Andrew Wiggins back with Warriors after 4-game absence

SAN FRANCISCO — When Warriors’ practice opened to the media Tuesday at 12:50 p.m., all eyes — and cell phones — quickly pointed to Andrew Wiggins. Wiggins, the starting forward who has missed the past four games for personal reasons, took 3-pointers on the left-side basket and went through light shooting drills. He arrived back in San Francisco on Monday after spending a week away from the team and is set to play against Milwaukee on Wednesday, head coach Steve Kerr said. “Being around the team, it’s all love and support,” Wiggins said. “It’s a family here. When I was (out), I missed the guys and obviously basketball. Happy to get back.” With Wiggins returning, Chris Paul already back from his fractured hand and Brandin Podziemski recovered from a minor knee injury, the Warriors will be at full strength against the Bucks for the first time since they turned their season around in an 11-3 February. Moments before practice opened, The Athletic reported that Wiggins would return to the team this week. That made his presence at practice have significantly less shock value. The Athletic

Sen. Menendez hit with new conspiracy, obstruction charges

By Kara Scannell | CNN New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez was indicted Tuesday on a dozen new criminal charges related to a years-long bribery scheme involving the governments of Egypt and Qatar. The new charges come days after one of the New Jersey businessmen who was previously indicted alongside Menendez, his wife Nadine Menendez, and two others agreed to plead guilty and cooperate with the investigation. Among the new charges in the superseding indictment are conspiracy, obstruction of justice, public official acting as a foreign agent, bribery, extortion and honest services wire fraud. Menendez had faced four counts of conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right, and conspiracy for a public official to act as a foreign agent. The new charges add the underlying so-called substantive crimes to the conspiracy charges. Menendez has denied any wrongdoing and accused prosecutors of targeting him. CNN has reached out to Menendez for comment. This story has been updated with additional details.

The 5 most exciting innovations coming to an airport near you

Lily Girma | (TNS) Bloomberg News Imagine it’s the year 2030 and you’re heading to the airport to catch a flight. At the curb, you hop onto a Segway-like scooter that will serve as your personal airport vehicle. It scans data from your phone to determine your gate number and glides in and out of massive elevator banks — no escalators — to move between check-in and security floors. Along the way, a machine scans your face to verify your identity and directs you to an individual security tunnel where you self-screen your luggage. None of this is science fiction. Within six years, architecture firm Gensler says it will install such a prototype at a major North American airport, including all of the above features. “Airports are starting to shift toward autonomy,” says Ty Osbaugh, who is heading up the project as Gensler’s global cities sector leader. Airport innovation is happening faster than we think, he says, foreseeing a focus on self-service in keeping with an already dominant lifestyle that prefers digitization to real-life interactions. This is not a novel idea. Use of biometric technologies

‘The Gentlemen’ review: Guy Ritchie’s small-screen take fun but forgettable

Best known for highly stylized action-comedy movies, English filmmaker Guy Ritchie hasn’t exactly stepped out of his comfort zone for a foray into television with “The Gentlemen,” a fairly entertaining eight-part hourlong action-comedy series debuting on Netflix this week. It’s inspired by his similarly enjoyable 2019 film of the same name in which expensive-suit refinement meets drug-trade violence. (This would seem to be similar to the move Ritchie made as a producer with 2000’s “Lock, Stock…,” a seven-part series coming two years after his feature directorial debut, “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.”) Hey, sometimes it’s best to stick with what you know. First, know that you need not have seen the big-screen ‘Gentlemen’ to sip, sophisticatedly, on its small-screen cousin. Although press materials for the series state it “is set in the world of ‘The Gentlemen’ film,” we get not so much as a quip about Mickey Pearson, the drug kingpin played by Matthew McConaughey in the film. In this streaming offering, it is Ray Winstone’s Bobby Glass who oversees a cannabis empire built on high-yielding weed labs existing underneath English country estates. One

How to optimize your Oscars viewing experience with audio and video tips

The Oscars are less than a week away and the show always looks better on a big screen. We have some tips on how best to watch the big show, including a couple of tricks to amp up your viewing experience on Sunday night. “Oppenheimer” looks better when you watch it as it was meant to be seen, on a big screen. “This is how you bring the theater into your home,” said Lee Richmond, Audio/Video consultant. At the showroom of “Savant” in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood, Eyewitness News Reporter Sandy Kenyon watched the movie with the most Oscar nominations alongside Richman. He puts the best equipment in resorts like “Amanyara” in Turks and Caicos and serves as home entertainment guru to stars like Jerry Seinfeld and Naomi Watts. “You’re looking at the most advanced display system in the world today,” Richman said. A system so advanced it has actually been used on Oscar’s big stage. “This is so far ahead of everything else in the market today, once you see it, it’s hard to go backward,” he said. But the price might make you think

