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Berkeley man’s head doused in gasoline, lit on fire in seemingly random attack

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:31 GMT

BERKELEY — A 24-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder, mayhem and elder abuse for allegedly dousing a 68-year-old man’s head in gasoline and setting it on fire in an attack with no apparent motive, court records show.Bradley Edward Marcrum, who has addresses listed in Berkeley and Los Angeles, was charged Thursday in connection with the June 29 attack. The victim was hospitalized with serious burns, required skin grafts and surgery, but somehow survived the attack, authorities said.The day before the attack, Marcrum was placed in a mental health hold in San Francisco after he threatened to jump off a building. He was briefly hospitalized but released after a psychological evaluation determined he wasn’t a threat to himself or others, according to authorities.The gasoline attack happened around 8 p.m. According to police, the 68-year-old man was sitting on a small brick wall near University Avenue and Bonar Street when Marcrum allegedly walked up, punc...

US Women’s Open: Rookie disqualified just five holes into first round after caddie uses rangefinder

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:31 GMT

By Jack Bantock | CNNThai golfer Natthakritta Vongtaveelap made it through just five holes of her US Women’s Open debut on Thursday before she was disqualified due to her caddie’s use of a rangefinder.The 20-year-old LPGA Tour rookie was even-par to start her tournament at California’s famous Pebble Beach course before she was disqualified after caddie Jinsup Kim used the distance-measuring device on two occasions.“During the first round, on multiple occasions the caddie for Natthakritta Vongtaveelap used a distance measuring device, which is not allowed in the U.S. Women’s Open,” said a statement from the USGA, the organizers of the major.“The first breach is a general penalty, and the second breach resulted in disqualification.”Rangefinders are permitted at LPGA Tour-sanctioned events, and made their women’s major debut at the Women’s PGA Championship in 2021, but are not permitted at the US Women’s Open or the Women’s British Open, which is organized by the R&A.Michael Yim, V...

This is not the first time the Ruby Princess has had a troubled arrival in SF

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:31 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- On Thursday, a Princess Cruise ship that had just sailed into the San Francisco Bay crashed into Pier 27, inflicting damage to its hull, and the pier. Thankfully, no one was hurt or put at significant risk as a result of the accident. However, it was far from the first time that particular ship, the Ruby Princess, had made headlines in the City by the Bay. Petition against skyscraper in the Sunset District draws over 2,500 signatures Ruby Princess COVID outbreaksIn March of 2022 the Ruby Princess sailed into San Francisco Bay following a 15-day Panama Canal cruise. Some passengers and crewmembers aboard the ship were infected with COVID, despite everyone onboard being fully vaccinated. The total number of infections in that incident was not released.Earlier in 2022, the Ruby Princess arrived in San Francisco following a 10-day cruise to Mexico with another COVID outbreak onboard. In that instance, 12 people aboard ship tested positive for the virus.Earlier ...

Pregnant woman, 20, killed in Antioch crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:31 GMT

(KRON) -- A 20-year-old woman was killed Thursday in a crash on Lone Tree Way in Antioch after she was ejected from a vehicle, police said.The young woman was reportedly pregnant, and her name was not immediately released. According to investigators, a driver was speeding on Lone Tree Way at 4:49 p.m. when it collided into another car at the Clayburn Road intersection. One of the vehicles, a black Grand Cherokee, flipped several times from the impact of the collision. The woman was ejected from her passenger seat in the Cherokee. (Image courtesy Art Ray)The Antioch Police Department Communications Center received a flurry of 911 calls and officers responded to the crash scene.(Image courtesy Art Ray)"A solo driver of one vehicle suffered chest pain and was transported to an area hospital for treatment. The driver and passenger of the rollover vehicle was also transported to an area hospital for precautions. A 20-year-old female was ejected from the vehicle that rolled over and was p...

