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‘I killed him,’ an East Bay man told police. Here’s why a jury acquitted him

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:31:15 GMT

OAKLAND — As far as confessions go, James Richards’ statement to police couldn’t have been crisper.“I killed that man. The one they tried to arrest me for,” Richards told a group of California Highway Patrol officers who had detained him in August 2020. “I killed him. I, James Richards, confess to the f—in’ murder they tried to arrest me for.”In murder investigations, a confession of that clarity is usually a guarantee for a guilty verdict or a no contest plea. But Richards’ case was far from it. At the end of his trial this month, an Alameda County jury acquitted him of murder, allowing Richards — who’d been in jail awaiting trial for three years — to walk away a free man.How did such a confession lead to a not guilty verdict? Richards’ lawyer, William Welch, argued to jurors that his client was hallucinating and panicking when he gave the statement, literally screaming for someone to call the polic...

Marin County working to create shoreline resiliency plan to protect from sea level rise

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:31:15 GMT

(BCN) -- Marin County could see its entire shoreline flooded during an extreme storm before the end of the century unless coordinated measures are taken to address sea level rise in the Bay Area.As part of a state-mandated effort to create a shoreline resiliency plan, the county Board of Supervisors got a glimpse Tuesday of what the consequences of inaction could be if efforts are not made to protect the shoreline from rising sea levels.The board received a report from the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, known as BCDC, a regional state regulatory body that has created a regional strategy dubbed "Bay Adapt" to coordinate the mitigation efforts.Two websites were introduced at the meeting that can keep the public informed about the planning process, bayadapt.org and adaptingtorisingtides.org.Sea levels along the United States coastline are projected to rise by between 10-12 inches by 2050, matching the amount of sea level rise from 1920-2020, and rise by as m...

Maria Corina Machado declared winner of a Venezuelan opposition primary denounced by government as illegitimate

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:31:15 GMT

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Maria Corina Machado declared winner of a Venezuelan opposition primary denounced by government as illegitimate.Source

Scrutiny on Curry overshadows England vs Argentina in Rugby World Cup third-place game

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:31:15 GMT

It’s a match no team wants to play, no matter what the players or coaches say in public.Yet the Rugby World Cup third-place game between England and Argentina on Friday might feel even more insignificant for the English, given an uncomfortable build-up centered almost entirely on Tom Curry and his allegation of racial abuse by an opponent that has been dismissed by the sport’s governing body.World Rugby said on Thursday it found no evidence that South Africa hooker Bongi Mbonambi directed discriminatory remarks at Curry in the teams’ semifinal on Saturday.England’s Rugby Football Union reacted with fury at the decision, expressing its deep dismay that World Rugby decided against putting the evidence before an independent disciplinary panel.England’s players have rallied around Curry all week, especially with the flanker and his family having received a deluge of abuse on social media.Curry has been picked in England’s starting lineup for the game ...

Última hora de los tiroteos en Lewiston, Maine, en vivo: muertos, noticias del sospechoso y más

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:31:15 GMT

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Defending champion England loses again to Sri Lanka at Cricket World Cup

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:31:15 GMT

BENGALURU, India (AP) — Defending champion England endured yet another abject loss at the Cricket World Cup as an eight-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka on Thursday left its hopes of advancing hanging by a slim thread. England crashed to 156 all out after opting to bat — its lowest World Cup total since 2003, and the lowest ODI score ever recorded at the batting-friendly M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Sri Lanka pacer Lahiru Kumara led the rout and took 3-35 in seven overs. Ben Stokes was the top scorer for England with 43 runs.Sri Lanka then coasted to victory with 24.2 overs to spare, finishing with 160-2. Pathum Nissanka (77 not out) and Sadeera Samarawickrama (65 not out) scored attacking half-centuries.It was Sri Lanka’s fifth consecutive victory over England in World Cups.England has just one win — against Bangladesh — from its opening five games at the tournament following heavy losses to New Zealand and South Africa and an upset defeat to Afghanistan.Its third successive loss means Englan...

US economic growth accelerated to strong 4.9% rate last quarter as consumers shrugged off Fed hikes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:31:15 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s economy expanded at a robust 4.9% annual rate from July through September as Americans defied higher prices, rising interest rates and widespread forecasts of a recession to spend at a brisk pace.The Commerce Department said the economy expanded last quarter at the fastest pace in nearly two years — and more than twice the 2.1% annual rate of the previous quarter.Thursday’s report on the nation’s gross domestic product — the economy’s total output of goods and services — showed that consumers drove the acceleration, ramping up their spending on everything from cars to restaurant meals. Even though the painful inflation of the past two years has soured many people’s view of the economy, millions have remained willing to splurge on vacations, concert tickets and sports events.“This is just a very resilient economy that continues to take hit after hit and keep on,” said Joseph Brusuelas, chief economist at RSM, a tax and consulting firm.Yet the robust gro...

At least 18 dead in Maine mass killing; manhunt on for shooter as residents take shelter

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:31:15 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Maine’s governor says at least 18 people were killed and 13 were injured in shootings in Maine, and state police have issued a murder warrant for the suspect, who is still at large. Gov. Janet Mills made the remarks at a press conference Thursday.A man shot and killed the victims at a bowling alley and restaurant in Lewiston and then fled into the night, sparking a massive search by hundreds of officers while frightened residents stayed locked in their homes Thursday under a shelter-in-place advisory.The Lewiston Police Department identified Robert Card as a person of interest in a mass shooting at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston, Maine, on Oct. 25, 2023. (The Lewiston Police Department)Mills said the shooting suspect, Robert Card, is considered armed and dangerous.“This city did not deserve this terrible assault on its citizens, on its peace of mind, on its sense of security,” she said.A police bulletin identified Card, 40, as a person of interest in&nb...

Heavy fog causing issues for morning commuters, delays at DIA

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:31:15 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — If you are headed out for your morning commute, be extra careful. Fog is moving across the northeastern plains and northern Front Range on Thursday morning, reducing driving visibility to less than a half mile at times.The Boulder National Weather Service tweeted that there was fog in the urban corridor early Thursday morning, and it will last through midday.At 7:38 a.m. on Oct. 26, 2023, NWS tweeted that a dense fog advisory for the metro has been issued until 10 a.m. due to very limited visibility.I-25 in Thornton (Courtesy of CDOT)Fog on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, morning in Brighton (Courtesy of Boulder National Weather Service)Fog on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, morning in Broomfield (Courtesy of Broomfield Police Department)Check your flight times at the Denver International Airport, as of 9 a.m., 78 flights have been delayed on Thursday. What is ‘super fog’? Watch out if you're driving. With this fog, NWS Boulder said it could reduce visibility to less than a half...

Did you know these notable people are buried in Colorado?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:31:15 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado is home to a handful of notable living and deceased celebrities. From cannibals to astronauts, this state holds over 100 years of history not only above ground, but also below.You may recognize some of these names from Colorado or even world history.Alferd Packer - The 'Colorado Cannibal'Commonly known as the "Colorado Cannibal," Alfred Packer received his name from admitting to eating five men after heavy snow trapped his group in the mountains. According to the Colorado Virtual Library, Packer admitted to killing one person out of self-defense and claimed he found the rest of the bodies and ate them in order to not starve. He was sentenced to jail but escaped and was not found until nine years later. He spent 15 years in prison before moving to Denver and eventually dying in 1907.Packer is buried in Littleton.Adolph Coors - Founder of Coors Brewing CompanyAdolph Coors started out as a broke brewer’s apprentice in Germany before he moved to Golden and built...