Gary Payton II to miss Warriors’ play-in round, beginning in Sacramento

SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors’ team bus had to have a full gas tank as it pulled away from Chase Center for the state capital Monday, but the team won’t have all its fuel. Defensive stalwart Gary Payton II won’t play in Tuesday night’s play-in game against the Kings at Golden 1 Center, Steve Kerr revealed Monday. Payton, who has been dealing with a strained left calf, also won’t be available if the Warriors beat the Kings and advance to the second play-in game later in the week, against either the Lakers or Pelicans. Payton would have likely played an important role as an on-ball defender against Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox, at least for small bursts. Instead, that burden will fall on the Warriors’ bigger, rangier players who might not have as much lateral quickness. “Gary’s a huge piece to our team,” Trayce Jackson-Davis said. “I think we’re going to have to rely on Wiggs, rely on JK, use their athleticism, their speed, their length against Fox. But yeah, he’s a huge piece, and we’re going to miss him tomorrow.” Payton has had trouble

Camilo Doval hasn’t pitched for SF Giants in over a week. What’s going on?

MIAMI — It’s starting to get a bit boring for Camilo Doval. “A little bit,” he said Monday in Spanish, cracking a smile at his locker in loanDepot Park’s visiting clubhouse. Game after game, he walks out to the bullpen. He takes his seat. Maybe he’ll get up to stretch and grab a drink of water or a handful of sunflower seeds. But universally for the San Francisco Giants’ past seven games, that has amounted to all the action their closer has gotten. “I like to be active. I like to pitch,” he said, with Erwin Higueros interpreting. “But I see the score, and I see we’re losing, and I’ll be like, ‘Well, OK, another day I’m not going to pitch.’” Manager Bob Melvin isn’t blind to the situation. There hasn’t been a save situation since last Sunday. If it goes on any longer, he said he could call on Doval in a game where the margin is a little more than three runs. He used Taylor Rogers, who hadn’t pitched in six days, to record the final out of Sunday’s loss to the Rays.

New ice cream shop opens in northwest Fresno

Monday, April 15, 2024 10:33PM With 28 flavors to choose from including four that rotate monthly, Scoops at Bullard and West in northwest Fresno is sure to please any palate. FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — With 28 flavors to choose from including four that rotate monthly, Scoops at Bullard and West in northwest Fresno is sure to please any palate. “Aside from selling great ice cream and great shakes, we sell an emotion — you walk in, you feel such an uplifting mood,” says Scoops Owner Karan Gill. From the music and lighting to photo walls on either side of the shop, it’s hard to imagine the renovations that went into transforming what was a Baskin Robbins. Gill took over the location before the start of winter and opened his doors in January. It was the lengthy renovations that proved to be his biggest hurdle. “There was a point I was scared I wasn’t going to keep going,” he said. The young entrepreneur knew the challenges that would come with starting a business but took a leap of faith when opportunity came knocking. “I didn’t psych

What to know for the 2024 Clovis Rodeo

Monday, April 15, 2024 10:31PM It’s almost that time again to wrangle up your friends and family and head to the Clovis Rodeo! CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) — It’s almost that time again to wrangle up your friends and family and head to the Clovis Rodeo! We’re less than two weeks away from the multi-day event that brings thousands to Clovis. We sat down with Mark Thompson, a board member of the Clovis Rodeo Association, to chat about all the fun planned this year. Copyright © 2024 KFSN-TV. All Rights Reserved.

Salman Rushdie speaks of stabbing that almost claimed his life: ‘Taking power back’

The attack lasted just 27 seconds, but writer Salman Rushdie said in that short amount of time he experienced the worst and best of humanity. In an interview Monday with ABC News’ “Good Morning America” co-host George Stephanopoulos, the 76-year-old author of “The Satanic Verses” recounted the 2022 attack on him at a lecture in Chautauqua, New York, allegedly by a 24-year-old man bent on carrying out a Fatwa imposed on Rushdie in 1989 by Ruhollah Khomeini, the former supreme leader of Iran. Rushdie said he believed he was going to die, but then people who witnessed the attack rushed to protect him. He said a new book he has written chronicles the doctors who saved his life and how his wife, Eliza, became the heroine of his story for nursing him back to health. Salman Rushdie speaks to GMA. ABC News “No question,” he told Stephanopoulos. “I mean, lying there in this lake of blood, which was mine and was expanding, I remember thinking in a completely calm way, Oh yeah, I think I’m dying. And then, fortunately, I was wrong.” In his long

Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce ban on gender-affirming care for minors

The decision overrides two lower federal courts that had upheld an injunction. By Devin Dwyer Monday, April 15, 2024 10:33PM ABC7 Eyewitness News Stream Southern California’s News Leader and Original Shows 24/7 The Supreme Court on Monday allowed Idaho to proceed with enforcement of a new law aimed at prohibiting gender-affirming care for minors. The decision overrides two lower federal courts that had upheld an injunction against the law as litigation over the merits continues. The decision was backed by all six of the high court’s conservative members. The three liberal justices — Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson — indicated they would have kept the law on hold. “Ordinarily, injunctions like these may go no further than necessary to provide interim relief to the parties,” Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in a statement concurring with the court’s decision. “In this case, however, the district court went much further, prohibiting a state from enforcing any aspect of its duly enacted law against anyone.” The court did, however, allow the parents and two children who brought the case against the law to continue to obtain

