Taiwan’s transport minister offers resignation after dozens killed in train crash
Taiwan’s transportation minister Lin Chia-lung has offered to resign after a deadly train crash Friday killed at least 51 people and left…
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One person killed and at least 5 others injured in a park shooting on Easter
A woman is dead and five others, including a 4-year-old, were injured at a shooting in a park in Birmingham, Alabama, on Easter Sunday, police said.…
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Republicans mobilize for showdown that will help define the Biden presidency
A defining political clash took shape Sunday over Joe Biden’s latest effort to reshape the US economy, with Republicans mobilizing against a…
Continue Reading Japan just recorded its earliest cherry blossom bloom in 1,200 years as impact of climate crisis intensifies
Think of Japan in the spring, and the image that comes to mind is likely the country’s famous cherry blossoms, also known as…
Continue ReadingThe Bidens encourage Americans to get vaccinated in Easter message
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden shared well-wishes with Americans celebrating Easter on Sunday and encouraged them to get Covid-19…
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SAG Awards: See the full list of winners
The 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, which honor some of the year’s best performances in film and television, aired on Sunday night. The…
Continue Reading George Floyd’s family describes heart-wrenching experience in the courtroom during Derek Chauvin’s trial, attorney says
An attorney representing the family of George Floyd told CNN on Sunday being in the courtroom for the trial of the former police officer accused of…
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Jordan accuses former crown prince of attempt to ‘destabilize’ country’s security
Jordan’s government has accused former crown prince Hamzah bin Hussein, the half-brother of the country’s ruler King Abdullah II, of…
Continue Reading A possible military explosive device washed ashore on a Florida beach
A possible military explosive training device was discovered on the shore of a popular Florida beach early Sunday. The device, believed to be a sea…
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The Weeknd says he is donating $1 million toward Ethiopian relief efforts
Grammy award-winning artist The Weeknd is stepping up to help Ethiopians amid violence in the country. The singer-songwriter, whose real name is Abel…
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Mountain lion sighting in Monterey
It wasn’t the Easter Bunny that visited one Monterey man Sunday morning, it was a mountain lion!…
Continue Reading The Biden administration launches a $500,000 contest to improve face mask designs
We all know face masks can be troublesome to wear. They can irritate your skin, hurt your ears and fog up your glasses. That’s why the…
Continue Reading See who’s nominated for a SAG Award
The 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, which honor some of the year’s best performances in film and television, will air on Sunday night.…
Continue Reading Restaurant owner offers a job to the burglar who broke into his business
After someone broke into an Augusta, Georgia, restaurant over the weekend, the owner of the business responded in an unusual way: He offered the…
Continue ReadingDry (Mostly) Stretch Ahead
Air Quality Updates Will Return When Needed. Outside of fire or winter inversion seasons, our air quality is *rarely* anything but good to moderate.…
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Man brandishing machete is taken into custody
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION) A man armed with a machete was arrested Sunday in Hollister, according to police. The Hollister Police Department said they…
Continue Reading Rapper DMX is hospitalized and on life support following heart attack, longtime lawyer says
Rapper DMX remains hospitalized and on life support in White Plains, New York, his longtime attorney Murray Richman confirmed to CNN on Sunday. The…
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Unaccompanied migrant kids may be housed at Camp Roberts
The federal government may house unaccompanied migrant children at Camp Roberts on the Monterey County line.…
Continue Reading Florida Gov. DeSantis says he is trying to prevent ‘real catastrophic flood situation’ at Tampa-area reservoir
Response teams in Manatee County, Florida, are trying to prevent a “real catastrophic flood situation” in the Piney Point reservoir area,…
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Natividad to host vaccine clinic at Everett Alvarez High School
Natividad Medical Center will hold a mass vaccination clinic at Everett Alvarez High School next weekend, April 10th and…
Continue Reading Chicago shootings in March are at their highest level in 4 years, police data show
The number of shootings in Chicago in the month of March — and the number of shooting victims — are at their highest in four years,…
Continue Reading Mariah Carey hits a high note for her Covid-19 vaccine
Mariah Carey’s Covid-19 vaccination was quite the performance. In a video posted on Instagram, Carey said she was “excited and nervous a…
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¿Cuánto tiempo protegerán a las personas las vacunas contra el coronavirus?
(CNN) — Ian Haydon ayudó a probar la vacuna contra el coronavirus de Moderna el año pasado. Ahora colabora a probar la versión modificada de esa…
Continue Reading Atlanta Braves cover All-Star Game patch on team jerseys after MLB’s decision to move game
The Atlanta Braves altered their uniforms Saturday ahead of their game against the Philadelphia Phillies, with the All-Star Game patch the team…
Continue ReadingDelta temporarily opens middle seats in response to flight cancelations
Citing several contributing factors, Delta Air Lines canceled approximately 100 flights Sunday. “Delta teams have been working through various…
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Santa Cruz Police Department delivers Easter baskets to kids
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) The Santa Cruz Police Department teamed up with the community to deliver Easter baskets to kids in the Beach Flats area.…
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How long will coronavirus vaccines protect people?
