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Aiming to help San Bernardino police reduce violent crime and theft in their city, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a plan Monday to have California Highway Patrol officers lend some support.Recent statistics show San Bernardino’s violent crime rate at nearly double the statewide average, and its homicide rate more than three times the statewide average. In addition, the vehicle theft rate is among the highest in the state. Law enforcement officials also have reported increased traffic and street violations, including sideshows, according to a release from the governor’s office.The governor’s plan will add law enforcement units on the ground and in…

By CHRIS MEGERIANWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden endorsed a ban on congressional stock trading in an interview that’s being released this week, belatedly weighing in on an issue that has been debated on Capitol Hill for years.“Nobody in the Congress should be able to make money in the stock market while they’re in the Congress,” Biden said.The interview was conducted by Faiz Shakir, a political adviser for Sen. Bernie Sanders, and published by A More Perfect Union, a pro-labor advocacy and journalism organization. The Associated Press reviewed a video of the interview before its release.It’s unclear what impact Biden’s…

The Ducks mustered three of eight possible points during a four-game road trip that saw the departure of fixture Cam Fowler via trade right before their sinewy win in Columbus, and now they’ll dive headlong into a daunting pair of home games.First up will be the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday night, who entered Tuesday’s docket with the NHL’s best point total despite their four-game funk that unfolded as November faded into December. The Ducks will also take on the high-octane Colorado Avalanche on Friday night at Honda Center.Forward Ryan Strome called the parting with Fowler “emotional” as the club lost…

By DEE-ANN DURBINThe Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday said it will soon require hotels, vacation rental platforms and live event promoters to disclose any fees up front when they list prices.The FTC said consumers often see advertised prices for hotel rooms, short-term rentals, and tickets to sporting events and concerts only to be surprised later by so-called “junk fees,” including resort fees, cleaning fees, processing fees and other extra charges.“People deserve to know up front what they’re being asked to pay without worrying that they’ll later be saddled with mysterious fees that they haven’t budgeted for and can’t avoid,” FTC…

A new surge operation to combat violent crime in San Bernardino started on Monday.  San Bernardino has a violent crime rate nearly double the statewide average and a homicide rate over three times the average, according to the state. The city is Newsom’s latest target in a year-long push to reduce crime. “We are sending additional CHP support to help local law enforcement aggressively suppress criminal activity and provide this community with a new level of safety and accountability,”  Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement. Newsom says illicit drugs, including fentanyl,l have been taken off the streets in previous…

By DAVID BAUDERPresident-elect Donald Trump sued the Des Moines Register and its pollster for “brazen election interference” in publishing a survey the weekend before the election that showed Democrat Kamala Harris with a surprising lead of three percentage points in the state.The Register’s parent Gannett Co. on Tuesday dismissed the lawsuit as meritless and said it would vigorously defend its First Amendment rights.The lawsuit continues the president-elect’s campaign against media outlets he feels have wronged him. ABC this past weekend agreed to pay $15 million toward a Trump presidential library in order to settle a defamation lawsuit against George Stephanopoulos…

Cal Poly Pomona and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo students are putting the final touches on “Nessie’s Lakeside Laughs,” their float for this year’s Rose Parade. It will be seen worldwide the 136th Rose Parade — themed “The Best Day Ever” — on Wednesday, Jan. 1. The 55-foot long float made of plant life and animatronics stands at 21 feet and depicts an animated lakeside party featuring puffins sliding down the fin of Scotland’s mythical creature Nessie, beavers crafting with driftwood, a Scottish terrier riding a paddleboat on the loch and a smiling Highland cow spinning in an innertube. The…

Chester Dawson(Bloomberg) — Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. are preparing to start negotiations on a possible merger, which could ultimately be expanded to include Mitsubishi Motors Corp., Japan’s Nikkei reported Tuesday.Such a deal would create an automotive rival to Toyota Motor Corp. that would effectively consolidate the Japanese auto industry into two camps, and also provide Honda and Nissan with more resources to compete globally with larger peers. The move would follow a decision by the two companies earlier this year to work together on electric vehicle batteries and software.At that time, Honda Chief Executive Officer Toshihiro Mibe…

The California Highway Patrol is stepping in to help combat property theft, shootings and more in the city of San Bernardino, where rates of violent crime are around double the state average. The CHP surge operation will add law enforcement units on the ground and in the air to help the San Bernardino Police Department target sideshows, stolen vehicles, ghost guns and street gangs, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday in announcing the launch of the program. The partnership aims to bolster public safety in one of the most crime-ridden cities in California.The city of San Bernardino had an estimated violent-crime…

By ZEKE MILLER, AP White House CorrespondentWASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare joint statement, the archivist and deputy archivist of the United States said Tuesday that the 1970s-era Equal Rights Amendment cannot be certified without further action by Congress or the courts, as Democrats press President Joe Biden to act unilaterally on its ratification before he leaves office next month.The five-decade push to amend the Constitution to prohibit discrimination based on sex remains stalled. Congress sent the amendment, which guarantees men and women equal rights under the law, to the states in 1972 and gave states seven years to ratify it, later…