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Oakland parents warned about scam calls demanding ransom for 'kidnapped' children

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:28 GMT

(BCN) -- The Oakland Unified School District is warning the public about alleged scam calls that attempt to extort money from parents by making it seem like their children have been kidnapped. Some families have reportedly received phone calls from strangers who claimed to have kidnapped their child, saying they were holding them for ransom, the school district said in a statement this week.The calls were allegedly made during the school day while students were in class. The caller would even use a child's voice in the background saying something like, "please don't let them hurt me." The caller would then demand money in exchange for the child being released. Tesla crashes into kitchen of San Mateo home Friday morning The school district said the attempted scam happened to the family of one student once this week, once earlier this month, and a few other times this fall. In every case, the child in question was in school and safe."Every day, our focus is the safety and security o...

Alleged assault on Muslim student being investigated by SFUSD

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:28 GMT

(BCN) -- Parents and a civil rights group are calling on Francisco Middle School in San Francisco to conduct a thorough investigation after a student made allegations of a physical and verbal assault last month. The victim's mother told the San Francisco Bay Area branch of the Council on American-Islamic Relations that as her daughter walked home from school on Oct. 25, she was struck in the back of the head, fell and suffered a concussion, and that the assailants also threw strikes to her chest and ribs. She alleges that one of the attackers said "f---ing Muslims" as they left. Tesla crashes into kitchen of San Mateo home Friday morning The victim's mother also told CAIR-SFBA that she alerted the school the next day and subsequently a meeting was held five days after the attack and her daughter identified the attackers after looking through a yearbook. However, the organization says action had yet to be taken on the part of the school administration."CAIR-SFBA is concerned that n...

Pentagon Fails Sixth Audit in a Row, Claiming “Progress Sort of Beneath the Surface”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:28 GMT

The U.S. military appears unfazed in its inability to account for billions of dollars. On Thursday, the Department of Defense failed its sixth consecutive audit — but hailed its “incremental progress.”As the Pentagon budget nears a watershed $1 trillion — the largest of any federal government agency — it has never passed a single one of the annual audits mandated by Congress. In a press briefing, the Department of Defense said it had no timeline for passing an audit.“We’ve heard the same platitudes about audit progress for years,” said Julia Gledhill, an analyst at the Project on Government Oversight’s Center for Defense Information. “They’re meaningless, especially since the Pentagon can’t even commit to a timeline for achieving a clean audit.”“We’ve heard the same platitudes about audit progress for years. They’re meaningless.”Former Pentagon comptroller Thomas Harker, now the secretary of the Navy, had publicly set a deadline of 2027 for a clean audit...

The RSM Classic Scores

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:28 GMT

FridaySea Island, Ga.a-Seaside Course at Sea Island Golf Club (Host Course)7,005 yards; Par 70b-Plantation Course at Sea Island Golf Club7,060 yards; Par 72Purse: $8.4 millionSecond RoundNote: Tournament is played on two courses with different pars.Ludvig Aberg67b-64a—131Eric Cole66b-66a—132Denny McCarthy65b-67a—132Sam Ryder67a-65b—132Tyler Duncan68a-65b—133Austin Eckroat65b-68a—133Ben Kohles66a-67b—133Matt Kuchar65a-68b—133Peter Kuest67b-66a—133Ben Griffin67a-67b—134Mackenzie Hughes68b-66a—134Kelly Kraft69b-65a—134Nicholas Lindheim68b-66a—134Taylor Montgomery69b-65a—134Matthew NeSmith71b-63a—134Adam Schenk68a-66b—134Greyson Sigg66a-68b—134Robert Streb66a-68b—134Adam Svensson68a-66b—134Brendon Todd68b-66a—134Cameron Young66b-68a—134Ricky Barnes67b-68a—135Akshay Bhatia69b-66a—135Wesley Bryan68a-67b—135Stephan Jaeger69b-66a—135Luke List67a-68b—135William McGirt67a-68b—135Maverick McNealy68a-67b—135Alex Noren67b-68a—135Davis Thompson66b-69a—135Vince Whaley66a-69b—135Ben Carr68b-68a—136...

The RSM Classic Par Scores

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:28 GMT

FridaySea Island, Ga.a-Seaside Course at Sea Island Golf Club (Host Course)7,005 yards; Par 70b-Plantation Course at Sea Island Golf Club7,060 yards; Par 72Purse: $8.4 millionSecond RoundNote: Tournament is played on two courses with different pars.Ludvig Aberg67b-64a—131-11Eric Cole66b-66a—132-10Denny McCarthy65b-67a—132-10Sam Ryder67a-65b—132-10Tyler Duncan68a-65b—133-9Austin Eckroat65b-68a—133-9Ben Kohles66a-67b—133-9Matt Kuchar65a-68b—133-9Peter Kuest67b-66a—133-9Ben Griffin67a-67b—134-8Mackenzie Hughes68b-66a—134-8Kelly Kraft69b-65a—134-8Nicholas Lindheim68b-66a—134-8Taylor Montgomery69b-65a—134-8Matthew NeSmith71b-63a—134-8Adam Schenk68a-66b—134-8Greyson Sigg66a-68b—134-8Robert Streb66a-68b—134-8Adam Svensson68a-66b—134-8Brendon Todd68b-66a—134-8Cameron Young66b-68a—134-8Ricky Barnes67b-68a—135-7Akshay Bhatia69b-66a—135-7Wesley Bryan68a-67b—135-7Stephan Jaeger69b-66a—135-7Luke List67a-68b—135-7William McGirt67a-68b—135-7Maverick McNealy68a-67b—135-7Alex Noren67b-68a—135-7Davis...

