Update: Monday 12:21 p.m. The fire had burned 30-40 acres as of Monday afternoon. According to Cal Fire, firefighters planned to remain on scene to monitor the fire area which was 75% contained. There was no immediate threat to any nearby homes in the Talavera neighborhood and there were no injuries reported. Update 10:31 p.m.
Continue ReadingBy Jillian Sykes and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — The suspect in the disappearance of a Washington couple who went missing from their home last week and may be dead was a tenant who was about to be evicted, the sister of the missing woman said Monday. Karen Koep and her husband, Davido, have been
Continue ReadingKING, PAULINE DUTTON, JUSTICE DUTTON, CNN By Jillian Sykes and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — The suspect in the disappearance of a Washington couple who went missing from their home last week and may be dead was a tenant who was about to be evicted, the sister of the missing woman said Monday. Karen Koep
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher on Tuesday after a rally on Wall Street led by gains in Microsoft following its announcement that it was hiring Sam Altman, former CEO of OpenAI, the ChatGPT maker. U.S. futures were higher while oil prices fell. Chinese markets were lifted
Continue ReadingBy PETER FINNEY Jr. Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brandon Ingram hit all five of his 3-pointers and led all scorers with 31 points, and Zion Williamson dominated the paint by scoring 26 points on 12-for-16 shooting to power the New Orleans Pelicans to a 129-93 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Monday night.
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A US Navy reconnaissance jet with nine crew members aboard crashed into water off the Hawaiian island of Oahu on Monday after overshooting the runway at a US Marine Corps base there, military officials said. There were no casualties aboard the P-8A Poseidon aircraft, a twin-engine
Continue ReadingDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — KJ Simpson scored 23 points and made a number of key plays in the second half, leading No. 18 Colorado to a 64-59 victory over Richmond at the Sunshine Slam on Monday night. In a game that was already low-scoring, the Spiders managed just two points in a stretch of
Continue ReadingBy RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Paul George scored 28 points, Kawhi Leonard added 21 and the Los Angeles Clippers rolled past Victor Wembanyama and San Antonio 124-99 on Monday night, extending the Spurs’ losing streak to nine games. James Harden added 13 points and 10 assists as Los Angeles won its
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson met with former President Donald Trump Monday night at Mar-a-Lago, according to a GOP source familiar with the meeting. Johnson was at Mar-a-Lago for a fundraiser for GOP Rep. Gus Bilirakis of Florida, according to two Trump advisers. Johnson and Trump met briefly, the
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — North Korea has told neighboring Japan that it will make a third attempt to launch a military spy satellite in the coming days. Japan’s coast guard said Tuesday North Korea notified Tokyo of its plan to launch the spy satellite sometime between Wednesday and
Continue ReadingBy Josh Campbell and Sarah Moon, CNN (CNN) — The California Department of Justice is investigating after a state officer opened fire and killed a pedestrian in the middle of a Southern California freeway, the department announced Monday. A video posted online Sunday appears to show a California Highway Patrol officer shooting a person multiple times
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include Adam Sandler playing a 74-year-old elementary class lizard in the latest Netflix animation offering “Leo” and “Oppenheimer” finally arriving on home screens. Hannah Waddingham of “Ted Lasso” fame has a Christmas special on Apple TV+, Juno Temple, Jon Hamm and Jennifer Jason Leigh star in
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visited Kyiv on Monday, in a surprise trip to Ukraine to reemphasize the US’ support for the embattled country amid other pressing challenges abroad. “The message that I bring you today, Mr. President, is the United States of America is with you,” Austin
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — President Joe Biden is marking his 81st birthday milestone Monday with a low-key family celebration as he braces for a strenuous election year ahead. But even as the first family keeps the celebrations muted and out-of-sight, the moment nevertheless highlights his greatest campaign liability – his advanced
Continue ReadingBy UZMI ATHAR, Press Trust of India NEW DELHI (AP) — Manju Devi suffered in pain for two months last year as she worked on a farm near Delhi, unable to break away from duties that sometimes had her standing for hours in the waist-deep water of a rice paddy, lifting heavy loads in intense
Continue ReadingBy ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong Disneyland opened its first Frozen-themed attraction on Monday, with thousands of eager visitors turning up to experience the new rides, some lining up for hours to get an early start. Based on Disney’s wildly popular “Frozen” animation film, the new section of the park
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY McAVOY and BEATRICE DUPUY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A U.S. Navy plane overshot a runway and splashed into a bay in Hawaii on Monday, but authorities said all nine people aboard made it safely to shore with no injuries. The Coast Guard responded but rescue operations were quickly called off, said Petty
Continue ReadingBy LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian opposition lawmakers have disrupted the Parliament’s session again to protest what they say is increasingly authoritarian rule by the governing Socialists. Democratic lawmakers on Monday lit flares and piled chairs on top of each other in the middle of the hall the minute Prime Minister
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — A Utah man was arrested after allegedly making threats against a pro-Palestinian group in the US, the Justice Department announced Monday. Court records say Kevin Buchanan of Tooele, Utah, called a Palestinian rights group in Washington, DC, and left multiple threatening voicemails, saying: “We know who you are,
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan and Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Australia’s prime minister has accused the Chinese navy of “dangerous, unsafe and unprofessional” conduct after an incident in international waters near Japan, marking a potential friction point with Beijing weeks after he visited the Chinese capital to stabilize relations. Australian divers aboard the long-range frigate HMAS Toowoomba
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