Anderson’s 20 lead UC Santa Barbara over Bethesda 126-76
By The Associated Press SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Cole Anderson scored 20 points as UC Santa Barbara beat Bethesda 126-76 on Saturday night.…
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Crew race to 2-goal lead in 1st half, hold on to beat LAFC 2-1 for 3rd MLS Cup
By CRAIG MERZ Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Cucho Hernandez and Yaw Yeboah scored in the first half and the Columbus Crew held on to beat…
Continue ReadingWith universities under pressure over antisemitism, NY governor warns of legal action if discrimination occurs
By Skylar Harris and Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Saturday warned state colleges and universities of…
Continue ReadingRetired NYPD cops visited Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth home to take a picture. They caught an alleged would-be arsonist
By Macie Goldfarb and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Kenneth Dodson and younger brother Axel visited the birth home of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in…
Continue ReadingVenezuela and Guyana agree to high-level meeting amid annexation fears
By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Venezuela and Guyana have agreed to a high-level meeting over the status of the disputed and oil-rich…
Continue ReadingShohei Ohtani agrees to record $700 million, 10-year contract with Dodgers
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani has set a financial record to go along with his singular on-field performance,…
Continue ReadingAlabama officer on leave after video shows her using stun gun on handcuffed Black man
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — An officer in a small city in western Alabama was placed on administrative leave after video surfaced showing her…
Continue ReadingShohei Ohtani agrees to $700 million, 10-year contract with Los Angeles Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani agrees to $700 million, 10-year contract with Los Angeles…
Continue ReadingButler pulls away in second overtime for 97-90 win over Cal
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Posh Alexander scored 21 points, Pierre Brooks II had 20 and Jahmyl Telfort 18 to lead Butler to a 97-90 double-overtime…
Continue ReadingSpithill skippers Aussies into lead in SailGP’s Dubai regatta while new-look Team USA is last
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer Fill-in skipper Jimmy Spithill steered Team Australia’s “Flying Roo” foiling catamaran to finishes of…
Continue ReadingComplaint says Muslim Arab American teacher was discriminated against after put on leave over pro-Palestinian phrase in email
By Alaa Elassar and Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has filed a discrimination complaint…
Continue ReadingAs the nation battles a maternal health crisis, more women of color are choosing birth centers over hospitals
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN; Photographs by Alyssa Pointer for CNN (CNN) — Vernette Kountz had given birth to four children in hospitals —…
Continue ReadingNobel Peace Prize winner vows Iranian people will ‘dismantle despotism’ in speech delivered by her children
CNN By Niamh Kennedy and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Oslo, Norway (CNN) — Imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi paid tribute to the Iranian…
Continue ReadingWhy the sentence imposed on Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley is significant
By Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — More than two years after Michigan’s deadliest school shooting, a judge imposed a historic sentence – and the…
Continue ReadingAs they prepare to accept her Nobel prize, jailed activist’s children believe they’ll never see her again
By Sarah El Sirgany and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Oslo, Norway (CNN) — At the age of four, Ali Rahmani realized his family would never lead an…
Continue ReadingNashville police say they’ve ‘exhausted all available investigative avenues’ into leak of school shooter’s writings
By Macie Goldfarb and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department says it has “exhausted all possible investigative…
Continue Reading‘Bone biographies’ reveal what life was like for everyday medieval people
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — If you could walk the streets of medieval England, it might feel as unfamiliar as an alien environment.…
Continue ReadingEagles security guard DiSandro banned from sideline for Sunday Night Football vs. Cowboys
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Eagles security chief Dom DiSandro has been barred by the NFL from being on the sideline Sunday…
Continue ReadingUkraine reports nearly 100 air attacks in a day as first lady warns country faces ‘mortal danger’
By Maria Kostenko, Amarachi Orie and Radina Gigova, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Ukraine said Saturday that Russia launched nearly 100 air attacks across…
Continue ReadingTechnology built the cashless society. Advances are helping the unhoused so they’re not left behind
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — John Littlejohn remembers the days when lots of people had a couple of dollars to spare to buy…
Continue ReadingUS and Mexico submit joint bid to host 2027 Women’s World Cup
CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. Soccer Federation and Mexico Football Federation submitted a joint bid Friday to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup…
Continue ReadingAt least 4 dead after fire breaks out in hospital in Rome
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — At least four people have died and more than 200 people evacuated after a devastating fire broke out…
Continue ReadingHer mother vanished when she was 1. Some 40 years later, a phone call from a stranger helped her understand why
By Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — Misty LaBean spent her whole life wondering why her mother left her family when she was only a year old.…
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Fire at Midtown Community Center causes $250,000 in damage, according to Santa Cruz Fire
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) – People at a community center used for multiple church services are counting their blessings after a fire broke out…
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Hollister man arrested after allegedly breaking into home and attacking homeowner
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) — Hollister Police arrested a man they said was caught breaking into a home and was confronted by the homeowner on…
