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San Rafael office evacuated due to suspicious package, bomb squad requested

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:56:39 GMT

(KRON) -- An office building in San Rafael's Terra Linda area has been evacuated due to a suspicious package, according to the San Rafael Police Department. Santa Rosa PD and Santa Rosa Fire Department units are currently on the scene and the UC Berkeley Police Bomb and EOD unit has been requested. Security guard accused of killing man at SF Walgreens will not be charged with murder, DA says Upon initial inspection, an unusual odor was detected around the package. Office employees have been safely evacuated to the parking lot and the building has been closed off, according to police. No one has been injured as a result of the incident and authorities are taking precautions to keep the public safe.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

2 armed Norteno gang members arrested after Santa Rosa vehicle pursuit

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:56:39 GMT

(KRON) -- Two armed suspects who led police on a vehicle pursuit in Santa Rosa have been arrested and face multiple charges, according to the Santa Rosa Police Department. Both suspects are known "Norteno Gang Participants," police said.The incident occurred on Monday, shortly before 5 p.m. Officers with the Santa Rosa PD Special Enforcement Team attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of Mountain View Avenue and Santa Rosa Avenue. The vehicle refused to stop and fled south on Santa Rosa Avenue, police said. Security guard accused of killing man at SF Walgreens will not be charged with murder, DA says Several Santa Rosa PD vehicles pursued the suspect car south toward Rohnert Park, reaching speeds in excess of 60 mph. The suspects led police into Rohnert Park and turned east on Golf Course Drive and then south on Snyder Avenue.The suspect vehicle eventually led officers into the area around an apartment complex in the 6000 block of Kerry Road. After rounding a corner, th...

The Pentagon Uses Video Games to Teach “Security Excellence.” You Can Play Them Too.

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:56:39 GMT

In the 1983 movie “WarGames,” a young hacker played by Matthew Broderick inadvertently accesses a fictional supercomputer belonging to the U.S. military. Before realizing he has found a system the North American Aerospace Defense Command uses for war simulations, he searches for computer games. The list he gets back starts with classic games like checkers and bridge, but to his surprise, it also includes games called “Guerrilla Engagement” and “Theaterwide Biotoxic and Chemical Warfare.”Turns out the Department of Defense likes to play computer games in real life too.More than 40 “security awareness” games are available for anyone to play on the website of the Center for Development of Security Excellence, or CDSE, a directorate within the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, the largest security agency within the U.S. government. The DCSA, which refers to itself as “America’s Gatekeeper,” specializes in security of government personnel and infrastructure as well as coun...

GOP’s Youngkin says no to presidential campaign — for now

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:56:39 GMT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Asked whether he’s going to be campaigning for president this year, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said no.But what about beyond that? That part remains unclear. Specifically, Youngkin was asked Monday at a conference where he was speaking in California if he would be “getting out on the presidential campaign trail” in 2023. “No,” the governor said. “I’m going to be working in Virginia this year.”Speculation about a presidential run has followed the former private equity executive ever since his 2021 election, which made him the first Republican elected to lead blue-trending Virginia in over a decade. But Youngkin has long redirected those those questions, focusing instead on next November’s legislative elections, when all 140 state General Assembly seats will be on the ballot.Dave Rexrode, chairman of Youngkin’s Spirit of Virginia political action committee, said the governor’s remarks on Monday were no different.“Nothing has changed. He is focu...

UN chief urges all nations to stop targeting media and truth

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:56:39 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief warned on the eve of World Press Freedom Day that the media is under attack in every corner of the world and urged all nations to stop the targeting of truth and those who report it. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called the 50% increase in the killing of media workers in 2022 “unbelievable,” stressing that freedom of the press “is the foundation of democracy and justice” and it is under threat.At least 67 media worked were killed in 2022. In addition, digital platforms and social media have made it easier for extremists to push false narratives and harass journalists. “Truth is threatened by disinformation and hate speech seeking to blur the lines between fact and fiction, between science and conspiracy,” Guterres said.Guterres said the collapse of the media industry, which has led to closures of local news outlets and consolidation of media “into the hands of the few” is threatening freedom of expression. So are threatening new la...

