BOSTON (CBS) – The MBTA police are asking for help identifying a person they say assaulted an elderly man. The attack happened Thursday afternoon at the Jackson Square T stop. Police said, “Video review depicts an elderly defenseless male being violently assaulted.” Police released images of the incident and suspect. Transit Police are searching for…
U.S. hits 700,000 COVID deaths just as cases begin to fall
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The United States reached its latest heartbreaking pandemic milestone Friday, eclipsing 700,000 deaths from COVID-19 just as the surge from the delta variant is starting to slow down and give overwhelmed hospitals some relief. It took 3 ½ months for the U.S. to go from 600,000 to 700,000 deaths, driven by the…
California travelers arrested in Hawaii for fake COVID test results
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii authorities arrested two people from California for submitting fake COVID-19 test results to avoid a mandatory traveler quarantine meant to curb the virus’ spread in the islands. A 34-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman uploaded falsified negative test results into the Hawaii Safe Travels portal and arrived in Lihue on an…
California teen shot by school safety officer to be taken off life support, family says
An 18-year-old woman left brain dead after being shot a by a Long Beach school safety officer will be taken off life support over the coming days, her family said Friday. Mona Rodriguez, the mother of a 5-month-old boy, will be removed from life support within 72 hours once her organs have been donated, loved…
28K Narcan kits distributed yearly to prevent overdoses in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) – The San Francisco Department of Public Health continues to protect the community by distributing naloxone kits. Yearly, the department disperses 28,000 kits. In a Twitter post, they said, “San Franciscans save thousands of lives a year with naloxone, medicine that reverses overdoses.” ? Find today’s top stories on KRON4.com for the Bay…
Earthquake strikes San Leandro
SAN LEANDRO, Calif. (KRON) — An earthquake struck San Leandro Friday night, the United States Geological Survey reported. It was a 3.2 magnitude earthquake. Did you feel it? This is a breaking news alert. Check back for updates.
Gray wolf reported in Ventura County, the southernmost California spotting in nearly a century
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has substantiated reports of a gray wolf in northern Ventura County, marking the farthest south in California that any gray wolf has been confirmed in 99 years. Previous to this spotting, the southernmost confirmed gray wolf appearance was one captured in San Bernardino County in 1922. California’s gray…
Should Fernando Tatis Jr. be NL MVP? Padres star has strong case despite losing record
SAN DIEGO – These last two months haven’t been easy for Padres fans, but the season’s end is in sight. But as the team wraps its final series of the year this weekend, the Padres PR staff is ramping up a campaign for Fernando Tatis Jr. to win the National League MVP award. 2-time NBA…
World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
First published on POLITICO.com, U.S., September 29, 2021 | By Matt Wuerker First published on Caglecartoons.com, U.S., September 29, 2021 | By Rivers First published on Counterpoint, U.S., September 28, 2021 | By Rick McKee First published on Politicalcartoons.com, U.S, September 27, 2021 | By Dick Wright First published on Politicalcartoons.com, U.S., September 24, 2021…
Rome election could be make-or-break for the 5Star Movement
ROME — There’s a lot at stake for the 5Star Movement in the election for control of Capitoline Hill. The 5Stars’ conquest of Rome in 2016 — with Virginia Raggi taking over as mayor — was the high point of the populist wave that swept Italy over the past decade, and foreshadowed the movement’s arrival in…