada edged Latvia 4-2 in the other semi. Germany reached the final for the first time since 1992, when the playoff format was introduced at the world championship.The Germans pulled goaltender Mathias Niederberger when they were 3-2 down late in the third period and Marcel Noebels euqualized with a backhand shot with 1:23 remaining to force overtime.Alex Touch and Rocco Grimaldi had given the Americans a 2-0 lead less than four minutes into the semifinal.The Germans replied with the goals from Frederik Tiffels and Maksymilian Szuber still in the opening period to make it 2-2.Michael Eyssimont put the U.S. ahead 3-2 on a rebound m...

French teenager Arthur Fils wins clay-court tuneup title ahead of French Open

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:52:27 GMT

LYON, France (AP) — Arthur Fils, an 18-year-old from France, won his first ATP title Saturday by beating Francisco Cerundolo 6-3, 7-5 in the final of the Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon.“I will remember this forever,” Fils said.He is the youngest champion on the men’s tennis tour in 2023 and earned a spot in the Top 100 for the first time — just one of two teenagers in that elite group as the start of the French Open arrives Sunday at Roland Garros in Paris.At No. 112 entering the clay-court event in Lyon, Fils became the lowest-ranked player to win an ATP trophy this season.___AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Langenberg, three relievers lead Iowa past Michigan in Big Ten semifinal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:52:27 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Ty Langenberg allowed two hits in seven innings, three relievers finished the three-hit shutout, and Iowa advanced to the Big Ten Tournament championship game with a 5-0 victory over Michigan on Saturday.Langenberg (6-3) struck out nine batters, walked two and hit one. He allowed one runner to reach second base — in the first inning. Iowa will play either Maryland or Nebraska in the championship game on Sunday. The Hawkeyes have reached the championship game for the fifth time, last doing so in 2017 when they won for the first time. After Langenberg finished the top of the seventh inning, the Hawkeyes scored three runs in the bottom half. Brennen Dorighi and Raider Tello delivered back-to-back RBI singles and Sam Hojnar added a sacrifice fly.Leading 5-0, Iowa’s bullpen closed it out as Will Christophers, Chas Wheatley and Luke Llewellyn finished with two more scoreless innings. Llewelyn came on with two on and nobody out in the ninth and struck out all three...

Acribilló a tiros a hermanos hispanos en Thanksgiving: esta es la condena que pagará

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:52:27 GMT

El exconductor de camión de helados Michael Keetley fue condenado a cadena perpetua por asesinar a dos hermanos hispanos y herir de gravedad a otras cuatro personas en un tiroteo durante la celebración de Thanksgiving cerca de Tampa.Juan Guitrón, de 28 años, y Sergio Guitrón, de 22, fueron baleados cuando jugaban cartas junto a otras cuatro personas frente a una casa en Ruskin, Florida, en noviembre de 2010.Los fiscales dijeron durante el juicio que Keetley se obsesionó con vengarse después de ser víctima de un robo mientras vendía helados en la calle. Durante el robo, le dispararon varias veces. “Monstruosos padres”: condenan a una pareja por el salvaje asesinato de su bebé en Navidad Increíble: joven hispano solicita admisión a 20 universidades y lo aceptan en todas Los médicos colocaron varillas de metal en sus huesos para reparar el daño. Quedó discapacitado permanentemente y comenzó a cobrar los beneficios del Seguro Social....

Texas House launches historic impeachment proceedings against GOP Attorney General Ken Paxton; vote expected in hours

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:52:27 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas House launches historic impeachment proceedings against GOP Attorney General Ken Paxton; vote expected in hours.Source

Dortmund’s players, fans stunned after falling short in German title race

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:52:27 GMT

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — It takes a lot to stun Borussia Dortmund’s Yellow Wall of fans into silence, even for a moment.One of the most famous crowds in world soccer fell quiet Saturday as Dortmund missed the chance to win the German league title when it was held to a 2-2 draw by Mainz, making Bayern Munich the champion for an 11th consecutive year.At the final whistle, the atmosphere resembled a funeral as Dortmund players sprawled on the ground in ones and twos, trying to process missing out on the title, and coach Edin Terzic had tears in his eyes as he approached the fans. Lines of security personnel holding ropes blocked off the edge of the field, ready to hold back a tide of fans which never came. “It’s brutally disappointing,” said defender Mats Hummels, the only player remaining from Dortmund’s last title-winning team in 2012, in televised comments. “We had it in our own hands, we had it in our hands after our great second half to the season, but today we should ...

DJ LeMahieu homer, Isiah Kiner-Falefa 10th inning walk-off hit lead Yankees to win over Padres

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:52:27 GMT

DJ LeMahieu said he felt “close” to clicking after Friday’s loss to the Padres, but he didn’t have the results to show for it. That changed Saturday.LeMahieu, who entered the game slashing .133/.188/.133 with zero extra-base hits over his last 32 plate appearances, generated the Yankees’ first two runs against San Diego on Sunday. That set the stage for Isiah Kiner-Falefa, whose walk-off single in the 10th inning off Fordham product Nick Martinez shut the door on a 3-2, series-tying, Yankees win in the Bronx.LeMahieu started his day with an RBI single off Michael Wacha in the first inning. Wacha, a Yankees killer, settled in for a while after that, but LeMahieu got to the right-hander again in the seventh when he tied the game at two with a solo home run. The liner was LeMahieu’s first longball since May 10 and his first extra-base hit since May 16.While LeMahieu had Wacha’s number Saturday, the veteran only surrendered those two runs over s...