Before he fought his way back to the White House, President Donald Trump was in court battling a slew of civil lawsuits and criminal charges that threatened to upend his finances and take away his freedom. Those cases have mostly …
Here’s where all the legal cases against Trump stand since his return to the White House Read MorePITTSBURG — Pittsburg is taking a chapter from the past and reshaping the city into a regional hub by seizing opportunities in technology, energy, sports tourism and industrial redevelopment, the city’s mayor said. A century ago, the city’s pioneers turned …
Pittsburg to focus on technology, sports tourism, energy and industrial redevelopment, mayor says Read MoreActress Tara Reid was hospitalized after she said she was drugged at a hotel bar in Rosemont, according to statements by Reid and Rosemont police. Rosemont police said they responded to a call of a medical emergency at the DoubleTree …
Actress Tara Reid alleges she was drugged at Rosemont hotel Read MoreA pair of snowy owls, the latest celebrity visitors to the beach and pier near Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary, have drawn hundreds for a glimpse at the Arctic birds of prey. Several dozen birdwatchers were still gathered at the pier …
Bird watchers perch at Montrose Beach as snowy owls make early Chicago appearance Read MoreMADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin woman who won release from a mental institution after almost killing her sixth-grade classmate in the name of horror villain Slender Man only to flee the state weeks later won’t fight extradition from Illinois. Morgan …
Slender Man attacker won’t fight extradition to Wisconsin after fleeing group home Read MoreBy DEREK GATOPOULOS and PETROS GIANNAKOURIS ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — The Olympic flame began its journey Wednesday to the Milan Cortina Winter Games — missing a little of its usual magic. Bad weather lashing western Greece forced organizers to …
Under a cloud, the Olympic flame begins its journey to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics Read More“Send lawyers, guns and money,” rock legend Warren Zevon once urged in a song. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco has raised at least $1.6 million for his 2026 campaign for governor. Now he wants help paying his lawyers. Related Articles President …
Sheriff Chad Bianco, who’s running for California governor, asks donors to help pay legal bills Read More“Send lawyers, guns and money,” rock legend Warren Zevon once urged in a song. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco has raised at least $1.6 million for his 2026 campaign for governor. Now he wants help paying his lawyers. Related Articles President …
Sheriff Chad Bianco, who’s running for California governor, asks donors to help pay legal bills Read MoreBy ALI SWENSON, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Pharmaceutical companies have agreed to slash the Medicare prices for 15 prescription drugs after months of negotiations, reductions that are expected to produce billions in savings for taxpayers and older adults, …
Trump administration says lower prices for 15 Medicare drugs will save taxpayers billions Read MoreA look ahead at football championship weekend’s key games. Cleveland (5-8) vs. San Fernando (10-3), City Division II, Friday 6 p.m., at Birmingham Charter Friday night is where the rubber hits the road in a No. 1 vs. No. 2-seeded …
LA Daily News football championship previews and predictions for Friday’s key games Read MoreBy KRISTIN M. HALL CHRISTIANA, Tenn. (AP) — At the start of a busy holiday week filled with hours of travel, Jordan Gullotta went to a place that has given her comfort and a sense of peace. At The Gentle …
At The Gentle Barn, turkeys are for snuggling, not stuffing at Thanksgiving Read MoreStorytelling tinsel is in short supply this season at SoCal’s largest theaters. For the first time in recent memory, there are no narrative Christmas offerings at the Pantages, Dolby, Ahmanson, or being staged at the Soraya in Northridge, the Segerstrom …
Where to see ‘A Christmas Carol’ and other holiday shows in Southern California Read MoreBy MAE ANDERSON NEW YORK (AP) — At Fleece & Harmony, a woolen mill and yarn shop in bucolic Belfast, Prince Edward Island, in Canada, owner Kim Doherty used to be able to send yarn skeins to U.S. customers across …
Sellers in other countries struggle to maintain US customers as holiday shopping season starts Read MoreHONOLULU (AP) — The on-and-off eruption that’s been dazzling residents and visitors on Hawaii’s Big Island for nearly a year resumed Tuesday as Kilauea volcano sent fountains of lava soaring 400 feet into the air. Related Articles Gratitude and doubt: …
Kilauea displays lava fountains for the 37th time since its eruption began last year Read MoreBy ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage ended a three-week streak of increases, reflecting a pullback in long-term U.S. Treasury bond yields. Related Articles New limits for a rent algorithm that prosecutors say …
Average US long-term mortgage rate falls to 6.23%, ending a three-week climb Read MoreBy CHAN HO-HIM and KEN MORITSUGU, Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in years blazed late into the night on Wednesday as the city’s leader confirmed at least 36 people, including a firefighter, had died and …
Death toll in Hong Kong high-rise fire rises to 36, with 279 people reported missing Read MoreBy TODD RICHMOND, Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge said Wednesday that the trial for a Wisconsin judge charged with illegally helping an immigrant evade federal agents will go on as planned next month, brushing past talk …
Federal judge says trial for Wisconsin judge accused of helping immigrant will go on next month Read MoreBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN BERNALILLO, N.M. (AP) — Unconditional love. That’s what Vangie Randall-Shorty felt the moment she first held her son. She still feels it — even though Zachariah Shorty is now gone. Related Articles Gratitude and doubt: The …
FBI surge leads to charges in 2020 killing in Native American community Read More30 belugas are still held captive at Marineland in Canada, despite its closure last summer (Picture: Daphne Lemelin/AFP via Getty Images) Thirty, belugas who once thrilled families with their pure white complexion and acrobatic shows, have been threatened with being …
‘Let Belugas live’ Whales threatened with euthanasia after Marineland closure Read MoreIf it’s November, BYU must be getting hosed. That’s the prevailing sentiment in Provo and every nook and cranny of Cougar fandom: The College Football Playoff selection committee hates BYU. It hated the Cougars last year, when they were the …
Holy Score: The CFP selection committee’s treatment of BYU isn’t as bad as it looks (because of how the Cougars looked) Read More