U.S. women’s national soccer team goalkeeper Hope Solo, 32, despite being accused of domestic violence for an altercation with her sister and nephew on July 21, has not been thrown off the US national team and still has her endorsement
The spy formerly known as Bradley Manning is now filing a lawsuit against Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and the Defense Department accusing them of denying Manning “access to medically necessary treatment.” Manning wants to have longer hair, use cosmetics,
German researchers studying the effects of people taking their work home with them at night or on weekends found that the workers were plagued by a host of issues, including cardiovascular problems, insomnia, headaches, muscular issues, fatigue, anxiety, and stomach
Proposition 8, which allows homeowners to ask for a decrease in their property taxes when their house decreases in value, may wind up raising property taxes this year as house values are rebounding, Capital Public Radio reports. Venus Stromberg with the
San Francisco, bastion of leftism, is considering an unusual avenue toward luring middle-school students to a school in a crime-ridden district: offering them a golden ticket to the high school of their choice, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. School choice in
The Texas Rangers, enduring a brutal season both on the field with their dismal record and off the field with the resignation of manager Ron Washington caused by cheating on his wife, finally had a moment worth remembering Monday night.
Schools near the Port of Los Angeles may be closed on Tuesday due to a huge wharf fire that started Monday night, according to the Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Fire Capt. Jaime Moore explained that fire officials had to
A debate is erupting among scientists as to how severe the problem of Ebola in West African countries such as Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia will become in the coming months. Scientists from the World Health Organization are trumpeting claims
The Lake Tahoe Ironman Competition scheduled for Sunday was canceled because of poor air quality caused by the King Fire. The smoke from the fire can be seen from hundreds of miles away. The air quality has been classified as
Gov. Jerry Brown, who had headed off receiving any possible criticism of his management from climate change advocates by recently signing a flurry of green-friendly bills, will be speaking at a United Nations climate summit this week, according to The
Ray Lewis, owner of a missing white coat, proclaimed Sunday: “There’s some things you can cover up and then there’s some things you can’t.” In what played as an awkward moment, Lewis, the former star linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens
On Friday, Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed two bills that would have made it easier for men to change their babies’ diapers in public areas, according to the Sacramento Bee. In doing so, Brown cited the conservative argument that California is already
The National Guard told FOX 25 that three Afghan National Army soldiers are missing from Joint Base Cape Cod. Maj. Jan Mohammad Arash, Capt. Mohammad Nasir Askarzada, and Capt. Noorullah Aminyar disappeared on Saturday night, were reported missing by base
Entrepreneurs in California’s famous Humboldt County are worried that when the cannabis industry is expanded in the state, their golden goose will be stolen by those who live elsewhere, thus preventing the county from reaping the benefits of its teeming
Just after 4 a.m. Saturday morning, Sandra Vilchez, 29, mother of three, delivered her fourth child on the side of the 91 freeway–with some help from her husband, CBS Los Angeles reports. The couple’s three children were in the backseat of
Police state two young women dressed as ninjas invaded a West Jordan, Utah, home early Friday morning, claiming they were the wives of the uncle of a child living there. Law enforcement said the uncle is in jail for allegedly sexually
Leaving its February unanimous decision untouched, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused this week to rehear a case challenging a Northern California high school’s decision to force students to wear T-shirts inside out if they were emblazoned with
LAPD Chief Charlie Beck and his top counter-terrorism commanders met with Muslim leaders Thursday night at an Exposition Park mosque to discuss the rise of Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL) amid concerns that the terrorist group would launch attacks and recruit
California officials said on Thursday that the enterovirus D68 has surfaced in southern California in four children, three from San Diego County and one in Ventura County who was visiting San Diego. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
At a Thursday press conference, former Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington, 62, came clean as to the reasons he resigned on September 5. Washington acknowledged that he had cheated on his wife, Geraldine. Washington stated that he “was not true
Colorado is now the first state in the union whose complete roster of county jailers has individually rejected retainer requests from Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Due to pressure brought by the ACLU, no more immigrants will be held in the
A man has been arrested for starting the enormous King fire, which has destroyed 70,000 acres of forest and catalyzed a huge evacuation of thousands of people. Wayne Allen Huntsman, 37, was booked on suspicion of arson, according to the
More information is surfacing of the discipline endured by Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson as a child. Peterson’s high school coach Booker Bowie revealed he would hit Peterson up to three times with an 18-inch-long, wooden paddle in
Local Palm Springs NBC News affiliate KMIR reports that a one-year-old boy was washed away in recent flash floods associated with the remnants of Hurricane Odile–and survived. The couple’s home in Joshua Tree, which they had moved into in August,
A survey ranking the most and least educated American cities offers a bleak picture of California; only one of the top ten educated cities is in the state, while a whopping five of the least-educated cities hail from the Golden
