LORI HINNANT
Associated Press
PARIS (AP) — He was the leader on the world stage, visiting troops stationed in a far-flung war zone for the holidays, shoring up alliances and economic deals in the Mideast, requesting a meeting with the German chancellor in his capital, portraying himself and his country as reliable partners in an increasingly uncertain world.
Russian President Vladimir...
LUIS ANDRES HENAO
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — When a man spewed anti-Semitic slurs and spat on her face, Shoshana Blum remembered her ancestors who survived the Holocaust, and instead of looking down - she defiantly stared at him eye to eye.
The 20-year-old junior at City College of New York left the subway in tears. But months after the...
DON THOMPSON
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California's governor said Wednesday that he is seeking $750 million in part to help pay rent for people facing homelessness in the most populous state's latest attempt to fight what he called a national crisis.
Gov. Gavin Newsom planned to sign an executive order Wednesday creating the fund, two days before he presents his...
JOHN ANTCZAK
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Virgin Galactic's next passenger spaceship has reached a major construction milestone, the company said Wednesday.
All major structural elements have been assembled and the rocket plane is standing on its own landing gear at Mojave Air & Space Port in California, Virgin Galactic said in a statement.
Photos of the "Weight on Wheels" achievement...
Associated Press
DOWNIEVILLE (AP) — A retiree has canceled an around-the-world trip to save California's oldest weekly newspaper, which was set to shut down when its editor retires this month.
The paper began in 1853 as a twice-per-month publication; its claim to fame is that Mark Twain once wrote there under his real name, Sam Clemens. He was there hiding out...
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The repeal of an unpopular fine for people without health insurance has had little impact on "Obamacare" sign-ups or premiums, a gap between the real world and legal arguments from conservatives again challenging the Affordable Care Act.
The 10-year-old law has proved more resilient than its creators or detractors imagined, even as the Supreme...
League play started for many of the basketball teams in southwest Riverside County on Tuesday night and play continues throughout the week.
On Tuesday night, Murrieta Mesa went on the road to defeat cross-town rival Vista Murrieta 72-65.
MOUNTAIN CENTER (CNS) - The Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians received authorization from the federal government to open reservation land near Mountain Center to hemp cultivation, the tribe announced Wednesday."We look forward to partnering with outside businesses to produce a successful venture that will in turn provide economic growth for our reservation," tribal Chair Steven Estrada said."As a...
LINDSEY TANNER
AP Medical Writer
Electric scooter injuries have surged along with their popularity in the United States, nearly tripling over four years, researchers said in a study published Wednesday.
Nearly 40,000 broken bones, head injuries, cuts and bruises resulting from scooter accidents were treated in U.S. emergency rooms from 2014 through 2018, the research showed. The scooter injury rate among...
PETER PRENGAMAN
Associated Press
TOMBSTONE, Ariz. (AP) — "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"
And several more "bangs!" — the gunshots in this reenacted shootout happened so quickly I couldn't keep count.
"That was it," said the actor playing lawman Doc Holliday at the OK Corral's several-times-a-day show about what may be the most famous gun battle in the Old West. "Over before it even...