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Jill On Money: Economic lessons of 2023

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:50:40 GMT

After highlighting some of the investment lessons of 2023 last week, it’s time to turn to the broader economy and the lessons that have emerged.Don’t try to predict the futureA year ago, there was an almost universal belief that 2023 would usher in a recession. Economists, analysts, and your cousin were all convinced that the Fed’s rate hikes, combined with inflation, would put an end to the economic expansion that started after the brief, but deep COVID-19 recession of 2020. (Consider canceling your trip to The World Economic Forum in Davos, where last year, the group said “growth prospects remain anemic and the risk of a global recession is high.”)As it turns out, the U.S. economy turned in a solid performance in the first half of the year, growing by more than 2 percent annualized, then soared at an annualized pace of 5.2% in Q3. U.S. GDP is likely to finish Q4 with more than a 2% annualized pace, which would make 2023 better than most years in the decade prior to the pandemic.Cr...

Northern California father and 10-year-old son arrested after the child shot and killed another boy, deputies say

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:50:40 GMT

By Paradise Afshar | CNNA California man and his 10-year-old son were arrested after the boy shot and killed another child using a stolen gun he’d found in his dad’s car, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said.Deputies said they found the victim, also a 10-year-old boy, unresponsive and bleeding from his head and neck in the parking lot when they responded to a call of a shooting at about 4:30 p.m. on Saturday in the 4700 block of Greenholme Drive.   The child was taken to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. He was among more than 1,600 children and teens killed by gun violence in 2023, according to data from the Gun Violence Archive.“Simultaneously, witnesses at the scene told Deputies that the individual(s) responsible for the shooting ran into a nearby apartment,” deputies said. “Deputies called out all the individuals from that apartment and detained everyone without incident. Detained from the apartment were an adult and two juveniles.”The adult has been ...

Transient steals Southern California ambulance, injures 5 in pursuit, police say

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:50:40 GMT

A transient stole a San Gabriel Fire Department ambulance on Sunday, Dec. 31, and led police on a crash-filled pursuit that injured five people before he was arrested, the San Gabriel Police Department said.The man, who is in his late 40s, stole the ambulance about 3:25 p.m. while it was on a call in the 700 block of Sunset Avenue, a police news release said. No one was in the ambulance.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Northern California father and 10-year-old son arrested after the child shot and killed another boy, deputies say Crime and Public Safety | Authorities looking for caller who scammed a California woman out of $1 million Crime and Public Safety | Lowriders, as well as those with expired registration tags, get a break — 2024 rings in new California traffic laws Crime and Public Safety | 8 treated after chemical sprayed inside restroom at California Target Crime and Public Safety | Califo...

Authorities looking for caller who scammed a California woman out of $1 million

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:50:40 GMT

Scammers recently conned a woman into sending them more than $1 million after claiming to be representatives of Walmart and threatening her with arrest if the amount wasn’t paid, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Rancho Cucamonga Station deputies said in a statement released Friday, Dec. 29.On Wednesday, Dec. 27, at around 12:59 P.M., Rancho Cucamonga station deputies responded to the report of a theft.  Authorities learned that at some point on October, a 79-year-old woman was contacted by a caller who claimed to be a representative of WalMart International, Friday’s statement said.The representative told the victim her identity had been stolen and possible fraud had occurred, requiring her to deposit $1.25 million into a Bank of America account, and that she would be arrested if she did not comply. The victim complied and transferred the funds, authorities said.The victim received another call in December asking for more money and threatened she would be arrested or kille...

‘These are cries for help;’ Players allege Idaho women’s volleyball coach Chris Gonzalez regularly bullied them

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:50:40 GMT

It was the first time Chris Gonzalez left the women volleyball players he was coaching at the University of Idaho speechless.It wouldn’t be the last time.Gonzalez, hired only weeks earlier, was frustrated and then enraged with how a drill was proceeding in a practice in the spring of 2022, according to five people familiar with the incident. Finally, Gonzalez kicked a player out of the drill and took her place. When the drill still didn’t go as Gonzalez expected, he shoved a player over, knocking her to the ground, according to five people.“He physically pushed a player,” said Travel Morris, an Idaho middle blocker who participated in the drill. “Like physically in a very, bullying way, he literally told her to move and then pushed her and she fell to the floor.“He said, ‘Move!’ and just pushed her, like completely just pushed her over,” Morris said. “He pushed her quite aggressively.”“Everybody looked confused. As soon as it happened everybody on the court looked at each other like...

