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California voters pass measure pushed by governor to tackle homelessness crisis in razor-thin win 03/20/2024 10:08pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters have approved a measure that will impose strict requirements on counties to spend on housing and drug treatment programs to tackle the state’s homelessness crisis, in a tissue-thin win for Gov. Gavin Newsom, who personally campaigned for the measure's M. Emmet Walsh, unforgettable character actor from 'Blood Simple,' 'Blade Runner,' dies at 88 03/20/2024 09:46pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — M. Emmet Walsh, the character actor who brought his unmistakable face and unsettling presence to films including “Blood Simple” and “Blade Runner,” has died at age 88, his manager said Wednesday. Walsh died from cardiac arrest on Tuesday at a hospital in St. Albans, Ver Firefighter injured in Sterling house explosion welcomed home after being released from burn unit 03/20/2024 08:10pm • A volunteer firefighter was welcomed home Wednesday after spending more than a month in a D.C. hospital for treatment of burns he sustained during a massive house explosion and fire in Loudoun County, Virginia. That incident at a Sterling home killed one firefighter and injured 11 others on Feb. Brother of airport director shot by ATF agents speaks out about shooting 03/20/2024 08:06pm • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The brother of the Little Rock airport executive shot by federal agents serving a search warrant said he fears his brother may not survive. Bryan Malinowski, 53, was injured in a shootout Tuesday with agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives at h Does Medicare Cover Home Health Care? 03/20/2024 08:00pm • Given the choice, the majority of individuals would rather recuperate in the comfort of their own home rather than stay in the hospital overnight. With advancements in medical treatments and care, recovery from major surgery at home has become increasingly possible. Home health care offers a cost-ef Dalton Knecht hopes to change Tennessee's history of early exits in March Madness 03/20/2024 07:06pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Tennessee Volunteers have a history of underachieving in the NCAA Tournament under coach Rick Barnes. The second-seeded Vols hope All-American Dalton Knecht can help change that. For the first time in recent memory, the Vols have a big-time scorer to go to in crunch time Pistons' Ausar Thompson to miss season with blood clot. Isaiah Stewart out with hamstring injury 03/20/2024 06:56pm • DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Pistons rookie forward Ausar Thompson and center Isaiah Stewart are out for the rest of the season. Thompson has a blood clot, the team announced Wednesday. “I’m glad the doctors caught it,” coach Monty Williams said. Stewart will be sidelined for the Piston's remainin Did UK hospital staff try to snoop on Kate's medical records? A privacy watchdog is investigating 03/20/2024 05:22pm • LONDON (AP) — A British privacy watchdog said Wednesday it was investigating a report that staff at a private London hospital tried to snoop on the Princess of Wales ’ medical records while she was a patient for abdominal surgery. The Information Commissioner’s Office said: “We can confirm t Alabama corners Arnold, McKinstry are highly rated NFL prospects, but they're not rivals 03/20/2024 04:39pm • TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Kool-Aid McKinstry was in the middle of talking about his bond with fellow Alabama cornerback Terrion Arnold after their latest — and probably final — workout together at the indoor practice facility. Then Arnold snuck up behind and jumped on his former teammate's back. From walk-on to MAC's biggest star, Akron's Enrique Freeman takes amazing journey to March Madness 03/20/2024 03:59pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) — Enrique Freeman's trip from obscurity to college stardom is so unique, so unconventional, even Akron's senior center finds it unbelievable. “Sometimes, it's unreal," Freeman said Wednesday. "It's amazing.” There isn't another player in this year's NCAA Tournament with a backs 'Exercise is such a dirty word': Virginia patient, trainer on moving through lung cancer 03/20/2024 02:29pm • Frank McKenna was in incredible physical shape in 2016, with more than 25 years as a personal trainer, including in his Beach Better Bodies studio, in Virginia Beach, Virginia — then he was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer that had spread to his bones. As a never-smoker, McKenna was one of th Former NHL enforcer Chris Simon has died at age 52 03/20/2024 01:35pm • Former NHL enforcer Chris Simon has died. He was 52. Simon died Monday night in his hometown of Wawa, Ontario, a spokesperson for the NHL Players' Association who has been in touch with the late forward's agent, said Tuesday. Simon died by suicide, his family said Wednesday. Simon’s family blamed The Latest | Netanyahu remains set on Rafah ground invasion despite US misgivings 03/20/2024 11:34am • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he remains determined to carry out a Rafah ground offensive, despite U.S. President Joe Biden’s misgivings. Earlier, Qatari officials said they were “cautiously optimistic” after talks with Israel’s intelligence chief in Doha aimed at trying to William & Mary will name building after former defense secretary Robert Gates 03/20/2024 09:34am • WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates will have an academic building named after him at William & Mary, the university in Virginia where he holds the honorary position of chancellor, the school announced Wednesday. Robert M. Gates Hall will be a hub for discipline Kansas guard Kevin McCullar Jr. ruled out of NCAA Tournament with bone bruise on knee 03/19/2024 10:13pm • Kansas guard Kevin McCullar Jr. has been ruled out of the NCAA Tournament because of a bone bruise on his knee that caused him to miss six of the past 12 games, including the Jayhawks' one-and-done ouster in the Big 12 Tournament. Kansas coach Bill Self told reporters Tuesday, two days before the fo