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A cluster of small earthquakes continued to shake the Danville area into Friday afternoon, measuring as strong as magnitude 3.5 and slowing BART trains but causing no significant damage, authorities said. As of 1 p.m., the U.S. Geological Survey had reported 16 quakes in the area, with five of them above magnitude 2.5. The 3.5-magnitude temblor happened at 12:19 p.m. Friday near Diablo, a wealthy community northeast of Danville. When BART receives reports of earthquakes... Читать дальше...

Fifteen years after the release of “The Room” — the best worst movie ever made — Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero have been making the awards circuit rounds on the coattails of James Franco’s “The Disaster Artist.” With all that good will in store, they’re seizing the opportunity in an attempt to prove they can truly act. Wiseau and Sestero are reuniting for the first time since “The Room” in a new film, “Best F(r)iends,” which debuted its trailer on Friday. The noir thriller directed by Justin MacGregor... Читать дальше...

Anyone who’s ever had a bike stolen, which is very nearly anyone who’s ever owned one, will be pleased that the San Francisco Police Department’s Mission Station is stepping up efforts to bust bicycle thieves. They may be even happier to view a video that police posted on Twitter Friday showing cops tackling a thief unlucky enough to allegedly steal a “bait bike” during an undercover surveillance operation two days earlier. Police identified the suspect as Gareth Poole, 27, whose city of residence is not known.

Dropbox, the San Francisco file-sharing company that’s been privately valued at $10 billion, filed for an initial public offering, saying it is capable of moving fast. The company filed with an offering size of $500 million, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. That amount is a placeholder and is likely to change. The company plans to use the proceeds to pay down debt and for general corporate purposes. Dropbox, which was valued at $10 billion in its 2014 funding round... Читать дальше...

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — Switzerland topped Canada to win the bronze medal in men’s curling. The gold-medal game between the U.S. and Sweden is Saturday. Switzerland clinched the bronze when Benoit Schwarz took out two Canadian stones with his last throw of the 10th and final end. Canada had just one throw left, so it was unable to score the two points it needed to force an extra end. “Very fortunate that maybe they didn’t play their absolute best... Читать дальше...

KENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) — A former prison guard who kidnapped and murdered a Kennewick woman will die in prison. The Tri-City Herald reports Judge Cameron Mitchell on Friday sentenced Theresa Wiltse to life without parole for the murder of 69-year-old Sandra Harris. Wiltse, who lived in Connell, forced her way into Harris' home when Harris was there alone in November 2016. Evidence showed Harris was shot and wounded there before being driven away. Wiltse used a voice modulator to distort her voice... Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco health official says initial tests found methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl in the bodies of three men found dead outside a high school. Department of Public Health spokeswoman Rachael Kagan said Friday that a glass pipe found at the scene also had traces of the drugs. She says preliminary test results suggest the methamphetamine was likely laced with fentanyl and acetyl fentanyl, which are synthetic opioids. Kagan says more toxicology tests will be done to confirm the results. Читать дальше...

NY ALBANY NY Zone Forecast for Friday, February 23, 2018 _____ 013 FPUS51 KALY 232315 ZFPALY ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT for EASTERN NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND National Weather Service ALBANY NY 612 PM EST Fri Feb 23 2018 NYZ033-240900- Hamilton- Including the cities of Speculator and Indian Lake 612 PM EST Fri Feb 23 2018 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...Cloudy. Rain showers this evening, then a chance of rain showers with a slight chance of freezing rain after midnight. Читать дальше...

WA Seattle WA Zone Forecast for Friday, February 23, 2018 _____ 338 FPUS56 KSEW 232311 ZFPSEW Zone Forecast Product for Western Washington National Weather Service Seattle WA 311 PM PST Fri Feb 23 2018 Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation are for tonight, Saturday, Saturday night, and Sunday. WAZ558-241415- Seattle and Vicinity- Including the cities of Seattle, Shoreline, Federal Way, and Kent 311 PM PST Fri Feb 23 2018 .TONIGHT...Breezy. Rain and snow likely in the evening, then rain at times after midnight. Читать дальше...

CT ALBANY NY Zone Forecast for Friday, February 23, 2018 _____ 013 FPUS51 KALY 232315 ZFPALY ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT for EASTERN NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND National Weather Service ALBANY NY 612 PM EST Fri Feb 23 2018 CTZ001-240900- Northern Litchfield- Including the city of Torrington 612 PM EST Fri Feb 23 2018 .TONIGHT...Cloudy. Rain showers this evening. Lows in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west after midnight. Chance of rain 80 percent. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with highs around 50. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — An appeals court has upheld New York City's law banning people with home handgun licenses from taking guns outside the city for target practice or to a second home. The Friday ruling by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals kept intact a lower-court ruling concluding the Second Amendment was not infringed. The New York State Rifle & Pistol Association and three individuals sued the city in 2015. Judge Robert Sweet said it was not unconstitutional for the city to restrict home gun owners. Читать дальше...

A version of this story appeared in the Down to the Wire issue of TheWrap’s Oscar magazine. “It’s about damn time.” That was Rachel Morrison’s reaction to her historic Academy Award nomination for cinematography, which made director of photography for “Mudbound” DP the first woman in history to make the cut. Not that she thinks she is personally owed the honor — it’s just that her gender is terribly underrepresented in the prestigious below-the-line category. “I’m very honored to fill that role... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli appeared in court Friday for the first time since a judge locked him up for his online antics, and the brash former pharmaceutical CEO had a new look since his bail was revoked in September: a scruffy beard that made his appearance less boyish. He also was wearing a loose-fitting jail uniform instead of street clothes as he listened to the government argue that he's on the hook for more than $7 million for his securities fraud conviction. "Under the circumstances... Читать дальше...

