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Celebrity chef delivers food to seniors during APEC

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:46:37 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – APEC-related road closures have been keeping many people from getting to work in San Francisco, but they’ve also been keeping some older adults from getting their daily meals. The meal sites in the city’s SoMa neighborhood have had to close because of the tight security measures, but more than 150 seniors got to enjoy warm meals today thanks to a celebrity chef.The housing for these seniors is actually right near the Moscone Center, which is where most of the APEC activity is happening. With all the barriers and road closures in place, it’s making it challenging for these seniors to get around. That inspired celebrity chef Kathy Fang to step up. Fang and her team made their way to more than 150 hungry seniors in SoMa. APEC updates: Xi Jinping supporters bused in for Biden-Xi demonstration “They come to our meals program every day, so just like with COVID, if we stop then they get worried,” said Anni Chung, CEO of San Francisco’s Self-Help for the Elderl...

San Mateo hospital goes into lockdown after altercation involving armed suspect

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:46:37 GMT

(KRON) -- A San Mateo hospital went into lockdown Tuesday night after a man threw a firework in the direction of the building and threatened to kill a security guard, the San Mateo Police Department said. SMPD responded to San Mateo Medical Center, located at 222 West 39th Ave., after a 911 caller said she heard a loud "bang" near the hospital. A police investigation revealed a suspect, later identified as Miguel Boch-Chamale, was asked to leave by hospital security after he tried to enter the premises, police said. Burglars crash vehicle into Oakland Trader Joe’s store: police When in a parking lot, Boch-Chamale used a knife to threaten a security guard's life, police said. The suspect ran at the security guard, and the guard fired his gun into the air, per SMPD. After this, Boch-Chamale ran away and threw what was later determined to be an exploding firework at the security guard. SMPD officers found Boch-Chamale at about 11:50 p.m. in the area of 36th Avenue and Colegrove Stre...

Stock market today: Asian shares fall over China-US jitters following Biden’s meeting with Xi

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:46:37 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares have retreated after Wall Street added a bit more to its big rally from a day before, while U.S. futures and oil prices were lower. Any lift in sentiment from a meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping appeared to fade after Biden, pressed by a reporter on whether he trusted Xi, said he believed in trusting but verifying and conceded that China’s leader is a dictator.“He is a dictator in a sense,” Biden said.Biden and Xi emerged from their first face-to-face meeting in a year vowing to stabilize the fraught relationship between the world’s two biggest economies. They showcased modest agreements to combat illicit fentanyl and re-establish military communications. Rifts on economic competition and global security threats persist, but Biden said they agreed to “pick up the phone” and talk if urgent issues arise. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost 1.2% to 17850.33 and the Shanghai Composite index was down 0.5% at 3,056.09. In other...

Pandas, fentanyl and Taiwan — takeaways from Biden’s long-awaited meeting with Xi

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:46:37 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a meeting a year in the making. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping sat down together on Wednesday just outside of San Francisco, where Asian leaders gathered for an annual summit. It was almost exactly one year since their last encounter in Bali, Indonesia, on the sidelines of another global gathering. In addition to a formal bilateral meeting, Biden and Xi shared a lunch with top advisers and strolled the verdant grounds of the luxury estate where their meeting took place.Biden said afterwards that the meeting included “some of the most constructive and productive discussions we’ve had.” He added that they will “keep the lines of communication open” and Xi is “willing to pick up the phone” — no small thing in the world of high-risk, high-stakes diplomacy between Washington and Beijing. In another potential sign of warmer feelings, Xi signaled later in the night that China would send new pandas to the United States after the three at ...

