Texas-based Saronic Technologies announced Tuesday it raised $600 million in private funding to build an autonomous shipyard it’s calling Port Alpha. The company plans to use the facility to grow its fleet of medium- and large-class autonomous surface vessels amid demand from the Pentagon for more drones of all kinds, including ships. “It is going to be the most advanced shipyard in the world,” CEO Dino Mavrookas told reporters. “We’re going to build it right here in America. We’re going to build it from the ground up.” Saronic hasn’t yet picked a site for Port Alpha, but the company is…
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Jesse Madden, a grandson of the late John Madden, has landed his first full-time NFL coaching job as a Washington Commanders’ offensive quality control coach. Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group DANVILLE, CA – MARCH 20: Bishop O’Dowd quarterback Jesse Madden (12) walks down the field before the start of the in the second quarter of a high school football game against San Ramon Valley in Danville, Calif., on Saturday, March 20, 2021. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group) Jesse Madden is following his late grandfather John’s Hall of Fame footsteps into the NFL coaching ranks. The Washington Commanders revealed Tuesday that…
The fatal police shooting happened at a home on the 1900 block of Natoma Drive, where officers found a man actively stabbing a relative. Law enforcement officials investigate a crime scene along the 1900 block of Natoma Drive in Concord on Tuesday morning where police fatally shot a man they confronted stabbing a family member. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group) CONCORD — A man was fatally shot by police Tuesday morning after they confronted him actively stabbing a family member inside a residence, authorities said. The name and age of the man killed has not yet been released. Police have…
A big office building in San Jose has been bought at a price that’s far less than its prior value. Cushman & Wakefield An office building at 3550 North First Street in north San Jose. SAN JOSE — A big office building in San Jose has been bought at a price that’s far less than its prior value in a deal that underscores the frail state of the Bay Area office market. Related Articles Real Estate | Real estate titan might keep South Bay malls due to their top-notch performance Real Estate | Key loan landed in plan to turn…
A big office building in San Jose has been bought at a price that’s far less than its prior value. Cushman & Wakefield An office building at 3550 North First Street in north San Jose. SAN JOSE — A big office building in San Jose has been bought at a price that’s far less than its prior value in a deal that underscores the frail state of the Bay Area office market. Related Articles Real Estate | Real estate titan might keep South Bay malls due to their top-notch performance Real Estate | Key loan landed in plan to turn…
In the blue states, the percentage of repeat Tesla buyers fell, from 72% in the last quarter of 2023 to 65% in the last quarter of 2024. Cars are loaded on trucks outside the US car maker Tesla’s German factory near Berlin. (Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images via CNN Newsource) By Chris Isidore | CNN New York — Tesla sales are in an unprecedented slide. Competitors are rapidly gaining ground. There’s a lot of bad news for Tesla lately – but it’s unclear if the politics of its polarizing CEO, Elon Musk, are to blame. What is known is that Tesla had…
New York’s highest court rejected the former governor’s push to undermine an ethics commission that had been investigating a $5.1 million book deal he received for a memoir. New York’s highest court rejected the former governor’s push to undermine an ethics commission that had been investigating a $5.1 million book deal he received for a memoir. New York’s highest court rejected the former governor’s push to undermine an ethics commission that had been investigating a $5.1 million book deal he received for a memoir. New York’s highest court on Tuesday rejected efforts by former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to dismantle…
Brazil’s government on Tuesday approved joining OPEC+, a group of major oil-exporting nations, signaling the country’s evolution into a major oil state just nine months ahead of hosting the United Nations’ annual climate summit. The National Council for Energy Policy’s approval came in response to an official invitation in 2023. The group includes the 12 members of OPEC, the longstanding group set up to coordinate oil production to stabilize markets, plus 10 more significant oil-producing nations with Russia by far the largest. Though non-OPEC members agree to cooperate with OPEC nations, Brazil won’t have any binding obligation such as production…
More than 95 million people are facing gripping cold Tuesday as a polar vortex sends temperatures plunging to record levels, closing schools, bursting pipes and forcing communities to set up more temporary shelters for the homeless. “Some of the coldest temperatures of the entire winter season right now across the central United States,” said Andrew Orrison, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. The harsh cold descended on the nation’s midsection Monday on the heels of weekend storms that pummeled the Eastern U.S. killing at least 17 people. Some areas in the Midwest have wind chills as cold as -50…
