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T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach sidestepped his other alleged affairs at ABC in podcast launch

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:23:16 GMT

During the launch of their new podcast Tuesday, loved-up former “GMA:3” co-hosts  T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach may have left out an important part of the story about their removal from their “dream jobs” at ABC News last year.Soon after the Daily Mail revealed in November 2022 that the married anchors were involved in a secret romance, reports began to emerge that Holmes allegedly had extramarital affairs with three other female colleagues at ABC after he began working at the network in 2014.These women all held subordinate positions at the network, according to reports, a situation that should have created serious workplace concerns for ABC in the post-#MeToo era. Two of Holmes’ alleged lovers at ABC women were in their 20s, as New York magazine reported. One, according to the Daily Mail, was a 24-year-old intern who began having sex with him in 2015, including in his office. At the time, the 37-year-old Holmes had been married to his wife, Marilee Fiebi...

Protesters demanding cease-fire march on Golden Gate Bridge

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:23:16 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A group of protesters marched on the Golden Gate Bridge Wednesday morning to call for a cease-fire in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. Video from the bridge showed the protesters sticking to the sidewalk, unlike the protest last month on the Bay Bridge, which blocked traffic for several hours. Another San Francisco restaurant abruptly closes At the Golden Gate Bridge observation area, protesters also managed to hoist a Palestinian flag beneath the American flag. A small group of the marchers appeared to be congregating at the base of that flag pole. "Hundreds" of people took part in the protest, according to a news release from the group behind the protest. The group, however, appears to be relatively small, a few dozen protesters, compared to recent protests that have seen hundreds, and even thousands of participants.The protest group was comprised of "faith leaders, Bay Area residents, and concerned people of faith," according to the news release...

OUSD teachers plan to hold pro-Palestine teach-in, district disapproves

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:23:16 GMT

(KRON) -- Teachers with the Oakland Unified School District teachers will hold a Teach for Palestine teach-in on Wednesday afternoon discussing the Israel-Hamas war for kindergarten to high school senior students.  The school district has asked teachers not to take sides in the matter and has not sanctioned the event. It is unclear how many teachers will participate in the teach-in. Teachers who will participate in the teach-in have been put on notice by the school district.  Protesters demanding cease-fire march on Golden Gate Bridge The Oakland School District released a statement regarding the classes, “It is the job of educators to teach students how to think critically not to teach them what to think. We are reminding all educators of their responsibility to adhere to the principles of education and to keep their personal beliefs out of the classroom.”In October, the Oakland Education Association posted a statement of support for Palestine on social media. Howe...

$4 check from Steve Jobs to RadioShack up for auction

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:23:16 GMT

(KRON) -- A $4 check to RadioShack from late Apple Computer founder Steve Jobs is up for auction and has drawn a bid of over $33,000 as of Wednesday morning. The check, which was written on July 23, 1976, was written out for $4.01 and signed by Jobs himself.The check from Apple Computer Company appears to be on a standard Wells Fargo Bank issued check. Jobs, who launched Apple together with Steve Wozniak just a few months before the check was written, signed it "Steven Jobs." SF homicide victim identified as 27-year-old tech worker The check uses Apple's first official address at 770 Welch Road, Ste. 154 in Palo Alto. That address, according to the auction house, was for an answering service and mail drop location that the company used when it was still operating out of Jobs' family garage.The check is "in very fine condition," according to the auction house. Bidding for the check closes at 3 p.m. Wednesday.

Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy out with appendicitis, expects to be on sideline against Eagles

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:23:16 GMT

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy is away from the team to undergo surgery for appendicitis but expects to be on the sideline Sunday night for a highly anticipated rematch with Philadelphia.The team said McCarthy was hospitalized after experiencing abdominal pain Wednesday morning. He was expected to have surgery in the afternoon and be released later in the day.Defensive coordinator Dan Quinn, a former head coach in Atlanta, addressed reporters during McCarthy’s regularly scheduled news conference Wednesday. Offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer was expected to handle those duties Thursday.McCarthy, who turned 60 last month, is in his fourth season as coach of the Cowboys but first as the play-caller. Quinn didn’t want to address a contingency plan for play-calling since he was expecting McCarthy to be available for the game.The Cowboys (9-3) trail the defending NFC champion Eagles (10-2) by a game in the NFC East. Dallas takes a 14-game home ...

