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The 13 things inside the Winchester Mystery House time capsule

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:38:26 GMT

The Winchester Mystery House’s 100th anniversary celebration Friday morning was a grand affair in the landmark mansion’s front garden. A string quartet from Symphony San Jose performed, elected officials presented commendations and a champagne toast was made to founders John and Mayme Brown and the current 110 “caretakers” who work at Sarah Winchester’s labyrinthine mansion.Santa Clara County Supervisor Susan Ellenberg added a little levity to the proceedings, too. “There is not much I like more than celebrating housing in my district,” she quipped. “And this is a very special house, built by a very special lady and well worth celebrating.”An attendee enters the Winchester Mystery House as tour guys Katy Darrow, left, Sadia Bates and Damien Robinson look at the historic exhibit during the Winchester Mystery House 100th anniversary in San Jose, Calif. on Friday, June 30, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)Attendees stroll aroun...

Pedestrian fatally struck by car in Fremont

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:38:26 GMT

(KRON) -- A pedestrian was struck and killed by a car Friday night in Fremont.The crash occurred around 9:30 p.m. between Alvarado Boulevard and Merganser Drive. The driver stopped at the scene and cooperated with investigators, police said. 2 dead in collision on Highway 4 in Pittsburg The area was closed off for several hours during the investigation.

National Weather Service issues rip current warning, US Coast Guard patrols ahead of July 4

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:38:26 GMT

(KRON) – The Bay Area is expected to see a hot weekend which means a shift to the outdoors for many ahead of the July 4 holiday. The US Coast Guard will be conducting “Operation Dry Water” patrols which is a nationwide effort to enforce boating under the influence while inspecting the safety of boating equipment. Last year’s operation resulted in almost 12,000 citations and 794 BUIs.  2 dead in collision on Highway 4 in Pittsburg Penalties for a BUI include large fines, suspension of boat operation privileges and jail time. The National Weather Service has issued a warning on possible rip currents at the beach this weekend. Rip currents are powerful currents of water moving away from the shore that can sweep away even the strongest of swimmers. 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: ...

Thuram follows in father’s footsteps by moving to Serie A after signing 5-year deal with Inter

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:38:26 GMT

MILAN (AP) — France forward Marcus Thuram is following in his father’s footsteps by moving to Serie A.Thuram signed a five-year deal with Champions League finalist Inter Milan on Saturday, completing a move back to his country of birth on the day the transfer market opened in Italy.“I used to watch Serie A when I was a kid and I saw so many champions,” Thuram said. “Coming to Serie A for me is like coming home.”The 25-year-old Thuram joins on a free transfer after deciding not to renew his contract with Borussia Mönchengladbach, where he spent the last four seasons.Thuram’s father, Lilian, who won the World Cup with France in 1998, played as a defender for Parma and Juventus. Thuram was born in Parma.“The Italian league has changed a lot since my dad played,” Thuram said. “But he gave me a lot of advice as a father. Namely, to play with joy and to enjoy every moment because my dream has become reality.”Thuram came on as a substitute for France in the World Cup fina...

Strus agrees to $63M deal and heads to Cleveland after helping Miami make finals, AP sources say

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:38:26 GMT

Max Strus helped Miami get to the NBA Finals, and his stock soared in the process.Strus is headed to the Cleveland Cavaliers, agreeing to a $63 million, four-year deal that was finalized Saturday by making the transaction part of a three-team trade, according to two people familiar with the negotiations.Strus goes to the Cavaliers, who will send Cedi Osman and Lamar Stevens to San Antonio while Miami gets future second-round draft compensation, said the people who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade terms have not been approved by the NBA.ESPN first reported the trade agreement.Strus was a starter for Miami in its playoff runs over the last two years, including this past season’s trip to the finals against Denver. He averaged a career-best 11.5 points per game this past season and has shot 37% from 3-point range in his career.Cleveland clearly prioritized shooting. The Cavs struck deals with Caris LeVert ($32 million, two years) and George...

