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David DePape's ex-wife Gypsy Taub says federal trial is a sham

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:59:31 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- David DePape tearfully testified on the witness stand for his federal trial Tuesday with three supporters listening in the courtroom gallery.DePape’s ex-wife, Gypsy Taub; his 20-year-old son, Nebosvod "Sky" Gonzalez; and 18-year-old son have attended every day of the trial to see first-hand the government's case against him.Prosecutors said DePape intended to kidnap and hold Nancy Pelosi hostage when he broke into her house in San Francisco on Oct. 28, 2022, days before the midterm elections, and bludgeoned Paul Pelosi with a hammer. The former U.S. House Speaker's husband "was never my target, and I’m sorry that he got hurt," DePape testified. David DePape cries while testifying at his federal trial on Nov. 14, 2023. (Courtroom sketch by Vicki Behringer) DePape testified for more than an hour, recounting how his political leanings went from leftist to right-wing after reading a comment on a YouTube video about former President Donald Trump. He did not deny&n...

Southbound lanes of US-101 closed after fatal crash

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:59:31 GMT

(KRON) -- Southbound lanes of Highway 101 closed Tuesday evening after a crash, California Highway Patrol said. The crash happened at Grand Avenue in South San Francisco. One person is dead in the crash, which involved a pedestrian, CHP said. All southbound lanes were closed immediately after the crash. The left lane has since reopened. There is no estimated time for the other lanes to reopen. This is a developing story. Stick with KRON4 for updates.

Draymond, Klay ejected after skirmish in Warriors-Timberwolves game

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:59:31 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Golden State Warriors stars Klay Thompson and Draymond Green were ejected from Tuesday night's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves after a skirmish broke out on the court. The kerfuffle happened less than two minutes into the game before either team scored a point. It began when Thompson and Timberwolves' forward Jaden McDaniels got tied up near midcourt. More players joined the crowd, and Green put Minnesota center Rudy Gobert into a headlock. San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler, who spent big in pursuit of a World Series title, dies at 63 McDaniels and Thompson were ejected, and Green was assessed a flagrant 2 foul for wrapping up Gobert, which also warrants an automatic ejection. The game is part of the NBA's new in-season tournament, and the Warriors are debuting their new court design that will be specifically used for the tournament. Neither Thompson, Green or Curry will score a point on the new floor in its debut. Curry missed the game with a k...

Nevada teachers group intends to sue over money approved to fund A's stadium

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:59:31 GMT

(KRON) -- A Nevada teachers' group has announced state legislators there violated the constitution when they okayed a bill to give the A’s $380 million in public money to help fund a new A’s stadium in Las Vegas. Now, they intend to sue. The news comes as major league owners are meeting in Texas this week and are poised to ok the A’s relocation to Las Vegas. They were greeted with a flyover from the Oakland 68’s with the message “A’s belong in Oakland vote no.” meaning vote no on approving the team's relocation to Las Vegas."We're trying to be visible and try to show that, you know, there are fans that care and, and we're trying our best," said Jorge Leon with the Oakland 68's. "We're not going down without a fight."Leon is one of several A’s fans in Texas for the owners meeting."We keep moving forward, we keep trying our best to do what we can in our situation," Leon said. "I believe there are many steps left before relocation takes place."Baseball analyst and former Miami Marlins ...

Biden says his goal for Xi meeting is to get US-China communications back to ‘normal’

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:59:31 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping swept into San Francisco on Tuesday as the two leaders made their final preparations for their first engagement in a year at a historic estate outside of the city.Biden expressed hope that the talks would help put a shaky U.S.-China relationship — marked by sharp differences over the last year — in a better place. The two leaders arrived in the city to be greeted by hundreds of demonstrators who lined up along their motorcade routes, waving Chinese, Taiwanese and Tibetan flags as well as signs in support of and opposition to the Chinese leader.Biden, before leaving Washington to make his way West on Tuesday to attend this year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, said his broad goal was to get Washington and Beijing “on a normal course corresponding” once again even as they have sharp differences on no shortage of issues.“Being able to pick up the phone and talk to one another if there’s a crisis...

Cómo los grupos de odio antisemitas utilizan la inteligencia artificial tras los ataques de Hamas

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:59:31 GMT

(CNN) — Los grupos de odio y los trolls de extrema derecha de Internet han aprovechado las tecnología de inteligencia artificial (IA) y las tensiones en torno a la guerra entre Israel y Hamas al tiempo para avivar aún más el antisemitismo en Estados Unidos.La confluencia del conflicto y el rápido desarrollo (y absoluta accesibilidad) de las herramientas de inteligencia artificial han permitido a los grupos antisemitas convertir la tecnología en un arma para crear imágenes y audio que se utilizan para acosar a la comunidad judía, según indican expertos que rastrean el extremismo digital.“Hemos visto una convergencia ideológica realmente preocupante entre las comunidades digitales de extrema derecha y el sentimiento pro-Hamas”, dijo Ben Decker, CEO de Memetica, una empresa de análisis de amenazas que monitorea el odio en línea.Incidentes antisemitas aumentan en EE.UU. desde la guerra entre Israel y HamasLa actividad está en el radar del control de la ley a medida que...

