JOHN FINERAN
Associated Press
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Brian Kelly of No. 9 Notre Dame knows a little how his Southern California counterpart Clay Helton might feel as their teams prepare for their 91st meeting Saturday night.
"What was the over-under that I'd make 10 USC games?" the Fighting Irish coach joked about whispers of his job security despite two...
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of retirees will get a modest 1.6% cost-of-living increase from Social Security in 2020, an uptick with potential political consequences in an election year when Democrats are pushing more generous inflation protection.
The increase amounts to $24 a month for the average retired worker, according to estimates released Thursday by the Social Security...
NICOLE WINFIELD and RODNEY MUHUMUZA
Associated Press
SAMBURU, Kenya (AP) — When Sabina Losirkale went into labor, her sister Scolastica recalls, priests and religious sisters filled the delivery ward waiting to see the color of the baby's skin — and if their worst fears had come to pass.
Scolastica and dozens of villagers peered in from behind the clinic fence, as...
LEFTERIS PITARAKIS and SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press
AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) — Turkey launched airstrikes and fired artillery aimed at crushing Kurdish fighters in northern Syria on Wednesday after U.S. troops pulled back from the area, paving the way for an assault on forces that have long been allied with the United States.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the start...
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California will allow voters to register on Election Day at all polling places in 2020.
Legislation signed Tuesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom expands conditional voter registration in the state. Voters who register conditionally on Election Day will not have their ballots counted until their registration has been verified.
In the 2018 election more than 57,000 people cast ballots...
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
1. WHITE HOUSE CEASES COOPERATION WITH DEMOCRATS
The U.S. Constitution gives the House "the sole power of impeachment," leaving Democrats and the Trump administration to fight over what that means.
2. KURDS PREPARE TO RESIST IMMINENT TURKISH INVASION
Kurdish officials in northeastern Syria issue a "general...
Murrieta high school students spend the morning at two manufacturing facilities and hear a panel discussion about local manufacturing jobs at Murrieta’s business incubator for the city’s Manufacturing Day event Friday, Oct. 5.About 100 students from Murrieta Valley High School toured Cryoquip – which produces cryogenic vaporizers and industrial gas equipment – as well as Waterstone Faucets, both of...
TEMECULA (CNS) - Two Girl Scouts from Temecula and Placentia have won a national award, a first for the Orange County chapter in the same year, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
Megan Loh of Placentia and Isabella Madrigal of Temecula are among 10 Girl Scouts from across the country selected to receive the National Gold Award, said Elizabeth Fairchild of...
TERRI VERMEULEN KEITH
City News Service
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A woman who survived being stabbed eight times in her Santa Monica apartment by the man dubbed the "Hollywood Ripper'' told jurors on Tuesday that she barely slept in the months following the attack.
In front of the jury that is being asked to recommend whether Michael Gargiulo should be...
A frequently-used shortcut for many residents living on the south side of Temecula is nearing completion after a nearly monthlong delay. The construction of a new roundabout at the intersection of La Paz and Ynez roads in the Los Ranchitos community of Temecula began several months ago and although it was expected to be completed in September, the city of...