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New souvenir shop opens in Mickey's Toontown at Disneyland Park

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:44:50 GMT

A new souvenir shop in Mickey's Toontown at Disneyland park opened its doors for the first time on Friday. EngineEar Souvenirs is located at the exit of Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway in Mickey's Toontown. The shop opened on Friday ahead of the reimagined land's official reopening on March 19. The initial assortment of merchandise includes headbands, T-shirts, ornaments, coffee mugs, a remote control car, and magnets. The store will sell additional items when the cartoon-themed land, which features Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin, Mickey’s House, Minnie’s House, and the new dark ride, Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway, officially opens later this month. A portion of the land is currently open for guests to ride Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway, which opened in January as a part of Disneyland Resort’s kickoff celebration for the Walt Disney Co.’s 100th anniversary.According to Disney, the re-imagined Toontown area is designed to have more green space for children to run ...

Bay Area storm updates: Flood warning canceled for parts of Northern California

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:44:50 GMT

(KRON) -- Rain continued in the Bay Area through Friday morning as the first in a series of atmospheric rivers hit the Bay Area. The storm is expected to continue through the weekend with another atmospheric river on deck set to begin next week. More: Here’s what to do if your house floods Stick with KRON4 for the latest updates on the storm. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now KRON4 Daily News SIGN UP NOW Bay Area storm updates:Friday, March 101:00 p.m. -- Flood warning canceled for Santa Cruz, San Mateo countiesThe flood warning has been canceled for a portion of Northern California, including San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties, according to the National Weather Service.11:50 a.m. -- I-580 reopenedExpect residual delays on westbound I-580 between High Street and 3...

'Princess Diaries' mansion in San Francisco listed for nearly $9M

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:44:50 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- It was featured in one of the most iconic films to take place in San Francisco. The mansion in the blockbuster film "Princess Diaries" is now on the market and being sold for $8.9 million, according to Steve Mavromihalis of Compass Real Estate. San Francisco ranks No. 1 US city for runners: study The 4,554-square-foot home, located at 2601 Lyon St., went on the market Monday. The multimillion-dollar home has four bedrooms, three full bathrooms, three stories and an elevator; it has 12+ rooms total. The Pacific Heights mansion was seen in the 2001 Disney film in which the home was used as the campus for the fictional Grove High School. Here's a scene from the movie that took place in front of the mansion that is officially up for sale. In the clip, you can see the stairs (pictured below) at the front of the home.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } ....

Meta considering Twitter alternative: report

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:44:50 GMT

(KRON) -- Meta, the parent company of Facebook, is considering plans to release a microblogging app that would be an alternative to Twitter, according to a report in Moneycontrol. The platform, which is code-named "P92," according to the report, would use data of all Instagram users, regardless of whether they opted in to being part of it. Silicon Valley Bank seized by FDIC in largest bank failure since 2008 The platform would support ActivityPub, a decentralized social networking protocol that powers Twitter alternative, Mastodon, Moneycontrol said, citing people reportedly familiar with the project. "P92" would reportedly be Instagram branded, facilitating login through users' Instagram credentials.It's not clear whether the app is at an "idea-stage or the development has begun on the app," Moneycontrol said. One source the report cited said the app is still a work in progress.KRON On is streaming live news now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height...

Josh Pastner fired after 7 seasons as Georgia Tech coach

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:44:50 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Josh Pastner was fired Friday as Georgia Tech’s basketball coach, two seasons after he guided the Yellow Jackets to a surprising Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament title.Pastner was dumped after seven seasons at the school in midtown Atlanta, his fate sealed by a second straight losing season and few signs of progress in a program that was once a national powerhouse.The Yellow Jackets capped a 15-18 campaign Wednesday with an 89-81 loss to Pittsburgh in the second round of the ACC Tournament. They finished 12-20 last season.“We have high expectations at Georgia Tech for all of our sports programs, and it is imperative that our storied men’s basketball program achieves a greater level of success,” athletic director J Batt said. “Our men’s basketball program is important to our department and to our institution. We will not shy away from expecting to consistently compete for ACC championships, NCAA Tournament appearances and sustained success.”The 45-year-...

