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By Stephanie Armour, KFF Health News While plowing a wheat field in rural Washington state in the 1990s, William Wallace spotted a gray plane overhead that he believed was releasing chemicals to make him sick. The rancher began to suspect that all white vapor trails from aircraft might be dangerous. He shared his concern with reporters, acknowledging it sounded a little like “The X Files,” a science fiction television show. Academics cite Wallace’s story as one of the catalysts behind a fringe concept that has spread among adherents to the Make America Healthy Again, or MAHA, movement and is gaining…

Here is a look at the top games involving Inland high school football teams playing Friday, Oct. 24. Sites and times of games are subject to change. FRIDAY’S TOP GAMES BASELINE LEAGUE Damien (7-1, 2-1) at Chino Hills (6-2, 3-0), 7 p.m. IE Varsity info: Damien has won two straight games, including a 35-14 victory over Upland last week. Isaiah Arriaza passed for 216 yards, while Travon Garrison Jr. caught six passes for 167 yards and two touchdowns. Malachi McFarland led the ground attack for the Spartans with 69 yards and two scores. Defensive lineman Declan Becher leads the defense…

By Ben Christopher | CalMatters For years Burbank residents, business owners and elected officials have been squabbling over a plan to run a speedy new bus line through the middle of town. The North Hollywood to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit project is slated to carve a bus-only corridor linking the eastern edge of the San Fernando Valley to the western extent of the San Gabriel Valley while connecting two of LA County’s most well-trafficked rail lines. To do so, LA Metro plans to take away a lane of traffic and a ton of parking spaces along most of the 18-mile…

Federal authorities have lodged an immigration detainer for the truck driver accused of causing Tuesday’s deadly eight-vehicle crash on the 10 Freeway in Ontario that killed three people, including a former Pomona High School coach and his wife, they said on Thursday, Oct. 23. Jashanpreet Singh, 21, of Yuba City was arrested on suspicion of felony DUI and gross vehicular manslaughter after the collision, which killed three people and injured several others, according to the California Highway Patrol. The Department of Homeland Security said on Thursday that Singh, originally from India, entered the United States in 2022 and is in…

By MICHAEL BIESECKER WASHINGTON (AP) — New satellite images taken Thursday show the scale of the demolition of the White House East Wing as President Donald Trump moves forward with the construction of a new ballroom at the White House. See the change in images from Oct. 23 and Sept. 26, 2025 in images from Planet Labs PBC: This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows the White House in Washington, Sept. 26, 2025, with the East Wing intact before demolition began. (Planet Labs PBC via AP) This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows demolition of the East Wing…

By The Associated Press NEW YORK — The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player for the Miami Heat were arrested Thursday along with more than 30 other people in two criminal cases alleging sprawling schemes to rake in millions by rigging sports bets and poker games involving Mafia families, authorities said. Portland coach Chauncey Billups is charged in an indictment alleging a wide-ranging scheme to rig underground poker games that were backed by La Cosa Nostra crime families, authorities said. Heat guard Terry Rozier is accused in a separate case of participating in an illegal sports…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN, AP Business Writer Tesla is recalling more than 63,000 Cybertrucks in the U.S. because the front lights are too bright, which may cause a distraction to other drivers and increase the risk of a collision. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that the recall includes certain Cybertrucks with a model year between 2024 and 2026. The vehicles were made between Nov. 13, 2023, and Oct. 11, 2025, with operating software versions prior to 2025.38.3. The agency said that Tesla is not aware of any collisions, injuries, or fatalities related to the condition. Tesla, which is run…

By CLAIRE RUSH and JONATHAN MATTISE PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Seth Todd was wearing an inflatable frog costume while protesting outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Building in Portland, Oregon, when a federal officer unleashed a torrent of chemical spray directly into the costume’s air vent. Video of the incident on Oct. 2 has spread, and puffed-out costumes — hippos in tutus, Mr. Potato Heads, dinosaurs — have quickly become a feature of protests against President Donald Trump’s administration, including the massive “No Kings” marches across the U.S. last weekend. Todd, 24, said that while the attention has been…

Here is the scoreboard of CIF Southern Section playoff events involving Inland teams for Wednesday, Oct. 22. CIF SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFF SCOREBOARD GIRLS VOLLEYBALL First Round Division 1 Temecula Valley def. Oaks Christian, 22-25, 26-24, 25-22, 25-23 Division 3 Burbank Burroughs def. Claremont, 25-18, 25-15, 25-22 Cypress def. Riverside Poly, 3-0 Village Christian def. Hemet, 21-25, 25-19, 26-24, 25-20 Millikan def. Summit, 3-0 Division 5 Ontario Christian def. Warren, 3-0 Sacred Heart of LA def. Grand Terrace 25-13, 24-26, 25-13, 26-24 Alta Loma def. Lancaster Desert Christian, 3-0 Placentia Valencia def. Jurupa Valley, 3-0 Corona def. Buckley, 25-15, 25-19, 17-25,…

By MATT O’BRIEN, AP Technology Writer Clippy, the animated paper clip that annoyed Microsoft Office users nearly three decades ago, might have just been ahead of its time. Microsoft introduced a new artificial intelligence character called Mico (pronounced MEE’koh) on Thursday, a blob-shaped cartoon face that will embody the software giant’s Copilot virtual assistant and marks the latest attempt by tech companies to imbue their AI chatbots with more of a personality. Copilot’s cute new emoji-like exterior comes as AI developers face a crossroads in how they present their increasingly capable chatbots to consumers without causing harm or backlash. Some…