PG&E offers free service checking gas appliances in homes along the Central Coast
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — PG&E is offering free safety checks for gas appliances during the cold weather to ensure people remain safe inside…
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China probes personal disputes after mass killings. Many fear further infringement on freedoms
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China’s leader Xi Jinping wants the recent spree of mass killings that shocked the country not to happen again.…
Continue ReadingCanadian ministers head to Palm Beach for talks with incoming Trump administration
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Two top Canadian Cabinet ministers are visiting Palm Beach to talk border security and trade with officials in the…
Continue ReadingInvestigation of disappearance of children in Ecuador was delayed for days despite video evidence
Associated Press GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — A probe into the military’s role in the disappearance of four children in Ecuador this month was…
Continue ReadingMujer es asesinada durante la navidad en Mexicali
Carolina Garcia MEXICALI, B.C. (T3) – Una mujer de 59 años de edad fue asesinada en la Colonia Xochimilco en Mexicali, sus hijos fueron…
Continue ReadingMexican investigators find 12 bodies in clandestine graves in the northern border state of Chihuahua
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Investigators in Mexico have found 12 bodies in clandestine burial sites in the northern border state of Chihuahua. State…
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3.1 magnitude earthquake struck Pinnacles Thursday afternoon; USGS
PINNACLES, Calif. (KION-TV) — Thursday afternoon at 3:57 p.m., an earthquake registering 3.1 shook homes throughout Northern California. The quake’s…
Continue ReadingRichard Parsons, prominent executive who led Time Warner and Citigroup, dies at 76
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Parsons, one of corporate America’s most prominent Black executives who held top posts at Time Warner…
Continue ReadingJockey Flavien Prat takes Mathis Mile at Santa Anita for record 56th graded stakes win of the year
AP Racing Writer ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Flavien Prat won the $200,000 Mathis Mile Stakes at Santa Anita on Thursday, the French jockey’s…
Continue ReadingJudge says woman accusing Jay-Z, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs of raping her at age 13 can proceed anonymously
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge says an Alabama woman accusing Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs of raping her when she was 13…
Continue ReadingNo. 22 Syracuse looking for 10 wins in 1st year under Fran Brown against depleted Washington State
AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Syracuse coach Fran Brown and Washington State acting coach Pete Kaligis shared a heartfelt hug after their…
Continue ReadingRaging Torrent wins Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita with Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan in last
AP Racing Writer ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Raging Torrent won the $200,000 Malibu Stakes by 1 1/4 lengths on Thursday at Santa Anita, with Kentucky…
Continue ReadingFDA proposes new testing rules to ensure cosmetics are asbestos-free
AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is proposing a rule that cosmetic companies would have to take extra steps to…
Continue ReadingBird flu kills more than half the big cats at a Washington sanctuary
KOMO, CNN By Nic F. Anderson and Randi Kaye, CNN (CNN) — Bird flu has been on the rise in Washington state and one sanctuary was hit hard: 20…
Continue ReadingLA Sheriff’s deputy fired, agrees to plead guilty amid federal investigation into beating of trans man
By Alaa Elassar and Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — After a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy agreed to plead guilty to a federal civil rights…
Continue Reading49ers coach Kyle Shanahan expresses confidence in struggling kicker Jake Moody
AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — When the San Francisco 49ers used a third-round pick to draft Jake Moody last year, the hope was…
Continue ReadingRams can take huge step toward NFC West title by avenging 31-point loss to Cardinals
Arizona (7-8) at Los Angeles Rams (9-6) Saturday, 8:15 p.m. EST, NFL Network BetMGM NFL odds: Rams by 6 1/2. Against the spread: Cardinals 9-6; Rams…
Continue ReadingMother who fought for justice in daughter’s murder case involving Kennedy cousin has died
Associated Press Dorthy Moxley, the mother who fought for decades to bring her teenage daughter’s killer to justice in a roller-coaster Connecticut…
Continue ReadingIsrael’s attorney general orders probe into Netanyahu’s wife on suspicion of witness harassment
Eugenia Yosef and Mohammed Tawfeeq Israel (CNN) — Israel’s Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara has ordered an investigation into Sara…
Continue ReadingEx-Sen. Bob Menendez, citing ’emotional toll,’ seeks sentencing delay in wake of wife’s trial
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez asked a federal judge on Thursday to delay his end-of-January sentencing on bribery…
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Monterey County maximum enforcement numbers over Christmas; Monterey CHP
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Monterey County CHP released their maximum enforcement numbers Thursday for Christmas Eve night extending…
Continue ReadingWHO chief and UN team caught up in Israeli strikes that killed 6 in Yemen
By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Mostafa Salem and Irene Nasser, CNN (CNN) — Israeli forces unleashed a series of strikes on the Yemeni capital Sanaa and…
Continue ReadingCats can get sick with bird flu. Here’s how to protect them
AP Medical Writer The death of an Oregon house cat and a pet food recall are raising questions about the ongoing outbreak of bird flu and how people…
Continue ReadingCats can get sick with bird flu. Here’s how to protect them
AP Medical Writer The death of an Oregon house cat and a pet food recall are raising questions about the ongoing outbreak of bird flu and how people…
Continue Reading2 sailors die in the stormy first night of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, organizers say
AP Sports Writer Two sailors on separate boats have died in boom accidents two hours apart on a storm-ravaged first night of the annual Sydney to…
