East Coast Nor’easter Disrupts LAX Flights

A September nor’easter hitting the East Coast caused delays and cancellations at Los Angeles International Airport as disruptions rippled through airline schedules nationwide.

By Saturday afternoon, more than 400 U.S. flights had been canceled and nearly 1,800 delayed. Boston Logan led U.S. airports with 253 cancellations. The FAA implemented ground delay programs at LaGuardia and JFK as strong winds, heavy rain, and coastal flooding swept the Northeast.

Delays can ripple west when aircraft and crews are held up in the Northeast, compounding problems throughout the day. Five major airlines issued travel waivers, and travelers were urged to check their flight status before leaving for the airport.

Organizers canceled the Global Citizen Festival at Central Park’s Great Lawn one day before Ms. Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Lenny Kravitz, and others were scheduled to perform.

Curry Signs $116M Warriors Extension

Stephen Curry signed a two-year extension worth $116 million. It begins with the 2027-28 season and includes a player option for 2028-29.

Golden State drafted Curry in 2009, and the team announced the deal Friday night. If he exercises the option and plays in 2028-29, it would be his 20th NBA season, all with the Warriors.

Curry signed for roughly $20 million below the maximum. The discount adds roster flexibility and could leave Golden State with at least $60 million in projected cap space in summer 2027.

The extension follows his 2024 deal, a one-year, $62.6 million agreement covering the coming season. The 38-year-old averaged 26.6 points in 43 games last season, when injuries limited his playing time, and he has won four championships with Golden State.

Native American Day Moves toward Paid Holiday

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed new legislation Friday that would make Native American Day a paid holiday for state workers once lawmakers fund the benefit.

California has recognized the fourth Friday of September as a legal holiday since 1998, but most state workers have had to use personal-holiday credit to take the day off. Assembly Bill 1841 also allows state bargaining units to negotiate the holiday as paid leave.

California courts have closed for Native American Day since 2022, when it replaced Columbus Day on the judicial calendar without adding another paid day off for court employees.

Newsom signed the measure as part of a broader tribal package that extended California’s formal apology for historical violence against Native Americans to the Legislature and courts and made the Governor’s Office of Tribal Affairs permanent.

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➤ East Oakland: An early-morning apartment fire displaced about 100 residents Friday and injured four others. The cause remained under investigation. (More)

➤ Mount Shasta: A first-time climber survived a fall of roughly 500 feet, then crawled barefoot through the night without a phone, food, water, or light. (More)

➤ Bay Area: At least 13 Starbucks locations faced closure as part of a wider reduction affecting 64 stores across California. (More)

➤ Santa Rosa Island: The Coast Guard rescued a sailor Thursday afternoon after a sailboat ran aground on the island. No injuries were reported, and the vessel was towed to Ventura Harbor. (More)

➤  Fresno: The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report on a northwest Fresno plane crash that killed four members of the Eady family. (More)

➤ San Luis Obispo: A CHP helicopter airlifted a bicyclist to a hospital after the rider fell Friday evening on the Eucalyptus Trail near Stenner Creek Road. The extent of the rider’s injuries was not disclosed. (More)

➤ Coachella Valley: Goldenvoice and YouTube extended their exclusive Coachella livestream and content partnership through 2030. (More)

➤ Joshua Tree: Joshua Tree National Park faced a $1.2 million funding freeze affecting 10 projects as the Interior Department withheld more than $25 million in planned National Park Service funding nationwide. (More)

➤ San Diego County: Two children became ill in a multistate E. coli outbreak linked to recalled Graziers Raw Milk Cheese. (More)

➤ No. 12 USC suffered its first loss of the season, falling 41-27 to No. 20 Oregon. Ducks backup Dylan Raiola threw two touchdowns after starter Dante Moore was hospitalized following a late hit by USC’s Desman Stephens II. (More)

➤ UCLA stayed unbeaten with a 54-3 rout of Maryland, as Ta’Shawn James and Scooter Jackson returned interceptions for touchdowns. (More)

➤ Stanford hosted Georgia Tech last night, looking to snap a two-game losing streak. The Cardinal entered as 3-point underdogs. (See Score)

➤ The Golden State Valkyries host the Dallas Wings tonight in Game 1 of a best-of-three first-round playoff series. Golden State enters as the No. 2 seed. (See Details)

➤ Yesterday’s Results: NCAAF | MLB | Soccer | NHL | Golf | F1

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➤ 204 olive ridley eggs from the first recorded sea turtle nests on California beaches were moved to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach ahead of storm-driven high surf. Transported in foam coolers, they could hatch in 40 to 60 days. (See Rescue)

➤ A mule pack team from Shasta-Trinity National Forest’s Weaverville Ranger District hauled critical gear miles into Yosemite’s backcountry for crews fighting the Dome Fire. (Meet Mules)

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Which sight from today’s edition would you most like to see in person?

1. Turtles hatching
2. Squid gliding
3. Mules working

Yesterday’s Results:

What was your main way of celebrating Dolly Parton Day?

1. I didn’t celebrate: 61%
2. Played her music: 15%
3. Watched a Dolly movie or show: 8%
4. Read or donated a book: 8%
5. Wore pink or attended an event: 8%

In 1958, a California toy company set off one of the great fads of the century by mass-marketing a simple spinning plastic hoop. What was this now-classic toy?

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