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Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Weeks after surviving a midterm recall election, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday vetoed for the second time a bill that might have made such attempts more difficult in the future. He rejected a bill that would bar paying signature gatherers based on the number of signatures they obtain
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN On this sizzling exoplanet hundreds of light-years from Earth, droplets of iron rain fall from the sky at night. Now, researchers have also detected sodium and ionized calcium in the planet’s atmosphere, based on observations from the Gemini North Telescope, which is located near the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii.
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CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — A sus 94 años, parece que la única batalla que quiere pelear Laura Morán es la que lleve a la libertad de su hija Alejandra Cuevas, acusada —como ella— de homicidio doloso de concubino tras la denuncia de Alejandro Gertz Manero, quien ahora es el fiscal general de México. La
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By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little says he will rescind an executive order involving COVID-19 vaccines by Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin. Also on Tuesday, the commanding general of the Idaho National Guard told McGeachin she can’t activate troops to send to the U.S.-Mexico border. Little and Major General
Continue Reading By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — TCU transfer running back Darwin Barlow helped Southern California find a balance between the run and pass in a 37-14 win at Colorado. With Barlow continuing to get healthy after injuring his hamstring in training camp, the redshirt sophomore could be an important factor this week
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By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — TCU transfer running back Darwin Barlow helped Southern California find a balance between the run and pass in a 37-14 win at Colorado. With Barlow continuing to get healthy after injuring his hamstring in training camp, the redshirt sophomore could be an important factor this week
Continue Reading By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Yankees took one of their most unique routes to the postseason, overcoming a scroll of injuries and a COVID-19 outbreak after the All-Star break to crawl their way into an AL wild-card matchup with the Red Sox. But not even their ace pitcher, or an
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal agents have raided the offices of a New York City police union whose leader has clashed with city officials over his incendiary tweets and hard-line tactics. They also raided the Long Island home of Sergeants Benevolent Association president Ed Mullins on Monday. The union
Continue Reading CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The exhibition game between the Milwaukee Bucks and Memphis Grizzlies was suspended after three quarters when a fire alarm went off, leading to evacuation of FedExForum. At the time of the delay, the Grizzlies were leading 87-77 in the preseason opener for both teams. Officials said the
Continue ReadingCNN By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Monica Lewinsky said Tuesday that then-President Bill Clinton’s role in their affair that captured the nation’s attention for years and eventually led to his impeachment was “wholly inappropriate.” “I think what’s really important to remember in today’s world is that we never should have even gotten to a place where
Continue ReadingBy Paul LeBlanc, CNN Monica Lewinsky said Tuesday that then-President Bill Clinton’s role in their affair that captured the nation’s attention for years and eventually led to his impeachment was “wholly inappropriate.” “I think what’s really important to remember in today’s world is that we never should have even gotten to a place where consent
Continue Reading By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Xander Bogaerts and Kyle Schwarber homered off Yankees ace Gerrit Cole to help the Boston Red Sox beat New York 6-2 in the AL wild-card game. Nathan Eovaldi took a shutout into the sixth inning for Boston. The Red Sox will play the AL East champion
Continue Reading By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Xander Bogaerts and Kyle Schwarber homered off Yankees ace Gerrit Cole to help the Boston Red Sox beat New York 6-2 in the AL wild-card game. Nathan Eovaldi took a shutout into the sixth inning for Boston. The Red Sox will play the AL East champion
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By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares have slipped in cautious trading despite a rally on Wall Street led by technology companies and banks that erased most of the losses from a sell-off the day before. Benchmarks fell in Japan, South Korea, Australia and Hong Kong. Shanghai trading was closed
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares have slipped in cautious trading despite a rally on Wall Street led by technology companies and banks that erased most of the losses from a sell-off the day before. Benchmarks fell in Japan, South Korea, Australia and Hong Kong. Shanghai trading was closed
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By DON THOMPSON SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom ended mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug crimes in the nation’s most populous state on Tuesday, giving judges more discretion to impose alternative sentences. The mandatory sentencing law Newsom signed Tuesday grew out of what Democratic Sen. Scott Wiener of San Francisco called a
Continue Reading Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will soon streamline and extend its assisted death law. A bill signed Tuesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom will reduce the time until terminal patients can choose to be given fatal drugs. Starting January 1, the new law will drop the waiting period required between the time patients make
Continue Reading By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom ended mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug crimes in the nation’s most populous state on Tuesday. The mandatory sentencing law grew out of what Democratic Sen. Scott Wiener of San Francisco called a failed war on drugs that disproportionately incarcerated people who
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A 41-year-old convicted felon knew what he was doing when he killed a woman in Thermal, a prosecutor argued today, but his attorney asserted he was mentally infirm and urged an Indio jury to find him insane at the time of the crime. Raul Alcantar Sanchez Jr. was convicted last week of murder for
Continue Reading By AMY TAXIN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have required state contractors to prove their supply chains are not contributing to tropical deforestation. Environmental advocates had hoped Newsom would make California the first state to limit contracts to businesses who can prove they are
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