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LOS ANGELES (AP) -Californians will be eligible for $116.5 million in prize money for getting coronavirus shots, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday, a windfall aimed at getting millions more vaccinated before the nation’s most populous state fully reopens next month. The state estimates about 12 million Californians 12 and older have not been vaccinated. About […] → Read More
Oakland (KRON) KRON4 News has confirmed with the Oakland A’s they will visit potential sites for a new stadium next week. The A’s will tour locations in the Las Vegas area. Just last week , Major League Baseball instructed the Athletics to explore relocation options as the team tries to secure a new waterfront ballpark […] → Read More
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alex Trebek never pretended to have all the answers, but the “Jeopardy!” host became an inspiration and solace to Americans who otherwise are at odds with each other. He looked and sounded the part of a senior statesman, impeccably suited and groomed and with an authoritative voice any politician would covet. […] → Read More
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden signaled on Sunday he plans to move quickly to build out his government, focusing first on the raging pandemic that will likely dominate the early days of his administration. Biden named a former surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, and a former Food and Drug Administration commissioner, David Kessler, […] → Read More
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles will likely have more than 300 homicides this year, Police Chief Michel Moore told the city Police Commission. The nation’s second-largest city hasn’t exceeded that mark since 312 were killed in 2009. Moore told the Police Department’s board of civilian overseers Tuesday that as of Saturday there had been […] → Read More
ORLANDO, Fla. – Deputies say a 35-year-old man hit a security guard in the head and threatened to kill him at Epcot theme park when he was asked to follow Disney World’s mask rules. An Orange County Sheriff’s arrest report says Enrico Toro was arrested Aug. 14 on misdemeanor battery charges. The report says Toro […] → Read More
The San Francisco 49ers are back on the practice will in full pads. The defending NFC Champs held their first practice in all their equipment Monday morning. The 49ers open the season at home against the Arizona Cardinals. They went 13-3 in 2019 after starting the season 8-0. The 49ers lost the Super Bowl to […] → Read More
There are now mandatory evacuations along Marsh Creek Road and Morgan Territory Road in Contra Costa County. Cal Fire said a Fire Warning on Morgan Territory Road had been issued due to the growing fire, which was sparked by lightning earlier Sunday. Multiple fires caused by lightning that broke out across the county are being […] → Read More
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — This time, Chad Pinder provided the latest momentum-swinging home run for the slugging Oakland Athletics. A little earlier than usual, too. Pinder hit a go-ahead, two-run shot and Stephen Piscotty and Marcus Semien also homered during a nine-run burst in the fifth inning as the A’s clobbered the San Francisco Giants […] → Read More
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The course is one Tiger Woods knows well and where he has winning memories. The PGA Championship is a major he has won four times, more than anyone except Jack Nicklaus and Walter Hagen. Woods learned last year that brings no guarantee of playing well. Coming off the deep emotions of […] → Read More
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has suspended wide receiver Antonio Brown for the first eight regular-season games of the 2020 season. Brown, who does not have a contract with any team, was suspended Friday under the league’s personal conduct policy. Brown, who played one game last season for the Patriots before being released, can […] → Read More
The San Francisco 49ers have placed backup running back Jeff Wilson Jr. on the new reserve/COIVD-19 list. The list is being used for any player who tests positive for the coronavirus or has been quarantined after having been in close contact with someone who has been infected. Wilson is the second player the Niners have […] → Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — As the world races to find a vaccine and a treatment for COVID-19, there is seemingly no antidote in sight for the burgeoning outbreak of coronavirus conspiracy theories, hoaxes, anti-mask myths and sham cures. The phenomenon, unfolding largely on social media, escalated this week when President Donald Trump retweeted a false […] → Read More
The San Francisco 49ers have placed wide receiver Richie James, Jr on the resevere/COVID-19 list. From the 49ers: The new Reserve/Covid-19 List has been created for a player who either tests positive for COVID-19 or has been quarantined after having been in close contact with an infected person or persons. If a player falls into […] → Read More
(KRON) The San Francisco Giants open the season against their rival the Los Angeles Dodgers Thursday night but with their ace not on the mound. Clayton Kershaw has been scratched from the line up with a bad back. The Giants posted their opening day roster on Twitter earlier Thursday: Major League Baseball is the first […] → Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Chinese consulate in San Francisco is harboring a Chinese researcher who lied about her military background, the Justice Department said Thursday as it announced charges against that scientist and three others accused of concealing their government ties. The four researchers are accused of lying on applications to work in the United […] → Read More
(AP) Fresh studies give more information about what treatments do or don’t work for COVID-19, with high-quality methods that give reliable results. British researchers on Friday published their research on the only drug shown to improve survival — a cheap steroid called dexamethasone. Two other studies found that the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine does not help people with […] → Read More
An unpublished document prepared for the White House coronavirus task force and obtained by the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit newsroom, recommends that 18 states in the coronavirus “red zone” for cases should roll back reopening measures amid surging cases. → Read More
A person was taken into custody in the killing of a 33-year tech entrepreneur who was found dismembered inside his luxury Manhattan condo, a law enforcement official said Friday. → Read More
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California revamped its guidelines for COVID-19 testing to focus of those in hospitals or considered at high risk of infection as the surging pandemic strained testing capacity. The state health department on Tuesday released a four-tier priority system for testing. Those hospitalized with COVID-19 symptoms top the list along with “close […] → Read More