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Two people arrested for allegedly attempting to steal $4,000 worth of merchandise from Lululemon
LOS GATOS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Los-Gatos Monte Sereno Police said they arrested two people accused of stealing from a Lululemon store in the Los…
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Monterey man arrested on hate crime charge after allegedly vandalizing vehicle of person “because they were Muslim,” says police
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — A 46-year-old Monterey man is facing hate crime and vandalism charges after allegedly scratching a person’s car because…
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Soledad City Council votes to let voters decide fate of District Elections ordinance
SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV)- Soledad councilmembers have approved to allow voters to decide the fate of a District-Based Elections ordinance…
Continue ReadingProtests at UN climate talks, from cease-fire calls to detainees, see ‘shocking level of censorship’
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Activists designated Saturday a day of protest at the COP28 summit in Dubai.…
Continue ReadingDrunk astronomers, monsters and red underwear: New book explores the myth and folklore of eclipses
By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — An ancient Chinese story tells of two court astronomers, Hsi and Ho, who got drunk and failed to predict an eclipse…
Continue ReadingRhode Island man charged with making false bomb threat on airplane
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A Rhode Island man faces federal charges for allegedly making threats that forced a Florida flight bound for…
Continue ReadingKawhi Leonard scores season-high 41 points, Clippers beat Jazz 117-103
By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored a season-high 41 points and the Los Angeles Clippers beat Utah 117-103 on…
Continue ReadingPeek inside Joe Biden’s campaign fundraisers, where big money mingles with old jokes in swanky homes
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — If you’re a Democrat with money to burn and friends in high places,…
Continue ReadingPeek inside Joe Biden’s campaign fundraisers, where big money mingles with old jokes in swanky homes
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — If you’re a Democrat with money to burn and friends in high places,…
Continue ReadingNew US aid for Ukraine by year-end seems increasingly out of reach as GOP ties it to border security
By STEPHEN GROVES and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A deal to provide further U.S. assistance to Ukraine by year-end appears to…
Continue ReadingFrom urchin crushing to lab-grown kelp, efforts to save California’s kelp forests show promise
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press CASPAR BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A welding hammer strapped to her wrist, Joy Hollenback slipped on blue fins and swam…
Continue ReadingEgypt’s president expected to secure third term as the world’s eyes are fixed on Gaza
By CNN Staff (CNN) — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is expected to secure his third term in power in a Sunday presidential election…
Continue ReadingFox scores 23 of 34 points in 4th quarter, Kings pull away late to beat the Suns 114-106
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The short-handed Phoenix Suns kept hitting shots in the fourth quarter, trying to steal a victory…
Continue ReadingSunny Days, Cool Nights
High pressure will keep up dry and quiet through the weekend with plenty of sunshine! Clear skies and dry air will mean warmer afternoons, but nights…
Continue ReadingGilgeous-Alexander scores 38 as Thunder top Warriors, 138-136 in overtime
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander believes the Oklahoma City Thunder have made a statement with the way…
Continue ReadingTop basketball recruits JuJu Watkins, Isaiah Collier already excelling at USC
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — JuJu Watkins and Isaiah Collier made history before stepping onto the Galen Center court for their…
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Giants sign Tsutsugo and Jefferies to minor league contracts
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Japanese first baseman and outfielder Yoshitomo Tsutsugo has agreed to a minor league…
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Doctors from Mexico filling holes in California farmworker health care
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV): Doctors from Mexico at the Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas continue filling a gap in providing health care services…
Continue ReadingEurope reaches a deal on the world’s first comprehensive AI rules
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — European Union negotiators clinched a deal Friday on the world’s first comprehensive…
Continue ReadingPregnant woman in lawsuit challenging Kentucky’s abortion bans learns her embryo has no ‘cardiac activity,’ attorneys say
By Sarah Dewberry, Alaa Elassar, Carma Hassan and Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — A pregnant Kentucky woman involved in a class action lawsuit…
Continue ReadingBraves get David Fletcher and Max Stassi from Angels for Evan White and Tyler Thomas
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves obtained infielder David Fletcher and catcher Max Stassi from the Los Angeles Angels on Friday for infielder Evan…
Continue ReadingUtah attorney general drops reelection bid amid scrutiny about his ties to a sexual assault suspect
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes has announced that he will not seek reelection. The…
Continue ReadingFlorida woman charged with plotting former son-in-law’s death pleads not guilty after alleging ‘inhumane treatment’ in jail
By Denise Royal and Shirin Faqiri, CNN (CNN) — The Florida woman charged with murder and other offenses in the 2014 fatal shooting of her…
Continue ReadingAmerican woman accused of conspiring to kill her husband released on bail in the Bahamas
By Royston Jones, Christina Zdanowicz, AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN (CNN) — American Lindsay Shiver, accused of conspiring to kill her husband…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom advances water tunnel project amid opposition from environmental groups
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A long-sought and disputed project in drought-prone California aimed at capturing more…
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