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Elizabeth Holmes' ex-boyfriend to begin serving prison sentence today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:45 GMT

(KRON) -- Former Theranos executive Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani is slated to begin serving a prison sentence Thursday for his role in a fraud conspiracy that rocked Silicon Valley. U.S. District Judge Edward Davila sentenced Balwani to serve 155 months in prison -- nearly 13 years -- for defrauding Theranos investors and patients. Balwani's sentence is two years longer than that given to his co-conspirator and former lover, Elizabeth Holmes.Holmes, who recently gave birth to her second child, was ordered to turn herself in and report to a federal prison on April 27. Prosecutor Kelly Volkar said Holmes is a flight risk, adding, "she has the means and the motive to flee."As of 10 a.m. Thursday, Balwani was still not in custody, according to state prison inmate records.Sunny Balwani and Elizabeth Holmes were in a romantic relationship until an investigation was launched into their company. (Getty Images / File) A jury convicted Balwani, 57, of Fremont, on 12 counts of fraud and conspiracy. ...

Oakland Roots Soccer Club submit stadium bid for lot adjacent to Coliseum

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:45 GMT

(KRON) -- On the day the news broke that the Oakland Athletics would be leaving for Las Vegas; the Oakland Roots Soccer Club announced an official proposal to lease a lot adjacent to the Oakland Coliseum to build a stadium. The soccer team, which plays in the top division of the USL, one tier below Major League Soccer, looks set to become Oakland's only remaining professional sports team. E-40 and Sacramento Kings release joint statement The Roots, along with its women's team the Oakland Soul, announced that it has submitted a proposal to lease the Malibu Lot, which is located just across the parking lot from the Coliseum in East Oakland.The team currently plays home games at Laney College. However, there have been ongoing problems with playing at the college stadium including difficulties with the turf that have led to home games this season being played at CSU East Bay in Hayward.The team also cites growing demand and growth of the club and its fanbase as reasons for seeking out...

Widow sues Oklahoma sheriff who discussed killing reporters

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:45 GMT

IDABEL, Okla. (AP) — The widow of an Oklahoma man who died following a 2022 arrest filed a lawsuit Thursday against the rural sheriff who a newspaper says it caught on tape talking about killing journalists who were reporting on her husband’s death.Last March, outside the rural area of McCurtain County, Bobby Barrick’s death drew scant attention. The 45-year-old had died in a hospital days after deputies shocked him with a stun gun.But the wrongful death lawsuit that Barbara Barrick filed in federal court Thursday comes as national attention is drawn on the county, more than 230 miles (370 kilometers) southeast of Oklahoma City, by a recording of local officials discussing killing journalists and lynching Black people.“It’s been a hard year not knowing what happened to my husband,” Barbara Barrick said during a Thursday news conference in front of the sheriff’s office. She praised the “persistent and brave” efforts of local newspaper reporters to find out more about her husban...

Uber Eats using robots for food deliveries in part of Fairfax

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:45 GMT

Uber is partnering with AI-powered robotics company Cartken for food deliveries in Fairfax, Viriginia’s Mosaic District. (Courtesy Uber)After piloting autonomous robot food deliveries in Miami, Uber Eats is now using the sidewalk robots for limited deliveries in Fairfax, Virginia’s Mosaic District.Uber is partnering with AI-powered robotics company Cartken for the deliveries.There are more than 40 restaurants in the Mosaic District, although just a handful are currently signed up for the Uber Eats robot deliveries, including Our Mom Eugenia, Pupatella and RASA.“Cartken is at an inflection point, where we are rapidly bringing our AI, computer vision and lidar-less autonomous robots to more places, like the Mosaic District, in partnership with Uber Eats,” said Cartken co-founder Anjali Jindal Naik.Developer EDENS, the owner and operator of the Mosaic District, is enthusiastic about the robots.“We are excited to partner with Uber Eats and Cartken to bring ...

Richard Riordan, former Los Angeles mayor, has died at 92

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:45 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Riordan, the moderate Republican multimillionaire who won two terms as mayor in Democrat-friendly Los Angeles and ran unsuccessfully for governor, has died. He was 92. “Mayor Richard Riordan loved Los Angeles, and devoted so much of himself to bettering our city,” Mayor Karen Bass said in a statement late Wednesday. “I extend my deepest condolences to all who loved and looked up to Mayor Riordan. May he rest in peace.”There was no immediate word on the cause of death. Riordan’s long career also included serving 17 months as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s education secretary.He had come late to politics, surprising even longtime colleagues when, already past 60, he abandoned his private sector success in 1993 to run for mayor.Riordan said he saw the need for leadership in a city still shaken by the 1992 riot that followed the acquittal of white officers in the videotaped beating of Rodney King, a Black motorist.He ran on a promise that he wa...

