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'Hard time understanding': Ex-A's announcer Kuiper responds to firing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:30:25 GMT

(KRON) -- Glen Kuiper will no longer be announcing Oakland A's games after he used a racial slur during a broadcast on May 5, NBC Sports Bay Area confirmed on Monday. Kuiper used the word when describing a trip to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City. He claimed that his words “didn’t come out quite the way I wanted it to” when he used the "n-word" instead of saying "Negro Leagues." A’s reach second ‘binding agreement’ for stadium site in Vegas “Following an internal review, the decision has been made for NBC Sports California to end its relationship with Glen Kuiper, effective immediately,” the network said in a statement to the Associated Press. “We thank Glen for his dedication to Bay Area baseball over the years.”According to the AP, “the decision was based on a variety of factors, including information uncovered in the internal review.” That quote came from an anonymous source who did not reveal specific details. Kuiper's alleged mistake happened before the first ...

Kamala Harris in Bay Area to promote chip production

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:30:25 GMT

(BCN) -- Vice President Kamala Harris visited Applied Materials in Sunnyvale on Monday to celebrate the chip-equipment maker's $4 billion investment in a new research-and-development facility. The center in Silicon Valley would be the largest of its kind in the semiconductor industry, dedicated to quickly developing new tools and production techniques for the chip business. The 180,000-square-foot facility is estimated to employ 1,500 construction workers during construction and 2,000 engineering jobs once construction is complete. Two victims identified in fatal morning crash on Hwy-101 in Sunnyvale The investment coincides with the Biden Administration's $53 billion investment towards semiconductor manufacturing and research. Signed last August, the CHIPS and Science Act uses federal funds to incentivize domestic semiconductor companies to keep manufacturing in the U.S. Harris said the investment is an effort to keep the U.S. as a lead competitor in industries like ...

Serious injuries reported in South Bay wreck

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:30:25 GMT

(KRON) -- A woman has life-threatening injuries after a "major" car crash in the South Bay, the San Jose Police Department reported. SJPD responded to the area of Monterey Highway and Live Oak Avenue at 6:13 p.m. for a wreck involving multiple vehicles. The victim was taken to a local hospital. Southbound Monterey Highway was closed between Live Oak Avenue and Palm Avenue due to the wreck. SJPD expects the closure will last several hours. Drivers are advised to avoid the area and find alternate routes.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Brawling teens to force Contra Costa County Fair to close early

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:30:25 GMT

ANTIOCH, Calif. (KRON) – An all-out brawl spoiled the Contra Costa County Fair for hundreds of families last weekend. People attending say instead of getting in line for the fun, a bunch of teenagers were getting into fights. The fair was shut down early by security Saturday night in Antioch after several fights broke out between groups of juveniles. One man, who asked not to reveal his identity, claims that he was assaulted by someone while reporting the fight to a woman on the security staff. A’s announcer Glen Kuiper let go after use of racial slur on broadcast “One of the friends, they pushed me,” the man recounted. “He said, ‘You want to fight with me?’ She never do nothing. So, who is going to protect us?”Officials at the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office say they received reports of several fights at the fair around 7:26 p.m., and that was when deputies approached the scene. The juveniles scattered to other locations on the fairgrounds and continued fighting. Deputies we...

From birth to death, legacy of racism lays foundation for Black Americans’ health disparities

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:30:25 GMT

From birth to death, Black Americans fare worse in measures of health compared to their white counterparts. They have higher rates of infant and maternal mortality, higher incidence of asthma during childhood, more difficulty treating mental health as teens, and greater rates of high blood pressure, Alzheimer’s disease and other illnesses. The Associated Press spent the past year exploring how the legacy of racism in America has laid the foundation for the health inequities that Black people face.Here’s a breakdown of each story of a five-part series:Birth: Why do so many Black women die in pregnancy? One reason: Doctors don’t take them seriously.Childhood: Black children are more likely to have asthma. A lot comes down to where they live.Teen years: Black kids face racism before they even start school. It’s driving a major mental health crisis.Adulthood: High blood pressure plagues many Black Americans. Combined with COVID, it’s catastrophic.Elders: A lifetime of racism makes Alzhe...

