Sweden’s king, queen visit Baltic neighbor Estonia
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia have started a three-day state visit to Estonia. It is their first…
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3rd stabbing in a week near UC Davis leaves campus on edge as officials lift overnight shelter-in-place order
By Tina Burnside, Cheri Mossburg and Dakin Andone, CNN Officials in Davis, California, have lifted an overnight shelter-in-place order after they…
Continue Reading5 things to know for May 2: Writers strike, Debt limit, Russia, Dust storm, Covid-19
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN You may recall a few months ago when officials warned that a giant blob of seaweed would reach the shores of Florida by…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: Trusts can aid those with mental illness
By ELIZABETH AYOOLA of NerdWallet Millions of Americans struggle with mental illnesses. While some can function on their own, others rely on family…
Continue ReadingA convicted sex offender and 2 teenage girls believed among 7 bodies found at his Oklahoma home
By Tina Burnside, Caroll Alvarado and Eric Levenson, CNN A convicted sex offender and two missing teenage girls were believed to be among seven…
Continue Reading Inside the Met Gala: A furry feline star, a tardy Cinderella
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer Jared Leto was looking for a place to hang his hat. Er, actually his head. Leto was walking around the cocktail…
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Lyft’s new CEO tackles a job requiring some heavy lifting
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Even before he joined Lyft’s board in 2021, David Risher had taken hundreds of…
Continue Reading BP posts $5B quarterly profit on strong oil and gas trading
LONDON (AP) — British energy giant BP has posted strong quarterly profit numbers even as energy prices that soared after Russia’s war in Ukraine…
Continue Reading Unclear who would aid Taiwan in a war, foreign minister says
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Taiwan’s foreign minister says he doesn’t know what countries might help it in the event of a war with…
Continue Reading On board a Philippine patrol in contested South China Sea
By JIM GOMEZ, AARON FAVILA and JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press ABOARD BRP MALABRIGO (AP) — When two Philippine coast guard vessels set out to…
Continue Reading Loneliness poses risks as deadly as smoking: surgeon general
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as smoking up to 15 cigarettes…
Continue Reading Europe’s inflation inches up ahead of interest rate decision
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe’s painful inflation inched higher last month, extending the squeeze on…
Continue Reading Crowds of those seeking rescue swell at Sudan’s main seaport
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Exhausted Sudanese and foreigners are joining growing crowds at Sudan’s main seaport. They are…
Continue Reading Kenyan police clash with anti-government protesters
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya have clashed with anti-government protesters in the capital, Nairobi. The…
Continue Reading Hong Kong to cut elected council seats in blow to democracy
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader has unveiled plans to eliminate most directly elected seats on local district…
Continue Reading Media: Ugandan minister shot and killed by bodyguard
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press The Ugandan army says a bodyguard and shot and killed a government minister in an apparent private dispute. The…
Continue Reading Australian government cracks down on smoking and vaping
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s tobacco tax will be increased by billions of dollars over the next four years as the government cracks…
Continue Reading Albanian charged with supporting terror attacks
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian law enforcement authorities have charged an Albanian man with supporting terror attacks in Western Europe on social…
Continue Reading Little progress in Serbia, Kosovo leaders’ EU-backed talks
By FLORENT BAJRAMI and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo met in Brussels on Tuesday only to…
Continue Reading Myanmar leader welcomes foreign minister of key ally China
BANGKOK (AP) — The head of Myanmar’s military-controlled government, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, has met with the visiting foreign minister of…
Continue Reading Climate talks see push for global renewable energy target
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany has called for governments around the world to work on setting an ambitious target for…
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From Salinas to Ivy League, the story of the Puente Program
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- It’s not too common for first-generation students to get into prestigious universities — like Harvard and Yale. But two…
Continue Reading Challenger in Turkey presidential race offers sharp contrast
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The main challenger trying to unseat Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in this…
Continue Reading Jews, Muslims, Sikhs get coronation role as king reaches out
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Rabbi Nicky Liss won’t be watching King Charles III’s coronation. He’ll be doing something he…
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Disaster Unemployment Assistance Available for California residents who were affected by recent winter storms and floods
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- Californians who have lost work as a result of the winter storms that took place in February and March may be…
