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CNN ousts CEO Chris Licht after brief, chaotic tenure

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:06:41 GMT

By David Bauder | Associated PressNEW YORK — CNN ousted chief executive Chris Licht after a tumultuous year leading the struggling news network that culminated in a damning magazine profile and the growing realization that he’d lost the confidence of the network’s journalists.The change was announced at CNN’s editorial meeting Wednesday morning and came just two days after Licht said he would “fight like hell” to earn the trust of those around him.David Zaslav, CEO of CNN parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, appointed a four-person interim leadership team, and said at the editorial meeting that he would conduct a thorough search for Licht’s replacement.Licht had a mandate to try and make CNN more palatable to both sides of the country’s political divide; Republicans had become increasingly suspicious of the network following repeated attacks by former President Donald Trump.But some at the network saw Licht’s mandate for change as a ...

ChatGPT’s responses to suicide, addiction, sexual assault crises raise questions in new study

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:06:41 GMT

By Jacqueline Howard | CNNWhen asked serious public health questions related to abuse, suicide or other medical crises, the online chatbot tool ChatGPT provided critical resources – such as what 1-800 lifeline number to call for help – only about 22% of the time in a new study.The research, published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Network Open, suggests that public health agencies could help AI companies ensure that such resources are incorporated into how an artificial intelligence system like ChatGPT responds to health inquiries.For instance, with the right engineering and inputs, ChatGPT could recognize the signs and symptoms of addiction or depression within the questions someone asks it, prompting it to provide health resources in its interactions with that person. And regulators could help monitor that such responses offer accurate and reliable information and resources.“These resources exist. They’re underutilized already,” said John Ayers, an author of the study and a behavio...

Natural gas leak, water main break closes streets in San Francisco, evacuations in place

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:06:41 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Officials are advising the public to avoid Duboce Avenue and Castro Street due to a natural gas leak Wednesday morning. The San Francisco Fire Department has evacuated a one-block radius of the intersection, according to a tweet from Supervisor Aaron Peskin, whose district includes the impacted area. Juvenile dies in fatal pedestrian collision in San Jose Emergency crews, including PG&E and the San Francisco Fire Department, are currently on scene after a 16-inch water main break and a natural gas leak occurred, according to SFFD. The water main break built up pressure underground which led to a break in a sewer line and a gas line.Gas then infiltrated the sewers and underground area, Peskin said.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; widt...

Alameda County DA to charge 2 Jasper Wu suspects with murder, gang enhancements

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:06:41 GMT

(KRON) -- Two of the suspects connected to the 2021 fatal freeway shooting of a toddler on the I-880 will be charged with murder and special gang enhancements, the Alameda County District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday. Ivory Bivens, 24, and Trevor Green, 22, will be charged with murder, according to court documents filed on Tuesday. What happened to Frank Somerville? A timeline of events Twenty-three month old Jasper Wu was riding in a car with his family on the 880 in Oakland on Nov. 6, 2021 when he was struck by a stray bullet and killed. Bivens and Green are accused of attempting to ambush another vehicle while armed with an AR-15-style rifle, the DA said.Evidence cited by the DA indicates that the two followed another car in which Johnny Jackson was riding onto the 880 and while trying to kill Jackson and the driver of that car, shot and killed Jasper Wu. Man arrested for sexually assaulting minor 30 years ago Jackson was charged with felony possession of a firearm a...

San Jose rampage suspect worked for Google, had meth problem: court documents

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:06:41 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- A man accused of going on a homicidal rampage targeting random victims across San Jose and Milpitas once worked for Google, according to court documents obtained by KRON4. Kevin Parkourana's criminal history indicates his life and mental health spiraled out of control in early 2019. At the time, his mother told police that her son was using methamphetamine, becoming violent at home, was suffering from a mood disorder, and was making bad decisions while under the influence of drugs. Parkourana, 31, formerly worked as a data collector for Google in Mountain View and lived with his parents on Kooser Road, according to court documents. At some point, he lost his job. Throughout 2019, San Jose Police Department officers were called to the Kooser Road home for "countless welfare checks" concerning Parkourana's mental health and aggressive behavior, police reports state. Officers suspected that he was experiencing paranoid schizophrenia, and he was placed on seve...

