Newsom signs more anti-crime bills, including laws targeting rape
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed five more anti-crime bills sent to his desk by California lawmakers this month, enacting mostly modest increases in punishment and…
Timberwolves agree to trade Karl-Anthony Towns to Knicks
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves are sending Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks in exchange for Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo and a first-round draft pick…
AI can rescue people from conspiracy theory rabbit holes
Roughly half of Americans subscribe to to some sort of conspiracy theory, and their fellow humans haven’t had much success coaxing them out of their…
Want a new way to see Little Tokyo? Chase a spy in ‘Spies Among Us’
The conceit: Players are tasked with tracking down a rogue spy. But perhaps they’re the ones being tracked. I’m standing in a Little Tokyo courtyard,…
Taylor Swift says she’s voting for Kamala Harris
Taylor Swift said on Tuesday night that she’s voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the November presidential election, saying Harris is a “steady-handed,…
‘I grieve the person I was before the pandemic’
BBCMandi Masters, a community midwife, was hospitalised with Covid in the pandemic.The public inquiry into the pandemic will start 10 weeks of hearings on Monday…
QB Miller Moss part of dispute that triggered USC investigation
A dispute between USC star quarterback Miller Moss and his former roommate and fellow Trojan quarterback Mo Hasan escalated to the point that the university…
Buying sex from a minor could be a felony under bill headed to Newsom
SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers on Friday approved legislation to crack down on child prostitution and allow prosecutors to charge anyone who purchases sex from a minor…
Rams trade Ernest Jones IV to Titans as roster is reduced to 53
Eight months ago, after he helped them make an unexpected run to the playoffs, linebacker Ernest Jones IV appeared to be a key player in…
Iceland ice cave collapses, at least one person dead, two missing | Environment News
Two people are still missing and one person has been hospitalised after the ice cave collapsed on Sunday.At least one person has died after an…
Rams inform Ernest Jones he’s free to pursue trade to another team
Rams linebacker Ernest Jones IV could soon be on the move — to another team.The Rams informed Jones and his agents that they are open…
Superyacht wreck: Fifth body located, 1 person still missing as investigators seek answers
1 of 2 | Rescuers in Italy recovered the bodies of four people from the Bayesian yacht on Wednesday, with two passengers still missing. Photo…
At 116, Japanese woman set to be named world’s oldest person | Health News
Tomiko Itooka went mountain climbing into her 70s, scaling Japan’s 3,067-metre Mount Ontake – in sneakers.A Japanese woman aged 116 is set to be named…
Popular Mike Greenberg to host ESPN’s ‘Sunday NFL Countdown’
Mike Greenberg will replace Sam Ponder as host of “Sunday NFL Countdown” on ESPN, the network announced Tuesday. Ponder was laid off last week along…
Paralysed man becomes first person to cycle the length of Britain using bike controlled only by his chin
A PARALYSED man has become the first person to ride the length of Britain using a bike he controls with his chin.Andy Walker, 47, completed…
What is Prop. 47? And how would it change if Prop. 36 passes this year?
California voters face a decision about how the state should punish people who are repeatedly convicted of stealing, or of crimes involving the deadly drug…
David Lynch says he can’t direct in person due to emphysema
David Lynch, the iconic screenwriter and director behind surrealist staples “Twin Peaks” and “Eraserhead,” has been diagnosed with emphysema — and he says it has…
Federal judge tosses Ohio voting restrictions on disabled voters
CLEVELAND — A federal judge has struck down part of Ohio’s sweeping 2023 election law, which voting rights groups said restricted people from helping voters with…
Clippers trade Russell Westbrook to Utah Jazz for guard Kris Dunn
Mercurial guard Russell Westbrook, who opted into his $4-million contract this summer, has been traded to Utah in a sign-and-trade deal that will give the…
What we know about suspect in apparent Trump assassination attempt
WASHINGTON — The man identified as the shooter in the apparent assassination attempt of former President Trump was a 20-year-old from a Pittsburgh suburb not far…