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Cruise car appears to rear-end Muni bus

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:44:37 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- An image posted to social media on Thursday appeared to show a Cruise car rear-ending a Muni bus in San Francisco. Cruise said no injuries were caused by the crash.Image taken by David Bauer. "This afternoon, one of our vehicles made contact with the rear of a Muni bus. No injuries were reported, there were no passengers present in the Cruise AV, and it has been cleared from the scene," Cruise tweeted. The crash happened in front of San Franpsycho, which is located at 1439 Haight Street. The photo was taken by David Bauer. PHOTOS: Fallen tree crushes Marin County home There have been other incidents involving Cruise cars in San Francisco this week. Two self-driving cars apparently did not detect road closure tape and drove through a closed street at the intersection of Leavenworth Street and Clay Street.The street was closed due to downed Muni wires. Cruise confirmed that cars briefly entered areas with downed trees or power lines during the storm.KRON ON ...

California communities with the best public schools in 2023: report

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:44:37 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — When it comes to buying a home, the quality of the area's public schools can play a major role in the planning decision — even if you don't have young children, proximity to quality districts can affect home values.Niche, a data site that specializes in education rankings, weighed a number of factors, including academic performance, diversity, parent/student surveys, sports, clubs and more to determine which communities in California have the best public schools in 2023. Chick-fil-A discontinuing longtime side dish to ‘help simplify’ menu When it comes to the top 20 places in California, the greater San Diego area swept the top three spots, Niche found:PlaceMetro areaState2023 ranking2022 ranking2021 rankingRancho Santa FeSan Diego AreaCalifornia111Fairbanks RanchSan Diego AreaCalifornia222Del MarSan Diego AreaCalifornia333Los Altos HillsSan Francisco Bay AreaCalifornia465Solana BeachSan Diego AreaCalifornia544La Cañada FlintridgeLos Angeles AreaCalifornia657Palos Ver...

Steph, Ayesha Curry join Biden fitness and nutrition council

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:44:37 GMT

(The Hill) – NBA superstar Steph Curry and his restaurateur wife, Ayesha Curry, are among the newest members of one of President Biden’s councils promoting fitness and nutrition.The White House announced on Friday that the famed couple is among the nearly 30 new members that Biden intends to appoint to the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition.The group “aims to promote healthy, accessible eating and physical activity for all Americans, regardless of background or ability” and going forward will include a focus on mental health “as it pertains to physical fitness and nutrition,” according to the White House.In addition to the Currys, the list of new members also includes celebrity chef Jose Garces, former Philadelphia Phillies baseball player Ryan Howard, WNBA champion Tamika Catchings, and Olympians Chloe Kim, Elana Meyers Taylor and Chaunté Lowe. Tina Flournoy, a former chief of staff to Vice President Harris, Food Lion President Meg Ham, Dance Institute of Washingt...

PHOTOS: Fallen tree crushes Marin County home

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:44:37 GMT

MARIN COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) -- A tree crushed a home in Marin County Thursday night. Photos (below) show the damage the tree made at a residence on Yolanda Drive near Center Boulevard and Saunders Avenue in San Anselmo. PHOTOS: Steeple blown off church in Richmond Around 5:20 a.m. Friday, neighbors saw the fallen tree and called 911. Police and fire crews responded to the scene shortly after.No injuries were reported, KRON4 confirmed. However, a part of the tree broke through and entered one of the house's bedrooms.Two people were inside the home at the time the tree fell: a mother and her 30-year-old son. The mother was able to safely exit the home while the son needed help from fire crews.Here's a photo gallery of the damage the fallen tree caused.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: abso...

Biden, Trudeau say ‘inseparable’ nations won’t fail Ukraine

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:44:37 GMT

OTTAWA, ONTARIO (AP) — President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday celebrated the close, “inseparable” U.S.-Canada relationship and vowed that the two nations remain committed to defending Ukraine as it tries to repel a Russian invasion that has no end in sight.Biden and Trudeau met just days after Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks for the first time since the start of the war. The Chinese and Russian leader agreed to deepen economic bonds between their two countries. But Biden argued that Western resolve remains stronger and warned Russia that the U.S., Canada and their allies would defend “every inch of NATO territory.”The president also bristled at the notion that Russia has managed to expand a partnership with Beijing that is allowing Moscow to sustain its economy and war effort despite the U.S. lining up an international coalition to economically isolate Russia with a barrage of sanctions. China, however, thus...

Ohtani returns to Angels camp, fans 8 in minor league game

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:44:37 GMT

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — It was back to business as usual for Shohei Ohtani on Friday.The two-way star returned to Los Angeles Angels camp after his MVP performance in the World Baseball Classic. Three days after striking out Mike Trout to clinch the WBC title for Japan against the United States in Miami, Ohtani was on the back fields in Tempe, pitching in a minor league game against some Arizona Diamondbacks farmhands.Friday’s outing was to keep Ohtani on schedule for his opening day start next Thursday in Oakland. He faced 19 batters while working into a fifth inning, walking one and striking out eight. He allowed four hits, including a home run to Gavin Conticello, an eighth-round draft pick for Arizona in 2021.Druw Jones, the Diamondbacks’ first-round pick last season and the son of 10-time Gold Glove center fielder Andruw Jones.“The game today was to get up to my pitch count, get used to the pitch clock again and using the PitchCom,” Ohtani said through an interpreter after throwing...

