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If Trump is charged, what happens next?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:21 GMT

Preparations appear to be underway for the unprecedented scenario that Donald Trump could become the first former president in U.S. history to be indicted.Barricades arrived outside the criminal courthouse in Manhattan on Monday while law enforcement agencies grapple with how to protect the former president. Questions also remain as to whether Trump would be handcuffed and when he would first appear in court if he is indeed charged in a case involving a hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.As a potential indictment looms, here’s what to expect if the grand jury indicts Trump.What charges would Trump face?Manhattan prosecutors are scrutinizing a $130,000 hush payment that Michael Cohen, Trump’s longtime fixer and former attorney, made to Daniels in exchange for her silence about an alleged affair she says she had with Trump. Making a hush payment in itself is not illegal, but legal observers indicate that prosecutors are eying charges against the former presid...

St. Louis rage: Chicago's thin-crust pizza featured in the New York Times

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:21 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- A New York Times columnist and best-selling cookbook author spent five months learning how to properly make a Chicago thin-crust pizza. J. Kenji López-Alt's article about the experience is causing a stir in St. Louis. Did Chicago steal the Gateway city's signature style? Not quite, but he does argue that most Midwestern pizza is influenced by a staple of Chicago's taverns.The article is featured on the St. Louis sub-Reddit and generating some interesting comments:"I'm convinced the article is rage-bait for their lagging St. Louis demographic," writes one Redditor."People who don't like provel really go out of their way to let random people know," states another Reddit commenter."St. Louis style is literally just Chicago Tavern Style with provel cheese," argues another Reddit user. Trending: Remains in Crawford County possibly of woman missing since 2014 Apparently there are at least two styles of Chicago pizza. The one everyone outside of Chicago knows, the deep dish,...

Denver police arrest man, 32, in connection with homicide at gas station

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:21 GMT

Police on Sunday arrested a 32-year-old man in connection with a homicide near Denver’s Baker neighborhood.Uriel Rios-Avila was arrested on investigation of first-degree murder, according to an arrest affidavit.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Aurora dentist searched “how to make poison,” bought arsenic and cyanide before wife’s death, affidavit says Crime and Public Safety | Denver police ask public’s help for information in a 2020 shooting death Crime and Public Safety | Northglenn homicide suspect arrested in Arvada after car crash is identified Crime and Public Safety | Family of Boulder King Soopers shooting victim sues gun manufacturer Ruger Crime and Public Safety | Homicide victim found in truck along I-25 in Colorado Springs was bound, gagged and injected with heroin Police received a 911 call around 7:39 a.m. Sunday on reports of a shooting at the Sinclair...

Amanda Bynes placed on psychiatric hold after roaming L.A. streets naked: Report

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:21 GMT

Troubled actress Amanda Bynes has reportedly been placed on a psychiatric hold after allegedly wandering around downtown Los Angeles naked over the weekend, TMZ reported. Actress Amanda Bynes is seen in a police booking photo on April 6, 2012. Bynes was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in West Hollywood. (Credit: L.A. County Sheriff's Office via Getty Images)Eyewitnesses tell the site that the "She's The Man" star had on no clothes when she flagged down a car early Sunday and explained she was coming down from a "psychotic episode."Bynes reportedly called 911 herself and police sources say she was taken to a nearby police station where she was evaluated by mental health professionals. That team found she needed to be placed on a 5150 psychiatric hold. It appears that the actress was not hurt. Sources close to the "All That" alum said she's currently in the hospital and will possibly stay there for "several days." These types of hold usually last for 72 hours.This ...

11 injured in Panorama City apartment complex fire

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:21 GMT

At least 11 people were injured Monday morning when a fire erupted in a large Los Angeles apartment complex, authorities said.Five of the approximately 200 units in the four-story building were burned, the Fire Department said in a statement.The fire in the Panorama City area of the San Fernando Valley was reported around 7:30 a.m. About 100 firefighters extinguished the flames in under an hour.Five of the approximately 200 units in the four-story building were burned, the Fire Department said in a statement. March 20, 2023. (KTLA)Fire Capt. Erik Scott said five of the injured were taken to hospitals, including one person in serious condition.The cause of the fire was under investigation.

