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New York Public Radio has fired commentator Bob Garfield, who co-hosted the WNYC show “On the Media,” for allegedly violating the company’s anti-bullying policy. The company announced the decision, which stemmed from a third-party investigation, on Monday. “This decision was made following a recent investigation conducted by an outside investigator that found that he had
Continue ReadingThe White House released the 2020 tax returns for both President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday, restoring a presidential tradition that had been ignored under former President Donald Trump. The White House also released the first and second families’ financial public financial disclosure reports. The Bidens filed their federal tax return
Continue ReadingDays are getting longer and warmer, summer is surely coming. For millions of children, that signals the end of school and fun-filled days at camp. After the arrival of the pandemic triggered closings like dominoes last year, camp directors have been working for months to make this summer different. Across the country, the focus is
Continue ReadingSenate Minority Whip John Thune predicted Monday that his chamber would pass a bill to establish a bipartisan commission probing the January 6 attack “in some form” and seemed content on focusing mainly on the events that transpired at the Capitol, splitting with other GOP leaders who want the investigation to dig into left-wing extremism
Continue ReadingMost of the public wants to see the Roe v. Wade decision remain in place, polling on the issue finds, as the partisan divide on the issue of legalized abortion has widened in the past decade and a half. The Supreme Court announced Monday that it would take up a case that revolves around a
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The Indio Police Department announced the arrest of a man suspected of being involved in the shooting of a 15-year-old boy on Mother’s Day. Details: Mother’s Day shooting in Indio leaves 15-year-old hospitalized in serious condition The shooting happened at around 4:30 p.m. on May 9 in the area of Daisy Street & John NoblesAvenue.
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The class of 1970 at Jackson State University in Mississippi finally got to turn their tassels, over 50 years after their initial ceremony was delayed by a police shooting that left a dozen injured and two students dead. In May 1970, two students were killed and 12 were wounded when local law enforcement fired about
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Bella Hadid made it clear this weekend where her support lies when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The supermodel shared photos and videos on her verified Instagram account of her at a pro-Palestinian protest in New York City. The deadly conflict between Israel and the Palestinians has been escalating for more than a week.
Continue ReadingHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi extended the period in the House that allows for members to vote via proxy to July 3, the speaker announced in a letter Monday. The current proxy voting period had been set to expire Wednesday. The updated guidance comes as the House grapples with how to reopen amid loosening coronavirus restrictions
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(CNN Español) — Aunque varios países de Latinoamérica ya empezaron a vacunar a sus ciudadanos contra el covid-19, la realidad es que que falta mucho tiempo para lograr la vacunación masiva en los habitantes de varias naciones. Por eso, muchos buscan viajar a países donde la vacunación está abierta a los adultos sin necesidad de prueba
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El Departamento de Policía de Desert Hot Springs arrestó a cuatro personas que se cree participaron en la muerte a tiros de una mujer de 25 años en 2017. Alycia Alexander, de 25 años, de Indio fue declarada muerta después de ser baleada en Desert Hot Springs la noche del 19 de octubre de 2017.
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Your First Alert Weather team issues a First Alert Weather Alert Day for any conditions that will impact your day. Strong winds are expected to continue through Thursday night as winds this evening are likely to meet or exceed the set criteria. Here’s a look at some of the strongest gusts from around the desert
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A Houston businesswoman says she helped arrange for the return of India the tiger after being was contacted by investigators. Linda McIngvale, the owner of “the resort-style athletic” Club Westside, says she became acquainted with Victor Hugo Cuevas and his wife, Gia Cuevas, when they visited the establishment as guests of a past member of
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Bill Gates‘s 2020 resignation from Microsoft’s board of directors came after the board hired a law firm to investigate a romantic relationship he had with a Microsoft employee, according to new reporting from the Wall Street Journal. Citing “people familiar with the matter,” the Journal reported Sunday that a Microsoft engineer had “alleged in a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Essential needs have become all the more essential during the coronavirus pandemic, and a Milwaukee native is stepping up with a much needed assist. Former NBA player Mike Taylor and his foundation teamed up with Alderman Russell Stamper Monday, May 17, to hand out some
Continue ReadingTexas Rep. Dan Crenshaw tried Sunday to downplay his December decision to sign on to a legal brief in support of the Texas lawsuit that sought to get the Supreme Court to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The extraordinary and ultimately unsuccessful lawsuit from Texas’ Republican attorney general asked the Supreme Court to invalidate the
Continue Reading The New York Racing Association has temporarily suspended trainer Bob Baffert from entering any horses in races at the track that is host to the Belmont Stakes in less than three weeks. Baffert horses cannot occupy stall space at NYRA facilities at Belmont Park. The Hall of Fame trainer’s horses are also banned from Saratoga
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Las manifestaciones en Colombia no cesan desde el 28 de abril. Lo que inició como una protesta masiva, en medio de la pandemia, contra le reforma tributaria, hizo flotar peticiones antiguas hechas en manifestaciones de años anteriores contra el gobierno de Iván Duque. Las peticiones actuales van desde retirar una reforma a
Continue Reading (CNN)– Una montaña rusa que giraba y daba vueltas en un parque de diversiones de Phoenix, Arizona, se atascó a mitad de su recorrido el sábado por la noche, dejando a casi dos docenas de pasajeros a seis metros de altura hasta que el Departamento de Bomberos acudió al rescate. La montaña rusa Desert Storm
Continue ReadingFor years, the US government largely ignored reports of mysterious flying objects seen moving through restricted military airspace but it is now slowly beginning to acknowledge that UFOs, which the Pentagon refers to as unidentified aerial phenomena, are real. While it is certainly premature to speculate as to whether these flying objects come from another
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