AMLO tacha de “falsos” los comentarios de Blinken sobre la guerra contra el narcotráfico en México

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:44:37 GMT

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO, México – El presidente mexicano, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, tachó este viernes de “falsos” los comentarios del secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken, sobre los cárteles mexicanos del narcotráfico, que a su juicio controlan ciertos territorios de México por encima del gobierno.“Eso es falso, no es cierto, hace como un año declaró lo mismo un comandante de las Fuerzas Armadas de EEUU, y se le informó que no era cierto”, manifestó el jefe del Estado en su rueda de prensa diaria.“No hay ningún lugar del territorio nacional en donde no haya presencia de la autoridad. Le puedo decir al señor Blinken que, creo lo sabe, que constantemente estamos destruyendo laboratorios clandestinos en Sinaloa, en Sonora (estados del norte de México), en todos lados”, agregó.López Obrador hizo estas declaraciones cuestionado por la comparecencia de Blinken en el senado estadounidense, donde este miércoles dijo que “es justo decir que ...

The Galleri Classic Tour Scores

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:44:37 GMT

FridayAt Dinah Shore Tournament CourseRancho Mirage, Calif.Purse: $2.2 millionYardage: 7,112; Par: 72First RoundDavid Toms34-31—65Kevin Sutherland33-33—66Richard Green34-33—67Padraig Harrington35-32—67Rocco Mediate33-34—67Rod Pampling33-34—67Brett Quigley34-33—67Vijay Singh34-33—67Steven Alker33-35—68Fred Couples35-33—68Brian Gay32-36—68Brandt Jobe35-33—68Tom Lehman33-35—68Michael Allen36-33—69Alex Cejka35-34—69Jim Furyk33-36—69Jerry Kelly31-38—69Bernhard Langer33-36—69Dicky Pride36-33—69Steve Stricker36-33—69Mario Tiziani33-36—69Robert Allenby35-35—70John Huston33-37—70Lee Janzen35-35—70Miguel Angel Jimenez34-36—70Robert Karlsson35-35—70Jeff Maggert33-37—70Harry Rudolph35-35—70Paul Stankowski35-35—70Mike Weir36-34—70Woody Austin36-35—71Doug Barron34-37—71Joe Durant35-36—71Tom Gillis35-36—71Matt Gogel36-35—71Retief Goosen36-35—71Paul Goydos34-37—71Thongchai Jaidee33-38—71Rob Labritz37-34—71David McKenzie36-35—71Jeff Sluman35-36—71Billy Andrade36-36—72Paul Broadhurst37-35—72K.J. Choi...

The Galleri Classic Par Scores

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:44:37 GMT

FridayAt Dinah Shore Tournament CourseRancho Mirage, Calif.Purse: $2.2 millionYardage: 7,112; Par: 72First RoundDavid Toms34-31—65-7Kevin Sutherland33-33—66-6Richard Green34-33—67-5Padraig Harrington35-32—67-5Rocco Mediate33-34—67-5Rod Pampling33-34—67-5Brett Quigley34-33—67-5Vijay Singh34-33—67-5Steven Alker33-35—68-4Fred Couples35-33—68-4Brian Gay32-36—68-4Brandt Jobe35-33—68-4Tom Lehman33-35—68-4Michael Allen36-33—69-3Alex Cejka35-34—69-3Jim Furyk33-36—69-3Jerry Kelly31-38—69-3Bernhard Langer33-36—69-3Dicky Pride36-33—69-3Steve Stricker36-33—69-3Mario Tiziani33-36—69-3Robert Allenby35-35—70-2John Huston33-37—70-2Lee Janzen35-35—70-2Miguel Angel Jimenez34-36—70-2Robert Karlsson35-35—70-2Jeff Maggert33-37—70-2Harry Rudolph35-35—70-2Paul Stankowski35-35—70-2Mike Weir36-34—70-2Woody Austin36-35—71-1Doug Barron34-37—71-1Joe Durant35-36—71-1Tom Gillis35-36—71-1Matt Gogel36-35—71-1Retief Goosen36-35—71-1Paul Goydos34-37—71-1Thongchai Jaidee33-38—71-1Rob Labritz37-34—71-1David McKenzie36...

Richy Ledezma joins NYC of MLS on loan from Dutch club

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:44:37 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Midfielder Richy Ledezma, his career slowed by injuries, is joining Major League Soccer’s New York City from the Dutch club PSV Eindhoven.NYC said Friday it acquired the 22-year-old on an intraleague loan from Real Salt Lake through the end of the 2023 season for $50,000 in general allocation money this year and a second-round MLS draft pick in 2024. Real Salt Lake could receive an additional $50,000 in 2024 GAM based on performance incentives. There is no option to buy at the end of the loan.Ledezma grew up in Phoenix and made his pro debut in 2018 for the lower-tier Real Monarchs. He made his PSV debut on Nov. 1, 2020, and his U.S. national team debut that Nov. 16 when he had a pair of assists in an exhibition against Panama. He tore his right ACL in his sixth game for the club, during a Europa League match against the Cypriot club Omonia Nicosia that Dec. 10.He returned on Dec. 23, 2021, in the first of five appearances during the 2021-22 season as second-ha...