Tyler Stinson uploaded the confrontation he and friend Josylin Acosta had with the man in the Glassell Park area onto social media on Sunday after he allegedly spat at them. The pair said they confronted the man in the video when he and his wife started yelling and swearing at an elderly woman with two children, claiming their small dog started attacking their larger dog. Stinson described the couple with a larger dog as a “couple of Karens” who then spat on him and Acosta when they intervened....

The bill’s author, Assemblyman Ash Kalra, decided not to bring the bill up for a vote because Democrats didn’t have the support to pass it, despite controlling 56 of the assembly’s 80 seats. The proposal needed to pass by midnight on Monday to have a chance of becoming law this year and Democrats required 41 votes to pass it, but that support was apparently not forthcoming. Kalra, a Democrat, decided not to force a vote on the bill, known as Assembly Bill (AB) 1400....

Fire is a natural part of forest ecology in the western U.S., co-author Andrew Stillman at the University of Connecticut explained to Newsweek. But as megafires—large, severe wildfires spanning at least 10,000 hectares—are increasingly common in the U.S., scientists are trying to understand the ecological impact of these blazes, and predict whether they will become a natural part of forests or have unexpected negative effects on flora and fauna....

Newsom tweeted Thursday: “Our ICUs are climbing quickly toward their capacity. Our death rate is rising. To slow the surge of #COVID19 and save lives, CA is introducing a Regional Stay-At-Home Order.” The new order will be triggered when the ICU capacity drops below 15 percent in any given region among the five being tracked by state health officials. “No regions currently meet this threshold but some are projected to within the next week,” the governor’s office confirmed in a statement Thursday....

The Golden State Stimulus created a statewide direct payment plan that enabled the Franchise Tax Board to send out $600 or $1,200 payments to eligible individuals. The program is designed to help low-income Californians and those who weren’t eligible to receive the direct payments Congress passed. “We passed the recovery package to get money into the pockets of Californians who were hit hardest by this pandemic, and that’s exactly what the Golden State Stimulus is doing—already getting $1....

During his weekly radio spot on Kentucky's IMG Radio network, he tried to lay down the law on appropriate fan behavior by taking veiled shots at Indiana fans. The unranked Hoosiers famously upset Cal's No. 1 Wildcats in December 2011 on a buzzer-beater by Christian Watford, 73-72. Fans stormed the court at Assembly Hall in Bloomington before the referees could get to the review table. Calipari has never forgotten that game or the fans' reaction, and he made sure they knew it during his segment....

The rumors were floated by former Kentucky star Rex Chapman on Twitter shortly before the Wildcat's 60-54 loss to Connecticut at AT&T Stadium. He called Calipari's departure a "done deal." "The Lakers have a basketball coach," Calipari said, referring to coach Mike D'Antoni, whose team is fighting to stay out of last place in the Western Conference. "Kentucky has a basketball coach," Calipari added. "I have the best job in the country....

Wait, didn’t someone we all know say this? “So, what are you guys going to do?” analyst Alexi Lalas said during a rant on Fox Sports before a televised Major League Soccer game. “Are you going to continue to be a bunch of soft, underperforming, tattooed millionaires? You are a soccer generation that has been given everything. You are a soccer generation who’s on the verge of squandering everything.”...

Greene recently told a podcast host that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s continuing pandemic mask requirement was similar to Jews “told to wear a gold star” in Nazi Germany concentration camps. In the aftermath, tens of thousands of tweets Sunday caused the #TimeToExpelMarjorie hashtag to emerge atop Twitter. Additionally, petitions were created that seek action from Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. A Change.org petition entitled “Kevin McCarthy must expel Marjorie Taylor Greene” surpassed 10,000 signatures Sunday less than 12 hours after the page was created....

The punch that knocked Castillo out landed on his temple and caused his legs to spasm while he lay prone on the canvas. Referee Bob Williams didn’t bother with a 10-count; he immediately called the fight. Smith climbed the ropes in celebration before realizing the seriousness of the situation. Castillo received ringside medical attention before leaving London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on a stretcher. Event promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing said Castillo, 33, was “responsive” after needing attention....