Man Dies in Hit-and-Run Pedestrian Accident on Highway 87 [San Jose, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:21 GMT

Male Pedestrian Fatally Struck in Deadly Collision near Interstate 280SAN JOSE, CA (March 20, 2023) – Wednesday morning, one man was pronounced dead after a hit-and-run pedestrian accident on Highway 87.San Jose Police responded to the scene around 10:30 a.m., near Interstate 280 after receiving multiple dispatch calls in the area.According to reports, a man was seen walking across the lanes of the freeway. Eventually, the driver of a passing vehicle struck the male pedestrian and immediately fled the scene.Due to the extent of his condition, first responders pronounced the male pedestrian dead dead at the scene. However, authorities have not yet released his identity.Emergency crews closed the southbound lanes of the highway during cleanup and preliminary duties before it was later reopened. At this time, an active investigation to determine further information about the pedestrian accident on Highway 87 is still currently underway. Once available, more details will be provid...

The Great Consumer Rebellion: Shoppers Give Pay-Back for Poor Customer Service

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:21 GMT

“The customer is always right” — If you’re a millennial or from a generation before that, you’re all too familiar with this phrase. And many of us probably somehow benefited from this mantra as a consumer without even knowing it. Because there’s no denying that we’ve been subjected to less-than-satisfactory services before that were, subsequently, corrected to our satisfaction by a highly accommodating customer service team. But those were the good old times, and the-customer-is-king attitude is slowly disappearing. Enter the customer rebellion.A Wall Street Journal article states that, according to the National Customer Rage Survey, 74% of customers have all been “victims” of a company’s poor customer service in the past. Now there’s a consumer push-back and companies are forced to notice — as consumers, of course, want them to!Why There’s Been a Consumer Rebellion LatelyPeople are tired of sub-par service, poor quality, and lame excuses.Consumers are even revolting aga...

Pac-12 media rights: Kliavkoff under pressure as saga nears conclusion and presidents express optimism

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:21 GMT

The Pac-12 appointed George Kliavkoff as commissioner in the spring of 2021 for a bevy of reasons, perhaps none more significant than his ability “to see where the hockey puck was going to go,” according to former Oregon president  Michael Schill.One puck zoomed past unexpectedly last summer, when USC and UCLA declared their intentions to flee to the Big Ten.Now here comes another, in the form of the Pac-12’s media rights negotiations. Kliavkoff must do more than identify its direction; he must redirect a gilded puck into the back of the net.This is exactly why the conference hired the former president of MGM Sports and Entertainment in the first place — to close a media deal that satisfies the revenue and exposure needs of the membership.Nothing else matters. The stakes are nothing less than the future of the conference and the trajectory of major college sports on the West Coast.Will Kliavkoff land a deal comparable in revenue to the Big 12’s agreemen...

4 fantastic Chinese and Taiwanese restaurants in the Bay Area, 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:21 GMT

Happy Monday, Bay Area eaters. We continue to sift through our 50 Best Restaurants list for common — and delicious — themes. Last week, we covered destination-worthy Mexican and Middle Eastern restaurants. Today, we highlight three excellent Chinese (and one inventive Taiwanese) spots that deserve a place on your bucket list.From wildly inventive dim sum to Taiwanese fried chicken, here are four spots to try in 2023.Dumpling Hours, Walnut Creek and BrentwoodOne of two locations of Dumpling Hours, from the owners of San Francisco’s Dumpling Home, in downtown Walnut Creek. (Jessica Yadegaran/Bay Area News Group)In a town where the fine-dining restaurants can sometimes blur, Walnut Creek’s Dumpling Hours provides an impeccably delicious, one-of-a-kind experience. Made-to-order dumplings – boiled, pan-fried or soup – are the stars at this in-the-know favorite, with dough so delicate and deftly pinched, you can see the spicy pork and black truffle through each eleg...

Today: Dairy Queen, Rita’s Ice giving out free cones, cups for the first day of spring

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:21 GMT

Today, March 20, is the first day of spring and — bleak Bay Area weather or not — Dairy Queen and Rita’s Italian Ice are celebrating with their traditional freebies.At DQs it’s free vanilla cones — one small swirled soft-serve per person, while supplies last. At Rita’s, it’s a free cup of Italian ice. (That includes their new flavor, gummy bear.)No purchase is required at either, and you don’t have to be a member of a loyalty program.In the Bay Area, DQs are located in Antioch, Campbell, Concord, San Bruno, San Jose, San Ramon and Vacaville, according to the company’s website. Juts outside the Bay Area, customers will find locations in Capitola, Manteca, Modesto and Stockton. (Offer not valid at mall locations.)Find Rita’s locations in Alameda, Brentwood, Castro Valley, Fremont, San Carlos and Santa Clara.Related ArticlesRestaurants, Food and Drink | 10 ways to eat, drink and play in Sonoma Valley in 2023 Re...