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Embattled Israeli PM Netanyahu rescinds minister firing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:44 GMT

Associated PressJERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday retracted his decision to fire his defense minister over criticism of the government’s contentious plan to overhaul the judiciary.In a televised speech, Netanyahu said that Yoav Gallant is staying in his post. “I decided to put the differences we had behind us,” he said.Netanyahu announced late last month that Gallant was fired. The decision set off a wave of spontaneous mass protests and a general strike that threatened to paralyze the country, forcing the Israeli leader to suspend his divisive plan to overhaul the judicial system.This is a breaking story, please check back for updates.

Justice Department appeals judge’s ruling on abortion pill

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:44 GMT

By Tierney Sneed | CNNThe Justice Department asked a federal appeals court on Monday to put on hold a judge’s ruling that could make a medication abortion drug unavailable nationwide starting Friday at midnight.The request, filed on Monday before the US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, is seeking a short-term administrative stay as well as a long-term stay pending appeal on a lower court ruling from US District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, who ordered the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the drug to be suspended.An administrative stay would give the appellate court more breathing room to consider whether Kacsmaryk’s ruling should be frozen while the litigation plays out. The Justice Department and Danco, a manufacturer of the drug mifepristone that intervened in the case to defend the FDA’s approval in 2000, had both already filed notices of appeal.Kacsmaryk said his Friday night order would not go into effect for seven days to give the Justice Department ...

Video: Car goes off freeway, crashes into Oakland apartment building

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:44 GMT

(KRON) -- A car went off the freeway and crashed into an apartment building in Oakland on Monday morning, according to the Oakland Fire Department. The vehicle was traveling on the freeway when it was allegedly struck from behind near an exit. 5-year-old girl killed in shooting on I-880 in Fremont: CHP The vehicle went off the freeway and crashed into the rear of an apartment building on Arkansas Street, parallel to eastbound I-580. The driver of the car sustained a foot injury and was transported by ambulance to an area hospital, firefighters said. There was no one else in the car at the time of the crash.Video from the scene (watch in the player above) shows a hole in the wall of the interior of the apartment and the crumpled front end of the vehicle visible through the window.

Suspect charged in assault on ex-fire commissioner in Marina

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:44 GMT

(KRON) -- A suspect has been charged in connection with assaulting former San Francisco Fire Commissioner Don Carmignani with a metal pipe in the Marina District in San Francisco last week, the San Francisco District Attorney announced Monday.On April 6, Garret Allen Doty, 24, attacked Carmignani in the area of Magnolia Street and Laguna Street at about 7:20 p.m., KRON4 previously reported. Carmignani was hospitalized and underwent surgery to remove a piece of his skull. MORE: Man assaulted with metal pipe in Marina was former SF fire commissioner Police arrested Doty shortly after the incident.Doty has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery with serious bodily injury and assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury. He is due in court Thursday for arraignment. He faces seven years in prison.“I understand how a violent attack like this can shake a community and I am committed to ensuring that the defendant is held accountable, so that we se...

Police search for vehicle that left pedestrian in critical condition

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:44 GMT

(KRON) -- The Cloverdale police are looking for a vehicle they said hit a pedestrian Sunday and fled leaving the pedestrian in critical condition. The driver hit the pedestrian on the 400 clock of East First Street while the pedestrian was walking in the shoulder, according to Cloverdale Police Department officials.Police said the pedestrian was taken to the hospital and is in critical condition. 5-year-old girl killed in shooting on I-880 in Fremont: CHP The suspect car is a white Toyota Corolla with custom red accents along the lower sides and around the wheel wells. A piece of the suspect car fell off at the scene. It is a black plastic bumper grille with two decorative heart-shaped hand straps--one black and one red--that hang below the bottom edge of the front bumper.It is unknown whether the car has other damage besides missing the bumper grille.Please contact the Cloverdale Police Department if you have any information regarding this incident, contact investigating Officer ...

