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Power outages across Kenya pass 10-hour mark with little explanation and a rare apology

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:09:12 GMT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Much of Kenya awoke Saturday morning to find it’s still without electricity after an unexplained power outage Friday night shut down the country’s main international airport and led to a rare public apology by a government minister.“I am really sorry for what has happened,” transport minister Kipchumba Murkomen said in a statement close to midnight. “There is no excuse worth reporting and there is no reason why our airport is in darkness.”This latest outage affecting much of the country comes just weeks before Kenya’s government hosts the first Africa Climate Summit, where energy will be key on the agenda. Kenya gets almost all its energy from renewable sources, but infrastructure and alleged mismanagement remain an issue in the country of more than 50 million people.Kenya Power announced in a brief statement a “system disturbance leading to loss of bulk power supply” to parts of the country just before 10 p.m. Friday. Shortly after midnight, it reported ...

Chicago police are investigating a shooting at a White Sox game at Guaranteed Rate Field

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:09:12 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police are investigating a shooting at a White Sox baseball game at Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday night.Police said the investigation is ongoing. Additional details were expected to be released on Friday night, police spokesperson Tom Ahern said in a social media post.Major League Baseball did not provide any details, but said it was in contact with the White Sox and Chicago police.The announced crowd for the game — a 12-4 loss for the Chicago White Sox against Oakland — was 21,906. A postgame concert featuring Vanilla Ice, Rob Base and Tone Loc was canceled because of “technical issues,” according to the team.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlbThe Associated Press

China sends aircraft and vessels toward Taiwan days after US approves $500-million arms sale

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:09:12 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — Taiwan’s defense ministry said Saturday that China sent dozens of aircraft and vessels toward the island, just days after the United States approved a $500-million arms sale to Taiwan.The defense ministry said in a statement that 32 aircraft from the People’s Liberation Army and nine vessels from the navy were detected in the 24 hours between 6 a.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Saturday.Of these, 20 aircraft either crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait or breached Taiwan’s air defense identification zone. In response, Taiwan tasked its own aircraft, vessels and missile systems to respond to the activities, the defense military said.China sees self-ruled Taiwan as a renegade province to be taken by force if necessary. In the past year, Beijing has stepped up military drills around the island in reaction to Taiwan’s political activities. The Chinese military launched drills around Taiwan last week as a “stern warning” after Taiwan’s vice president stopped over in the U.S. w...

Fukushima residents react cautiously after start of treated water release from wrecked nuclear plant

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:09:12 GMT

IWAKI, Japan (AP) — Fish auction prices at a port south of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant fell Friday amid uncertainty over how seafood consumers will respond to the release of treated and diluted radioactive wastewater into the ocean.The plant, which was damaged in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, began sending the treated water into the Pacific on Thursday amid protests at home and in nearby countries that are adding political and diplomatic pressures to the economic worries.Hideaki Igari, a middleman at the Numanouchi fishing port, said prices of flounder, Fukushima’s signature fish known as Joban-mono, was more than 10% lower at the Friday morning auction, the first since the water release began.The decades-long release has been strongly opposed by fishing groups and criticized by neighboring countries. China immediately banned imports of seafood from Japan in response, adding to worries in the fisheries community and related businesses.A citizens’ radiati...

Shooting that followed fight on street in Pasadena, California, wounds 5

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:09:12 GMT

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Five people were wounded Friday night in a shooting on a street in Pasadena, California, that followed a fight, authorities said.Pasadena Police Department Lt. Monica Cuellar said officers found the victims on the 100 block of east Orange Grove Boulevard around 7:30 p.m., KNBC-TV reported.Four victims were transported to a hospital and the fifth went to a hospital without assistance, the station reported. The conditions of the wounded were not immediately known.The shooting followed a fight, Cuellar said. There were no immediate arrests or a description of any suspect.Pasadena police did not immediately respond to a message from The Associated Press seeking additional information.The Associated Press

LIVE: Authorities pursue Tesla in L.A. County

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:09:12 GMT

Authorities are pursuing a white Tesla in Los Angeles County on Friday night.It's unclear what the suspect was initially wanted for. The pursuit began around 10:30 p.m. as multiple California Highway Patrol units trail the suspect.The driver may have refused to pull over for a carpool lane violation before the chase began, but that detail has yet to be confirmed.Sky5 is overhead. Watch live in the video player above.

