Civil Grand Jury says that multiple Monterey Fire stations need to get refurbished
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Wednesday afternoon, The Monterey County Civil Grand Jury report released a report about the state of the Monterey…
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CSUMB gets federal grant to help out students who are seasonal farmworkers
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- A local university is getting much-needed support to help farmworker families. U.S. Congressman Jimmy Panetta announced…
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City unveils new renderings for downtown library project, construction expected to begin in 2025
The Santa Cruz City Council is expected to discuss developing a mixed-use project and moving the downtown library to the ground…
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California’s water tunnel to cost $20 billion. State officials say the benefits are worth it
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration said Thursday it will now cost more…
Continue ReadingDodgers’ first Shohei Ohtani bobblehead giveaway creates ‘a stir’ and snarls stadium traffic
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The first Shohei Ohtani bobblehead giveaway of the season snarled traffic outside Dodger Stadium…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s water tunnel to cost $20 billion. State officials say the benefits are worth it
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration said Thursday it will now cost more…
Continue ReadingSouth Koreans compete to see who’s best at doing absolutely nothing
By Sophie Jeong, CNN (CNN) — More than 100 people gathered silently on yoga mats over the weekend to do absolutely nothing, in a Seoul event…
Continue ReadingDodgers pitcher Emmet Sheehan undergoes season-ending Tommy John surgery on right elbow
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Emmet Sheehan had Tommy John surgery on his right elbow. The team announced Thursday that the…
Continue ReadingPsychedelic therapy and workers’ rights bills fail to advance in California’s tough budget year
By TRÂN NGUYỄN and SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As California faces a multibillion-dollar budget…
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Sonoma State University president placed on leave after making agreements with pro-Palestinian demonstrators
Written by James Torrez ROHNERT PARK, Calif. (FOX-35)- The Sonoma State University President has been placed on administrative leave after sending…
Continue ReadingFlowers, socks and sparkling wine: Queen Camilla reveals some of her favorite brands
By Billy Stockwell, CNN London (CNN) — Queen Camilla has granted her first royal warrants to seven companies, including Shane Connolly, the…
Continue ReadingAngels acquire right-hander Roansy Contreras from Pirates
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels acquired right-hander Roansy Contreras from the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash on Thursday. The Pirates…
Continue ReadingGoogle wants judge, not jury, to decide upcoming antitrust case in Virginia
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press Google on Thursday asked that a judge, rather than a jury, decide whether it violated U.S. antitrust laws by…
Continue ReadingNevada Supreme Court denies appeal of conservative activist seeking to oust county election official
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A conservative activist who embraced unproven election fraud claims has lost an appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court in his bid to…
Continue ReadingUnusual giant planet as fluffy as cotton candy spotted by astronomers
By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — What is big, with a fluffy, cotton candy-like composition? Turns out, a planet. An international coalition of…
Continue ReadingCatch up on the day’s stories: Cheap groceries, a polarizing graduation speech, health care cyberattacks
By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! First it was the new official portrait of King Charles III that had people seeing red. Now…
Continue ReadingRon Washington makes first return to Texas as an opposing manager with fond memories
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ron Washington often reflects on his first managerial job and taking the Texas…
Continue ReadingA’s acquire right-hander Brandon Bielak from Astros for cash
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics acquired right-hander Brandon Bielak from the Houston Astros on Thursday for cash. Oakland designated…
Continue ReadingJoint streaming venture involving ESPN, Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery will be called Venu Sports
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The sports streaming platform planned by ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery finally has a name. The joint venture will be…
Continue ReadingOakland left-hander Ken Waldichuk has reconstructive elbow surgery
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Athletics left-hander Ken Waldichuk had reconstructive surgery on his troublesome pitching elbow and will be…
Continue ReadingFormer US Army sergeant released from prison after Gov. Abbott pardons him for 2020 fatal Black Lives Matter protest shooting
By Emma Tucker, Ed Lavandera and Ashley Killough, CNN (CNN) — Daniel Perry, a former US Army sergeant who was convicted of murdering a…
Continue ReadingFrancis Ford Coppola debuts ‘Megalopolis’ in Cannes, and the reviews are in
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — Francis Ford Coppola on Thursday premiered his self-financed opus “Megalopolis” at the…
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2024 San Francisco 49ers schedule is here
Written by KTVU staff SANTA CLARA, Calif, (FOX-35)- The San Francisco 49ers 2024 schedule was unveiled late Wednesday afternoon. The team…
Continue ReadingFamily of Lewiston, Maine, shooter testifies about struggle to get him help before the tragedy
By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — In emotional testimony Thursday morning, family members of Robert Card, the man responsible for two shootings…
Continue ReadingNewly mapped lost branch of the Nile could help solve long-standing pyramid mystery
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Egypt’s Great Pyramid and other ancient monuments at Giza exist on an isolated strip of land at the edge of the…
Continue ReadingCalifornia university president put on leave after announcing agreement with pro-Palestinian group
