WILL WEISSERT
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer on Friday unveiled an immigration proposal seeking to make immigrants fleeing the effects of climate change eligible for legal entry into the United States.
Like a lot of his White House rivals, Steyer is promising to use executive action to reinstate Obama administration protections for people brought to the...
KATHLEEN RONAYNE
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO (AP) — More than 5 million independent voters, called "no party preference" in California, are eligible to vote in the March 3 presidential primary. Here's what you need to know:WHO CAN THEY VOTE FOR?
The Democratic, Libertarian and American Independent parties allow California voters without a party to vote in their presidential primaries. The American Independent...
KATHLEEN RONAYNE
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO (AP) — In the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination, no prize is bigger than California, which offers more delegates than any other state. And as candidates plot their strategies here, there's an overlooked group of voters who could be key to victory: independents.
More than 5 million voters not registered in a party are eligible...
BARBARA ORTUTAY
AP Technology Writer
David Drummond, the legal chief of Google parent company Alphabet, is leaving at the end of the month, following accusations of inappropriate relationships with employees.
Alphabet did not give a reason for Drummond's departure in a short regulatory filing Friday.
The company said in November that its board was investigating sexual misconduct cases against executives. Claims against...
SAMYA KULLAB and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA
Associated Press
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's caretaker prime minister asked Washington to work out a road map for an American troop withdrawal, but the U.S. State Department on Friday bluntly rejected the request, saying the two sides should instead talk about how to "recommit" to their partnership.
Thousands of anti-government protesters turned out in the capital...
ADAM BEAM and DON THOMPSON
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to give $20,000 stipends to teachers at high needs schools and extend health care to older low-income immigrants who are in the country illegally. He outlined the plans during an announcement Friday of his $222 billion budget proposal.
The Democratic governor is proposing a continued progressive agenda...
TAMER FAKAHANY
Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — In the pitch black, pre-dawn sky on the outskirts of the Iranian capital Tehran, a tiny fast-moving light can be seen racing up through the trees, as someone films from the ground. Then there is a flash of light as it seems to collide with something in the air.
It is the ill-fated Ukrainian International...
LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday the House will take steps next week to send articles of impeachment to the Senate ending Democrats' blockade of President Donald Trump's Senate trial.
In a letter to her Democratic colleagues, Pelosi said she was proud of their ''courage and patriotism" and warned that...
The city of Temecula once again rang in the new year with its favorite fruit taking center stage at the annual New Year’s Eve Grape Drop Tuesday, Dec. 31.Hundreds of people flocked to the Temecula Civic Center which was transformed to a Times Square-themed venue for the night, to countdown the end of 2019 and celebrate the beginning of...
It’s popular on social media for residents to complain about the perceived lack of effort local law enforcement is putting into handling the homeless crisis in southwest Riverside County.Temecula’s Homeless Outreach Team understands the frustration that residents feel when a crime is committed or they encounter a homeless resident of the city that makes them feel unsafe.That’s why the...