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San Francisco Chronicle
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Outside Lands performer says he was tear-gassed at L.A. ICE protest: ‘They're inciting this'
Pop musician Finneas shared his harrowing experience while participating in a demonstration condemning raids in Los Angeles over the weekend on social media. 'Tear-gassed almost immediately at the very peaceful protest downtown — they're inciting this,' he wrote on his Instagram story on Sunday, June 8. The Grammy-winning songwriter and producer was among thousands across the city who were protesting in the streets against the recent influx of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests under President Donald Trump's administration. Finneas is best known for producing music with his younger sister Billie Eilish, but embarked on a solo career in 2016. He has made a name for himself with his intimate alternative pop tunes, such as 'Let's Fall in Love for the Night' and 'Break My Heart Again.' He was announced among the performers for this year's Outside Lands music festival in Golden Gate Park on Aug. 10, and recently formed a duo called the Favors with his 'Till Forever Falls Apart' collaborator, San Jose singer Ashe. His last San Francisco performance was at the Masonic in March in support of his sophomore album, 'For Cryin' Out Loud!' After sharing his protest experience on Sunday, the musician proceeded to share a series of Instagram stories criticizing Trump's decision to send the National Guard to intervene with protests and declaring his dislike for ICE. 'If you are into this fascist s— you are small and weak and will lose,' a post that he re-shared from comedian and writer Tim Heidecker read. A number of other public figures, including politicians and celebrities, also voiced their concern over the weekend about the Trump administration's military response and the violence it sparked. Billie Joe Armstrong, frontman of East Bay punk rock trio Green Day, shared a video of the protests to his Instagram account, captioning it with a middle finger emoji and an ice cube in a reference to the federal agency. Gov. Gavin Newsom shared his formal request for the Trump administration to rescind the National Guard to X on Sunday afternoon. 'We didn't have a problem until Trump got involved,' he wrote. 'This is a serious breach of state sovereignty — inflaming tensions while pulling resources from where they're actually needed.' Two more protests are scheduled for Monday, June 9 — one set for 4 p.m. outside of San Francisco City Hall, and the other for 6 p.m. at the 24th and Mission BART plaza.
USA Today
13-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Brooklyn Nets jersey history No. 14 - Derrick Favors (2010-11)
Brooklyn Nets jersey history No. 14 - Derrick Favors (2010-11) The Brooklyn Nets have 52 jersey numbers worn by over 600 different players over the course of their history since the franchise was founded in 1967 as a charter member of the American Basketball Association (ABA), when the team was known as the "New Jersey Americans". Since then, that league has been absorbed by the NBA with the team that would later become the New York Nets and New Jersey Nets before settling on the name by which they are known today, bringing their rich player and jersey history with them to the league of today. To commemorate the players who played for the Nets over the decades wearing those 52 different jersey numbers, Nets Wire is covering the entire history of the franchise's jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. The 16th of those 52 different numbers is jersey No. 14 which has has had a total of 29 players wear the number in the history of the team. The 16th of those players wearing No. 14 played in the (then) New Jersey (now, Brooklyn) Nets era, big man alum Derrick Favors. After ending his college career at Georgia Tech, Favors was picked up with the third overall selection of the 2010 NBA draft by the Nets. The Atlanta, Georgia native would play part of the first season of his pro career with New Jersey, traded to the Utah Jazz after just 56 games played with the team that drafted him. During his time suiting up for the Nets, Favors wore only jersey No. 14 and put up 6.8 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Yahoo
DNA match solves 33-year-old rape case, brings new conviction for incarcerated Norfolk man
