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With a Black Panther game, is Marvel Games creating a video game universe?

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:38:13 GMT

With all the recent Marvel video game announcements, one has to wonder if Marvel Games is creating its own gaming universe. We have Spider-Man and Wolverine on deck led by Insomniac. Meanwhile, Electronic Arts has an Iron Man in the works and they’ve now added Black Panther to its plate. The Redwood City-based company announced that it’s working with Cliffhanger Games on an original, third-person single-player Black Panther game. Cliffhanger is a new outfit led by Kevin Stephens, formerly of Monolith Productions makers of “Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor.” That bodes well because that studio did a good job crafting a game with solid gameplay and innovative mechanics.“We’re dedicated to delivering fans a definitive and authentic Black Panther experience, giving them more agency and control over their narrative than they have ever experienced in a story-driven video game. Wakanda is a rich Super Hero sandbox, and our mission is to develop an epic world for playe...

Missing girl, 14, found on California Marine Corps base

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:38:13 GMT

Associated PressSAN DIEGO — A 14-year-old girl was found in the barracks at a California Marine Corps base last month, two weeks after her grandmother in San Diego reported she had run away from home, and a Marine was detained for questioning, officials said Monday.The Marine has since been released to his command while federal law enforcement officials investigate, said Marine Capt. Charles Palmer of the 1st Marine Logistics Group at Camp Pendleton, about 40 miles north of San Diego.It was unclear how the girl and the Marine came into contact before military police found her in the barracks during the daytime on June 28, Palmer said.According to the San Diego Sheriff’s Department, her grandmother reported her missing on June 13 and told authorities she had run away from home four days earlier. The grandmother told the deputy who interviewed her that the girl had run away before but only for brief periods.The teen’s information was entered into multiple missing person da...

10 fantastic Bay Area margarita spots for hot summer nights

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:38:13 GMT

The margarita may be a much-loved classic, but its origin story is as muddled as a mojito.In 1937, a British cocktail guide, “Café Royal Cocktail Book,” described a Picador cocktail in terms any margarita lover will recognize — 1 part fresh lime or lemon juice, 1 part Cointreau, 2 parts tequila. By the 1950s, the tequila cocktail’s fame had spread, along with all sorts of backstories. The Los Angeles Times called the salt-rimmed Margarita “a sort of Mexican daiquiri belted hard by the international set at Acapulco.” Some said it was invented at a Texas bar owned by one Dona Bertha (1930) or perhaps the Tail o’ the Cock restaurant in Los Angeles (in 1937 or maybe 1939). Wait a sec! It was created for jazz singer Peggy Lee in 1948. Or Rita Hayworth in the 1940s. No, wait …Whatever its origin, there’s no doubting the popularity of the drink. Liquor.com deemed it the seventh most popular cocktail in the country last year. (Although some of...

NATO chief says Turkey agrees to Sweden’s accession

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:38:13 GMT

By Karl Ritter and Suzan Fraser | Associated PressVILNIUS, Lithuania — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to send Sweden’s accession protocol for joining NATO to the Turkish Parliament “as soon as possible” and to help ensure that the assembly approves it.Stoltenberg made the announcement after talks with Erdogan and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on the eve of a NATO summit in Lithuania. Sweden’s NATO accession has been held up by objections from Turkey since last year.“This is an historic day because we have a clear commitment by Turkey to submit the ratification documents to the Grand National Assembly, and to work also with the assembly to ensure ratification,” Stoltenberg told reporters.Earlier Monday, with NATO hoping to put on a public display of unity in its support for Ukraine more than 500 days into the war, Erdogan said that he would block Sweden̵...

SF gallery owner who hosed down homeless woman gets 35 hours community service

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:38:13 GMT

(KRON) -- The man charged with a misdemeanor after a video of him spraying down a homeless woman on the street went viral has been offered a pre-trial diversion deal by the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. Family contracts COVID on board Ruby Princess cruise, medical records show Collier Gwin owns and operates an art gallery in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood. In January, a video of Gwin attempting to move a homeless woman from his street using a hose went viral on social media. Gwin faced backlash from the community after the incident, and his art gallery was vandalized. He was later arrested after San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins charged him with misdemeanor battery. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now KRON4 Breaking News SIGN UP NOW ...

