PAUL J. WEBER
Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former Obama housing secretary Julián Castro, the only Latino in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary race, on Thursday ended his campaign that had pushed the field on immigration and swung hard at rivals on the debate stage but never found a foothold to climb from the back of the pack.
"I'm so...
ROBERT BURNS
AP National Security Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran or its proxy forces may be planning further strikes on American interests in the Middle East, and the U.S. is prepared to take preemptive military action if it gets sufficient warning, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Thursday.
"The game has changed," Esper said, citing a series of violent attacks on U.S....
SCOTT BAUER
Associated Press
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative law firm on Thursday asked a judge to find the Wisconsin Elections Commission in contempt and impose $12,000 a day in fines until it immediately purges more than 200,000 voters from the rolls, a move Democrats are fighting in the key battleground state.
A judge last month ordered the purge of...
MURRIETA - A man fled while sheriff's deputies responded to a report of a domestic dispute Thursday morning, then led authorities on a lengthy pursuit that ended when the suspect was shot and killed by deputies on a Murrieta street.According to Riverside County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Tamrin Olden, a 911 call came in at 8:47 a.m. reporting a man...
WINCHESTER (CNS) - One person was injured today in a four-vehicle crash on Highway 79 near the unincorporated area of Winchester.The crash was reported at about 3:20 p.m. near Construction Road, just east of Diamond Valley Lake. The wreckage blocked all lanes until about 4 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.One motorist was taken to a hospital with...
New laws signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom taking effect Jan. 1 address topics including minimum wage, hairstyles, taxes on diapers and gun violence.Following are some of the new laws and what they do:-- Under AB 1482, communities without rent control will now be covered by statewide rent control protections. Rent increases will be limited to 5 percent per year...
TRISTAN LAVALETTE
Associated Press
PERTH, Australia (AP) — Australia deployed military ships and aircraft Wednesday to help communities ravaged by apocalyptic wildfires that have left at least 17 people dead nationwide and sent thousands of residents and holidaymakers fleeing to the shoreline.
Navy ships and military aircraft were bringing water, food and fuel to towns where supplies were depleted and roads...
KIRSTEN GRIESHABER
Associated Press
BERLIN (AP) — A fire raced through a zoo in western Germany in the first few minutes of the new year, killing more than 30 animals, including apes, monkeys, bats and birds, authorities said. Police said paper sky lanterns launched nearby to celebrate the arrival of 2020 were probably to blame.
Several witnesses saw cylindrical paper lanterns...
CHRISTINA PACIOLLA
Associated Press
After more than 60 years spent sealed up in a library storage facility, about 1,000 letters written by poet T.S. Eliot to confidante Emily Hale will be unveiled this week, and scholars hope they will reveal the extent of a relationship that's been speculated about for decades.
Many consider Hale to not only be his close friend,...