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Intermission is almost over at The McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert! The theatre said they will begin selling tickets this Thursday, May 13 at 6 p.m. The McCallum plans to raise the curtain once more on December 3. That’s more than 600 days since its last pre-pandemic performance. You can grab your tickets by phone
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Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez added the WBO super-middleweight belt to his burgeoning collection, defeating Billy Joe Saunders in front of a record-breaking 73,126 crowd inside Texas’ AT&T Stadium. The attendance figure set an all-time record for an indoor US boxing event — breaking the previous record set in 1978 when Muhammad Ali beat Leon Spinks in
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The average high temperature for this time of year is 93°. Temperatures for the desert will be slightly above that. A trough of low pressure is keeping onshore flow in place. Gusty winds across the desert and mountains will be felt at times through Monday. Gusts on the valley floor to 30 mph with more
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Two women and a 4-year-old girl, believed to be innocent bystanders, were wounded in a shooting at New York’s Times Square on Saturday, according to New York police. Shots rang out at about 4:55 p.m. near 45th Street and 7th Avenue, and police officers already in the area responded, New York Police Department Commissioner Dermot
Continue ReadingEven as Congress raced to rescue the nation from the coronavirus pandemic last spring, Republican lawmakers were raising red flags about expanding unemployment benefits — particularly providing the jobless with a weekly federal supplement worth hundreds of dollars. Now, as the country seeks to emerge from the outbreak that has left millions of Americans out
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As a child, musician Devon Gilfillian remembers his father, a professional wedding singer, harmonizing with Marvin Gaye’s iconic “What’s Going On” album in their living room. While the groove of the music was palpable, the lyrics were lost on a young Gilfillian. The haunting questions of the song resurfaced to Gilfillian, now 31, following the
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(CNN) — La familia Obama anunció este sábado que su amado perro Bo murió. «Ha sido una tarde difícil para nuestra familia. Nos despedimos de nuestro mejor amigo, nuestro perro, Bo, después de una batalla contra el cáncer», dijo la ex primera dama Michelle Obama en un comunicado publicado en Instagram este sábado. La familia Obama
Continue Reading (CNN) — Al menos 30 personas murieron y otras 52 resultaron heridas en una explosión cerca de una escuela secundaria de mujeres en la capital Afganistán, Kabul, dijeron funcionarios afganos este sábado. El Ministerio de Interior (MOI) informó que la explosión ocurrió cerca de la escuela Sayeed-ul-Shuhada en el área de Dasht-e-Barchi, este sábado por
Continue Reading Remote working has become a possibility for many during the pandemic, meaning the office can now be anywhere from a kitchen table to a sandy beach on the other side of the world. And while relocating to a picturesque Italian town might also factor on many people’s lists, that prospect just got even better with
Continue Reading At least 100 people were injured as Israeli police clashed with Palestinians in Jerusalem for a second night Saturday, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. All of the injured were Palestinians and most were hurt by rubber bullets or stun grenades, the Palestinian Red Crescent said Sunday. Ten of those injured were treated inside the
Continue Reading No charges will be brought against two Walnut Creek, California, police officers who fatally shot a 23-year-old Black man in June 2019. The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office announced Friday it had concluded there was insufficient evidence to prosecute the two officers who shot Miles Hall, whose family has said he was in the midst
Continue Reading Several weeks after world health officials declared the coronavirus a pandemic, 40-year-old Sheri McCaskill decided to apply to a master’s program in public health. The decision, McCaskill said, stemmed partly from the sudden heightened awareness about the importance of public health as the virus spread in the US. “I started to see a lot more
Continue Reading It appears that Aubrey Plaza has married her longtime boyfriend, director Jeff Baena. Plaza, 36, known for playing April Ludgate on the NBC comedy series “Parks and Recreation,” referred to Baena, 43, as her husband for the first time on Instagram on Friday. Her revelation came while announcing her role in Baena’s new movie “Spin
Continue Reading At least 90 people were injured as Palestinians and Israeli police clashed in Jerusalem for a second night Saturday, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. All of the injured are Palestinian and most were hurt by rubber bullets or stun grenades, the Red Crescent said. At least 16 of the 90 injured have been taken
Continue Reading At least 50 people have been killed and more than 100 others wounded in an explosion near a high school for girls in the Afghan capital, Kabul, Afghan officials said Sunday. The Ministry of Interior (MOI) said the blast happened near the Sayeed-ul-Shuhada School in the Dasht-e-Barchi area on Saturday afternoon. The explosion was caused
Continue Reading A rare lobster almost ended up as someone’s dinner at a Red Lobster restaurant in Virginia before employees recognized its uniqueness and rescued it. The male calico lobster, named Freckles by the Red Lobster team in Manassas, arrived at the restaurant on April 25 as part of its Maine lobster delivery. When team members recognized
Continue ReadingThe seven-day average of Covid-19 vaccines administered in the United States has dipped below 2 million per day for the first time since early March — a sign of the continued decline in demand for coronavirus immunizations. According to data published Saturday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the seven-day average of
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An injured hiker was able to make it off a trail in Rancho Mirage Saturday without the help of a rescue helicopter, which had been initially deployed. The injury was reported at 1:51 p.m. on a trail west of Highway 111 behind Mollers Garden Center, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. The hiker suffered
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Indio-based organization Martha’s Village & Kitchen hosted a donation-based event Saturday dedicated to mothers and the people the organization serves. It started at 12 p.m. and lasted until 4 p.m. inside the Westfield Mall in Palm Desert. “Today we are having a celebration of mothers. It’s a way for folks to come on in and
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Temperatures are staying above average all week long. Palm Springs reached triple digits Saturday, which is 8° above average. Mother’s Day is expected to be another warm day, with afternoon highs reaching the upper 90s. Plenty of sunshine is in the forecast, as well as breezy conditions. Winds will be light for most of the
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