In an interview with ESPN’s “E:60,” the former Lions receiver said he loved playing football and will miss the game, but grew tired of being in constant pain. MORE: Megatron’s Mega moments “I know where my body’s at, know how it feels, you know,” he said in an interview that will air Thursday night. “I know how it felt to one, get it to go every day. And to be out there actually doing it every day, you know — the pain to do it....

Akers was expected to be the primary running back for the Rams against the Bills, but he ended up playing just 12 offensive snaps. He only saw three carries and recorded zero yards while presumed backup Darrell Henderson played 55 snaps and generated 47 yards on 13 carries. Rams coach Sean McVay explained that Akers’ light usage in the debut was because he wanted to see “an increased level of urgency and accountability” from the third-year running back....

The play occurred during the Patriots’ first drive of the second half, down 12-3; Bradley Chubb was credited with the strip-sack, but Newton managed to get up from the tackle and dive on the ball to keep possession. Granted, it came on third-and-6, but the ensuing punt gave Denver the ball at their 15-yard line as opposed to New England’s 25. MORE: Former Packers teammate says Aaron Rodgers believes a bizarre conspiracy theory...

Now we know the little bundle of joy’s name, thanks to The Charlotte Observer’s Jonathan Jones. If you’re looking up the Rivals.com quarterback rankings in 2033, remember the name Chosen Newton. MORE: Cam Newton celebrations | Cam Newton: Unchanged, unbowed Cam spoke about his son on Thursday at a Panthers press conference ahead of their Week 17 home game against the Buccaneers. Cam has been even more excited than usual since Chosen was born on Christmas Eve, teammates told the Observer....

Newton sustained the concussion in the second half of Sunday’s loss to the Falcons and hasn’t practiced all week. Derek Anderson will start if Newton is unable to play. The Panthers (1-3) are in an early hole in the NFC South, but Anderson defeated the Bucs twice in 2014 while starting for an injured Newton. MORE: NFL Week 5 picks, straight up In addition to Newton being sidelined, the Panthers listed LB Thomas Davis (hamstring), DE Charles Johnson (quad) and FB Mike Tolbert (hamstring) as “limited” in practice Friday....

$4,600: That’s the max individual donors can give a campaign—$2,300 for a primary, the same for a general election. It’s still primary season, but some ‘08 candidates are taking in the full amount, thanks to a loophole that lets campaigns accept checks early. BUNDLING: To raise big bucks, campaigns hit up donors to solicit checks from their friends, family and colleagues. Elite members of Hillary Clinton’s “Hillraisers” have pledged to raise $1 million apiece for her campaign....

NEWSWEEK’s Laura Fording asked Dr. Peggy Johnston, assistant director for AIDS vaccines at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and a speaker at the conference, about recent developments. NEWSWEEK: What’s the current status of AIDS vaccine research? Dr. Peggy Johnston: Several dozen vaccines have advanced to the earliest-or safety-stages of clinical testing, in which the vaccine is tested in a small number of people who are not at risk for HIV infection....

Google, Facebook, Netflix, Morgan Stanley and other companies say employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19 before returning to the office, prompting outrage from some who see it as restricting workers’ right to make their own health decisions. However, many employees who refuse to get vaccinated have little recourse if they want to keep their job while working in an at-will state. All states except Montana have at-will employment. “Employers can ask employees to do whatever the employer wants, and if the employee doesn’t like it, they can go find another job....

There’s even more at stake. The Bulldogs have put themselves in the conversation as the most-dominant tournament team in the expanded bracket era, which began in 1985, after blowing out their first four opponents in the 2021 NCAA men’s basketball tournament. That conversation will be more interesting if Gonzaga wins it all. There are teams that won the national championship since the Big Dance expanded to 64 teams at the front of those debates....

Massive Media is a technology company that aims to help manage and protect digital rights for such material as movies, TV programs and advertising that will be distributed over the Web. Film libraries, for example, are among Hollywood’s most valuable intellectual property. Massive Media wants to devise new and more lucrative digital uses for those libraries. This management-and-distribution business model makes Massive Media different from, say, a company trying to lure viewers into watching short, jerky films on tiny computer screens; the business model isn’t so much about inventing high tech as using old skills in a new medium....