NEW YORK (AP) — Online shoe brand Allbirds plans to more than double its store count next year, hoping to reach shoppers who want to touch and try on its wool shoes.
The company said Tuesday that it plans to open 20 stores in 2020, bringing its total number of stores to about 35 by the end of the year.
While...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Boeing plans to invest $20 million in Virgin Galactic as the space tourism company nears its goal of launching passengers on suborbital flights.
The companies announced the investment Tuesday, saying they will work together on broadening commercial access to space and transforming global travel technologies.
Virgin Galactic has conducted successful test flights of its winged rocket ship...
REGINA GARCIA CANO
Associated Press
BALTIMORE (AP) — Alyse and Elmer Sanchez were thrilled when they survived their "green card" interview, a crucial step in obtaining lawful status in the United States. She texted her family from the immigration office as relief washed over her: The officer had agreed that their marriage is legitimate.
Moments later, Elmer was in shackles, detained...
ANZA — On Monday, Oct. 7, personnel from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station and several other agencies seized 4,131 plants and 1,029 pounds of processed marijuana during the serving of nine marijuana cultivation search warrants in Anza.
Two suspects, 68-year-old John C. Crieg and 61-year-old George Hanin, both Anza residents, were located at separate grow sites. Charges will be filed...
City News Service
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - The Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved an agreement with the state to designate the Riverside County agricultural commissioner's office as the regulatory authority overseeing hemp producers countywide.
The agreement with the California Department of Food & Agriculture was approved in a 3-0 vote — with Supervisors Manuel Perez and Chuck Washington absent — and will...
KELVIN CHAN
Associated Press
TV show South Park and a major video game studio are the latest businesses swept into a growing debate over how to navigate China's censorship efforts.
The question has heated up after the NBA suffered a backlash in China over a pro-Hong Kong tweet by the Houston Rockets general manager.
South Park's creators tackled the issue head on, making...
JOHN LEICESTER
Associated Press
HONG KONG (AP) — As riot police fought anti-government demonstrators on the streets of Hong Kong over the weekend, two photos popped into the encrypted inbox of a group of volunteer medics who call themselves the "Hidden Clinic."
The images showed the nastily swollen left arm of a 22-year-old protester who had been beaten and were accompanied...
COACHELLA (CNS) - Sheriff's deputies announced the arrests Monday of 50 Coachella Valley residents for various drug-related crimes during a sweep that also resulted in the seizure of weapons and stolen vehicles.
The operation was largely centered in the city of Coachella, as well as other unincorporated areas throughout the eastern Coachella Valley.
Sheriff's deputies say the sweep — which stretched...
TOM MURPHY
AP Health Writer
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Dr. Anna Nguyen spoke with none of the five patients she treated on a recent weekday morning. She didn't even leave her dining room.
The emergency physician nevertheless helped a pregnant Ohio woman handle hip pain, examined a Michigan man's sore throat and texted a mom whose son became sick during a family...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eagles are planning massive performances of their album "Hotel California" during their 2020 tour.
Performances of the band's 1976 album will include a 46-piece orchestra and a 22-voice choir. Organizers announced Tuesday that in total, 77 musicians are expected to be onstage while Eagles perform hits from the album including "New Kid in Town" and "Life...