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Kings star Fox has fractured finger, doubtful for Game 5 vs. Warriors: report

Published Sun, 02 Mar 2025 16:39:33 GMT

The Warriors could face a diminished version of the Sacramento Kings in Wednesday’s crucial Game 5 of their first-round playoff series.Kings guard De’Aaron Fox reportedly injured a finger on his shooting hand in Sunday’s loss to the Warriors, putting his status for Game 5 on Wednesday in question.Fox fractured the tip of his left index finger in the fourth quarter of the Warriors’ 126-125 win that tied the series at two games apiece, The Athletic reported Monday. He played through the pain but an X-ray later revealed the fracture.Fox will be listed as doubtful for Wednesday’s game in Sacramento, according to several reports. There is hope, though, that he’ll play, according to ESPN. If that’s the case, he’ll need to wear a protective covering over his finger.Related ArticlesGolden State Warriors | Warriors: Klay Thompson shows ‘vintage two-way’ performance in Game 4 win Golden State Warriors | Why Draymond Green of...

Sale closed in Saratoga: $3.7 million for a four-bedroom home

Published Sun, 02 Mar 2025 16:39:33 GMT

12601 Arroyo de Arguello – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 12600 block of Arroyo de Arguello in Saratoga was sold on April 6, 2023 for $3,700,000, or $1,504 per square foot. The house, built in 1973, has an interior space of 2,460 square feet. The property features four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a garage, and two parking spaces. The unit sits on a 0.3-acre lot.Additional houses have recently been purchased nearby:On Ashley Way, Saratoga, in March 2023, a 2,633-square-foot home was sold for $3,857,000, a price per square foot of $1,465. The home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In November 2022, a 3,367-square-foot home on Beauchamps Lane in Saratoga sold for $4,350,000, a price per square foot of $1,292. The home has 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.A 1,748-square-foot home on the 12800 block of Foothill Lane in Saratoga sold in August 2022, for $3,400,000, a price per square foot of $1,945. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. 

Kenyan cult deaths rise to 73; president calls it terrorism

Published Sun, 02 Mar 2025 16:39:33 GMT

By Evelyne Musabi | Associated PressNAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday compared the dozens of starvation deaths among the followers of a pastor in the south of the country with the results of terrorist acts, as the new death toll rose to 73.He maintained that the pastor, Paul Makenzi, who is in police custody, should be in prison.“What we are seeing … is akin to terrorism,” Ruto said. “Mr. Makenzi … pretends and postures as a pastor when in fact he is a terrible criminal.”Makenzi was arrested on suspicion of telling his followers to fast to death in order to meet Jesus. A group of emaciated people were rescued alive, but some of them later died. Authorities then turned their attention to dozens of shallow graves marked with crosses on Makenzi’s 800-acre ranch.The total death toll now stands at 73, with 26 new bodies exhumed on Monday, Malindi sub-county police chief John Kemboi told the Associated Press.Kemboi said inve...

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Published Sun, 02 Mar 2025 16:39:33 GMT

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The Bay Area vs. Sacramento: Dubs, Roots to play away games against NorCal rivals on same night

Published Sun, 02 Mar 2025 16:39:33 GMT

(KTXL) — Wednesday will be an action-packed night for sports fans in Sacramento, as local teams will take on neighboring rivals from the Bay Area. The Sacramento Kings are hosting Game 5 of their first-round playoff series against the Golden State Warriors at the Golden 1 Center. •Video Above: Kings Head Coach Mike Brown speaks after Game 4 lossAt Heart Health Park at Cal Expo, the Sacramento Republic FC continues their U.S. Open Cup run against fellow United Soccer League squad Oakland Roots SC. Both sporting events are scheduled to start at 7 p.m. Here is what you need to know about both games happening in the capital city. Sacramento Kings vs. Golden State WarriorsThe playoff series between the NBA’s two Northern California teams is heading back to Sacramento with the series tied 2-2. Game 5 is a pivotal one for the Kings, who look to rebound following two straight losses at the Chase Center in San Francisco. The Kings won Games 1 and 2 at the G...

