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California is no longer America’s most expensive state for gas

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:57:37 GMT

By Matt Egan | CNNNew York  — Drivers in the state of Washington are celebrating the official start of summer with an unwelcome sight: America’s most expensive gas prices.The average cost of regular gasoline in Washington state has jumped by 32 cents over the past month to $4.93 a gallon, according to AAA. That’s 7 cents ahead of California, which is notorious for its high prices for everything, especially fuel.It’s an unusual trend. California had held the unwanted title of America’s most expensive state for gas for roughly 95% of the time over the last few years, according to Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy.Prior to the past few days, Washington has never been the most expensive state for gas in data going back to 2005, GasBuddy told CNN. It’s also the first time over that span that the Pacific Northwest state topped both California and Hawaii.Even though Washington has the highest average price, gas stations near major California cities are still charging ...

Best eSports Betting Sites in 2023: Bet on LoL, CS:GO, Dota 2, FIFA, Valorant & More

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:57:37 GMT

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Workers investigating California sewage spill discover human remains

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:57:37 GMT

Workers hacking through an overgrown area of brush in a canyon in the Agua Amarga Reserve in Rancho Palos Verdes found human remains there last week, neighbors and police said.The workers, who were there investigating how 30,000 gallons of raw sewage leaked from a manhole cover connected to drainage canals underneath the reserve, made the discovery when they went to the area on Tuesday, June 13.While in the neighborhoods around Faircove Drive, the workers made their way into what’s usually an inaccessible area of the reserve.As they cut through the brush on their way to one of those manhole covers, they found the remains, neighbors said.“All of a sudden, instead of public works vehicles, we had Sheriff’s vehicles show up,” said Kathy Christie, 60. “They said they were doing an investigation, but they wouldn’t say anything else.”Both the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the coroner’s office confirmed they went to the Agua Amarga Reserve last Tuesday after the workers repor...

2024 Copa América in US to start on June 20, final to be played July 14

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:57:37 GMT

Next year’s Copa América in the United States will kick off on June 20 and the final will be played on July 17.South American soccer body CONMEBOL confirmed the dates on Tuesday and said tournament organizers have yet to pick the host cities.Ten South American teams plus six from North and Central America and the Caribbean will take part in the 2024 Copa América. The four semifinalists in the 2023-24 CONCACAF Nations League will qualify along with two winners from play-in games among the four quarterfinal losers.Related ArticlesSports | $30 million Brentwood soccer fields, now double in price, to be built in phases Sports | Bay FC finds its general manager in Rushton, former D.C. United GM Sports | Bay FC makes first official hire, names Brady Stewart as CEO Sports | Former California AYSO coach convicted of having sex with 14-year-old Sports | Reports: 49ers closing in on full purchase of English soccer club...

Preliminary hearing to begin for OPD officer facing perjury charges

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:57:37 GMT

(KRON) – A preliminary hearing will be held Monday morning for an Oakland police officer who is facing felony perjury charges including attempting to bribe a witness in the murder investigation of Charles Butler, who was shot and killed in 2011.  2 men wrongfully convicted of Oakland murder file lawsuit Prosecutors say that Phong Tran, who was a homicide detective for OPD, coerced and paid off a witness in exchange for a false testimony against two murder defendants Giovante Douglas and Cartier Hunter, who were serving 10 years in prison until their convictions were overturned in September 2022. 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%; }Tran’s hearing is set to begin at 9 a.m.

Multiple violent crimes over holiday weekend: Oakland PD

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:57:37 GMT

(KRON) – The Oakland Police Department is investigating multiple crimes that occurred over the holiday weekend. A total of four homicides were recorded with the first incident occurring shortly before 3 a.m. on Saturday in the 100 block of 14th Street. A second homicide occurred after 3 a.m. that same day in the 2100 block of 39th Avenue and an individual has been taken into custody in connection to the incident, OPD said. CHP investigating 4 highway shootings in 6 days The third homicide occurred in the 1900 block of 73rd Avenue around 2:45 a.m on Sunday followed by a fourth homicide on Monday around 6 p.m. in the 5000 block of Camden Street. All four victims’ identities are being withheld until next of kin is notified.Multiple shootings also occurred in the City of Oakland. A juvenile was struck by gunfire just before 9:15 p.m on Friday in the 2200 block of East 12th Street. On Monday, an individual was shot just after 3 a.m. in the 800 block of 70th Avenue. Both victims are li...

