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El Sobrante: Woman convicted of zip-tying man’s neck, leaving him to die in mobile home

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:44:46 GMT

MARTINEZ — A Covelo woman has been convicted of murdering a 69-year-old man in an incident where prosecutors say she zip-tied the victims neck, leaving him to die and decompose inside his El Sobrante trailer.Pauline Dungan, 41, was convicted of first degree murder for financial gain in the April 2022 killing of 69-year-old Richard Hendrix. Dungan’s attorney argued at trial that prosecutors failed to prove she was the killer. Prosecutors argued that Dungan’s DNA found on the zip-ties proved that she was.The investigation started his landlord told police he was concerned that Hendrix hadn’t been heard from for days. Hendrix’s decomposing body was found in his motorhome on the 400 block of Appian Way in El Sobrante. His killer beat him in the head with a blunt object, knocking him unconscious, then strangled him with zip ties and left them affixed to his throat, and stacked random objects on top of his body, police said at the time.Police believe he was ki...

Judge orders teens held without bail in classmate’s killing

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:44:46 GMT

By Rio Yamat | Associated PressLAS VEGAS — Four of the eight Las Vegas high school students accused of beating their schoolmate to death in an alley around the corner from campus 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 pending a formal hearing to address their custody status. The teens are due back in court next week.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 afte...

49ers’ Steve Wilks switch from coaches box to sideline a rousing success

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:44:46 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Steve Wilks rejects the premise that his journey from coaches box to the sideline was the impetus for a defensive recovery for the 49ers.The 49ers’ defensive coordinator coached from the field for the first time with the 49ers, and the result was a 34-3 win over Jacksonville during which they gave up the fewest points since Pittsburgh scored seven points in the regular-season opener.The 49ers sacked Trevor Lawrence five times and surrendered 221 yards, their second-lowest total of the season other than giving up 197 against Dallas in Week 5. That was the last game the 49ers won before snapping a three-game losing streak.Wilks will be back on the sideline Sunday when the 49ers (6-3) host Tampa Bay (4-5) at Levi’s Stadium.Having downplayed the change in advance, Wilks did so again in the aftermath.“Believe me, that wasn’t nowhere near the reason why,” Wilks said Thursday. “We’ve got good players and me being down on the sid...

Caught by screen-sharing: Lawsuit claims Santa Clara chip titan NVIDIA stole rival’s secrets

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:44:46 GMT

Software developer Mohammad Moniruzzaman made a big mistake on a video call, one that would lead to his criminal conviction and a trade-secrets lawsuit against his former employer, Santa Clara chip giant NVIDIA.Moniruzzaman had taken a job at NVIDIA in 2021, right after quitting Germany-based automotive-technology company Valeo Schalter und Sensoren, according to the lawsuit against NVIDIA by Valeo.But both companies had related contracts with an automotive company, so in March 2022, Moniruzzaman found himself and four NVIDIA colleagues on a collaboration video call with four people from his previous employer, Valeo.His screen-sharing was to go dramatically awry.Valeo described itself in the lawsuit as “a leader of key technology in the automotive industry for a century.” The company described NVIDIA, founded in 1993 and known for the gaming and PC computer processors that have helped drive it to a stock market valuation of $1.2 trillion, as “a recent entrant to th...

Haley, DeSantis and Ramaswamy meet in Iowa for ‘family’ talk

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:44:46 GMT

By Hannah Fingerhut | Associated PressDES MOINES, Iowa — The Republicans battling to be the alternative to former President Donald Trump are coming together for what an influential Christian organization in Iowa is billing as a friendly conversation on politics and their world views.Three candidates — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy — are sitting down for a roundtable “family discussion” in Des Moines Friday. Trump did not attend, though he was invited.“I don’t want to know what is bad about the other person,” said Bob Vander Plaats, president and CEO of the influential Family Leader, who moderated. “I want to have an adult conversation about the future of this country.”“We do not boo,” he added. “If you don’t like something, let the silence do the heavy lifting.”It’s an unusual forum for the candidates, who are not typically sitting ...

