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Bidens report nearly $580K in income, Harris and husband report $457K

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 18:15:52 GMT

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden made a combined income of $579,514 last year and Vice President Harris and her husband made $456,918, according to documents published by the White House on Tuesday based on the couples’ 2022 tax returns.The president and his wife paid an effective federal income tax rate of 23.8 percent, the documents showed. Those figures are lower compared to 2021, when the Bidens earned $610,702 with an effective federal income tax rate of 24.6 percent before taking office.The annual salary of a president is $400,000 salary, which accounts for most of their income. First lady Jill Biden works as a professor at Northern Virginia Community College and made $82,335.The president and first lady paid $169,820 in combined federal, Delaware, and Virginia income taxes. They pay $137,658 in federal income tax, $29,023 in Delaware income tax, and the first lady pays $3,139 in Virginia income tax as a result of her job in the commonwealth.The Bidens donat...

Netflix Will End Its DVD Service After 25 Years

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 18:15:52 GMT

Call up your Luddite loved ones and your nostalgic friends who still cherish physical media. After 25 years, Netflix is ending its DVD-by-mail business.Before it was upending the entertainment industry and ushering in the streaming era, Netflix was a company whose business model revolved around sending DVDs through the mail in easily recognizable red-and-white envelopes. At its peak, in 2010, roughly 20 million subscribed to the DVD service. But the practice has long felt anachronistic, and the company said Tuesday that it will ship its final DVDs to customers on Sept. 29.How many customers? Netflix doesn’t break out those numbers anymore. But whoever they are, it’s time for them to dust off any DVDs they might have lying around and send their red envelopes back to Los Gatos, California, where they can be retired to the landfills for good.“Those iconic red envelopes changed the way people watched shows and movies at home — and they paved the way for the shift...

2 juveniles arrested after man found fatally shot in Anaheim

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 18:15:52 GMT

Two juveniles were arrested Monday for the alleged murder of a man found fatally shot in Anaheim.The victim was identified as Carleatis Richards, 31, by the Anaheim Police Department.Officers responded to reports of a shooting outside of a restaurant at the intersection of Brookhurst Street and Ball Road around 2:03 a.m.When police arrived, they found Richards “suffering from at least one gunshot wound,” officials said.Richards was transported to a local hospital where he died from his injuries, authorities confirm.Two male juvenile suspects had fled the area and were later tracked down and apprehended, police said. Their ages or identities were not released.The victim, Carleatis Richards, 31, in a photo from the Anaheim Police Department.Both suspects were arrested for suspicion of murder and booked at Orange County Juvenile Hall.The deadly incident remains under investigation. Homicide detectives are asking anyone with information to call 714-765-1900, contact Orange County Crime ...

Long Beach set to open new temporary shelter for the homeless 

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 18:15:52 GMT

A new temporary shelter for the homeless is being opened in Long Beach to help combat the homelessness crisis in the area. The City of Long Beach announced that the new shelter, which will have over 85 beds, will be located at 702 West Anaheim Street and will serve as the area’s primary shelter once the Community Hospital Winter Shelter concludes its operations at the end of April. “This temporary shelter will allow us to continue to provide for people experiencing homelessness with a safe, warm place to sleep, food and access to essential services,” said Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson. “While shelters like this are critical resources, our efforts must also focus on connections into permanent housing...those who participate in our shelter program can work closely with a case manager to work toward these permanent opportunities.”  Were homeless people told to move to the Beverly Hills area? The emergency shelter will operate from April 28 through July 28, with the c...

Caltrain crash victim identified as Stanford student

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 18:15:52 GMT

(KRON) -- The person struck and killed by a Caltrain in Palo Alto on Sunday night has been identified as a student at Stanford University, the Vice Provost for Student Affairs confirmed in an online statement. Tesla in Walnut Creek crash was using autopilot, crash data shows The victim, Jonathan San Miguel, was a graduate student at Stanford, and he was set to finish his doctoral degree in physics this spring. San Miguel also served as a teaching assistant at the university. KRON On is streaming 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%; }San Miguel was struck by a Caltrain at the Churchill Avenue crossing. The train had 46 passengers on board, but no other injuries were reported in the crash, officials said. "We have reached out to Jonathan’s family, friends, and fellow sc...

