A new resource center that connects youth with a variety of services, organizations and activities has opened in downtown Merced. The new Healing Generation Center is a youth wellness hub dedicated to providing resources and services for vulnerable youth in Merced County, according to a news release. Located at 1726...
Democrat Hakeem Jeffries Stumps in California in a Bid to Reclaim House Control
LOS ANGELES — Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries crisscrossed Southern California over the weekend in communities far from the presidential battlegrounds — Little Saigon in Orange County and the high desert of Antelope Valley — as he works to wrest control of the U.S. House from Republicans. The Golden State is...
Lions’ Aidan Hutchinson Has Surgery on Fractured Tibia and Fibula
ARLINGTON — Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson had successful surgery to repair a fractured tibia and fibula that he sustained against the Dallas Cowboys, the team announced Monday while saying there's no timeline for his return to play. The Lions' star pass rusher was carted off the field Sunday...
Jim Harbaugh Misses Part of Chargers’ Win for Treatment of Irregular Heartbeat
DENVER — Jim Harbaugh listened to his heart when he began to feel a little bit off in pregame warmups. The Los Angeles Chargers coach went into the medical tent and then to the locker room in the first quarter Sunday to get checked out for an irregular heartbeat. An...
Harris Suggests Trump Is ‘Weak and Unstable’ in Pointed Challenge
Vice President Kamala Harris challenged former President Donald Trump on Sunday for refusing to do what she has done in recent days: release a report on his health, sit for a “60 Minutes” interview and commit to another presidential debate. “It makes you wonder: Why does his staff want him...
Israeli Strike in Northern Lebanon Kills at Least 21 People
BEIRUT — An Israeli airstrike hit an apartment building in northern Lebanon on Monday, killing at least 21 people, according to the Lebanese Red Cross. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military and it was not clear what the target was. The strike hit a small apartment building...
Meteorologists Face Harassment and Death Threats Amid Hurricane Disinformation
A meteorologist based in Washington, D.C., was accused of helping the government cover up manipulating a hurricane. In Houston, a forecaster was repeatedly told to “do research” into the weather’s supposed nefarious origins. And a meteorologist for a television station in Lansing, Michigan, said she had received death threats. “Murdering...
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Ticks Higher and Adds to Its Records
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are ticking higher Monday to add to their all-time highs. The S&P 500 was up 0.5% in midday trading and building on its record set on Friday The Dow Jones Industrial Average came back from an early loss to rise 118 points and add 0.3%...
What China’s Leaders Grasp About Another Trump Term
Opinion by Rush Doshi on Oct. 14, 2024. TRUMP REMAINS WELL OUTSIDE A BIPARTISAN CONSENSUS ON COMPETING WITH CHINA. At the beginning of the Biden presidency, many of us serving in the National Security Council gathered to read the intelligence and reached a key conclusion: The 2020s would be what...
Harris Releases Health Records, Challenges Trump’s Fitness
Vice President Kamala Harris released her medical records this weekend, stating she is in "excellent health" and has the "physical and mental resiliency" required for the presidency, reported GZERO. Harris criticized Republican opponent Donald Trump for not releasing his own records, claiming he "doesn’t want the American people to see...