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How to stop dangerous drivers? California hiring more cops: Roadshow

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:46 GMT

Q: Sorry, Mr. Roadshow, without enforcement (old-fashioned ticketing) Bay Area drivers are not going to slow down, no matter how narrow and dangerous a city makes its roads.Sirens, flashing lights, and big fines not only embarrass scofflaws, they send a direct message to every driver who sees them pulled over. Having police on key roads on a random day and time schedule should provide the maximum positive effect on our streets. I hope you agree.Rich Crowley, San JoseA: Yes, enforcement is an important part of keeping our roads safe. Slowly, we are getting there. The CHP is hiring 1,000 new officers over the next few years. Over 6,550 CHP officers are assigned now across the state, with 300+ now in training.Q: Christopher Cross asked last week what Swiss roads are made of that makes them so free of potholes. The question presupposes that the building materials are the deciding factor, but there could be others.For one, European countries don’t generally add more lane-kilometers...

'No camping' ordinance updated in Santa Rosa

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:46 GMT

(KRON) -- The Santa Rosa City Council unanimously voted to amend an ordinance against camping in public spaces within the city. In addition to setting up specific restrictions on where people can set up tents, a newly updated ordinance now aligns with federal law by making sure there is shelter for an unhoused person before being told to leave. Council to consider amending no camping law in Santa Rosa Santa Rosa will prohibit encampments in city parks and anywhere that blocks pedestrian access, fire lanes or transit hubs. The encampments are not permitted to have electrical connections and flammable liquids. Some council members have raised concerns that the law focuses on what people can't do rather than what they can. The city may visit the idea of a sanction space for encampments within Santa Rosa although it is not clear just yet.Santa Rosa previously had a public ordinance banning camping on public properties since 1994.

YRC: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:46 GMT

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Yellow Corporation (YELL) on Wednesday reported a loss of $14.7 million in its second quarter.The Overland Park, Kansas-based company said it had a loss of 28 cents per share.The trucking company posted revenue of $1.13 billion in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on YELL at https://www.zacks.com/ap/YELLSource

Angelina Jolie joins producing team for Broadway-bound musical ‘The Outsiders’

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:46 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Add Angelina Jolie to the growing list of celebrities lately dipping their toes into producing on Broadway.The Oscar-winning “Girl, Interrupted” actor has become a lead producer on the Broadway-bound new musical “The Outsiders,” a show based on S.E. Hinton’s novel and Francis Ford Coppola’s 1983 coming-of-age crime drama. “The Outsiders” had its world premiere at La Jolla Playhouse earlier this year. The Broadway cast and dates have not been revealed yet.“I hope to be able to contribute while continuing to learn from this amazing team, who I have been working with since my daughter brought me to see the show at La Jolla Playhouse,” Jolie said in a statement. “I can’t begin to express how excited I am for this musical to make its Broadway debut and look forward to sharing this new adaptation of ‘The Outsiders’ with the world.”Other celebs who have signed up to produce Broadway shows include Mariah Carey on the current hit “Some Like It Ho...

2-year-old DC child found safe after Amber Alert, police search for suspect

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:46 GMT

Police in D.C. are looking for a suspect in relation to an Amber Alert for a missing 2-year-old who was found safe Wednesday morning.An Amber Alert was issued shortly after 8 a.m. for the toddler, who had last been seen in the 4800 block of Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave NE, inside a 2018 black Toyota Highlander. Law enforcement officials said the vehicle was stolen.After about 20 minutes, both the child and the vehicle were safely located.D.C. police released photos of a suspect related to the alert. Information about the suspect’s identity was not provided.Police are still searching for the below pictured suspect.Have Info? Call 202-727-9099 or Text 50411. pic.twitter.com/Nd5VPvm5PR— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) August 9, 2023Anyone with information is asked to call 202-727-9099 or text 50411Source

Boutier and Zhang stand out as contenders for Women’s British Open at Walton Heath

