Family of ‘Cop City’ activist who was killed by troopers files lawsuit
Associated Press/Report for America DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — The family of an environmental activist shot and killed by state troopers near the site of…
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Canada imposes economic sanctions on 5 Venezuelan officials, including the high court president
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Canada has imposed economic sanctions on five Venezuelan officials, including the head of the country’s high court,…
Continue ReadingAfter Assad’s fall, the task of unearthing the dead from Syria’s mass graves is just beginning
Associated Press NAJHA, Syria (AP) — Bones are visible here and there among the mounds of earth in a field south of Damascus, one of the mass…
Continue ReadingNBA announces All-Star tournament plan for this season: 4 teams, 3 games, 1 night
AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NBA ‘s All-Star Game is going to be an All-Star tournament this season, with the league announcing…
Continue ReadingCanada’s prime minister faces calls to resign. Here’s what could happen next
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces growing pressure to resign from his own Liberal Party after his top…
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The National Weather Service responds to Scotts Valley tornado concerns and questions
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Saturday afternoon’s unusual tornado prompted concerns and questions from the community as to why a tornado…
Continue ReadingWhat does Big Tech hope to gain from warming up to Trump?
NEW YORK (AP) — In a string of visits, dinners, calls, monetary pledges and social media overtures, big tech chiefs — including Apple’s Tim…
Continue ReadingArchivist says Equal Rights Amendment can’t be certified as Democrats push Biden to recognize it
AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The archivist and deputy archivist of the United States have issued a rare joint statement to say…
Continue ReadingJudge allows testing of tissue from George Floyd as officer convicted of killing him seeks new trial
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge has granted permission to lawyers for Derek Chauvin to have samples from George Floyd examined as part…
Continue ReadingIran pauses the process to implement a new, stricter headscarf law for women, official says
Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian official says authorities have paused the process of implementing a new, stricter law on women’s…
Continue ReadingTrump’s lawyers allege juror misconduct in latest bid to get his hush money conviction dismissed
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers are raising a new claim in their fight to overturn his hush money…
Continue ReadingStellantis pledges invest $2.1 million in Italian production in 2025 during talks with government
Associated Press MILAN (AP) — The Stellantis automaker has pledged to invest 2 billion euros or $2.1 billion in Italian production next year and…
Continue ReadingSmall winter catch set for New England’s long-closed shrimp industry, a climate casualty
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — New England shrimp will come back to seafood counters in small amounts next year under a research fishing…
Continue ReadingUS border facilities for migrant children are improving but still need work, court monitor says
Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The U.S. is still separating some migrant children from parents while holding them after they cross the…
Continue ReadingTech consultant found guilty of second-degree murder in stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco jury on Tuesday found a tech consultant guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing death…
Continue ReadingPharrell Williams is named a UNESCO goodwill ambassador
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Pop star and fashion designer Pharrell Williams has been named UNESCO’s goodwill ambassador for artistic education…
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Nima Momeni found guilty in killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KPIX) – Nima Momeni has been found guilty of second degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Cash App founder Bob Lee, a verdict…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s Pacific Gas & Electric could receive $15B in federal loans to modernize its power grid
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. could receive up to $15 billion in federal loans to help the utility modernize its power…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s Pacific Gas & Electric could receive $15B in federal loans to modernize its power grid
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. could receive up to $15 billion in federal loans to help the utility modernize its power…
Continue ReadingTech consultant found guilty of second-degree murder in stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco jury on Tuesday found a tech consultant guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing death…
Continue ReadingTech consultant found guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tech consultant found guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee in San…
Continue ReadingDemocrats pick Gerry Connolly for Oversight post, rejecting Ocasio-Cortez bid
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won’t be the top Democrat on a prominent House committee next year. House…
Continue ReadingCongress unveils funding deal with more than $100 billion in disaster aid
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders have unveiled a stopgap spending bill that will keep the federal government funded through…
Continue ReadingUSC’s Zachariah Branch and Zion Branch enter the transfer portal
Southern California wide receiver Zachariah Branch and his older brother, Trojans safety Zion Branch, are entering the transfer portal. Zachariah and…
Continue ReadingRafael Nadal says he thought about taking a mental health break a few years ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Rafael Nadal says in an essay posted online that he thought about taking a mental health break from tennis a few years ago.…
Continue ReadingLawsuit accuses State Department of creating loopholes for Israel on military aid and human rights
