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Friday, March 14, 2025
The deaths of singers Mac Davis and Helen Reddy hours apart on September 29th have fans recalling their many career parallels. The 1970s music stars, who died hours apart at age 78, had chart-topping songs at the height of their careers nearly 50 years ago, and they shared the stage […]
SAN FRANCISCO – Thousands of fire-sapped California residents fled two new blazes Monday that exploded in size overnight, torching nearly 10,000 acres. The breakneck Zogg Fire burned through 7,000 acres in less than five hours near Redding in Northern California, and the Glass Fire tore through 2,500 acres in Napa Valley wine country, […]
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the demure firebrand who in her 80s became a legal, cultural, and feminist icon has died. The Supreme Court announced her death, saying the cause was complications from cancer. Architect of the legal fight for women’s rights in the 1970s, Ginsburg subsequently served 27 years on […]
LYNWOOD, CA – It’s a statement that can only be described as shocking and disturbing. And it could cost the Lynwood City Manager his job. On Tuesday night, Jose Ometeotl was placed on paid administrative leave. The move comes pending an internal investigation, sparked after he posted a response to the […]
NPC International, Pizza Hut’s largest franchisee, has agreed to close nearly one-quarter of its restaurants and put its remaining 927 locations up for sale as the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to thwart in-person dining. “In the event NPC executes a sale of its Pizza Hut business, Pizza Hut’s focus would […]
OTTAWA — Canadian and U.S. officials have agreed to keep the border between the two countries closed to non-essential travel for another month. This comes as both countries are still working to stop the spread of COVID-19, and as tensions continue to flare between Canadians and prospective American visitors. The […]
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has chosen U. S. Sen. Kamala Harris of California for vice president, bringing to an end months of speculation and even frenzy about the possibility that Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer could be the choice. Ms. Whitmer emerged as a growing national figure at the […]
Gone are the days when Canadians and Americans could freely drive across their shared border for a quick shopping trip or to visit family and friends. Now, the Canada-U.S. land border that was once wide open is closed to non-essential travel, affecting the lives of many people on both sides. Here’s […]
The death penalty sentence for the convicted Boston Marathon bomber has been overturned by a federal appeals court. On Thursday, a Boston appeals court handed the case down to a lower court, which will decide the fate of 27-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The judges claimed the jurors were not properly screened […]
Regis Philbin has died. The beloved star was 88. The longtime television host died on July 24. “We are deeply saddened to share that our beloved Regis Philbin passed away last night of natural causes, one month shy of his 89th birthday,” “His family and friends are forever grateful for […]