Dalton Knecht scores 18 to lead No. 7 Tennessee past Wofford 82-61

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:59:31 GMT

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dalton Knecht scored 18 points to lead No. 7 Tennessee to an 82-61 victory over Wofford on Tuesday night.The Northern Colorado transfer scored all but four of his points in the second half, helping the Volunteers (3-0) pull away after leading by just five at halftime. Jordan Gainey scored 16 points and Santiago Vescovi added 11 for Tennessee.The Volunteers were outrebounded by the much smaller Terriers 19-17 in the first half and finished the game with a 37-34 edge.“(Wofford) had a good game plan,” Tennessee coach Rick Barnes said. “They kept it tight and were always in good rebounding position.”“We put up shots and crashed (the boards),” said Wofford big man Kyler Flewich, who had eight rebounds. “On defense, we held our own.”Corey Tripp scored 19 points for Wofford (2-1). Chase Cormier added 15 and Jackson Sivills had 10.“We made (the Vols) work for their shots,” Wofford coach Dwight Perry said. “We couldn’t stop every option. It took a lot of mental ...

Georgia jumps to No. 1 in CFP rankings past Ohio State. Michigan and Florida State remain in top 4

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:59:31 GMT

Georgia moved up to No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday, nudging past Ohio State, with third-place Michigan and fourth-place Florida State holding their spots in the top four.Georgia had maybe its most impressive performance of the season Saturday, beating Mississippi 52-17. It was the second straight week the Bulldogs defeated a ranked opponent, after downing Missouri the game before.Michigan is also coming off its first victory against a ranked team. The Wolverines won 24-15 at Penn State, but couldn’t pass Big Ten rival Ohio State. They will play the Buckeyes at home on Nov. 25.The top eight teams in the rankings won last week, and the selection committee’s only changes among that group were at the very top.Washington was fifth again, followed by Oregon, Texas and Alabama.Missouri at nine and Louisville were new to the top 10 this week.No team with two losses has ever made the College Football Playoff, and only one team from the Group of Five has ma...

Dejounte Murray scores 32 points as the Hawks send Pistons to 9th straight loss 126-120

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:59:31 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Dejounte Murray had 32 points and nine assists as the Atlanta Hawks extended Detroit’s losing streak to nine games with a 126-120 win over the Pistons in an In-Season Tournament game on Tuesday night.The Hawks won their Eastern Conference Group A tourney opener, while the Pistons fell to 0-2.Saddiq Bey had 18 points against his former team and Bogdan Bogdanovic added 17 points for the Hawks. Trae Young missed the game after his wife gave birth to their second child on Monday.Marvin Bagley III led the Pistons with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Rookie Ausar Thompson added 21.The Hawks led 97-91 going into the fourth quarter and continued to force turnovers, but couldn’t hit enough shots to put Detroit away. Cade Cunningham’s layup with 5:31 left brought the Pistons within 111-110, and Kevin Knox II’s dunk put Detroit up 117-116 with 2:01 left.De’Andre Hunter answered with a short jumper, Cunningham missed, and Murray passed to Clint Capela for...

Pastrnak, a goal and 2 assists, leads Boston Bruins to 5-2 win over Buffalo Sabres

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:59:31 GMT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists to lead the Boston Bruins to a 5-2 victory against the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday.Danton Heinen, Brandon Carlo, Oskar Steen, and Hampus Lindholm all scored their first goals of the season and Linus Ullmark made 31 saves for the Bruins, who are 3-0-1 in their last four games.Pastrnak’s 11th goal of the season was the second of five straight goals scored by Boston.Victor Olofsson scored two goals for Buffalo. Devon Levi made 13 saves on 18 shots before he was replaced by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen in the second period. Luukkonen made 14 saves for Buffalo who are 1-2-1 in their last four.Heinen gave Boston a 1-0 lead when he put a rebound of Charlie McAvoy’s shot past Levi at 3:01 of the first period. Pastrnak made it 2-0 with a one-timer 1:08 later. Carlo made it 3-0 at 15:14 of the first when he scored on a 3-on-1 from a pass by Pastrnak.Steen gave Boston a 4-0 lead at 4:07 of the second period and Lindholm made it 5-0 wit...