Jordan Rau | (TNS) KFF Health News
Dan Shively had been a bank president who built floats for July Fourth parades in Cody, Wyoming, and adored fly-fishing with his sons. Jeffrey Dowd had been an auto mechanic who ran a …
Yosemite National Park is famous for towering waterfalls, giant sequoia trees and massive granite cliffs. But at an out-of-the-way spot near the park's western boundary few visitors ever see, a landmark of a different type is taking shape.
Workers are …
While Classic Car Week invites thousands to the Monterey Peninsula, it’s also known for its strain on local traffic and traveling during the event. Local law enforcement agencies were busy with incidents including fires, accidents and bouts of speeding.
California …
MONTEREY – With the design phase of a new airport terminal fully funded earlier this month, the Monterey Peninsula Airport District Board received a presentation update of the replacement terminal design at its meeting on Wednesday.
Alan Bright and Bart …
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
It might feel like the presidential election is still a long way off. It’s not.
There are just over 70 days until Election Day on Nov. 5, but major dates, events and political developments will make …
SEASIDE >> Protests will now be more closely monitored and encampments banned at all 23 campuses in the California State University System.
Following a rise in protests and encampments last spring in response to the Israel-Hamas war, the CSU has …
MONTEREY – A Monterey County Superior Court judge issued a tentative ruling in favor of the Monterey Peninsula water district’s voter-mandated acquisition of California American Water Company's Monterey Peninsula operations Friday.
The court action, when finalized, will allow the Monterey …
Debby Waldman | (TNS) KFF Health News
In the 18 months after Francine Milano was diagnosed with a recurrence of the ovarian cancer she thought she’d beaten 20 years ago, she traveled twice from her home in Pennsylvania to Vermont. …
Nada Hassanein | Stateline.org (TNS)
Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.
Emma’s mom, Danielle …
This year’s newly formulated COVID vaccines are expected to start shipping in the next few days after the FDA on Thursday officially approved the new shots.
“Vaccination continues to be the cornerstone of COVID-19 prevention,” Dr. Peter Marks, director of …
Seema Mehta | (TNS) Los Angeles Times
Vice President Kamala Harris has enjoyed a monthlong burst of energy and optimism among Democrats who believe she is the party's best chance of defeating former President Donald Trump in November. But once …
Aidan Quigley | (TNS) CQ-Roll Call
CHICAGO — Along with a massive pep rally and a chance to hear from pop stars and their presidential nominee, Democrats attending and watching their party’s national convention got a lesson this week in …
Samra Haseeb is still figuring out who to vote for in November.
On paper, Kamala Harris, who is Black and Indian, represents a new world of possibilities for women of color. She’s several firsts: A woman, a Black woman, a …
Robert Farley, Eugene Kiely, Jessica McDonald, Lori Robertson, D’Angelo Gore, Alan Jaffe and Kate Yandell | (TNS) CQ-Roll Call
CHICAGO — The Democratic convention wrapped up with Vice President Kamala Harris’ speech accepting the party’s nomination for president. She made …
By SOPHIA TAREEN, LEA SKENE, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — As far as Chicago’s storied protests go, the numbers outside the Democratic National Convention were unremarkable. But organizers say they did something leaders inside didn’t: …
By STEVE PEOPLES and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Over and over, from the massive stage in the electric convention hall, the Democrats this week predicted that Kamala Harris would defeat Donald Trump. They described her as a …
The first signs passed out to delegates Monday at the Democratic National Convention set the tone.
U-S-A, they read, and they got a lot of use in the United Center over the four-day spectacle.
Time and again, cameras at the …
We’ve made it, Chicago. The politicians and delegates are packing up, as are out-of-town protesters, journalists, and TV hosts. Road closures are opening back up and the United Center will soon be back to its regularly scheduled programming. Beyoncé fans …
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent
WASHINGTON (AP) — “Electric.” “Joyful.”
The kinetic energy powering Kamala Harris ’ whirlwind presidential campaign carries the hopeful aspirations of history and the almost quaint idea of electing the first woman to the White …
By MATT BROWN and AARON MORRISON Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris, on the night she became the first woman of Black and South Asian heritage to be a major party’s presidential nominee, didn’t explicitly mention the …
