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Boy, 15, slain in San Francisco shooting

Published Fri, 14 Mar 2025 08:04:40 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A 15-year-old boy was shot to death on Eddy Street in San Francisco Thursday evening, police said. No arrests have been made. The shooting broke out at 7:19 p.m. "Officers arrived on scene and located the victim, a 15-year-old male, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Officers rendered aid and summoned medics to the scene. Despite efforts by first responders and medical personnel, the victim succumbed to his injuries and was declared deceased," the San Francisco Police Department wrote. Anyone with information is asked to call the SFPD 24-hour Tip Line at 415-575-4444 or Text a Tip to TIP411 and begin the text message with SFPD. You may remain anonymous.  

Yelp: San Mateo bakery ranked second best for Asian-owned bakeries in US

Published Fri, 14 Mar 2025 08:04:40 GMT

(KRON) -- For Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Yelp released a list this week of the top 50 Asian-owned bakeries in the United States and Canada. Three of the list's top 10 are bakeries located in the Bay Area. Shru's Kitchen in San Mateo just missed out on the top overall spot with a second-place ranking. The South Asian-inspired vegan bakery does not have a brick-and-mortar location.(Courtesy of Shru's Kitchen owner Shruti Boddu)(Courtesy of Shru's Kitchen owner Shruti Boddu)Bunso Breads Bakery & Cafe is ranked eighth on the list. Located at 618 Main Street in Pleasanton, the Filipino bakery is known for its signature "Bunso Breads." b. Patisserie in San Francisco just made the top 10 with a tenth-place ranking. American pastry chef Belinda Leong co-founded the business located at 2821 California Street. ‘We Are Bruce Lee’ exhibit in SF Chinatown honors iconic martial arts star Yelp: Top 10 Asian-owned bakeries in the USMunchkins Donuts Shop -- Covina, CAShru...

Md. man sues Oxygen channel over true-crime documentary on basketball star’s killing

Published Fri, 14 Mar 2025 08:04:40 GMT

A Maryland man says he watched his friend die in Prince George’s County five years ago. Now, he is filing a $15 million lawsuit against the Oxygen channel over its true crime documentary about the 2018 killing.In the lawsuit, filed May 1 in U.S. District Court in Maryland, Thomas Logan alleges the network falsely suggested he is to blame for his friend’s killing.Lamont Adair was a new father and a pro-basketball prospect when he was shot and killed Aug. 8, 2018. Standing 6 feet, 7 inches tall, Adair was set to play basketball in China and was on his way to a training session when he was gunned down.Police later arrested Franklin Scott, who pleaded guilty in 2019 and is serving a 50-year sentence.However, last May, an Oxygen Media true crime documentary about Adair’s killing featured family interviews suggesting it was Logan who set up the shooting.“He was the one who made the call for him to come up there. He was the one who put Lamont in a location to be a v...

Clarification: Guyana-Oil Boom story

Published Fri, 14 Mar 2025 08:04:40 GMT

ANN’S GROVE, Guyana (AP) — In a story published May 4, 2023, The Associated Press reported on how Guyana is poised to become Guyana is poised to become the fourth-largest offshore oil producer in the world. The story should have made clear that although an interview with ExxonMobil’s top official in Guyana could not be scheduled, the company did not indicate that it otherwise would decline to make any comment for the story. Additionally, after the story was published, it offered a written statement.Source

UK local elections: Conservatives battered as Labour surges

Published Fri, 14 Mar 2025 08:04:40 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Conservative Party endured a drubbing from voters Friday in local elections that delivered a warning to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ’s government, and a boost to the opposition, as a national election approaches. The left-of-center main opposition Labour Party made gains that raised its hopes of winning a nationwide parliamentary vote that is due by the end of 2024. Labour leader Keir Starmer said “we are on course for a Labour majority at the next general election.”The Conservatives acknowledged it had been “disappointing” election for the party.With almost all the results from Thursday’s voting in, the Conservatives had lost more than 1,000 seats in elections for more than 8,000 seats on 230 local councils across England. Before the vote, the party had used the 1,000 figure as a reasonable worst-case scenario.The right-of-center party lost control of more than 40 councils, including Medway in southeast England, which it had run for a quarter-cent...