Metropolis: New restaurant at WTC is a ‘love letter’ to NYC

LOWER MANHATTAN — Famed Chef Marcus Samuelsson gave Eyewitness News Mornings @ 10 an inside look at his newest restaurant “Metropolis” at the PAC NYC Center. Anchor Shirleen Allicot got the chance to cook some of the recipes alongside Chef Samuelsson. “I’m so excited to finally get the chance to cook with you, what are we making?” she asked. “We’re going to make one of Chef Ed’s signature dishes here at Metropolis which is this incredible Hamachi, it’s a fish taco. I can guarantee you, it is a fish taco you haven’t had before,” Samuelsson said. I can guarantee you, it is a fish taco you haven’t had before. He says that their tortilla for the Hamachi is more like a crepe. They also add cilantro. “We have that crunchy slaw, you need a little bit of vinaigrette and you need the best of fish,” Samuelsson said. “And Hamachi, sushi quality like this, is just some of the best piece of fish you could possibly eat.” “That flavor is just like pow, though. If that’s how I’m starting my meal, I can only imagine what

Chicago’s T-Shirt Deli celebrates 20 years of serving up shirts like sandwiches

By Jordan Arseneau Tuesday, March 5, 2024 9:13PM Owner Ninel Pompushko said she still believes in the concept of The T-Shirt Deli, even if patrons often walk into the delicatessen-themed store to order corned beef or pastrami. CHICAGO — The T-Shirt Deli in Chicagos Bucktown neighborhood is celebrating 20 years of creating custom apparel, wrapping it in butcher paper, and serving it to-go as if you were at a sandwich shop. Owner Ninel Pompushko said she still believes in the concept, even though customers often walk into the delicatessen-themed store to order corned beef or pastrami. “The difference between something being successful, a lot of the time, and just not existing, is not believing in the idea enough,” said Pompushko. “People didnt understand; in fact my mom, I think, just got the concept maybe five years ago.” Pompusko said she first found success selling t-shirts with her own funny sayings at the Chicago Pride Festival in 2003. Realizing her sense of humor may not be for everyone, she settled on a brick and mortar store where customers could have t-shirts designed their own way; just

California primary election 2024: Key statewide, Central Valley races to watch

FRESNO (KFSN) — This year’s California primary election includes some high-profile races for the Central Valley, as well as the presidential primary and other statewide races. ABC30 Action News will have live Election Night coverage as results come in, starting at 9 p.m. You can watch on the ABC30 News app, or by downloading the ABC30 Central California App to watch on Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple and Google TV. There are primaries scheduled in 15 states, including in California on Super Tuesday. Polling places will be open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. You can take your mail-in ballot to the polling place, a drop box or a county election office. As long as it’s delivered by 8 p.m. If you prefer to mail it, your ballot must be postmarked no later than Tuesday. You will still be able to register to vote on Tuesday as California allows people to do same-day voter registration. Here are some key local and statewide races to keep an eye on March 5 California Presidential Primary Donald Trump is strongly favored by Republicans in California. It’s possible he could sweep

Oakland A’s release renderings for Las Vegas ballpark shaped like a ‘spherical armadillo’

Nearly a year after the Oakland A’s announced their plans to move the team to Las Vegas, the A’s finally unveiled renderings for their ballpark in Las Vegas. The 33,000-seat park will be enclosed by a roof but will feature “the world’s largest cable-net glass window” to allow for natural light and views of the strip. The architects, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and HNTB, are calling the stadium a “spherical armadillo” because of the roof’s overlapping layers. In a press release, A’s owner John Fisher called it a “truly innovative and bold design while ensuring an unmatched fan experience. We hope to add to the dynamic atmosphere and liveliness of the Las Vegas Strip, creating a welcoming environment for all of Southern Nevada.” The $1.5-billion project will be built on 9 acres of the 35-acre Tropicana site. The small space doesn’t allow for a retractable roof, but the A’s are hoping to counteract that with the large window facing the strip beyond the outfield. The roof will limit direct sunlight and heat. A’s Vegas Ballpark Rendering – Design by BIG – Image by Negativ. “Our

America worries about health costs — and voters want to hear from Biden and Republicans

