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Rally urging Gaza ceasefire planned at Embarcadero

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:24:01 GMT

(BCN) -- An emergency rally to call for ceasefire in Gaza in support of Palestinians is planned Saturday at the Harry Bridges Plaza and San Francisco Ferry Building. The rally, called for 1 p.m., comes a day after a near-total communications blackout and perhaps the heaviest Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip since the invasion began. People in Gaza being unreachable poses a risk for enabling "mass atrocities," Human Rights Watch said.More than 7,000 Gazans have been killed, including at least 3,000 children, and over 1.4 million displaced, Bay Area communities have continuously rallied to demand a ceasefire to end the ongoing Palestinian genocide and to stop U.S. military aid to Israel. USGS: 3.7 earthquake reported near SFO "Israel's ground invasion will escalate the ongoing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza," said Lara Kiswani, executive director of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center, per a press release. "With his blank check to Israel, Biden is sending us down a horri...

Breeders’ Cup contender Geaux Rocket Ride injured in workout, jockey Mike Smith is unhurt

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:24:01 GMT

ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Breeders’ Cup Classic contender Geaux Rocket Ride was injured during a workout Saturday at Santa Anita.The 3-year-old colt appeared to stumble in midstretch and was pulled up by Mike Smith, the Hall of Fame jockey. He jumped off and held Geaux Rocket Ride’s right front leg until help arrived.The colt walked onto the horse ambulance and was taken to the track’s equine hospital. Geaux Rocket Ride was later transferred to his barn to undergo additional evaluation, according to Breeders’ Cup officials.Geaux Rocket Ride sustained a repetitive strain injury that results in a fracture to the cannon bone above the fetlock due to large loads transmitted during high-speed workouts, according to a statement from the Breeders’ Cup.Smith, the colt’s regular rider, wasn’t hurt.Geaux Rocket Ride missed the Santa Anita Derby and this year’s Triple Crown races because of a fever and a high white cell count. A few weeks ago, the colt had a temperature that interrupted his train...

An Iranian teenager injured on Tehran Metro while not wearing a headscarf has died, state media say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:24:01 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian teenage girl injured weeks ago in a mysterious incident on Tehran’s Metro while not wearing a headscarf has died, state media reported Saturday.The death of Armita Geravand comes after her being in a coma for weeks in Tehran and after the one-year anniversary of the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini which sparked nationwide protests at the time.Geravand’s Oct. 1 injury and now her death threaten to reignite that popular anger, particularly as women in Tehran and elsewhere still defy Iran’s mandatory headscarf, or hijab, law as a sign of their discontent with Iran’s theocracy. “Armita’s voice has been forever silenced, preventing us from hearing her story,” wrote the New York-based Center for Human Rights in Iran. “Yet we do know that in a climate where Iranian authorities severely penalize women and girls for not adhering to the state’s forced-hijab law, Armita courageously appeared in public without one.”It added:...

Jagger watches Barcelona wear Stones logo in ‘clasico’ but Beatles fan Bellingham gets Madrid winner

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:24:01 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona aligned with the Rolling Stones for Saturday’s “clasico” soccer game against Real Madrid when Mick Jagger showed up to see the home team wear special jerseys featuring the iconic logo of his legendary rock group before a Beatles fan had the last laugh.Jagger and fellow Stones member Ronnie Wood were in attendance at Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium, where Barcelona is playing this season while Camp Nou is being remodeled.Barcelona’s players wore special jerseys for the game featuring the Rolling Stones’ “hot lips” logo in place of its normal shirt sponsor. The shirts were also on sale.Also, before kickoff Barcelona displayed a mosaic of burgundy and blue along with a huge Rolling Stones logo.Madrid won the Spanish league game after Jude Bellingham struck twice, including a goal in injury time, to seal a 2-1 comeback victory. After the game, Madrid cheekily posted an image of Bellingham with the message “The Beatles were always my favorite band” on X, ...

Stepped-up Gaza offensive is ‘only the beginning,’ Israel’s Netanyahu says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:24:01 GMT

Israel expanded its military operations in Gaza in the “second stage” of what will be a “long and difficult” war with Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said late Saturday.The stepped-up offensive includes heavy bombardments that cut off communications and internet connections in the Gaza Strip, as military officials suggested an anticipated ground assault against the Hamas militants was starting.This is “only the beginning” of the next phase of war, Netanyahu told a press conference in Tel Aviv Saturday evening. “We are determined to complete this mission,” he said.“We moved to the next stage in the war,” Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said earlier Saturday. “Last evening, the ground shook in Gaza. We attacked above ground and underground,” he added. “The instructions to the forces are clear. The campaign will continue until further notice,” Gallant said.Netanyahu said the stepped-up offensive operatio...

