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Astrud Gilberto, singer of ‘Girl From Ipanema,’ dead at 83

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:18:26 GMT

By Hillel Italie | Associated PressNEW YORK — Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer, songwriter and entertainer whose off-hand, English-language cameo on “The Girl from Ipanema” made her a worldwide voice of bossa nova, has died at age 83.Musician Paul Ricci, a family friend, confirmed that she died Monday. He did not provide additional details.Born in Salvador, Bahia and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Gilberto became an overnight, unexpected superstar in 1964, thanks to knowing just enough English to be recruited by the makers of “Getz/Gilberto,” the classic bossa nova album featuring saxophonist Stan Getz and her then-husband, singer-songwriter-guitarist João Gilberto.“The Girl from Ipanema,” the wistful ballad written by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes, was already a hit in South America. But “Getz/Gilberto” producer Creed Taylor and others thought they could expand the record’s appeal by including both Portuguese and E...

Photos: Stanford beats Texas A&M 7-1 to win Stanford Regional

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:18:26 GMT

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Saborn Campbell tripled and scored the go-ahead run, Malcolm Moore added a two-run home run and Stanford beat Texas A&M 7-1 on Monday night to win the Stanford Regional.Top-seeded Stanford (42-17) won its third straight regional and 23rd overall. The Cardinal will be shooting for their 19th College World Series appearance when they square off against Texas in the super-regional opener. Stanford won back-to-back titles in 1987-88 and finished as the runners-up in 2000-01 and 2003.Texas A&M (38-27), the No. 2 seed, fell short of winning back-to-back regional titles. The Aggies made their seventh CWS appearance last season.The teams traded home runs in the second inning. Jace LaViolette, who had three the team’s seven hits, homered to give Texas A&M the lead. It lasted until Braden Montgomery went deep. It was all Stanford after that.Campbell hit a one-out triple down the right-field line — his first extra-base hit of the season — and scored on...

Kurtenbach: The SF Giants vowed to be ‘aggressive’ on the trade market, and there’s one massive need to fill

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:18:26 GMT

Recent series losses aside, the Giants have found some spark as of late, giving the team — and its fans — plenty of reason to think about the possibility of the playoffs.So it was great to hear that Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi tell SiriusXM’s MLB Network Radio this past weekend that the team will be “aggressive” ahead of Aug.1’s trade deadline.Of course, we’ve heard that the Giants will be aggressive before — the organization’s definition of the word often doesn’t jive with the fans’.But if the Giants are, indeed, keen to add from the outside, there’s an obvious need for Zaidi and his staff to fill: Starting pitching.When it comes to pitching, winning in the regular season is all about the bullpen. Winning in the playoffs is all about the starters.The Giants have the bullpen right now. They can boast both with the right trade.Related ArticlesSan Francisco Giants | Photos: Steph Curry surprises ...

‘Bring it on’: Sacramento mayor, faith groups challenge Ron DeSantis over migrant flights

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:18:26 GMT

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg on Tuesday challenged Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to “Bring it on,” as the city’s faith and community leaders put out a call for donations and legal aid to support 36 asylum-seekers who California officials insist were flown to the state capital on private jets chartered by the state of Florida.“Our community will never say no,” Steinberg said at a news conference Tuesday morning. “If you bring people to our community in need, we will respond in a way that will send a message to the rest of the country and the world.”The political showdown over immigration escalated Monday when a second flight arrived in Sacramento, with California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta threatening legal action against DeSantis, the Republican presidential candidate, including kidnapping charges if he’s involved. DeSantis has not taken responsibility for the flights but he was instrumental in luring a group of...

Harrowing details of San Jose and Milpitas killing rampage released

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:18:26 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- Kevin Parkourana allegedly went on a killing spree across San Jose, targeting random victims as he murdered three people, stabbed several more victims, carjacked multiple vehicles, and intentionally drove the stolen cars over pedestrians, according to police.Parkourana's 90-minute-long rampage on June 1 finally ended when police found him hiding near Milpitas High School's graduation ceremony. The 31-year-old San Jose man was hauled away in handcuffs Thursday evening, and he is scheduled to be arraigned in court Tuesday afternoon. In court documents filed Tuesday in Santa Clara County, a San Jose Police Department homicide detective described in detail a harrowing rampage that left three people dead and seven injured. Detective Christina Jize wrote that the crime spree began on June 1 at 3:11 p.m. when Parkourana brutally stabbed his first victim, Jose Montoya-Garcia, in the neck and chest. "The victim was unable to speak, but was able to signal to offic...