Trump hush-money trial: 1st day ends without any jurors being picked

NEW YORK — The historic hush-money trial of Donald Trump got underway Monday with the arduous process of selecting a jury to hear the case charging the former president with falsifying business records in order to stifle stories about his sex life. The day ended without any jurors being seated. The selection process was scheduled to resume Tuesday. The first criminal trial of any former U.S. president began as Trump vies to reclaim the White House, creating a remarkable split-screen spectacle of the presumptive Republican nominee spending his days as a criminal defendant while simultaneously campaigning for office. He’s blended those roles over the last year by presenting himself to supporters, on the campaign trail and on social media, as a target of politically motivated prosecutions designed to derail his candidacy. Former President Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower on his way to Manhattan criminal court, Monday, April 15, 2024, in New York. After a norm-shattering presidency shadowed by years of investigations, the trial amounts to a courtroom reckoning for Trump, who faces four indictments charging him with crimes ranging from hoarding classified documents to plotting

Nearly 1 in 4 adults dumped from Medicaid are now uninsured, survey finds

Phil Galewitz | KFF Health News (TNS) Nearly a quarter of adults disenrolled from Medicaid in the past year say they are now uninsured, according to a survey released Friday that details how tens of millions of Americans struggled to retain coverage in the government insurance program for low-income people after pandemic-era protections began expiring last spring. The first national survey of adults whose Medicaid eligibility was reviewed during the unwinding found nearly half of people who lost their government coverage signed back up weeks or months later — suggesting they should never have been dropped in the first place. While 23% reported being uninsured, an additional 28% found other coverage — through an employer, Medicare, the Affordable Care Act’s insurance marketplace, or health care for members of the military, the survey by KFF found. “Twenty-three percent is a striking number especially when you think about the number of people who lost Medicaid coverage,” said Chima Ndumele, an associate professor of health policy at the Yale University School of Public Health. Going without insurance even for a short period of time can lead people to

20 new books coming this spring you won’t want to miss

It’s finally spring, which comes as a relief to those who have been looking forward to stowing away their sweaters and gloves — and to book lovers as well, who know that publishers unleash a flood of new titles this time of year. Here are 20 books coming out now and in the following months that are perfect for reading on your porch, at the ballpark during the seventh-inning stretch, or wherever else you choose to welcome the sun back into your life. “Table for Two: Fictions” Author: Amor Towles What It’s About: The latest from the author of “A Gentleman in Moscow” and “The Lincoln Highway” comprises six short stories set in turn-of-the-millennium New York — and a novella that takes place in Golden Age Hollywood, and revisits Evelyn Ross, a character from his novel “Rules of Civility.” Publication Date: Out now — “The Audacity” Author: Ryan Chapman What It’s About: Chapman’s 2019 debut novel, “Riots I Have Known,” was a hilarious satire about literature and the prison system, and his new one promises to bring back his wildly original sense of humor. This

Trump hush money trial: Judge affirms ‘Access Hollywood’ tape can’t be played, jury selection begins

NEW YORK — Donald Trump arrived Monday at a New York court for the start of jury selection in his hush-money trial, marking a singular moment in American history as the former president answers to criminal charges that he falsified business records in order to stifle stories about his sex life. The first trial of any former U.S. commander in chief will unfold as Trump vies to reclaim the White House, creating a remarkable split-screen spectacle of the presumptive Republican nominee spending his days as a criminal defendant while also campaigning for the presidency. He’s blended those roles over the last year by presenting himself, on the campaign trail and on social media, as victim of politically motivated prosecutions designed to derail his candidacy. After a norm-shattering presidency shadowed by years of investigations, the trial amounts to a historic courtroom reckoning for Trump, who now faces four indictments charging him with crimes ranging from hoarding classified documents to plotting to overturn an election. Yet the political stakes are less clear since a conviction would not preclude him from becoming president and because the allegations in

Navy Pier Flyover blowing away visitors with breathtaking ride, impactful storytelling

CHICAGO — A virtual reality tour of Chicago landmarks and culture opened to the public on March 1, and has been blowing away visitors with its breathtaking ride and impactful storytelling. “It’s going to give you a perspective of the city that you may not have ever thought was possible,” Connor Cunningham proudly said about Navy Pier’s new immersive experience, Flyover Chicago. “It made me feel proud to live here.” Flyover boasts a complete multi-sensory experience unlike anything Chicago has experienced before. “It’s actually a 180-degree lens, so it sees everything,” said Cunningham, who was the preliminary drone scout and tech for the project. In addition to the visuals, Flyover simulates wind to enhance the flying experience and even captures the smells of the city. “You may smell a coffee shop or even a lake breeze,” said Derek Poitras, Flyover Chicago’s general manager. Flyover takes visitors through a 30-minute program comprised of three acts, each more impressive than the last. Act One takes guests through a series of interactive portraits that highlight the different people and cultures that exist within Chicago. Act Two intensifies the

Bishop among several people reported stabbed at church in Sydney, Austraila, days after mall attack

SYDNEY — Horrified worshipers watched online and in person as a bishop was stabbed at the altar during a church service in Sydney on Sunday evening, and three others were stabbed as people rushed to help. Police said there were no life-threatening wounds, and a man was arrested. Hundreds of angry people hurried to the Orthodox Assyrian church and some clashed with riot police, with vehicles damaged. The church and local leaders pleaded for calm. “A large police response is underway and the public is urged to avoid the area,” police said. The Christ the Good Shepherd in suburban Wakely streams sermons online, and a video on social media shows a man dressed in black approaching a cleric identified as the bishop and appearing to stab him repeatedly in the head and upper body. Members of the congregation are seen screaming and rushing to stop it. The church identified the bishop as Mar Mari Emmanuel. Authorities did not immediately report a motive for the attack. Australians were still in shock after a lone assailant stabbed six people to death in a Sydney shopping mall on