Revlon emerges from bankruptcy with new board and new owners

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:56:39 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Less than a year after filing for chapter 11, Revlon emerged from bankruptcy protection Tuesday as a privately held company with new owners, reduced debt and a new board. “Today marks an important moment in Revlon’s history and evolution,” said Debra Perelman, president and CEO of Revlon, in a statement. “We look forward to unlocking the full potential of our globally recognized brands and continuing to offer our customers the iconic products they have loved for decades.”The majority of the company’s reorganized equity is now owned by its former lenders, including affiliates of Glendon Capital Management, King Street Capital Management, Angelo, Gordon & Co., Oak Hill Advisors and Cyrus Capital Partners LP, among others.Revlon’s largest shareholder had been MacAndrews & Forbes, owned by Perelman’s father Ron Perelman. MacAndrew & Forbes held 85% of the company’s stock at the time of its bankruptcy filing in June 2022. He had acquired the compan...

Grains and Livestock lower

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:56:39 GMT

Wheat for May lost 8.25 cents at $5.9550 a bushel; May corn was off 1.50 cents at $6.38 a bushel, May oats fell 3.25 cents at 2.9150 a bushel; while May soybeans declined 15.25 cents at $14.3950 a bushel.Beef and pork were lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Jun. live cattle fell 1.97 cents at $1.6290 a pound; May. feeder cattle was down 3.75 cents at $2.0595 a pound; while May. lean hogs was off 1.13 cents at $.7817 s mk950 s mk950 a pound.Source

Prince George’s Co. officer convicted of assaulting handcuffed teen after traffic stop

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:56:39 GMT

A longtime Prince George’s County, Maryland, police officer was convicted Tuesday of assaulting a handcuffed teen after a 2020 traffic stop.Prince George’s County police Cpl. Darryl Wormuth, 46, was found guilty of second-degree assault and misconduct in office following a bench trial before Circuit Court Judge Gladys Weatherspoon.In a bench trial, a judge rather than a jury decides the outcome of a case.Wormuth was conducting a traffic stop on Oct. 20, 2020, when he encountered the 17-year-old, according to a news release from Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy.After the teen was handcuffed, Wormuth grabbed the teen by the neck and assaulted him, prosecutors said. The teen was not seriously hurt.“This was a case in which a young man who was placed in handcuffs and fully compliant was unnecessarily assaulted by Corporal Wormuth,” Braveboy said in a statement.“I am very pleased with the judge’s decision, and I want to than...

Shot fired at Memphis TV station; suspect in custody

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:56:39 GMT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A shot was fired at a Memphis television station on Tuesday, but no one was wounded, the station said.The suspect then hid in a nearby business before he was arrested about two hours later, police said. WHBQ, the Fox affiliate in Tennessee’s second-largest city, reported that the shot was fired about 11:30 a.m. The bullet came down outside the front door of the lobby of the building, which is in a commercial area near the University of Memphis campus.Police said the armed suspect went into a nearby hamburger restaurant, and authorities advised the public to stay out of the area. The university and Memphis police said about two hours later that the suspect had been taken into custody. No injuries were reported, Memphis police said. The university issued an advisory telling students and faculty to shelter indoors. It later said that normal campus activity could resume. The station said employees were evacuated to a parking lot for about 30 minutes after the shot ...

Colorado is dropping in US News and World Report's best states rankings

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:56:39 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Colorado is losing ground in national rankings, mainly due to perceptions of crime and affordability. The Centennial State has been falling in the rankings of the best overall states by U.S. News and World Report. The annual report uses survey data from over 70,000 respondents to drill down each state's performance in eight categories: health care, education, economy, opportunity, infrastructure, crime & corrections, fiscal stability and natural environment. Within each of these areas, there are several benchmarks combined to total 71 metrics in all. What to know about growth in Colorado’s gun violence Colorado ranked 15th overall. Mountain states, the upper Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states topped the chart, while southern states were lower ranked. U.S. News and World Report has been creating these rankings since 2017. In that time, Colorado has dropped five spots. It ranked ninth in 2017 and tenth in 2018 and 2019. Following the pandemic, Colorado's ranking fe...