Palo Alto residential burglary interrupted by resident, suspects at large

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:29:49 GMT

(KRON) -- A Palo Alto resident interrupted a pair of burglars in the side yard of her home Tuesday after being tipped off to their presence by home security cameras, the Palo Alto Police Department said in a news release. The suspects had apparently forced entry into the home but took off once they realized someone was home.Palo Alto PD received a call to their 24-hour dispatch center around 9:12 p.m. regarding a burglary in progress, police said. The resident, described as a woman in her fifties, was alone at her home in the 1400 block of Byran Street when she was notified by her home security cameras that two suspects had entered her side yard through an unlocked gate. UC Berkeley student falls from 3-story building during party She dialed 9-1-1 and then yelled "hello," according to police. The suspects fled and she heard one of them cursing.Upon responding, officers discovered the home's rear sliding glass door had been shattered. While police believe the suspects entered the ...

Oakland man charged with murdering woman over traffic noise

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:29:49 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- An Oakland man was seething with anger and frustration over cars racing by his house when he began firing an assault rifle at passing motorists, according to investigators. One woman who drove by his house, 21-year-old Marie Villa Bedford, was fatally shot Saturday, prosecutors said. "Marie Villa Bedford was just driving by. Her murder is heartbreaking and absolutely unacceptable," Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price said.The District Attorney’s Office filed murder charges Tuesday against the accused killer, Bernard Tracie Jimmerson.Jimmerson, 39, told Oakland police that he was "frustrated by the noise of cars racing up and down his street in the middle of the night," Price said.Jimmerson never should have had a gun in the first place. The felon has a rap sheet, two prior strikes, and was prohibited from owning firearms, jail inmate records show. He's also the father of two young children. Bedford was driving on MacArthur Boulevard just before 2:...

Fire in Santa Rosa destroys garage, 2 'high-value' cars

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:29:49 GMT

(KRON) -- The Santa Rosa Fire Department responded to a garage fire at 587 Greenwood Drive at a single-story duplex home Tuesday night. The fire burned into the early morning hours of Wednesday. Four engine trucks and one ladder truck responded to the scene along with 18 fire personnel around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. Woman wins $5M from lottery scratcher after overcoming homelessness Firefighters attacked the fire from the outside before entering the garage. Officials said there was a large amount of fire showing from the front of the garage emanating from the inside. Firefighters said the flames were contained to the garage and attic while both living unites suffered minor smoke damage.Officials said the fire destroyed two high-value cars as well as the rest of the contents in the garage. Damage is estimated at about $250,000. No injuries were reported.Firefighters were able to contain the fire in about 20 minutes but continued extinguishing efforts for almost an hour.The cause of the...

Police: Multiple injured in Midtown Atlanta shooting

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:29:49 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Police said Wednesday afternoon that they were investigating an “active shooter situation” in a building in Atlanta’s Midtown neighborhood and that multiple people had been injured.The Atlanta Police Department said on Twitter that the active shooter was inside a building on West Peachtree Street, between 12th and 13th Streets, a commercial area with many office buildings and high-rise apartments. No suspect was in custody and police said in an email just after 1 p.m. that it was an “active, fluid situation.”The shooting comes as cities around the U.S. have been wracked by gun violence and mass shootings in 2023.Police sent out a photo of the person believed to be the shooter. The person was wearing dark pants and a light colored hoodie with the hood pulled up. They had a mask on their face and appeared to be wearing a bag across their front. Police said the person is believed to be armed and dangerous and asked anyone with information on the person’s wher...

Expert: Trump accuser shows signs of trauma, resilience

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:29:49 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A clinical psychologist testified Wednesday that the writer accusing former President Donald Trump of rape shows common signs of trauma and has been able to move on with her life in part by blaming herself and leaning into her exuberant public persona.E. Jean Carroll has avoided intimate relationships, sometimes shutting down during dates, and often finds herself fending off “intrusive memories” of what she says Trump did to her in a dressing room at a luxury Manhattan department store, psychologist Leslie Lebowitz said.Hired by Carroll’s lawyers, Lebowitz testified for a second day in Manhattan federal court at a civil trial arising from the lawsuit Carroll filed in November. She relayed decades of clinical expertise and her observations of Carroll during interviews in preparation for trial.Carroll testified last week that Lebowitz is the only mental health professional she’s spoken with since the alleged sexual assault.“For many years, she just si...