Julie Appleby and Phil Galewitz | KFF Health News (TNS) President Joe Biden is counting on outrage over abortion restrictions to help drive turnout for his reelection. Former President Donald Trump is promising to take another swing at repealing Obamacare. But around America’s kitchen tables, those are hardly the only health topics voters want to hear about in the 2024 campaigns. A new KFF tracking poll shows that health care tops the list of basic expenses Americans worry about — more than gas, food and rent. Nearly 3 in 4 adults — and majorities of both parties — say they’re concerned about paying for unexpected medical bills and other health costs. “Absolutely health care is something on my mind,” Rob Werner, 64, of Concord, New Hampshire, said in an interview at a local coffee shop in January. He’s a Biden supporter and said he wants to make sure the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, is retained and that there’s more of an effort to control health care costs. The presidential election is likely to turn on the simple question of whether Americans want Trump back

Dartmouth men’s basketball team votes to unionize, though steps remain in forming labor union

By JIMMY GOLEN (AP Sports Writer) HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — The Dartmouth men’s basketball team voted to unionize Tuesday in an unprecedented step toward forming the first labor union for college athletes and another attack on the NCAA’s deteriorating amateur business model. In an election supervised by the National Labor Relations Board in the school’s Human Resources offices, the players voted 13-2 to join Service Employees International Union Local 560, which already represents some Dartmouth workers. The school can still appeal to the NLRB and the federal courts, which could delay negotiations over a collective bargaining agreement until long after the current members of the basketball team have graduated. ___ Jimmy Golen covers sports and the law for The Associated Press. ___ AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball

Live updates: A candidate gets turned away, but later gets the OK to vote on Super Tuesday

The Super Tuesday primaries are the largest voting day of the year outside of the November general election. Voters in 16 states will choose who they want to run for president. Some states are also deciding who should run for governor or senator or district attorneys. Party primaries, caucuses or presidential preference votes are being held in Alabama, American Samoa, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont and Virginia. Here’s the latest: AY WHAT? A CANDIDATE IS TOLD SHE ALREADY VOTED HOUSTON — When the Houston area’s top prosecutor went to vote Tuesday, she was told she already had done so. It took a bit of work, but the hiccup was soon resolved, and Kim Ogg was able to vote in the primary, in which she is seeking a third term. Ogg says she was told that when her partner cast a ballot during early voting last week, it was mistakenly cast in Ogg’s name. A county clerk says the mistake was fixed and Ogg got the go-ahead to vote. BIDEN PREPS FOR THE STATE OF THE UNION

Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads logins restored after widespread outage

Associated Press A technical issue caused widespread login issues for a few hours across Meta’s Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms Tuesday. Andy Stone, Meta’s head communications, acknowledged the issues on X, formerly known as Twitter, and said the company “resolved the issue as quickly as possible for everyone who was impacted, and we apologize for any inconvenience.” Users reported being locked out of their Facebook accounts and feeds on the platform as well as Threads and Instagram were not refreshing. WhatsApp, which is also owned by Meta, appeared unaffected. A senior official with the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency told reporters Tuesday that the agency was “not aware of any specific election nexus nor any specific malicious cyberactivity nexus to the outage.” The outage comes just ahead of Thursday’s deadline for Big Tech companies to comply with the European Union’s new Digital Markets Act. To comply, Meta is making changes, like allowing users to separate their Facebook and Instagram accounts so personal information can’t be combined to target them with online ads. It’s not clear whether the outage is connected to any preparations

Bitcoin bounces to an all-time high less than two years after FTX scandal clobbered crypto

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS (AP Business Writer) NEW YORK (AP) — Bitcoin has hit an all-time high less than two years after the collapse of the crypto exchange FTX severely damaged faith in digital currencies and sent prices plunging. The world’s largest cryptocurrency briefly surpassed $68,800 Tuesday, according to CoinMarketCap. That’s just above bitcoin’s previous record set back in November 2021. The price for the volatile asset is up almost 200% from one year ago, fueled by the anticipation and eventual regulatory approval of spot bitcoin exchange traded funds earlier this year, which provided access to a much broader class of investors. The price for bitcoin has surged about 60% since the approval of bitcoin ETFs in January, an easy way to invest in assets or a group of assets, like gold, junk bonds or bitcoins, without having to directly buy the assets themselves. Also driving prices is what is known as bitcoin “halving” which is anticipated in April. Halvings trim the rate at which new coins are mined and created, lowering the supply. Bitcoin has a history of drastic swings in price — which can