Penguins win 10-2, hand Sharks record-tying 11th straight loss to start season
Reilly Smith and Jake Guentzel each had two goals and two assists, Evgeni Malkin also scored twice, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat San Jose 10-2, handing the Sharks their NHL record-tying 11th straight loss to start the season and second straight while allowing 10 goals.
Elizabeth Holmes' ex-lover, business partner faces own trial
Ramesh โSunnyโ Balwani, the jilted lover and business partner of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes, will finally get a chance to defend himself against allegations that he was her accomplice in a Silicon Valley ruse revolving around a ballyhooed blood-testing technology that flopped.
With 25 candidates, Costa Rica's election up for grabs
Costa Ricans head into national elections Sunday facing a dizzying array of 25 candidates for president, no dominant issue to drive turnout and nearly one-third of those intending to vote saying they have no clear idea of who their selection will be.
Jury in Elizabeth Holmes trial hears replay of her boasts
Jurors in the fraud trial of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes returned to the courtroom Thursday to listen to a replay of audio recordings that captured her brash promises about a vaunted blood-testing technology the propelled her meteoric rise and scandalous downfall.
Former Red Wing Todd Bertuzzi charged with driving drunk in Auburn Hills, police say
Todd Bertuzzi #44 of the Detroit Red Wings skates against the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center on January 9, 2014 in San Jose, California. AUBURN HILLS, Mich. โ Former Detroit Red Wing Todd Bertuzzi has been charged for driving drunk in Auburn Hills last month, according to police. Bertuzzi failed roadside sobriety evaluations and was arrested for operating while intoxicated, Auburn Hills police said. He was taken to the Auburn Hills Police Department and refused a breath test, officials said. Bertuzzi was taken to the Oakland County Jail and released after 12 hours, pending toxicology results, police said.
The Latest: ACC tourney players, coaches get tracing devices
(AP Photo/Tony Avelar)The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___The Atlantic Coast Conference will expand use of KINEXON SafeTag contact tracing devices by equipping players, coaches and Tier 1 personnel for its upcoming menโs and womenโs basketball tournaments. SafeTags measure proximity between users to provide school medical officials with contact tracing data when an individual tests positive for COVID-19. All 15 ACC schools used the devices inside team facilities during the regular season to mitigate the spread of the virus. An ACC release stated that the technology identified several high-risk close contacts of a positive case within the league. Bars, restaurants and music venues will also be able to close two hours later, at 2 a.m., instead of at midnight.
California tops 50,000 virus deaths, including 806 in L.A.
The coronavirus death toll in California surpassed 50,000 on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, marking about one-tenth of the U.S. total from the pandemic. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)LOS ANGELES โ Los Angeles County on Wednesday reported another 806 deaths from coronavirus during the winter surge, pushing Californiaโs toll above 50,000, or about one-tenth of the U.S. total from the pandemic. Johns Hopkins University put Californiaโs overall COVID-19 death toll at 50,890. The death toll climbed precipitously amid a fall and winter surge that has begun to taper off as cases and hospitalizations drop. Los Angeles County on Wednesday reported an additional 136 new deaths, accounting for nearly half of the state's 314 additional deaths.
The Latest: NHL down to a season-low 8 players on COVID list
(AP Photo/Tony Avelar)The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___The NHL is down to a season-low eight players on the COVID-19 list after play on Tuesday night, five of them on the Philadelphia Flyers. Thatโs a marked improvement in the 11 days since the league had a season-high 59 players on the list. The Flyers have moved into third among NHL teams, with players spending a combined total of 98 days on the list, one more than Buffalo. He joined Nellie Fox (1959), Dick Allen (1972) and Frank Thomas (1993, 1994) as the team's only MVP winners. ___The West Coast Conference menโs and womenโs basketball tournaments will be held without fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Golden Knights' 3 PP goals spoil Sharks home debut, 3-1
Vegas Golden Knights right wing Mark Stone (61) reacts after scoring a goal against the San Jose Sharks during the second period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. San Jose was given the unbalanced schedule because of local restrictions that banned contact sports and practices, forcing the Sharks to hold training camp in Arizona. DEBOERโS RETURNThe game is the first back in San Jose for Vegas coach Peter DeBoer, who was fired by the Sharks in December 2019. He was hired last January by Vegas but hadnโt faced San Jose until Saturday. AdSIMEK SIDELINEDSharks D Radim Simek left in the second period after taking two hard hits from Marchessault.
