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By Felix Cortez Click here for updates on this story SALINAS, California (KSBW) — An old Salinas motel could be the beginning of a new partnership between the city and the County of Monterey as they look to address the area’s homeless housing needs. That partnership calls for both jurisdictions to play key roles in
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Friday to reauthorize and reform a key U.S. government surveillance tool following a dramatic showdown on the floor over whether the FBI should be restricted from using the program to search for Americans’ data. The bill was approved on a bipartisan
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Oil and gas companies will have to pay more to drill on federal lands and satisfy stronger requirements to clean up old or abandoned wells under a final rule issued Friday by the Biden administration. The Interior Department’s rule raises royalty rates for oil drilling by more
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Oil and gas companies will have to pay more to drill on federal lands and satisfy stronger requirements to clean up old or abandoned wells under a final rule issued Friday by the Biden administration. The Interior Department’s rule raises royalty rates for oil drilling by more
Continue ReadingBy JACK JEFFERY and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A prominent British-Palestinian surgeon who volunteered in Gaza hospitals during the first weeks of the Israel-Hamas war says he has been denied entry to Germany to take part in a pro-Palestinian conference. Police later Friday ended the event early. Dr. Ghassan Abu Sitta said
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Jesús Corona Damián, candidato a la alcaldía de Cuautla, México, se encontraba una noche del mes pasado en un automóvil cerca de su casa cuando dos hombres en motocicleta pasaron a toda velocidad y abrieron fuego. El día anterior, una banda local le había enviado una amenaza, así que esa
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON COUNTY, Indiana (WLKY) — A judge has ordered a mental evaluation for a mother accused of killing her 5-year-old son and putting his body in a suitcase. Prosecutors said Dejaune Anderson killed Cairo Jordan in April 2022. His body was found in the woods
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Drug regulators in Europe have found no evidence that popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are linked to a higher risk of suicidal thoughts or actions. The European Medicines Agency regulatory committee announced the results of its review on Friday. It’s the latest group to conclude
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The Riverside County Department of Animal Services will be hosting its annual ‘Barkchella’ free pet adoption event allowing residents to help shelter pets find a new home. “So many people have a heart for animals and want to see them loved and protected. Barkchella is a great way for the community to help our shelter pets
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — A 33-year-old man has been charged in the slaying of a woman whose leg was found on the beach of a lakefront park near Milwaukee. A criminal complaint filed Friday in Milwaukee County circuit court charges Maxwell Anderson with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse and arson in the death of Sade
Continue ReadingBy Eve Brennan and Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Social media giant Meta has lowered the minimum age required to use WhatsApp in Europe to 13 from 16, sparking criticism from children’s rights advocates. The new age restriction came into force in the European Union Thursday. The new minimum age of 13 was also
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Michigan Democrats hope to restore their slim majority in the state House of Representatives when voters fill two vacant seats in suburban Detroit. In District 13 on Tuesday, Democrat Mai Xiong faces Republican Ronald Singer. In District 25, Democrat Peter Herzberg faces Republican Josh Powell. The Democrats
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Adem Bona is leaving UCLA after two years to enter the NBA draft. The sophomore from Lagos, Nigeria, announced his plans Friday on his Instagram account. Bona averaged 10.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.7 blocks while starting 65 of 66 games over his two years in Westwood. The 6-foot-10 forward-center was
Continue ReadingBy MEAD GRUVER Associated Press The U.S. Coast Guard says three men stranded on an uninhabited Pacific atoll survived for over a week before being rescued. The fishermen got in trouble after their boat hit a coral reef and took on water. They spelled out “HELP” with palm fronds on a beach, enabling Coast Guard
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By Rob Picheta, Zeena Saifi, Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman, Tareq Alhelou, Mohammad Sawalhi and Abdel Qadder Al-Sabbah, CNN (CNN) — Mohammad sits on the back of a donkey-drawn cart, trundling down what is left of a road, alongside the few belongings he managed to retrieve from his flattened home. Wednesday should have marked the celebration
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press The Democratic-controlled Maine Legislature has approved a bill that would protect health care workers who provide abortion and gender-affirming care from legal action brought in other states. If signed by Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, Maine would join more than a dozen states that shield medical providers and others from out-of-state
Continue ReadingBy GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA Associated Press SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) — The Brazilian Supreme Court has ruled that the state must compensate victims of stray bullets during military and law enforcement operations. The ruling means that the state is now civilly liable for deaths or injuries resulting from raids by either the police or armed
Continue ReadingMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man has been found guilty of raping a woman a year before he was charged with kidnapping and killing a school teacher who was on an early morning run. A jury in Memphis convicted 40-year-old Cleotha Abston of kidnapping and raping the woman in September 2021. According to the
Continue ReadingBy ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A suspect is in custody after a commercial vehicle crashed into a Texas Department of Public Safety office in a rural town west of Houston on Friday, seriously injuring several people, according the agency. Texas DPS officials said in a social media post on X that
Continue ReadingBy DAVE BRYAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Robert MacNeil, who created the even-handed, no-frills PBS newscast “The MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour” in the 1970s and co-anchored the show with his late partner, Jim Lehrer, for two decades, died on Friday. He was 93. MacNeil died of natural causes at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, according to his
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