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Morro Bay, a small Central Coast town in San Luis Obispo County about three hours from Los Angeles, offers affordable lodging, wildlife watching and coastal recreation centered on the landmark Morro Rock.

Republican state Sen. Brent Taylor defeated Democratic state Rep. Justin Pearson by about 2,500 votes in Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District, giving the GOP control of all three Memphis-area congressional seats for the first time in decades.

Singer Jason Brock waved a small Pride flag during the national anthem at a Golden State Warriors Pride Night game, then defended himself on X after players were seen laughing on camera.

DSA national co-chair Megan Romer dismissed a White House estimate pegging her group’s agenda at nearly $49 trillion as “made up,” but repeatedly declined to offer her own cost figure when pressed by Fox News host Martha MacCallum.

A 19-year-old Miami University student was arrested on a felony terroristic-threat charge after allegedly posting an online threat referencing Charlie Kirk’s assassination against a pro-life student display in Oxford, Ohio.

A 36-year-old Philadelphia teacher who fostered 10-year-old Malayshia Alford has been charged with her murder after the girl’s body was found in Lindenwold, New Jersey, weeks after she went missing.

U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in October, more than double economists’ forecasts, as unemployment dipped to 4.1 percent and prior months’ figures were revised sharply upward.

Cristiano Ronaldo has retired from Portugal’s national team, finishing with a record 146 international goals and 234 caps but without a World Cup title.

Washington and Colorado voters approved ballot measures requiring sex-separated school sports, despite a wave of harassment and intimidation documented against advocates in Seattle, San Francisco, Portland and elsewhere.

A study of nearly 450,000 adults found both occasional and frequent marijuana users report higher odds of stroke and cardiovascular disease than non-users, with researchers cautioning the preliminary findings don’t prove cannabis causes the conditions.