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Downey man accused of killing sex worker in Tijuana may be tied to 2 other deaths

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:59 GMT

A Southern California man accused of killing a woman in Mexico and implicated in two other deaths has been compared to notorious serial killer Ted Bundy, according to a Vice News report.Bryant Rivera, of Downey, was arrested Thursday by U.S. authorities nearly two years after he began his alleged killing spree, Vice reported.Before his capture, Baja California Attorney General Iván Carpio Sánchez said the killer had “violent and psychopathic behavior,” and compared him to Bundy.Though implicated in the deaths of three women, Rivera was arrested in connection with the January 2022 killing of 20-year-old dancer and sex worker Ángela Carolina Acosta Flores, and Mexico is seeking to extradite him, according to an unsealed federal criminal complaint. Rivera, who apparently went by "Eduardo," and Acosta met at a popular strip club in Tijuana where she worked. On the night of Jan. 24, 2022, the two went into a hotel above the club, but Rivera left alone and was later seen entering the U.S...

Hundreds of goats work to prevent wildfires in Southern California

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:59 GMT

To mitigate the danger of wildfire season in Southern California, local officials have brought in a large team to lend a hand — hundreds of hungry, grass-loving goats.For these hardworking goats, their entire workday is one long lunch break as they work to clear fire-prone brush.“They’ll work through and eat all the grasses and light brush down to the ground level which obviously helps us with mitigating wildfires in the area,” explained Chris Nelson, Assistant Chief with the San Manuel Fire Department.Little do the hungry goats know, they’re playing a much larger and more important role in wildfire prevention.“We started this year with this herd at 150 and because we got them so early in kidding season, the herd doubled to 300,” Nelson said.To mitigate the impending danger of wildfire season in Southern California, local officials have brought in a large team to clear fire-prone brush — hundreds of hungry, grass-loving goats.(KTLA)To mitigate the impending danger of wildfire season...

Does Threads Not Allow You To Delete Your Profile? Kind Of

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:59 GMT

The newly-minted Threads app has created a social media stir, and one of the immediate concerns was the ability to delete one’s profile.Meta Platforms abruptly released the Twitter-style app this week and users noticed that, as of this writing, one cannot delete their profile, unless they also delete their Instagram profile.The primary way of signing up for Threads was through a user’s existing Instagram profile, giving the option to import followers and those following, in the process.Account settings for deleting the Threads app.When going through the settings, the app states, “Some settings, like deleting your account, apply to both Threads and Instagram and can be managed on Instagram.”When users posted about the app-deleting terms, Meta’s Chief Technology Officer, Andrew Bosworth, said, “This was an edge case, we are currently fixing it.”Meta recently launched an attempt to create synergy across its platforms with its “Accounts Ce...

The return of ‘Kung Foo Panda’: Pablo Sandoval pays visit to SF Giants

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:59 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants hosted a familiar face at Oracle Park on Friday.Pablo Sandoval, the beloved three-time World Series champion, paid a visit to his former team before their series opener against the Rockies. Wearing his weight’s worth in jewelry, a Gucci fanny pack and a white sweatshirt wrapped across his shoulders, Sandoval received a warm reception as soon as he walked into the home clubhouse.Sandoval’s first visit was to Wilmer Flores, before Joc Pederson summoned him over to the card table. Sandoval gave a playful tug on Pederson’s mop of bleach-blond hair before making his way over to Brandon Crawford’s locker, sharing some words not fit to print.“I’m glad Pablo’s here, man,” said manager Gabe Kapler, who shared a pregame panda hug outside the dugout.Sandoval, 36, last played in Major League Baseball with the Braves in 2021. He has continued his career in the Mexican League last year and in the Puerto Rican Winter League...

Man shot last month in San Jose dies of his injuries

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:59 GMT

SAN JOSE – A man shot about a week ago in San Jose has died of his injuries, police said Friday.The shooting happened around 8:20 p.m. on June 29 in the area of Dixie Drive and Lanai Avenue, San Jose police Sgt. Jorge Garibay said in a statement.Officers called there found the man suffering from at least one gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.On Friday, police received word the man had died, Garibay said. The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office will release the man’s identity once it is confirmed and his next of kin is notified.Garibay said the motive and circumstances surrounding the homicide are under investigation.The death marked the city’s 20th homicide of 2023. At this time last year, San Jose police had investigated 19 homicides in the city.Anyone with information related to the case can contact SJPD Homicide Unit detectives at [email protected], [email protected] or 408-277-5283. Tips can also be left with Silicon Vall...