Here’s how the horrific mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine unfolded

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:24:01 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine — For nearly 49 hours, the whereabouts of a 40-year-old man suspected of mass murder kept this city and surrounding communities on edge after he opened fire at a bar and bowling alley, killing 18 and injuring 13 others.Hundreds of law enforcement officials spent roughly two days searching the region for Robert Card, who was found dead Friday evening from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to authorities.From the first 911 calls at 6:56 p.m. Wednesday to when Card was found dead at 7:45 p.m. Friday, here is a timeline of events related to the mass shooting in Maine.Wednesday, Oct. 256:56 p.m. – The Auburn Communications Center receives a 911 call reporting a male shooting a firearm at Just-In-Time Recreation at 24 Mollison Way. Plainclothes officers who were shooting at a range down the street arrive at the bowling alley just a minute after the call came in, officials said.7 p.m. – Officials said the first police cruiser arrives at Just-In-Time Recrea...

Former Vice President Mike Pence ends campaign for the White House: ‘This is not my time’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:24:01 GMT

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday dropped his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, ending his campaign for the White House after struggling to raise money and gain traction in the polls.“It’s become clear to me: This is not my time,” Pence said at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual gathering in Las Vegas. “So after much prayer and deliberation, I have decided to suspend my campaign for president effective today.”“We always knew this would be an uphill battle, but I have no regrets,” Pence went on to tell the friendly audience, which reacted with audible surprise to the announcement and gave him multiple standing ovations.Pence is the first major candidate to leave a race that has been dominated by his former boss-turned-rival, Donald Trump, and his struggles underscore just how much Trump has transformed the party. A former vice president would typically be seen as a formidable challenger in any primary, but Pence has struggled to find a base ...

Arrest made in 1990 cold case murder of woman in Scripps Ranch

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:24:01 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- An arrest has been made in connection to a 1990 cold case homicide that left a women dead in Scripps Ranch.The incident occurred on July 11, 1990 when the San Diego Police Department received a call reporting a person down in the 10300 block of Scripps Ranch Boulevard. Responding officers located a Hispanic woman, later identified as Margaret Orozco Jackson, lying on the hillsidewith a rope around her neck. Jackson, who police say was 47-years-old at the time, was pronounced dead at the scene. Due to the location of her body and similarities to other homicide cases involving women, the San Diego Metropolitan Homicide Task Force took over the investigation. Woman found dead in hotel room after SWAT standoff; suspect arrested According to SDPD, the task force was comprised of a regional group of investigators who were assigned to investigate more than 40 homicides involving women who were sex workersthat may have been killed by a serial killer or a suspect who targeted ...

City Heights boxer making San Diego Pro debut 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:24:01 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- “It was just very simple for me because I was always good with my hands,” said City Heights native and Bantamweight boxer Adan Palma.While most kids were learning how to ride a bike, a 10-year-old Palma was learning how to box.“I never thought I’d be fighting or meeting people, going on a plane for the first time because of boxing. It’s taken me very far,” he told FOX 5. Inaugural Hybricon Games coming to Chula Vista Making his professional boxing debut at the age of 19, the Canyon Hills High School alumni took his first four professional bouts abroad. He fought all over Mexico for a chance at earning bigger cards here in the U.S. “Told myself -- if other world champions could do it, I could do it. I have two arms and two legs, it's not impossible,” said Palma. “Whether you take a loss, win, draw -- you can either sit down or take it to the chest, or get up and go for the next win. It’s not the end of the world, but obviously nobody wants to lose.” Losing hasn’t been ...

Attempted murder charge laid after OPP officer seriously injured in Caledon

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:24:01 GMT

A man is facing an attempted murder charge after an OPP officer was seriously injured during an investigation in Caledon earlier this week.Provincial police say they were investigating reports of a “suspicious vehicle” on Tundra Road, near Hurontario Street and Highway 410, just before 7:30 a.m. on Oct. 23.When police arrived on the scene, a Jeep Wrangler with “multiple occupants” fled the scene, striking an officer in the process.“Police set up a spike belt. The driver attempted to flee the scene. In the process, there was one officer who was struck by the vehicle,” said the province’s Special Investigations Unit, which was called in to investigate the incident. “At about the same time, there was another officer who discharged his pistol we think about three times.”The SIU added the Jeep and another civilian vehicle were hit by bullets.The injured officer was taken to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.The Jeep was later located near May...