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What does the Supreme Court’s ban on affirmative action mean for California?

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 08:58:06 GMT

The Supreme Court has ruled against affirmative action, banning colleges and universities from considering race in student admissions.The decision comes after two elite universities — Harvard and the University of North Carolina — were challenged by Students for Fair Admissions, an anti-affirmative action nonprofit that claimed the institutions discriminated against Asian American and White students in their admission decisions.Those ripple effects will extend across the country, requiring all colleges to disband use of race-conscious admission practices. In California, it’s a slightly different story: Affirmative action has been banned in the state’s public colleges for decades, since Proposition 209 struck down the practice for public employment, contracting and education in 1996.Despite that, the Supreme Court decision will still be felt across the Golden State. Private universities — which serve the same number of students as the University of California — will now need to follo...

Madonna’s family feared they would lose her, her managers prepared ‘for the worst’

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 08:58:06 GMT

When Madonna was found unresponsive Saturday, rushed to the hospital and reportedly intubated in the intensive care unit, her family learned her condition was so “serious” that they feared they could lose her, a report said.Her oldest daughter, Lourdes, flew in from Paris to be by her bedside, and she and the pop icon’s other children and relatives spent several traumatic days not sure she was going to survive what her manager said was a “serious bacterial infection,” the Daily Mail reported. Madonna’s management team also held “crisis talks” via Zoom to make the difficult decision to postpone the start of her highly anticipated Celebration World Tour, another Daily Mail report said. “No one really knew which direction this was going to turn, and her family was preparing for the worst,” a relative told the Daily Mail. “Everyone believed that we may lose her and that has been the reality of the situation.”RELATED...

Man who appeared on ‘America’s Most Wanted’ several times arrested in California

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 08:58:06 GMT

By Jamiel Lynch | CNNA Florida man who has been on the run for almost four decades for a 1984 murder has been caught in California and extradited back to Florida, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.Donald Santini was wanted for the murder of Cynthia Wood. Santini was the last person seen with Wood before her body was discovered strangled and left in a canal. He was then identified as a suspect and fled the county immediately, the release said.Earlier this month, Santini was found in San Diego after evading capture for 39 years, it added.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Man gets 41 years to life in 2006 slaying of estranged wife whose body was found along a California freeway Crime and Public Safety | California police ID bones found in 2001 — answering Tennessee family’s 4 decades of questions Crime and Public Safety | San Jose man charged in 1996 child sexual abuse in Sunnyvale Crime and Public Sa...

Free pickleball courts opening soon at Palace of Fine Arts

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 08:58:06 GMT

(KRON) -- Starting July 11, the public can reserve a pickleball court at San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts. Three courts will be available Tuesday through Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Reservations for a 90-minute slot are free to the public and can be made through the city's Recreation and Parks Department website. CHP investigating shooting on I-580 in Dublin “We are thrilled to further expand access to pickleball, an incredibly social and inclusive sport that has brought joy to so many new players over the past few years,” said San Francisco Recreation and Park Department General Manager Phil Ginsburg. “We will continue to prioritize meeting demand while balancing the needs of our other sports communities.” 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: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%;...

1 shot in Oakland near Jack London Square, 2 in custody

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 08:58:06 GMT

(KRON) – The Oakland Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred near Jack London Square Wednesday night.Just after 7 p.m., officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 90 block of Broadway. Officers located a victim with a gunshot wound(s), however the victim refused medical care and drove to the hospital, police said.  CHP investigating shooting on I-580 in Dublin Officers later located evidence that revealed the victim was a part of the involved party to the shooting. The individual, who was listed in stable condition, was taken into custody at the local hospital.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: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }OPD placed a second individual, who is believed to also be involved, into custody at the scene of the shooting...

Paris region official announces early shut down of bus and tram services so they’re not ‘targets for thugs and vandals’

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 08:58:06 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Paris region official announces early shut down of bus and tram services so they’re not ‘targets for thugs and vandals.’Source

Leaders of entity that funded Trump’s social media company face insider trader charges in federal case filed in New York

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 08:58:06 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Leaders of entity that funded Trump’s social media company face insider trader charges in federal case filed in New York.Source

Draymond Green, James Harden among top players to watch as NBA free agency set to open

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 08:58:06 GMT

Some of the players to watch in NBA free agency, which starts Friday evening:James Harden, PhiladelphiaThe 76ers can’t afford to let him go, and Harden knows this. Other teams will want him, and that will make the 76ers dig deep, It might be a short deal, maybe two years with the second at his option, but if Philly is going to contend for a title this coming season it needs to surround MVP Joel Embiid with elite talent.Kyrie Irving, DallasThis one will be interesting. Irving is one of the best players in the NBA. He also tends to be a challenge, and evidently got unhappy over time at his previous stops — Cleveland, Boston and Brooklyn. It seems unlikely that Irving will want a short-term deal, but there aren’t many teams that can afford him, either.Fred VanVleet, TorontoIf Houston doesn’t land Harden, maybe the Rockets take a swing at VanVleet and throw a ton of money his way. The Raptors need to decide on a direction; the next few days will show if the plan is to ...

Corte Suprema: universidades no deben considerar la raza en proceso de admisiones

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 08:58:06 GMT

WASHINGTON DC – La Corte Suprema de Justicia dictaminó este jueves que las universidades deben dejar de considerar la raza en las admisiones, lo que obliga a las instituciones de educación superior a buscar nuevas formas de lograr cuerpos estudiantiles diversos.En una decisión de 6-3, el máximo tribunal anuló los planes de admisión en Harvard y de la Universidad de Carolina del Norte, las universidades públicas y privadas más antiguas del país, respectivamente.Este artículo será actualizado. Corte Suprema rechaza que una escuela pueda obligar a las niñas a llevar falda La Corte Suprema limita el poder de los estados en la organización de elecciones federales Source

Today in Sports – FC Barcelona’ Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi scores his 700th career goal

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 08:58:06 GMT

June 301909 — Jack Johnson fights Tony Ross to a no decision in 6 rounds at Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to retain his heavyweight boxing title.1916 — Amateur Chick Evans Jr. wins the U.S. Open with a record 286 total.1929 — Bobby Jones beats Al Espinosa by 23 strokes in a 36-hole playoff to win the U.S. Open.1962 — Murle Lindstrom wins the U.S. Women’s Open by two strokes over Jo Anne Prentice and Ruth Jessen.1965 — The NFL grants Atlanta a franchise. Rankin Smith Sr., an Executive Vice President of Life Insurance Company of Georgia, pays $8.5 million for the franchise. It’s the highest price paid in league history at the time.1975 — Muhammad Ali retains world heavyweight boxing crown by beating Englishman Joe Bugner by unanimous points decision in a re-match in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.1978 — Willie McCovey becomes the 12th player in major league history to hit 500 home runs.1991 — Wimbledon breaks 114 years of tradition by playing on the middle Sunday of the tournamen...