By Jaclyn Schultz Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — The booming corridor of Chinatown keeps attracting more local businesses and tourism, and local leaders are looking to clean up debris, dilapidated buildings and “eyesores” across the area. Chinatown’s reclassification as a “redevelopment area” could allow local property taxes to
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, Jill Martin, David Close and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Buffalo Bills linebacker Von Miller turned himself in Thursday after an arrest warrant was issued for him, Dallas police said. According to the arrest warrant affidavit from the Dallas Police Department, Miller has been accused of assaulting his pregnant girlfriend. Miller, 34,
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij’s first TV series was the meta, sci-fi, just-go-with-it, wild ride “The OA,” which had a passionate fan base but was canceled by Netflix after two seasons. They’re back with “A Murder at the End of the World” for FX on Hulu, a whodunnit set in
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Britain’s government says it’s asking media and market competition officials to look into a potential Abu Dhabi-backed takeover of The Telegraph newspaper. Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer said on Thursday that she issued a “public interest intervention notice” after considering the possible impact of the offer by the investment fund RedBird IMI to
Continue ReadingBy Stephy Chung and Oscar Holland, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Louis Vuitton’s creative director for menswear Pharrell Williams signaled the label’s ambitions in Asia on Thursday evening, staging a playful show under the lights of Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour. The American musician and designer, who in June shut down Paris’ Pont Neuf bridge to showcase
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Republican National Committee’s rules for next year’s nominating contest and convention were released this week without addressing a question the GOP could well face next summer: Can the party’s delegates vote for a different candidate if the presumptive nominee is convicted of a felony?
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Bubba Wallace acknowledged it was difficult for him to find joy in best friend Ryan Blaney’s first NASCAR championship. Wallace himself had the best season of his career, but the jealousy he felt over Blaney’s triumph was overwhelming. He has long spoken out about
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press No. 5 Oregon (11-1) vs. No. 3 Washington (12-0) in the Pac-12 Championship in Las Vegas, 8 p.m. EST Friday (ABC) Line: Oregon by 9½, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Washington 62-48-5 WHAT’S AT STAKE? An almost certain spot in the College Football Playoff. There also a chance the Huskies
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina trial judges have blocked portions of a new law that would eliminate Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s authority to pick election board members. The three state judges agreed unanimously on Thursday to issue a preliminary injunction sought by Cooper. His lawyers argued that the
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Oregon Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade announced Thursday she will follow the usual procedure for the state’s presidential primaries and not remove Donald Trump from the ballot for the Oregon Republican Party primary in May.
Continue ReadingDALLAS (AP) — Buffalo Bills linebacker Von Miller turned himself in to police in a Dallas suburb on Thursday after he was charged in a warrant with domestic violence against the mother of his children, who is pregnant, police said. Dallas police confirmed that the 34-year-old Miller surrendered to police in the suburb of Glenn
Continue ReadingBy RYAN YAMAMOTO Click here for updates on this story OAKLEY, California (KPIX) — Every Monday afternoon, you may hear the loud thumps of wood hitting a pad coming from the Oakley Senior Center and, if you peak inside, that is exactly what you will see — a group of senior citizens using their walking
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to authorize subpoenas for conservatives Leonard Leo and Harlan crow in its probe into ethics controversies at the Supreme Court. In a party-line vote, the Democratic-led committee approved the requests for documents and records from Leo, the co-chairman of the board of the
Continue ReadingBy CARLOS CASTANEDA Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A trespasser who climbed a power pole above a Caltrain station platform at Fourth and King Streets in San Francisco forced a halt to train service in and out of the station for hours Thursday morning before he voluntarily came down.
Continue ReadingBy Anna Chernova and Lindsay Isaac, CNN (CNN) — Russia’s Supreme Court has declared what it called the “international LGBTQ movement” an extremist organization and banned all activities associated with it in the country. The landmark ruling on Thursday is set to further erode the rights of Russia’s LGBTQ community, who have faced an intensifying
Continue ReadingBy AMY MAETZOLD Click here for updates on this story LAGUNA BEACH, California (KCAL) — A large stretch along the coastline of Laguna Beach is closed due to a 94,500-gallon sewage spill on Wednesday. Swimmers and surfers will not be allowed to go in the waters stretching from Laguna Ave to Blue Lagoon, according to
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have voted to authorize subpoenas for two prominent conservatives who arranged luxury travel and other benefits for Supreme Court justices. But Republicans are challenging the legitimacy of the action and pledging to withhold support for enforcing the legal.
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The city of Fort Worth, Texas, will pay $3.5 million to settle a lawsuit connected to the 2019 death of Atatiana Jefferson, who was fatally shot in her home by a police officer. Money from the settlement, unanimously approved by the city council Tuesday, will be
Continue ReadingAcademy Awards enthusiasts won’t have to stay up quite as late to hear the best picture winner in March. The 96th Oscars will begin one hour early, with the official show starting at 7 p.m. Eastern for the first time, ABC said Thursday. The official pre-show will also begin earlier, at 6:30 p.m. Eastern. The
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KCAL) — When you put an address into Google Maps, you trust that it will give you the fastest route. However, for dozens of families trying to make it home from Las Vegas, it redirected them to the middle of nowhere. It happened
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