Raducanu to miss French Open, Wimbledon after hand surgery

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:29:49 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Emma Raducanu will miss the French Open and Wimbledon after announcing Wednesday that she is having what she called “minor” procedures on both hands and an ankle and expects to be sidelined for “the next few months.”The 2021 U.S. Open champion, a 20-year-old from Britain, has struggled with a series of injuries, most recently pulling out of the Madrid Open because of a hand problem.Raducanu said on her social media accounts that she’s dealt with “a recurring injury on a bone of both hands” for the past 10 months. She posted a photo of herself in a hospital bed with her right wrist and hand bandaged.“I’m disappointed to share that I will be out for the next few months and while I am at it will have another minor procedure that is due on my ankle,” the 85th-ranked Raducanu wrote. “It pains me that I will miss the summer events and I tried to downplay the issues so I thank all my fans who continued to support me when you did not know the facts.”Raducanu became...

Negro Leagues Museum starts drive for new $25M facility

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:29:49 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is embarking on a fundraising campaign to raise $25 million for a new building to house its education center and what has become one of the world’s unique collections of baseball memorabilia.Museum president Bob Kendrick said the “Pitch for the Future” campaign is designed to lead to a new 30,000-square foot facility that would be adjacent to the Buck O’Neil Education and Research Center, which is named for the Negro Leagues great who helped to lead the fundraising effort to build the initial museum.“Our growth from a one-room office to becoming America’s National Negro Leagues Baseball Museum has been an amazing journey,” said Kendrick, who also announced that Bank of America had already donated $1 million to the project. “Now,” Kendrick said, “we’re building an organization that will continue to preserve and celebrate the triumphant story of the Negro Leagues but also fortify our position as one of t...

La Policía de Atlanta investiga un atacante activo en un edificio de Midtown

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:29:49 GMT

(CNN) — El Departamento de Policía de Atlanta (APD, por sus siglas en inglés) tuiteó este miércoles que está investigando un incidente de atacante activo dentro de un edificio en Midtown Atlanta.“Por favor, refúgiense en su lugar, o permanezcan fuera del área”, agregó APD.“Estamos trabajando en una situación de atacante activo dentro de un edificio en West Peachtree St, entre 12th St y 13th St. Somos conscientes de varias personas heridas. No hay ningún sospechoso detenido”, añadió el Departamento.Esta es una noticia en desarrollo y será actualizada.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

“Storyteller”, el inteligente juego de puzles desarrollado en 15 años por un argentino que habría podido hundirse en su lanzamiento

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:29:49 GMT

(CNN Español) — La historia del diseñador de videojuegos argentino Daniel Benmergui y su obra, “Storyteller”, demuestra que lanzar un videojuego no es coser y cantar. Ha sido un trabajo de 15 años y su lanzamiento, en marzo de 2023, ha sido un parto duro. “Storyteller”, distribuido por la prestigiosa Annapurna Interactive, es uno de los videojuegos de puzles más superlativos del año gracias a un diseño excelente. Su premisa consiste en crear historias en viñetas modificando personajes, escenarios y acciones utilizando el imaginario colectivo que poseemos de historias como Romeo y Julieta o Drácula. Una propuesta simpática, sencilla e inteligente con la que pretenden llegar a personas que no suelen jugar a videojuegos.Pese a sus bondades, tuvo una recepción difícil. Un síntoma de cómo opera la comunidad del videojuego en internet. El título recibió cientos de críticas negativas en Steam, la plataforma reina de juegos de PC, por su corta duración. Muchos usuarios comentaban que ...