AP source: NHL eyes division play only; Sharks to Arizona
FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, goals used by the NHL hockey club Nashville Predators are stored in a hallway in Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)The NHL is preparing for a pandemic-altered regular season limited to divisional play while trying to determine if the leagueโs seven Canadian teams will be allowed to play in their country. The deal has already received support from the NHL Playersโ Association, and features a 56-game regular season beginning Jan. 13. In an email to the AP, NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly deferred questions to the Sharks regarding their status. As for the issues affecting the Canadian teams โ Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver โ Daly said they remain unresolved.
German regulators launch new Facebook investigation over VR
(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, file)BERLIN โ German regulators launched an investigation Thursday into Facebook over the company's decision to link its Oculus virtual reality products to the social network, authorities said. โLinking virtual reality products and the groupโs social network in this way could constitute a prohibited abuse of dominance by Facebook,โ said Bundeskartellamt president Andreas Mundt. "With its social network Facebook holds a dominant position in Germany and is also already an important player in the emerging but growing VR market. The company, which acquired Oculus in 2014, also rebranded Oculus Connect as Facebook Connect and changed the name of its virtual reality team from Oculus Research to Facebook Reality Labs. It gave Facebook several months to stop collecting data and combining it with Facebook usersโ accounts without their consent.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise to move headquarters to Texas
SPRING, Texas โ Tech giant Hewlett Packard Enterprise said it is moving its global headquarters to the Houston area from California, where the company's roots go back to the founding of Silicon Valley decades ago. Hewlett Packard Enterprise was created in 2015 when the computer hardware pioneer Hewlett-Packard Inc. broke into two parts after years of struggling to keep up with industry trends, such as consumersโ shift away from personal computers. The split left one new company, HPE, concentrated on the business of selling data center hardware and business software, while another new company, HP Inc., kept the legacy PC and printer operations. HP Inc. is still headquartered in Palo Alto, California, and remains the bigger of the two companies in terms of revenue. โWe are incredibly committed to Silicon Valley,โ he said.
Politicians eat own words after dining out, taking trips
Gavin Newsom, San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Los Angeles County supervisor all dined outdoors, conflicting with their own messaging to stay home. Gavin Newsom, who won plaudits for issuing the first statewide stay-at-home order in the U.S. back in March. San Franciscoโs mayor, London Breed, was at the same $350-a-plate restaurant a day later, dining with a San Francisco socialite and six others. Breed has also won accolades for imposing some of the strictest rules in California, keeping coronavirus rates relatively low. White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany called out what she called โDemocrat hypocrisy" Wednesday as she displayed images of the same politicians.
Judge blocks large parts of temporary work visa ban
FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2019, photo, Leo Wang packs a suitcase at his home in San Jose, Calif. Wang has found himself trapped in an obstacle course regarding H-1B work visas for foreigners. His visa denied and his days in the United States numbered, A federal judge on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, temporarily lifted a visa ban on a large number of work permits, undercutting a measure that the Trump administration says will protect American jobs in a pandemic-wracked economy. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)SAN DIEGO โ A judge on Thursday temporarily lifted a visa ban on a large number of work permits, undercutting a measure that the Trump administration says protects American jobs in a pandemic-wracked economy. White, who was appointed by President George W. Bush, said President Donald Trump likely acted outside bounds of his authority. On Tuesday, he halted major fee increases for citizenship and other benefits three days before they were to take effect.
