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‘San Fransokyo Square’ at Disneyland Resort to open in August

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:31:38 GMT

The Disneyland Resort announced that San Fransokyo Square will open at Disney’s California Adventure on Aug. 31.The new area, inspired by the film “Big Hero 6,” was first announced at the D23 expo, a biennial convention for Disney fans. In the area, park guests will have the opportunity to meet Baymax, the inflatable health robot and enjoy new food. ‘Phineas and Ferb’ co-creator calls Disney Imagineer after Disneyland ride temporarily breaks down Starting in mid-July, parkgoers will be able to try some of the new food items coming to the area, such as beef birria ramen with consomé, a Baymax macaron and pork wonton nachos, before the land’s official opening date.When the land officially opens, Aunt Cass Café, the second bakery café operated by Hiro’s loving aunt, “will serve dishes, soups in freshly baked Boudin sourdough bread bowls and more inspired by Japanese cuisine,” Disneyland said in a news release.An “old fishing net tannery” in the land will be converted to Rita’s Turbin...

California AG restricts travel to 3 states due to anti-gay legislation

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:31:38 GMT

California will be restricting state-funded travel to three states due to recently enacted anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in each state, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Friday.State-funded travel to Missouri, Nebraska and Wyoming will be restricted "in response to their discriminatory laws targeting the LGBTQ+ community," AG Bonta said in a press release.Bonta's office called legislation recently passed by the three states "part of a concerning trend of discriminatory practices in states across the country, aiming to roll back hard-won protections." The AG's office, in particular, cited laws that sought to target and marginalize transgender youth by prohibiting them from participating in sports in accordance with their gender identity, and restricting access to gender-affirming health care. If you see these, push them over, Yosemite National Park says The travel restrictions announced Friday are mandated by California Assembly Bill 1887. AB 1887 requires that the AG post ...

Dominic Valencia Hospitalized after Vehicle Collision on Interstate 40 [Albuquerque, NM]

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:31:38 GMT

18-Year-Old Man Injured after Vehicle vs Pedestrian Collision near Juan TaboALBUQUERQUE, NM (July 14, 2023) – Tuesday afternoon, Dominic Valencia was injured after being struck by a vehicle in a police pursuit incident.The incident happened last July 11th shortly before 2:50 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 near Juan Tabo.According to the Albuquerque Police Department, 18-year-old Valencia is wanted by the police and was in pursuit when he ran into the westbound lanes through eastbound.Furthermore, Valencia was struck by an SUV that was headed eastbound. He suffered broken bones and other wounds.Consequently, responding paramedics transported Valencia to the hospital for treatment.Meanwhile, the authorities have confirmed that Valencia is wanted for two felony warrants related to drugs.Also, the eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 near Eubank were blocked during the investigation but were reopened by 5:30 p.m.Following the crash, Valencia is still recovering and the a...

A’s call up prize prospects Soderstrom, Gelof to open second half of season

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:31:38 GMT

OAKLAND — The Athletics officially began looking to the future Friday, promoting prize prospects Tyler Soderstrom and Zack Gelof from Triple-A Las Vegas.Soderstrom, a first-round draft pick in 2020 from Turlock, was hitting .254 with 20 homers and 59 RBIs with an .818 OPS for the Aviators while catching, playing first base and serving as a designated hitter.Gelof, taken in the second round out of Virginia a year later, was hitting .304 with 12 home runs, 42 RBIs and a .929 OPS. Gelof has been primarily a second baseman this season, although he’s also played at third base and in the outfield.Both are available to play Friday night against the Minnesota Twins.The A’s also activated pitching prospect Freddy Tarnok. Soderstrom is ranked as the A’s No. 1 prospect by MLB.com, Gelof is third and Tarnok is fifth.Related ArticlesOakland Athletics | Memories of an 8-year-old brings home the pain of A’s leaving town Oakland Athletics | O...