Mahany Park shooting suspect captured after escape from hospital

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:38:13 GMT

(KTXL) — The suspect in the Mahany Park shooting that later escaped from a hospital was captured after being on the run since Sunday, the Placer County Sheriff's Office said.Eric Abril, 35, was found in a wooded area behind an apartment complex near Antelope Creek behind Zion Court in Rocklin Monday afternoon around 12:20 p.m.According to the sheriff's office, Abril was found still wearing his "belly chains" and jail boxers.Law enforcement found Eric Abril hiding in a creek bed behind the Edgewood Apartments off Sunset Blvd & Springview Drive. He’s now in back in custody after escaping Sunday morning. @FOX40 pic.twitter.com/hQv1d9caFX— Zach Boetto (@FOX40Zach) July 10, 2023The Placer County Sheriff's Office said it would be holding a press conference to discuss Abril's arrest at 2:30 p.m. Monday."There must be an immediate and comprehensive investigation into the circumstances surrounding his escape from custody to assure that nothing like this ever happens again,” said Co...

DUI driver hits, injures Sonoma Sheriff's deputy

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:38:13 GMT

(KRON) -- A Sonoma Sheriff's deputy was injured after their car was hit by a DUI driver in Petaluma early Monday morning, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office. The deputy was in the process of pulling over another car on Lakeville Highway just after 2 a.m. when their patrol car was hit from behind.Multiple other deputies, California Highway Patrol, Petaluma PD and Sonoma County Fire District personnel responded to the scene. The deputy was taken to the hospital and later released. Nevada license plate that’s short for ‘Go back to California’ is revoked by DMV Drivers in both other involved vehicles were also injured.Photos from the scene showed the patrol vehicle with a crumpled rear end and deployed airbags.Photo: SCSOPhoto: SCSOPhoto: SCSOThe CHP determined that the driver who rear-ended the deputy was driving under the influence and arrested him. CHP is handling the investigation.KRON On is streaming live news now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom:...

Reluctant Twitter users, influencers and others are flocking to Meta’s new Threads app

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:38:13 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Celebrities, lawmakers, brands and everyday social media users are flocking to Meta’s freshly minted app Threads to connect with their followers, including many Twitter refugees tired of the drama surrounding Elon Musk’s raucous oversight of that platform. But the real question is: Will they stay?Instagram head Adam Mosseri said in a Threads post Monday that in the five days since its launch, 100 million people have signed up for Threads, which was rolled out as a companion app to Instagram. Ann Coleman is among them. The 50-year-old, who lives in Baltimore, said she joined Threads after hearing about the platform from a comedian she follows on social media. She said she loves Twitter and has been using it for more than 10 years. She even met her husband on there. But Coleman, who is politically progressive, has been looking to switch to a new platform because of Musk’s political views and changes he’s made to Twitter, like upending its verification system. She...

Stock market today: Wall Street edges higher ahead of updates on inflation, profits

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:38:13 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks drifted higher on Wall Street ahead of a week with updates on where inflation and corporate profits are heading. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% Monday, coming off just its second losing week in the last eight. The Dow added 0.6% and the Nasdaq rose 0.2%. This week will offer the latest monthly update on inflation, and Wall Street’s hope is that a continued slowdown will convince the Federal Reserve to soon stop hiking interest rates. At the end of the week companies will also start telling investors how much profit they made during the spring. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are drifting on Wall Street Monday ahead of a week with updates on where inflation and corporate profits are heading.The S&P 500 rose 0.1% in afternoon trading, coming off just its second losing week in the last eight. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 172 points, or 0.5%, at 33,907, as of 2:43 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq c...

PriceSmart: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:38:13 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — SAN DIEGO (AP) — PriceSmart Inc. (PSMT) on Monday reported earnings of $29.6 million in its fiscal third quarter.On a per-share basis, the San Diego-based company said it had net income of 94 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.02 per share.The warehouse club operator posted revenue of $1.1 billion in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on PSMT at https://www.zacks.com/ap/PSMTSource