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California residents on edge as high surf and flooding threats persist on Christmas Eve

Dec. 24, 2024 21:56 PM EST

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Persistent high surf and flooding threats along California’s coast had residents on high alert a day after a major storm was blamed for one man’s death and the partial collapse of a pier, which propelled three people into the Pacific Ocean. And two...

Major storm pounds California's central coast, blamed for man's death and partially collapsing pier

Dec. 24, 2024 00:42 AM EST

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — A major storm pounded California’s central coast on Monday, bringing flooding and high surf that was blamed for fatally trapping a man beneath debris on a beach and later partially collapsing a pier, tossing three people into the Pacific Ocean. The storm...

Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO spotlights complex challenge companies face in protecting top brass

Dec. 06, 2024 12:33 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — He’s one of the most famous corporate leaders in the world, delivering products embraced by billions. But it’s the haters that companies like Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta worry about. In an era when online anger and social tensions are increasingly directed at the...