Klay Thompson scores 10 points in preseason debut with Dallas
DALLAS (AP) — Klay Thompson made his preseason debut with the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night, scoring 10 points in his new team’s 107-102…
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Hollister conducts a fire district study
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Hollister is looking into forming a joint powers authority to study the city’s fire district feasibility.…
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Santa Cruz County releases its 2024 Community Health Assessment Plan
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Santa Cruz County released its 2024 Community Health Assessment (CHA) that will layout county goals over the…
Continue ReadingAnze Kopitar scores natural third-period hat trick to rally the Kings over the Sabres
AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Anze Kopitar scored a natural hat trick in the third period to rally the Los Angeles Kings to a…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea’s central bank cuts rates in a bid to boost the economy
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s central bank cut its policy rate for the first time in more than four years as pressure…
Continue ReadingAn ex-judge from mainland China is set to take Macao’s top job. What’s at stake for the casino hub?
Associated Press MACAO (AP) — Some 400 pro-establishment electors are set to approve the sole candidate for Macao’s chief executive job on…
Continue ReadingAt least 2 killed and dozens injured after leak at a Texas oil refinery
DEER PARK, Texas (AP) — At least two workers at a Houston-area oil refinery were killed Thursday after hydrogen sulfide leaked at the plant,…
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American Red Cross volunteers prepare to take off to help those impacted by Hurricane Milton
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV): As hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida, volunteers from the American Red Cross on the Central Coast are getting…
Continue ReadingDodgers will start Yamamoto against San Diego’s Darvish in winner-take-all Game 5 of NLDS
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani will get his wish to see Los Angeles Dodgers teammate Yoshinobu Yamamoto face off against San…
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The brutal story behind California’s new Native American genocide education law
CalMatters In the 1860s, an armed militia swept into the historic land of the Serrano people in the San Bernardino mountains and went on a killing…
Continue ReadingChemical leak at Houston-area plant kills 2 workers and injures several others, prompting city-wide shelter-in-place
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A chemical leak at a PEMEX oil refinery in Deer Park, Texas, on Thursday killed two workers and injured several…
Continue ReadingA chilling nonfiction thriller about nuclear war is up for the UK’s Baillie Gifford book prize
LONDON (AP) — A chilling, thriller-like account of how a nuclear war might unfold and books by two award-winning novelists are among finalists for…
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California pledged $500 million to help tenants preserve affordable housing. They didn’t get a dime.
CalMatters Luke Johnson and his neighbors thought they had found the perfect solution to avoid being displaced from their Silver Lake, Los Angeles…
Continue ReadingBritish YouTuber and rapper Yung Filly is charged with raping and choking a woman in Australia
PERTH, Australia (AP) — A British YouTuber and rapper known as Yung Filly has been charged with raping and choking a woman in a hotel room…
Continue ReadingKnoxville neighborhood urged to evacuate after dynamite found at recycler; foul play not suspected
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities have urged evacuations in a neighborhood of a Tennessee city after employees at a recycling business discovered…
Continue ReadingUtah candidates for Mitt Romney’s open US Senate seat debate approaches to climate change
Associated Press OGDEN, Utah (AP) — The Republican and Democratic candidates vying for Mitt Romney’s open U.S. Senate seat are aiming to convince…
Continue ReadingObama urges Black men to show up for Harris as he campaigns in critical Pennsylvania
Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Former President Barack Obama has given a blistering critique of his White House successor Donald Trump and…
Continue ReadingHarris was asked to name a few of Trump’s virtues. Here’s her response
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris was asked to name three virtues that her opponent in next month’s election, Donald Trump,…
Continue ReadingColorado tourist mine accident leaves one person dead; 23 people rescued
KRDO, CNN By Jeff Winter and Sarah Moon, CNN (CNN) — One person has died and 23 people have been rescued after they were trapped 1,000 feet…
Continue Reading1 dead and 23 rescued after elevator issue at Colorado tourist mine left some trapped 1,000 feet underground for 6 hours
By Jeff Winter, Sarah Moon and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — One person has died and 23 people have been rescued after an elevator malfunction…
Continue ReadingTwo of the league’s top defenses meet up in Denver as Broncos, Chargers work out issues on offense
AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — Maybe the Denver Broncos wore their throwback uniforms a week too soon. Sunday’s matchup between the…
Continue ReadingWNBA to expand Finals to 7-game series next season
AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA will expand its Finals next year to a best-of-seven format, the league announced Thursday. The league…
Continue ReadingA second ex-Arkansas deputy was sentenced for a 2022 violent arrest
Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A former Arkansas deputy has been sentenced to a year in prison for a civil rights violation related to a…
Continue ReadingChargers QB Justin Herbert isn’t panicking over lack of production in passing game
AP Sports Writer EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert knew during offseason workouts that there were going to be plenty of growing pains during…
Continue ReadingCondemned inmate Richard Moore wants someone other than South Carolina’s governor to decide clemency
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina inmate scheduled to be executed in just over three weeks is asking a federal judge to take…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand ship didn’t sink because its captain was a woman, the ‘appalled’ defense minister says
