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The ‘defiant’ name Elizabeth Holmes gave newborn daughter while preparing to leave her

Published Sun, 24 Nov 2024 18:07:29 GMT

In a controversial New York Times profile published Sunday, writer Amy Chozick briefly addresses Elizabeth Holmes’ choice to twice get pregnant — the first time after the Theranos founder was indicted in “one of the most notorious fraud cases in recent history,” and the second time after she was found guilty on four counts of swindling investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars and faced the possibility of going away to prison for many years.Holmes chalks up her curious family planning choices to “just bad timing,” while writer Amy Chozick said the disgraced tech mogul and her partner Billy Evans believed she could be immune to consequences. “They did not anticipate that she would be indicted,” Chozick wrote. “They did not anticipate that she would be sentenced to 11 years. They always wanted a big family.”But as Holmes was preparing to leave her 3-month-old daughter and 20-month-old son to spend more than a decade in prison, she gave the girl a name she may ...

Berkeley man with self-admitted ‘perversion’ pleads no contest to sexually assaulting four girls and women, will serve 28-year prison term

Published Sun, 24 Nov 2024 18:07:29 GMT

OAKLAND — A Berkeley man who was a suspect in a series of random sexual assaults of girls and women has accepted a plea deal that will send him to prison for 28 years, court records show.Berkeley police shared this image Tuesday, May 31, 2022 of Tommy Lee Giles Jr., 44. (Courtesy Berkeley Police Department) Tommy Giles Jr., 45, pleaded no contest to four child molestation and sexual assault charges and is scheduled to be formally sentenced on May 15, court records show. Though he only accepted convictions for four victims, police said Giles was a suspect in five sexual assaults of strangers that all occurred within a few weeks of each other in 2022.Among the crimes was a March 2022 incident where Giles approached a 9-year-old girl who was walking to school, police said; he then began masturbating, claimed to have a knife, and forcibly touched the girl’s genitals.Two weeks later, in April 2022, he allegedly kidnapped a 23-year-old woman by claiming to have a knife, t...

Four-bedroom home sells in San Jose for $2.6 million

Published Sun, 24 Nov 2024 18:07:29 GMT

1127 Carnforth Court – Google Street ViewA 2,762-square-foot house built in 1984 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 1100 block of Carnforth Court in San Jose was sold on April 11, 2023, for $2,600,000, or $941 per square foot. The property features four bedrooms, three baths, a garage, and two parking spaces. It sits on an 8,625-square-foot lot.Additional houses have recently been purchased nearby:In July 2022, a 3,469-square-foot home on Foxhurst Way in San Jose sold for $2,850,000, a price per square foot of $822. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Stoesser Court, San Jose, in October 2022, a 3,302-square-foot home was sold for $2,600,000, a price per square foot of $787. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 2,925-square-foot home on the 1100 block of Amur Creek Court in San Jose sold in October 2022, for $2,250,000, a price per square foot of $769. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. 

Tucker Carlson plans to relaunch his show on Twitter

Published Sun, 24 Nov 2024 18:07:29 GMT

By David Bauer | Associated PressNEW YORK — Fired Fox news host Tucker Carlson said Tuesday that he will be putting out a “new version” of his program on Twitter.Carlson made his announcement in a three-minute video posted on the social media site, as part of a denunciation of media. He called Twitter that last big remaining platform that allows free speech.“We’ll be bringing a new version of the show we’ve been doing for the last six and a half years to Twitter,” he said. “We’ll bring some other things, too, which we’ll tell you about. But for now we’re just grateful to be here.”He offered no other details, and a message to his lawyer, Bryan Freedman, was not immediately returned.It’s unclear what these plans mean for his remaining contract with Fox; typically television companies include a no-compete clause when someone leaves the air. A Fox spokeswoman didn’t immediately return a call for comment.Axios ...

Tucker Carlson drops teaser for new 'show' on Twitter

Published Sun, 24 Nov 2024 18:07:29 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Unemployed Fox News primetime host Tucker Carlson announced he was "back" in a Twitter video on Tuesday. In the video, posted to his @TuckerCarlson Twitter handle, the recently fired cable news personality announced he would be bringing a version of his long-running, popular Fox News show to Twitter. Ukiah woman concealed her mother’s death, hid her skeletal remains to access her finances: police After a nearly three-minute video during which he lambasted the news media he admittedly spent 30 years working in, Carlson, who inexplicably refers to himself as "we" throughout the video, singles out Twitter as "the last big" remaining platform that allows free speech."Twitter has long served as the place where our national conversation incubates and develops," Carlson said. "Twitter is not a partisan site. Everybody is allowed here and we think that's a good thing.""Starting soon we'll be bringing a new version of the show we've been doing for the last six and a...

Democrats says they see room to ‘come together’ on spending cuts, but won’t allow GOP to take debt limit ‘hostage’

Published Sun, 24 Nov 2024 18:07:29 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats says they see room to ‘come together’ on spending cuts, but won’t allow GOP to take debt limit ‘hostage.’Source

Security cameras proposed at post offices nationwide after DC woman’s shooting

Published Sun, 24 Nov 2024 18:07:29 GMT

Security cameras are just about everywhere in D.C., except post offices. After a woman was shot Monday at a post office in Brentwood, a D.C. lawmaker wants to make them safer.D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is introducing legislation that will fund installing security cameras at every post office in the U.S.After a D.C. resident was robbed at a post office last year, Norton said she floated the idea with the Postal Service and found that the budget for the project made it unlikely.“The parking lot was not monitored by a security camera. USPS responded that it was not financially feasible to install and maintain security cameras at every postal facility. This bill authorizes appropriations for security cameras at postal facilities,” Norton said in a statement.This comes a day after police arrested postal worker Davida Johnson, 25, of Southeast D.C., for allegedly shooting a woman during a verbal altercation at the post office on Brentwood Road NE.She is facing charges of assaul...

Pixelworks: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sun, 24 Nov 2024 18:07:29 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Pixelworks Inc. (PXLW) on Tuesday reported a loss of $9.4 million in its first quarter.The Portland, Oregon-based company said it had a loss of 17 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for stock option expense, came to 15 cents per share.The maker of chips used in high-end digital video devices posted revenue of $10 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on PXLW at https://www.zacks.com/ap/PXLWSource

MasterBrand: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sun, 24 Nov 2024 18:07:29 GMT

JASPER, Ind. (AP) — JASPER, Ind. (AP) — MasterBrand Inc. (MBC) on Tuesday reported earnings of $35 million in its first quarter.The Jasper, Indiana-based company said it had profit of 27 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 28 cents per share.The maker of residential cabinetry products posted revenue of $676.7 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on MBC at https://www.zacks.com/ap/MBCSource

EverCommerce: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sun, 24 Nov 2024 18:07:29 GMT

DENVER (AP) — DENVER (AP) — EverCommerce Inc. (EVCM) on Tuesday reported a loss of $20.8 million in its first quarter.On a per-share basis, the Denver-based company said it had a loss of 11 cents. Losses, adjusted for stock option expense, were 7 cents per share.The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 8 cents per share.The business software company posted revenue of $161.1 million in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $158.5 million.For the current quarter ending in June, EverCommerce said it expects revenue in the range of $168 million to $172 million.The company expects full-year revenue in the range of $680 million to $700 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on EVCM at https://www.zacks.com/ap/EVCMSource