Dinosaur fossils discovered in Hong Kong for the first time
By Karina Tsui, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Dinosaur fossils have been discovered in Hong Kong for the first time, on a remote island in the…
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City of Watsonville approves affordable housing from Habitat for Humanity
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Watsonville unanimously approved an affordable housing project proposed by Habitat for Humanity Tuesday…
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Soledad Unified School District approves a workforce housing project Wednesday
SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV) — A new workforce housing project proposed by the Soledad Unified School District has been approved by city council…
Continue ReadingThousands of children adopted by Americans are without citizenship. Congress is unwilling to act
Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The 50-year-old newspaper was turning yellow and its edges fraying, so she had it laminated, not as a…
Continue ReadingThousands of children adopted by Americans are without citizenship. Congress is unwilling to act
Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The 50-year-old newspaper was turning yellow and its edges fraying, so she had it laminated, not as a…
Continue ReadingAustralia and UK make pact to partner on 2050 net-zero climate goal
APIA, Samoa (AP) — Australia and the United Kingdom have deepened ties by agreeing to collaborate on climate change and energy initiatives, aiming…
Continue ReadingJapan’s ruling party may struggle in Sunday’s vote, but its decades of dominance won’t end
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling party, dogged by corruption scandals and plunging support for his…
Continue ReadingShohei Ohtani won’t pitch in the World Series, but that’s not slowing Ohtanimania
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani sat behind a small table and waited. Across the center field plaza at Dodger Stadium, a horde of…
Continue ReadingShohei Ohtani won’t pitch in the World Series, but that’s not slowing Ohtanimania
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani sat behind a small table and waited. Across the center field plaza at Dodger Stadium, a horde of…
Continue ReadingMore than 40 dogs killed in fire at rescue group’s kennels in New York
CANTON, N.Y. (AP) — More than 40 dogs have been killed in a fire that swept through a rescue organization’s kennels in northern New York. Fire…
Continue ReadingVesia, Rojas could be added to Dodgers’ World Series roster. Cortes set to be activated by Yankees
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Left-hander Alex Vesia and shortstop Miguel Rojas could be added to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ roster for the World Series…
Continue ReadingThe Dodgers and Yankees are ready for the starriest World Series in decades
AP Baseball Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Even 8-year-old Charlie Freeman is excited about a Dodgers-Yankees World Series. “He’s at Universal…
Continue ReadingThe Dodgers and Yankees are ready for the starriest World Series in decades
AP Baseball Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Even 8-year-old Charlie Freeman is excited about a Dodgers-Yankees World Series. “He’s at Universal…
Continue ReadingDemocrats invest $5 million to try to defeat Republican Ted Cruz in Texas Senate race
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats backing Rep. Colin Allred’s bid to defeat Texas Sen. Ted Cruz are investing $5 million in an ad campaign focused on…
Continue ReadingStruggling Chargers set to host reeling Saints
AP Sports Writer EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers and New Orleans Saints got off to quick starts this season with wins in their…
Continue ReadingUS to evacuate 20 embassy staff from Haiti following car attack and intensifying gang violence, say sources
By David Culver and Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Violence is intensifying in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, this week, which saw a United…
Continue ReadingWhat is fascism? And why does Harris say Trump is a fascist?
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris was asked this week if she thought Donald Trump was a fascist, and she replied,…
Continue ReadingArizona governor and water resources agency move to regulate rural groundwater pumping
PHOENIX (AP) — Gov. Katie Hobbs and the Arizona Department of Water Resources have made the first move toward regulating the use of groundwater in…
Continue ReadingLike Biden, Harris puts focus on Trump as Election Day draws near
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Joe Biden was running for reelection, his strategy was to keep the focus squarely on Donald Trump and his…
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Donald Trump again asks court to dismiss January 6 criminal case, saying special counsel is unconstitutional
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s legal team is asking a federal court to dismiss the January 6, 2021, election subversion case,…
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FBI zeroing in on where leaked US intel documents were printed
By Evan Perez, Katie Bo Lillis and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The FBI is zeroing in on a US government office where it believes the leaked US…
Continue ReadingTrump says China’s leader will bully Harris ‘like a baby’ as his allies try to infantilize her
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump said Thursday that China’s leader would handle Vice President Kamala Harris “like a baby”…
Continue ReadingBrowns sue city of Cleveland over ‘Modell Law’ designed to prevent their move to suburbs
AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns’ back-and-forth battle with Cleveland over a planned move into a new suburban stadium has gone…
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Cowboys and 49ers are both looking for rebounds headed into their game
Dallas (3-3) at San Francisco (3-4) Sunday, 8:20 p.m. EDT, NBC BetMGM NFL odds: 49ers by 4 1/2. Against the spread: Cowboys 2-4; 49ers 3-4. Series…
Continue Reading12 Colorado mail ballots were stolen and filled out. 3 of them were counted
Associated Press Colorado officials say at least 12 mailed ballots were stolen in a rural county and then sent in with fraudulent votes. The…
Continue ReadingKaren Read’s defense pushes to get charges dropped in her murder case
