California governor signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores

“Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping bags.
Several Mark Robinson campaign staffers quit as fallout over online posts continues

This comes after a CNN report outlined evidence that North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson made disturbing posts on a pornography website’s message board more than a decade ago.
Kamala Harris to skip Al Smith dinner, a traditional event for major presidential candidates

The dinner benefitting Catholic Charities traditionally has been used to promote collegiality and good humor. Presidential candidates from both parties appearing on the same night and trading gentle barbs.
US is sending more troops to the Middle East as violence rises between Israel, Hezbollah

The U.S. is sending additional troops to the Middle East during a sharp spike in violence between Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon, the Pentagon said.
FBI finds violent crime declined in 2023

Overall violent crime declined an estimated 3% in 2023 from the year before, according to the FBI report
Network outage affecting thousands across Coastal Georgia, Lowcountry

A widespread network outage is affecting thousands of people across portions of Savannah, Coastal Georgia and South Carolina.
Boy abducted from California in 1951 at age 6 found alive on East Coast more than 70 years later

When he met his niece for the first time this summer, he held her in an embrace. “Thank you,” he said, “for finding me.”
OceanGate co-founder says Titan built from scratch because no one else could meet needs

The co-founder of the company that owned the Titan submersible said the company zeroed in on carbon fiber for the doomed vessel because the company wanted a lightweight, less costly submersible.
Mercury Morris, 2-time Super Bowl champion with Miami Dolphins, dies at 77

Eugene “Mercury” Morris, two-time Super Bowl champion with the Miami Dolphins and linchpin of the team’s perfect 1972 season has died. He was 77.
Savannah man faces up to 21 years in prison for strangling woman in front of her child

Authorities say Romandus Glover assaulted a woman inside a Kenmore Drive home in Savannah.