PERRIS (CNS) - The driver of a pickup truck killed in a head-on crash with a big rig in the unincorporated Nuevo area of Riverside County near Perris was identified Wednesday as a 51-year-old Hemet man.Anthony Armenta died at the scene of the crash, which occurred at about 9:35 p.m. Tuesday near the intersection of Ramona Expressway and Lakeview...
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Parole was recommended Tuesday for a one-time champion skateboarder who has spent nearly three decades in prison for raping and killing a woman at his Southern California home.
A parole board made the recommendation for Mark "Gator" Rogowski, 53, during a hearing at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego, KGTV-TV reported.
Rogowski confessed to...
Staff at a local homeless outreach group encountered an unwelcome surprise when staff opened up their office earlier this week.Burglars made off with $7,000 worth of equipment and donated items from the Social Work Action Group’s office northeastern Lake Elsinore early Monday.The organization, which goes by the abbreviation SWAG, works provides various homeless outreach services in the Inland Empire....
JAKE SEINER
AP Sports Writer
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Baseballs weren't juiced during a record-setting 2019 regular season, according to a study commissioned by Major League Baseball.
They were just flying farther.
A four-person committee of scientists concluded baseballs this year had less drag on average than in previous seasons, contributing to a power surge that resulted in a record number of...
SALLY CARPENTER HALE
Associated Press
PASO ROBLES (AP) — Winemakers around this central California city can grow a mind-boggling variety of grapes thanks to a wide diversity of microclimates.
Visitors can take a tasting tour of European varietals — from Italy and Spain as well as France's Rhone and Bordeaux regions.
The wine-growing area around Paso Robles is nearly three times the...
RALPH D. RUSSO
AP College Sports Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — NCAA President Mark Emmert said Wednesday it is "highly probable" federal legislation will be passed that sets national guidelines for how college athletes can be compensated for the use of their names, images and likenesses.
Emmert, who spoke a forum sponsored by the Sports Business Journal, said he is spending most...
CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate alone Wednesday and signaled that it expects to keep low rates unchanged through next year.
The Fed's decision follows three rate cuts earlier this year. It reflects its view that the U.S. economy has so far withstood the U.S.-China trade war and a global slump and...
MICHAEL R. SISAK
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein's bail was increased from $1 million to $5 million on Wednesday over allegations he violated bail conditions by mishandling his electronic ankle monitor.
But Judge James Burke rejected prosecution calls to put the disgraced movie mogul in jail over the alleged violation.
Weinstein, 67, arrived at court in the morning using...
FRANK BAJAK
AP Technology Writer
A year ago, Shoshana Zuboff dropped an intellectual bomb on the technology industry. She hasn't stood still since.
In a 700-page book, the Harvard scholar skewered tech giants like Facebook and Google with a damning phrase: "surveillance capitalism." The unflattering term evokes how these companies vacuum up the details of our lives, make billions from that...
NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and his third wife have reached a settlement in a yearslong court battle that exposed details about their luxurious lifestyle, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.
Giuliani, 75, and his wife, Judith, put an end to their differences and "intend to remain friends in the years to come,"...