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President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced his intent to nominate three new US Court of Appeals nominees and three new District Court nominees, marking his third slate of judicial nominations. Altogether, the President has now put forward 20 names for federal judge vacancies. The White House described many of the nominees as “groundbreaking choices,” and
Continue ReadingHouse Republicans ousted Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming on Wednesday from her leadership post as conference chair after she repeatedly called out former President Donald Trump’s “Big Lie” that the 2020 election was stolen. The move sends a high-profile message about the Republican Party’s priorities, its ongoing loyalty to the former President and the limited
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Some residents are calling the drop-off and pick-up of students at an elementary school in Bermuda Dunes a traffic nightmare. Anthony Armenta lives just around the corner from James Monroe Elementary School. He said people in his neighborhood are desperate for help with the gridlock traffic that the beginning and end of each school day
Continue ReadingFormer Trump White House counsel Don McGahn will testify before the House Judiciary Committee behind closed doors about then-President Donald Trump’s attempts to obstruct the Russia investigation, the House and the Justice Department announced in a court filing Wednesday night. The interview will happen “as soon as possible,” and a transcript will be released in
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Qantas is offering a new “flight to nowhere” that will give travel-starved Australian residents the chance to admire the late May supermoon and full lunar eclipse from over 40,000 feet in the sky. If you were hoping to nab tickets, you’re out of luck — the airline says they were snapped up in “record time”
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El lago más grande de California es también cuna de una de las peores plagas ambientales, localizadoal este del valle de Coachella su legado tóxico se intensifica a medida que desaparece su agua. Hoy en día, las casi 350 millas cuadradas de aguas poco profundas del mar de Salton siguen siendo uno de los trabajos
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Conservative lawyer George Conway said Wednesday that GOP lawmakers are “trying to memory hole” the US Capitol insurrection, after House Republicans voted to oust Liz Cheney from their leadership ranks. Speaking with CNN’s Anderson Cooper on “AC360,” Conway — the husband of former Trump White House counselor Kellyanne Conway — said the party is “trying
Continue ReadingElon Musk says Tesla is abandoning plans to accept bitcoin as payment for the company’s electric vehicles, citing the cryptocurrency’s high environmental cost after months of being bullish on it. “We are concerned about rapidly increasing use of fossil fuels for Bitcoin mining and transactions, especially coal, which has the worst emissions of any fuel,”
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UPDATE: 09/03/21: Tasaun Thomas turned himself in to police on Sept. 2, Indio police confirmed. Details: Indio man wanted in the shooting of a 15-year-old boy turns himself in UPDATE 05/17/21: Indio Police announced one of two suspects in this shooting has been arrested. On May 12, Kevin Duarte, 20, of Indio turned himself into
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Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — With three different COVID vaccines being administered in the U.S., some pharmaceutical companies are now working toward a vaccine for animals, and the Maryland Zoo is already putting together their distribution plan for it once available. The African lions are a must-see when visiting
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BARNSTABLE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — It might be said that Morgan Dardia is wired a bit differently than many high school seniors. For example, she just completed her EMT courses, and can now be certified. She says helping out just runs in the family. “Yea, I’d just say coming
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UNDATED (AP) – Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will begin their Super Bowl title defense when they kick off the 2021 season against the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday, Sept. 9. The game could see the return of Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, who suffered a season-ending ankle injury in Week 5 of last season.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FLORIDA KEYS, Florida (WFOR) — Cats really do have nine lives, especially a small kitten found hitching a ride underneath a police car in the Florida Keys. According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to the Seven Mile Bridge on Monday morning following reports of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — An MTA employee was recognized Tuesday after saving a scared dog in the subway. Nine-year-old Lucy looked a little bashful while reuniting with her rescuer, MTA employee Jose Bonilla. Perhaps she was remembering the grueling chase she led him on before he
Continue ReadingGOP leaders are moving swiftly to install Rep. Elise Stefanik as the No. 3 Republican in the House on Friday in a rapid effort to unify the party, but the move comes as a growing number of conservatives are expressing doubts that the New York congresswoman has the credentials or voting record needed to step
Continue ReadingThe Colonial Pipeline launched the restart of its operations Wednesday evening following a six-day shutdown caused by a ransomware attack, but the pipeline’s operators warned it will take several days for service to return to normal. “Some markets served by Colonial Pipeline may experience, or continue to experience, intermittent service interruptions during the start-up period,”
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A Pittsburgh woman who says her dog was strangled to death at a PetSmart in East Liberty while having its nails trimmed is asking for accountability from the company. Now four employees involved in her claim are facing felony charges of animal cruelty, and
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