14 arrested in massive Pittsburg PD retail theft bust

Published Sun, 02 Mar 2025 16:39:33 GMT

(KRON) -- Fourteen people were arrested in a retail theft operation launched by the Pittsburg Police Department, the department announced on social media late Sunday. Additionally, five vehicles were towed and over $5,000 in stolen merchandise was recovered. PHOTOS: Group of Canadian students targeted in smash and grab at San Leandro In-N-Out Of the merchandise recovered, police said $3,200 of it was from local Pittsburg stores that included Winco, Walmart, Burlington and Target. Another $2,000 came from department stores in Antioch and San Francisco that included Old Navy, Children's Place, Forever 21 and Macy's.Of the suspects arrested, two admitted to being "boosters" -- professional thieves that steal for others to profit -- that normally target SF department stores. A vehicle used by the boosters was towed and another $2,000 in merchandise that was already separated and ready to be delivered to customers was also recovered, police said.The two suspected boosters were charged ...

California Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis announces 2026 run for governor

Published Sun, 02 Mar 2025 16:39:33 GMT

(KTXL) — California Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis announced Monday she is running to be elected the next governor of California in 2026. Gov. Gavin Newsom, who was reelected in November, is ineligible to run for governor again due to term limits set in the state's constitution. Kounalakis was first elected to her current position alongside Gov. Newsom in 2018 and won her reelection in 2022 with nearly 60% of the vote. Prior to serving as lieutenant governor, Kounalakis served as an ambassador to Hungary in the Obama administration from 2010 to 2013. "My gratitude for the possibilities our beautiful Golden State has offered and my passion for ensuring every family has the same shot at a brighter future led me to begin my career in public service," Kounalakis said. "As Lieutenant Governor, I’ve worked hard to make our state work better for all Californians — making college more affordable, fighting against climate change, and championing abortion rights and gender equality."Kounalakis...

MATCHDAY: EPL battlers meet in Leeds; Madrid visits Girona

Published Sun, 02 Mar 2025 16:39:33 GMT

A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Tuesday:ENGLANDLeeds and Leicester meet in a crucial match for Premier League survival. Leeds is 16th, two places above the relegation zone and one point above 17th-placed Leicester. Just five points separate the bottom five in the league. Leicester boosted its chances of avoiding the drop by beating Wolverhampton on Saturday. Leeds has lost four of its last five games, including at Fulham last weekend. Also, there’s Wolverhampton vs. Crystal Palace, and Aston Villa can move up to fifth with a win against Fulham. SPAINReal Madrid visits Girona looking to strengthen its grip on second place in the league. Madrid is virtually out of title contention as it trails leader Barcelona by 11 points with eight games remaining. Second place, and a spot in the lucrative Spanish Super Cup, is not guaranteed yet, though Carlo Ancelotti’s team holds a five-point gap to third-placed Atletico Madrid. Madrid’s main focus in the final ...

Twitter changes stoke Russian, Chinese propaganda surge

Published Sun, 02 Mar 2025 16:39:33 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Twitter accounts operated by authoritarian governments in Russia, China and Iran are benefiting from recent changes at the social media company, making it easier for them to attract new followers and broadcast propaganda and disinformation to a larger audience.The platform is no longer labeling state-controlled media and propaganda agencies, and will no longer prohibit their content from being automatically promoted or recommended to users. Together, the two changes, both made in recent weeks, have supercharged the Kremlin’s ability to use the U.S.-based platform to spread lies and misleading claims about its invasion of Ukraine, U.S. politics and other topics.Russian state media accounts are now earning 33% more views than they were just weeks ago, before the change was made, according to a report by Reset, a London-based non-profit that tracks authoritarian governments’ use of social media to spread propaganda. Reset’s findings were first report...

Youngkin meets with Taiwan’s leader during trade mission

Published Sun, 02 Mar 2025 16:39:33 GMT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin met with the president of Taiwan on Monday to discuss mutual trade and investment initiatives and other business matters, his office said, and he signed an executive order establishing an economic development office in Taipei.The visit by Youngkin, who has been considered a possible 2024 presidential contender and has not publicly ruled out a run, came on Day 1 of his first international trade mission — and amid heightened tensions between the United States and China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory and treats dealings between U.S. and Taiwanese officials as a challenge.Following his meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen, the Republican governor, along with the rest of the Virginia delegation, is also expected to visit Tokyo and Seoul, South Korea, as the trade mission continues this week. “I was thrilled to meet with President Tsai to strengthen Virginia’s decades-old partnership with Taiwan,” Youngkin, a former private...