The Los Angeles Rams need their offensive line to keep Matthew Stafford upright and healthy all season. But through two weeks, they haven't done the best job. Stafford has already been sacked four times this season and his 6.1% sack rate ranks 17th-worst in the league so far. Stafford's 19.7%...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Rachel Marie Meehan
September 17, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Rachel Marie Meehan Suspects Date of Birth: December 11, 1977 Physical Description: White Female, 5’ 5, 220 lbs., Brown Hair, Hazel Eyes. Charges: Stolen vehicle Warrant Number: F17905246 Synopsis of the Case: Rachel Marie Meehan is wanted on a...
FBI Chief Patel to Appear Before Lawmakers Demanding Epstein Details
WASHINGTON — FBI Director Kash Patel will face a U.S. House of Representatives panel on Wednesday for a second day of questioning by lawmakers, who are expected to focus on his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. Patel broadly defended his seven-month tenure as head of the FBI and his...
US House Panel Asks Online Forum CEOs to Testify After Charlie Kirk Assassination
A U.S. House committee on Wednesday asked the CEOs of Discord, Steam, Amazon-owned Twitch, and Reddit to testify at an Oct. 8 hearing on the radicalization of some online forum users. Representative James Comer, chair of the U.S. House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said he was calling the...
Rams DC Chris Shula Reportedly ‘a Prime Candidate’ for Head-Coaching Job in 2026
No one coordinator has had a better start to the 2025 season than Chris Shula. The Los Angeles Rams' defensive coordinator has put together a unit that's allowed just one touchdown in two weeks and the fewest points in the league over that span. The secondary is elite, too, and...
Jim Harbaugh and Chargers Establish Superiority Over Pete Carroll and Raiders in AFC West
The rivalry between Pete Carroll and Jim Harbaugh goes back nearly two decades. During the late 2000s, Harbaugh’s Stanford teams twice came into the Coliseum and knocked off Carroll’s USC Trojans, including the infamous “What’s your deal?” game in 2009. After several more intense matchups during the early 2010s when...
Pope Decries ‘Unacceptable’ Plight of Palestinians in Gaza, Urges Truce
Pope Leo on Wednesday denounced the "unacceptable" conditions faced by Palestinians in Gaza, voicing solidarity with civilians and renewing his appeal for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas. "I express my deep closeness to the Palestinian people in Gaza, who continue to live in fear and survive...
Israel Opens New Route out of Gaza City, Death Toll Passes 65,000
CAIRO/JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said it was opening an additional route for 48 hours that Palestinians could use to leave Gaza City as it stepped up efforts on Wednesday to empty the city of civilians and confront thousands of Hamas combatants. Hundreds of thousands of people are sheltering in...
Kern County Man Arrested After Gunfire Report Leads to Firearms Seizure
A 58-year-old man was arrested after deputies responding to reports of gunfire in Taft seized 13 firearms from his home, authorities said. Kern County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched Sept. 7 to the 28000 block of Chaparral Avenue for a shots-fired call, the sheriff’s office said Tuesday. Witnesses identified James Dye...
Wall Street Mixed Ahead of Fed’s Rate Decision, Nvidia Slips
Wall Street's main indexes were mixed in choppy trading on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 muted ahead of a widely expected interest-rate cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve later in the day. The central bank is expected to reduce borrowing costs by at least 25 basis points at 2 p.m....