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A man already serving a decades-long sentence for a 1992 rape has pleaded guilty to another rape committed just a month earlier, following new DNA evidence uncovered through a state-backed cold case initiative. Anthony Favors, 55, pleaded guilty Tuesday, April 15, in Norfolk Circuit Court to two counts of rape stemming from a February 1992 assault that had remained unsolved for more than 30 years. The breakthrough came thanks to the Virginia Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI), a grant-funded program that targets the backlog of untested physical evidence recovery kits (PERKs) from unsolved sexual assault cases. Favors is currently serving a 60-year sentence for a separate rape and robbery he committed in March 1992. With this new plea, he now faces up to 40 additional years in prison. His sentencing is scheduled for July 18. According to the Commonwealth's Attorney's Office, on Feb. 15, 1992, Favors entered a woman's apartment on Lankford Avenue through a damaged door that would not lock. He raped the woman twice and forced her to perform oral sex before briefly leaving the apartment — only to return minutes later, apparently to ensure she had not alerted authorities. After he left a second time, the woman fled, armed herself with a knife, and drove to Naval Station Norfolk to report the attack. A sexual assault exam was performed, and evidence containing the suspect's DNA was preserved. However, forensic technology at the time was not advanced enough to identify the perpetrator. The case went cold, and Favors remained unidentified until the PERK was retested in 2022 under the SAKI program. The renewed investigation matched the DNA to Favors, whose genetic profile had been entered into national databases following his arrest for the March 1992 assault. Investigators obtained a new DNA sample from Favors and confirmed the match. They also verified that he bore a distinctive scar described by the February 1992 victim — a key detail she remembered despite being unable to identify her attacker at the time. Favors ultimately confessed to the 1992 assault and admitted he had long anticipated it might catch up with him. Commonwealth's Attorney Ramin Fatehi commended the perseverance of the survivors and the effectiveness of the SAKI program in finally bringing resolution to the case. 'I express my sympathy to the survivors of Mr. Favors' rapes,' Fatehi said in a statement. 'The justice system cannot undo harm or fix systemic problems, but… it can offer closure, reassurance, and finality.' Favors' earlier case, which resulted in his current imprisonment, involved breaking into a woman's home, assaulting her, and attempting to force her to withdraw cash from an ATM. They caught the attention of passersby on the way to the ATM which caused him to flee that scene. The victim then ran to a neighbor's home to call the police, and he was caught shortly afterward. As a result of that investigation and the victim's direct visual identification of Favors following his arrest, Favors was charged with and pleaded guilty to rape, robbery, and burglary with the intent to commit rape. Favors was sentenced in that case to serve 60 years in prison with another 40 years suspended. The SAKI program, led by the Office of the Attorney General of Virginia, continues to test and review unprocessed kits from past decades, with the goal of securing justice in long-dormant cases. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Independent
30-03-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
How a new Georgia bill could change the fate of domestic abuse survivors in prison
Mary Favors is still plagued by nightmares from the days her husband beat her, choked her and verbally and sexually abused her. Now, she is in prison for killing him. Their fights often turned physical, and five times he was convicted of abusing her. Then one night in April 2011, court records show, Troy Favors began shouting and hitting her before chasing her to their bedroom. She quickly closed the door, alone inside, tying the bedroom door with a string because he had kicked it down before. She grabbed a knife in case he did that again just before he burst in. When she told him to back off, he refused and, according to Favors, he jumped on the knife. Prosecutors accused her of stabbing him. 'It happened so fast,' Favors, 58, told The Associated Press from prison, later adding, 'I felt my life was at risk.' Between 74% and 95% of incarcerated women have survived domestic abuse or sexual violence, according to the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Many were tried without fair opportunities to prove the scope of the abuse and how it led them to act in self-defense, while others were coerced into crimes, according to advocates, who add that certain laws disproportionately criminalize abused women. At other times, they say, people simply don't believe women's stories, with women of color like Favors who survive abuse especially likely to end up in prison. But under the Georgia Survivor Justice Act, which passed the state House overwhelmingly with bipartisan support and awaits Senate consideration, abuse survivors could