Roof collapses at school in Thailand, killing 7 sheltering from rain

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:30:25 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — Seven people, including four children, died Monday when strong winds from a rainstorm caused a metal roof on a school’s activity center to collapse in northern Thailand, officials said Tuesday. The latest casualty was a 6-year-old boy who died late Monday night in a hospital after the collapse at the Wat Nern Por primary school, according to the public relations office in Phichit province, 300 kilometers (185 miles) north of Bangkok.Several students had gone inside the activity center to shelter from the rain when the roof collapsed, according to a Facebook post from the official disaster prevention department, and 18 people were hospitalized.Patcharin Siri, a staff member of the provincial Public Relations Department, said four boys, two parents and one member of the school’s cleaning staff died.The meteorological department issued a warning for heavy rain in northern Thailand this week. Monday was also the official start of the rainy season.Source

Kelenic, Rodríguez, Castillo lead Mariners to 11-2 rout over A’s

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:30:25 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Jarred Kelenic hit his 10th homer of the season and Luis Castillo pitched six scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners routed the Oakland Athletics 11-2 on Monday night.Kelenic also singled twice and had three RBIs. Jose Caballaro launched a three-run homer and Julio Rodríguez had three hits, including two doubles, and scored three times as the Mariners matched a season high for runs.Castillo (3-2) snapped a two-start losing streak and surpassed 1,000 strikeouts for his career. The right-hander had eight strikeouts and two walks against Oakland (10-39), which has lost five in a row and eight of nine.Seattle led from the start, with Kelenic hitting a two-run homer in the first inning off Kyle Muller (1-4). Caballaro followed with a three-run shot in the second to give the Mariners a quick 5-0 lead.Kelenic drove in another run with a single in the fifth. The Mariners scored a pair in the sixth and extended the lead with three runs in the eighth, including a two-run sin...

LOCALIZE IT: From birth to death, Black Americans struggle with health care system

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:30:25 GMT

EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS:The Associated Press spent a year examining how racial health disparities have harmed generations of Black Americans.From birth to death, Black Americans fare worse in measures of health compared to their white counterparts. They have higher rates of infant and maternal mortality, higher incidence of asthma during childhood, more difficulty treating mental health as teens, and greater rates of high blood pressure, Alzheimer’s disease and other illnesses as adults. The AP is offering a package of stories that follows the story of Black Americans, from pregnancy to end of life, and the struggle for basic health care. Here are some tips and resources for localizing these stories. ___READ AP’S COVERAGE — Why do so many Black women die in pregnancy? For one thing, doctors don’t take them seriously — Black children are more likely to have asthma. A lot comes down to where they live — Black kid...

Magic Johnson Western Conference Finals MVP winners

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:30:25 GMT

2023 — Nikola Jovic, Denver2022 — Stephen Curry, Golden State WarriorsSource

History made: Nuggets sweep Lakers, advance to NBA Finals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:30:25 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nikola Jokic is a player unlike almost anything the NBA has ever seen, and now he's taking his Denver Nuggets somewhere they've never been.Jokic had 30 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists, and the Nuggets advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time in team history Monday night, sweeping the Western Conference finals with a 113-111 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.Jamal Murray scored 25 points for the top-seeded Nuggets, who overcame LeBron James’ 31-point first half and a 15-point halftime deficit with a tenacious finish in Game 4 to earn their first conference title in their 47 NBA seasons.“It’s incredible,” Murray said. “It’s a lot of fun. It’s surreal. We’re going to keep making history, that’s the thing. We’re going to keep that mindset.” Are Nuggets tickets for the NBA Finals on sale yet? James finished with 40 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists after the highest-scoring postseason half of his career, but even the top scorer in NBA history couldn’t ke...