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Kurtenbach: Jonathan Kuminga’s complaints will blow over, but they highlight real issues

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:23:28 GMT

Last spring, the Warriors made the bold but correct decision to trade away 21-year-old James Wiseman.But don’t expect a similar decision with 21-year-old Jonathan Kuminga, who is reportedly complaining about how Warriors coach Steve Kerr is using him.Yes, again.It’s undeniable that Kerr made a bad call to keep the rock-solid Kuminga on the bench as the Warriors’ best win of the season turned into the worst loss of the season in a mammoth fourth-quarter collapse.But the Warriors organization still believes in Kuminga, even if Kerr’s belief in the 21-year-old can understandably wain.Kuminga’s passive-aggressive complaints do highlight real issues, though.Related ArticlesGolden State Warriors | Warriors get a reality check in loss to Nuggets: They aren’t yet close to winners Golden State Warriors | Nikola Jokic buzzer-beater stuns Warriors in 130-127 loss to Nuggets Golden State Warriors | Warriors’ St...

Golden Globes explained: Who votes now, who owns them, how to watch

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:23:28 GMT

This year, the Golden Globes is off to a fresh start with new owners, a new network, a new host and new voters following an industry-wide backlash aimed at the group that ran the show for decades.A 2021 Los Angeles Times investigation investigation detailing ethical lapses and a lack of diversity within the ranks of the scandal-scarred Hollywood Foreign Press Association led to the revamping of the small but influential not-for-organization.Last October, the Golden Globes announced the new list of voters for its 2024 ceremony, made up of 300 journalists from around the world, calling it the most diverse voting panel of any major Hollywood awards show.Who votes for the Golden Globes winners?The voters who decide the winners are all entertainment journalists for recognized media organizations, according to the Golden Globes website. Voters must follow a code of conduct. Those rules include not accepting gifts or promotional items from any studio, network, streamer, agency or publicist...

Memorial service set for slain Oakland police Officer Tuan Le

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:23:28 GMT

OAKLAND — A law enforcement memorial service honoring slain Oakland police officer Tuan Le will be held next Wednesday in Castro Valley, officials said Friday.A private funeral service for family and friends of the officer will be held earlier in the week.The law enforcement memorial, which is expected to be attended by hundreds of  local, state and federal law enforcement officers from throughout California and the rest of the nation, will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday at 3Crosses Church, 20600 John Drive in Castro Valley.Le, 36, was fatally shot the morning of Dec. 29 in the area of Fifth Avenue and the Embarcadero.  He and another officer were in an unmarked police truck, serving on an undercover detail, when he was shot.Police first responded at about 1 a.m. to a cannabis-related business on the 400 block of Embarcadero near 5th Avenue for a burglary in progress but found nothing. Officers took a report, secured the area and left.At 4:33 a.m., a team of plainclothes and unifo...

Oakland officer murder suspect’s mom arrested on accessory charge

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:23:28 GMT

OAKLAND — The mother of the man accused of killing Oakland police Officer Tuan Le has been booked on an accessory charge, the latest arrest in a widening investigation that has gripped the Bay Area since Le’s Dec. 29 death.Felicia Williams, 48, was arrested Thursday afternoon on suspicion of accessory after the fact in the investigation into Le’s death. Williams is the mother of Mark Demetrious Sanders, the Stockton man who prosecutors have charged with firing the shots that killed Le, according to law enforcement sources.Authorities say that Williams, who lists her profession as a chef, was arrested at her Oakland home and booked into jail at 3:07 p.m. Thursday afternoon. She remains jailed on a no-bail hold.No charges have been filed as of yet against Williams. She has an arraignment date set for Jan. 8, but if she is not criminally charged by then she will likely be released from jail.Police haven’t revealed how they identified her as an accessory suspect,...

Golden Globes 2024: How to watch, who’s coming and what else to know

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:23:28 GMT

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The Golden Globe Awards are back on Sunday, with plenty of behind-the-scenes changes aimed at cementing a yearslong comeback effort.The show is known for its boozy celebration of film and television and as an early stop for awards season contenders. Scandals have led to a membership revamp and a new broadcaster for the Jan. 7 show, but a key question remains: Will viewers tune in? The show certainly is betting on it, unveiling a starry list of presenters including the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Yeoh, Ben Affleck and Dua Lipa.Here’s what to know about the 81st Golden Globe Awards.HOW CAN I WATCH THE GOLDEN GLOBES?Viewers in the United States can catch the ceremony, broadcast live from the Beverly Hilton hotel, beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern. It will air beginning at 5 p.m. on the West Coast.The three-hour show will have a strong lead-in since CBS is airing an NFL game directly before the Globes.CBS says the show will air on its app and stream on Paramo...

