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Marlene Hagge-Vossler dies; she was last surviving founder of LPGA

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:55 GMT

Associated PressRANCHO MIRAGE — Marlene Hagge-Vossler, a Hall of Fame player and the last surviving founder of the LPGA Tour, died Tuesday morning, her family said. She was 89.Hagge-Vossler won 26 times on the LPGA Tour, including the 1952 LPGA Championship, and she was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2002.She was 15-year-old Marlene Bauer when she joined 12 other women — including her older sister, Alice Bauer — in signing incorporation papers in 1950 for the fledgling LPGA Tour.Upon her death, the LPGA is among the premier women’s sports associations in the world, with players this year competing for $100 million in prize money.“Marlene will be missed dearly, but I can guarantee she’ll never be forgotten,” LPGA Commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan said. “She was an impressive athlete, a fiery competitor and at a young age showed women and girls that they could achieve greatness in all areas of life. We’re incredibly grateful for her c...

Giannis to the Warriors? Viral video starts a frenzy, but pairing with Steph Curry isn’t likely

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:55 GMT

When the Golden State Warriors were at a crossroads once before, they went out and brought in one of the best players in the NBA.Now, as their dynasty hits another fork in the road, could they do it again?Warriors fans yearning to get back to the top of the NBA seemingly got some fodder on Thursday, thanks to Giannis Antetokounmpo.The Milwaukee Bucks star, who frequently goes on Instagram Live, was asked by a fan to “please come to the Warriors.” The former MVP repeated the statement to a person off-camera, smiled and laughed as he said, “Aye man.”Giannis’ reaction to a fan asking him to join the Warriors (h/t @imspenser_6) pic.twitter.com/HSrWGje6u4— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) May 18, 2023The video ends there at 17 seconds and sent the NBA’s social media circles buzzing at the possibility. Even ESPN’s daily NBA show, NBA Today, quickly showed the video and proceeded to mention the possibility of Antetokounmpo with Steph Curry.But what ESPN and the original tweet didn’t show...

Brazen armed daylight carjacking being investigated by Oakland PD

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:55 GMT

(KRON) -- Oakland police are investigating a brazen armed carjacking that took place in broad daylight, the Oakland Police Department confirmed to KRON4. The incident occurred just before 11 a.m. in the 7800 block of Oakport Street. Bob Lee’s accused killer pleads not guilty, judge denies bail Arriving on the scene, officers learned that a vehicle with several armed individuals inside rolled up on the victim's vehicle. The armed individuals exited the vehicle and pointed firearms at the victim, demanding the vehicle.The victim complied out of fear, police said. The armed individuals then fled the area in both vehicle. Police say an investigation into the incident is ongoing.

Man yelling out racial slurs on Oakland freeway being investigated by CHP

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:55 GMT

(KRON) -- A man was caught on camera yelling out racial slurs toward a Black individual at an Oakland freeway. An Instagram video posted Wednesday shows a white man driving a Jeep as he screams the n-word multiple times toward at least one Black occupant of another vehicle. "F**k you n****r... F*****g n****r," the man is heard saying in the video, which has since received over 21,000 likes on Instagram. He was also seen flipping the victim off as he was driving. KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }California Highway Patrol (CHP) is aware of this incident and is "looking into the circumstances," the law enforcement agency told KRON4. It did not confirm which freeway the incident happened on. The video has since been trending on social medi...

Urban Alchemy saved 138 San Franciscans from drug overdoses in 1 year

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:55 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Teams of street outreach ambassadors are sent into San Francisco's roughest neighborhoods daily where extreme poverty, mental illness, homelessness, and crippling drug addictions are rampant.The teams, organized by Urban Alchemy, reversed 138 drug overdoses in the city within the past 12 months, according to the nonprofit's one-year impact report released Thursday. Ninety-six percent of Urban Alchemy’s staff are people who previously experienced homelessness or incarceration. Hundreds of the nonprofit's staff members spent the past year walking block to block throughout the Tenderloin and Mid-Market neighborhoods helping people in crisis. The rise of fentanyl in San Francisco About 7,000 San Francisco residents are currently experiencing homelessness, according to Urban Alchemy's data. The nonprofit says it is transforming people and places through respect and compassion."Love, compassion, and respect heal communities. As we expand our services, so will our...

