Northern Colorado can shoot the ball well — the team has scored 117 3s — but it’s struggled from the free throw line as of late. On Thursday night, however, the charity stripe is where the Bears iced a big home win. UNC (8-6, 5-4 Big Sky) defeated conference preseason favorite Eastern Washington (3-6, 2-2 […]
GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a QAnon supporter, has announced articles of impeachment against Joe Biden
Summary List Placement Just a day after the inauguration of the country’s 46th president, GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced she would be introducing articles of impeachment against Joe Biden. In a statement released on Thursday, Greene, who represents Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, said: “President Joe Biden is unfit to hold the office of the […]
Amid cancellation talk, Tokyo Olympics “focused on hosting”
TOKYO — IOC President Thomas Bach and local organizers are pushing back against reports that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be canceled. Now set to open July 23, the Tokyo Games were postponed 10 months ago at the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, and now the event appears threatened again. The Times of London, citing […]
As a symbolic gesture to reframe America as a land of immigrants, Biden wants to remove the word ‘alien’ from immigration laws
Summary List Placement President Joe Biden wants to remove the word “alien” from US immigration laws as a symbolic gesture to acknowledge the US as “a nation of immigrants.” In a summary of his immigration bill, Biden said he planned to replace the word with “non-citizen.” “The language change on the first day of this […]
Fauci said the US’s COVID-19 vaccines are powerful enough that they should be able to shoulder new strains of the infection with limited impact on efficacy
Summary List Placement Top US infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday the COVID-19 vaccines might not be as effective against new coronavirus strains, but that the vaccines were powerful enough that they would still be beneficial. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and an advisor on the White […]
Belmont: Investigation underway into deaths of man, woman at hotel
BELMONT – Two people were found dead from an apparent drug overdose at a hotel in Belmont on Wednesday, police said. Officers went to the hotel on the 400 block of Concourse Place about 2:50 p.m. for a medical call and found a 31-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman dead in their room, the Belmont […]
Crossing double white lines on toll lanes is costly: Roadshow
Q: I see a lot of people driving across the double white lines on the Interstate 880 toll lanes. What is the fine if caught for doing so? Heath Broccoli, Oakland Like Mr. Roadshow’s Facebook page for more questions and answers about Bay Area roads, freeways and commuting. A: The fine is $300 but could […]
At least three hurt in East Oakland shooting
OAKLAND — Police were at the scene of a shooting in an East Oakland neighborhood that left at least three people suffering from gunshot wounds, authorities said Thursday. Just before 6:15 p.m., police responded to reports of ShotSpotter activity near Royal Ann Street and 107th Avenue in the city’s North Stonehurst neighborhood. When officers arrived, […]
An ad agency CEO sued Omnicom’s DDB, alleging he was ‘exploited’ to win a $4 billion US Army contract
Summary List Placement New York ad agency Hero Group sued Omnicom-owned agency DDB in federal court this week, alleging DDB “exploited” Hero to win the US Army contract and didn’t pay it for two years of work. The suit filed in the Northern District Court of Illinois stems from a $4 billion Army account that […]
How Draymond Green is leading a thriving Warriors defense
Though a few years removed from being named the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year, Draymond Green is still the Warriors’ most important defensive player. This was made clear when the Warriors were without Green for the first four games of the season. After those four games, in which Green was sidelined with foot and conditioning […]
Kiszla: Nuggets need to revamp starting lineup, bench guard Gary Harris after stumbling start to NBA season
Could Nikola Jokic get a little help around here? Maybe it’s the Curse of Comcast, but any notion of the Nuggets as legit NBA championship contenders is quickly fading to black. Haven’t been able to watch this team on TV? Well, you haven’t missed much. After 14 games in a strange season shaped by the […]
Man suffers serious injuries in South San Francisco hit-and-run
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO – A 50-year-old man suffered serious injuries in a hit-and-run in South San Francisco on Wednesday night, police said. The incident was reported about 7:50 p.m. on the 200 block of Village Way, near Linden Avenue, the South San Francisco Police Department said in a news release. An initial investigation revealed the […]