Continue ReadingAn uneasy calm settles over Syrian city of Homs after outbreak of sectarian violence
Associated Press HOMS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s new security forces checked IDs and searched cars in the central city of Homs on Thursday, a day…
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Del Rey Oaks police say they caught a man and woman for stealing 95-year-old veteran’s wallet on Christmas Day
DEL REY OAKS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Del Rey Oaks police say that they’ve arrested a 66-year-old Seaside man, John McMercury, in connection to an…
Continue ReadingNumber of registered lobbyists jumps to a record high in California
CalMatters California saw its biggest increase in registered lobbyists last session since at least 2011, when a change in the law caused the number…
Continue ReadingNew York to charge fossil fuel companies for damage from climate change
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Large fossil fuel companies would have to pay fees to help New York fight the effects of climate change under a bill signed…
Continue ReadingBad Bunny announces a new album, ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’
AP Music Writer Happy holidays from Bad Bunny, who announced Thursday he will release a new album Jan. 5. “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” which…
Continue ReadingNebraska man who lost his home over $588 debt is getting it back
Associated Press A Nebraska man is getting title to his home back, years after losing it over a $588 tax debt, one of his lawyers said Thursday.…
Continue ReadingIsraeli attorney general orders probe into report that alleged Netanyahu’s wife harassed opponents
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s attorney general has ordered police to open an investigation into Prime Minister Benjamin…
Continue ReadingChargers and NFL’s stingiest defense closing in on playoff berth against struggling Pats
Los Angeles Chargers (9-6) at New England (3-12) Saturday, 1 p.m. EST, NFL Network BetMGM NFL odds: Chargers by 4 Series record: Patriots lead…
Continue ReadingHaiti’s health minister loses his job after a deadly gang attack on a hospital in the capital
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s health minister has been removed from his post following a deadly gang attack on the…
Continue ReadingPizza deliverer in Florida charged with stabbing pregnant woman at motel after tip dispute
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — A pizza deliverer in central Florida has been charged with pushing her way into a motel room with an accomplice and stabbing…
Continue ReadingNYC taxi driver was having a medical episode when he jumped the curb and hit people, police say
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A taxi driver whose car hit six pedestrians when he jumped a curb in a Manhattan shopping district on Christmas…
Continue ReadingSinkhole prompts lane closures on Interstate 80 in New Jersey
WHARTON, N.J. (AP) — A sinkhole that opened up along Interstate 80 in northern New Jersey has forced authorities to close the eastbound lanes of…
Continue ReadingManmohan Singh, India’s former prime minister, dies aged 92
By Aishwarya S Iyer, Abel Alvarado and Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — India’s former prime minister Manmohan Singh, who steered the country through…
Continue ReadingBoy killed in Colorado reservation shooting was in bed when he was hit
Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a 7-year-old boy on a tribal reservation in Colorado earlier this…
Continue ReadingLions try to close in on NFC’s top seed when they visit the eliminated 49ers
Detroit (13-2) at San Francisco (6-9) Monday, 8:15 p.m. EST, ESPN/ABC BetMGM NFL odds: Lions by 3 1/2. Against the spread: Lions 10-5; 49ers 5-10.…
Continue ReadingAn altercation erupts at a high-level meeting of a Russia-dominated economic union
MOSCOW (AP) — A meeting of the Russia-dominated economic alliance of former Soviet nations has plunged into disarray when two of the leaders…
Continue ReadingDeath toll in bridge collapse in Brazil jumps to 8, with at least 9 people still missing
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian authorities say more bodies have been found after the collapse of a bridge linking two northern states, raising the…
Continue ReadingIndia’s former prime minister Manmohan Singh, architect of economic reforms, dies at 92
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, widely regarded as the architect of India’s economic reform…
Continue ReadingTexas man arrested for allegedly threatening ‘to show up at’ a Capital One ‘with a machete and gasoline’ over debt issues
By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — A Texas man was arrested Friday for allegedly sending threatening messages to an unnamed debt collection agency over…
Continue ReadingThe US says it pushed retraction of a famine warning for north Gaza. Aid groups express concern
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A lead organization monitoring for food crises around the world withdrew a new report this week warning of…
Continue ReadingPowerful thunderstorms rumble across Texas, delaying holiday travel
DALLAS (AP) — Some flights were delayed or canceled in Texas on Thursday after a line of thunderstorms started moving across parts of the state in…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s military intelligence says North Korean troops are suffering heavy battlefield losses
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — North Korean troops are suffering heavy losses in the fighting in Russia’s Kursk region and facing…
Continue ReadingPakistan military raids insurgent strongholds in the restive northwest, killing 13 fighters
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military says troops have faced off with insurgents in three separate shootouts in the restive northwest…
Continue ReadingTurkey’s central bank lowers key interest rate to 47.5%
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s central bank has lowered its key interest rate by 2.5 percentage points to 47.5%, carrying out its first rate cut…
Continue Reading‘Baby Driver’ actor Hudson Meek, 16, dies in a fall from a moving vehicle
VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (AP) — Teenage actor Hudson Meek has died after he fell out of a moving vehicle in Alabama, authorities said. Meek, 16, was…
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