Lawyer: Harvey Weinstein hospitalized after his return to New York from upstate jail
Weinstein has been ailing with a variety of afflictions, including cardiac issues, diabetes, sleep apnea and eye problems.
NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer said Saturday that the onetime movie mogul has been hospitalized for a battery of tests after his return to New York City following an appeals court ruling nullifying...
Harvey Weinstein’s attorney says former media mogul has been hospitalized following his return to New York City jails
Award-winning Horn Barbecue reopens at new location in Oakland following devastating fire
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Popular Oakland restaurant Horn Barbecue reopened in a new location five months after a devastating fire.
Owner and Chef Matt Horn says as a business owner, he is not giving up on Oakland.
Hamas is reviewing an Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as a planned Rafah offensive looms
CAIRO -- Hamas said Saturday that it was reviewing a new Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as Egypt intensified efforts to broker a deal to end the months-long war and stave off a planned Israeli ground offensive into the southern city of Rafah.
Tortoiseshell kitty Penelope is sweet and gentle
Breed: Tortoiseshell
Age: 3 years
Sex: Spayed female
Penelope’s story: Penelope is a healthy girl who no longer has to worry about being a mom. She and her four kittens were found, abandoned, in a crate in an alley. Although in a terrible situation, Penelope took good care of her offspring, along with a blind,...
Sweet Tibetan spaniel Ollie will shower you with love
Breed: Tibetan spaniel
Age: 21 months
Sex: Neutered male
Size: About 10 pounds
Ollie’s story: A Tibetan Spaniel rescue received Ollie and, although almost nothing about his past is known, he is friendly and eager for love. He loves his foster mom and her own dog. He follows her from room to room, looking for...
Oceanside mayor says the city is 100% committed to rebuilding historic pier damaged by fire
Oceanside Fire officials said as of 7 p.m. on Friday, the fire is declared 'under control'.
OCEANSIDE, Calif. — Tourists and locals captured images of the iconic Oceanside Pier Friday, one day after a devastating blaze erupted at the end of the structure.
"We were in the...
Chicago appeals court rejects R. Kelly’s challenge of 20-year sentence
Jurors convicted the Grammy Award-winning R&B singer on multiple child sex abuse charges in 2022.
CHICAGO — The singer R. Kelly was correctly sentenced to 20 years in prison on child sex convictions in Chicago, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.
Jurors in 2022 convicted the Grammy Award-winning R&B singer, born...
Midwest tornadoes flatten homes in Nebraska suburbs and leave trails of damage in Iowa
Multiple tornadoes were reported in Nebraska and Iowa on Friday, but the most destructive storm moved from a largely rural area into suburbs northwest of Omaha.
OMAHA, Neb. — A tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday, damaging hundreds of homes and other structures as it tore for miles along farmland and...
Anti-war protesters dig in as some schools close encampments after reports of antisemitic activity
NEW YORK (AP) — As students protesting the Israel-Hamas war at universities across U.S. dug in Saturday and vowed to keep their demonstrations going, some universities shut down encampments after reports of antisemitic activity among the protesters.
With the death toll mounting...
First West Nile Virus Positive Dead Bird of 2024 Found in Contra Costa County
CONCORD, CALIFORNIA – The Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District (District) reports the first dead bird of the year has tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV) in Contra Costa County.
The dead bird, an American crow, was picked up in an area of Concord on April 9, 2024. The first WNV-positive dead...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs files motion to dismiss some claims in sexual assault lawsuit
LOS ANGELES -- Lawyers for Sean "Diddy" Combs pushed back against a woman's lawsuit that accused him of sexual assault, filing a motion on Friday to dismiss some claims that were not under law when the alleged incident occurred.
The motion...
How planting clover in the garden brought out slugs, a skunk and more
Eighteen months ago, I covered a large portion of my backyard with the seeds of white clover (Trifolium repens), also known as Dutch clover. This is the classic clover that grows in lawns and is erroneously considered to be a weed in some quarters. I am enormously pleased with my decision to grow...
Berkeley author Ayelet Waldman arrested, later released, in Israel: video
SEDEROT, Israel - Ayelet Waldman, a well-known Berkeley author, was arrested by Israeli police at the Erez Crossing — the border between Israel and Gaza — while protesting the war with a group of American rabbis during Passover.
Waldman’s husband, Pulitzer-Prize winning author Michael Chabon, wrote Friday...
How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that's probably because it has, at least if you're measuring via internet time. What's now in question is whether it will be around much longer and, if so, in what form?
Starting in 2017,...
Son must dig himself out of crisis with a traditional home saleÂ
Question: Our adult son is in serious debt. His beloved house is in jeopardy of foreclosure. Business associates and a disgruntled customer have sued him. He lives paycheck to paycheck. All his income went to defense attorneys.
In the meantime, he failed to make mortgage payments. Last week, a Notice of Trustee’s Sale was...
Hamas is reviewing an Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as possible Rafah offensive looms
Hamas said Saturday it was reviewing a new Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as Egypt intensified efforts to broker a deal to end the monthslong war and stave off a possible Israeli ground offensive into the southern Gaza city of Rafah.Related video above: College protests against the Israel-Hamas War now coast-to-coastSenior...
12 days that rocked USC: How a derailed commencement brought ‘total disaster’
The crowning of Asna Tabassum as USC valedictorian was supposed to be a time of pride for a university that has tried to shed its old image as a playground for the privileged by bolstering academics and diversity.
In selecting Tabassum from close to 100 applicants with near-perfect GPAs and impressive extracurriculars, USC...
Carvalho faults alleged actions of school safety worker who failed to stop fatal fight
The Los Angeles school district has removed a campus-safety contractor from Washington Preparatory High School after an adult — who apparently worked for the contractor — refused to intervene before a fight that ended with the death of a student, schools Supt. Alberto Carvalho said Friday.
The fight began after an individual, believed to be...