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By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Monterey County cannot enforce a voter-approved ban on new oil and gas wells, a decision that comes amid an ongoing battle over how the state should address the health and climate impacts of fossil fuel extraction. The
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Monterey County cannot enforce a voter-approved ban on new oil and gas wells, a decision that comes amid an ongoing battle over how the state should address the health and climate impacts of fossil fuel extraction. The
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Xing, CNN (CNN) — The New York City Council approved a bill Thursday to make the pandemic-era outdoor dining program a permanent part of the city, with some restrictions, according to the Office of New York City Mayor Eric Adams. The city instituted the outdoor dining program in 2020 under the administration of
Continue ReadingLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A Black woman from Arkansas who was held at gunpoint along with three family members when Texas police wrongly suspected their car was stolen said Thursday that she decided to speak out after seeing video from a passerby and realizing two officers had aimed firearms at her 13-year-old son while
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — It’s been more than two years since the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared racism a public health threat, and a new study gives a stark look at just how pervasive racial and ethnic disparities are in the United States. Researchers tracked US mortality data across nearly
Continue ReadingBy Eli Higgins Click here for updates on this story WICHITA, Kansas (KAKE) — Swift said he thought he’d seen it all in his years managing Mid-States Auto Sales on south Broadway, but Wednesday, that all changed. “It was just standing right there. It kind of freaked me out, and I was just, I just
Continue ReadingBy CURT ANDERSON Associated Press A Florida man who dropped all appeals has been executed for the 1988 rape and hammer killing of a nurse. Sixty-one-year-old James Phillip Barnes received a lethal injection Thursday evening at Florida State Prison in Starke. Barnes had been serving a life sentence for the 1997 strangulation of his wife
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN (CNN) — Apple said Thursday that its revenue slipped 1% to $81.8 billion for its quarter ending July 1, marking the third consecutive year-over-year drop in quarterly revenue for the world’s most valuable company. There were some bright spots, however. The company said its services revenue reached a new all-time high
Continue ReadingBy BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — LaMonte Wade Jr. homered and six San Francisco pitchers combined for the shutout as the Giants edged the Arizona Diamondbacks 1-0 Thursday to take three of four games in the series. Tristan Beck (3-0) allowed two hits and struck out three in four innings, following opener
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Federal investigators say the pilot of a charter jet took off without permission, causing an approaching JetBlue plane to cancel its landing at the last second. The incident happened at Boston’s Logan International Airport in February. The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday that the charter captain heard air
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One of the Inland Empire’s largest blood banks is scrambling to find donors amid a supply deficit that’s complicating efforts to treat cancer patients and others in need of transfusions, it was announced today. “The summer months have put an enormous strain on the community’s blood supply,” LifeStream CEO Dr. Rick Axelrod said. “All eligible
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By Dakin Andone and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — The actress Leah Remini has filed a lawsuit against the Church of Scientology and its leader, David Miscavige, claiming she has suffered years of harassment, intimidation and defamation as part of an organized campaign of retaliation for her criticism of the church since leaving it a
Continue ReadingBy Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Dan Bishop of North Carolina will not seek reelection to Congress in 2024, instead opting to run for state attorney general, he announced on a local radio show Thursday morning. “To have the news break that, in fact, I’m going to be a candidate, to come home
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Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Dos miembros de la Armada de EE.UU. fueron arrestados y acusados por supuestamente enviar información militar confidencial de Estados Unidos a agentes de inteligencia chinos. Uno de los marineros, Jinchao Wei, fue arrestado el miércoles cuando llegaba a trabajar a la Base Naval de San Diego, según un comunicado que emitió
Continue ReadingBy FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s justice minister has approved extraditing an Italian priest sought by Argentina on charges of murder and torture during that country’s last military dictatorship. But a lawyer and rights groups say the priest has an appeal in Italian courts seeking to block extradition. Attorney Arturo Salerni, who
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, condenó las boyas antimigrantes de Texas y calificó la medida de control fronterizo en el río Bravo como “inhumana”, después de que se encontraran cuerpos en las aguas que fluyen a lo largo de la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México. “No debe
Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A federal judge has rejected a request to temporarily block Connecticut’s landmark 2013 gun control law passed after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting until a gun rights group’s lawsuit against the statute has concluded. U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven ruled Thursday
Continue ReadingEFFINGHAM, Ill. (AP) — A 5-year-old southern Illinois girl has died after a starting gate being hauled by a car prior to a harness race struck her while she was sitting in the grandstand at a county fair. The St. Louis city medical examiner’s office says Harper Finn of Altamont died Wednesday evening at St.
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — The gulf between a CEO’s paycheck and their typical employee’s has always been vast. But the advent of AI is already threatening to exacerbate that gap, enriching the C-suite at the expense of their employees, according to a new report from the AFL-CIO. The average CEO compensation
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — “Swifties” heading to Los Angeles to see Taylor Swift concerts this week may find a large number of staff at their hotels on strike when they get there. The union representing 15,000 hotel workers who have been staging a series of rolling strikes since the start of
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