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6 Hurt in DUI Collision on Town Center Drive [Santa Clarita, CA]

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:38:40 GMT

2 Women Arrested after SUV Crashes into Black and Blue RestaurantSANTA CLARITA, CA (November 9, 2023) – A DUI collision on Town Center Drive resulted in injuries for six individuals, early Sunday. The incident unfolded at approximately 1:45 a.m. in the 24000 block of Town Center Drive.According to reports, a dispute between two women erupted at the Black and Blue Restaurant. Subsequently, two women entered a white SUV and engaged in a doughnut maneuver. The driver lost control, leading to the vehicle colliding with multiple people. Emergency responders attended to at least six individuals on-site, treating them for minor injuries. After the collision, the driver of the SUV fled the scene, leaving behind the vehicle’s bumper and license plate. Both women were later apprehended by police on suspicion of DUI and potential additional charges. As of now, the identities of the individuals involved in the crash remain undisclosed. Further information will be provided by Santa C...

The Ultimate Reselling Toolkit: Harnessing the Power of Posh Sidekick

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:38:40 GMT

Mastering the modern reselling landscape is no walk in the park. On any given day, it feels like balancing on a tightrope with the rush to reach as many customers as possible on one side and capturing and holding their attention on the other. To thrive in this competitive marketplace, resellers must walk this tightrope gracefully, maximizing their reach and appeal to potential buyers.But, this dual challenge has long been a time and energy-consuming task. Resellers who would rather focus on introducing new products and, perhaps, expanding their business further are often stuck manually performing each task, losing patience and precious time. For the longest time, many have hoped for a solution that would satisfy the sector’s demands and leave ample room for each reseller’s ambitions.Created by Michael Chierchio, Posh Sidekick app and tools such as Crosslisting have risen to meet this challenge. With the primary objective to revolutionize the reselling landscape, the tools are simple...

Torso found in plastic bag leads to SoCal man’s arrest

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:38:40 GMT

By Rob Hayes and Leanne Suter | CNNLOS ANGELES, California (KABC) — A Tarzana man has been arrested in connection with a woman’s dismembered torso that was found near a dumpster in Encino.LAPD officers took Samuel Haskell into custody Wednesday. He is being held on $2 million bail.Police say Haskell’s wife, Mei Haskell, and her parents are missing. Officers located the couple’s three children in school on Wednesday and took them safely into custody of the county Department of Children and Family Services.Mei Haskell’s mother was identified as Yanxiang Wang and her father is Gaoshen Li.Investigators have been searching for evidence at the Haskell’s Tarzana home, where Mei’s parents also lived in.Authorities are still working to identify the woman’s torso that was found early Wednesday at a strip mall near Ventura Boulevard and Rubio Avenue. Police say a homeless person discovered the torso while digging for recyclables around 6:15 a.m.&...

Macron hosts Gaza aid conference, urges Israel to protect civilians

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:38:40 GMT

By Sylvie Corbet | Associated PressPARIS — Western and Arab nations, international agencies and nongovernmental groups stressed the urgent need for aid for Gaza civilians at a Paris conference Thursday, held as the humanitarian crisis in the besieged territory worsens amid Israel’s massive air and ground campaign against Hamas.The gathering ended a few hours before the White House said Israel has agreed to put in place four-hour daily humanitarian pauses in Gaza, starting on Thursday.The French presidency said the participants’ overall pledges topped 1 billion euros ($1.07 billion) in funding, though that included some funds already announced earlier, and stressed that the global amount still remains to be finalized.French President Emmanuel Macron opened the conference with an appeal for Israel to protect civilians, saying that “all lives have equal worth” and urging for pauses in the fighting to allow deliveries of desperately needed aid.“In the immed...

Satellite photos show Israeli push this week into Gaza

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:38:40 GMT

By Jon Gambrell | Associated PressDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israeli troops have pushed into Gaza City along a key coastal road on the Mediterranean Sea as part of their war on Hamas, according to satellite images from earlier this week analyzed on Thursday by The Associated Press.Monday’s images from Planet Labs PBC show a moonscape of impact craters from missile strikes and smoke rising over the northern reaches of Gaza City, the besieged territory’s largest urban zone. The images also show previous positions of Israeli tanks and armored personnel carriers on one of three axes of attack used to cut the city off from the rest of the Gaza Strip.The city has seen hundreds of thousands of people flee it after a month of war since Hamas’ unprecedented Oct. 7 incursion into southern Israel that killed some 1,400 people.That assault sparked a punishing campaign of airstrikes and the Israeli military offensive into the Gaza Strip that has so far killed over 10,500 peo...

