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A week after South Lake Tahoe’s mayor resigned amid an embezzlement scandal, her successor was chosen — a man who is fighting charges related to a run-in at a bar. Related Articles South Lake Tahoe turmoil: Mayor admits embezzling, her …

By JOSH FUNK, Associated Press A United Airlines plane appears to have collided with a weather balloon while cruising over Utah at 36,000 feet last week, fracturing layers of its windshield and forcing an emergency landing. A California company called …

SAN FRANCISCO – The Pro Bowl is coming, or at least its rebranded version of a flag-football game plus other player-friendly events. In conjunction with Super Bowl week next February, the NFL will deploy this season’s version of the Pro …

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE Netflix missed the earnings target set by stock market analysts during the video streamer’s latest quarter, a letdown that the company blamed on a tax dispute in Brazil. The results announced Tuesday broke Netflix’s six-quarter streak of …

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s antitrust watchdog on Wednesday targeted Google and Apple for their “strategic” roles in mobile ecosystems, opening the door for regulators to impose changes to their business practices to improve competition. The Competition and Markets Authority escalated …

After nearly a decade of bringing quality music to the wine country, Blue Note Napa is set to close its doors at the end of 2025. The final Blue Note Napa concert is set for Dec. 31, when the club …

By ALEXA ST. JOHN and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Artificial intelligence has caused concern for its tremendous consumption of water and power. But scientists are also experimenting with ways that AI can help people and businesses use energy more efficiently and pollute …

Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman, who slugged 31 homers, was named a finalist for the National League Silver Slugger Award on Wednesday. The other NL finalists are Milwaukee’s William Contreras and the Dodgers’ Will Smith. Goodman’s 31 homers in 2025 were …

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s office is extending a contract with Flock — a company that operates AI-powered license-plate readers throughout the city — for five months without any additional cost, circumventing any vote from the City Council. In May, the …

By MATTHEW LEE, AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing for a visit to the United States by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman next month, in what could be the first state visit to the U.S. by a foreign …

MAGA-aligned Congressman Mike Collins (R-GA), who is challenging Democratic incumbent U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff in his bid for re-election in the swing state of Georgia, is claiming on social media to have “uncovered” a “leaked to-do list” allegedly belonging to Ossoff. As …

A seasoned Chicago architecture firm is pitching a 29-story tower on a vacant lot in Fulton Market. Thomas Roszak Architecture wants to develop the high-rise at 1200 W. Carroll Ave., at the corner of West Carroll and North Racine avenues. …

By JESSICA DAMIANO, Associated Press It’s the end of the gardening season, and those of us who’ve endured a less-than-perfect layout may be itching to move shrubs around. But proper timing is imperative. I inadvertently planted a Clethra bush too …

By SARA CLINE and VALERIE GONZALEZ, Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Women taken into custody by U.S. immigration agents while pregnant say they received inadequate care in a letter Wednesday that calls on the Trump administration to stop …

Danny Elfman will once again transform the Hollywood Bowl into Halloween Town, performing Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas In Concert on Oct. 25–26. The annual fan-favorite returns for its 10th anniversary at the iconic venue, marking the 12th and …

Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky is one of the last of his kind in Congress. Elected in 2012 amid the Tea Party movement, Massie has been a consistent critic of an overreaching federal government, of budget deficits and foreign interventionism. …

By STAN CHOE, Associated Press Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are drifting near their record heights on Wall Street Wednesday, while the price of gold falls again to trim more off its tremendous gain for the year. Related …

It’s dark outside, and teenager Casey Becker is home alone, making popcorn on the stove and preparing to pop a scary movie into the VCR while she waits for the arrival of her boyfriend, Steve.  The teen, portrayed by actress …

A suspected gunman was sighted near The Regis School in Bognor Regis (Picture: Eddie Mitchell) Schools went into lockdown with children said to have been stuck in a leisure centre for hours after a report of a gunman roaming nearby. …

Sexist jokes, porn at work, bullying and sexual harassment were part of life in the force for women like me back then (Picture: Getty Images / iStock Editorial) The recent Panorama programme, Undercover in the Police, was a shocking indictment …