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Michael Cole, ‘The Mod Squad’ and ‘General Hospital’ star, dies at 84

LOS ANGELES — Michael Cole, who starred as one-third of “The Mod Squad,” has died. He was 84. The actor played Pete Cochran in the hit ABC crime show that…

John McCarthy December 11, 2024

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Intel CEO Gelsinger retires; Zinsner and Johnston Holthaus named interim co-CEOs

SANTA CLARA, California — Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has retired, the struggling chipmaker said today in a surprise announcement. Two company executives, David Zinsner and Michelle Johnston Holthaus, will act…

John McCarthy December 2, 2024

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First-of-Its-Kind Glowing Sea Creature Discovered in Ocean’s ‘Midnight Zone’

A nudibranch from the midnight zone has fingers on its tail, collects food with a hood, and glows. MONTEREY BAY — A team of researchers has published a detailed description…

John McCarthy November 20, 2024

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Salmon return to lay eggs in historic habitat after largest dam removal project in US history

HAPPY CAMP, California (AP) — A giant female Chinook salmon flips on her side in the shallow water and wriggles wildly, using her tail to carve out a nest in…

John McCarthy November 17, 2024

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Trump’s defense secretary pick, Pete Hegseth, was named in Monterey sex assault probe

SAN FRANCISCO — Seven years ago, Monterey police officers investigated an alleged sexual assault involving Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, at a hotel in the seaside city,…

John McCarthy November 15, 2024

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Insurers say bear that damaged luxury cars was actually a person in a costume

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California has seen its share of bears breaking into cars. But bears caught on camera entering luxury cars tipped off insurers that something wasn’t quite right.…

John McCarthy November 15, 2024

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California man to be sentenced for hate crime in the killing of a gay college student

SANTA ANA (AP) — A California man convicted of stabbing to death a gay University of Pennsylvania student in an act of hate is expected to be sentenced Friday to…

John McCarthy November 15, 2024

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California voters reject proposed ban on forced prison labor in any form

SACRAMENTO (AP) — California voters have rejected a measure amending the state Constitution to ban forced labor in any form. The constitution currently bans it except as punishment for crime. That…

John McCarthy November 11, 2024

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Los Angeles Dodgers defeat New York Yankees in five games to win World Series

NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees 7-6 in Game 5 on Wednesday to win the World Series four games to one. The Dodgers were…

John McCarthy November 1, 2024

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Tyley Smith gets 30 years for 2021 murder of St. Croix woman

KINGSHILL — Virgin Islands Attorney General Designee Gordon C. Rhea announced that 35-year-old Tyley Smith was sentenced on September 30, 2024, to thirty years in prison for the June 2021…

John McCarthy October 1, 2024