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Judge: Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old student can continue $40M lawsuit

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:30:00 GMT

By Ben Finley | Associated PressNEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in Virginia can press forward with her $40 million against a school system over claims of negligence by school administrators, a judge ruled Friday.The surprise decision by Newport News Circuit Court Judge Matthew Hoffman means that Abby Zwerner could get much more than just workers compensation for the serious injuries caused by January’s classroom shooting.Lawyers for Newport News Public Schools had tried to block the lawsuit, arguing that Zwerner was eligible only for workers compensation. It provides up to nearly 10 years pay and lifetime medical care for injuries.Hoffman disagreed with the school board, concluding that Zwerner’s injuries “did not arise out of her employment” and therefore did not “fall within the exclusive provisions of workers’ compensation coverage.”The judge wrote: “The danger of being shot by a student is not one that is peculiar or unique to the...

Video: Man shatters Oakland bookstore window, steals books

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:30:00 GMT

(KRON) -- A man who shattered the window of an Oakland bookstore Sunday night and stole several books was caught on camera. In the video, which was recorded by a surveillance camera, a well dressed man breaks the window, casually reaches in, grabs a few books, and walks away.The theft occurred at Marcus Books on Martin Luther King Jr. Way. The bookshop, which opened in 1960, is said to be the oldest independently owned Black bookstore in the country. Berkeley police release video of fatal police shooting at Toyota dealership in September Apart from the books, nothing else was taken. The owner, however, said she was most upset that a stained-glass window that her brother made for the store was broken. The suspect used a piece of asphalt to smash the window, according to the store owner.KRON4 reached out to the Oakland Police Department for more information. We have not yet heard back.

Inside the Biden White House, Doubts About Gaza War Are Beginning to Creep In

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:30:00 GMT

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel, at the White House on Oct.10, 2023, in Washington, D.C.Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesThis article was originally published as a newsletter from Ryan Grim. Sign up to get the next one in your inbox.Until last week, Miguel Sanchez was both a member of the Providence City Council and a constituent service representative for Democratic Gov. Daniel McKee. He is now only one of those two things; McKee fired Sanchez for his public opposition to the war in Gaza and his support for a ceasefire. Sanchez had introduced a resolution to City Council, which passed unanimously, condemning “terrorism and ethnic cleansing.” On Thursday night, the City Council passed another resolution, this one explicitly calling for a ceasefire, becoming the first city council to advocate for one — or at least one of the first. (Fact-check me on that if your city council has passed one; it looks like Richmond, California, sort of...

The Gaza Protests Can Save Lives — Maybe Even Your Own

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:30:00 GMT

Anti-war protesters raise their bloody hands behind U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in protest of war, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 31, 2023.Photo: Kevin Lamarque/REUTERSWars, assassinations, coups — the perpetrators of violence confidently believe that the consequences will be discrete and limited to their own goals. They’ll kill their enemies, raise their arms in simian triumph, and that’s the end of the story. In reality, committing violence is like kicking a football covered in razors into history, where it lunges around, bouncing this way and that, slicing open random people across the world in a trajectory so complex that no human being can predict it.This is frightening to think about, especially because there are thousands of these footballs caroming around the globe at any one time, occasionally smashing into each other and each then spiraling off in even more erratic directions.But there’s good news. Standing up against the aggression of your o...

ARC Document Solutions: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:30:00 GMT

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — ARC Document Solutions Inc. (ARC) on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings of $3.2 million.The San Ramon, California-based company said it had profit of 7 cents per share.The provider of document services to businesses posted revenue of $71.1 million in the period.The company’s shares closed at $2.88. A year ago, they were trading at $2.48._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on ARC at https://www.zacks.com/ap/ARCSource

No. 3 Boilermakers using historic NCAA Tournament exit as motivation in 2023-2024