The Yemen War Can Be Over — if Biden Wants It

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:55 GMT

Yemeni tribal figures from Abyan province wait to get their military commander freed from prison in Sanaa, Yemen, on April 30, 2023.Photo: Mohammed Hamoud/Getty ImagesI’ve always thought of the famous John Lennon refrain, “War is over, if you want it,” as mostly a thought experiment meant to shake us out of the learned helplessness that can lead to forever wars. But in the case of the war in Yemen, the war really is over if we want. Everybody else directly or indirectly involved — Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the Houthis, China, Oman, Qatar, Jordan, etc. — appears to want to put the war behind them. A ceasefire has held for more than a year, and peace talks are advancing with real momentum, including prisoner exchanges and other positive expressions of diplomacy. Yet the U.S. appears very much not to want the war to end; our proxies have been thumped on the battlefield and are in a poor negotiating position as a result. Reading between the lines, the U.S. seems...

Police: Louisville man planned bank shootings, placed phone in pocket to livestream

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:55 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The man who killed five co-workers at a Kentucky bank last month had made plans for the shooting and placed his phone in a front shirt pocket to livestream the killings, according to police records recently released.The shooter, 25-year-old Connor Sturgeon, had also attempted suicide around the same time last year, according to four search warrants sent to tech and phone companies seeking access to information on his phone. Police also found a “manifesto or note” inside his Louisville residence, according to the search warrants, which were dated April 13 but were sealed by a judge for 30 days.Sturgeon’s parents have spoken publicly about their son’s mental health issues, and said they were helping him seek treatment. They told police that his “mental health disorders may have played a part during this criminal act,” according to one of the warrants.“Messages and notes from the device were shown to have plans on how to conduct” the shooting, a police investigat...

Defense attorney: Not all has been revealed about what led to Texas mass shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:55 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Attorneys for the man accused of killing five of his neighbors after storming into their Texas home suggested on Thursday that not all has been revealed about what led up to the deadly shooting and that the suspect was someone who was generous and well-liked.Francisco Oropeza, 38, made his initial court appearance Thursday following his arrest May 2 after a four-day manhunt. He is facing five charges of murder for the April 28 shooting deaths in a rural neighborhood in Cleveland, located 45 miles (72 km) northeast of Houston. Authorities allege Oropeza, after being asked by his neighbors to stop firing his AR-style rifle because a baby was trying to sleep, responded by charging into their home and killing five people, including a 9-year-old boy. All five victims were from Honduras.Oropeza, dressed in a faded pink and white striped prison uniform, did not say anything to reporters as he was led into a courthouse in Coldspring, Texas, located about 60 miles (97 km) nort...

Medvedev making progress on clay, to face Tsitsipas in Italian Open semifinals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:55 GMT

ROME (AP) — Daniil Medvedev’s clay-court game keeps improving.First came a run to the French Open quarterfinals in 2021. Then an appearance in the fourth round at Roland Garros a year ago.Now, the third-ranked Russian is making big strides at the Italian Open.Medvedev beat German qualifier Yannick Hanfmann 6-2, 6-2 on Thursday to reach the semifinals in Rome after losing his opener in his three previous appearances at the Foro Italico.“I said before the tournament that I was feeling really great in practice,” Medvedev said. “It’s always a danger to say this, because when you lose the first round you’re going to be, ‘Why did I say this?’ But I’m proving it. I feel great.”On an overcast day, Medvedev controlled play with his flat groundstrokes and big first serve to the end the run of Hanfmann, who upset Monte Carlo Masters champion Andrey Rublev in the previous round after also taking out ninth-seeded Taylor Fritz.Medvedev has dropped only one set in four matches. His semifinal oppon...

Check your artificial intelligence ‘bossware’ tools for bias, says U.S. agency head

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:55 GMT

The head of the U.S. agency charged with enforcing civil rights in the workplace says artificial intelligence-driven “bossware” tools that closely track the whereabouts, keystrokes and productivity of workers can also run afoul of discrimination laws. Charlotte Burrows, chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, told The Associated Press that the agency is trying to educate employers and technology providers about their use of these surveillance tools as well as AI tools that streamline the work of evaluating job prospects.And if they aren’t careful with say, draconian schedule-monitoring algorithms that penalize breaks for pregnant women or Muslims taking time to pray, or allowing faulty software to screen out graduates of women’s or historically Black colleges – they can’t blame AI when the EEOC comes calling.“I’m not shy about using our enforcement authority when it’s necessary,” Burrows said. “We want to work with employers, but there’s certainly no exempt...