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San Jose Mayor Gains More Support For PG&E Takeover Plan, But Still Has a Long Way to Go
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo’s plan to turn PG&E into a customer-owned utility is surging with new public support.
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Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Rally Cut Short by Police Tear Gas
Thousands of people took to Hong Kong’s streets Sunday in a new wave of pro-democracy protests, but police fired tear gas after some demonstrators hurled bricks and smoke bombs, breaking a rare pause in violence that has persisted during the six-month-long movement. In the largest of three rallies, a key thoroughfare along the waterfront on the Kowloon side of Victoria...
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MLB Commissioner Tells Oakland to Drop Lawsuit Or A's Could Relocate
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred made it clear to Oakland: Drop your lawsuit or the A’s could relocate.
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Dysfunction at the Federal Election Commission
A four month long investigation by NBC Bay Area found that the Federal Elections Commission often little to nothing to create, regulate or enforce elections laws.
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NFL and Kaepernick Still at Odds Over Workout Opportunity
A week after Colin Kaepernick’s NFL workout fell apart, disagreements and distrust about it remain on issues such as its timing, who was invited and who could film the quarterback. In conversations with The Associated Press, representatives from both sides blamed each other for what went wrong on Nov. 16. Kaepernick’s side said the NFL orchestrated a workout as a...
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Steelers QB Rudolph Fined $50,000 for Brawl With Browns
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph was fined $50,000 by the NFL for involvement in a helmet-swinging brawl in a game against the Cleveland Browns.
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Browns' Garrett Attends Appeal Hearing for NFL Suspension
Myles Garrett looked composed and casual, a stark contrast to the last time he was seen in public. Stylishly dressed in a bright blue suit and black turtleneck, the Cleveland Browns’ star defensive end met Wednesday with an appeals officer in New York in hopes of getting a reduction to an indefinite NFL suspension that has temporarily ended Garrett’s season...
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NFL to Hear Garrett's Appeal Early This Week
Myles Garrett will soon learn when he can play again. The Cleveland Browns star defensive end, who was suspended indefinitely after the NFL ruled he used a helmet “as a weapon” to strike Pittsburgh quarterback Mason Rudolph in the head, will have his appeal heard by the league early this week, a person familiar with the timeline told The Associated...
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California to Overhaul Insurance Plan After Wildfires
Californians who lost their home insurance because of the threat of wildfires will be able to buy comprehensive policies next year through a state-mandated plan under an order issued Thursday by the state insurance commissioner.
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Teen Faces Involuntary Manslaughter Charges in Shooting of 11-Year-Old Brother
A 19-year-old faces involuntary manslaughter and weapons charges in the shooting death of his 11-year-old brother in Philadelphia’s Overbrook neighborhood earlier this week.
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Teenage Girl Charged With Murder of Man Found Beaten and Tied to Bed in Philadelphia Home
A teenage girl has been charged with murder in the death of a 60-year-old Northeast Philadelphia man found beaten in his home.
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Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson Announces Plans to Retire: ‘Time for Someone Else'
Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson on Thursday announced plans to retire from his post as the city’s top cop after less than four years leading the department.
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Citrus County Lawmakers Refuse to Allow Library to Subscribe to New York Times
Florida lawmakers refused to vote on a request from their county’s library to pay for a subscription to The New York Times, siding with President Trump’s position on the paper and citing concerns over “fake news,” NBC News reported.
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A's Offer City of Oakland a Deal to Drop Coliseum Lawsuit
Drop the lawsuit, and let’s make a deal. That’s the message the Oakland A’s are sending to the city of Oakland.
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‘Sorry Not Sorry for Partying': Triumphant Nats Ride Zamboni Shirtless in Celebration With Caps
The Washington Nationals kept the World Series victory party going at the Washington Capitals’ hockey game Sunday night.
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‘Sorry Not Sorry for Partying': Triumphant Nats Ride Zamboni Shirtless in Celebration With Caps
The Washington Nationals kept the World Series victory party going at the Washington Capitals’ hockey game Sunday night.
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Survivors Say Burning Train Took 20 Minutes to Stop, 74 Dead
A raging fire swept through a train in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab Province on Thursday, killing 74 people, and survivors said afterward it took nearly 20 minutes for the train to stop amid contradictory reports about the condition of the train’s brakes. Three carriages were consumed by flames from a fire caused by a cooking gas stove and dozens of people...
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Hearing Concludes in Licensing Case for Missouri's Last Abortion Clinic
An administrative hearing to decide whether Missouri can revoke the license for the state’s only abortion clinic concluded Thursday with emotional testimony from a clinic official. The hearing in St. Louis before a commissioner with the Missouri Administrative Hearing Commission was expected to last five days but wrapped up a day early. A ruling isn’t expected until February at the...
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Die-Hard Nats Fan Transforms Into World Series Trophy for Game 4
She was Lady Stanley for the Capitals. Now, she’s Miss World Series for the Nats. Kora Findler is taking D.C. sports fandom to the next level with her trophy costumes. News4’s Shomari Stone interviewed her ahead of Game 4.
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MLB Looking Into Umpire Tweet Referencing Gun, Trump Critics
Commissioner Rob Manfred says Major League Baseball will look into a politicized tweet by umpire Rob Drake that referenced a rifle and critics of President Donald Trump. Drake posted this message to Twitter on Tuesday: “I will be buying an AR-15 tomorrow, because if you impeach MY PRESIDENT this way, YOU WILL HAVE ANOTHER CIVAL WAR!!! #MAGA2020”