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:30:00 GMT

Purdue coach Matt Painter could have spent this past offseason shrugging off another stunning NCAA Tournament exit,Instead, he and the Boilermakers owned it.From the moment Painter and Virginia coach Tony Bennett traded postgame text messages, Painter and the third-ranked Boilermakers knew the endless questions about their historic first-round loss to 16th-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson would follow them wherever they went. So they only had option: Follow Bennett’s lead and turn a humbling loss into motivation for a championship run.“You don’t run from things. You always face things,” Painter said when practice opened in September. “I think when you face things, it’s harder. But that’s what kind of brings the demons out and really helps you because now you have a little bit more drive, you’re a little more focused.”Purdue’s remarkable 2022-2023 season started as the ride of a lifetime.Three straight wins helped the Boilermakers go from unr...

Fairfax Financial Holdings: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:30:00 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — TORONTO (AP) — Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (FRFHF) on Thursday reported net income of $1.07 billion in its third quarter.On a per-share basis, the Toronto-based company said it had net income of $42.26.The financial services holding company posted revenue of $7.1 billion in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on FRFHF at https://www.zacks.com/ap/FRFHFSource

Packers relying on inexperienced cornerbacks to step up after Douglas’ departure

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:30:00 GMT

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers rookie cornerback Carrington Valentine often looked to veteran Rasul Douglas for advice as the seventh-round draft pick from Kentucky attempted to make a successful transition to the NFL.Valentine now has the biggest opportunity of his young career but no longer has Douglas around to guide him.The trade of Douglas to the Buffalo Bills this week while 2021 first-round draft pick Eric Stokes remains on injured reserve leaves the Packers depending on some inexperienced cornerbacks such as Valentine and Corey Ballentine to work alongside Jaire Alexander and Keisean Nixon.“Rasul was a mentor to me,” Valentine said. “I sat next to him every day. I’m sad to see him go. I learned a lot from him. I appreciate everything. He didn’t have to do that. But with the opportunity, just got to make the most of it.”Green Bay’s cornerback issues come at an inconvenient time.The Packers (2-5) have lost four straight and face the exceptional receiving tandem of Co...

‘Free Solo’ filmmakers dive into narrative with thrilling swim drama ‘Nyad’

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:30:00 GMT

Filmmakers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin have given audiences thrilling and sometimes terrifying front-row seats to incredible feats of human ambition in their documentary work.From Alex Honnold’s white-knuckle climb up Yosemite’s El Capitan in the Oscar-winning “ Free Solo ” to the claustrophobic blackness awaiting the cave divers who rescued the trapped soccer team in Northern Thailand in “ The Rescue,” their understanding of the personalities capable of such impossible accomplishments is almost unparalleled in filmed storytelling.It is not surprising, then, that they’d be interested and uniquely equipped to tell the story of Diana Nyad and her treacherous 110-mile (177-kilometer) swim from Cuba to Key West at age 64 for their first narrative film, “ Nyad,” now available to watch on Netflix. But there would be at least one big difference in bringing “Nyad” to life: actors.“In nonfiction, you observe. You’re like the closest listener,” Vasarhelyi told The Associated Pres...

Browns’ Watson back from shoulder injury to face Cardinals still keeping their QB plans secretive

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:30:00 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Through sheer luck, some questionable officiating and a strong defense, the Cleveland Browns have somehow survived without their franchise quarterback for the past month.The Arizona Cardinals haven’t been nearly as fortunate.As the teams get ready to play Sunday, there are few definitive answers about the quarterback situations for the Cardinals (1-7) or Browns (4-3).Arizona is awaiting Kyler Murray’s return from a knee injury that prematurely ended his 2022 season while Cleveland hopes that Deshaun Watson’s sore shoulder won’t turn a promising season into another painful one.On Friday, Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said Watson will make just his second start in five weeks. The 28-year-old looked stronger and more confident while practicing three straight days. He and the Browns think he’s ready.“He had a really good Wednesday, really good Thursday, really good Friday,” Stefanski said. “He’s comfortable, and he looks good.”Only one...