Money, power, sex: Attorney says slain kids’ mom used all 3

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:44 GMT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A mother accused in the triple murder of her two youngest children as well as her new husband’s previous wife was willing to “remove any obstacle in her way to get what she wants,” a prosecutor told jurors Monday morning. “The defendant used money, power and sex to get what she wanted,” Fremont County Prosecutor Lindsey Black said. “It didn’t matter what it was.”Prosecutors charged Lori Vallow Daybell and her husband, Chad Daybell, with multiple counts of conspiracy, murder and grand theft in connection with the deaths of Vallow Daybell’s two youngest children: 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and big sister Tylee Ryan, who was last seen a few days before her 17th birthday in 2019. Prosecutors also charged the couple in connection with the October 2019 death of Chad Daybell’s late wife, Tammy Daybell.Both defendants have pleaded not guilty, but they are being tried separately and Chad Daybell’s trial is still months away. Vallow Daybell faces...

Bruins’ David Pastrnak accomplishes lofty goal of scoring 60

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:44 GMT

David Pastrnak followed Brad Marchand’s advice all the way to a career year.Many years ago, not long after Pastrnak entered the NHL in 2014-15, Marchand told his Boston Bruins teammate, “You have to always aim 10 goals higher than you think you can get.”Pastrnak did just that, shooting for 60 goals this season. He knew 50 was a possibility, then on Sunday racked up a hat trick to reach 60 for the first time — the latest highlight in a stretch that has seen him carry the Bruins to the top of the league and the single-season wins record.“Wasn’t really thinking I would get there,” Pastrnak said, acknowledging it wasn’t for lack of belief. “I know what kind of player I am in this league right now, and I came really close before COVID, so I knew I could do it. That helps with your mindset.”Three years after the pandemic halted his pursuit of 50 goals just shy at 48, Pastrnak joined Connor McDavid at the 60 mark. It’s the first time two players have reached 60 goals in t...

White Sox trade reliever Ruiz to Diamondbacks for $100,000

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:44 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox traded reliever José Ruiz to Arizona on Sunday for $100,000.The White Sox designated the 28-year-old for assignment on Friday following a difficult start to the season. Ruiz allowed nine runs, eight hits and four walks with three strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings across four appearances for Chicago.Ruiz spent five-plus with the White Sox, who claimed him off waivers from San Diego in December 2017. Ruiz went 3-7 with a 4.53 ERA in 177 appearances for Chicago.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Election-denying former Colorado clerk avoids jail

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:44 GMT

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — A former Colorado county clerk accused of illegally accessing her election system avoided jail time for a misdemeanor obstruction conviction in another case on Monday. County Judge Bruce Raaum sentenced Tina Peters to 120 hours of community service and four months of home detention with an ankle monitor for trying to prevent authorities from taking an iPad she allegedly used to video a court hearing. However, the sentence was immediately put on hold while Peters appeals it, The Daily Sentinel reported.Peters, who has become a prominent national figure in the election conspiracy movement, had faced up to six months in jail. Peters’ attorney, Harvey Steinberg, argued that she should not go to jail since it was her first conviction and because she was exercising her rights to question government.District Attorney Dan Rubinstein said Peters, as an elected official, should be held to a higher standard.Raaum agreed that a higher standard should apply to ...

Hendrick won’t appeal penalties to No. 24, No. 48 cars

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:44 GMT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Hendrick Motorsports said Monday it won’t appeal the latest penalties handed down by NASCAR on the race teams of drivers Alex Bowman and William Byron last week.NASCAR took both the No. 48 and No. 24 cars to its R&D center following the race at Richmond and found illegal modifications in the greenhouse, or center, area of the car. NASCAR docked the team’s 60 points and five playoff points apiece last Thursday. Also, interim crew chiefs in Greg Ives for the No. 48 and Brian Campe for the No. 24 were fined $75,000 and suspended for two races.A statement released by Hendrick Motorsports said the organization will be best served using its time and resources on competing each weekend. “The area of the race cars NASCAR focused on is not related to our performance on the track,” the statement said. Hendrick Motorsports had a successful appeal of penalties it incurred following the Phoenix race last month when its four race teams were assessed penalties of 10...