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Security guard who shot Banko Brown felt 'on edge' before Walgreens killing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:39 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony wailed with tears when San Francisco homicide detectives told him that Banko Brown was dead and he was going to jail. Anthony, 33, shot Brown at point-blank range on April 27 while Brown was attempting to dash out of a Walgreens store with a bag of stolen items. The unarmed transgender man collapsed on Market Street's sidewalk while the guard yelled at bystanders to call 911. Police handcuffed the guard then hauled him into an interrogation room where Anthony answered detectives' questions for several hours. It wasn't until the very end of the 3-hour-long interrogation that detectives informed the guard that he killed someone and he was going to spend the night in jail. Anthony sobbed and said, "Oh God. This can't be happening. I swear. I just threw my whole f**king life away, man. I was trying to protect myself. I can't believe (Brown) died! I can't believe that! I never wanted to end no f**king life at all! I’m sorry."Brown's pare...

Antioch mayor calls for decommission of military vehicle, termination of officers who sent racist texts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:39 GMT

(KRON) -- In an open letter to Antioch Police Chief Dr. Steve Ford, Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe asked that all the officers involved in sending racist text messages be terminated immediately. Mayor Thorpe also requested the decommissioning of "the tank," a surplus military vehicle from the Iraq War used by Antioch PD."I strongly believe that Antioch residents deserve a police department that every segment of Antioch's racially diverse community can trust," Thorpe wrote. "In order for us to get there, as well as beginning the healing process, the immediate termination of officers who violated the public's trust by displaying racism is required." SF restaurant that hosted anti-trans dinner apologizes amid backlash Two explosive reports released earlier this year by the Contra Costa District Attorney's Office revealed egregiously racist text messages sent and received between Antioch PD officers. In the texts, Black people were referred to as "zoo" and "circus" animals, and by other d...

The Yemen War Can Be Over — If Biden Wants It

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:39 GMT

Yemeni tribal figures from Abyan province wait to get their military commander freed from prison in Sanaa, Yemen, on April 30, 2023.Photo: Mohammed Hamoud/Getty ImagesI’ve always thought of the famous John Lennon refrain, “War is over, if you want it,” as mostly a thought experiment meant to shake us out of the learned helplessness that can lead to forever wars. But in the case of the war in Yemen, the war really is over if we want. Everybody else directly or indirectly involved — Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the Houthis, China, Oman, Qatar, Jordan, etc. — appears to want to put the war behind them. A ceasefire has held for more than a year, and peace talks are advancing with real momentum, including prisoner exchanges and other positive expressions of diplomacy. Yet the U.S. appears very much not to want the war to end; our proxies have been thumped on the battlefield and are in a poor negotiating position as a result. Reading between the lines, the U.S. seems...

Truck driver arrested in multi-vehicle freeway crash that killed 7 in Oregon

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:39 GMT

ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — The driver of a semitruck that slammed into a passenger van on Interstate 5 in western Oregon, killing 7 people in one of the state’s deadliest crashes in recent years, was arrested Friday on suspicion of manslaughter, DUI and other charges, police said.Eleven people were in the van when it was struck, authorities said. Six people died at the scene, one more died after being airlifted to a hospital and four were injured, according to Oregon State Police. Lincoln Clayton Smith, 52, of North Highlands, California, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants, reckless driving, manslaughter and assault, police said. Smith was being held in Marion County Jail, He had not yet made a court appearance, and it was not clear if he had an attorney. Two semitrucks and the van were involved in the Thursday afternoon crash near Albany in an agricultural area in the Willamette Valley.The truck left the northbound lanes of Interstate 5 on Thursd...

Guardsman Jack Teixeira, Pentagon leak suspect, to remain jailed as he awaits trial

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:39 GMT

A Massachusetts Air National Guard member charged with leaking highly classified military documents will remain behind bars while he awaits trial, a federal magistrate judge ruled Friday.The ruling comes after prosecutors revealed that 21-year-old Jack Teixeira had a history of violent rhetoric, and was caught by superiors months before his arrest taking notes on classified information or viewing intelligence not related to his job.In ordering Teixeira to remain locked up, U.S. Magistrate David Hennessy noted that Teixeira was twice confronted by his superiors about his handling of confidential information before his arrest. He said the criminal case represented “a profound breach of the defendant’s word that he would protect information related to the security of the United States.”“Who did he put at risk? I mean, you could make a list as long as a phone book,” Hennessy said, including military personnel, medical workers overseas and Ukrainian citizens.Teixeira has been behin...

Juventus in more legal trouble from probe into player salaries

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:39 GMT

ROME (AP) — Juventus is in more legal trouble after the Italian soccer federation on Friday charged the club and seven former team directors with alleged fraud for the way they handled player salary cuts during the coronavirus pandemic.At the start of the pandemic, Juventus said 23 players agreed to reduce their salary for four months to help the club through the crisis. But prosecutors claim the players gave up only one month’s salary.Former Juventus president Andrea Agnelli, former vice president Pavel Nedved and former sports director Fabio Paratici are among those charged.The charges will lead to another sports trial, after the federation already inflicted a 15-point penalty on Juventus this season for false accounting.The 15-point penalty was suspended last month on an appeal to the country’s highest sports court within the Italian Olympic Committee and referred back to the soccer federation’s appeals court for a new sentence.Meanwhile, prosecutors in Turin have also charged Ju...

Grains lower and Livestock mixed

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:39 GMT

Wheat for Jul. fell 6.75 cents at $6.05 a bushel; Jul. corn was off .75 cent at $5.5450 a bushel, Jul. oats lost 15.50 cents at 3.2225 a bushel; while Jul. soybeans declined 26 cents at $13.0725 a bushel.Beef was higher and pork was lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Jun. live cattle rose .20 cent at $1.6572 a pound; May. feeder cattle was up .17 cent at $2.0627 a pound; while Jun. lean hogs fell 2.28 cents at $.8302 a pound.Source

Judge orders Massachusetts Air National Guard member charged in documents leak to remain jailed while he awaits trial

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:39 GMT

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Judge orders Massachusetts Air National Guard member charged in documents leak to remain jailed while he awaits trial.Source

Truck driver in Oregon crash that killed 7 arrested on suspicion of DUI, manslaughter, other charges

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:39 GMT

ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — Truck driver in Oregon crash that killed 7 arrested on suspicion of DUI, manslaughter, other charges.Source

Mayor Bowser names interim DC police chief to replace Contee

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:39 GMT

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has named Ashan M. Benedict as interim D.C. police chief Friday, replacing the departing Robert Contee.Benedict will serve as interim chief while Bowser will conduct a search for someone to fill the position permanently.“I know that he is going to do a fine job in making sure that we’re deploying our men and women on keeping the District safe while the interim search is ongoing,” Bowser said at a news conference, after wrapping up an interview with WAMU about public safety.Benedict has been with the police department as assistant chief of police to Contee since April 2021, managing the day-to-day operations of the department, Bowser said in a news release.“I think it’s important to bring some stability and consistency to department operations,” Benedict said, adding that he doesn’t want the job permanently.For the permanent role, Bowser said she’s looking for someone who is a “leader and crime fighter....