US inventory: old forests cover area larger than California

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:45 GMT

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration has identified more than 175,000 square miles (453,000 square kilometers) of old growth and mature forests on U.S. government land and plans to craft a new rule to better protect the nation’s woodlands from fires, insects and other side effects of climate change, officials said Thursday.The results from the government’s first-ever national inventory of mature and old-growth forests on federal land revealed more expanses of older trees than outside researchers had recently estimated.Most are in Western states such as Idaho, California, Montana and Oregon. But they’re also in New England, around the Great Lakes and in Southern states such as Arkansas, Kentucky and West Virginia, according to a Forest Service online map.The inventory’s release comes as President Joe Biden navigates opposing political pressures over federal forest management: Many members of Congress including some Democrats want to ramp up logging in the...

4th arrest made in Alabama Sweet 16 birthday party shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:45 GMT

DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A fourth man was arrested Thursday and charged with murder in connection with a shooting at Sweet 16 birthday party that killed four young people in Alabama, authorities announced. Johnny Letron Brown, 20, of Tuskegee, is charged with for counts of reckless murder, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said. A total of four defendants are now facing reckless murder charges in connection to the fatal shooting. The shooting rampage at the Sweet 16 birthday killed four young people, ranging from ages 17 to 23 and shocked the small east Alabama city of Dadeville. In addition to the four slain, 32 others were injured, four of them critically. The party, at a dance studio just off the town square, was in full swing when gunfire erupted.Tyreese “Ty Reik” McCullough, 17, of Tuskegee and Travis McCullough, 16, of Tuskegee were arrested Tuesday. Wilson LaMar Hill Jr., 20, of Auburn, was arrested Wednesday. The district attorney said the teens will be tried as adults as req...

PSG and Galtier taking Angers seriously despite mismatch

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:45 GMT

PARIS (AP) — The word mismatch seems like an understatement as first-place Paris Saint-Germain visits rock-bottom Angers on Friday.While a victory for PSG would take it another step toward a record 11th league title — one clear of Marseille and Saint-Etienne — Angers appears doomed to relegation.They are an enormous 58 points behind PSG in the championship, with three wins.The chasm is such that Angers has won only once in the past 23 league matches and is 17 points from safety with seven games remaining.The top scorers for Angers are forward Adrien Hunou and Morocco winger Sofiane Bouffal. They have four goals each compared to 20 for PSG’s Kylian Mbappé, who is tied with Lille’s Jonathan David atop the scoring charts.Although PSG has had some poor performances this season and was dominated by Bayern Munich in the round of 16 of the Champions League, losing at Angers would signal a new low for coach Christophe Galtier’s embattled team.“There will be a full stadium,...

Expresidente de Perú Alejandro Toledo presenta recurso de emergencia en Washington para evitar su extradición a Perú

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:45 GMT

(CNN Español) — El expresidente de Perú Alejandro Toledo presentó este jueves un recurso de emergencia en una corte federal para evitar su arresto y posterior extradición, según un documento judicial que obtuvo CNN.De acuerdo con el documento presentado por su defensa ante una corte federal en el Distrito de Columbia, Toledo solicita suspender temporalmente la detención y extradición mientras se resuelve una moción de reconsideración que está pendiente en su caso y que presentó este miércoles.El recurso de emergencia fue presentado horas después de que un juez federal de California ordenara al expresidente que se entregara este viernes ante agentes federales para enfrentar su extradición a Perú.CNN intenta comunicarse con los abogados de Toledo y con el Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos para obtener comentarios.¿De qué acusan al expresidente de Perú Alejandro Toledo? El caso EcotevaEl exmandatario cumple arresto domiciliario en California desde 2019 y es requerido por...

Ordenan al CEO de My Pillow, Mike Lindell, que cumpla con el pago de US$ 5 millones al experto que desmintió sus datos electorales falsos

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:45 GMT

(CNN) — El CEO de My Pillow, Mike Lindell, fue ordenado a pagar US$ 5 millones a un experto que desacreditó sus datos relacionados con las elecciones de 2020, según una decisión del panel de arbitraje obtenida por CNN.Lindell, una persona que difunde conspiraciones electorales, se comprometió a conceder la suma multimillonaria a cualquier experto en ciberseguridad que pudiera refutar sus datos. Un panel de arbitraje concedió este miércoles a Robert Zeidman, que tiene décadas de experiencia en el desarrollo de software, un pago de US$ 5 millones después de que demandara a Lindell por esa suma.Exclusivo CNN: así fueron por dentro las negociaciones de Fox News y Dominion para su acuerdo históricoCNN obtuvo los documentos de arbitraje y declaraciones en video, incluida una declaración de Lindell, relacionados con el litigio.“Basándose en el análisis anterior, el Sr. Zeidman cumplió el contrato”, escribió el panel de arbitraje en su decisión. “Demostró que los dat...