VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin engineered a surprise shakeup of Russia's leadership Wednesday, proposing changes to the constitution that could keep him in power well past the end of his term in 2024. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev resigned his post after Putin announced the proposed constitutional amendments. Putin kept his longtime ally in the Kremlin's leadership...

HEMET (CNS) - A 26-year-old man was gunned down in a Hemet alleyway, and his assailant was at large Tuesday.The attack happened about 8:30 p.m. Monday in the 1100 block of West Oakland Avenue, near Palm Avenue, according to Hemet police Lt. Jeff Davis.He said patrol officers were called to the location to investigate reports of a man down...

GREGORY KATZ Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday he believes the royal family can resolve a serious rift over the plans of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, who want to break free of their royal roles and move to Canada. The plans of Harry and Meghan, also known as the Duke and Duchess of...

DAVID CRARY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In this era of bottomless mimosas, craft beers and ever-present happy hours, it's striking to recall that 100 years ago the United States imposed a nationwide ban on the production and sale of all types of alcohol. The Prohibition Era, which lasted from Jan. 17, 1920, until December 1933, is now viewed...

NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Ever since Benedict XVI announced he would become the first pope in 600 years to resign, Catholic theologians, canon lawyers and others warned of the potential confusion in having two popes living side by side in the Vatican, one reigning, the other retired but calling himself "emeritus pope" and still wearing the...

MATT O'BRIEN AP Technology Writer The National Security Agency has discovered a major security flaw in Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system that could let hackers intercept seemingly secure communications. But rather than exploit the flaw for its own intelligence needs, the NSA tipped off Microsoft so that it can fix the system for everyone. Microsoft released a free software patch to fix...

DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO (AP) — California lawmakers are considering upending the state's struggling bottle and can recycling program by requiring beverage distributors to create a new system to take back their own containers, similar to one that has been successful in neighboring Oregon. A state Senate committee is set to consider the proposal Wednesday as part of a plan...

BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trainer Mick Ruis sued the California Horse Racing Board on Monday, alleging it intentionally failed to discharge its public duty when the board hid and subsequently dismissed Justify's positive drug test in the 2018 Santa Anita Derby. Ruis trained and owned Bolt d'Oro, who finished second in the race, the West Coast's...

MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Wells Fargo's net income tumbled in the fourth quarter, weighed down by hefty costs and a lower interest rate environment. The San Francisco-based bank earned $2.87 billion, or 60 cents per share, for the period ended Dec. 31. A year earlier it earned $6.06 billion, or $1.21 per share. The current quarter's results included 33 cents per...

TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A sixth day of jury selection at Harvey Weinstein's New York City rape trial ended Tuesday after another batch of prospective jurors told a judge that they had already made up their minds about the movie mogul. More than 30 people of 110 screened in a Manhattan courtroom said they couldn't be fair...