EAST PALO ALTO – A Los Altos-based nonprofit organization is offering a $20,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for gunning down two people in East Palo Alto more than two years ago, authorities said. The victims – Eduardo Alvarado Sandoval, 22, of Stockton, and Mario Andres […]
Two games standout among Apple’s App Store Best of 2020 winners
It’s awards season for the video game industry, and one of the first announcements out of the gate comes from Apple, which unveiled its App Store Best of 2020 winners. The honors highlight coders who have created programs that have “proved to be essential for making life, easier, healthier and more connected” in a year […]
Walmart Plus is dropping its $35 shipping minimum just in time for the holiday season
Summary List Placement Walmart Plus is cutting its $35 shipping minimum for online orders on Walmart.com, just in time for the holiday season. The change to the subscription service’s next-day and two-day shipping policy will take effect on December 4. When it comes to delivery of products purchased inside Walmart stores, like groceries, Walmart Plus […]
No. 2 Irish earn spot in ACC title game after cancellation
No. 2 Notre Dame wrapped up a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game by virtue of the league shuffling its schedule Tuesday to create an open date for the Fighting Irish and No. 4 Clemson before their likely rematch on Dec. 19. The ACC announced Notre Dame’s game against Wake Forest, which was […]
San Jose church stabbing: Mourners honor victims, recommit to homeless shelter
SAN JOSE — Even as they mourned their dead and prayed for those traumatized by the recent attack at Grace Baptist Church, the church’s leaders on Tuesday promised to double down — not back away from — their commitment to sheltering the unhoused. “My greatest hope out of all of this is that we all […]
Trump reportedly discussed possibly pardoning his 3 eldest children, Jared Kushner, and personal attorney Rudy Giuliani with advisors
Summary List Placement President Donald Trump discussed preemptive pardons for his three eldest children, his son-in-law, and his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani with advisors, The New York Times reported Tuesday. Trump has expressed concerns to others that the Justice Department, under the incoming Biden administration, could target three of his children — Donald Trump Jr., […]
Salesforce’s $27.7 billion Slack acquisition comes with a new secret weapon against Microsoft: CEO Stewart Butterfield
Summary List Placement With Salesforce buying Slack for $27.7 billion, the cloud giant is acquiring more than just a workplace chat app: It’s gaining a product visionary and one of Microsoft’s fiercest critics in Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield. Butterfield will continue to lead Slack, which will become an independent operating unit of Salesforce as part […]
The US is averaging one COVID-19 death per minute, according to a global heath expert
Summary List Placement The US is averaging one death from COVID-19 per minute, according to a global health expert who serves on an advisory panel under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The grim death rate was shared at a Tuesday meeting for the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which operates under the […]
Flights delayed at Denver airport after air traffic controller tests positive for COVID-19
Flights to and from Denver were briefly halted then delayed for several hours on Tuesday after an air traffic controller tested positive for COVID-19. About 250 flights in and out of Denver International Airport were delayed and more than 40 canceled on Tuesday, according to FlightAware.com, although it was not clear how many were due […]
Rockies agree to terms with catcher Elias Díaz and RHP Jairo Díaz to one-year deals
The Rockies announced Tuesday that they have agreed to terms on one-year contracts to avoid arbitration with catcher Elias Díaz and right-handed reliever Jairo Díaz. Elias Díaz will make $1.2 million with $300,000 available through incentives, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Jairo Díaz agreed to a one-year, $1.1 million deal, according to a […]
Keeler: Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic are two pieces of Nuggets’ NBA championship puzzle. They need to find out if Michael Porter Jr. is the third.
If the Broncos’ season is/was/should’ve been a referendum on Drew Lock, then the 2020-21 campaign for the Nuggets should more or less serve the same function for Michael Porter Jr. Here ya go, kid. Keys. Title. Bill of sale. Temporary tags. It’s all there. Car’s in the lot. Just don’t drive us into a ditch. […]
Warriors expected to face Giannis, Bucks in Christmas matinee game
The Warriors are set to play on Christmas morning. The NBA’s tentative schedule has Golden State traveling to Milwaukee to face the Bucks on Dec. 25, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, with the game tipping off at 11:30 a.m. Pacific Time. This will be the eighth straight Christmas Day game for the Warriors. The last […]