Nadie pidió ver el dedo del pie de Chris Pratt

Published Fri, 14 Mar 2025 08:04:40 GMT

(CNN) — Chris Pratt ha perturbado a algunas personas en redes sociales al mostrar uno de los dedos de su pie.La estrella de “Guardianes de la Galaxia Vol. 3” publicó recientemente en Instagram la foto de su dedo pequeño, junto con el mensaje: “Look Met Gala”.El primer plano de la uña de su pie, que parece un poco debilitada, llevó que su propia esposa Katherine Schwarzenegger comentara: “LITERALMENTE llamé al 911 @footnanny y silencié temporalmente esta cuenta por mi bienestar”.La suegra de Pratt, Maria Shriver, escribió: “¿Qué es esto?”.El director James Gunn comentó: “Lil Nas X lo vistió mejor”.Una persona incluso le ofreció un consejo: “No es demasiado tarde para borrar esto”.“La uña del pie de Chris Pratt no era lo que esperaba ver al abrir Instagram, pero es seguro que no podré sacarme la imagen de la cabeza”, escribió otra persona.Jugando con su papel en “Guardianes”, un comen...

Auburn lands ex-Michigan State QB Payton Thorne

Published Fri, 14 Mar 2025 08:04:40 GMT

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Former Michigan State quarterback Payton Thorne is headed to Auburn.Auburn announced the signing of the two-year starter on Friday, giving new coach Hugh Freeze an experienced quarterback to boost a passing game that ranked among the nation’s worst last season.Thorne went 16-10 as a starter for the Spartans. He has thrown for 6,494 yards with 49 touchdowns against 24 interceptions.Spartans coach Mel Tucker had said this spring that the two-time team captain was part of an open competition to take the first snap next season.Thorne ranks fourth in career touchdown passes at Michigan State, fifth in completion percentage (61) and sixth in passing yards.He started all 12 games last season, passing for 2,679 yards with 19 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. The fifth-year senior, who has two years of eligibility remaining, led Michigan State to a Peach Bowl victory.Auburn returns Robby Ashford, who started much of last season after transferring from Oregon, and red...

US fullback Joe Scally growing up fast in German league

Published Fri, 14 Mar 2025 08:04:40 GMT

DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Joe Scally arrived in Germany just after his 18th birthday in the depths of a pandemic lockdown and soon became a regular starter in the German soccer league. The next step is to become a regular with the U.S. national team. After breaking into the team at Borussia Mönchengladbach, Scally was included in the U.S. squad for the World Cup in Qatar last year but did not play a single minute. He’s already looking ahead to the 2026 World Cup that will be co-hosted by the U.S., when Scally is determined to have a much bigger role.“Not being able to play one minute (in Qatar) definitely affected me immensely just because, playing every single game in the Bundesliga then to not even get a minute, I don’t understand that,” the 20-year-old Scally said in a recent call with reporters. “I definitely have that next World Cup, you know, circled on my calendar to be playing. When you see the guys out there walking out on the national anthem, it is, I’m sure, no be...

How many COVID cases are in Colorado now that the public health emergency is ending?

Published Fri, 14 Mar 2025 08:04:40 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The nation's declaration of a public health emergency over the COVID-19 pandemic will end on May 11, and Colorado's with it. The public health emergency has been in place since January 31, 2020, having been renewed 13 times since then. Aspiring Colorado model falls to her death from hotel roof, boyfriend arrested As the declaration ends, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will continue tracking case, death, hospitalization rates and additional surveillance data on a new website, which will be updated with less frequency. In Colorado, the COVID-19 virus is still present but at its lowest-ever levels. As of May 2, 2023, there were an average of 153 cases per day throughout the state. This matches the lowest levels of Colorado COVID contagion in the summer of 2020 following the first period of economic and personal movement restrictions. It is worth noting that in that first summer after the pandemic started testing was still limited in Colorado and...

Student arrested for creating school shooting threat that went viral on social media

Published Fri, 14 Mar 2025 08:04:40 GMT

A South Florida teenager has been arrested after, police said, they were responsible for creating and sharing a school shooting threat on social media which ended up going viral. According to Coral Springs Police, 18-year-old Catrina Petit made the threats and spread them around pretending to be another student in an effort to get that student in trouble. https://twitter.com/CoralSpringsPD/status/1654583129212952579The threat was shared among students and parents in Miami-Dade, and Broward County. Detectives said Petit, a senior at JP Taravella High School, confessed to creating the threat. She is now facing multiple felony charges. The shooting threat was first discovered Thursday afternoon, prompting local police departments to issue statements regarding the matter. Authorities determined that the threat was not credible, but they were anxious to get to the bottom of it, which resulted in the student’s arrest. According to a post on the Pinecrest Police Department’s...