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Explosion kills hundreds at Gaza hospital; Hamas and Israel trade blame

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:16:32 GMT

A massive blast rocked a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter Tuesday, killing hundreds of people, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said. Hamas blamed an Israeli airstrike, while the Israeli military said the hospital was hit by a rocket misfired by Palestinian militants.The Gaza Health Ministry said at least 500 people were killed. Video that The Associated Press confirmed was from the hospital showed fire engulfing the building and the hospital's grounds strewn with torn bodies, many of them young children. Around them in the grass were blankets, school backpacks and other belongings.Outrage over what many believed was an Israeli strike flared across the region, a day before President Joe Biden was due to arrive to show support for Israel and try to prevent the war from spreading. The carnage unfolded as the U.S. tried to convince Israel to allow the delivery of supplies to desperate civilians, aid groups and hospitals in the tiny Gaza Strip, ...

Universal Studios' new roller coaster will have rotating cars

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:16:32 GMT

Universal Studios Hollywood has released more details about its upcoming “Fast and Furious” themed roller coaster and how it plans to reduce noise from the coaster, so it won’t significantly impact nearby homes.Theme park blog WDWNT reported in April that residents who live near the amusement park raised concerns about the added noise pollution the new attraction might contribute to the area.New details shared on the NBCUniversal Community website reveal that a sound wall, slated to be longer than two football fields, will be built to “help reduce sound from the attraction from traveling into the community.”The coaster will also have half-pipe shields that will reduce sound from traveling into the community. The Incredicoaster at Disney’s California Adventure Park has a similar structure in place to help mitigate sound from traveling into the residential community, according to Theme Park Insider.A rendering showing the tubes that will contain the screams of riders on Universal Stud...

One Dead following Multi-Vehicle Accident on Interstate 880 [San Lorenzo, CA]

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:16:32 GMT

One Pronounced Dead after Multi-Vehicle Crash near West A StreetSAN LORENZO, CA (October 17, 2023) – Early Thursday morning, a multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 880 claimed the life of one person.Officials received reports of the collision around 1:00 a.m. along I-880, just north of West A Street near Hayward-San Lorenzo.At this time, the cause of the incident remains unclear. However, the California Highway Patrol reported at least six to eight vehicles in the wreckage. Additionally, police are unsure as to what caused the collision or the events leading up to it.Authorities also declared one person dead from the incident. Although, their identity remains undisclosed to the public, pending notification from the next of kin.Moreover, both directions of the roadway were temporarily shut down to allow for cleanup and preliminary duties.No further details regarding the fatal multi-vehicle crash have been released to the public. The CHP will provide more information once availa...

One Pronounced Dead after Two-Vehicle Collision near 27th Avenue [Phoenix, AZ]

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:16:32 GMT

Passenger Killed and Driver Hospitalized after Tow Truck Collision near Camelback RoadPHOENIX, AZ (October 17, 2023) – On Wednesday evening, a two-vehicle collision near 27th Avenue and Camelback Road left one casualty.According to the Phoenix Police Department, the collision involved a tow truck and a vehicle, at around 6:30 p.m., October 11th.Furthermore, witnesses told the police that the vehicle left a driveway on Camelback Road when it was struck by a tow truck traveling westbound.As a result, the vehicle sustained major damages, and the passenger suffered critical injuries. The driver fled the scene by foot but was later located by the authorities.Consequently, both the driver and the passenger were transported to the hospital but the passenger succumbed to his injuries and passed away.Meanwhile, the driver of the tow truck stayed at the scene and the authorities evaluated him. He showed no signs of impairment, per police report. He was also transported to the hospital w...

Letters: District 6 race | Gaza’s innocents

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:16:32 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Support Shoor forDistrict 6 council seatI’m writing to support Alex Shoor for San Jose City Council in District 6.I’ve known Alex for decades as a good friend to my family. Just as importantly, I’ve seen Alex up close as a community leader, housing champion and responsive public servant.In 2013, while he was working for our county representative, I casually suggested to him the county should do a gun buyback event. I was pleasantly surprised when he took action, working with then-Supervisor Ken Yeager, the district attorney and the Sheriff’s Office to eliminate 1,100 guns from our community in one day.He is running for the right reasons and with the right vision on key issues like homelessness, public safety and housing affordability.District 6 needs Alex. Take it from a retiree living here for decades: Let’s move ahead with a fresh approach. Alex is our best step forward.Alan ZisserCampbellI...

