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‘The Shining’: Opera based on Stephen King’s horror masterpiece comes to SF

Published Sun, 22 Dec 2024 22:10:16 GMT

A few years ago, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Paul Moravec was thinking about subjects for a new opera. He considered a number of sources — and then friends suggested “The Shining.”“I thought, ‘Oh my God,’ what an idea,’” Moravec said in a recent call from New York. He knew the Stanley Kubrick film, but hadn’t read the Stephen King novel that was Kubrick’s source. Once he did, he and award-winning librettist Mark Campbell went to work; the opera made an acclaimed world premiere at Minnesota Opera in 2016, and has since been produced to rave reviews at Opera Colorado and Lyric Opera of Kansas City.Now “The Shining” is making its West Coast premiere, in a new Opera Parallèle production directed by Brian Staufenbiel, conducted by Nicole Paiement and starring baritone Robert Wesley Mason in the leading role of Jack Torrance. Performances are June 2-4 at San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.“The Shining” follows Torrance and his family as they spend a winter in ...

Suspect in Livermore teen’s 2019 shooting death arrested in Mexico

Published Sun, 22 Dec 2024 22:10:16 GMT

A man suspected of shooting a 16-year-old Livermore High student to death in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant nearly four years ago has been arrested in Mexico and extradited to the United States, authorities said Tuesday night.Authorities in Mexico arrested Jorge Luis Tellez in October on a warrant and detained him for several months ahead of his extradition, Livermore police spokesperson Azenith Smith said in a statement. He was being held at Santa Rita Jail on Wednesday without bail on suspicion of murder and other charges, Smith said.Authorities believe Tellez fatally shot 16-year-old Emanuel Moseby on July 8, 2019, in the parking lot of a Taco Bell restaurant on Stanley Boulevard.Attempts to reach Moseby’s family early Wednesday were not successful but in Smith’s statement, his father, Earl Moseby Jr., thanked Livermore police “for never giving up and for bringing us into the next chapter of closure.” He called it “a long process.”Po...

Driver dies after entering Northern California highway roundabout ‘at high speed’

Published Sun, 22 Dec 2024 22:10:16 GMT

A driver was killed when he crashed his pickup in a roundabout on a highway in the Sierra Nevada foothills, the California Highway Patrol said.The single-vehicle crash was reported at 5:07 p.m. Sunday on Highway 49 south of Jamestown.A GMC Yukon southbound on the highway entered the roundabout “at high speed” and “made an unsafe turning movement,” the CHP report said. The truck hit a light pole and overturned more than once, ejecting the driver.He was taken to a Modesto hospital, where he died. The CHP identified him as Jesus Rubio, 40, of Modesto.A tire that came off the pickup as it flipped struck a northbound vehicle, and its driver — a Stockton man — suffered minor injuries.Both lanes of the highway remained closed until 8 p.m. The CHP said alcohol or drugs are suspected as a factor in the crash.The roundabout, near the Chicken Ranch Casino, has been open since September. The speed limit on the two-lane Highway 49 is 55 mph, but signs at the r...

49 people have been killed at Dollar General stores since 2014. Workers are protesting for safer conditions

Published Sun, 22 Dec 2024 22:10:16 GMT

By Nathaniel Meyersohn | CNNDollar General is the fastest-growing retailer in America, opening about 1,000 stores a year. But following repeated violent incidents and federal workplace safety violations at stores, some Dollar General workers and labor advocates are calling for stronger safety and health protections.Workers and their allies are rallying Wednesday outside Dollar General’s headquarters in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, ahead of the company’s annual shareholder meeting to protest conditions. They say the company is failing to take basic precautions to prevent violence in its stores.Since 2014, there have been 49 people killed and 172 people injured at Dollar General stores, according to data from non-profit group Gun Violence Archive. A CNN investigation in 2020 found that at least six store employees died during armed robberies from 2016 to 2020.The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited unsafe conditions at dozens of Dollar General stores in recent...