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Three arrested with three ghost guns in Greenfield
GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Sunday, Greenfield Police were conducting probation and parole compliance checks throughout the city and ended up…
Continue Reading Australian central bank hikes interest rate to 3.85%
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s central bank has surprised markets by increasing its benchmark interest…
Continue Reading Bauer a celebrity in Japan despite sexual assault claims
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Trevor Bauer will pitch his first official game for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars on Wednesday…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian markets track Wall Street decline
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares declined Wednesday, tracking losses on Wall Street as shares of beleaguered banks tumbled again…
Continue Reading‘No basis for criminal charges’ in deadly concert stampede at Rochester event venue, city officials say
By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Officials in Rochester, New York, said an investigation found no basis for criminal charges in a concert stampede in…
Continue Reading Kishida plans to visit Yoon in South Korea before G-7
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he is arranging a trip to South Korea for talks with…
Continue Reading California sues Elk Grove over housing project for homeless
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When developers in the California city of Elk Grove pitched two new housing projects last…
Continue Reading Kyrgios helps police catch man who allegedly stole his Tesla
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Tennis star Nick Kyrgios helped police catch a man who allegedly stole his Tesla at gunpoint from a home in…
Continue Reading Dodgers go deep 4 times in 13-4 victory over Phillies
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts had three hits, including a two-run homer, and the Los Angeles Dodgers went deep four…
Continue Reading Scooby doobie don’t: Discarded joints pose hazards for dogs
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Bondi, an 8-month-old toy poodle, had just returned from a walk when he began stumbling. His…
Continue Reading ‘Some Like It Hot’ leads Tony Award nominations with 13 nods
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Some Like It Hot,” a Broadway musical adaptation of the cross-dressing movie comedy…
Continue Reading Tatis cheered in Petco Park return, Kim homers as Padres win
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. had three hits, scored once and fired up the crowd in his return to Petco…
Continue ReadingTexas massacre suspect is arrested after a tip to the FBI, ending dayslong manhunt, officials say
By Josh Campbell, Ed Lavandera and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN A man accused of fatally shooting five people at a neighbor’s home in Texas last week,…
Continue Reading Late-night TV shows go dark as writers strike for better pay
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The first Hollywood strike in 15 years began Tuesday as the economic pressures of the streaming era…
Continue Reading Hollywood writers begin strike, late-night shows go dark
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Late-night TV shows including “The Tonight Show” and “The Daily Show” will begin airing reruns…
Continue Reading Can Biden win again? Here’s how past incumbents fared
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — No president wants to give up the power and prestige that comes with the office after only one…
Continue Reading Hollywood writers to begin strike Tuesday after contract negotiations break down; first industry walkout in 15 years
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood writers to begin strike Tuesday after contract negotiations break down; first industry walkout in 15…
Continue Reading Prominent Palestinian hunger striker dies in Israeli custody
By ISABEL DEBRE and ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says that Palestinian militants in Gaza have fired a…
Continue Reading Dubón shines against former team as Astros beat Giants 7-3
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Mauricio Dubón had three hits, highlighted by a tiebreaking RBI double in a five-run seventh…
Continue ReadingVirginia and North Carolina authorities are searching for two jail escapees, one of whom is charged with murder
By Christina Maxouris, Amy Simonson and Dianne Gallagher, CNN Federal and state law enforcement in Virginia and North Carolina are searching for two…
Continue Reading Devils blank Rangers in Game 7, face Canes in second round
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Akira Schmid rebounded from his only bad game and made 31 saves in Game 7 to lead the New…
Continue Reading Qantas names chief financial officer Vanessa Hudson next CEO
SYDNEY (AP) — Qantas says Chief Financial Officer Vanessa Hudson will become its next chief executive. Hudson has been with the Australian airline…
Continue Reading Comcast pulls NFL Network after carriage agreement expires
NEW YORK (AP) — Comcast subscribers aren’t able to view NFL Network after the cable company pulled the channel when its carriage agreement…
Continue Reading Chinese electric vehicle brands expand to global markets
By JOE McDONALD and YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writers YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Osamu Furukawa has driven lots of Japanese cars for his business…
Continue Reading Kings eager to take next step after ending playoff drought
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Through every playoff triumph and every glaring mistake, Mike Brown stuck by his young…
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