Arab leader summit called off as Biden heads to Israel

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:16:32 GMT

By Colleen Long, Aamer Madhani and Chris Megerian | Associated PressWASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s efforts to tamp down tensions in the escalating war between Israel and Hamas faced massive setbacks even before he departed for the Middle East on Tuesday, as Jordan called off the president’s planned summit with Arab leaders after a deadly explosion at a Gaza hospital killed hundreds.Biden now will visit only Israel and will postpone his travel to Jordan, a White House official said as Biden departed.The postponement of the Amman summit comes after Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas withdrew from the scheduled meetings in protest of the attacks, which the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza blamed on an Israeli airstrike. The Israeli military said it had no involvement and pinned the blame on a misfired Palestinian rocket.“This war and this aggression are pushing the region to the brink,” Ayman Safadi, Jordan’s foreign minister, told al-Mamlaka TV, a stat...

Former Cupertino Mayor Darcy Paul threatens to sue the city for conducting ‘ongoing campaign of defamation and intimidation’

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:16:32 GMT

Former Cupertino Mayor Darcy Paul is threatening legal action against the city for what his attorney described as an “ongoing campaign of defamation and intimidation.” But the city is pushing back, calling the potential lawsuit “frivolous.”In an Oct. 5 letter, Paul’s lawyer, Andrew Pierce of Peninsula-based firm Pierce & Shearer LLP told the Cupertino City Council that in order to prevent a potential lawsuit, the council needs to apologize and acknowledge they never had evidence of him committing a criminal offense as well as publicize policies and procedures about referring former elected officials for criminal investigations.City Attorney Chris Jensen noted in an Oct. 10 letter in response, “It is unfortunate that Mr. Paul has chosen to threaten to file a frivolous lawsuit rather than reflect on the harm he has done to the city and its residents.”The threat of litigation stems from a 2022 Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury report, tit...

Trump back in court at his NYC civil fraud trial

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:16:32 GMT

By Michael R. Sisak and Jennifer Peltz | Associated PressNEW YORK — Donald Trump returned Tuesday to the civil fraud trial that imperils his real estate empire, watching and deploring the case as an employee and an outside appraiser testified that his company essentially put a thumb on the scale when sizing up his properties’ value.Incensed by a case that disputes his net worth and could strip him of such signature holdings as Trump Tower, the former president is due to testify later in the trial. But he chose to attend the first three days and came back Tuesday to observe — and to protest his treatment to the news cameras waiting outside the Manhattan courtroom.Star witness Michael Cohen, a onetime Trump fixer now turned foe, postponed his scheduled testimony because of a health problem.Instead, Trump company accountant Donna Kidder testified that she was told to make some assumptions favorable to the firm on internal financial spreadsheets. Outside appraiser Doug Larson said...

2 bicyclists hit, killed by lumber from flatbed truck on Silverado Trail

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:16:32 GMT

Two bicyclists died after lumber on a flatbed truck apparently shifted and hit them as they rode along Silverado Trail in Napa County on Tuesday morning, a California Highway Patrol spokesperson said. Officers responded around 11 a.m. to a collision between the two bicyclists and a three-axle 2018 Freightliner flatbed truck on Silverado Trail north of Oak Knoll Avenue, CHP Officer Vince Pompliano said. Possible body recovered in Alameda A preliminary investigation found that the two bicyclists and the truck were both going north on the roadway when the load of lumber shifted on the flatbed and struck the bicyclists, Pompliano said.One bicyclist, a man believed to be about 50 years old, was pronounced dead at the scene while the second bicyclist, a woman believed to be in her 40s, was taken to Queen of the Valley Medical Center and succumbed to her injuries there, the CHP spokesperson said.The truck driver, a 55-year-old man from Vallejo, stayed at the scene and cooperated with inv...

Possible body recovered in Alameda

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:16:32 GMT

(KRON) -- Officers with the Alameda Police Department may have recovered a body while out on a call Tuesday afternoon, KRON4 has learned. Officers are at the scene near Bay Farm Island Bridge in the 3300 block of Otis Drive.An Alameda PD representative said the department is working with the Alameda County Sheriff's Office Coroner's Bureau on recovery efforts. Mother of 5 found dead near San Jose identified Police in Alameda have been investigating the disappearance of a 52-year-old woman Saturday who disappeared after telling a family member she planned to go for a short walk.It is not known if the two incidents are related.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.