Manson follower Van Houten moves a step closer to freedom

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:59 GMT

By Robert Jablon | Associated PressLOS ANGELES — California’s governor announced Friday that he won’t ask the state Supreme Court to block parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, paving the way for her release after serving 53 years in prison for two infamous murders.In a brief statement, the governor’s office said an appeal was unlikely to succeed.Newsom is disappointed, the statement said.“More than 50 years after the Manson cult committed these brutal killings, the victims’ families still feel the impact,” the statement said.Van Houten, now in her 70s, is serving a life sentence for helping Manson and other followers in the 1969 killings of Leno LaBianca, a grocer in Los Angeles, and his wife, Rosemary.Van Houten could be freed in about two weeks after the parole board reviews her record and processes paperwork for her release from the California Institution for Women in Corona, her attorney Nancy Tetreault said.She was recommende...

Review: ‘Joy Ride’ is a glorious, raunchy, gross-out comedy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:59 GMT

By Jocelyn Noveck | Associated PressIf you’re like me, there comes a moment of truth in raunchy film comedies when you decide whether to fully join in the fun — or ride it out on the fence.It often comes in a key early comic scene. Can they pull it off? If so you’ll be putty in their hands for two hours, ready to chuckle along no matter how gross it gets (think of that bridal dress fitting in “Bridesmaids.”) If not, you’ll shuffle uncomfortably on the sidelines, feeling rather like a prude.In first-time director Adele Lim’s ebullient, chaotic, nothing’s-too-gross-if-it’s funny road comedy “Joy Ride,” that moment came for me when watching Ashley Park swallow a disgusting concoction in a drinking contest, pretending all’s fine as her insides erupt. Expert comic chops cannot be faked. Park had me from that guzzle (and cemented it later with her Gollum impression.)Yet the impressive thing about “Joy Ride,” a c...

SF Giants top prospect Kyle Harrison ruled out of Futures Game with hamstring strain

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:59 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants’ top pitching prospect, Kyle Harrison, will not participate in the Futures Game this weekend after suffering a hamstring injury following his last start, the club announced Friday.Harrison, a 21-year-old left-hander out of De La Salle (Concord) High School, will be re-evaluated following the All-Star break, the Giants announced Friday. He was diagnosed with a moderate strain in his right hamstring, which can typically sideline players for up to a month.Harrison suffered the injury in a training session between starts, the club said. It puts a damper on an up-and-down first half in his first season at Triple-A. While he has flashed glimpses of his immense potential, he hasn’t harnessed his sinker-slider-changeup mix to be able to throw consistent strikes. Harrison is striking out nearly a batter and a half per inning but also averaging nearly a walk per inning, too, while posting a 4.97 ERA in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League.Rated the t...

San Francisco city attorney fires back at homeless advocates' allegations

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:59 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu is firing back at homeless advocates who claimed the city violated a court-ordered injunction the protects people living on the streets. The City Attorney filed a motion in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California refuting allegations made by the Coalition on Homelessness. The case, Coalition on Homelessness v. City and County of San Francisco, has prevented city officials from forcing any homeless person to move from a public space, such as a sidewalk. Judge Donna Ryu ruled in favor of the coalition on December 23, 2022. Since then, "the city has gone to great lengths to comply with the injunction and remains committed to a services-first approach to addressing homelessness," Chiu said. "Instead of working through minor issues with the city, Plaintiffs have spent months unjustifiably painting San Francisco as a violator of people’s rights. Despite the superficial heft of Plaintiffs’ nearly 400-page fi...

Ohtani in Angels’ lineup as DH while nursing blister on finger against Dodgers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:59 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — All-Star Shohei Ohtani is in the lineup as the designated hitter and is set to bat leadoff for the Los Angeles Angels in their Freeway Series opener against the Dodgers.The two-way superstar is nursing a blister on the middle finger of his right hand. He was held hitless Wednesday to close out a three-game sweep by the San Diego Padres. Ohtani left Tuesday’s start as a pitcher because of the blister. He also has a cracked fingernail.“He’s fine. He hasn’t said anything about it. It doesn’t affect him to hit,” manager Phil Nevin said before Friday night’s game at Dodger Stadium. “I’m really trying to get him as many pitches as I can.”Ohtani won’t pitch in next week’s All-Star game in Seattle, but if he’s healthy enough, he will remain the starting DH for the American League.The Angels are without fellow All-Star slugger Mike Trout, who had surgery Wednesday for a broken left wrist after fouling off a pitch. He’s ...