One-on-one with San Francisco Mayor London Breed

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 18:15:52 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco Mayor London Breed sat down with KRON4 on Tuesday to discuss a variety of topics. It has been a busy few weeks in San Francisco after tech executive Bob Lee was stabbed to death in the city on April 4. Breed discussed safety in San Francisco in the wake of the killing.Breed also touched on the city's recent controller report, efforts to entice people to join the San Francisco Police Department, the fentanyl crisis, and more. You can watch the full interview using the video player above.

Oakland vehicle enforcement unit removes abandoned cars

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 18:15:52 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) – The City of Oakland recently switched the responsibilities of removing abandoned cars from the police department to the city’s department of transportation.Annually, the city averages about 20,000 service requests related to abandoned vehicles, and, up until February, about 2,500 vehicles were towed off the streets each year. But Mayor Sheng Thao expects that number to grow exponentially now that those duties rest with the city’s department of transportation’s new vehicle enforcement unit.”It went from 150 cars per month to headed towards over 300 cars per month. And, so, we are ramping up,” Mayor Sheng Thao said.  Person trying to stop shoplifter shot at Pleasanton Home Depot: police In 2021, the city council authorized this year’s transfer of auto abatement to the department of transportation as part of the city’s reimagining public safety effort. Mayor Thao and city officials highlighted the improved services on Edes Avenue in Southeast Oakland Tuesday ...

California teenager killed when stabbing suspect crashed car

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 18:15:52 GMT

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — One Southern California teenager was killed and three others injured Tuesday afternoon when a stabbing suspect crashed his vehicle into the group as they were walking near their high school, authorities said. Investigators are looking into whether the driver, who had allegedly stabbed a Walmart employee earlier in the day, intentionally crashed into the teens in Thousand Oaks, according to Ventura County Sheriff’s Deputy Ashley Barrios. Police were not in pursuit of the suspect at the time, Barrios said. The suspect was also injured in the rollover crash; the extent of his injuries was not immediately known.A 16-year-old boy was fatally struck, while a 16-year-old girl was in critical condition, Barrios said. Another 16-year-old boy had minor injuries, while a 15-year-old girl was in moderate condition.The Walmart stabbing occurred in Simi Valley around 2:40 p.m. and the suspect, whose name has not been released, fled the scene in a white Toyota Camry, a...

Former Montgomery Co. official cleared of hostile workplace allegations

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 18:15:52 GMT

The former chair of the Montgomery County, Maryland, planning board has been cleared of allegations that he created a hostile workplace.Casey Anderson was first reprimanded by the county council for having a liquor cabinet in his office at Montgomery County Planning’s headquarters in Wheaton. A short while later, a confidential email surfaced last fall, accusing Casey of inappropriate language and behavior.But Montgomery County Council President Evan Glass said that an investigation, by the commission, which included an outside counsel, has found that the allegations are unfounded.Glass shared a portion of the commission’s investigation findings:“There was no evidence of leadership creating a hostile, toxic or misogynistic work environment at Montgomery Parks, Montgomery Planning or the Montgomery County Planning Board.”Glass said the investigation also found that “leadership issues on the Montgomery Planning Board, at the time, impaired employees’...

Point scores 2, Lightning rout Maple Leafs in series opener

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 18:15:52 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Brayden Point scored twice and the Tampa Bay Lightning routed the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-3 on Tuesday night in the opening game of the teams’ first-round playoff series.Nikita Kucherov and Corey Perry each had a goal and two assists, and Anthony Cirelli and Ross Colton finished with a goal and an assist for Tampa Bay. Pierre-Edouard Bellemare also scored for the Lightning, who scored four goals on the power play. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves in his 100th playoff start.Ryan O’Reilly, William Nylander and Calle Jarnkrok scored for Toronto. Mitch Marner had three assists and Auston Matthews added a pair. Ilya Samsonov allowed six goals on 29 shots before being replaced by Joseph Woll at the start the third period. The rookie netminder finished with four stops.Toronto winger Michael Bunting was whistled for a match penalty and game misconduct for an illegal check to the head of Tampa Bay’s Erik Cernak. The hit occurred with 4:20 remaining in the second peri...