San Francisco Chronicle - (Sunday)

NEWS OF THE DAY

From Across the Nation

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1 Protesters convicted: Seven Roman Catholic activists have been convicted of federal crimes for breaking into a Navy submarine base in Georgia to protest nuclear weapons. The defendants face potential sentences of more than 20 years in prison after being found guilty of trespassin­g, destructio­n of government property and other counts in federal court in Brunswick. Prosecutor­s showed the jury videos the activists took of themselves using wire cutters to enter a security gate at Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base on April 4, 2018. They spraypaint­ed antinuclea­r messages and hammered on an outdoor display before being arrested.

2 Police shooting: A man who attacked a New York City police officer with a metal chair, critically injuring him, was fatally shot by the officer, police said. The officer fired after efforts to subdue the man with a Taser were unsuccessf­ul, Chief of Patrol Rodney Harrison said. The officer was in a medically induced coma in critical but stable condition, Harrison said. The confrontat­ion occurred at a nail salon in Brooklyn on Friday evening. Police said it started when a man entered the salon to use the restroom but instead started urinating on the floor. Harrison said salon workers flagged two uniformed officers on patrol and asked them to remove the man. A second man then entered the store “and engaged in a violent struggle with the uniformed officers,” Harrison said.

3 Warship: The nation’s newest aircraft carrier has headed out to sea for more tests after it underwent a series of upgrades and fixes at a Virginia shipyard. The Navy said the Gerald R. Ford departed Friday after spending 15 months at Newport News Shipbuildi­ng. The $13 billion carrier has drawn criticism from government watchdogs and members of Congress for delays and glitches involving its cuttingedg­e systems. But Navy officials and some experts have said problems are expected on the first ship in a new class. The ship is designed to carry a wider variety of aircraft with several hundred fewer sailors.

4 Casino crash: A woman who was angered when she was kicked out of a Las Vegasarea casino intentiona­lly drove her motor home into the building, injuring a custodian, police said. North Las Vegas Police spokesman Eric Leavitt said the woman was ejected from the Cannery casino Friday and then drove her Winnebago into the building. The worker was critically injured but is expected to survive. Police arrested the woman, who was not identified.

5 Shooting victim: Philadelph­ia police say a man who was shot 15 times walked into a hospital emergency room Friday and is expected to survive. Police found 23 shell casings at the scene. Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said the 27yearold was in critical condition, but is expected to survive, adding it’s “pretty miraculous.” The man was not identified. Authoritie­s are reviewing surveillan­ce video. No arrests have been made.

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