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By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors want Elizabeth Holmes to pay $250 each month to victims of her failed blood testing startup after she leaves prison, but her attorneys are pushing back citing “limited financial resources” available to the disgraced founder of Theranos. The U.S. filed a motion last week
Continue ReadingBy DEVIN FEHELY Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KPIX) — An Oakland woman who says she very narrowly avoided being carjacked is speaking out and urging her neighbors to think about how they would react if they found themselves in a similar situation. “There are just those times when you get
Continue ReadingBy Peyton Headlee Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — An area family said they are fed up with threats and attacks against their transgender teenager. So, they’re leaving town and the state of Missouri. This comes as the Human Rights Campaign declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people
Continue Reading CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Jurors in federal court have awarded $25.6 million to a former Starbucks regional manager who alleged that she and other white employees were unfairly punished after the high-profile arrests of two Black men at a Philadelphia location in 2018. Shannon Phillips won $600,000 in compensatory damages and $25 million in punitive
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CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Jurors in federal court have awarded $25.6 million to a former Starbucks regional manager who alleged that she and other white employees were unfairly punished after the high-profile arrests of two Black men at a Philadelphia location in 2018. Shannon Phillips won $600,000 in compensatory damages and $25 million in punitive
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By STEFANIE DAZIO and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The president of the Los Angeles City Council said he will file a motion Wednesday to suspend a councilman charged with embezzlement, perjury and other crimes in the latest corruption scandal among leadership of the nation’s second-largest city. Council President Paul Krekorian
Continue Reading CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Regulated sports betting and horse racing should begin across North Carolina in the first half of next year after Gov. Roy Cooper signed legislation that greatly expands gambling within the state’s borders into law. The Democratic governor held a bill-signing ceremony Wednesday at Spectrum Center, home to the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets.
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Update 6/14/23 1:30 p.m. The jury found Miguel Bustamante guilty on nearly all counts, including first-degree murder, in his retrial for the killing of Palm Springs retiree Clifford Lambert in 2008. COUNT 1: GUILTY (First-degree murder) Allegation: intentionally and for financial gain – true; Allegation: Lying in wait – trueCOUNT 2: GUILTY (Conspiracy to commit
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW HAUBNER Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — Opponents of California Assembly Bill 957 made their voices heard outside the State Capitol. “It will elevate not affirming your child’s gender identity, whatever gender identity they choose”, said Erica Friday, a co-leader of the group OurDuty. Several groups and opponents to
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The Curiosity rover has captured a stunning new mosaic that reveals the dramatic, colorful hues of morning and afternoon light on the surface of Mars. The robotic explorer used its black-and-white navigation cameras to take panoramas of the Marker Band Valley on April 8 before leaving the site. One
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Hawks coach Quin Snyder, who took over the team in February, finalized his staff for next season on Wednesday. Igor Kokoskov, who spent one season as the Phoenix Suns’ head coach, takes over as Snyder’s lead assistant. The Hawks also hired Mike Brey, who spent the last 23 seasons leading Notre
Continue ReadingLianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Sweet crayon drawings by a very young King Charles III will show a different side to Britain’s royal family when they come up for auction this week. Colorful portraits of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, depicted as never before, have emerged for sale as part of an “extraordinary” collection
Continue Reading By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The San Francisco Giants recalled outfielder Luis Matos on Wednesday from Triple-A Sacramento. Matos will bat second against the St. Louis Cardinals in the final game of their three-game series. Matos, from Venezuela, was hitting .398 with a 1.120 OPS and seven home runs over 24
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone and Shawn Nottingham, CNN (CNN) — The annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention voted to affirm a decision made earlier this year to remove Saddleback Church, a major southern California congregation founded by the pastor and author Rick Warren, due to its having women pastors. Representatives at the conference in New
Continue Reading By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors want Elizabeth Holmes to pay $250 each month to victims of her failed blood testing startup after she leaves prison, but her attorneys are pushing back citing “limited financial resources” available to the disgraced founder of Theranos. The U.S. filed a motion last week
Continue ReadingBy ASHLEY SHARP Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — Is a copycat cat killer on the loose once again in Sacramento County? It’s not the first time in recent months CBS13 has reported surveillance video catching young people seemingly in the act of hurting cats. This latest case happened Sunday night
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura is leaving after seven years as the highest profile woman working in world soccer. FIFA says Samoura will stay in the job she has held since 2016 through this year’s Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand and leave at
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — Negotiators for UPS and the Teamsters union have reached a tentative agreement on a crucial issue in their contract talks: The shipping giant has finally agreed that new delivery vans will include air conditioning, starting with vans purchased next year. It will take an
Continue ReadingBy MEGAN HICKEY Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Last year, Chicago police responded to nearly 3,000 shootings. Many of those victims did not survive, but for many of those who did, it was a life-altering experience. For every survivor, there’s a caregiver, or two or three, whose lives are forever
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN New York (CNN) — A jury on Monday found in favor of former Starbucks regional director Shannon Phillips, who sued the company for wrongfully firing her, claiming she was terminated for being White. Phillips, who worked for Starbucks for about 13 years and managed a region of stores
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