FAA to give airports $1 billion for terminals and upgrades
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it’ll spend nearly $1 billion to upgrade airports around the country. The Federal Aviation…
Continue ReadingNews
Last Muslim lawmaker leaves India’s ruling party
By Rhea Mogul and Swati Gupta, CNN The last remaining Muslim lawmaker in India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has resigned, leaving the party…
Continue Reading Dems want to tax high earners to protect Medicare solvency
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats want to boost taxes on some high earners and use the money to extend the solvency…
Continue Reading
Dems want to tax high earners to protect Medicare solvency
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats want to boost taxes on some high earners and use the money to extend the solvency…
Continue ReadingUK Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns after mutiny in his party
By Jack Guy, Luke McGee and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Boris Johnson’s turbulent tenure as Britain’s Prime Minister came to an end Thursday…
Continue Reading Russia taking ‘operational pause’ in Ukraine, analysts say
By MARIA GRAZIA MURRU and OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Foreign analysts say Russia may be temporarily easing its…
Continue ReadingSingapore executes two drug traffickers despite pleas for clemency
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN Singapore on Thursday executed two men for drug trafficking, ignoring pleas for mercy from human rights campaigners who fear…
Continue Reading German lawmakers back plan to expand renewable energy
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers on Thursday approved a major package of reforms aimed at boosting the production…
Continue ReadingRafael Nadal doesn’t know if he’ll be fit to face Nick Kyrgios in Wimbledon semifinals
By Matias Grez, CNN Rafael Nadal says he doesn’t know if he’ll be fit enough to face Nick Kyrgios in their Wimbledon semifinal on Friday.…
Continue Reading Pakistani policeman killed, 4 wounded in hand grenade attack
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say assailants have thrown a hand grenade at a police post in the country’s northwest, killing an…
Continue ReadingWires, watercoolers and off-white walls: A portrait of ’90s offices
Oscar Holland, CNN The role that offices play in our lives has been disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Among US workers able to perform their jobs…
Continue ReadingNew York Post: Father of Highland Park gunman wants his son to serve a ‘long’ sentence
By Travis Caldwell, Joe Sutton and Rebekah Riess, CNN Days after a gunman killed seven and wounded dozens more in a rampage at a Fourth of July…
Continue ReadingNew York Post: Father of Highland Park gunman wants his son to serve a ‘long’ sentence
By Travis Caldwell, Joe Sutton and Rebekah Riess, CNN Days after a gunman killed seven and wounded dozens more in a rampage at a Fourth of July…
Continue Reading Bulls run in Pamplona for 1st time since 2019; no one gored
By IRENE YAGÜE and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — The first bull run in three years took place Thursday at the San Fermín…
Continue Reading Beijing mandates COVID vaccines to enter some public spaces
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The Chinese capital has issued a mandate requiring people to show proof of COVID-19…
Continue ReadingNew York Post: Father of Highland Park gunman wants his son to serve a ‘long’ sentence
By Travis Caldwell, Joe Sutton and Rebekah Riess, CNN Days after a gunman killed seven and wounded dozens more in a rampage at a Fourth of July…
Continue Reading WNBA’s Griner pleads guilty at her drug trial in Russia
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — American basketball star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty Thursday to drug possession charges on the…
Continue ReadingAuthorities are searching for whoever set off an explosion at a mysterious Georgia monument
By Devon M. Sayers and Jamiel Lynch, CNN A mysterious Georgia monument was damaged Wednesday when an explosive device was detonated near the…
Continue Reading A hajj closer to normal: 1 million Muslims begin pilgrimage
By AMR NABIL and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — It is a scene that stirs hope — and relief — for Muslims around the…
Continue ReadingJuly 7, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Helen Regan, Sana Noor Haq, Ed Upright, Aditi Sangal and Adrienne Vogt, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a…
Continue ReadingA former funeral home operator pleads guilty to stealing human remains and selling them, prosecutors say
By Jarrod Wardwell, CNN A former Colorado funeral home operator has pleaded guilty to stealing and then selling hundreds of human bodies or body…
Continue Reading Hong Kong lifts flight ban citing ‘little effect’ on COVID
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong is shelving a COVID-19 measure that has resulted in dozens of canceled flights in recent…
Continue Reading Hong Kong lifts flight ban citing ‘little effect’ on COVID
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong is shelving a COVID-19 measure that has resulted in dozens of canceled flights in recent…
Continue Reading Ukrainians cling to life at front line: ‘We are patriots’
By CARA ANNA and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Viktor Lazar shares his war-side balcony with a pair of opera glasses…
Continue Reading Australia drops charge against lawyer over spying claim
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s new government has dropped the 4-year-old prosecution of a lawyer over his…