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Attorneys for Karen Read made another push to the highest court in Massachusetts to dismiss two charges she faces in…
Continue ReadingTrump’s lawyers seek dismissal of federal election case, call special counsel illegally appointed
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have told a federal judge that the election interference case against…
Continue ReadingRed-cockaded woodpeckers’ recovery in southeast leads to status change from endangered to threatened
AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The red-cockaded woodpecker, an iconic bird in southeastern forests, has recovered enough of its population to…
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Second annual Paraluman Festival returns to Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The second annual Paraluman Festival is returning to Salinas this weekend in celebration of Filipino American culture.…
Continue ReadingIn rare move, Pentagon denies falsehood about troops allowed to use force during election
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare move, the Pentagon is strongly pushing back against misinformation spread on social media that falsely…
Continue ReadingOfficer who broke down Breonna Taylor’s door recalls sound of gunfire in trial’s fourth day
Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Louisville police officer who used a battering ram to smash through Breonna Taylor’s front door…
Continue ReadingHurricane Kristy strengthens into a Category 5 storm in the Pacific Ocean
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Kristy has strengthened into a Category 5 storm. Forecasters say the major hurricane is expected to remain far from…
Continue ReadingWoman killed and dumped in Lake Pontchartrain in 1986 is finally identified
COVINGTON, La. (AP) — It’s taken 38 years, but Louisiana authorities have finally identified a woman whose body was found floating in Lake…
Continue ReadingRams WR Puka Nacua will play against the Vikings after a 5-game absence with a knee injury
AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams have activated receiver Puka Nacua from injured reserve after a five-game absence,…
Continue ReadingTeenager stabs police officers in a police station in Bosnia, killing 1 and wounding another
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnian police say a minor broke into a police station in northwest Bosnia on Thursday and killed one officer…
Continue ReadingShip owner in Baltimore bridge collapse agrees to pay $102 million for cleanup
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse have agreed to pay more than…
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s says onions from California-based produce company linked to deadly E. coli outbreak
Associated Press A California-based produce company was the source of fresh onions linked to a deadly E. coli food poisoning outbreak at…
Continue ReadingLA prosecutors on Friday will ask a court to resentence Lyle and Erik Menendez, setting the stage for possible parole
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LA prosecutors on Friday will ask a court to resentence Lyle and Erik Menendez, setting the stage for possible…
Continue ReadingCounty judge strikes down Ohio abortion ban, citing voter-approved reproductive rights amendment
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The most far-reaching of Ohio’s laws restricting abortion was struck down on Thursday by a county judge…
Continue ReadingEnvironmentalists sue New York, New Jersey and Delaware over endangered sturgeon
Associated Press Environmentalists accuse New York, New Jersey and Delaware in federal lawsuits of improperly allowing Atlantic sturgeon to be killed…
Continue ReadingA cub of famous Wyoming grizzly No. 399 has been unseen since his mom’s death but odds look good
Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The death of a famous grizzly bear on a highway in western Wyoming has made an orphan of its cub, leading…
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Capitola City Council to address 2024-2025 winter storms at Thursday’s meeting
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Capitola City Council will be receiving a weather report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration…
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s says onions from California-based produce company linked to deadly E. coli outbreak
Associated Press A California-based produce company was the source of fresh onions linked to a deadly E. coli food poisoning outbreak at…
Continue ReadingSaints visit Chargers with both teams trying to recapture early season success
New Orleans (2-5) at LA Chargers (3-3) Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EDT, FOX BetMGM NFL odds: Chargers by 7. Against the spread: Saints 2-4-1; Chargers 3-3.…
Continue ReadingLA prosecutors want Erik and Lyle Menendez resentenced in the 1989 killings of their parents, official says
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LA prosecutors want Erik and Lyle Menendez resentenced in the 1989 killings of their parents, official…
Continue ReadingAn Alabama city’s ex-finance director pleads guilty to embezzling nearly $1M
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The former finance director for a city in a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, has pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly $1…
Continue ReadingForced assimilation and abuse: How US boarding schools devastated Native American tribes
Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden will apologize on behalf of the U.S. government Friday for its…
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CVS workers reach tentative contract agreement after weekend strike
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The unions representing more than 7,000 CVS workers in Southern California have reached a tentative agreement…
Continue ReadingVote to continue strike exposes Boeing workers’ anger over lost pensions
Associated Press Since going on strike last month, Boeing factory workers repeated one theme from their picket lines: They want their pensions back.…
Continue ReadingNHRA legend John Force will attend a race four months after his traumatic brain injury
LAS VEGAS (AP) — NHRA legend John Force, who suffered a traumatic brain injury during a harrowing crash at Virginia Motorsports Park in June, has…
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