Melania Trump is telling her own story — and again breaking norms for American first ladies
Associated Press Former first lady Melania Trump is telling her story her way. In a series of videos ahead of the Oct. 8 publication of her…
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The chunkiest of chunks face off in Alaska’s Fat Bear Week
Associated Press An Alaska national park’s yearly celebration of the beefy, brown and bristly is getting underway as some of the chunkiest…
Continue ReadingAs an era ends, the city that was home to the Oakland A’s comes to grips with their departure
Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Athletics had long ago carved out a Jekyll-and-Hyde legacy as one of Major League Baseball’s most…
Continue ReadingA man who killed 2 Dartmouth professors as a teen is challenging his sentence
Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A man who pleaded guilty as a teenager to the 2001 stabbing deaths of two married Dartmouth College…
Continue ReadingAs an era ends, the city that was home to the Oakland A’s comes to grips with their departure
Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Athletics already have carved out Jekyll-and-Hyde legacy as one of Major League Baseball’s most…
Continue ReadingIsrael has landed heavy blows on Hezbollah. The victory it seeks could prove elusive
Associated Press It has been a devastating week for Hezbollah and the people of Lebanon. Bombs hidden in the group’s pagers and walkie-talkies…
Continue ReadingWhat polls show about Tim Walz and JD Vance before Tuesday’s VP debate
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential candidate, is less popular among voters than his Democratic…
Continue ReadingChina test-fires an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean
Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China has test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean. The Defense Ministry said…
Continue ReadingNFL upholds Chargers safety Derwin James Jr.’s 1-game suspension
AP Sports Writer Los Angeles Chargers safety Derwin James Jr.’s suspension was upheld by the NFL on Tuesday. The decision was made by hearing…
Continue ReadingWhite Sox remain at 120 losses and tied with ’62 Mets, rallying past Angels 3-2
AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox remained tied with the 1962 New York Mets for the modern major league record of 120 losses in…
Continue ReadingIndia-controlled Kashmir votes in the second phase of polls to elect local government
Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Residents in Indian-controlled Kashmir have voted in the second phase of a staggered election for a local…
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Santa Cruz County releases 2023 crop report highlighting sever weather impacts
SANTA CRUZ, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz County has just released their 2023 crop report showing the toll severe weather played on crops in the…
Continue Reading12 Singaporean military personnel injured when 2 armored vehicles collide in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Twelve Singaporean military personnel have been injured in a collision between two armored vehicles during training in…
Continue ReadingDeadly flooding in Central Europe made twice as likely by climate change
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood of the heavy rainfall that caused floods killing 24 people in…
Continue ReadingHong Kong editors who face prison in sedition case told court about journalistic ideals
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Two former top editors of Hong Kong’s defunct online media Stand News will learn their sentences Thursday after…
Continue ReadingUS to hand over pest inspections of Mexican avocados to Mexico and California growers aren’t happy
MEXICO CITY (AP) — California avocado growers are fuming this week about a U.S. decision to hand over pest inspections of Mexican orchards to the…
Continue ReadingUS to hand over pest inspections of Mexican avocados to Mexico and California growers aren’t happy
MEXICO CITY (AP) — California avocado growers are fuming this week about a U.S. decision to hand over pest inspections of Mexican orchards to the…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s president calls for unspecified global ‘action’ to force Russia into peace
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukraine’s president dismissed the notion of peace talks with Moscow on Tuesday, calling instead for…
Continue ReadingRetirement on Arizona right-leaning high court gives Democratic governor rare chance to fill seat
Associated Press/ Report for America PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Supreme Court Justice Robert Brutinel announced Tuesday he will retire this fall,…
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Nonprofit organization with Monterey County Office of Ed to help homeless students
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV): A non-profit Central Coast organization partnered with Monterey Office of Education to help qualifying homeless families…
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How Central Coast election offices are battling misinformation and preparing to keep the election safe and secure
SALINAS, Calif (KION-TV) – As the November 2024 election approaches, election offices across the Central Coast are preparing for ballots to start…
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School trespassing with criminal threats arrest in Pacific Grove
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Pacific Grove Police Department announced Tuesday that at approximately 11:40 a.m., there were reports of a…
Continue ReadingThe Clintons pitch philanthropic commitments as pro-democracy work at their 2024 foundation meeting
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Over 2,000 participants from over 80 countries descended on New York this week for the Clinton Global Initiative.…
Continue ReadingCalifornia governor signs bills to bolster gun control
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several gun control measures Tuesday, including one that allows the court to consider…
Continue ReadingDodgers’ Clayton Kershaw is in ‘a holding pattern’ with no current plans to face hitters