I-95 northbound reopens in Virginia following fatal crash

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:23:16 GMT

Listen to WTOP for traffic on the 8s. One person has died in a crash on Interstate 95 Wednesday morning and northbound lanes of the roadway have reopened after an hourslong closure, Virginia State Police tell WTOP.The fatal crash happened at mile marker 158 just after 9 a.m., according to police.As of 1 p.m., the roadway has reopened but delays remain.WTOP traffic reported at times, all lanes were blocked on the interstate between Dale City, exit 156, and the Prince William Parkway, exit 158, for the police investigation.Police didn’t offer any details about the crash, including the identity of the person who was killed or whether others were hurt.Here’s a map of nearby where the crash happened. This is a developing story. Stick with WTOP for the latest. Source

Virginia local governments will now have to plan for water supply regionally

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:23:16 GMT

A map of the new regional water supply planning areas. (Charlie Paullin/Virginia Mercury) A map of the new regional water supply planning areas. (Charlie Paullin/Virginia Mercury) Virginia’s State Water Control Board amended regulations last week that will require local governments in the same river basin to work together in crafting plans for water supply and use.Previously, the state allowed local governments to choose whether they wanted to submit such plans independently or work with other localities in a regional approach. Plans must include existing water sources, water use and environmental conditions, any actions being taken to manage water supply and drought response plans, among other information.“These ...

The UK apologizes to families of 97 Liverpool soccer fans killed in a stadium crush 34 years ago

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:23:16 GMT

LONDON (AP) — The British government apologized Wednesday to the families of 97 Liverpool soccer fans killed in a stadium crush 34 years ago for its delay in responding to a 2017 report meant to ensure the official cover-up in that case isn’t repeated in other tragedies.Six years after the report highlighted the “burning injustice” families faced in the wake of the tragedy, the government said it is introducing a charter, among other measures, aimed at preventing cover-ups of missteps by police or other public authorities.However, it refused to back calls from campaigners to legally require public bodies, including police, to tell the truth and proactively cooperate with official investigations and inquiries into disasters. The Hillsborough disaster unfolded on April 15, 1989, when more than 2,000 Liverpool fans were allowed to flood into a standing-room section behind a goal at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield with the 54,000-capacity stadium already nearly full for a match ...

Live updates | Humanitarian conditions in Gaza worsen as Israel widens its offensive

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:23:16 GMT

Israel’s widening air and ground offensive in southern Gaza has displaced tens of thousands more Palestinians and worsened the territory’s dire humanitarian conditions, with the fighting preventing distribution of food, water and medicine outside a sliver of southern Gaza and new military evacuation orders squeezing people into ever-smaller areas of the south.The United Nations said 1.87 million people — more than 80% of Gaza’s population — have been driven from their homes since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, triggered by the deadly Oct. 7 Hamas assault on southern Israel. The U.N. also says that all telecom services have been shut down due to cuts in the main fiber routes. On Wednesday, the United Nations chief urged the U.N. Security Council to use its clout to avert “a humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza.Around 1,200 people have died on the Israeli side, mainly civilians killed during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. The Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said the death toll in the ...

Trump asegura que no será un dictador si gana las elecciones, “excepto el primer día”

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:23:16 GMT

El expresidente de Estados Unidos Donald Trump declinó descartar un posible abuso de poder si regresa a la Casa Blanca, cuando el presentador de Fox News Channel Sean Hannity le pidió el martes que respondiera a las crecientes críticas de los demócratas a sus mensajes.El favorito de las primarias republicanas ha hablado sobre perseguir a sus rivales —a los que se refiere como “alimañas”— y prometido tomar represalias si gana un segundo mandato por unos procesos judiciales en su contra que, afima, tienen motivaciones políticas. Trump mantiene su dominio de las primarias republicanas, y el presidente, Joe Biden, ha ido incrementando sus propias advertencias, al afirmar que Trump está “decidido a destruir la democracia estadounidense”.“¿Promete usted hoy a Estados Unidos que bajo ninguna circunstancia utilizaría nunca su poder como represalia contra nadie?”, preguntó Hannity a Trump en la entrevista grabada en Davenport, Iowa. Poderosa red política Koch apoya candidatura ...