secure early release from prison. The bill calls for judges to resentence those who are incarcerated and impose shorter sentences on those who are convicted if they can tie their crimes to domestic abuse. It also would expand what can be presented as supporting evidence. It's all part of a broader move toward reform that has gained momentum nationwide as states including Missouri, Connecticut and Massachusetts consider similar legislation. Some states already have passed laws intended to reduce sentences for victims of abuse who face charges or were convicted. Facing possible life in prison for charges including murder, Favors pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter and three other offenses. She received the maximum of 20 years in prison for the killing and five years of probation for having the knife. Many incarcerated survivors are serving life sentences. 'There's this blurring of the lines between victim and suspect when girls and women are criminalized for the sexual violence that they experience,' said Rebecca Epstein, executive director of the Center on Gender Justice and Opportunity at Georgetown Law. Barriers in the legal system After her husband's death, Favors transported the body and left it elsewhere. Research shows similar snap decisions by victims in response to trauma can taint how jurors, judges and prosecutors see defendants, said Leigh Goodmark, a University of Maryland law professor who studies the criminalization of domestic violence. Goodmark hopes efforts like Georgia's will help judges and prosecutors 'see that victimization is much more complicated than they want it to be." Current Georgia law is strict about how lawyers can bring in evidence of domestic abuse, said Ellie Williams, legal director with the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence. She is spearheading the legislation, which would loosen some restrictions, and said the strict guidelines reflect outdated understandings of abuse. 'Things that we don't always take seriously matter, and we explicitly and implicitly require things that don't adequately allow for the actual dynamics of abuse to be considered,' Williams said. Hope for survivors Under Georgia's bill, if a judge determines family violence, dating violence or child abuse contributed to a crime with a minimum sentence of life in prison, the judge, in most cases, would have to impose a sentence of 10 to 30 years in prison. For other felonies, judges would not be able to sentence the defendant to more than half of the maximum sentence they could have otherwise gotten. People in prison could also request resentencing under the rules if the act ultimately becomes law. Georgia's bill would also make it easier for courts to consider domestic violence in cases involving self-defense or victims being coerced into committing a crime, which is common. The bill is 'not a get out of jail free card,' said bill sponsor Rep. Stan Gunter, a Republican. The day the House voted on it, several district attorneys contacted their representatives to oppose it. Randy McGinley, district attorney for the Alcovy Judicial Circuit, said during a committee hearing that families may become upset if the person who killed their loved one walks free from prison early. The Prosecuting Attorneys' Council, which McGinley was representing, is taking a neutral stance after persuading lawmakers to make some changes. Some freed despite challenges New York passed a bill in 2019 that allowed judges and prosecutors to revisit sentences. The Survivors Justice Project said at least 71 people have received a reduction and 85 applications were denied. California has a similar law. Illinois last year passed a law expanding eligibility for resentencing building on previous laws. The Oklahoma Survivors' Act, passed last year, shortens sentences for crimes driven by domestic violence. A few have gone home. But a bill failed this year that could have provided some sentencing relief for women who were convicted under Oklahoma's 'failure to protect' law for not protecting children from their abusers. They often receive sentences equal to or more than their abusers. Favors tears up when she talks about her husband, whom she still loves. She drove him to work every day and wishes they had had resources to overcome mental health battles and their drug addictions. Now drug-free, Favors dreams of working at a battered women's shelter. In prison, she earned her high school diploma and took classes about abuse. To heal, she prays, fasts, reads her Bible and meets with others in a prison ministry, sharing what God did for them. "I survived from my abuse," Favors answers. 'I could have been the one that was dead.' ___ Kramon is a corps member for The Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. Follow Kramon on X: @charlottekramon.
