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LA council member pushes plan to let noncitizens vote in city elections | Jefferson City News-Tribune
3+ hour, 26+ min ago (703+ words) LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles voters could be asked this year to take the first step toward giving noncitizens the right to vote in city and school board elections. City Councilmember Hugo Soto-Mart'nez, who represents an Echo Park-to-Hollywood district, released a…...
Athletics use timely hits, stellar bullpen to claim series win against Royals | Jefferson City News-Tribune
6+ hour, 53+ min ago (395+ words) Nick Kurtz highlighted a four-run second inning with a two-RBI double, four relievers combined for six strong innings and the Athletics finished off a series win against the visiting Kansas City Royals with a 6-3 victory Thursday afternoon in Sacramento, Calif....
Route 66 Centennial shifts into gear | Jefferson City News-Tribune
17+ hour, 5+ min ago (243+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Mo. " Federal, state and local leaders gathered Thursday in Springfield " the birthplace of Route 66 " to kick off the National Route 66 Centennial Kickoff Celebration. The event honored a century of history on America's "Mother Road" while highlighting major infrastructure improvements…...
Phil Garner, three-time All-Star and MLB manager, dies at 76 | Jefferson City News-Tribune
2+ week, 4+ day ago (335+ words) Phil Garner, who won a World Series title as a player with the Pittsburgh Pirates and managed the Houston Astros to the Fall Classic in 2005, died Saturday. He was 76. The Garner family released the following statement Sunday: "(He) passed away…...
Horford's late 3-pointers carry Warriors to play-in tournament win vs. Clippers | Jefferson City News-Tribune
2+ week, 1+ day ago (442+ words) Al Horford connected on four 3-pointers in the final 5: 37 of a Western Conference play-in tournament game Wednesday night, lifting the 10th-place Golden State Warriors to a 126-121 win against the ninth-place Los Angeles Clippers in Inglewood, Calif. Golden State advances to…...
Warriors" Curry will be limited in play-in tournament game | Jefferson City News-Tribune
2+ week, 3+ day ago (249+ words) Four-time NBA champion Stephen Curry will be on a minutes restriction for the Golden State Warriors" play-in game against the host Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. The 12-time All-Star point guard has played no more than 29 minutes in any…...
Musk's ketamine use can't be probed in Open AI fraud trial | Jefferson City News-Tribune
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (706+ words) Elon Musk's use of the drug ketamine will be off limits to attorneys for Open AI Inc. and its chief executive officer Sam Altman during an upcoming jury trial over claims that the generative AI company defrauded Musk by abandoning…...
Call of Duty" co-creator"s cause of death revealed after fiery crash | Jefferson City News-Tribune
1+ week, 1+ day ago (446+ words) LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles medical examiner has disclosed the official cause of death for video game developer Vince Zampella, who died in a fiery car crash in December. Zampella, best known for co-creating the popular "Call of Duty" video…...
COMMENTARY: Price-gouging isn't causing high gas prices | Jefferson City News-Tribune
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (427+ words) Bad things happen when progressive politicians attempt to solve nonexistent problems. Consider gasoline prices in California. In 2023, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill he claimed would stop price-gouging by oil companies. In 2022, average gas prices in California topped $6 per…...
Speed running" Scientology: Tik Tok trend causes havoc, church alleges hate crimes" | Jefferson City News-Tribune
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (1020+ words) LOS ANGELES -- The Hollywood Walk of Fame is known for its colorful cast of characters. But even by those standards, the scenes of Jesus Christ and Sonic the Hedgehog racing past security guards employed by the Church of Scientology in…...