Why this has been a culturally unique World Cup
By Don Riddell, CNN This was never going to be a traditional World Cup. Breaking ground in the Middle East and played for the first time in the…
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Elon Musk’s Twitter blocked links to rival Mastodon. That could raise alarms among regulators
By Brian Fung, CNN Elon Musk’s Twitter sparked an international outcry on Thursday by suspending a number of journalists at major news…
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Starbucks workers begin 3-day walkout at 100 US stores
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks workers around the U.S. are planning a three-day strike starting Friday as part of their effort to…
Continue ReadingThe world is burning more coal than ever before, new report shows
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN The global energy crisis caused by Russia’s war on Ukraine has pushed global demand for coal — the most…
Continue ReadingGas prices tumble to 15-month low. Sub-$3 could be next
By Matt Egan The plunge in gasoline prices hit another milestone on Friday, with the national average sinking to the lowest level since September…
Continue ReadingMinutes to death: Itaewon Halloween selfies help families piece together tragedy that killed 158
By Paula Hancocks, Yoonjung Seo and David Hawley, CNN “She’s smiling, look at her smile, her face.” Oh Il-seok looks lovingly at a…
Continue ReadingTikTok might be too big to ban, no matter what lawmakers say
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN In July 2020, the same month former President Donald Trump said he would ban TikTok in the United States, Callie Goodwin…
Continue Reading5 things to know for December 16: Ukraine, Covid, Twitter, Immigration, Climate
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Much of the East Coast will be hunkering down this weekend as snow and ice begin to smother parts of the Mid-Atlantic and New…
Continue Reading5 things to know for December 16: Ukraine, Covid, Twitter, Immigration, Climate
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Much of the East Coast will be hunkering down this weekend as snow and ice begin to smother parts of the Mid-Atlantic and New…
Continue Reading‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ gives James Cameron his first $100 million domestic debut
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN The highly anticipated “Avatar: The Way of Water” took in $134 million at the US box office, giving director James…
Continue ReadingHeavy snow to bombard millions in Northeast this weekend as South recovers from deadly tornadoes
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The monstrous storm that walloped much of the US this week has now brought nor’easter conditions as it moves across New…
Continue ReadingHBCU Winston-Salem State University responds to video of Black student being arrested in classroom
By Joe Sutton and Amanda Jackson, CNN Winston-Salem State University, a historically Black institution in North Carolina, has addressed the use of…
Continue ReadingElon Musk offers journalists he banned from Twitter ability to return under certain condition
By Oliver Darcy New Twitter owner Elon Musk offered several of the journalists he banned from the social media website earlier this week the ability…
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Rolan Resendiz wins recount for Hollister City Council District 2 Seat
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV): The San Benito County Elections Department completed their manual recount and Rolan Resendiz was deemed the winner of…
Continue ReadingRussia’s war in Ukraine
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights…
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Mother and toddler escape burning house fire in Watsonville, eleven displaced
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The City of Watsonville said that a mother and child are recovering after escaping a house fire Thursday morning.…
Continue ReadingAside From A Few High Clouds, Overall It’s Nice, Just Cool
A cold air mass will settle in for the next few days with cool days and cold nights. We remain in a blocked weather pattern with high pressure to the…
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SPECIAL REPORT: How student debt forgiveness plan could help college students on the Central Coast
MONTEREY COUNTY, California (KION-TV) In mid-August, President Biden along with the U.S. Department of Education, announced its plan to ease the…
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Missing at-risk Marina woman found safe
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE Dec 15, 2022, at 9:46 a.m.- Marina Police said Sandy Thi Hunynh was found today in Marina. At 9 a.m. on Thursday,…
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Kayeleigh Gammill’s death now considered a homicide
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE DEC. 15, 2022, at 3:14 p.m.- The death of a woman whose body was found in Big Sur is now being investigated…
Continue ReadingElon Musk’s Twitter bans CNN, NYT, WaPo journalists without explanation
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Twitter on Thursday evening banned the accounts of several high-profile journalists from top news organizations without…
Continue ReadingExclusive: Schumer and Pelosi say Biden should run in 2024
By Eric Bradner, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is leaving Democratic leadership after Republicans won the majority. Senate Majority Leader Chuck…
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Central Coast hospitals deal with surge in patients due to respiratory illnesses
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- Hospitals across the Central Coast are seeing a surge of people with one of three different respiratory illnesses. …
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Monterey County businesses prepare for minimum wage increase in 2023
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Starting January 1, the minimum wage will be $15.50 per hour for all employers. KION checked in with Frank Savino,…
Continue ReadingMore than 7 million incorrect diagnoses made in US emergency rooms every year, government report finds
By Nadia Kounang, CNN A new study finds that nearly 6% of the estimated 130 million people who go to US emergency rooms every year are misdiagnosed,…
