SAN LUIS OBISPO — A San Luis Obispo police officer was killed and another wounded while serving a search warrant before officers shot and killed the gunman on Monday, authorities said. Shots were fired shortly before 5:30 p.m. as officers served the warrant at an apartment in the Central Coast...
Amid Outcry, NBC Says It Will Not Air Golden Globes in 2022
NEW YORK — Amid growing pressure on the Hollywood Foreign Press Association from studios, stars and large swaths of the film industry, NBC said Monday that will not air the Golden Globes in 2022, putting in doubt the viability of one of Hollywood's oldest and most-watched award shows. In a...
Newsom Pitches $600 Tax Rebates for More Californians
SACRAMENTO — Millions of Californians would get tax rebates of up to $1,100 under a proposal unveiled Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, as part of a broader pandemic recovery plan made possible by an eye-popping $75 billion budget surplus. Individuals or households making between $30,000 and $75,000 a year would...
Reports: Israeli Retaliation Kills at Least 20 in Gaza After Hamas Fires Rockets
JERUSALEM — Hamas militants fired dozens of rockets into Israel on Monday, including a barrage that set off air raid sirens as far away as Jerusalem, after hundreds of Palestinians were hurt in clashes with Israeli police at a flashpoint religious site in the contested holy city. The rocket fire...
Newsom Expands Drought Emergency to Include Central Valley
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday expanded a drought emergency declaration to a large swath northern and central California, including Fresno County, amid “acute water supply shortages." The drought declaration now covers 41 of 58 California counties, encompassing 30% of California's population of nearly 40 million people. It comes as Newsom...
Netanyahu Vows Hamas Will Pay ‘Heavy Price’ for Rocket Fire
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused the Hamas militant group of crossing a “red line” with its rocket attack on Jerusalem and promised a tough response. “We will not tolerate an attack on our territory, in our capital, on our citizens and soldiers Whoever attacks us will...
Tawny Kitaen, Star of ’80s Rock Music Videos, Dies at 59
NEWPORT BEACH — Tawny Kitaen, the sultry red-haired actress who appeared in rock music videos during the heyday of MTV and starred opposite Tom Hanks in the 1984 comedy “Bachelor Party,” has died. She was 59. The Orange County coroner’s office said she died at her home in Newport Beach...
Air Raid Sirens Sound in Jerusalem, Signaling Possible Rocket Attack
JERUSALEM — Air raid sirens sound in Jerusalem, signaling possible rocket attack. Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip fired rockets toward Jerusalem on Monday, setting off air raid sirens throughout the city, after hundreds of Palestinians were hurt in clashes with Israeli police at a flashpoint religious site in the...
Yosemite Climbers Face New Obstacle in Overnight Permits
Climbing El Capitan and the other famous big walls of Yosemite National Park will get a bit harder. The park added red tape to cut through before climbers can begin the physically grueling and mentally demanding feat of inching up vertical granite walls that take days to conquer and require...
First Latino Justice on California’s High Court Dies at 90
OROVILLE — Cruz Reynoso, a son of migrant workers who worked in the fields as a child and went on to become the first Latino state Supreme Court justice in California history, has died. He was 90. Reynoso died Friday at an elder care facility in Oroville, according to his...