Wildfires and hurricanes disrupt final weeks of 2020 census
The Census Bureau is contending with several natural disasters as wildfires and hurricanes disrupt the final weeks of the nations once-a-decade headcount. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)ORLANDO, Fla. โ Already burdened by the coronavirus pandemic and a tightened deadline, the Census Bureau must now contend with several natural disasters as wildfires and hurricanes disrupt the final weeks of the nation's once-a-decade headcount. A coalition of cities and civil rights groups are suing in federal court in San Jose, seeking an extra month. โThis is not usually the time of the year that the Census Bureau is doing the counting." In some places where census takers cannot go out, they are trying to reach households by phone, according to Census Bureau officials.
Judge chastises government for not producing census records
Earlier this month, Koh issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting the Census Bureau from winding down 2020 census filed operations until a hearing is held Thursday on a request for a preliminary injunction. The temporary restraining order was requested by a coalition of cities, counties and civil rights groups that had sued the Census Bureau. The coalition had argued the earlier deadline would cause the Census Bureau to overlook minority communities in the census, leading to an inaccurate count. During Monday's virtual hearing, Koh also expressed concern for residents displaced by wildfires in the West and hurricanes along the Gulf Coast. โWhat is the Census Bureau planning to do?"
Police: Teacher with far-right ties harassed health officer
SAN JOSE, Calif. A California community college instructor with ties to the far-right, anti-government boogaloo" movement was in custody on suspicion of sending two dozen misogynistic and threatening letters to a county health officer involving the coronavirus pandemic, authorities said Tuesday. Alan Viarengo, 55, was arrested last week and investigators seized 138 firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition and explosive materials from his home in Gilroy, the Santa Clara County Sheriffs Office said. Viarengo was charged with felony counts of stalking and threatening a public official after authorities said the letters were sent to county Health Director Dr. Sara Cody. The extremist movement uses boogaloo a 1980s movie sequel as a code word for a second civil war. Viarengo also sent a disturbing letter to the widow of Santa Cruz County sheriffs Sgt.
Fate of California condors unknown after sanctuary burns
SAN JOSE, Calif. A California wildfire has destroyed a sanctuary for the endangered California condor and the fates of several condors, including a chick, remain unknown. There weren't any people or condors at the facility when it burned, society Executive Director Kelly Sorenson told the Mercury News. Previous fires in central California have burned condor territory. The California condor is the largest North American land bird, with a wingspan of up to 9 feet (about 2.7 meters). That flock has been expanding its range while other condors now occupy parts of Californias Central Coast, Arizona, Utah and Baja California, Mexico.
In Bolivian city, people buy fake - and toxic - virus cure
According to city officials, ten elders have died in the last two weeks at the care facility after COVID-19 related symptoms. The Health Ministry cannot risk recommending something that doesnt have a scientific basis, said Miguel ngel Delgado, a senior ministry official. However, Bolivias opposition-controlled congress is promoting the use of chlorine dioxide. Many fearful residents in Cochabamba, where opposition support is strong, are giving chlorine dioxide a try. Cochabamba has reported about 440 deaths from COVID-19, or one-quarter of the total number of reported deaths in Bolivia.
Report: Prosecutor used daughter as bait to catch molester
In this Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 photo, released by San Jose Police Department shows suspect Ali Mohammad Lajmiri, 76, of San Jose, Calif. The prosecutor told police he and the girl arranged for her to walk on a trail while they stayed in touch via earbuds. After recording video of the man interacting with his daughter, the prosecutor gave the recording to the police. He stated that they had already done this several times, San Jose Detective Sgt. He is scheduled to return to court Jan. 29___Information from: San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News, http://www.mercurynews.com
Apple shakes off iPhone slump to deliver strong fiscal 4Q
Apple said Wednesday that revenue rose 2% from the same time last year to $64 billion, despite iPhone revenue dropping 9%. In another encouraging sign for the company, Apple's sales in China recover further from a sharp drop-off earlier this year. Those worries hammered Apple's stock, driving down the price to $142 in early January. Services generated $46 billion in revenue during Apple's just-ended fiscal year, accounting for 18% of the company's revenue. Just three years ago, services accounted for 11% of Apple's revenue.