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s Defense Minister Judith Collins has decried what she called misogynistic online…
Continue ReadingNCAA pilot study finds widespread social media harassment of athletes, coaches and officials
AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An NCAA study on social media abuse of athletes, coaches and other officials during championship events…
Continue ReadingThe ACC believes it should earn more NCAA Tournament berths. It’s time to make that happen
AP Basketball Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — It wasn’t that long ago that the Atlantic Coast Conference was flirting with its public goal of…
Continue ReadingA Mississippi officer used excessive force against a man he arrested, prosecutors say
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A new federal indictment accuses a Mississippi law enforcement officer of using excessive force against a…
Continue ReadingA new mayor takes office in southern Mexico after his predecessor was beheaded
Associated Press CHILPANCINGO, Mexico (AP) — A new mayor has been sworn in a city in southern Mexico where his predecessor was killed and beheaded…
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Santa Cruz County launches new website for the public to see its prescribed burn schedule
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Santa Cruz County Office of Response, Recovery and Resilience (OR3) announced Thursday that it’s launching a…
Continue ReadingThree seasons after their Super Bowl triumph, the Rams are no longer a well-oiled winning machine
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams’ decision to load up their roster for a championship run in 2021 is now the stuff of…
Continue ReadingWhy Milton’s ‘reverse surge’ sucked water away from flood-fearing Tampa
Associated Press In the days before Hurricane Milton hit Florida, forecasters worried it could send as much as 15 feet of water rushing onto the…
Continue Reading1 person dies and 12 are rescued after elevator malfunctions at Colorado gold mine tourist site
Associated Press DENVER (AP) — One person was killed and 12 people were rescued after being trapped for about six hours at the bottom of a former…
Continue Reading3D scan sheds light on shipwreck, boosting your brainpower, equine therapy: Catch up on the day’s stories
By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and…
Continue ReadingTrump insults Detroit while campaigning in the city
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Donald Trump has criticized Detroit while delivering remarks to an economic group in the very same city. In remarks…
Continue ReadingMexico sends 660 soldiers, National Guard to protect lime growers suffering extortion by cartels
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has sent 660 soldiers and militarized National Guard officers to the western state of Michoacan to protect lime growers…
Continue ReadingTrump’s complaints about ’60 Minutes’ put a spotlight on editing at the nation’s top newsmagazine
AP Media Writer Donald Trump’s complaints on how “60 Minutes” edited Kamala Harris’ answers have put a spotlight on the…
Continue ReadingBestselling author Brendan DuBois indicted for possession of child sexual abuse materials
BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — A best-selling mystery writer who was arrested this summer in New Hampshire for alleged possession of child sexual abuse…
Continue ReadingPolice rescue 170 animals from a home in Puerto Rico including turtles, donkeys and dogs
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Police in Puerto Rico say they have rescued 170 animals from a home in a mountain town and arrested their owner. Among…
Continue ReadingA hurricane scientist logged a final flight as NOAA released his ashes into Milton’s eye
Associated Press As an award-winning scientist, Peter Dodge had made hundreds of flights into the eyes of hurricanes — almost 400. On Tuesday, a…
Continue ReadingChicago man charged with assaulting two officers during protests of Netanyahu address to Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Illinois man has been arrested on charges that he attacked two police officers during protests in Washington, D.C., against…
Continue ReadingA federal judge rejects a call to reopen voter registration in Georgia after Hurricane Helene
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge won’t order the state of Georgia to reopen voter registration for November’s elections in the…
Continue ReadingTeen held in fatal 2023 crash into Las Vegas bicyclist captured on video found unfit for trial
LAS VEGAS (AP) — One of two teenagers charged with murder in the fatal video-recorded crash of an allegedly stolen car into a bicyclist in Las…
Continue ReadingTeen held in fatal 2023 crash into Las Vegas bicyclist captured on video found unfit for trial
LAS VEGAS (AP) — One of two teenagers charged with murder in the fatal video-recorded crash of an allegedly stolen car into a bicyclist in Las…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina maker of high-purity quartz back operating post-Helene
SPRUCE PINE, N.C. (AP) — One of the two companies that manufacture high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors from mines in a western North…
Continue ReadingOMG, Grimace and a playoff pumpkin: Close-knit Mets ride camaraderie and good-luck charms into NLCS
AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — OMG! Look who’s headed to the National League Championship Series. From their playoff pumpkin to the purple…
Continue ReadingChargers, Broncos square off in matchup of 2 of the NFL’s stingiest defenses
Los Angeles Chargers (2-2) at Denver (3-2) Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EDT, CBS BetMGM NFL Odds: Chargers by 3. Series record: Broncos lead 73-55-1. Against…
Continue ReadingDisney World and other Orlando parks to reopen Friday after Hurricane Milton shutdown
Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida theme parks including Disney World, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld say they’ll open their gates on…
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Nearly 10 million pounds of meat recalled due to listeria concerns
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — BrucePac, a producer of ready-to-eat meat and poultry items, has recalled more than 9.9 million pounds of product…
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