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has carved out exceptions for close ally Israel that block a U.S. law restricting foreign…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania jail confiscated inmates’ toilet paper and soap, cut power and heat, a lawsuit alleges
Associated Press A Pennsylvania jail is facing accusations it retaliated against inmates suspected of smoking synthetic marijuana by withholding…
Continue ReadingHamas expresses optimism for Gaza deal even as obstacles remain
By Jeremy Diamond, Abeer Salman, Alex Marquardt, Becky Anderson, Kareem Khadder and Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — Hamas has become the latest…
Continue ReadingAbout 3 dozen high-rise buildings in South Florida are sinking
SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Almost three dozen high-rise condos and luxury hotels along the beach in South Florida are sinking or settling in…
Continue ReadingEvent promoters, hotels and lodging sites soon will have to disclose extra fees up front
AP Business Writer The Federal Trade Commission says it will soon require hotels, vacation rental platforms and live event promoters to disclose any…
Continue ReadingWoman who stowed away on flight to Paris arrested again in Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A Russian woman who was arrested after she stowed away on a flight from New York City to Paris last month has been arrested…
Continue ReadingBlast kills 2 Mexican soldiers and wounds 5 others in suspected booby trap by drug cartel
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s defense secretary says an improvised land mine apparently planted by a drug cartel has killed two soldiers and…
Continue ReadingGilgo Beach serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann charged in killing of seventh woman
WABC, CNN By Sabrina Souza, Jean Casarez and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Rex Heuermann, the suspect in the Gilgo Beach killings, was…
Continue ReadingSon-in-law of top foe of Venezuela’s president sentenced to 30 months on money laundering charge
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The son-in-law of a prominent Venezuelan opposition leader has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s jail population will rise thanks to Prop. 36. So will inmate deaths, advocates say
CalMatters According to Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes, California doesn’t have a crisis in its jails, where record numbers of people have died…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu says Israeli troops will occupy a buffer zone inside Syria for the foreseeable future
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israeli forces will stay in a buffer zone on the Syrian…
Continue ReadingA hunter in Virginia has died after a bear shot in a tree fell on him
LUNENBURG COUNTY, Va. (AP) — Authorities in Virginia say a hunter has died after a bear was shot in a tree and fell on him. The Department of…
Continue ReadingMontana judge blocks rule that prevented transgender people from changing their sex on documents
Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A state judge in Montana has temporarily blocked policies that prevented transgender people from changing the…
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How weekend weather power outages are impacting Central Coast businesses
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV) – While the vast majority of power outages from Saturday’s severe weather are now restore, some are still dealing with the…
Continue ReadingConor McGregor says he’s in negotiations with Logan Paul for boxing exhibition in India
Conor McGregor says he’s in negotiations to fight Logan Paul in a boxing exhibition in India. McGregor said early Tuesday morning on social media…
Continue ReadingBillion-dollar donation from Netflix’s Reed Hastings leads 2024’s list of biggest gifts
Chronicle of Philanthropy Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings and former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg made the largest contributions in 2024,…
Continue ReadingTwo stars may be orbiting each other near a supermassive black hole in our Milky Way galaxy
AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have spotted what appear to be two stars whipping around each other near the supermassive black hole…
Continue ReadingBusiness owners should not forget anti-money laundering rule currently in legal limbo
AP Business Writer Small business owners should not forget about a rule that requires them to register with an agency called the Financial Crimes…
Continue ReadingMost US teens are abstaining from drinking, smoking and marijuana, survey says
AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Teen drug use hasn’t rebounded from its drop during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to…
Continue ReadingA timeline of the investigation of the Gilgo Beach killings
For years, women had been disappearing on Long Island. Then in 2010, investigators searching for a missing woman began finding 10 sets of human…
Continue ReadingRussian lawmakers approve new bill expanding the definition of high treason
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers have approved a bill broadening the definition of high treason, which can bring a sentence of life in prison.…
Continue ReadingFilipina who won a last-minute reprieve from an Indonesian firing squad returns home
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities have returned a Filipina woman to the Philippines who had been on death row and…
Continue ReadingCoachella Valley Invitational will include 14 MLS and 6 NWSL clubs
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Coachella Valley Invitational will include nearly half of the teams in Major League Soccer and the National…
Continue ReadingCoachella Valley Invitational will include 14 MLS and 6 NWSL clubs
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Coachella Valley Invitational will include nearly half of the teams in Major League Soccer and the National…
Continue ReadingPakistani air ambulance delivers medicines to violence-hit district as roads remain closed
Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani charity has used an air ambulance to deliver medicines to a northwestern region where a…
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