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North Korea says ICBM test aimed to strike fear into enemies

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:25 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday it fired an intercontinental ballistic missile to “strike fear into the enemies” as South Korea and Japan agreed at a summit to work closely on regional security with the United States and staged military exercises around the region.The missile was launched Thursday morning hours before South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met with Japanese Prime Minster Fumio Kishida at a summit partly aimed at rebuilding security ties between the U.S. allies in the face of North Korean nuclear threats.With four missile displays in about a week, North Korea has ratcheted up its tit-for-tat response to ongoing U.S.-South Korean military drills that are the biggest of their kind in years.The Biden administration wants better South Korea-Japan ties, which declined over historical issues in recent years, as it pushes to strengthen its alliance network in Asia to counter the North Korean nuclear threat and China’s rising influence. Aside from their...

California bill to protect doctors who mail abortion pills

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:25 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Doctors in California who mail abortion pills to people in other states would be protected from prosecution under a new bill to be unveiled Friday in the state Legislature.The bill would not let California extradite doctors who are facing charges in another state for providing abortion medication. It would also shield doctors from having to pay fines. And it would let California doctors sue anyone who tries to stop them from providing abortions.The bill would only protect doctors who are in California. If a doctor left California to provide an abortion to someone in another state, that doctor would not be protected. It also would not protect patients in other states who receive the medication.State Sen. Nancy Skinner, a Democrat from Berkeley and the author of the bill, said her intent is to make sure California residents who are traveling in other states or living there temporarily — like college students — can still have access to medication that’s ...

Flight attack raises questions about security, mental health

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:25 GMT

LEOMINSTER, Mass. (AP) — The music was blaring on a February afternoon when Francisco Torres stopped by a Massachusetts barbershop, proclaiming he was half-angel, half-devil.He wanted a dozen people to come outside the shop and shoot him with an automatic weapon stored in his car trunk. Before anyone could make sense of the request, Torres fled the shop and drove off. They never saw a weapon and he didn’t return.“I didn’t get what he was saying but then I realized he was talking about a gun. I told him there are kids in here, why are you saying this,” said Saul Perez, who was visiting friends at the shop and noted that an employee called 911, ushered children into the back and shut down the shop. “I was spooked.”The incident took place about a week before Torres would be arrested for attacking a flight attendant and attempting to open the plane’s emergency door on a cross-country United flight from Los Angeles to Boston earlier this month.Confrontations on flights have skyrock...

Man found fatally shot in Palms, suspect at large

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:25 GMT

Police are searching for a suspect after a man was found fatally shot in Palms on Thursday night.Los Angeles police officers responded to reports of a shooting on the 3600 block of Military Avenue around 8:34 p.m.When police arrived, they found a man in his 50s suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was unconscious and not breathing at the time, authorities said.The man was transported to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead, said LAPD. The victim’s identity has not been released.The suspect fled the scene in a vehicle and remains at large, police said.He is described as a black man who is around 34 years old. He stands 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 170 pounds. Armed robbers targeting taco vendors in Los Angeles He was last seen wearing a green True Religion sweatshirt, gray sweatpants and a black baseball cap, authorities said.The suspect's vehicle is a black-colored Honda CRV.The deadly shooting remains under investigation. Anyone with information can call ...

Car crashes into home in San Leandro

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:25 GMT

SAN LEANDRO – A driver crashed a car into a house Thursday morning in San Leandro, authorities said.The collision was reported around 10:35 a.m. in the 15100 block of Edgemore Street.San Leandro police officers and Alameda County firefighters arrived to find the driver still inside the car.A driver crashed a car into a house in the 15100 block of Edgemore Street in San Leandro around 10:35 a.m. Wednesday, March 16, 2023, according to the San Leandro Police Department. The driver was extricated and taken to an area hospital, according to the Alameda County Fire Department. An update on their condition was not immediately available.No one was inside the house at the time of the crash and no other injuries were reported.The driver possibly suffered a medical emergency prior to the collision, according to the San Leandro Police Department.Anyone with information related to the case can contact San Leandro police Officer Daryl Pasut at 510-577-3208 or [email protected] ba...

