By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Saturday to bolster eviction protections for renters and close a loophole in an existing law that has allowed landlords to circumvent the state’s rent cap. The move updates a 2019 landmark law that created rules around evictions and
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom rejects bill that would have given unemployment checks to some striking workers.
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has pinned the blame for a possible government shutdown on House Republicans who, until Saturday, had been paralyzed by their inability to pass a funding package. President Joe Biden is hoping the rest of the country would see things the same
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A teenager from Palm Desert is ready to “play non-stop” at Mission Hills Country Club this weekend in order to raise $20,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Max Margolis, 16, is captain of the Palm Desert High School golf team. He plans to play up to 100 holes of golf in Rancho Mirage on
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein returned Saturday to her hometown for the final time when a military jet carrying the late Democratic senator’s body landed at San Francisco International Airport. The long-serving senator and political trailblazer died Friday at her home in Washington, D.C., after a series of illnesses. At 90, she
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein returned Saturday to her hometown for the final time when a military jet carrying the late Democratic senator’s body landed at San Francisco International Airport. The long-serving senator and political trailblazer died Friday at her home in Washington, D.C., after a series of illnesses. At 90, she
Continue ReadingBRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — A populist former prime minister who campaigned on a pro-Russian and anti-American message looks to be heading for victory in the early parliamentary election in Slovakia, according to preliminary results. With the results from almost 88% of about 6,000 polling stations counted by the Slovak Statistics Office, former Prime Minister Robert
Continue ReadingBy SARAH TROTTO Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox lost 100 games for the first time since 2018 as Ha-Seong Kim had four hits to lead the San Diego Padres to a 6-1 win on Saturday night. Michael Wacha (14-4) struck out seven, walked one and allowed three hits over seven scoreless
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. government shutdown would have disrupted many services that Americans rely on and squeezed federal workers. Social Security checks would have still gone out, but other government functions would have been severely curtailed. Late Saturday, Congress averted a crisis by passing a temporary funding bill to
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Once Oregon’s offense got started, the Ducks couldn’t be stopped. Bo Nix threw touchdown passes on the first four drives of the second half and No. 9 Oregon shook off a shaky start by scoring TDs on six of seven possessions to beat Stanford 42-6
Continue ReadingCNN By Clare Foran, Haley Talbot, Morgan Rimmer, Annie Grayer, Lauren Fox and Melanie Zanona, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden signed into law the stopgap bill to avert a government shutdown passed by Congress just hours ahead of a critical midnight deadline when funding for federal agencies was set to run out. The Senate
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani has returned to cheer on his Los Angeles Angels teammates and to receive some cheers of his own in the final weekend of the regular season. Ohtani has been away from the Angels since surgery on his pitching elbow Sept. 19, but he
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The threat of a federal government shutdown suddenly lifted late Saturday hours before a midnight deadline as Congress approved a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open and sent the measure to President Joe Biden to become law. The rushed package drops
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man accused of abducting a woman in Seattle, driving her hundreds of miles to his home in Oregon and locking her in a makeshift cinder block cell is facing fresh charges of kidnapping and rape in a separate case involving alleged crimes two
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man accused of abducting a woman in Seattle, driving her hundreds of miles to his home in Oregon and locking her in a makeshift cinder block cell is facing fresh charges of kidnapping and rape in a separate case involving alleged crimes two
Continue ReadingA hiker is dead after suffering a medical emergency on the San Jacinto Peak Trail near Pine Cove. The Riverside County Fire Department responded to the trail around 11:40 a.m. where they tried to reach the hiker. The Rescue 9 helicopter was unable to access the area where the hiker was located and the victim
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO and EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is scheduling a vote for Monday on a resolution that would authorize a one-year deployment of an international force to help Haiti quell a surge in gang violence and restore security so the troubled Caribbean nation
Continue ReadingBy Mitchell McCluskey and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Saturday blocked two provisions of a near-total ban on abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy from taking effect in North Carolina, saying that one of the provisions is unconstitutionally vague, while the other lacks medical evidence. Senate Bill 20, dubbed the “Care
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Jimmy Garoppolo was ruled out of Sunday’s game at the Los Angeles Chargers because of a concussion, making the Las Vegas Raiders’ starting quarterback a mystery. Either 15-year veteran Brian Hoyer or rookie Aidan O’Connell will start in place of Garoppolo, who has been in
Continue ReadingPANAMA CITY (AP) — The Panama Canal is reducing the maximum number of ships allowed to travel the waterway to 31 per day due to a drought that has cut the supply of fresh water needed to operate the locks. The number was set at 32 in August. That compares to daily averages of 36
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