Rolison scores 12 as Nevada knocks off Pacific 88-41

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:46:37 GMT

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Tyler Rolison, Jarod Lucas and Kenan Blackshear each scored 12 points to help Nevada defeat Pacific 88-41 on Wednesday.Rolison also contributed five rebounds for the Wolf Pack (3-0). Lucas shot 4 for 13, including 2 for 7 from beyond the arc. Blackshear finished 6 of 10 from the field.The Tigers (1-2) were led by Tan Yildizoglu, who recorded 10 points. Judson Martindale added seven points for Pacific. Greg Outlaw also recorded six points and three steals.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Kings overcome LeBron’s triple-double, hold on in 4th quarter for 125-110 win over Lakers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:46:37 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Domantas Sabonis had 29 points and 16 rebounds, and the Sacramento Kings overcame LeBron James’ 108th career triple-double and the Lakers’ fourth-quarter comeback bid for their fourth straight victory, 125-110 over Los Angeles on Wednesday night.De’Aaron Fox and Kevin Huerter scored 28 points apiece for the Kings, who snapped Los Angeles’ three-game winning streak with their fifth win in six games over their downstate rivals. Huerter hit six 3-pointers.James had 28 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds in his first triple-double of his 21st NBA season, breaking his tie with Jason Kidd for the fifth-most in NBA history.The Kings have won three straight over the Lakers in Los Angeles, and their three top scorers staked them to a 26-point lead early in the fourth quarter. The Lakers surprisingly kept their starters in the game and made a 30-13 run, but ran out of time while never getting closer than nine points.D’Angelo Russell scored 28 po...

Warriors’ Draymond Green suspended 5 games for grabbing Rudy Gobert; 3 players fined

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:46:37 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has suspended Golden State’s Draymond Green for five games for grabbing Minnesota’s Rudy Gobert around the neck “in an unsportsmanlike and dangerous manner,” the league said Wednesday night.Also penalized by the league for their roles in the incident, which happened early in Tuesday’s game between the Timberwolves and Warriors, were Gobert, his Minnesota teammate Jaden McDaniels and Golden State guard Klay Thompson — all fined $25,000 by the league.But Green will pay the biggest price, both in terms of games missed and money lost. The suspension will cost him $769,704 in forfeited salary.“The length of the suspension is based in part on Green’s history of unsportsmanlike acts,” the NBA said in the release announcing the penalties. Those sanctions were handed down by Joe Dumars, the NBA’s Executive Vice President and Head of Basketball Operations — and a longtime mentor of Green’s.The incident started when Thompson and McDaniels “...

Garnett scores 20 in Louisiana’s 107-56 victory over Louisiana College

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:46:37 GMT

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Kentrell Garnett’s 20 points helped Louisiana defeat Louisiana College 107-56 on Wednesday.Garnett shot 7 for 12, including 6 for 11 from beyond the arc for the Ragin’ Cajuns (2-1). Kobe Julien added 16 points while going 4 of 8 from the floor, including 3 for 4 from 3-point range, and 5 for 6 from the line, and he also had five assists. Joe Charles shot 6 for 11, including 0 for 4 from beyond the arc to finish with 13 points, while adding 10 rebounds and five assists.Jon’Quarius McGhee led the Wildcats in scoring, finishing with eight points. Jude Akabueze added eight points for Louisiana College. In addition, Drew Tebbe finished with eight points.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

McLaughlin scores 19, Northern Arizona knocks off Seattle U 62-60

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:46:37 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Trenton McLaughlin scored 19 points as Northern Arizona beat Seattle U 62-60 on Wednesday.McLaughlin added six rebounds and four steals for the Lumberjacks (1-2). Rockwell Reynolds scored 13 points and added seven rebounds. Carson Basham finished 5 of 6 from the floor to finish with 10 points.The Redhawks (2-1) were led in scoring by Alex Schumacher, who finished with 24 points, six rebounds and four assists. Cameron Tyson added 14 points for Seattle U. In addition, Vasja Pandza had eight points.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Israel signals wider operations in southern Gaza as search of hospital has yet to reveal Hamas base

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:46:37 GMT

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces dropped leaflets warning Palestinians to flee parts of southern Gaza, residents said Thursday, signaling a possible expansion of operations to areas where hundreds of thousands of people who heeded earlier evacuation orders are crowded into U.N.-run shelters and family homes.Meanwhile, soldiers continued searching Shifa Hospital in the north, in a raid that began early Wednesday but has yet to uncover evidence of the central Hamas command center that Israel has said is concealed beneath the complex. Hamas and staff at the hospital, Gaza’s largest, deny the allegations.Broadening the offensive to the south — where Israel already carries out daily air raids — threatens to worsen an already severe humanitarian crisis in the besieged territory. Over 1.5 million people have been internally displaced in Gaza, with most having fled to the south, where food, water and electricity are increasingly scarce.The war, now in its sixth week, was ...