A family-led group advocating for the release of Erik and Lyle Menendez from prison rallied outside the downtown Criminal Justice Center Thursday morning, calling on Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman to reconsider his opposition to re-sentencing the brothers. “Accountability should not be weaponized to deny people the second chance they worked so hard…
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In an interview last year, California Governor Gavin Newsom accused politicians on the right of shapeshifting to gain votes. Now it seems the governor is engaging in some strategic shape-shifting of his own. In the inaugural episode that came out earlier this month, Newsom hosted conservative super influencer Charlie Kirk on his new podcast, “This Is…
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By MATT OTT, Associated Press U.S. safety regulators on Thursday recalled virtually all Cybertrucks on the road, the eighth recall of the Tesla-made vehicles since deliveries to customers began just over a year ago. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s recall, which covers more than 46,000 Cybertrucks, warned that an exterior panel that runs along…
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD and SHELBY LUM An experimental treatment appears to delay Alzheimer’s symptoms in some people genetically destined to get the disease in their 40s or 50s, according to new findings from ongoing research now caught up in Trump administration funding delays. Related Articles Health | Lean Cuisine and Stouffer’s meals recalled for ‘wood-like…
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By Anna Helhoski, NerdWallet Tens of thousands of federal workers have been fired or left since President Donald Trump’s administration began and there are more cuts on the way. Related Articles Business | Average US rate on a 30-year mortgage rises slightly for the second week in a row Business | Haven’t filed your 2021…
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TEMPE, Ariz. — As Kyle Hendricks was enduring a miserable season at age 34, he thought his career might be over. Those thoughts were not new. “From the moment you get up (to the majors), man, anytime you struggle, those thoughts are gonna be in your head,” Hendricks said. “It’s the nature of the game.…
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By ALEX TURNBULL and SUMAN NAISHADHAM, Associated Press CHAMPAGNE, France (AP) — Across wine country in France, Italy and Spain one number is top of mind: 200%. That’s because last week U.S. President Donald Trump threatened a tariff of that amount on European wine, Champagne and other spirits if the European Union went ahead with…
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By EDDIE PELLS, Associated Press National Writer DENVER (AP) — Perhaps the surest sign that artificial intelligence really is taking over the world will come the day it wins your favorite March Madness bracket pool. The day could be coming soon. In an experiment that a) was bound to happen, b) might actually make us…
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<p>TROY, Mich. (AP) — Police in Michigan said they apprehended a hospital employee who shot and wounded a co-worker Thursday morning in a northern suburb of Detroit, an incident that prompted a lockdown at the sprawling medical complex and area schools.</p><p>The Troy Police Department said on the social media platform X that the suspect was…
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By MATT OTT, Associated Press Business Writer Slightly more Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain historically low. U.S. jobless claims filings rose by 2,000 to 223,000 for the week ending March 15, the Labor Department said Thursday. That’s just less than the 224,000 new applications analysts forecast. Weekly applications for jobless…
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