Man reported missing last seen in Central Bakersfield: BPD
Police are seeking in help in locating a man who was last seen in central Bakersfield Saturday, according to Bakersfield police. Officials say, Adrean Ayala, 36, ...
2 Indian companies charged with smuggling chemicals used in making fentanyl
Two pharmaceutical companies based in India were charged Monday with smuggling chemicals used in the production of the deadly drug fentanyl, federal prosecutors in New York ...
Tough, old school defense a calling card for all four teams left in the national championship hunt
The expanded College Football Playoff has a decidedly old-school feel: Smothering defenses have carried the last four teams still in the hunt for the national championship. If ...
Sheel Seidler, wife of late Padres owner Peter Seidler, sues brother-in-laws for control of the team
The wife of late San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler, Sheel Seidler, sued brother-in-laws Matthew and Robert on Monday, attempting to prevent another brother, John, from taking control of the ...
Louisiana person is the first US bird flu death, health officials say
The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported — a person in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms. Louisiana health officials announced the death ...
Motorist dies after crashing into tree on Highway 99
CHP officers received reports of a vehicle wrecking into a tree on Highway 99, just south of Bear Mountain Boulevard.
A 3-year-old boy’s death in Honolulu fireworks explosion raises toll to 4
A three-year-old boy on Monday became the fourth person to die of injuries stemming from a massive explosion of fireworks a Honolulu home on New Year’s Eve, police said. The blast ...
California governor proposes $322B budget with no deficit
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a $322 billion budget without a deficit, a welcome change after two years of significant budget shortfalls in the nation’s ...
McDonald’s is the latest company to roll back diversity goals
McDonald’s is ending some of its diversity practices, citing the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 decision outlawing affirmative action in college admissions. McDonald’s is the latest to shift its ...
Patriots owner Robert Kraft says he put Jerod Mayo in ‘untenable situation,’ vows to correct course
When Robert Kraft hired Jerod Mayo a year ago, he felt he’d identified the right person to follow the championship legacy left by Bill Belichick. In hindsight, Kraft now ...
Scrivner child support hearing postponed to February
Ex-county supervisor Zack Scrivner’s request to pay no child support won’t be heard until February. A request by his wife to postpone the Jan. 16 ...
Indonesia is admitted to the BRICS bloc of developing nations, Brazil announces
Indonesia has been admitted as a full member of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, the group’s presiding country Brazil announced Monday. Indonesia’s candidacy was ...