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US announces new weapons package for Ukraine

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:26 GMT

By Lolita C. Baldor | Associated PressWASHINGTON — The U.S. on Wednesday announced what officials say could be the final package of military aid to Ukraine unless Congress approves supplemental funding legislation that is stalled on Capitol Hill.The weapons, worth up to $250 million, include an array of air munitions and other missiles, artillery, anti-armor systems, ammunition, demolition and medical equipment and parts. The aid, provided through the Presidential Drawdown Authority, will be pulled from Pentagon stockpiles.In a statement, Marine Lt. Col. Garron Garn, a Pentagon spokesman said there is no more funding to replace the weapons taken from department stocks. And the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which provides long-term funding for future weapons contracts, is also out of money.As a result, Garn said Wednesday, “Without the supplemental funding, there will be a shortfall in replenishing U.S. military stocks, affecting American military readiness.”Pre...

Woman dies in hospital a week after being hit by car outside San Jose shopping center

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:26 GMT

SAN JOSE — A woman died Sunday after being hit by a car nearly a week earlier outside of a San Jose shopping center, authorities said Wednesday.The woman was hit on Dec. 18 at the entrance of a shopping center on the 6200 block of Santa Teresa Boulevard, according to the San Jose Police Department. She was walking on a sidewalk when the driver of a 2013 Honda sedan pulled out of the center’s parking lot and ran into the woman, police said.The woman was taken to a hospital, where she died Sunday from her injuries.Her name has not been released because authorities are still working to identify her.The driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with police. No other details of the crash were released.The woman’s death marked the 49th traffic fatality this year in San Jose. Twenty-seven of those deaths involved pedestrians being hit by vehicles.Anyone with information about the crash can call 408-277-4654 or email tips to [email protected]. Anonymous tips can be submit...

49ers’ Chase Young ‘pretty hyped up’ about returning to face Washington

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:26 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Chase Young still owns a home about 20 minutes from the Washington Commanders’ facility, and he plans to visit his dogs there Saturday when the 49ers’ players get a sliver of free time.Then comes Sunday’s reunion. Young has obvious motivation and insight when facing his old team, which drafted him No. 2 overall in 2020 and traded him two months ago to the 49ers in his contract year.“This week is a huge one for him,” fellow defensive end Nick Bosa said. “He’s already pretty hyped up about it and excited, so we’re going to try and play our best game for him.”Young did his best Wednesday to downplay his return as “just playing football,” but there’s no doubt he’s glad to be playing it on a different team.Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson #8 is landed on by San Francisco 49ers’ Chase Young #92 in the first quarter of their NFL game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on...

Chick-fil-A to open another East Bay location

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:26 GMT

(KRON) -- Rejoice, Chick-fil-A lovers in the East Bay. Another location is coming to Contra Costa County. According to documents filed by the fast-food restaurant chain, Chick-fil-A is opening a new location in Concord.The new location will be located at 1981 Diamond Blvd. where the Willows Shopping Center is. Construction of the Chick-fil-A restaurant will be completed sometime after March 1, 2024, according to documents filed by Chick-fil-A to the California State Water Resources Control Board.It is unknown at this time when the location will open. Chick-fil-A has yet to respond to KRON4's request to provide a date for the Concord location's opening. Shake Shack to open new location in South Bay A new Chick-fil-A location is set to open at the Willows Shopping Center in Concord.This will be the Bay Area's 26th Chick-fil-A location. Currently, the closest Chick-fil-A to Concord is in Walnut Creek. Construction of the future Concord Chick-fil-A began on Sept. 1, according to the ...

Man charged with hate crimes over stabbing at New York’s Grand Central Terminal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:26 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City man has been charged with attempted murder and assault as hate crimes following the Christmas Day stabbing of two teenage tourists from Paraguay at an eatery inside Grand Central Terminal, authorities said. Witnesses said Esteban Esono-Asue, 36, also known as Steven Hutcherson, made derogatory comments about white people shortly before the unprovoked attack on the 14- and 16-year-old girls inside the Manhattan transit hub Monday morning, according to a criminal complaint. He was being held without bail Wednesday after pleading not guilty Tuesday to the charges, which also included child endangerment.According to the complaint, Esono-Asue initially was asked to leave the Tartinery dining area by an employee, who said Esono-Asue responded by saying: “I’ll leave, I don’t want the white man to get at you,” or something similar. A second employee said he made another anti-white comment after he approached her and asked for a table to place an o...