Loaded shotgun, cocaine uncovered during traffic stop on 580 in Oakland

Published Sun, 22 Dec 2024 22:10:16 GMT

(KRON) -- A loaded, unregistered shotgun and cocaine were seized and one person was arrested during a traffic stop on Interstate 580 earlier this month, according to the California Highway Patrol Oakland. On May 18 at around 11 p.m., a CHP unit saw a vehicle weaving and impeding traffic on the eastbound 580 at Fruitvale Avenue. Sunnyvale man arrested for inappropriate relationship with underage girl CHP officers conducted a traffic enforcement stop on the vehicle. In making contact with the driver, officers noticed the odor of alcohol emanating from the driver and the vehicle cabin.While investigating, officers discovered the shotgun along with multiple rifle and shotgun rounds. Cocaine was also found in the driver's pocket, according to police.The driver was arrested on multiple weapons and drugs charges, the CHP said.

PG&E to begin ground, helicopter inspections ahead of wildfire season

Published Sun, 22 Dec 2024 22:10:16 GMT

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) – PG&E will be inspecting electric towers and power poles this week to prepare for public safety power shutoffs during wildfire season. SF Chinatown stabbing suspect arrested, identified The inspections will be by both helicopter and ground from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. over the next few days. PG&E says helicopters will be as low as 100 feet gathering information to help them understand how long it would take to patrol when power is turned off during emergencies and how fast it would take to restore power. KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }The following cities will be inspected by PG&E this week:Wednesday - East San Jose and MilpitasThursday - Los GatosFriday - Cupertino, Mountain View and Sunnyv...

Aaron Rodgers’ tweaked calf is ‘fine,’ Jets hope QB will fully practice Friday

Published Sun, 22 Dec 2024 22:10:16 GMT

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers performs stretching drills with his teammates at the NFL football team's practice facility, Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in Florham Park, N.J. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers performs stretching drills with his teammates at the NFL football team's practice facility, Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in Florham Park, N.J. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers could be back fully practicing with the New York Jets on Friday after straining a calf last week.The 39-year-old quarterback, acquired last month from Green Bay, was injured while participating in conditioning drills last Tuesday. Rodgers downplayed the injury at the time but ...

International Atomic Energy Agency report seen by AP says Iran resolves 2 inquiries by inspectors

Published Sun, 22 Dec 2024 22:10:16 GMT

This is a locator map for Iran with its capital, Tehran. (AP Photo) This is a locator map for Iran with its capital, Tehran. (AP Photo) VIENNA (AP) — Iran has resolved two outstanding inquiries of the International Atomic Energy Agency, a report seen Wednesday by The Associated Press said.The confidential quarterly report by the Vienna-based IAEA said inspectors no longer had questions on uranium particles found to be enriched to 83.7% at its underground Fordo facility. “The agency informed Iran that, following its evaluation of the data, the agency had assessed that the information provided was not inconsistent with Iran’s explanation … and that the agency had no further questions on this matter at th...

Grains lower, Livstock higher.

Published Sun, 22 Dec 2024 22:10:16 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Grain futures were mostly lower Wednesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Jul. was off 3 cents at $5.8625 a bushel; Jul. corn was down 12.25 cents at $5.88 a bushel; Jul. oats was off .50 cent at $3.41 a bushel; while Jul. soybeans lost 14.75 cents at $12.9550 a bushel.Beef and pork were higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.Jun. live cattle was up .02 cent at $1.6812 a pound; Aug. feeder cattle rose .55 cent at $2.3780 a pound; Jun. lean hogs gained 2.43 cents at $.8225 a pound.Source

Pain and terror felt by passengers before Boeing Max crashed can be considered, judge rules

Published Sun, 22 Dec 2024 22:10:16 GMT

FILE - Candles are lit on a memorial wall during an anniversary memorial service at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 8, 2020, to remember those who died when Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302, a Boeing 737 Max, crashed shortly after takeoff on March 10, 2019, killing all 157 on board. A federal judge is ruling that families of passengers who died in the crash can seek damages for the pain and terror suffered by their relatives before the plane crashed. The ruling posted Tuesday, May 30, 2023 is a setback for Boeing, which had argued that evidence about the victims’ suffering is speculative and would have an unfair impact on jurors. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene, File) FILE - Candles are lit on a memorial wall during an anniversary memorial servi...