Continue ReadingShould you attend that New Year’s Eve party? Our medical analyst weighs in
By Faye Chiu, CNN At the end of 2020 and 2021, many people greeted the start of the coming year hunkered down due to the risk of Covid-19. But now,…
Continue Reading‘It’s being left in the dark,’ mother of murdered Idaho student says of police investigation
By Kevin Flower, CNN The mother of one of the four college students killed near the University of Idaho last month expressed frustration over police…
Continue ReadingTech groups ask Supreme Court to rule on hot-button Texas social media law
By Brian Fung, CNN Two technology industry groups asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to review a hotly debated Texas law restricting social media…
Continue ReadingTrump calls on his supporters to stand down on McCarthy opposition
By Gregory Clary, CNN Donald Trump has weighed in on the contentious battle confronting GOP leader Kevin McCarthy in his bid to be the…
Continue ReadingCompanies are reining in holiday bonuses
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Last year, bonuses were bountiful. This year, economic uncertainty is bringing a chill to the holiday-season perk, according…
Continue ReadingHost mother of missing US student studying in France suspects he left voluntarily. His parents disagree
By Melissa Bell, Saskya Vandoorne and Christina Maxouris, CNN The woman who hosted an American college student studying in France before he went…
Continue ReadingExclusive: US finalizing plans to send Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine
By Barbara Starr and Oren Liebermann, CNN The Biden administration is finalizing plans to send the Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine that…
Continue ReadingRoscosmos will send replacement spacecraft to return crew to Earth after Soyuz leak
By Ashley Strickland and Jackie Wattles, CNN Russian space agency Roscosmos will launch an uncrewed spacecraft, Soyuz MS-23, to the International…
Continue Reading‘The mood is really grim’: Washington Post staffers livid at publisher Fred Ryan after layoff announcement
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Staffers at The Washington Post are livid at publisher Fred Ryan. That’s according to conversations I had on…
Continue ReadingWhales can have an important but overlooked role in tackling the climate crisis, researchers say
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The world’s largest whales are more than just astonishing creatures. Much like the ocean, soil and forests, whales can…
Continue ReadingIce and snow will hammer East Coast states after same deadly storm system proved ‘more devastating’ than expected in the South
By Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan, Monica Garrett and Brandon Miller, CNN The massive storm system that pulverized homes, killed three people in…
Continue ReadingChampion adaptive surfer knows the power of resilience
By Martha Shade, CNN Meira Va’a Nelson is a champion surfer who has known more trauma in her life than most people will ever experience. When…
Continue ReadingJobless claims fall to lowest level since September
By Alicia Wallace, CNN The number of first-time claims for unemployment benefits fell to 211,000 for the week ended December 10, according to data…
Continue ReadingPrince Harry and Meghan reveal bitter split from royal family in Netflix documentary
By Rob Picheta, CNN Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have detailed the breakdown of their relationship with the British royal…
Continue ReadingThe year that brought Silicon Valley back down to earth
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN On the first trading day of 2022, Apple hit a new milestone for the tech industry: the iPhone maker became the first…
Continue Reading5 things to know for December 15: Storms, Congress, Covid tests, US border, World Cup
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN If you’ve yet to begin your holiday shopping, don’t worry, you’re not alone. There’s still time to…
Continue Reading5 things to know for December 15: Storms, Congress, Covid tests, US border, World Cup
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN If you’ve yet to begin your holiday shopping, don’t worry, you’re not alone. There’s still time to…
Continue ReadingSunny, Dry but Cool
A cold air mass will settle in for the next few days with cool days and cold nights. The forecast becomes more complicated toward the end of the week…
Continue ReadingAt least 3 dead and multiple injured as tornadoes wreak havoc across Louisiana and the Southeast
By Amir Vera, Joe Sutton and Jason Hanna, CNN At least three people have died and more than a dozen were left injured across Louisiana over the past…
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Ground breaking ceremony for Monterey’s Shuman Hearthouse
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION) Local government and business leaders, contractors and architects held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Shuman Hearthouse in…
Continue ReadingIndian and Chinese troops fight with sticks and bricks in video
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Video of what appears to be a previously unreported violent clash between Indian and Chinese troops at their disputed Himalayan…
Continue ReadingRussian missile strikes pound Ukraine, knocking out power and putting entire country under air-raid alarm
By Olga Voitovych and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN A fresh barrage of Russian missile attacks across Ukraine on Friday morning put the entire country under…
Continue ReadingIce and snow start hammering East Coast states after same deadly storm system proved ‘more devastating’ than expected in the South
By Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan, Monica Garrett and Amanda Watts, CNN The massive storm system that pulverized homes, killed three people in Louisiana…
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Teens arrested after shooting at pedestrian 15 times in Seaside
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Seaside Police said they arrested a man Wednesday for a shooting on the 1700 block of Flores Street on Tuesday. Levi…
Continue ReadingVerizon network outages, disruptions fixed for customers in Monterey County
Some Verizon customers might be experiencing a significant drop in service quality or outages overnight as Verizon is reporting a “network…
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