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw is in “a holding pattern” and there are currently no plans for the Dodgers’…
Continue ReadingBay FC announces plans for a training facility on San Francisco’s Treasure Island
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Bay FC and San Francisco announced plans on Tuesday for a dedicated training facility for the National Women’s Soccer League…
Continue ReadingMinnesota woman gets 20 years in real estate agent’s killing as part of plea deal
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A woman in Minnesota has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for her alleged role in the killing of a Minneapolis real estate…
Continue ReadingJohn Sterling back in New York Yankees’ radio broadcast booth, 5 months after retirement
NEW YORK (AP) — John Sterling returned to the New York Yankees’ radio broadcast booth, five months after announcing his retirement. Sterling had…
Continue ReadingEva Vergara, longtime AP Chile correspondent, dies at 68
Associated Press Former AP correspondent in Chile, Eva Vergara, who covered stories including the first protests against the dictatorship of Gen.…
Continue ReadingJury awards teen pop group OMG Girlz $71.5 million in battle with toy maker over “L.O.L.” dolls
NEW YORK (AP) — Toy maker MGA Entertainment must pay $71.5 million in damages for infringing on the name and likeliness of teen pop group OMG Girlz…
Continue ReadingJury awards teen pop group OMG Girlz $71.5 million in battle with toy maker over “L.O.L.” dolls
NEW YORK (AP) — Toy maker MGA Entertainment must pay $71.5 million in damages for infringing on the name and likeliness of teen pop group OMG Girlz…
Continue ReadingWisconsin confident that QB Braedyn Locke’s experience will help him adapt to his new role
AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin quarterback Braedyn Locke has been through this before. One year after filling in as an injury…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Sparks cut ties with coach Curt Miller after 2 losing seasons
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Curt Miller is leaving as coach of the Los Angeles Sparks after the WNBA franchise missed the playoffs for the fourth…
Continue ReadingUnion workers at Hawaii’s largest hotel go on strike
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Around 2,000 hotel workers went on strike Tuesday at the world’s largest Hilton hotel and the biggest hotel in…
Continue ReadingIran’s present tells the UN that his country wants to play a ‘constructive role’ in world affairs
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran’s new president is signaling to world leaders that he wants to open what he’s calling a…
Continue ReadingMississippi’s Republican governor pushes income-tax cut, says critics rely on ‘myths’
Associated Press FLOWOOD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves says legislators should ignore “myths” from opponents who want to block…
Continue ReadingJudge to approve auctions liquidating Alex Jones’ Infowars to help pay Sandy Hook families
Associated Press Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ‘ Infowars media platform and its assets will be sold off piece by piece in auctions this fall…
Continue ReadingTwo passengers taken to the hospital with injuries on United flight after pilots respond to collision warning
By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration has opened an investigation into the jolt on a United Airlines flight that…
Continue ReadingInmate who was beaten in back of patrol car in Arkansas has filed federal lawsuit
Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas inmate who was beaten by a police officer in the back of a patrol car has sued the former…
Continue ReadingA city proud of its role in facing down hatred confronts a new wave of violence
Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — There was a time when the city of Birmingham, Alabama, earned the nickname “Bombingham,” renowned for…
Continue ReadingUS Treasury sanctions a chain of ice cream shops and a pharmacy tied to the Sinaloa Cartel
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned a Mexican ice cream shop chain and a local pharmacy used as…
Continue ReadingMan who staked out Trump at Florida golf course charged with attempting an assassination
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who authorities say staked out Donald Trump for 12 hours on his golf course in Florida and wrote of his…
Continue ReadingJudge suspends arrest order of a top Brazilian country music star amid money laundering probe
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian judge has suspended the preventive arrest of one of the country’s most popular country music…
Continue ReadingSepsis and malnutrition stalk the new mothers and babies of South Darfur
CAIRO (AP) — The humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders says new mothers and their children in the Sudanese region of South Darfur are…
Continue ReadingRare elements powering the future, robo financial advice, path to EU citizenship: Catch up on the day’s stories
CNN 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…
Continue ReadingRare elements powering the future, robo financial advice, path to EU citizenship: 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 ReadingEPA data make it hard to know the extent of the contamination from last year’s Ohio derailment
Associated Press The way the Environmental Protection Agency has reported its test results since the disastrous East Palestine, Ohio, train…
Continue ReadingAccused drug dealer arrested in killings of 2 confidential police informants, police in Indiana say
RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) — An accused drug dealer has been arrested in the killings of two confidential police informants whose bodies were stashed in…
Continue ReadingIn effort to refute porn-site message report, Mark Robinson campaign hires a law firm
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson says his campaign has hired a law firm to…
Continue ReadingWhat to know as Tropical Storm Helene takes aim at Florida
Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Another storm system is taking aim at Florida. Tropical Storm Helene, soon to be a hurricane, is…
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