Denver Broncos bench QB Russell Wilson and will turn to Jarrett Stidham

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:26 GMT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos are benching quarterback Russell Wilson in a move that could have major ramifications for both his future and theirs.Although the move keeps open the team’s options next year and could ultimately save the Broncos $37 million, coach Sean Payton on Wednesday called the switch to journeyman Jarrett Stidham more of a football decision than a financial one.“I understand all the speculation and everything that surrounds a move like that, and I can tell you we’re desperately trying to win,” Payton said. “Sure, in our game today there are economics and all those other things, but the No. 1 push behind this … is to get a spark offensively.”The Broncos (7-8) have a narrow path to the playoffs. They’d have to win out and Kansas City (9-5) would have to lose out for Denver to make the playoffs for the first time since the 2015 season.Payton said the entire offensive operation, himself included, has been deficient and this move isnR...

Drones handles the rain, leads Virginia Tech to 41-20 win over No. 23 Tulane in the Military Bowl

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:26 GMT

ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 27: Kyron Drones #1 of the Virginia Tech Hokies throws a pass in the first quarter against the Tulane Green Wave during the Military Bowl presented by GoBowling.com at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on December 27, 2023 in Annapolis, Maryland. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)(Getty Images/Greg Fiume) ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 27: Kyron Drones #1 of the Virginia Tech Hokies throws a pass in the first quarter against the Tulane Green Wave during the Military Bowl presented by GoBowling.com at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on December 27, 2023 in Annapolis, Maryland. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)(Getty Images/Greg Fiume) ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — As long as he could h...

Live updates | Palestinians flee to overcrowded refuges as Israel expands offensive in Gaza

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:26 GMT

A Palestinian town with a typical population around 75,000 has been overwhelmed by hundreds of thousands of people seeking refuge as Israel expands its ground offensive across Gaza.Some of the new arrivals Wednesday at Deir al-Balah traveled by foot or rode donkey carts loaded with belongings. While many crowded onto streets around the town’s main hospital, others set up tents on sidewalks.Palestinian health officials said dozens were killed in Israel’s heavy strikes across the center and south of the territory.The U.N. humanitarian office says the scale and intensity of ground operations and fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups in most areas of Gaza and their devastating impact is impeding aid deliveries.“Operational challenges due to insecurity, blocked roads and a scarcity of fuel are also hampering the humanitarian response,” the office, known as OCHA, said in a statement Wednesday.OCHA warned that telecommunications blackouts are making commu...

51 seconds apart after 628 nautical miles: LawConnect edges Comanche in Sydney to Hobart race

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:26 GMT

HOBART, Australia (AP) — LawConnect won line honors in the 78th edition of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Thursday, holding off defending champion Andoo Comanche by less than a minute in an exciting finish between the super maxis.The pair of 100-foot yachts had dueled for much of the race and were well ahead of the rest of the fleet of 103 yachts that started the race on Tuesday in Sydney harbor.LawConnect, which was runner-up in the last three editions of the race, finished in 1 day, 19 hours, 3 minutes, 58 seconds. Comanche’s time was 1 day, 19 hours, 4 minutes, 49 seconds — a margin of just 51 seconds.It was the second-closest finish in Sydney to Hobart history after Condor of Bermuda beat Apollo by seven seconds in 1982.Both yachts performed several late jibe tactics as they attempted to secure the lead.“I can’t believe that result. Honestly, it is a dream come true,” LawConnect’s skipper and owner Christian Beck said. “They took the lead pretty close to the line...

Kareem Jackson returns ‘home’ to Houston, looking to put suspensions behind him

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:26 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Kareem Jackson is back with the Houston Texans, a place the veteran safety calls home.Jackson was claimed off waivers from the Denver Broncos on Tuesday, reuniting him with the team where he spent his first nine seasons.“The way the season’s gone for me, emotionally kind of all over the place,” he said Wednesday after his first practice. “It’s always great to come home. And for me as a player, I think all players want to be wanted. So, for the Texans to claim me, it’s a full circle moment.”Jackson has played just eight games this year in a season where he has been fined five times, ejected twice and suspended twice for a total of six games over a series of illegal hits.His first suspension came for an illegal hit on Packers tight end Luke Musgrave on Oct. 22. It was a four-game suspension but was knocked down to two games on appeal. But in his first game back, a hit he delivered to Minnesota quarterback Joshua Dobbs landed him a four-game suspension.As he prepares for...