Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s experiment with drug decriminalization is coming to an end Sunday. A new law set to take effect then makes so-called personal use possession a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail. Voters passed a first-in-the-nation decriminalization measure in 2020. Millions intended for addiction services were slow
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We’re seeing a few extra clouds in the Coachella Valley as the work week comes to a close! There have been some scattered showers in our mountains and High Desert regions this afternoon. That’s thanks to some extra moisture across the valley. Dew point temperatures tonight are expected to be in the upper 40s and
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By Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli strike on a humanitarian vehicle in Gaza has left four people dead amid confusion over the convoy’s travel plans through the war-torn Palestinian enclave, according to aid organization American Near East Refugee Aid (Anera). The victims were all local Palestinians involved with a transportation company contracted by Anera,
Continue Reading By Mauricio Torres, CNNE (CNN) — Authorities in Argentina have arrested a man on decades-old allegations of involvement in a militant Marxist group responsible for the 1978 kidnapping and death of a former Italian prime minister, according to a government statement. Leonardo Bertulazzi, identified in the statement as an Italian citizen, had been living in
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colo. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.; Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Gov. Maura Healey, D-Mass.; Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas; Teamsters President Sean O’Brien; Mitch Landrieu, co-chair of Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign.
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer Kicker Cameron Dicker signed a four-year contract extension with the Los Angeles Chargers, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Friday. The deal is worth $22.04 million, including $12.5 million in guaranteed money, according to the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the terms had not
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By Dave Pehling Click here for updates on this story California (KPIX) — Emergency responders pulled a surfer from the water at Ocean Beach Friday morning and transported to an area hospital in critical condition, San Francisco Fire officials said. The San Francisco Fire Department public information officer’s X account posted video of SFFD surf
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Sharp Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — Mikuni sushi bar in midtown Sacramento was struck by thieves who made off with all the cash in the restaurant’s safe Sunday night. It comes as Sacramento police say they have seen an uptick in burglaries at downtown businesses over the
Continue ReadingSandra Iveth Santos SANTA ROSA, California (KMUV-TV) – Una persona murió y nueve fueron llevados al hospital el jueves después de una colisión de varios vehículos en la autopista 12 hacia el oeste en Santa Rosa, confirmaron autoridades. El Departamento de Bomberos de Santa Rosa dijo que la carretera fue cerrada entre Stony Point Road
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Berlín (CNN) — Un vuelo de deportación con destino a Afganistán que transportaba a 28 ciudadanos afganos partió de Alemania el viernes por la mañana, un día después de que el gobierno alemán se comprometiera a reforzar su normativa de asilo tras un ataque mortal con cuchillo. Un portavoz del Ministerio del Interior
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — La Legislatura de California aprobó un proyecto de ley con apoyo bipartidista que prohíbe el uso del colorante rojo nº 40 y otras cinco sustancias químicas presentes en los alimentos que se sirven en las escuelas públicas. El jueves, el llamado Estado Dorado se convirtió en el primero del país en
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Nebraska’s top election official says organizers have collected enough signatures to ask voters to repeal a new law that uses taxpayer money to fund private school tuition. Organizers of Support Our Schools announced in July that they had gathered more than 86,000 signatures of registered voters. That is well over the nearly 62,000
Continue Reading By Omar Jimenez, CNN (CNN) — In a new report from Columbia University’s antisemitism task force, a student described the situation on campus following the October 7 attacks in Israel. “People that you sat in class with, you had drinks with, you had lunch and dinner with, the next day they say they hope your
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey judge has ruled that smoking will be allowed to continue in Atlantic City’s casinos. Friday’s decision by Superior Court Judge Patrick Bartels represents a major victory for the city’s nine casinos, most of which are winning less money from in-person gamblers than they did before
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers are moving to halt proceedings in his New York hush money criminal case and postpone next month’s sentencing indefinitely while he tries to have a federal court intervene and potentially overturn his state conviction. In a letter to the trial judge made public Friday, Trump’s lawyers
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — After 12 weeks in space, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is finally set to return home from the International Space Station on September 6 — albeit without its two-person crew. The troubled spacecraft will undock from the orbiting laboratory around 6 p.m. ET, and it will spend about six hours maneuvering
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — The city of Los Angeles will pay $9.5 million to settle a lawsuit by relatives of a woman fatally shot by LA police during a shootout with a gunman at a Trader Joe’s store six years ago, the family’s attorneys said Friday. The father and brother of 27-year-old Melyda Corado sued
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — The city of Los Angeles will pay $9.5 million to settle a lawsuit by relatives of a woman fatally shot by LA police during a shootout with a gunman at a Trader Joe’s store six years ago, the family’s attorneys said Friday. The father and brother of 27-year-old Melyda Corado sued
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is vowing to force health insurance companies or the federal government to pay for IVF treatments, a proposal at odds with the actions of much of his own party. It reveals the former president’s realization that abortion and reproductive rights are major liabilities for his
Continue ReadingB Taylor Romine, Cheri Mossburg, Nick Watt and Jack Hannah, CNN (CNN) — One of the two physicians charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death appeared in a Los Angeles court on Friday as part of a plea agreement with federal prosecutors and was freed on a $50,000 bond. Dr. Mark Chavez has plans to
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