Ian Haydon helped test Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine last year. Now, he’s helping test the tweaked version of that vaccine designed to…
Continue ReadingWhat it’s like to be a reporter in the courtroom during the Derek Chauvin murder trial
The Derek Chauvin murder trial is well underway, and CNN correspondent Sara Sidner said it is unlike any other that she’s covered as a…
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As restrictive voting bills multiply, GOP signals it won’t bow to corporate pressure
As the backlash to Georgia’s restrictive voting law intensified last week with big corporations like Delta and Coca-Cola criticizing the law…
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Central Coast celebrates second Easter amid pandemic
Old Fisherman’s Wharf is celebrating Easter Sunday with the Easter Bunny and…
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The year of two Copa del Rey finals: Athletic Bilbao loses first, but has second chance against FC Barcelona
These are unusual times for the Copa del Rey (King’s Cup), which is Spanish football’s leading knockout competition. And in years to come…
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Effects of Ocean Acidification on Central Coast sea life
Researchers along the California coast have been concerned about acidity levels in the water and what impacts it could have on local sea…
Continue Reading These are the two key things that can help curb another Covid-19 surge, Fauci says
Some health experts warn the United States may be on the cusp of another Covid-19 surge if Americans aren’t careful — just as the country…
Continue Reading Dónde ver la ceremonia 27 de los SAG Awards
(CNN) — La edición 27 de los Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG), que honran los logros en las actuaciones de cine y televisión de 2020, se llevará…
Continue Reading A handcuffed suspect stole a Kansas state patrol car and led troopers on a chase, highway patrol says
A suspect with his hands cuffed behind his back stole a Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) trooper’s car and led law enforcement units on a high-speed…
Continue Reading A man won $100,000 in the lottery two weeks after winning $5,000
A North Carolina man who won $5,000 with a scratch-off lottery ticket said he was “extremely happy and surprised” to learn he’d won…
Continue ReadingOmar: Boycotts have ‘allowed for justice’ from civil rights to ending apartheid
Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar on Sunday said Major League Baseball’s decision to pull its all-star game from Atlanta in response to Georgia’s…
Continue Reading Michigan adds more than 8,400 new Covid-19 cases in one day, the most since December
Michigan reported 8,413 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the state’s total pandemic case count to 692,206, according to the…
Continue ReadingHunter Biden says he’s ‘absolutely certain’ he’ll be cleared of wrongdoing in DOJ probe into business dealings
Hunter Biden says he is fully cooperating with the Justice Department’s investigation into his business dealings in China and predicted that he…
Continue Reading “Sola”, de Tiago PZK, un crudo relato sobre la violencia de género
(CNN Español) — Tiago PZK es una de las revelaciones de la música urbana en Argentina. A sus 19 años, se ha hecho conocido en el mundo del…
Continue ReadingMississippi GOP governor pushes back on vaccine passports: ‘I don’t think it’s a good thing to do in America’
Mississippi’s Republican governor said Sunday that he doesn’t support the potential use of so-called Covid-19 vaccine passports in his…
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A loose cow trotting along an Atlanta-area interstate ties up traffic for an hour
Atlanta-area drivers are used to sitting in traffic, but for those on Interstate 285 this weekend, the cause for their delay was unusual: a loose cow…
Continue Reading‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ is the biggest hit of the pandemic
The movie theater industry has been in desperate need of good news since the beginning of the pandemic. That good news finally came on Sunday thanks…
Continue Reading Virginia Beach police ask for the public’s help after a triple shooting
A triple shooting in Virginia Beach, Virginia, left one person dead and two others injured Saturday night, police said. A caller reported gunfire in…
Continue Reading You should think twice before laminating your vaccine card
Vaccine eligibility in the US is expanding quickly, and so is the popularity of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s little white…
Continue Reading An Asian woman was fatally stabbed while walking her dogs in California, but police say they don’t suspect a hate crime
An elderly Asian woman was stabbed to death while walking her dogs Saturday morning in Riverside, California, police said. But investigators say they…
Continue Reading How to watch the 27th Annual SAG Awards
he 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, which honor achievement in film and television performances for 2020, will take place this weekend after…
Continue ReadingBiden calls his infrastructure plan bold. Bernie Sanders says more work must be done
President Joe Biden’s roughly $2 trillion jobs proposal that is focused on infrastructure and the climate crisis is a “serious…
Continue Reading Democrats fear a delay in redistricting threatens Black and Asian residents in two southern states
Sheryl Threadgill-Matthews is paying close attention to how a delay in the release of redistricting data by the US Census Bureau could affect…
Continue Reading Jordan’s former crown prince says he has been placed in isolation
Jordan’s former crown prince Hamzah bin Hussein, the half-brother of the country’s ruler King Abdullah II, claims he has been placed in…
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