Bochum beats Cologne for boost in German relegation fight

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:44:50 GMT

COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — Bochum’s first goals in the Bundesliga for more than a month earned the relegation-threatened team a valuable 2-0 win over Cologne on Friday.Played in persistent snowfall, it was a meeting between teams badly in need of a win. Cologne was without a goal in three league games and Bochum last scored in the Bundesliga on Feb. 4.It didn’t take long for that to change as Kevin Stöger converted a penalty in the ninth minute after Cologne defender Timo Hübers tripped Christopher Antwi-Adjei.Despite coming under pressure from Cologne, Bochum doubled its lead in the 76th minute when Erhan Mašović bundled the ball in after Cologne failed to clear a free kick.The win lifted Bochum four places in the standings, from last to 14th, and left Hoffenheim and Schalke in the automatic relegation places. Cologne is 12th with one win from its last eight games in the Bundesliga.___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

E. Jean Carroll podrá usar cinta de “Access Hollywood” en caso contra Trump y el testimonio de otros dos acusadores

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:44:50 GMT

(CNN) — Un juez federal dijo el viernes que E. Jean Carroll, en su caso por difamación contra el expresidente de EE.UU. Donald Trump, puede utilizar como prueba el testimonio de otras dos acusadoras de agresión sexual, así como la cinta “Access Hollywood”, en la que se jacta de ser capaz de manosear a las mujeres.El juez de distrito de EE.UU. Lewis Kaplan rechazó la solicitud de Trump de que el juez impida que los acusadores testifiquen en el juicio. Trump también le pidió al juez que bloqueara la reproducción de la cinta de “Access Hollywood” en el juicio.Carroll, la excolumnista de una revista que demandó a Trump por difamación después de que él negara haberla violado a mediados de la década de 1990, indicó que llamará a Natasha Stoynoff y Jessica Leeds, dos mujeres que presentaron acusaciones contra Trump en 2016, y también usará sus declaraciones grabadas en video.Juez rechaza intento del Departamento de Justicia de defender a Donald Trump en demanda de E. Jean Carroll por...

Sass trades goal crease to oversee Bills new stadium project

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:44:50 GMT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Kimberly Sass has traded in her goal crease for a construction hat and a football.The recently retired goalie, who won a National Women’s Hockey League championship with the Metropolitan Riveters in 2018, has been hired as project manager to represent the Buffalo Bills in the building of the team’s new stadium. The role not only aligns with Sass’ professional career in design and architecture, it’s a job that holds special meaning for someone from Buffalo.“I’m absolutely thrilled to have this opportunity,” Sass said. “As a Bills fan growing up here and just to be able to work on a project this big, this scale and this magnitude in terms of the future impact it’ll have on this community is awesome.”Sass is working for Legends, a company co-owned by Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. It was hired by the Bills to oversee the construction of a new facility projected to cost $1.4 billion to be built across the street of the team’s current home.After reaching a conditi...

Sasser leads No. 1 Houston to 30th win, AAC semifinals

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:44:50 GMT

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Marcus Sasser scored 30 points and top-ranked Houston got its 30th win of the season with a 60-46 victory over East Carolina in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference Tournament. The Cougars have back-to-back 30-win seasons for the first time since their Phi Slama Jama era. Jamal Shead added 12 points for Houston (30-2). East Carolina freshman forward Ezra Ausar had 18 points and a season-high 19 rebounds for the Pirates (16-17).Houston moves on to the AAC semifinals, where it’ll meet either fourth-seeded Cincinnati or fifth-seeded Temple. NO. 4 ALABAMA 72, MISSISSIPPI STATE 49NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Brandon Miller had 18 points and nine rebounds and Alabama never trailed in a win over Mississippi State in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference Tournament. The top-seeded Crimson Tide (27-5) set the pace in the first half hitting eight of 20 shots from long range. Charles Bediako and Noah Gurley added 11 points apiece for Alabam...

Urstadt Biddle: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:44:50 GMT

GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. (UBA) on Friday reported a key measure of profitability in its fiscal first quarter.The Greenwich, Connecticut-based real estate investment trust said it had funds from operations of $15.6 million, or 42 cents per share, in the period.Funds from operations is a closely watched measure in the REIT industry. It takes net income and adds back items such as depreciation and amortization.The company said it had net income of $6.8 million, or 18 cents per share.The commercial real estate investment trust, based in Greenwich, Connecticut, posted revenue of $38.3 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on UBA at https://www.zacks.com/ap/UBASource