“The Walking Dead” star Andrew Lincoln gave a lovely tribute to his soon-to-be former co-star Chandler Riggs on Friday. In Sunday’s episode of the AMC zombie drama, the show will bid goodbye to Riggs’s character Carl, so Lincoln sat down at a piano to record a slightly adapted cover of Camila Cabello’s single “Havana.” Some choice lyrics: “God, I hate those freakin’ zombies/ They keep eating all of my friends and family” and “He comes from east or west Atlanta, I don’t know. He’s pretty southern, that I do know.

WA Portland OR Zone Forecast for Friday, February 23, 2018 _____ 688 FPUS56 KPQR 232307 ZFPPQR Zone Forecasts for Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington National Weather Service Portland OR 307 PM PST Fri Feb 23 2018 Spot Temperatures are for Tonight, Saturday, Saturday Night, Sunday, Sunday Night, and Monday. WAZ021-241415- South Washington Coast- Including the cities of Raymond, Long Beach, Ocean Park, Naselle, Cathlamet, and Cape Disappointment 307 PM PST Fri Feb 23 2018 .TONIGHT...Rain and snow in the evening, then rain after midnight. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has received a memo from Defense Secretary Jim Mattis making recommendations for dealing with transgender individuals serving in the military. Trump gave Mattis six months to develop proposals for transgender individuals currently serving. Officials are not revealing Mattis' recommendations to the president. The Pentagon sent the memo to President Donald Trump by courier Friday. That from principal deputy press secretary Raj Shah. Trump caught the Pentagon's leadership... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House was on lockdown for about an hour Friday after a passenger vehicle struck a security barrier. The U.S. Secret Service tweeted that the vehicle "did not breach the security barrier of the White House complex." No shots were fired during the incident, the Secret Service said. The agency added that the 35-year-old female driver was "immediately apprehended" after the incident on the southeast side of the complex, near the Old Executive Office Building. The driver was identified as a resident of La Vergne... Читать дальше...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is threatening to cut off funding at public schools that try to switch to a four-day week as the practice has spread to more than four in 10 school districts across the state. State lawmakers this month placed a moratorium on additional four-day school scheduling within a general fund spending bill that has yet to be signed by the governor. Education officials and legislators say it's not clear that student academics and working families are helped by fewer, longer school days... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — A former senior adviser to President Trump’s election campaign pleaded guilty Friday to federal conspiracy and false-statements charges, switching from defendant to cooperating witness in the special counsel’s probe of Trump’s campaign and Russia’s election interference. The plea by Rick Gates revealed that he will help special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation in “any and all matters” as prosecutors continue to probe the 2016 campaign, Russian meddling and Gates’ longtime business associate... Читать дальше...

Sorry, Enterprise Rent-a-Car: You’re out of gas, as far as James Woods is concerned. The actor and noted conservative blasted Enterprise Rent-a-Car on Friday after the company decided to end its discount program for National Rifle Association members amid an increasingly vocal debate about gun control in America. The “Once Upon a Time in America” actor vented at the car-rental giant in response to a tweet from Enterprise. Also Read: James Woods Joins Brendan Fraser by Sharing His Own Philip Berk Story “Thank you for contacting us! Читать дальше...

Chloe Kim isn't done winning yet.

The youngest-ever female snowboarder to win Olympic gold now holds another impressive record: Fastest-selling cereal box in Kellogg Company history.

The man who famously played gun-wielding hitman Jules in 1994’s “Pulp Fiction” is now pointing his barrel down at President Donald Trump. Samuel L. Jackson is not a fan of Trump’s proposal to arm teachers with guns, which comes in the wake of last week’s Florida high school shooting that left 17 dead. “Can someone that’s been in a Gunfight tell that Muthaf—a that’s Never been in a Gunfight, the flaws of his Arm The Teachers plan??!!” wrote Jackson in a Friday afternoon tweet. Also Read: 'Ellen'... Читать дальше...

A large fire broke out Friday afternoon in a vacant branch of the Oakland Library. Angela Robinson Piñon, the chief of staff for the Oakland Fire Department, said calls of a fire at 1449 Miller Ave. came in around 2 p.m. She was unsure if there had been injuries or evacuations. “It looks pretty big,” she said. The fire remains active and has not been contained. Sophie Haigney is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Читать дальше...

The A’s haven’t had much concern about Bruce Maxwell’s legal issues causing him to miss time this season. They might have good reason to worry about concussions, however. Maxwell took a backswing to the head in the first inning of the team’s Cactus League opener Friday at Hohokam Stadium and he exited four batters into the game. “I’m not dead! Not dead yet!” he said, strolling by reporters later in the afternoon. “I’m fine.” Because Maxwell had not completed the concussion protocol... Читать дальше...

The Raiders were awarded four compensatory picks Friday in the upcoming NFL Draft, giving them 11 selections in total. All four compensatory picks are in the sixth round. Compensatory picks are awarded to teams who lost more high-value free agents the previous year than they signed. The Raiders were one of four teams to receive a league-high four picks, along with the Bengals, Cowboys and Packers. The compensatory picks are overall No. 210, 212, 216 and 217. The Raiders now have six sixth-round picks... Читать дальше...