NEW ORLEANS — San Francisco 49ers two-time All-Pro tight end George Kittle is the USAA 2024 Salute to Service award winner. Kittle beat out Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones and Los Angeles Chargers defensive end Morgan Fox for the award. The award recognizes the "exceptional efforts by members of...
Spine-Zapping Implant Helped 3 People With Muscle-Wasting Disease Walk Better
WASHINGTON — Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger – able to stand and walk more easily – when an implanted device zapped their spinal cord. On Wednesday, researchers reported what they called the first evidence that a spine-stimulating implant already being tested for...
Stock Market Today: Alphabet and AMD Weigh on Mixed Wall Street
Google's parent company and other tech stocks are weighing on a mixed Wall Street Wednesday as the focus swings back toward how much profit businesses are making. The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged in midday trading, as more stocks rose in the index than fell. The Dow Jones Industrial Average...
US Postal Service Reverses Ban on Hong Kong-China Packages
HONG KONG — The U.S. Postal Service is reversing course a day after placing a ban on all inbound packages from China and Hong Kong. The post office had announced Tuesday that it would no longer accept parcels from the China and Hong Kong after the U.S. imposed an additional...
LA Neighbors Have Vastly Different Post-Wildfire Rebuilding Options Due to Insurance Crisis
Before a wildfire ravaged their street in northwest Altadena, Louise Hamlin and Chris Wilson lived next door to each other in nearly identical houses. "I chose an old home in an old neighborhood because it has soul," said Hamlin, a 51-year-old single mom with a teenage boy, who bought her...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Audrey Ann Hathorn
Feb 5, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Audrey Ann Hathorn Suspects Date of Birth: September 22, 1982 Physical Description: White Female, 5’ 2, 199 lbs., Brown Hair, Green Eyes. Charges: Vandalism Warrant Number: F20905120 Synopsis of the Case: Hathorn is wanted on a felony, no-bail warrant of...
Pam Bondi Is Sworn in as Attorney General. DOJ Braces for Major Shakeup.
WASHINGTON — Pam Bondi was sworn in Wednesday as attorney general, taking charge of the Justice Department as it braces for upheaval with President Donald Trump aiming to exert his will over an agency that has long provoked his ire. The ceremony took place in the Oval Office and it...
Bulldogs Suffer 4th OT Loss This Season, Fall to San Jose State
Josh Uduje and Latrell Davis each scored 30 points as San Jose State edged Fresno State 94-91 in double overtime Tuesday night at the Save Mart Center. It was Fresno State's fourth overtime loss this season. Jalen Weaver led the Bulldogs (5-18, 1-11 Mountain West Conference) in scoring, finishing with...
Trump’s Suggestion the US ‘Take Over’ the Gaza Strip Is Rejected by Allies and Adversaries Alike
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — President Donald Trump's proposal that the United States “take over” the Gaza Strip and permanently resettle its Palestinian residents was swiftly rejected and denounced on Wednesday by American allies and adversaries alike. Trump's suggestion came at a White House news conference with Israeli Prime Minister...
Migrants Are Deported to India on US Military Plane
A U.S. military plane with at least 100 migrants aboard landed in India on Wednesday, officials said, the longest such deportation flight since President Donald Trump took office and a sign that countries whose leaders he favors will not be spared his immigration crackdown. It appeared to be the first...