RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) — Homeowners on a Southern California peninsula where worsening landslides have damaged homes and led to utility shutoffs are eligible for a $42 million voluntary buyout program offered by state and federal officials. The program was announced Monday night during a special town hall meeting for Rancho Palos Verdes residents
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — One of NBC News’ longest-tenured correspondents, Andrea Mitchell, is switching gears. She said she’ll end her weekday MSNBC show, “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” after the inauguration of a new president in January but continue with the network in a reporting role. The 77-year-old Mitchell has been working for NBC News since 1978,
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia police department did not violate the First Amendment rights of several officers who were fired or suspended for racist and violent social media posts. That is the ruling a federal judge issued Monday, just days before the case was set to go to trial. U.S. District Judge Wendy Beetlestone determined
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — A shimmering ancient fossil unearthed in New York state looks like a piece of finely crafted jewelry, but it’s also a portal into the natural world 450 million years ago. The striking fossil is a newly identified species of arthropod, a distant relative of modern-day horseshoe crabs, scorpions, and
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Los estadounidenses votarán en las elecciones del 5 de noviembre de 2024 para elegir a la nueva fórmula presidencial que sucederá al presidente Joe Biden y ocupará la Casa Blanca por los próximos cuatros años: la demócrata Kamala Harris o el republicano Donald Trump. Elecciones de EE.UU. 2024, en vivo:
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(Update: Adding video, comments from Kefi owner, Redmond resident) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Driver confusion over ODOT’s Highway 97 Bend North Corridor Project is still leading to dangerous U-turns. A Redmond resident told us of recently experiencing a scary close call. The U-turn took Brent Elder by surprise. “Luckily, I was paying attention to what was next
Continue ReadingBy Zakir Jamal Click here for updates on this story 10/29/24 (LAPost.com) — Consumers may finally start feeling relief from years of high inflation, but there remains one item that can still induce sticker shock: chocolate. Prices for the popular candy have soared over the last year, and show no signs of coming down. At
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — One of the co-defendants standing trial alongside the rapper Young Thug accepted a plea deal with prosecutors Tuesday. Quamarvious Nichols, 29, pleaded guilty in Fulton County Superior Court to a single violation of Georgia’s anti-racketeering law, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. In exchange, prosecutors agreed to drop murder and weapons charges against him.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The man who was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for attacking the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer in their California home was given a life term without the possibility of parole on Tuesday following a separate state trial. A San Francisco jury
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Gas prices are falling fast, just as millions of Americans head to the polls. Some analysts say the national average could soon plunge below $3 a gallon for the first time since 2021. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your
Continue ReadingBy Wilson Walker Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — The San Francisco Police Department showed off the latest successes of their drone program Monday with a presentation that included audience members from San Jose. In one video clip, a suspect was seen breaking into a car as police watched live
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — The owner of two Boston-area pizza shops has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison for subjecting employees to years of violence and intimidation, according to prosecutors. Stavros Papantoniadis was sentenced in federal court to 102 months in prison on Friday, along with one year of supervised
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Downey Jr. doesn’t think Marvel executives would ever recreate his portrayal of Tony Stark using artificial intelligence. But if they did, he would lawyer up — even posthumously. On a recent episode of the “On With Kara Swisher” podcast, the Oscar-winning actor said he intends to “sue
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) — A lawsuit alleges U.S. immigration authorities illegally kept more than $300 million in bond payments made by tens of thousands of low-income immigrant families and U.S. citizens. Law firm Motley Rice LLC says in the federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in New York that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement kept the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Es una cálida tarde de sábado, hay amenaza de lluvia y los vecinos no paran de hacer ruido. Un centenar de manifestantes gritan frente a la Casa Blanca, diciéndole al hombre que vive allí que lo admiran, que aprecian lo que ha hecho y que ahora tiene que irse. “¡Hey hey, ho
Continue ReadingBy Kelsi Thorud Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, California (KPIX) — For some kids, Halloween, with all it’s creepy characters, spooky skeletons, and scream-inducing scare machines, can be a bit daunting. But for Christopher Jimenez, Halloween was one of his favorite times of the year. “Nothing scared him. His laugh was
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer A 15-year-old high school freshman is hospitalized with severe complications of food poisoning after eating McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers three times in the weeks before a deadly E. coli outbreak was detected. Kamberlyn Bowler, of Grand Junction, Colorado, had to be flown 250 miles to a hospital near Denver in mid-October, where
Continue ReadingRESERVE, La. (AP) — A chemical manufacturing plant west of New Orleans has agreed to pay a $480,000 federal fine and install equipment to stop the release of a cancer-causing chemical from a storage tank and pipe. The Advocate reports the consent agreement between DuPont and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was filed Sept. 25.
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Rinse and repeat. As Election Day approaches, former President Donald Trump keeps telling the same lies at event after event – many about immigration, but many others about a variety of additional topics. Here is a fact check of 18 false claims in his Tuesday remarks at his Mar-a-Lago
Continue ReadingBy Liam Reilly, CNN New York (CNN) — Gannett, owner of the nation’s largest newspaper chain, announced that its more than 200 publications, including USA Today, will not publish presidential endorsements in the run-up to the November 5 election. In a statement, Gannett said that while its USA Today Network of publications nationwide will not issue presidential endorsements this year, the outlets may still endorse candidates at the
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