Russia and the U.S. agreed Tuesday to start working toward ending the war in Ukraine and improving their diplomatic and economic ties, the two countries’ top diplomats said after talks that reflected an extraordinary about-face in U.S. foreign policy under President Donald Trump. In an interview with The Associated Press after the meeting, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the two sides agreed broadly to pursue three goals: to restore staffing at their respective embassies in Washington and Moscow, to create a high-level team to support Ukraine peace talks and to explore closer relations and economic cooperation. He stressed,…
U.S. stocks crept to a record as the S&P 500 nudged higher after a quiet Tuesday of trading. The main measure of Wall Street’s health rose 0.2% to finish just above its all-time closing high set last month. Most of the stocks within the index rose, as it danced around the milestone through the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 10 points, or less than 0.1%, while the Nasdaq composite rose 0.1%. Entergy helped lead the way after rallying 6%. The electric company, which serves customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, reported stronger profit for the latest quarter…
Formula 1 is kick-starting its 75th anniversary season with music, glitz and glamor Tuesday as the race series aims to reach beyond a sports audience with a two-hour televised arena show. The F1 75 Live event at London’s O2 arena is the first time the sport hosted its own large-scale launch event, rather than leaving it to the individual teams. Drivers arrived on the red carpet for a televised two-hour show unlike any other event in F1 history. Lavish team presentations have included a James Bond parody for Aston Martin, a line of drummers with glowing sticks, cars sliding down…
A federal judge on Tuesday questioned President Donald Trump’s motives for issuing an executive order that calls for banning transgender troops from serving in the U.S. military, describing a portion of the directive as “frankly ridiculous.” U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes indicated that she won’t rule before early March on whether to temporarily block the Trump administration from enforcing the order, which plaintiffs’ attorneys have said illegally discriminates against transgender troops. But her questions and remarks during Tuesday’s hearing suggest that she is deeply skeptical of the administration’s reasoning for ordering a policy change. Reyes also lauded the service of…
Jurors have begun deliberations at the trial of rapper A$AP Rocky. The Los Angeles jury of seven women and five men began their discussions on Tuesday after three weeks of testimony and arguments. So far, they’ve been deliberating two hours. Rocky, whose legal name is Rakim Mayers, is charged with two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. He could get up to 24 years in prison with convictions. The 36-year-old hip-hop star, fashion maven and actor is the partner of singing star Rihanna, who attended much of the trial and brought their two toddler sons to closing arguments.…
A detective reported a killer was wearing the same clothes he wore during a murder in Miami and had the victim’s stolen wallet with identifications when he was arrested and jailed just hours later, but no one noticed until years later, records show. According to the Miami Police Department, a killer shot None “Jalo” Jalaladeen in the head on Aug. 27, 2022, dropped his body near a dumpster, and covered the body with trash at the community where he had lived and worked in Overtown. According to an Oct. 8 arrest warrant, Ring-camera surveillance video showed the murder suspect from…
For those who celebrate Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14 usually consists of loving expressions and a dinner date. For the homeless, it’s another day of loneliness and fear, wondering where their next meal will come from. Leer en español The Caring Place is a bridge to hope. Last Thursday, the organization, which has been serving the homeless, hungry, and needy in South Florida for more than a century, organized a feast, complete with tabletop decorations and handmade cards befitting the occasion. The dinner took place at The Caring Place’s two centers, the Miami Rescue Mission and Broward Outreach Centers. Special guest…
Federal judge blocked the Trump administration from enforcing executive order that was expected to lead to a significant curtailment of transgender service members.
The number of apprehensions alog the southwestern U.S. border plummeted by a third during January, according to statistics obtained by ABC News on Tuesday.
Native American activist Leonard Peltier was released from a Florida prison on Tuesday, weeks after then-President Joe Biden angered law enforcement officials by commuting his life sentence to home confinement in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents. Peltier, 80, left Coleman penitentiary in an SUV, according to a prison official. He didn’t stop to speak with reporters or the roughly two dozen supporters who gathered outside the gates to celebrate his release. Peltier, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians in North Dakota, was headed back to his reservation, where family and friends will celebrate his…
The leader of a cultlike group connected to six killings in three states was ordered held without bail Tuesday in Maryland, where she faces trespassing and other charges. Jack LaSota, 34, of Berkeley, California, and two others arrested with her on Sunday appeared via videoconference for bail hearings in Allegany District Court. A judge ordered all three held without bail, describing them as dangerous flight risks. Allegany County State’s Attorney James Elliott said LaSota has faked her own death in the past and “appears to be the leader of an extremist group known as Zizians” that has been linked to…