Apple, Disney, IBM pulling X ads as backlash grows for Elon Musk's antisemitic tweet: report

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:44:46 GMT

(KRON) -- Apple is pausing all advertising on X, formerly know as Twitter, in the wake of the platform's owner, Elon Musk, endorsing an antisemitic tweet, according to a report in Axios. Apple pulling its ads follows a similar move from IBM, which announced Thursday that it would also stop advertising on X.IBM pulled its ads following a report that said its ads were appearing alongside material praising Nazis. There is growing concern among advertisers about their ads appearing alongside pro-Nazi content and hate speech. Bay Bridge protest: Dramatic photos capture hours long shutdown Musk, the billionaire owner of X, Tesla, and SpaceX, has further inflamed tensions by endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy tweet on the platform. According to Axios, 164 Jewish rabbis and activists amped up pressure on Apple, Google, Amazon and Disney to stop advertising on X following Musk's tweet.That same group is also calling on Google and Apple to remove the social network from their platforms, Ax...

Biden jokes about extending APEC five more days in SF

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:44:46 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco had an eventful week as the city hosted the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. At his final speaking appearance on Friday, U.S. President Joe Biden joked about extending APEC events out for another five days.Biden began his speech inside the Moscone Center joking, "Well, hello, everyone.  We’re going to extend this conference another five days. If that’s okay."The APEC Leaders Retreat Meeting marked the final day of the week-long summit. Biden spoke at length about artificial intelligence, interconnected economic growth, and technology."Over the last few days, we’ve worked together -- to find ways to build an inclusive, resilient, and sustainable economies for the Asia-Pacific," Biden said.US President Joe Biden delivers remarks alongside members of the Indo Pacific Economic Framework at APEC in San Francisco. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)The President said, "We’re going to see more technological change in the ne...

Best and worst times to hit the road for Thanksgiving travel

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:44:46 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Thanksgiving is less than a week away, and 55.4 million Americans are expected to travel via automobile or airplane, according to AAA. That forecasted number is up 2.3% from last year -- the third-highest since 2000. AAA says Thanksgiving travelers are anyone who will head more than 50 miles away from home for their holiday gathering. As usual, expect busier airports and traffic on roads in the upcoming days.For those driving to see their loved ones, AAA released a report Monday of the best and worst times to hit the road if you're coming from one of these United States metros, which includes San Francisco. Widespread rainfall, possible thunderstorms pushing into Bay Area Friday AAA: Overall Busiest Day to DriveWednesday, Nov. 22 between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.The time period has 11.44% more traffic than usual, according to AAA. Best and Worst Times to DriveDateWorst Travel TimeBest Travel TimeWednesday, 11/222-6 p.m.Thursday, 11/23 🦃11 a.m. - 3 p.m.Before 10 a....

Liberian President George Weah concedes defeat after provisional results show challenger won

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:44:46 GMT

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberian President George Weah conceded defeat late Friday after provisional results from this week’s runoff vote showed challenger Joseph Boakai beating him by just over a percentage point.Elections officials said that with 99.58% of ballots counted from Tuesday’s election, Boakai was in the lead, with 50.89% to Weah’s 49.11%. The results were a dramatic reversal from the election six years ago when Weah easily beat Boakai in the second round.“The Liberian people have spoken and we have heard their voice,” Weah said in an address to the nation, adding that Boakai “is in a lead that we can not surpass.”“I urge you to follow my example and accept the result of the elections,” he said, adding that “our time will come again” in 2029. Weah, a 57-year-old former international soccer star, won the 2017 election after his promise to fight poverty and generate infrastructure development. It was the first democratic transfer of power in the West African nation ...

No. 12 Miami stays unbeaten at 4-0, tops Georgia in Baha Mar Bahamas tournament

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:44:46 GMT

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Miami coach Jim Larrañaga and his staff noticed the trend during the preseason. Whenever a scrimmage would take place, there was always one side that would string a bunch of baskets consecutively together.“Spurtability,” Larrañaga calls it.It has carried over to the regular season — and the Hurricanes brought it to the Bahamas, too.Matthew Cleveland scored 18 points, Nijel Pack added 16 and No. 12 Miami topped Georgia 79-68 on Friday in the opening round of the Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship. A 12-0 run in the first half — Miami’s sixth double-digit unanswered scoring burst so far this season — helped put the Hurricanes in control.“At any time throughout the game, this Miami team is capable of reeling off a bunch of points in a hurry,” Georgia coach Mike White said. “And you know, you watch it on TV last spring, you watch it on film here over these past few days, now seeing it live, it really hits home how good these guys are offensively.”Wooga Popl...