ROHNERT PARK, Calif. (AP) — The chancellor of the California State University system has suspended the president of its Sonoma campus for…
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Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a historic shift…
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Teen who ate spicy tortilla chip died of high chile consumption and had a heart defect, autopsy says
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts teen who participated in a spicy tortilla chip challenge on social media died from eating a large quantity…
Continue ReadingMorehouse College might halt graduation ‘on the spot’ if there are disruptions when President Biden speaks
By Victor Blackwell, CNN (CNN) — Morehouse College President David A. Thomas said Thursday he would shut down commencement ceremonies “on the…
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The iconic Mirage in Las Vegas is closing after 34 years
Originally Published: 16 MAY 24 07:43 ET By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — The Mirage Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, and its…
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Hundreds of pelicans have been stranded on the California coast for the second time in 2 years
Originally Published: 16 MAY 24 11:17 ET By Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — Droves of starving brown pelicans have been found stranded on the California…
Continue ReadingAmerican medics trapped in Gaza call on US government to help bring them home
CNN By Jeremy Diamond and Muhammad Darwish, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Dr. Ahlia Kattan should already be back home in California with her three…
Continue ReadingAmerican medics trapped in Gaza call on US government to help bring them home
By Jeremy Diamond and Muhammad Darwish, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Dr. Ahlia Kattan should already be back home in California with her three young…
Continue ReadingHundreds of pelicans have been stranded on the California coast for the second time in 2 years
By Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — Droves of starving brown pelicans have been found stranded on the California coast since late April and the root…
Continue ReadingUnmasking counterprotesters who attacked UCLA’s pro-Palestine encampment
By Blake Ellis, Melanie Hicken, Allison Gordon, Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Em Steck, Daniel Medina, Kyung Lah and Anna-Maja Rappard, CNN (CNN) — A…
Continue ReadingDrake leads the 2024 BET Awards nominations with 7, followed closely by Nicki Minaj
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer Drake is the leading nominee for next month’s BET Awards, followed closely by Nicki Minaj. The Canadian rapper…
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Jamie Dimon and Ray Dalio sound the alarm on soaring US government debt
Originally Published: 16 MAY 24 06:38 ET Updated: 16 MAY 24 07:54 ET By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — The chorus of voices warning about the…
Continue ReadingDL Michael Brockers, first-round pick in 2012, announces retirement after 11-year NFL career
By The Associated Press Michael Brockers, a 2012 first-round draft pick who played on the defensive line for two NFL teams over 11 seasons, is…
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Cal Fire stops forward progress on Idria Fire
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Cal Fire BEU is reporting forward progress has stopped on the Idria fire burning in South San Benito County.…
Continue ReadingColumbia University president hit with no-confidence vote from faculty group over handling of pro-Palestinian campus protests
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Pro-Palestinian encampments have been cleared from more US college campuses as school officials have called in…
Continue ReadingAt least 56 people dead in Sudan’s North Darfur state, Doctors Without Borders says
By Louis Mian and Ingrid Formanek, CNN (CNN) — At least 56 people died in El Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur state, between last…
Continue ReadingIn ‘Back to Black,’ Marisa Abela’s fierce take on Amy Winehouse is the best reason to go, go, go
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The tragic arc of Amy Winehouse’s brief life and nova-like career creates built-in problems for a…
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Law enforcement detains at least a dozen protesters at University of California, Irvine, as they clear encampment
Originally Published: 15 MAY 24 23:25 ET Updated: 16 MAY 24 04:42 ET By Taylor Romine and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Police detained at least a…
Continue ReadingFacebook and Instagram face fresh EU digital scrutiny over child safety measures
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union opened fresh investigations Thursday into Facebook and Instagram over suspicions…
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Looming fires are forcing thousands of Canadians to evacuate. Some may not return home until next week
Originally Published: 16 MAY 24 02:09 ET By Elizabeth Wolfe and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — Colossal wildfires continue to burn across Canada, driving…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from the AP’s investigation into how US prisoners are hurt or killed on the job
By MARGIE MASON and ROBIN McDOWELL Associated Press A sweeping Associated Press investigation into prison labor in the United States found that…
Continue ReadingUS prisoners are being assigned dangerous jobs. But what happens if they are hurt or killed?
By MARGIE MASON and ROBIN McDOWELL Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Blas Sanchez was nearing the end of a 20-year stretch in an Arizona prison when…
Continue ReadingNFL’s late Sunday afternoon doubleheader window continues to get the most scrutiny and viewers
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer When the NFL schedule gets released, fans and commentators obsess over how many prime-time appearances teams will make.…
Continue ReadingMan charged in death of Jewish protester in California will face trial
By Taylor Romine and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A man charged with manslaughter in the death of a Jewish protester he’s accused of striking…
Continue Reading‘They have crossed a line’: Australian university orders pro-Palestinian protesters to leave building
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Pro-Palestinian protesters occupying a building at the University of Melbourne have been…
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