California youth, and their parents, can access free mental health app

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:50:40 GMT

The new year is bringing new mental health resources to California’s youth, right on their phones.Two new apps — available to state residents on Jan. 1 — will provide free resources, including one-on-one coaching support via in-app chat, call or video; a place to chat with peers; various wellness exercises; and information about local behavioral health resources or crisis services.Users will find “age-tailored” educational content, such as videos, games and podcasts, according to California’s Department of Health Care Services. The goal is to help parents and youth address an array of behavioral health concerns, including sleep habits, peer pressure, bullying, emotions, stress management and tantrums.The apps are coming at a time when people of all ages are struggling with mental and emotional health.For example, a study published earlier this year in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that hospitalizations and emergency room visits for suicide attempts and ideati...

First Bay Area baby born in 2024 appears to be in San Francisco

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:50:40 GMT

(KRON) -- The first baby born in the Bay Area in 2024 appears to be a baby boy born at Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center just after midnight on Jan. 1, 2024. Kaiser Permanente Spokesman Karl Sonkin said the boy was born at 12:21 a.m. A New Year’s sideshow led to 3 vehicles on fire Sonkin said another birth occurred early in 2024 at Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center, with one baby girl born at 12:49 a.m. Kaiser Permanente also confirmed another baby was born at its medical center in Walnut Creek at approximately 12:56 a.m.The names and weights of the babies born at the Kaiser Permanente facilities were not immediately available publicly.Meanwhile, a baby girl named ZaLayah Ridgle was born at Wilma Chan Highland Hospital Campus in Oakland at approximately 1:18 a.m. She weighed around 6 pounds and 10 ounces, the medical facility said.Copyright © 2024 Bay City News, Inc.

A New Year’s sideshow led to 3 vehicles on fire

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:50:40 GMT

(KRON) – A sideshow in Vallejo resulted in three torched vehicles on New Year’s Eve. Vallejo  Police Department was notified of a sideshow at the intersection of Sonoma Boulevard and Lemon Street by several residents around 2:43 a.m. on Sunday. According to police, the callers reported hundreds of cars participated in the sideshow. There were also reports of individuals shooting firearms and setting off fireworks at the sideshow.  1 person shot, OPD investigates Upon arrival, officers witnessed a “large” sideshow. According to police, three vehicles were engulfed in flames. The Solano County Sheriff's Office assisted Vallejo officers in intervening with the sideshow. The Vallejo Fire Department responded and extinguished the multiple fires.According to Vallejo PD, individuals participating in sideshow activity risk their vehicles being impounded for 30 days and incurring various fees from the impound lot. The participants can also face being under arrest. 

Donny van de Beek moves to Frankfurt on loan from Man United until end of the season

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:50:40 GMT

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Donny van de Beek has joined Eintracht Frankfurt on loan from Manchester United until the end of the season, with the Bundesliga club having an option to buy the midfielder.The 26-year-old Netherlands international has made just six Premier League starts for United since moving from Ajax in 2020.His only top-flight appearance this season came as an 88th-minute substitute in a 1-0 home defeat to Crystal Palace at the end of September.United manager Erik ten Hag recently said his countryman Van de Beek needed a move to revive his career.Frankfurt sports director Markus Krosche told his club’s website on Monday: “Donny van de Beek fits our game idea perfectly and is an important piece of the puzzle for our team.”Van de Beek has made 62 appearances for United in all competitions, scoring two goals.Frankfurt is currently sixth in the Bundesliga.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerSource

Sports on TV for Tuesday, January 2

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:50:40 GMT

(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsTuesday, January 2COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)6:30 p.m.FS1 — DePaul at UConn7 p.m.ACCN — Wake Forest at Boston CollegeBTN — Iowa at WisconsinCBSSN — Creighton at GeorgetownESPN — North Carolina at PittsburghESPN2 — East Carolina at FAUESPNU — Toledo at OhioPEACOCK — Purdue at MarylandSECN — Norfolk St. at Tennessee8:30 p.m.FS1 — Butler at St. John’s9 p.m.BTN — Northwestern at IllinoisCBSSN — Illinois St. at DrakeESPN — Syracuse at DukeESPN2 — Charlotte at SMUESPNU — UAB at UTSASECN — Penn at Auburn10:30 p.m.FS1 — New Mexico at Colorado St.IIHF HOCKEY (MEN’S)6 a.m.NHLN — World Junior Championship: Slovakia vs. Finland, Quarterfinal, Gothenburg, Sweden8:30 a.m.NHLN — World Junior Championship: Canada vs. Czech Republic, Quarterfinal, Gothenburg, Sweden11 a.m.NHLN — World Junior Championship: U.S. vs. Latvia, Quarterfinal, Gothenburg, Sweden1:30 p.m.NHLN — World Junior Championship: Sweden vs. Switzerland, Quarterfinal, Gothen...