PLEASANTON — The future of horse racing in Northern California was dealt a blow Monday when the California Authority of Racing Fairs voted unanimously to withdraw its application for a racing meeting starting later this month at Pleasanton Fairgrounds. The California Horse Racing Board had been set to discuss racing...
2-Day Strike Begins at City of Fresno. More Than 300 Bus Routes Canceled.
Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024 Update: Fresno Strike Ends as City Reaches a Deal With White Collar Union Original Story The city's architects, engineers, and supervisors began a planned strike Tuesday morning. More than 100 bus drivers are joining them who say their co-workers aren't getting a fair shake. City of...
Will Newsom’s New Plan Help Folks Without Degrees Get High-Paying Jobs?
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday unveiled the final framework for the Master Plan for Career Education, a sweeping initiative aimed at creating high-paying career pathways for Californians with and without four-year degrees, the Governor's Office said in a news release. Supported by new budget investments, the plan seeks to align...
Middle East Latest: Israeli Strike in Gaza Kills at Least 8 From the Same Family, Palestinians Say
An Israeli strike in Gaza killed at least eight people from the same family, most of them women and children, Palestinian medics said Tuesday. The strike late Monday hit a house in Gaza City’s central neighborhood of Daraj, according to the Gaza Health Ministry’s ambulance and emergency service. Among the...
Chiefs QB Mahomes Has High-Ankle Sprain, Status for Houston Is Unclear
KANSAS CITY — Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has a high-ankle sprain, additional testing confirmed, and his status for this week's game against Houston remains in question, a person familiar with the results told The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the...
Americans End 2024 With Grim Economic Outlook, but Republicans Are Optimistic for 2025: AP-NORC Poll
WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate is healthy and the stock market is up, but Democrats are feeling more pessimistic about the U.S. economy after Donald Trump's election victory, according to a new poll. Republicans, meanwhile, are still dour about the current state of the economy but hopeful that growth will...
McVay: Rams Won’t Ask Aaron Donald to Unretire for Playoff Push
LOS ANGELES — The first-place Los Angeles Rams are not expecting Aaron Donald to come out of retirement to join their playoff push, and coach Sean McVay says he would feel uncomfortable even asking. When McVay was asked Monday whether he saw any possibility of a comeback by the Rams'...
Michael Vick Talks to Sacramento State and Norfolk State About Head Coaching Jobs
SACRAMENTO - Michael Vick has talked to at least two schools about becoming a college head coach. Sacramento State president Dr. Luke Wood said Monday he has spoken with Vick about the opening at his school, and the Virginian-Pilot reported that Norfolk State has also interviewed the former NFL sensation...
Alabama Woman Doing Well After Latest Experimental Pig Kidney Transplant
NEW YORK — An Alabama woman is recovering well after a pig kidney transplant last month that freed her from eight years of dialysis, the latest effort to save human lives with animal organs. Towana Looney is the fifth American given a gene-edited pig organ — and notably, she isn't...
Things to Know About the Shooting at a Christian School in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. - Police in Madison, Wisconsin, are trying to determine what prompted a 15-year-old student to open fire at a private Christian school. The shooting Monday was just days before the winter break. A fellow student and a teacher were killed. The shooter also died. What Happened in Madison?...