85,000 Kaiser Permanente workers ratify contract that’s boosting wages 21%

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:38:40 GMT

More than 85,000 Kaiser Permanente workers have voted to ratify a new labor contract that will boost wages, promote increased hiring and give front-line healthcare employees a stronger voice on the job.The workers, represented by the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions, voted 98.5% in favor of the four-year labor agreement that runs from Oct. 1, 2023 to Sept. 30, 2027. It affects Kaiser employees in facilities across California, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.Kaiser operates three dozen hospitals and more than 500 medical offices throughout California.“This is more than a contract – it signals a new day for frontline healthcare workers and for patient safety across Kaiser facilities,” said Angelica Mateo, a licensed vocational nurse at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center. “When healthcare workers stand shoulder-to-shoulder to fight for our patients and our jobs, we can win.”The contract follows months of tense negotiations and...

Hundreds of apartments may sprout at San Jose site of old DMV office

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:38:40 GMT

SAN JOSE — The shutdown of a DMV office in San Jose could pave the way for hundreds of homes to sprout on the site, which is near Kelley Park and Spartan Stadium.The preliminary proposal envisions multiple residential buildings that together would contain well over 300 apartments, according to a preliminary proposal on file with San Jose city planners.The housing development would be built at 2222 Senter Road, which is the site of a DMV office that the state government closed in September.The project consists of 372 apartments that would be accommodated within three buildings, according to the preliminary proposal at San Jose City Hall.HC Investment Associates, which is also the property owner, proposed the development.Related ArticlesHousing | Housing project may sprout at big North San Jose office building site Housing | California Forever proposes land exchange near Travis Air Force Base Housing | Affordable homes may be part of hu...

Spanish politician shot in the face in Madrid

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:38:40 GMT

By Alicia Leon and Joseph Wilson | Associated PressMADRID — Veteran Spanish right-wing politician Alejandro Vidal-Quadras was shot in the face in broad daylight on a central Madrid street on Thursday. His life was not in danger, according to the hospital where he was rushed for treatment.Police said Vidal-Quadras was attacked at around 1:30 p.m. local time near his home and that he was conscious when taken to a hospital by emergency crews. A motive for the shooting wasn’t immediately disclosed.According to Spanish state news agency EFE, police believe the shooter fled the scene on a motorbike, wearing a black helmet.Four hours after the shooting, Madrid’s Gregorio Marañón hospital issued its first public medical report on Vidal-Quadras’ condition. The hospital said the gunshot had fractured his jawbone and that he will undergo surgery. It said he was in stable condition and that his life was not in danger.Vidal-Quadras, 78, was a long-time member of Spain’s c...

Cruise lays offs contract workers following series of setbacks

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:38:40 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Driverless ride hailing service Cruise announced Thursday it will be laying off an unspecified number of workers, KRON4 has confirmed. The layoffs are set to impact contract workers employed through third-party vendors and staffing agencies, a Cruise representative told KRON.Contingent workers who will be let go assisted with work that included cleaning, charging and maintaining the AV fleet, and customer support.It was first reported on Wednesday that Cruise layoffs were on the way. According to Forbes, Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt told company executives that layoffs were necessary during an hour-long meeting Monday. Dorsey’s Block, formerly Square, to slash 1,000 jobs That meeting, Forbes reported, was to discuss damage control measures following a series of damaging headlines about the General Motors backed autonomous vehicle service. In San Francisco, there has been a steady stream of incidents involving Cruise vehicles.In October, a Cruise vehicle ran over a ...

David DePape was caught up in conspiracies, defense says

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:38:40 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — David DePape, the man who is accused of bludgeoning former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer, was caught up in conspiracies when he broke into her San Francisco home last year, his defense attorney said at his trial opened Thursday.The attack on then-82-year-old Paul Pelosi in the early hours of Oct. 28, 2022, sent shockwaves through the political world just days before last year’s midterm elections.Defense attorney Jodi Linker said Thursday she won't dispute that her client DePape attacked Paul Pelosi, an encounter caught on police body camera video. Instead, she will argue that he believed “with every ounce of his body" that he was taking action to stop corruption and the abuse of children by politicians and actors.“This is not a ‘whodunit.’ But what the government fails to acknowledge is the ‘whydunit,' and the why matters in this case,” she said.DePape pleaded not guilty to attempted kidnapping of a federal official and assault on ...