Dozens of Witnesses Say Rodney Reed Is Innocent. Texas Court Says They’re All Wrong.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:31 GMT

Rodrick Reed was preparing to fly to Washington, D.C., for a vigil commemorating the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1972 ruling that briefly abolished the death penalty when he got the news: The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, or the CCA, had once again ruled against his brother Rodney Reed, who has been on death row since 1998 for a crime he swears he did not commit.The news made Rodrick’s remarks at the vigil even more urgent. “My brother was convicted of the murder and rape of Stacey Stites, and since that time, we’ve been living a nightmare that we cannot wake up from,” he said. “The reason I say it’s a nightmare is because the truth is out there, but nobody is willing to look at it or to pay attention to it. Evidence is out there that proves my brother’s innocence, but nobody is admitting it into the court.”“I say, let all the evidence be looked at and heard and give him a new trial,” he continued. “We don’t need to free Rodney Reed, the truth will free Rodney Reed.”“...

Former CONMEBOL boss Napout returns to Paraguay after 5 years in US prison

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:31 GMT

ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — Disgraced former CONMEBOL president Juan Ángel Napout arrived in his native Paraguay on Friday after he was released from a United States federal prison for medical reasons and deported.The 65-year-old Napout, with his wife, carried a Paraguayan flag at Silvio Pettirossi Airport in the capital Asuncion.Napout, also a FIFA vice-president, served 5 1/2 years of a nine-year sentence in Miami after being convicted of racketeering conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy. He was due to be released in 2025 but was freed early. He has cataracts in both eyes.Napout was banned by FIFA in 2019 after its ethics committee found him guilty of bribery in years that overlapped him bossing Paraguay’s soccer body from 2007-14 and South America’s governing body from 2014-15.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

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Phillies’ John Middleton and Royals’ John Sherman join MLB relocation committee, AP source says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:31 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Owners of teams in two of the Oakland Athletics’ former cities will help evaluate whether the franchise should move to Las Vegas.Philadelphia Phillies chief executive officer John Middleton and Kansas City Royals CEO John Sherman will serve on Major League Baseball’s relocation committee, a person familiar with their appointment told The Associated Press on Friday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no announcement was made.They join Milwaukee Brewers chairman Mark Attanasio, picked last month by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred to chair the relocation committee. That group will evaluate the team’s application, define the new operating territory and television territory, then make a recommendation to Manfred and the eight-man executive council. The council formulates a recommendation to all 30 clubs, which must approve the move by at least three-quarters vote.There has been no announced timetable for MLB to consider a relocation.Oak...

Sentencian a 90 cadenas perpetuas al hombre que mató a 23 personas en un tiroteo contra latinos en un Walmart de Texas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:31 GMT

(CNN) — Patrick Crusius, el atacante que mató a 23 personas en un Walmart de El Paso en uno de los ataques más mortíferos contra latinos en la historia moderna de Estados Unidos, fue sentenciado a 90 cadenas perpetuas consecutivas por un juez federal este viernes.Crusius se declaró culpable de los cargos en febrero, incluidos los delitos de odio, por el ataque de 2019.Se enfrenta a una posible pena de muerte en otro caso estatal, en el que se declaró inocente.Desde que comenzó la audiencia de la sentencia este miércoles, Crusius se enfrentó a docenas de familiares de las víctimas y sobrevivientes que compartieron declaraciones angustiosas sobre lo sucedido y sobre los efectos de las acciones del atacante.Los familiares de algunas víctimas tuvieron sus ojos llenos de lágrimas cuando confrontaron a Crusius por primera vez en la corte, acusándolo de ser un “cobarde ignorante”, un “parásito malvado”, un “monstruo” y “racista”.El tiro...

Caught on camera: Sly thieves steal credit card right in front of victim

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — After a victim's credit card was stolen right in front of him, the Arvada Police Department is reminding you to always be aware of your surroundings, even during simple conversations at the grocery store.Three suspects were caught on camera stealing a credit card from a man's wallet in front of his eyes. A surveillance video from a local Walmart shows a man heading to the self-checkout, and that's where the crime occurs.As the man is checking out, a male and female suspect approach a vending machine that is next to the victim. In the video, the man and woman are acting normal, browsing the machine. $4,000 reward offered after 13-year-old’s murder in Aurora However, the male suspect pulls some cash from his wallet and pretends that it was dropped by the victim. The man then hands the victim his "dropped money," and that is when the thief moves in.As the suspect puts the money near the victim's hand, he pulls out an orange credit card. In a matter of seconds, the vi...