TOM HAYS
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Rep. Chris Collins, a Republican from western New York, submitted his resignation from Congress on Monday ahead of an expected guilty plea in an insider trading case in which he was accused of leaking confidential information during an urgent phone call made from a White House picnic.
Collins' resignation will take effect when Congress...
JANIE HAR
Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California man who operates tours for Chinese students and visitors was charged with being an illegal foreign agent and delivering classified U.S. national security information to officials in China. U.S. government officials announced Monday.
U.S. Attorney David L. Anderson accused Xuehua Edward Peng, 56, of a "combination of age-old spycraft and modern technology."
"The...
GREG BEACHAM
AP Sports Writer
ANAHEIM (AP) — Manager Brad Ausmus has been fired by the Los Angeles Angels after just one difficult season in charge.
Angels general manager Billy Eppler announced the decision to move on swiftly from Ausmus on Monday, a day after they finished 72-90 for the franchise's worst record since 1999.
The dismissal of Ausmus immediately sparked speculation...
The Associated Press
CVS has halted sales of popular heartburn treatment Zantac and the store generic version after warnings by U.S. health regulators.
CVS is the latest retailer to pull the heartburn tablets from store shelves. Earlier this month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned consumers about a potentially dangerous contaminant in prescription and over-the-counter versions of Zantac.
In its announcement...
City News Service
PALM SPRINGS — The American Hockey League Board of Governors on Monday, Sept. 30 confirmed its award of an expansion franchise to NHL Seattle and Oak View Group, a sports and entertainment company, which together will establish a primary development affiliate that will play at a new arena on the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation in Palm Springs.
"On...
LINDSEY BAHR
AP Film Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — There may be no such thing as bad publicity, but the spotlight on "Joker" is testing the limits of that old cliche.
The origin story about the classic Batman villain has inspired pieces both in defense of and against the movie. It's been hailed as the thing that's going to finally get...
ADAM BEAM
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Defying the NCAA, California's governor signed a first-in-the-nation law Monday that will let college athletes hire agents and make money from endorsements — a move that could upend amateur sports in the U.S. and trigger a legal challenge.
Under the law, which takes effect in 2023, students at public and private universities in the...
HEMET (CNS) - Firefighters have contained 75 percent of a fire in Hemet that has charred more than 19-acres of brush, according to Cal Fire Riverside.
The fire which is burning near Warren and Old Mine roads was reported at 7:07 p.m., Cal Fire reports.
The department sent 10 engines, four crews, two bulldozers and one water tender to the scene. Hemet fire has also...
BETH HARRIS
AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard and Paul George have already passed the chemistry test with the Los Angeles Clippers.
The two superstars have been quick to integrate themselves with their new team and the result is an easy, teasing camaraderie. Whether it's enough to advance the once beleaguered franchise past the second round of the...