Modi flexes India’s cultural reach on Yoga Day with backbends and corpse poses on the UN lawn

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:57:37 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Praising yoga as “truly universal,” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi practiced it Wednesday with a multinational crowd at the United Nations, performing backbends and corpse poses as he kicked off the public portion of his U.S. visit by calmly flexing India’s cultural reach.With a checkerboard of made-in-India yoga mats covering the U.N. headquarters’ spacious north lawn, Modi stopped and bowed at a statue of the assassinated Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi. Then, in brief remarks, Modi turned to the topic at hand, portraying yoga as an all-ages, portable practice accessible to all faiths and cultures.“When we do yoga, we feel physically fit, mentally calm and emotionally content. But it is not just about doing exercise on a mat,” Modi said. “Yoga is a way of life.” Then the leader of the world’s most populous nation took his spot on a mat amid the throng of hundreds. Over the next 35 minutes, he joined in breathing exercises, meditation, bac...

Lo que debes saber de OceanGate, la empresa propietaria del sumergible desaparecido

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:57:37 GMT

Continúan los esfuerzos de búsqueda de un sumergible desaparecido en el Océano Atlántico norte. Cinco personas se embarcaron en una expedición para recorrer los restos del Titanic el domingo. Pero el buque de investigación canadiense Polar Prince perdió contacto con el sumergible de 21 pies conocido como Titán después de una hora y 45 minutos. Un oficial de la Guardia Costera de EEUU dijo el martes por la tarde que al Titán le quedan aproximadamente 40 horas de oxígeno, lo que significa que el suministro podría agotarse el jueves por la mañana temprano. Sumergible desaparecido: avión de Canadá detecta ruidos en el área de búsqueda Sumergible desaparecido en excursión a restos del Titanic: lo que se sabe hasta ahora A medida que continúa la búsqueda, esto es lo que debe saber sobre la empresa que lanzó la expedición, OceanGate Inc.¿QUÉ ES OCEANGATE?Según su sitio web, OceanGate se enfoca en “aumentar el acceso a las profundi...

Search party finds 2 Canadian air force members dead after helicopter crash near the Ottawa River

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:57:37 GMT

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Two members of the Royal Canadian Air Force who had been missing were found dead after a military helicopter crashed near the Ottawa River, officials said on Wednesday. The Department of National Defence said the two bodies were recovered Tuesday night. Four Royal Canadian Air Force members were on board a CH-147 Chinook helicopter that crashed, after midnight Tuesday, near the Ottawa River close to Petawawa, Ontario, about 160 kilometers (99 miles) northwest of Canada’s capital of Ottawa.Defense Minister Anita Anand said they were on board the helicopter as part of a night training flight. The other two crew members were found alive by first responders and taken to a hospital with minor injuries.Anand said 100 Canadian Armed Forces members had been searching for the two missing air force members onshore and in the water, assisted by an Ontario Provincial Police marine unit, Petawawa and Pembroke Fire Departments and several military rescue aircraft.Annand sai...

PGA Tour’s top golfers travel across the country for $20M purse at Travelers Championship

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:57:37 GMT

CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Nathan Grube, the tournament director of the Travelers Championship, used to worry about the years when the U.S. Open took place on the West Coast.Many of the world’s top golfers would make a decision to take a break the week following the major or head to Europe to begin preparing for the Open Championship, rather than travel across the country to play at TPC River Highlands in Connecticut.But this year, in response to LIV Golf, the Travelers was elevated to one of 17 so-called “designated” PGA Tour events, with a much bigger purse and a near mandate for top golfers to play, giving the tournament the guarantee of a strong field.“I can tell you with certain confidence that I probably wouldn’t have been here even though I love the tournament so much,” Masters champion Jon Rahm said Tuesday. “With that said, they’ve done a great job making players comfortable. Having a charter flight always makes it a lot easier, maybe not for the best two or three p...