Trader Joe's fruit product recalled, potentially contaminated with Hepatitis A

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:25 GMT

(KRON) -- A Trader Joe's fruit product has been recalled Thursday, the company said in an email to its customers. Trader Joe's Organic Tropical Fruit Blend with a best by date of 4/25/24, 5/12/24, 5/23/24, 5/30/24 and 6/7/24 may have the potential to be contaminated with Hepatitis A.Organic Tropical Fruit Blend product packageTrader Joe's said all of that product and those potentially affected have been removed from the shelves and "destroyed." As of Thursday, no illnesses have been reported, the company said. City of Oakley dedicates bench in honor of Alexis Gabe Those who have purchased any Trader Joe's Organic Tropical Fruit Blend products are advised not to eat them. Customers are urged to throw the product away or return it to a Trader Joe's location for a full refund, according to the email.The product has SKU#51191.

Girl Scout Cookies are back! Sales kick off in NorCal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:25 GMT

(KRON) -- Thin mints. Samoas. Tagalongs.Can you taste where this is going? It is girl scout cookie season!The girl scouts just kicked off their annual cookie sales -- all to raise money for troop activities while helping scouts learn life skills like goal-setting and budgeting.The CEO for Girl Scouts of Northern California, Bri Seoane, joined KRON4's Justine Waldman (watch in video player above) to talk about how to buy them!The season runs through April 23. All flavors are $6 a box.Support a local troop here: https://www.girlscouts.org/en/cookies/how-to-buy-cookies.html

SF building ordered to replace windows immediately after shattering due to storm

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:25 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The windows that broke during the storm on Tuesday at 555 California Street are boarded up. The city's department of building inspectors has given the management a notice of violation saying the windows must be replaced immediately.However, the weather could play a role in when that happens. San Francisco inspectors are asking the management of 555 California to replace the windows as soon as possible in order to meet compliance. Oakland PD warns residents as burglaries involve suspects disguised as Amazon workers But as you can imagine, it gets very windy on the 43rd floor where those two windows are. Building managers could be waiting until the winds calm down to replace them.Glass shards fall down to the San Fransico streets below after one window shattered and another cracked on the 43rd floor during the high wind advisory Tuesday.This is the notice of violation since sent to the management of 555 California Street from the San Francisco Department of B...

Dunn scores in overtime, Kraken beat Sharks 2-1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:25 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Vince Dunn scored 1:58 into overtime and the Seattle Kraken beat the San Jose Sharks 2-1 on Thursday night.Oliver Bjorkstrand had a goal an an assist for the Kraken, tying the score with his 15th of the season on a breakaway at 7:03 of the third period.Philipp Grubauer stopped 31 shots, and Dunn extended his point streak to 11 games.Sharks forward William Eklund scored on a penalty shot for his second career goal, both in the last two games. James Reimer was terrific in net, finishing with 30 saves. Dunn beat Reimer through the legs to win it.Eklund’s goal early in the third was the first penalty shot a Sharks player had converted since Logan Couture scored against the Minnesota Wild on March 11, 2019.Less than six minutes later, Yanni Gourde found Bjorkstrand streaking through the middle of the ice and he beat Reimer over his catching glove.UP NEXTKraken: Host the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.Sharks: Host the New York Islanders on Saturday.___More AP NH...

Hot-shooting Funk leads Penn St to first NCAA win since ’01

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:25 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Andrew Funk had the shooting game of his career on Penn State’s biggest stage in more than two decades.Funk went 8 of 10 on 3-pointers and scored 27 points Thursday night in a 76-59 win over Texas A&M for the Nittany Lions’ first NCAA Tournament victory in 22 years.“He’s an OK shooter,” Penn State star Jalen Pickett deadpanned before breaking into a wide smile. “He puts in a lot of work on his jump shot. When he gets going like that, we’ve got to find him.”Funk, in his first year at Penn State after transferring from Bucknell, led the 10th-seeded Nittany Lions (23-13) to their ninth victory in 11 games. They next play No. 2 seed Texas in the second round of the Midwest Region on Saturday.“When you make that first and second one, the rim opens up a little bit for sure,” Funk said. “In this offense I know I’m going to get a lot of shots from 3. You get into a rhythm, especially in a game where the offense is flowing like that.”Penn S...