Yahoo
30-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
How a new Georgia bill could change the fate of domestic abuse survivors in prison
ATLANTA (AP) — Mary Favors is still plagued by nightmares from the days her husband beat her, choked her and verbally and sexually abused her. Now, she is in prison for killing him. Their fights often turned physical, and five times he was convicted of abusing her. Then one night in April 2011, court records show, Troy Favors began shouting and hitting her before chasing her to their bedroom. She quickly closed the door, alone inside, tying the bedroom door with a string because he had kicked it down before. She grabbed a knife in case he did that again just before he burst in. When she told him to back off, he refused and, according to Favors, he jumped on the knife. Prosecutors accused her of stabbing him. 'It happened so fast,' Favors, 58, told The Associated Press from prison, later adding, 'I felt my life was at risk.' Between 74% and 95% of incarcerated women have survived domestic abuse or sexual violence, according to the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Many were tried without fair opportunities to prove the scope of the abuse and how it led them to act in self-defense, while others were coerced into crimes, according to advocates, who add that certain laws disproportionately criminalize abused women. At other times, they say, people simply don't believe women's stories, with women of color like Favors who survive abuse especially likely to end up in prison. But under the Georgia Survivor Justice Act, which passed the state House overwhelmingly with bipartisan support and awaits Senate consideration, abuse survivors could secure early release from prison. The bill calls for judges to resentence those who are incarcerated and impose shorter sentences on those who are convicted if they can tie their crimes to domestic abuse. It also would expand what can be presented as supporting evidence. It's all part of a broader move toward reform that has gained momentum nationwide as states including Missouri, Connecticut and Massachusetts consider similar legislation. Some states already have passed laws intended to reduce sentences for victims of abuse who face charges or were convicted. Facing possible life in prison for charges including murder, Favors pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter and three other offenses. She received the maximum of 20 years in prison for the killing and five years of probation for having the knife. Many incarcerated survivors are serving life sentences. 'There's this blurring of the lines between victim and suspect when girls and women are criminalized for the sexual violence that they experience,' said Rebecca Epstein, executive director of the Center on Gender Justice and Opportunity at Georgetown Law. Barriers in the legal system After her husband's death, Favors transported the body and left it elsewhere. Research shows similar snap decisions by victims in response to trauma can taint how jurors, judges and prosecutors see defendants, said Leigh Goodmark, a University of Maryland law professor who studies the criminalization of domestic violence. Goodmark hopes efforts like Georgia's will help judges and prosecutors 'see that victimization is much more complicated than they want it to be." Current Georgia law is strict about how lawyers can bring in evidence of domestic abuse, said Ellie Williams, legal director with the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence. She is spearheading the legislation, which would loosen some restrictions, and said the strict guidelines reflect outdated understandings of abuse. 'Things that we don't always take seriously matter, and we explicitly and implicitly require things that don't adequately allow for the actual dynamics of abuse to be considered,' Williams said. Hope for survivors Under Georgia's bill, if a judge determines family violence, dating violence or child abuse contributed to a crime with a minimum sentence of life in prison, the judge, in most cases, would have to impose a sentence of 10 to 30 years in prison. For other felonies, judges would not be able to sentence the defendant to more than half of the maximum sentence they could have otherwise gotten. People in prison could also request resentencing under the rules if the act ultimately becomes law. Georgia's bill would also make it easier for courts to consider domestic violence in cases involving self-defense or victims being coerced into committing a crime, which is common. The bill is 'not a get out of jail free card,' said bill sponsor Rep. Stan Gunter, a Republican. The day the House voted on it, several district attorneys contacted their representatives to oppose it. Randy McGinley, district attorney for the Alcovy Judicial Circuit, said during a committee hearing that families may become upset if the person who killed their loved one walks free from prison early. The Prosecuting Attorneys' Council, which McGinley was representing, is taking a neutral stance after persuading lawmakers to make some changes. Some freed despite challenges New York passed a bill in 2019 that allowed judges and prosecutors to revisit sentences. The Survivors Justice Project said at least 71 people have received a reduction and 85 applications were denied. California has a similar law. Illinois last year passed a law expanding eligibility for resentencing building on previous laws. The Oklahoma Survivors' Act, passed last year, shortens sentences for crimes driven by domestic violence. A few have gone home. But a bill failed this year that could have provided some sentencing relief for women who were convicted under Oklahoma's 'failure to protect' law for not protecting children from their abusers. They often receive sentences equal to or more than their abusers. Favors tears up when she talks about her husband, whom she still loves. She drove him to work every day and wishes they had had resources to overcome mental health battles and their drug addictions. Now drug-free, Favors dreams of working at a battered women's shelter. In prison, she earned her high school diploma and took classes about abuse. To heal, she prays, fasts, reads her Bible and meets with others in a prison ministry, sharing what God did for them. "I survived from my abuse," Favors answers. 'I could have been the one that was dead.' ___ Kramon is a corps member for The Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. Follow Kramon on X: @charlottekramon.