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:46 GMT

Stretching back to 2019, there have been 21 different winners in the last 22 major championships in women’s golf.The field, then, is wide open for the final major of 2023 — even if two players stand out.Celine Boutier and Rose Zhang are dominating the conversation heading into the Women’s British Open starting Thursday at Walton Heath, a course southwest of London that hosted the Ryder Cup in 1981 and where thick heather is the biggest hazard.Boutier because of the golf she is producing at the moment.Zhang because of what’s likely ahead for a 20-year-old star widely regarded as the next big thing in women’s golf.No one is playing better than Boutier, a Frenchwoman who has won her last two events — starting with a first major of her career at the Evian Championship on home soil last month.That she followed it up by winning the Women’s Scottish Open by three strokes on Sunday spoke plenty about her belief and state of mind. Boutier is up to No. 3 in the world, is a three-t...

Stock market today: Wall Street inches up before the bell ahead of earnings, inflation data

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:46 GMT

Wall Street inched higher early Wednesday as markets took in more corporate earnings while waiting for U.S. inflation updates later this week.Futures for the Dow Jones industrials ticked up 0.1% before the bell, while futures for the benchmark S&P 500 rose a modest 0.2%. Corporate earnings for the spring quarter have broadly come in better than forecasts, though expectations were somewhat modest. Markets are also anticipating the latest inflation data coming Thursday and Friday, which could influence the Federal Reserve’s next policy decision on interest rates.The Federal Reserve has hiked its main interest rate to the highest level in more than two decades in hopes of grinding down inflation. High rates work by slowing the entire economy bluntly, which has raised the risk of a recession.In corporate news, Penn Entertainment jumped more than 18% in after-hours trading after the gaming company announced Tuesday that it was paying $1.5 billion for the exclusive rights to re-...

PSG coach Luis Enrique faces tough challenge, with uncertainty over Mbappe and Neymar

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:46 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Luis Enrique is the eighth coach to take charge of Paris Saint-Germain in 12 years of Qatari ownership of the French club, a hire-and-fire approach which has so far failed to deliver the ultimate goal of winning the Champions League. The former Spain and Barcelona coach signed a two-year contract in July after Christophe Galtier was fired. He faces a dual task: making the side competitive in Europe and providing a more attractive brand of soccer than his predecessors. Club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi said Enrique’s arrival will mark the start of a new cycle and a better style of play, but such pledges at PSG are easier made than carried out.First up is a home game against modest Lorient on Saturday night, where Enrique will look to deploy his preferred 4-3-3 formation. But even before he has taken charge of his first game, reports in Spanish media last weekend said he already wants to quit PSG out of frustration at the handling of the Kylian Mbappe transfer situa...

FACT FOCUS: Zoom says it isn’t training AI on calls without consent. But other data is fair game

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:46 GMT

An update to Zoom’s terms of service is raising alarm bells on social media, with users claiming it reveals the videoconferencing company is now tapping their online doctor visits and virtual happy hours to train artificial intelligence models.“Zoom terms of service now require you to allow AI to train on ALL your data — audio, facial recognition, private conversations — unconditionally and irrevocably, with no opt out,” read one widely-shared tweet this week that has since been deleted. “Don’t try to negotiate with our new overlords.”The company quickly responded with a blog post on Monday stressing that it “will not use audio, video, or chat customer content to train our artificial intelligence models without your consent,” and adding a line to the terms to make this clearer. Online privacy experts say that this policy is now accurately reflected in the document. However, the terms do still allow Zoom to train AI on other data, such as how customers behave — and they question how ...

Steel Partners: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:46 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Steel Partners Holdings LP (SPLP) on Wednesday reported profit of $59.2 million in its second quarter.The New York-based company said it had profit of $2.44 per share.The diversified industrial company posted revenue of $500.9 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on SPLP at https://www.zacks.com/ap/SPLPSource