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Richard Riordan, former Los Angeles mayor, dies at 92

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:57:37 GMT

Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan, who served two terms in the 1990s and saw the city through the 1994 Northridge earthquake, died Wednesday evening, his family announced. He was 92.Calling Riordan their “beloved husband, father, grandfather and uncle,” the family said he “passed peacefully this evening at his home in Brentwood, surrounded by his wife Elizabeth, family, friends and precious pet dogs.”Riordan was mayor from 1993-2001 and was the last Republican to hold the office. A moderate, he was reelected in 1997 with more than 60% of the vote. Term limits prevented him from running a third time.SUN VALLEY, ID – JULY 10: Richard ‘Dick’ Riordan (R), former mayor of Los Angeles, attends the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 10, 2014 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Many of the world’s wealthiest and most powerful executives from media, finance, and technology attend the annual week-long conference which is in its 32nd year. (Photo by Scott Olso...

Can Suri Cruise avoid the ‘nepo baby’ pitfalls? Tom’s daughter sings for Katie Holmes’ movies

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:57:37 GMT

Suri Cruise hasn’t had the easiest time in life: Paparazzi follow her and her mother Katie Holmes around the streets of Manhattan, and the 17-year-old has being the subject of painful reports that her mega-famous father Tom Cruise distanced himself from her because Holmes wouldn’t raise her in his beloved Church of Scientology.But as Holmes recently told Glamour, her daughter has grown up to be an “incredible person.” She also revealed that Suri does some singing — a statement brimming with possibilities, including whether the teenager could be Hollywood’s next prominent nepo baby.US actress Katie Holmes and daughter Suri Cruise arrive the opening night premiere of “In The Heights” during the Tribeca Festival at the United Palace Theatre on June 9, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) When the writer of the Glamour story praised Suri for her really “good” sin...

House passes a ban on trans athletes on women’s, girls teams

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:57:37 GMT

By Kevin Freking | Associated PressWASHINGTON — Transgender athletes whose biological sex assigned at birth was male would be barred from competing on girls or women’s sports teams at federally supported schools and colleges under legislation pushed through Thursday by House Republicans checking off another high-profile item on their social agenda.The bill approved by a 219-203 party-line vote is unlikely to advance further because the Democratic-led Senate will not support it and the White House said President Joe Biden would veto it.Supporters said the legislation, which would put violators at risk of losing taxpayer dollars, is necessary to ensure competitive fairness. They framed the vote as supporting female athletes disadvantaged by having to compete against those whose gender identify does not match their sex assigned at birth.Opponents criticized the bill as ostracizing an already vulnerable group merely for political gain.The House action comes as at least 20 other st...

San Jose: Motorcyclist killed in collision Wednesday afternoon

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:57:37 GMT

By Bay City NewsA motorcyclist died after colliding with a SUV in San Jose on Wednesday afternoon, according to police.The crash was reported shortly after 4:15 p.m. in the area of North 11th and Mission streets.Officers responded and determined a man riding a 2018 Harley-Davidson motorcycle north on North 11th Street struck a 2020 Ford SUV driven by a woman west on Mission Street, San Jose police said.The motorcyclist was ejected from his bike in the collision and suffered life-threatening injuries. He was taken to a hospital and succumbed to his injuries there. The man’s name was not immediately available from the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner’s Office as of Thursday.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | On duty BART employee arrested in fatal hit-and-run crash Crashes and Disasters | Divers find 25 vehicles in Delta slough, one with missing man’s body Crashes and Disasters | Teen killed, 3 hurt when stabbing suspect crashed...

With Earth Day coming, here’s a quick quiz on our planet

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:57:37 GMT

Earth Day began in 1970 and takes place on April 22 every year.Here are 10 questions to test your knowledge of the planet.1. A day on Earth is 24 hours but it always hasn’t been that way. Are the days getting longer or shorter?Answer: Longer. According to NASA, the length of Earth’s day is increasing. When Earth was formed 4.6 billion years ago, its day would have been roughly six hours long. By 620 million years ago, this had increased to 21.9 hours. Today, the average day is 24 hours long, but is increasing by about 1.7 milliseconds every century.The reason? The moon is slowing down Earth’s rotation through the tides that it helps create.2. What country has the driest place on Earth?A) U.S.B) Saudi ArabiaC) ChileAnswer C: The driest place in the world — the Atacama Desert in northern Chile — is next to the biggest body of water — the Pacific Ocean. Average annual rainfall in Arica, Chile, is just 0.03 inches. It is believed that Atacama’s Calama city saw no rain for 400 years unti...

