2 men wrongly convicted in California are declared innocent
CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two men who served nearly 17 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of attempted…
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Grandson of White homeowner who shot a Black teen who rang his doorbell said he ‘wasn’t shocked’ by the news. His brother has a different take
By Holly Yan, CNN When Klint Ludwig learned his grandfather, a White homeowner in Kansas City, had shot a Black teenager who rang his doorbell,…
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Alec Baldwin charge will be dropped in movie set shooting
By ANDREW DALTON and MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors said Thursday they will dismiss an involuntary manslaughter…
Continue Reading Police make 6th arrest in Alabama Sweet 16 party shooting
DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Investigators on Thursday charged a sixth person with reckless murder in connection with a deadly shooting at a Sweet 16…
Continue Reading Negligence led to Mississippi grain bin death, officials say
GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — Inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration say a South African teenage…
Continue Reading Wyoming abortion clinic opens despite arson, legal obstacles
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming’s first full-service abortion clinic in years defiantly opened Thursday despite an…
Continue Reading California could protect sex assault victims facing lawsuits
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers voted Thursday to protect sexual assault…
Continue ReadingDeath row inmate Richard Glossip is denied another bid to vacate murder conviction, execution set for May 18
By Brynn Gingras, Linh Tran and Emma Tucker, CNN Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip on Thursday was denied another appeal to vacate his murder…
Continue Reading Panelists: New York casinos could see Atlantic City closures
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Panelists at a major casino industry conference in Atlantic City say the construction of…
Continue Reading Memphis signee Williams pleads not guilty to gun charges
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Due to security concerns cited by his attorney, high school basketball star and Memphis signee…
Continue ReadingRoadway deaths level off after pandemic spike, but remain high
By Gregory Wallace Roadway deaths leveled off last year after spiking during the pandemic, according to federal estimates released Thursday. The…
Continue Reading Muslims end Ramadan, begin holiday amid war, reconciliation
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Large parts of the Muslim world marked the end of the fasting month of Ramadan…
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Charge to be dropped against Alec Baldwin in fatal ‘Rust’ set shooting
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors in New Mexico plan to drop an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of…
Continue Reading‘Bullet holes everywhere’ at the scene of a quadruple murder in Maine, affidavit says
By Alisha Ebrahimji and Andi Babineau, CNN The woman who found the bodies of four people who were murdered at a home in Maine told police she saw…
Continue Reading Make them picks: Rams determined to restock through draft
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams say the bills have come due for their years of high living, and…
Continue Reading Alec Baldwin charge will be dropped in movie set shooting
By ANDREW DALTON and MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors said Thursday they will dismiss an involuntary manslaughter…
Continue Reading California researchers attempt ocean climate solution
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Atop a 100-foot barge tied up at the Port of Los Angeles, engineers have built a kind of…
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County of Monterey asking for community input to develop a broadband internet strategy
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Monterey County officials are asking for community input to develop a regional broadband strategy. The county…
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Pajaro Update: Recovery continues as county brings interpreter, nurse and more FEMA aid
PAJARO Calif. (KION-TV)- Leaders from Monterey County offered updates on the recovery process in Pajaro Wednesday. While they say there’s still a…
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Megan Hunter named Soledad City Manager
SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Soledad City Council unanimously approved Megan Hunter to become the city manager during a Council meeting on…
Continue ReadingBilly Joel Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Billy Joel. Personal Birth date: May 9, 1949…
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DOJ reaches multimillion-dollar settlements against oil and gas companies it says were failing to control harmful leaks
Originally Published: 20 APR 23 13:04 ET Updated: 20 APR 23 13:38 ET By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice…
Continue ReadingFeds will release more water downstream into drought-stricken Lake Mead after wet winter
By Ella Nilsen, CNN After years of punishing drought, a historic winter snowpack is bringing a reprieve to the Colorado River Basin and the…
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Man faces seven years for police chase through downtown Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Update April 20, 2023, at 11:06 a.m.- The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office said a man has been convicted after…
Continue Reading Angels manager Nevin ejected twice from same game
NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Angels manager Phil Nevin had never been ejected twice from the same game. Until Wednesday. “That’s a first,”…