California’s homelessness and affordability problems are rooted in one thing

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:09:12 GMT

When Californians are asked to identify the biggest problems facing the state, homelessness and the high cost of living consistently rise to the top of the list.While they are not one and the same, experts say both can trace their roots to the same problem: a housing shortage in the Golden State.A recent study conducted by the University of California, San Francisco found that in the six months prior to becoming homeless, survey participants reported a median monthly household income of $960, which amounts to just $11,520 a year.According to Zillow, the median rent for a two-bedroom apartment in California is three times that: $2,869 a month or $34,428 per year.“The results of the study confirm that far too many Californians experience homelessness because they cannot afford housing,” said Dr. Margot Kushel, one of the study’s authors. “I think it’s really important to note how desperately poor people are, and how much it is their poverty and the high housing costs that are leading ...

Bay Area high school football: Friday’s scores, Saturday’s schedule

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:09:12 GMT

Friday, Aug. 25EAST BAYNon-leagueAlhambra 27, Sonoma Valley 26Antioch 41, Arroyo 8Dublin 40, Washington-Fremont 0El Cerrito 14, Amador Valley 7Heritage 28, Foothill 25, overtimeLas Lomas 34, Vintage 22Miramonte 28, Berkeley 12Monte Vista 35, Granada 3Napa 42, Kennedy-Richmond 14Newark Memorial 41, Concord 0.Pinole Valley 34, American-Fremont 3San Marin 27, Acalanes 20Berean Christian at Willits, 7 p.m.Bethel at Hayward, 7 p.m.Deer Valley at Mt. Diablo, 7 p.m.Mt. Eden vs. Kennedy-Fremont at Washington-Fremont, 7 p.m.Redwood vs. San Leandro at Burrell Field in San Leandro, 7 p.m.San Lorenzo at Richmond, 5:30 p.m.SOUTH BAY/PENINSULANon-leagueAragon 41, Homestead 13Bellarmine 17, Menlo-Atherton 14Branham 48, Cupertino 7Capuchino 20, Burlingame 19Hollister 44, Oak Grove 7Leland 40, Half Moon Bay 7Mountain View 48, The King’s Academy 34Mt. Pleasant 21, Gunderson 10Palo Alto 28, Fremont-Sunnyvale 10Pioneer 17, Santa Teresa 6Riordan 36, Sacred Heart Prep 17South San Francisco 40, San ...

Driver arrested following car chase from the East Bay to SF, and back again

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:09:12 GMT

RICHMOND – California Highway Patrol officers on Friday night arrested a driver who led them on a car chase from the East Bay to San Francisco, where he hit a police dog, and then back to the East Bay, according to a spokesman for the agency.The pursuit started around 3:20 p.m. when a Contra Costa County sheriff’s deputy tried to stop a stolen Infiniti sedan on westbound Highway 4, said CHP Officer Andrew BarclayBarclay said the driver did not pull over and the deputy pursued him to westbound Interstate 80, where the chase was handed off to a police helicopter. The copter then followed the driver through Richmond, Albany and Berkeley, and into San Francisco.Ground units closed in on the Infiniti when it appeared to come to a stop on a city street.A CHP officer believed the driver was going to run from the car and got his K9 out of the back of his cruiser. The driver, however, took off in the Infiniti and hit the dog, as well as several vehicles, Barclay said.The K9 suffered minor to...

Allen homers, drives in career-high 5 as A’s pound White Sox 12-4

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:09:12 GMT

CHICAGO — Nick Allen homered and drove in a career-high five runs, Zach Neal won his first start in seven years and the Oakland Athletics pounded the Chicago White Sox 12-4 on Friday night.The Athletics (38-91) tagged Dylan Cease for a career-high nine runs on the way to their fourth win in five games. Chicago lost for the 10th time in 13 games.Meanwhile, two people were shot during the game, according to a New York Times report. There was no word on the condition of those shot, but one woman was bleeding from her leg, according to a fan sitting near her. The game was not stopped because of the incident.Oakland Athletics’ Nick Allen celebrates in the dugout after his home run off Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Tanner Banks during the seventh inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) Dropping the first two in a four-game series between two of the worst teams in the majors only added to a rough week for the White Sox (50-...