Month: September 2023

ANAHEIM —  As Rep. Kevin McCarthy was turning to Democrats for help passing a stopgap government funding bill, his fellow California Republicans were busy at the party’s state convention in Anaheim, bantering about the party’s platform and ogling presidential candidates. McCarthy’s deal to fund the government for the next 45 days passed the House with more

All Onewheel products are being recalled, including the Pint model seen here. Future Motion hide caption toggle caption Future Motion All Onewheel products are being recalled, including the Pint model seen here. Future Motion Future Motion, the maker of Onewheel electric skateboards, is recalling all models of its e-skateboards after four known deaths were linked

The bill McCarthy brought to the House floor didn’t just fund the government, it also included $16 billion in disaster relief and, as one White House official noted, avoided “any version of the deep cuts to essential domestic programs that were proposed in the past few days.” There was one major concession the administration would

A breaching whale Saturday capsized a nearly 15-foot boat off the coast of Australia, leaving one man dead and another in the hospital, officials said.  “At 6 this morning, police responded to reports of two people in the water,” New South Wales Water Police Acting Superintendent Siobhan Munro said at a press conference of the incident

A woman who set fire to a Wyoming abortion clinic was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday. Lorna Roxanne Green, 22, faced up to 20 years in prison for the May 2022 arson of the Wellspring Health Access clinic in Casper. Along with her five-year sentence, Green will also have to pay restitution

When I was interviewing Senator Dianne Feinstein in 2011 for a book about San Francisco’s tumultuous history from the 1960s to the ’80s, she suddenly began to tear off her microphone and terminate the exchange. My offense? I asked about her decision as mayor of the city to veto a 1982 ordinance that would have

Saturday, September 30, 2023 10:21PM Another Powerball drawing Saturday night, another chance at a jackpot that is inching toward $1 billion. The estimated $960 million prize is the world’s ninth-largest lottery jackpot, behind earlier Powerball and Mega Millions prizes that all topped $1 billion. The prize has grown so large because there have been 30

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Max Johnson threw for 210 yards with two touchdowns, ran for 57 yards and had three… ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Max Johnson threw for 210 yards with two touchdowns, ran for 57 yards and had three second-half turnovers in his first start for Texas A&M this season as the Aggies beat

A river reflecting blue sky and fluffy clouds snakes through Carpentersville, as seen from about 200 feet in the air. The skies just above Carpenter Dam on the Fox River were filled with gulls, ducks, Canada geese and, in this case, one of the Daily Herald’s DJI Drones. Hovering directly over the dam, I made

WASHINGTON (AP) — The threat of a federal government shutdown was suddenly easing Saturday after the House quickly approved a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open, once Speaker Kevin McCarthy dropped demands for steep spending cuts and relied on Democratic votes for passage. The rushed package would leave behind aid to Ukraine, a White

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Two weeks after Attorney General Ken Paxton’s acquittal in his impeachment trial, the Texas Supreme Court announced on Friday that the whistleblowers’ lawsuit against Paxton can move forward. The lawsuit was filed by former top deputies at the Office of Attorney General who claim they were wrongfully fired by Paxton. The former

President Joe Biden has directed flags across the country to be flown at half-staff in honor of U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who died Friday at 90 years old. Biden, who served alongside Feinstein in the Senate for years, issued a proclamation ordering that the U.S. flag be flown at half-staff “at the White House and upon

Marquise Lightfoot, Kenwood’s Miami-bound edge rusher, was injured in the first quarter of the first game of the season.  The Broncos lost that game to Lincoln-Way East and then lost to St. Rita in Week 2. Very quickly, their preseason ranking was gone and all the hype around the team disappeared.  Lightfoot returned on Saturday

Saturday, September 30, 2023 10:21PM Another Powerball drawing Saturday night, another chance at a jackpot that is inching toward $1 billion. The estimated $960 million prize is the world’s ninth-largest lottery jackpot, behind earlier Powerball and Mega Millions prizes that all topped $1 billion. The prize has grown so large because there have been 30

Fall seems like it has arrived in Southern California, but the cold and moist conditions won’t linger for long.  Reports from the National Weather Service indicate that a cold low-pressure system will hover over L.A. County all day Saturday and into Sunday.  L.A. County mountain communities and San Gabriel Valley residents are advised to brace