Stock market today: Wall Street closes its 3rd straight winning week with a tiny gain

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:28 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s third straight winning week came to a quiet close Friday, as stocks tacked a whisper more onto their sizzling gains for November so far.The S&P 500 edged up by 5.78 points, or 0.1%, to 4,514.02 and is near its highest level in three months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up by 1.81, or less than 0.1%, to 34,947.28, and the Nasdaq composite gained 11.81, or 0.1%, to 14,125.48.Several retailers made strong gains after reporting better results for the latest quarter than analysts expected. Gap surged 30.6% after reporting much higher profit than Wall Street had forecast, more than doubling its stock’s gain for the year so far. Ross Stores climbed 7.2% after reporting stronger profit and revenue than expected.On the losing end was BJ’s Wholesale Club, which fell 4.8% despite also reporting better results than expected. Analysts pointed to an underlying sales figure that strips out the boost from store openings, which fell short of expecta...

Nutter’s 22 lead Northern Illinois over Georgia State 70-64

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:28 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Zarigue Nutter had 22 points in Northern Illinois’ 70-64 win over Georgia State on Friday.Nutter had six rebounds for the Huskies (3-1). David Coit scored 20 points while shooting 8 for 21 and added five rebounds and five assists. Philmon Gebrewhit finished with 11 points, while adding three steals.The Panthers (1-2) were led by Brenden Tucker, who recorded 16 points. Lucas Taylor added 12 points for Georgia State. Jamaine Mann also had nine points.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Ludvig Aberg powers to a 64 and leads RSM Classic by 1 shot at Sea Island

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:28 GMT

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Ludvig Aberg had a pair of two-putt birdies, one of them on a par 4, and kept bogeys off his card for the second straight day for a 6-under 64 on Friday to take a one-shot lead into the weekend at the RSM Classic.In the final tournament of the longest PGA Tour season, Aberg will try to end his short year with victories on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. He already won the European Masters in Switzerland, a performance that secured his spot on Europe’s winning Ryder Cup team.Not bad for a 24-year-old Swede who only turned pro in June. Not surprising, either.“I know my capabilities and I know my strengths,” said Aberg, who finished at Texas Tech this spring and earned a PGA Tour card as the No. 1 player in the PGA Tour University ranking. “But also, to be able to do it this quickly, probably not. It’s been so much fun.“I still pinch myself in the morning whenever I wake up that I actually get to do this for a living, but it’s really cool and...

Judge orders Las Vegas high schoolers held on no bail in classmate’s deadly beating

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:28 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Four of the eight Las Vegas high school students accused of beating their schoolmate to death in a brawl captured on cellphone video made their first appearances Friday in the adult court system.In separate hearings, the two 16-year-olds and two 17-year-olds were ordered to remain held without bail until their next court date on Tuesday, at which time the judge assigned to the case may reconsider granting bail.The students each face one count of murder but have not been formally charged, court records show. The Associated Press is not naming them because they are juveniles.The other four suspects are awaiting separate hearings since they are all under the age of 16.Earlier this week, Las Vegas police announced the arrests of the eight students, between the ages of 13 and 17, in connection with the Nov. 1 brawl that left 17-year-old Jonathan Lewis Jr. dead.Authorities have said students at Rancho High School in eastern Las Vegas had agreed to meet after school let ou...

Teen sentenced to 30 years for killing 17-year-old in Brighton park

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:28 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A 17-year-old has been sentenced to serve 30 years in prison for second-degree murder in the death of another 17-year-old, Josiah "JoJo" Gonzales.Gonzales was shot to death in Ken Mitchell Open Space and Park in Brighton at about 9:30 p.m. on July 12, 2022. Witnesses told FOX31 they heard an argument between the victim and a suspect before hearing gunfire and screams for help. One witness, a nurse, tried to save the teen's life. 6 more officers charged in death of Christian Glass That suspect was identified as Jonah Graham, 17, who pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder charge on Thursday."This was an outrageous, violent crime that took the life of a young, high school-aged victim and it was perpetrated by a fellow teenager -- who now must serve a 30-year prison sentence," 17th Judicial District Attorney Brian Mason said in a release. "We should all feel a sense of outrage over a crime like this. Gun violence -- particularly among young people -- is plaguing o...