'New abnormal' for California might be fires, no power
What a 'new abnormal' looks likeThe power outages Californians may have to prepare for in the future have affected education, business and everyday life. Since the 1970s, he said, California wildfires have increased in size by eight times, and the annual area burned by fires has increased by nearly 500%. As the environment changes, PG&E's Sumeet Singh told reporters Wednesday that "dealing with wildfires is the new abnormal within California." But if the weather reached fire risky conditions, those areas marked still unsafe and unattended to could have power shut off. As the dry winds increased, the company shut off power to areas that were marked unsafe.
4 firefighters injured, body found at scene of California building fire
Four San Jose firefighters were injured in a fire they suspect was intentionally set by a disgruntled former employee or former tenant of a commercial building in downtown San Jose, fire officials say. (CNN) - Four firefighters were injured and a body was discovered in a California fire that police believe was intentionally set. When firefighters arrived, smoke was already billowing out of the building, which had retail space on the ground floor and residential space on the upper floors, Matlow said. Responders also found a body in the fire that they believe is the man who threatened to start the blaze. The arson unit and San Jose Police are investigating.
Eddie Money was a police trainee in the NYPD before he became a singer
Eddie Money performs on stage during the iHeart80s Party 2017 at SAP Center on Jan. 28, 2017, in San Jose, California. (CNN) - Eddie Money made it as a singer, but he never officially made it as a cop. The NYPD clarified to CNN on Saturday that Money served as a trainee, but never officially became an officer. "Eddie Money served in the capacity of a police trainee," according to Sgt. Over his four decade career, Money sold nearly 30 million records.
Eddie Money, 'Two Tickets to Paradise' singer, dead at 70
Eddie Money performs on stage during the iHeart80s Party 2017 at SAP Center on Jan. 28, 2017, in San Jose, California. (CNN) - Eddie Money, the singer and songwriter that was known for hits from the 1970's and 1980's such as "Baby Hold On" and "Take Me Home Tonight," died Friday morning following complications from esophageal cancer, his family announced. It's so hard to imagine our world without him, however he will live on forever through his music," the Money family's statement read. Money first announced his cancer diagnosis last month in a clip for the second season of his reality TV show, "Real Money." "I thought I was just going in to get a checkup, and he told me I got cancer," Money said in the clip.
1 dead, 6 hurt after Calif. hotel hazmat event
Tim Boyle/Getty Images(CNN) - One woman is dead and six people were taken to the hospital after a hazardous materials incident at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, California, according to San Jose Fire Department Captain Mitch Matlow. Hotel floors 18 through 20 of the Fairmont were evacuated, Matlow said. It's not clear how long she had been dead or had been at the hotel. Crews were still working Saturday afternoon to identify the chemical involved, Matlow said. Their "objective is to identify the chemical and come up with a plan to decontaminate the room or rooms involved," he said.
Rocker Eddie Money announces he has esophageal cancer
Musicians Jesse Money (L) and Eddie Money perform on stage during the iHeart80s Party 2017 at SAP Center on January 28, 2017 in San Jose, California. (CNN) - Eddie Money announced Saturday he has stage 4 esophageal cancer in a preview clip of his reality show "Real Money." "I thought I was just going in to get a checkup, and he told me I got cancer," the 70-year-old Money said. Money said the diagnosis hit him hard, but he didn't want to hide it. I want people to know that cancer's come a long way and not everybody dies from cancer like they did in the 50s and 60s," he said.
California mayor wants gun owners to have liability insurance
All San Jose, California gun owners could be required to purchase liability insurance for their weapons under a proposed city ordinance. SAN JOSE, Calif. - In the wake of mass shootings around the country, the mayor of one California city wants to require all gun owners to carry liability insurance for their weapons. Offering just "thoughts and prayers" was not enough for the San Jose mayor after two families in his city lost children in the Gilroy shooting. In addition to the insurance requirement, Liccardo proposed a gun and ammunition sales tax to fund gun safety classes, violence prevention programs, and additional victim assistance services for survivors of gun violence. The mayor's proposals will undergo a preliminary approval on Wednesday before being presented to the San Jose City Council.