SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The commercial Dungeness crab season in California will be curtailed to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in trap and buoy lines, officials announced Thursday. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife said commercial crabbing will end April 8 for waters between the Mendocino-Sonoma county line and the border with Mexico.
Continue ReadingOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Cleveland Guardians reliever Trevor Stephan had season-ending Tommy John surgery and could need up to 16 months to recover, the team said Thursday just hours before the opener. Stephan, who has been a dependable part of Cleveland’s bullpen the past two seasons, had his right ulnar collateral ligament repaired and a
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — If social media is to be believed, French President Emmanuel Macron’s just-ended trip to Brazil left him swooning. Pictures showed him and Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva traipsing through the Amazon and posing beneath the soaring canopy in white button-down shirts. Then there
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Leah Remini is living the life she always wanted, and wants her followers to know that it’s “never too late” to pursue a dream. The “King of Queens” star shared on Thursday that she has earned an associate’s degree from New York University, and is currently working on achieving
Continue ReadingBy ERIC HE Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Vogt has countless memories as a player at the Coliseum, from delivering in the playoffs more than a decade ago to homering in his final major league at-bat. On Thursday, he stepped into the dugout for the first time as a big league manager. It
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — In 2012, Jerry Seinfeld appeared in a New York Times video where he’s seen breaking down how he wrote his famous “Pop Tart Joke.” While he referred to the snack (in true “Seinfeld” fashion) as “something that means absolutely nothing” in the Times video, it turns out Pop-Tarts mean
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The 2nd Galleri Classic tees off Friday, March 29 at Mission Hills Country Club on the famed Dinah Shore Tournament Course in Rancho Mirage. KESQ had the chance to catch up with some of the top players in the field ahead of competition. Steve Stricker – 2023 PGA TOUR Champions Player of the Year and Charles
Continue ReadingBy FERNANDA PESCE Associated Press TAXCO, Mexico (AP) — A mob in the Mexican tourist city of Taxco brutally beat a woman to death Thursday because she was suspected of kidnapping and killing a young girl, rampaging just hours before the city’s famous Holy Week procession. The mob formed after an 8-year-old girl disappeared Wednesday.
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By Jennifer Hauser, CNN (CNN) — A decision by the United Nations to appoint Saudi Arabia as the chair of a gender equality forum has been criticized by women’s rights advocates. The UN’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) unanimously appointed Saudi Arabia to chair its 69th session in 2025, according to the Saudi
Continue ReadingCNN By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Just like the version of himself that he plays on “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” there are some things in life that Larry David can’t be bothered with. This includes texting him a “next day thanks” – or, a message of gratitude for hospitality shown previously – especially if the
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Just like the version of himself that he plays on “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” there are some things in life that Larry David can’t be bothered with. This includes texting him a “next day thanks” – or, a message of gratitude for hospitality shown previously – especially if the sender
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Female inmates sexually exploited by an ex-Riverside County sheriff’s deputy responsible for supervising them on a home detention program are federally suing the county, sheriff’s administrators and others for alleged civil rights violations, it was announced today. “Deputy (Christian) Heidecker sexually preyed upon the plaintiff(s) and took advantage of (their) vulnerabilities,” according to a
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Miguel Ángel Jiménez, also known as the ‘Mechanic’ or the ‘Most Interesting Man in the World,’ is one of the best personalities in golf. The 60-year-old Spanish sensation has 41 professional wins in his career, 13 of which are on the PGA TOUR Champions. KESQ had the chance to share a cigar and chat with
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Hoy se realizó la edición número 32 de los premios ‘Senior Inspiration Award’ del condado de Riverside.
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A bus carrying worshippers headed to an Easter festival plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass and burst into flames in South Africa on Thursday, killing at least 45 people, authorities said. The only survivor of the crash was an 8-year-old child, who
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers have given final passage to a bill stripping the Democratic governor of any role in picking someone to occupy a U.S. Senate seat if a vacancy occurs. Kentucky is the home state of 82-year-old Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. The state Senate voted Thursday
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Haiti now needs between 4,000 and 5,000 international police to help tackle “catastrophic” gang violence which is targeting key individuals and hospitals, schools, banks and other critical institutions, the U,N, rights expert for the conflict-wracked nation says. Last July, William O’Neill said Haiti needed between
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wolfe, Aditi Sangal, Tori B. Powell, Holly Yan, Chris Boyette, Greg Wallace and Elise Hammond, CNN (CNN) — Maryland officials are moving at “full speed” on several priorities after a 984-foot-long cargo ship struck and collapsed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, including reopening the shipping channel and restarting traffic through the Port of
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — “Saturday Night Live” alum Cecily Strong recently revealed that she’s engaged… and it wasn’t exactly a surprise for her. Referring to herself as “kind of a detective,” the actor and comedian broke down how things played out when her partner – known only as “Jack” – was planning his
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las fuerzas israelíes lanzaron la semana pasada otra operación militar contra el hospital más grande de Gaza, Al-Shifa, volviendo a poner en el punto de mira el extenso centro médico situado al norte del enclave. En su undécimo día, la operación es la segunda de este tipo en el hospital, situado
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