Denver weather: Seasonal with storm chances July 4th weekend

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:38:26 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver’s weather features warming temperatures and a couple of rounds of afternoon thunderstorms throughout the Fourth of July weekend.There will be warm temperatures for the Fourth of July weekend. Where to watch Colorado’s 4th of July fireworks, drone shows this year Weather today: Pleasant and mostly drySaturday will have plenty of sunshine. As temperatures climb toward 80 degrees, some clouds will move in and will be followed by a slight chance for isolated thunderstorms, only at 10% and mainly staying to the west. There will be warm temperatures across the state on July 1. Colorado farmers markets near you Looking ahead: Warmer, a few stormsSunday starts with sunshine too and gets us a touch warmer into the mid-80s. July 2 will be warm across the state.More clouds fill in bringing another better storm chance for the afternoon. Keep your outdoor plans, but keep an eye on the sky and have a way to be notified of these storms.You can track the weather...

Dutch king makes historic apology for his country’s colonial past

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:38:26 GMT

Dutch King Willem-Alexander on Saturday made a formal apology for the Netherlands’ 250-year-long involvement in the slave trade and the way the country massively profited it from it.“On this day that we remember the Dutch history of slavery, I ask forgiveness for this crime against humanity,” the king said, speaking in the Oosterpark in Amsterdam on the 160th anniversary of the abolition of slavery. He admitted, though, that racial discrimination continues to plague the country, which is why he expects some people to disagree with the apology.The symbolic move comes after Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in December apologized for the role the Netherlands played in slavery — marking a U-turn from his previous stance. Two years earlier, Rutte rejected calls to make a formal apology, arguing that doing so would only have a polarizing effect. He made clear that the government wasn’t contemplating paying reparations to its former overseas colonies, in spite of an adviso...

California man sentenced to over 6 years in prison for $8.7 million cow manure Ponzi scheme, US attorney’s office says

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:38:26 GMT

(CNN) — A man from California who ran a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme where he claimed to turn cow manure into green energy has been sentenced to over six years in prison, the US attorney’s office for the Eastern District of California announced this week.Ray Brewer, 66, stole over $8.7 million from investors, court records from between March 2014 and December 2019 showed.Brewer’s scam involved convincing investors he could build anaerobic digesters – large machines that create methane through microorganisms breaking down biodegradable material – on dairies in several California and Idaho counties, the US attorney’s office said in a news release. This methane can “then be sold on the open market as green energy,” the release stated.Brewer’s investors were meant to receive tax incentives and 66% of all net profits as part of the scheme, authorities said.Brewer gave the investors tours of the dairies where he claimed he’d build the digester machines and “sent them fo...

Holiday weekend warmth, humidity and rain

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:38:26 GMT

7Weather- Welcome to the long holiday weekend! Saturday is mainly dry, warm and muggy. We’ll get increasing humidity along with storm chances returning Sunday afternoon/evening. There will be breaks between rain/storm chances on Monday and Tuesday. We woke up to areas of dense fog. In some spots it’s been slow to clear with an easterly wind. The July sunshine will continue to break apart the cloud cover by midday/early afternoon. We’ll see sun and clouds. It’ll be warm once again in the low 80s inland. Temperatures along the coast stay in the mid/upper 70s with an onshore breeze. Other than some leftover drizzle on the Cape this morning, we’ll be dry. High clouds increase later today ahead of some changes into tomorrow.An area of low pressure to our west will promote rain and storm chances the rest of the holiday weekend. Dew points will tick up, and you’ll notice a more tropical feel to our air mass. Tomorrow, we wake up to more cloud cover, but ...

Big Tobacco posts warning signs at 220,000 US stores, wrapping up ongoing lawsuit since 1999

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:38:26 GMT

New York (CNN) — The largest tobacco manufacturers will have to post eye-catching warning signs about cigarette smoking in over 200,000 stores across America beginning Saturday, one of the final major steps in a lawsuit the Justice Department filed against Big Tobacco in 1999.The signs will be installed in stores between July 1 and September 30, and must be displayed until June 30, 2025. The signs must be in English and also Spanish in regions where there is a significant population of Spanish speakers.The 17 distinctive statements were “specified by the court many years ago,” according to a press release from a consortium of anti-smoking groups. It applies to Altria and its Phillip Morris US subsidiary, RJ Reynolds and ITG Brands.An example of a corrective sign shows a large asterisk icon with the statement, “Smoking kills, on average, 1,200 Americans. Every day.” The signs will be either 144 or 348 square inches and will be posted in “highly...