Hezbollah leader vows retaliation for Israeli strike in Beirut

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:23:28 GMT

By Bassem Mroue, Wafaa Shurafa and Najin Jobain | Associated PressBEIRUT — The leader of the Lebanese militia Hezbollah said Friday that his group must retaliate after a presumed Israeli strike hit a Beirut neighborhood this week, killing a senior Hamas official, or else all of Lebanon would be vulnerable to Israeli attack.Hassan Nasrallah appeared to be making the case for a response to the Lebanese public, even at the risk of escalating the fighting between Hezbollah and Israel. But he gave no indication of how or when the militants would act.The strike that killed Hamas’ deputy political leader, Saleh Arouri, threatened months of efforts by the United States to prevent the war in Gaza from spiraling into a regional conflict.Nasrallah said it was the first strike by Israel in the Lebanese capital since 2006.“We cannot keep silent about a violation of this seriousness,” he said, “because this means that all of our people will be exposed (to targeting). All o...

Two Moraga residents dead in murder-suicide are identified

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:23:28 GMT

MORAGA — A man and woman found fatally shot inside their home Wednesday in what police called a murder-suicide were identified Friday.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Memorial service set for slain Oakland police Officer Tuan Le Crime and Public Safety | East Bay man charged with shooting woman in front of her 4-year-old daughter Crime and Public Safety | Bay Point man arrested in ridiculous crossbow theft Crime and Public Safety | East Bay man’s murder arraignment delayed in Santa Cruz court Crime and Public Safety | East Bay man arrested in connection with Aptos ‘road rage’ shooting Authorities conducting a welfare check about 4:40 p.m. Wednesday inside a home on Southard Court found 60-year-old Brad Triebsch, 60, and Rebekah Triebsch, 59. Both were dead from gunshot wounds, Moraga police Chief Jon King said.Police received a call from an offspring of the two saying their parents couldn&...

'Feed the bears' posters found around Lake Tahoe

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:23:28 GMT

(KRON) -- Someone has been posting fliers around Lake Tahoe encouraging people to feed bears, and give the wild animals access garbage, because "they need it to survive," the U.S. Forest Service reported. Information on the fliers is categorically false, federal wildlife officials emphasized. "Bears are perfectly capable of surviving on their own, and are far better off without any human handouts," the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit wrote. Trying to "help" bears by feeding them is "blatantly false and extremely harmful misinformation that is detrimental for Tahoe bears," the U.S. Forest Service stated. Black bear cubs are cute. But you should never feed them. (Photo by FREDERICK FLORIN /AFP via Getty Images)Federal wildlife officials explained why offering a wild bear access to food is so harmful for Lake Tahoe's native black bear species. Lake Tahoe bear killed after clawing woman’s face "By intentionally feeding bears, people are conditioning those bears...

Fremont shelter in place due to hazmat leak lifted

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:23:28 GMT

(KRON) -- A shelter in place due to a hazardous material leak in Fremont Friday morning has been lifted, according to the Fremont Fire Department. Earlier, Fremont FD has asked people to shelter in place while crews respond to a hazardous material leak at Arctic Glacier Ice located at 43960 Fremont Boulevard. Oakland city councilmember calls for city to declare state of emergency The fire department issued an alert shortly after 11:45 a.m. but did not specify what hazardous material had leaked. The area asked to shelter in place until around 1 p.m. is west of Fremont Boulevard, north of South Grimmer Boulevard, east of Grimmer Boulevard and south of Auto Mall Parkway, fire officials said.There were no reports of injuries to community members, firefighters or other public safety personnel, Fremont FD said.Bay City News contributed to this report.

Giants acquire former Cy Young winner Robbie Ray in trade with Mariners

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:23:28 GMT

(KRON) -- The San Francisco Giants have bolstered their pitching staff by acquiring a former Cy Young winner. The Giants acquired pitcher Robbie Ray from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for pitcher Anthony DeSclafani and outfielder Mitch Haniger and cash considerations, the team announced Friday. Draymond Green inching closer to Warriors return: source Ray, 32, will not be ready in time to start the 2024 season. It was not clear for around when this season the lefty will make his Giants debut. Ray, who won the award for the best American League pitcher in 2021, has missed time due to injury since receiving the honor. He underwent Tommy John surgery on his pitching arm in May 2023 after starting one game that season. In his last full season, 2022, Ray had a 12-12 record with a 3.71 ERA in 189 innings. Ray won the 2021 AL Cy Young Award with the Toronto Blue Jays, going 13-7 with a 2.84 ERA and 248 strikeouts in 193 1/3 innings. He was an All-Star in 2017 when he was on NL West ri...