Semi-truck full of garbage overturns on I-680 in Dublin, delays expected 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:06:41 GMT

(KRON) -- A semi-truck that appears to have been full of garbage has overturned on northbound I-680 in Dublin, according to the California Highway Patrol. The truck overturned near Andrade Road, causing delays.The CHP is recommending using I-880 northbound to 238 or 580 as an alternate route. The estimated time of reopening for 680 is unknown. A photo from the CHP shows the truck on its side with garbage spilling out onto the roadway, blocking several lanes."Thank you for your patience and please drive safely," the CHP tweeted.

Group of Global Leftist Leaders Warns “Soft Coup” Is Underway in Colombia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:06:41 GMT

A broad swath of leftist leaders from around the world warned in a letter Wednesday that “a soft coup” is underway in Colombia, accusing the country’s opposition of illegally working to remove President Gustavo Petro and many of his key allies from power. The letter is signed by the former Colombian President Ernesto Samper; Gleisi Hoffmann, head of the Workers’ Party, the current ruling party of Brazil under Lula da Silva; Rafael Correa, the former president of Ecuador; former Spanish President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero; and the former heads of opposition parties around the world, including Jeremy Corbyn of the United Kingdom and Jean-Luc Mélenchon, a former French presidential candidate. “Ever since the election of the country’s first progressive government,” the letter reads, “Colombia’s traditional powers have been organizing to restore an order marked by extreme inequality, environmental destruction, and state-sponsored violence.” The letter comes in defense ...

Home to Glenn, Armstrong and Wrights perfect spot for Space Command HQ, Ohio lawmakers tell Biden

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:06:41 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s rich history of aviation innovation makes it an ideally suited location for the Air Force’s new U.S. Space Command headquarters or Space Force units, a group of the state’s congressional delegates told Democratic President Joe Biden in a letter Wednesday.The bipartisan group — Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, Republican U.S. Rep. David Joyce and six others — joined a coalition of the state’s business and technology leaders and the state’s governor in making a pitch for the facility, as selection of a headquarters city has been embroiled in politics.“From the Wright brothers to American heroes like John Glenn and Neil Armstrong, the story of modern aviation is rooted in Ohio – and Ohio is ready to meet the challenges of the future,” the lawmakers wrote, in a letter also addressed to military leaders. “Ohio’s numerous industry and university partners in the state create a synergy around national security and space that is u...

IOC gives resounding thumbs-up to Paris’ Olympic plans, as organizers chase LVMH deal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:06:41 GMT

PARIS (AP) — An IOC inspection team gave a resounding thumbs-up Wednesday to Paris’ preparations for the 2024 Olympic Games, declaring “a very, very high level of confidence” despite unresolved questions about financing and security.“Paris is where it should be with 415 days to go,” said Pierre-Olivier Beckers-Vieujant, who heads the IOC commission overseeing Paris’ plans.While new Olympic venues are on track, French auditors have flagged to parliament that they’re still unable to say how much the games will cost in total and what their final impact will be on public finances, once security and other expenses are factored in. Some 8.8 billion euros ($9.4 billion) are budgeted for Olympic construction and the Paris organizing committee, with more than a third of that from public coffers.Despite their repeated reassurances, doubts also persist about whether Paris organizers will be able to recruit private security guards in sufficient numbers so that military personnel don...

Adin, who? Journeyman goalie Hill has Vegas Golden Knights up in Stanley Cup Final

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:06:41 GMT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Adin Hill heard fans chanting his name following one big save after another. He tried not to listen too intently.After all, many in the crowd almost certainly didn’t know who Hill was as recently as a few months ago. An unheralded 27-year-old journeyman goaltender is now a household name because his play is one of the biggest reasons the Vegas Golden Knights are up 2-0 on the Florida Panthers in the final and two victories away from winning the Stanley Cup.Game 3 is Thursday night and Hill will return to the arena he was drafted in eight years ago — the fifth goalie picked, 76th overall in 2015 — as a playoff starter who has come of age since stepping in during the second round. He has since gone 9-3, giving up just over two goals a game and posting an NHL postseason-best .937 save percentage. Paid $2.7 million per year, Hill has been better than two-time Vezina Trophy winner and $10 million per season netminder Sergei Bobrovsky of the Panthers so far in t...