Continue Reading Australia drops charge against lawyer over spying claim
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s new government has dropped the 4-year-old prosecution of a lawyer over his…
Continue Reading One scandal too many: British PM Boris Johnson resigns
By DANICA KIRKA, JILL LAWLESS and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation Thursday after…
Continue Reading Iran’s outdoor painters seek to capture, preserve old Tehran
By NASSER KARIMI Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Tehran residents accustomed to seething at slow-moving traffic, sweltering in summer heat and…
Continue Reading Dodgers beat Rockies 2-1 on Betts’ infield single in 9th
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cody Bellinger scored the winning run on Mookie Betts’ infield single with the bases loaded in…
Continue Reading
Several Central Coast restaurants receive $3,000 grant to stay open
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)– The California Restaurant Foundation and PG&E Corporation Foundation awarded nine Central Coast businesses…
Continue Reading
Second probable monkeypox case detected in Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– UPDATE JULY 6, 2022, at 12:21 p.m.–Santa Cruz County’s Public Health Division said that they may have detected…
Continue Reading Giants erase early deficit, rally to beat Diamondbacks 7-5
By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Austin Slater hit a tiebreaking bases-loaded double in the ninth inning and the San Francisco…
Continue Reading Giants erase early deficit, rally to beat Diamondbacks 7-5
By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Austin Slater hit a tiebreaking bases-loaded double in the ninth inning and the San Francisco…
Continue Reading Asian markets follow Wall St higher as recession fears ease
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Friday after two Federal Reserve officials said…
Continue Reading Asian markets follow Wall St higher as recession fears ease
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Friday after two Federal Reserve officials said…
Continue Reading Ionescu has triple-double, Liberty beat Aces 116-107
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu had 31 points in the highest-scoring triple-double in WNBA history and tied Candace Parker’s league record…
Continue Reading
Seaside Police spend 4th of July on firework watch
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)– Watch Seaside Police cracking down on illegal fireworks on the 4th of…
Continue Reading
Fourth of July tourism impacts on the Monterey Peninsula
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Fourth of July weekend saw many people coming to the Central Coast, especially out on Old Fisherman’s Wharf in…
Continue Reading
Santa Cruz Police help missing three-year-old girl find family
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz Police said they helped a three-year-old girl find her parents over the weekend. The girl wandered across…
Continue Reading Inflation pushed 71M people into poverty since Ukraine war
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A staggering 71 million more people around the world are experiencing poverty as…
Continue Reading Inflation pushed 71M people into poverty since Ukraine war
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A staggering 71 million more people around the world are experiencing poverty as…
Continue Reading Pandemic-delayed World Games open in Birmingham a year late
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A global athletic competition is starting in Birmingham, Alabama, after a yearlong delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Continue Reading
Monterey tattoo studio owner convicted and sentenced for sexually assaulting two women
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)– The former owner of a Monterey tattoo shop was convicted on two counts of assault on Friday, according to the Monterey…
Continue Reading
Marina Fire says home not livable after Tuesday morning fire
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV)- A fire ripped through a home Tuesday morning in Marina. Marina Fire said that 50% of the home was burned and is deemed not…
Continue Reading Prison sought for Arizona official in ballot harvesting case
YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — Prosecutors are seeking a one-year prison sentence for a school board member in southern Arizona for illegally collecting four…
Continue Reading Prison sought for Arizona official in ballot harvesting case
YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — Prosecutors are seeking a one-year prison sentence for a school board member in southern Arizona for illegally collecting four…
Continue ReadingIRS chief refers Comey, McCabe audit decision to inspector general for review
By Kara Scannell, CNN The head of the Internal Revenue Service has asked a watchdog to investigate the decision to conduct rare tax audits of former…
Continue Reading
Police: Person stabbed confronting car thief in Seaside
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- A person has sustained minor injuries after confronting a person attempting to either steal or burglarize their vehicle on…
Continue ReadingBeijing imposes mainland China’s first Covid vaccine mandate in face of Omicron subvariant
By Nectar Gan, Shawn Deng and CNN’s Beijing Bureau Beijing on Wednesday announced a Covid-19 vaccine mandate for residents to enter public…
Continue Reading Singapore hangs 2 drug traffickers despite opposition
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Two drug traffickers have been hanged in Singapore, bringing the number of executions this year in the city-state to…
Continue Reading