Stagecoach 2023: Everything you need to know about the country music fest

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:57:37 GMT

The Stagecoach Country Music Festival is going to look a little different at the Empire Polo Club in Indio when it returns following both weekends of its big sister event, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, on April 28-30.Stagecoach fans will notice that the layout has been shifted and there’s a new home for the Mane Stage and restaurateur and TV personality Guy Fieri’s Stagecoach Smokehouse.“We had to move it to a new location just because his cooking demonstrations and even when he’s just barbecuing with his buddies and giving people samples, it’s been so popular and Guy is having so much fun with it, we decided to go bigger,” Stagecoach talent buyer Stacy Vee said during a recent phone interview. The new location is where the Indio Central Market is for Coachella.EDM artist Diplo is curating the Honky Tonk Dance Hall at the 2023 Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on April 28-30. He’ll be bringing in some of his famous friends including Dillon Francis, Los...

Departures of Pac-12 executives give Kliavkoff the chance to cut salary costs as the Comcast hammer looms

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:57:37 GMT

Deputy commissioner Jaime Zaninovich became the third executive to depart the Pac-12 this year — but the first to leave voluntarily — when his move to the private sector was revealed last week.In January, the conference terminated the employment of chief financial officer Brent Willman and Pac-12 Networks president Mark Shuken for their roles in the Comcast overpayment scandal.All told, four high-compensated executives have left the conference since George Kliavkoff became commissioner in the summer of 2021, while two others departed in the final stage of Larry Scott’s tenure.Put another way: Kliavkoff has a chance to significantly cut salary costs at the conference office precisely when the schools need it most because of gross mismanagement … at the conference office.The overpayments made by Comcast, which were known to Shuken, Willman and possibly Scott — his role in the scandal remains unclear — are expected to result in the media company with...

'RIP Oakland A's': Fans react to news of A's leaving for Vegas

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:57:37 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- On Thursday morning Oakland A's fans awoke to the news they hoped they'd never hear; the team which has been an integral part of the Bay Area sports fabric since 1968 had secured land for a stadium in Las Vegas. After years of will they or won't they speculation about the team's future, including the proposal of a new multi-billion dollar waterfront ballpark complex in the Port of Oakland, the A's are officially bound for Vegas. Oakland Roots Soccer Club submit stadium bid for lot adjacent to Coliseum Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao said she was "disappointed" at the decision and accused the team of having not negotiated in good faith. Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunato Bass said "the A's are not committed to Oakland," and that "it's time to move on."On social media, fan reaction ranged from sadness to anger."I will seriously miss the Oakland Athletics," wrote Instagram user alexghez26. "Thank you Athletics players for all the wonderful years. RIP Oakl...

San Jose math tutor arrested for child porn possession

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:57:37 GMT

(KRON) -- An employee of a San Jose math tutoring center for children was arrested on child pornography charges, police said Thursday. Deoel Credo Noveno, 30, works as a center director for Mathnasium in south San Jose, according to the San Jose Police Department.An investigation into Noveno was launched by detectives with the Silicon Valley Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Noveno used the usernames "Zanrath#6659" and "Leothe9th1" on social media while possessing and distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material, SJPD Officer Steve Aponte said. During the course of the investigation, it was determined that Noveno tutored and had access to young children at Mathnasium, Aponte said. On April 11, detectives arrested Noveno and served a search warrant at his residence in San Jose. He was later booked at the Santa Clara County Main Jail.Anyone with information regarding this incident, or any other similar incidents, are urged to call Detective Camarillo of the San Jose PD's ICAC/C...

DA: Robbers who targeted rich Asians in Palo Alto charged with hate crimes

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:57:37 GMT

(KRON) -- Three men allegedly involved in an armed robbery spree targeting Asian victims in Palo Alto and Milpitas have been charged with hate crimes, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office. The three suspects; Tevita Lauti Fefita, 21, of Oakland, Curtis Eddie Charles Freeman, 19, of Stockton, and Siahola Jlan Tupouata, 18, of Oakland, all face robbery charges with hate crime enhancements, according to the DA.If convicted, the suspects face prison time. Civil rights attorney John Burris to file federal lawsuit against City of Antioch In one case cited by the DA, the men held a gun to the head of a man parked in his garage. His wife was standing outside the car at the time and two young children were seated in the car, the DA said.Evidence shows that the suspects targeted Asian victims because of their perceived wealth, the DA also said."Those who prey on Asian people should know that both my office and our county are proudly diverse and united against hatre...