Continue Reading Coast Guard searches for 4 missing fishermen off Cape Ann
BOSTON The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for four missing fishermen in the waters off of Cape Ann in Massachusetts. Coast Guard aircraft found an…
Continue Reading California researchers attempt ocean climate solution
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Engineering faculty at the University of California Los Angeles say they have developed…
Continue Reading WH analysis of GOP deficit plan: job losses, poorer kids
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has gone through House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s plan to trim the deficit and its…
Continue Reading Twitter begins removing blue checks from users who don’t pay
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer This time it’s for real. Many of Twitter’s high-profile users are losing the blue checks that helped…
Continue Reading Twitter begins removing blue checks from users who don’t pay
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer This time it’s for real. Many of Twitter’s high-profile users are losing the blue checks that helped…
Continue Reading Racial gap in US stroke deaths widened during pandemic
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The longstanding racial gap in U.S. stroke death rates widened dramatically during the COVID-19…
Continue Reading Registration closes for Paris Olympics ticket lottery draw
PARIS (AP) — Online registration for a lottery draw where winners can buy tickets for next year’s Olympic Games in Paris has closed. Entries for…
Continue Reading Roberts asked to testify on court ethics amid Thomas reports
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice John Roberts is being asked to testify to Congress as scrutiny mounts…
Continue Reading Beach birth: Hawaii blocks some Waikiki sands for seal pup
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The birth of an endangered seal at one of Hawaii’s most popular tourism hubs is…
Continue Reading Beach birth: Hawaii blocks some Waikiki sands for seal pup
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The birth of an endangered seal at one of Hawaii’s most popular tourism hubs is…
Continue Reading Richard Riordan, former Los Angeles mayor, has died at 92
By JOHN ANTCZAK and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Riordan, a wealthy Republican businessman who served two terms as…
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Oakland A’s purchase land for new stadium in Las Vegas
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics have signed a binding agreement to purchase land for a new retractable roof ballpark in Las Vegas…
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Gonzales River Bridge reopened after three-month closure
GONZALES, Calif. (KION-TV): Update April. 19, 2023, at 10:42 a.m.- The County of Monterey announced that the Gonzales River Bridge is back open after…
Continue Reading ‘Too much to learn’: Schools race to catch up kids’ reading
By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS AP Education Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Michael Crowder stands nervously at the front of his third grade classroom, his…
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MLB’s Oakland Athletics signal impending move to Las Vegas with agreement to purchase land near strip, per reports
Originally Published: 20 APR 23 05:52 ET Updated: 20 APR 23 10:18 ET By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Major League…
Continue Reading Part party, part call to action: A look at pot holiday 4/20
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Thursday marks marijuana culture’s high holiday, 4/20, when cannabis fans gather in clouds of…
Continue Reading Grizzlies’ Dillon Brooks trying to get under LeBron’s skin
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Calling the NBA’s all-time leading scorer — regular season and playoffs — old…
Continue Reading A look at some of best and worst draft trade-up for QBs
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Trading up to draft a quarterback in the first round has become commonplace in recent years with it happening 17…
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US traffic deaths drop slightly in 2022 but still a ‘crisis’
DETROIT (AP) — The number of people killed on U.S. roadways decreased slightly last year, but government officials said the 42,795 people who died…
Continue Reading WNBA partners with Scripps to broadcast Friday night games
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA and Scripps have signed a multiyear deal to televise Friday night regular-season…
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SpaceX giant rocket explodes minutes after launch from Texas
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (AP) — SpaceX’s giant new rocket exploded minutes after blasting off on its first…
Continue Reading Man accused of shooting girl, parents arrested in Florida
GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man accused of shooting and wounding a 6-year-old girl and her parents after children went to retrieve a…
Continue Reading US military prepares for possible Sudan embassy evacuation
By MATTHEW LEE anmd LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is moving additional troops and equipment to a Naval base in…
Continue Reading Amazon seeks first incentive funds from Virginia HQ2 project
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Amazon is asking Virginia for nearly $153 million in state incentive payments. It…
Continue Reading Israel aims to sell missile defense system to Germany
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Defense Ministry says it has begun talks to sell an advanced missile defense system…
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