Photos: Car crashes into building in SF, two injured

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:18:26 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A car crashed into a building in San Francisco on Tuesday afternoon leaving two people with minor injuries, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. The incident occurred at Cortland Avenue and Mission Street. More trouble for downtown SF as owner of Hilton, Parc 55 cease payments on hotel properties Photos posted by SFFD showed several first responders and emergency vehicles in the area of the crash, which appeared to be a business district in the Outer Mission. The vehicle, a black four-door sedan, was at rest outside Old Devil Moon, a bar and night club that closed in November of 2022. The front window of the business was shattered.Photos: San Francisco Fire DepartmentDrivers were told to expect delays. No other details were available at this time.

Racist, antisemitic mail at middle school being investigated by Santa Rosa PD

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:18:26 GMT

(BCN) -- Santa Rosa police are determining if a racist and antisemitic mail received by teachers and administrators of Rincon Valley Middle School was by a student or a random act. A Rincon Valley teacher on Friday contacted the Santa Rosa Police Department after receiving the presentation in PowerPoint. Waymo vehicle hits and kills small dog in SF "We're trying to see if this was somebody within the school district who was just a student because we cannot tell if there was a reason or a pattern for why these specific teachers or administrators were sent this document or if it is just like a random act," said police spokesperson Lt. Christopher Mahurin. Santa Rosa City Schools District superintendent Anna Trunnel has yet to comment. Mahurin says an investigation is still ongoing to determine if there was a crime committed or if hate speech was involved. "If this was a student who sent this out and there's no crime, we refer to the school for disciplinary action again...

No One Believes in Cop City. So Why Did Atlanta’s City Council Fund It?

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:18:26 GMT

Last week, as Atlanta was absorbing yet another piece of bad news about its snakebit proposal for a new police and fire training facility — that it would cost the public twice as much as had been discussed — MSNBC host Chris Hayes said what much of the national audience must be thinking.“I have to say, I’ve followed this story from afar and only moderately closely, but I remain mystified why Atlanta officials are just so so SO intent on building this thing,” he tweeted.The city first accepted the proposal to build the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center — Cop City in the vernacular, a $90 million, 85-acre campus just outside of the city proper — while crime was rising in 2021, but also while the wounds of the George Floyd and Rayshard Brooks protests were still healing. A multimillion-dollar police training center, in the middle of a forest, with little transparency or recourse for voters, felt like a slap in the face to people who had been marching Atlanta fl...

Novak Djokovic perfect in key tiebreaker at French Open and faces No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz next

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:18:26 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic, in his words, felt “quite sluggish, quite slow” for nearly two full sets against Karen Khachanov in the the French Open quarterfinals Tuesday. Afterward, Djokovic called it his worst stretch of the tournament, a fair assessment. He dropped the opening set, something he hadn’t done at Roland Garros this year. As the second went to a tiebreaker in Court Philippe Chatrier, he knew it was vital to step up his game, bring forth his best. It’s one thing to seek perfection; it’s another entirely to deliver. As if merely wanting so made it so, Djokovic did what he’s done before at crucial moments over the years en route to 22 Grand Slam titles. Managing to choose the right shot every time, managing to put each ball precisely where he intended, Djokovic threw a shutout of a tiebreaker to point himself toward what would become a 4-6, 7-6 (0), 6-2, 6-4 victory over the 11th-seeded Khachanov.Djokovic, who will meet No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz in a m...

Business Highlights: Solar power plan in New Jersey; Former Southwest agent charged with fraud

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:18:26 GMT

___New Jersey utilities float solar panels on reservoir, powering water treatment plantMILLBURN, N.J. (AP) — Two New Jersey utilities have joined forces on a clean energy project to pump water from a reservoir to 84,000 homes and businesses. New Jersey American Water Company and NJR Clean Energy Ventures put more than 16,500 floating solar panels atop the water of a reservoir in Millburn. The power generated by those floating panels provides 95% of the electricity that the Canoe Brook Water Treatment plant requires each day. The companies say the 17-acre solar array is the largest floating solar array in North America. Long popular in Asia, floating solar arrays are starting to catch on in the United States.___Former Southwest Airlines customer-service agent is charged with fraud in voucher-selling schemeCHICAGO (AP) — A former Southwest Airlines customer-service agent is being charged with fraud. Federal prosecutors say he issued nearly $1.9 million in travel vouchers and sold them...