Movie, TV actors join picket lines in Hollywood strike

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:31:38 GMT

By Andrew Dalton | Associated PressLOS ANGELES — “Ted Lasso” star Jason Sudekis and other top movie and TV actors joined picket lines alongside screenwriters Friday on the first full day of a walkout that has become Hollywood’s biggest labor fight in decades.Sudeikis was among the picketers outside NBC in New York. “Lord of the Rings” star Sean Astin joined chanting protesters outside Netflix’s offices in Hollywood. Also present at Netflix were “Titanic” and “Unforgiven” actor Frances Fisher and “The Nanny” star Fran Drescher, who is president of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.The actors’ arrival energized the picket lines outside Netflix, where music blared and the sidewalks were packed with demonstrators.Elsewhere, “Once Upon a Time” actor Gennifer Goodwin was among the protesters outside Paramount Pictures.The walkout is the first double-barreled ...

6 women assault, rob victim in front of Tenderloin liquor store: SFPD

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:31:38 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Six women are at large after robbing a victim in the Tenderloin overnight Friday, according to the San Francisco Police Department. A woman was robbed in front of a liquor store around 3 a.m. near Eddy Street and Leavenworth Street. Highway 101 wrong-way crash driver dies near Santa Rosa The six suspects, who police say are Black women between the age of 25 and 30, allegedly beat the victim and stole her handbag, wallet and phone, SFPD said. The victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries.Police did not say what specific liquor store the alleged robbery happened. As of Friday afternoon, no arrests have been made.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; width: 100%; height: 100%; }No other information was immediately available.

2 more Dublin prison guards plead guilty to sexually abusing women

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:31:38 GMT

(BCN) -- Two more guards at the federal women's prison in Dublin are facing prison time themselves after pleading guilty to several felony charges related to sexual abuse of inmates in their care, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Nakie Nunley and Andrew Jones pleaded guilty to sexually abusing several female inmates and then lying about it to investigators, federal prosecutors said Friday. Nunley, 48, of Fairfield, is facing up to 17 years in prison and a fine of up to about $500,000 for abusing five women from March 2020 and November 2021. Jones, 35, of Pleasanton, is facing up to 18 years in prison and a fine of up to about $500,000 for abusing three women from July 2020 and June 2021. Retail employee in Santa Clara arrested for brandishing ‘ghost’ gun The guilty pleas are the latest in a string of indictments, convictions and plea agreements involving eight employees at the low-security Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, which one federal judge call...

Highway 101 wrong-way crash driver dies near Santa Rosa

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:31:38 GMT

(KRON) -- A wrong-way driver on Highway 101 north of Santa Rosa collided head-on into oncoming traffic Thursday night, according to the California Highway Patrol. The driver was pronounced dead at the crash scene. Frightened motorists called 911 at 9:44 p.m. reporting that a Nissan Sentra was traveling southbound on Highway 101's northbound lanes near Dutcher Creek Road, according to the CHP. "Within minutes of the initial call, a witness reported to Golden Gate CHP dispatch that the wrong-way vehicle caused a head-on crash. Emergency personnel arrived on scene and located two vehicles with major damage," the CHP wrote. The CHP said its investigation indicates that, "the driver of the Nissan Sentra was traveling southbound in the wrong direction on northbound US-101. The driver of the GMC Yukon was traveling northbound US-101, north of Canyon Road. The Nissan crashed head-on into the GMC causing major damage. Both vehicles caught fire. The fires were quickly extinguished by fire per...

California AG restricts state-funded travel to 3 states due to anti-LGBTQ+ legislation

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:31:38 GMT

(KRON) -- California will be restricting state-funded travel to three states due to recently enacted anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in each state, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Friday. State-funded travel to Missouri, Nebraska and Wyoming will be restricted "in response to their discriminatory laws targeting the LGBTQ+ community," AG Bonta said in a press release.Bonta's office called legislation recently passed by the three states "part of a concerning trend of discriminatory practices in states across the country, aiming to roll back hard-won protections." The AG's office, in particular, cited laws that sought to target and marginalize transgender youth by prohibiting them from participating in sports in accordance with their gender identity, and restricting access to gender-affirming health care. More Bay Area tech layoffs on the way The travel restrictions announced Friday are mandated by California Assembly Bill 1887. AB 1887 requires that the AG post a current lis...

Intellipharmaceutics: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:31:38 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — TORONTO (AP) — Intellipharmaceutics International Inc. (IPCIF) on Friday reported a loss of $54,000 in its fiscal second quarter.The Toronto-based company said it had a loss of less than 1 cent on a per-share basis.The extended-release drug developer posted revenue of $480,200 in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $480,000._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on IPCIF at https://www.zacks.com/ap/IPCIFSource