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SAN DIEGO (AP) — A man who shot and killed a San Diego police officer and wounded another in 2016 has been convicted of first-degree murder and attempted murder. Jesse Gomez was convicted Monday. A penalty phase of trial will determine whether he could face life in prison or the death penalty. Gomez killed Officer
Continue ReadingBy Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Jeff Bridges says his cancer is in remission, and he’s making progress in his fight against the long-term effects of Covid after a tough battle. In a new post to his website, the actor says his cancerous mass is now the “size of a marble” and his Covid “in the rear
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CNN By Amir Vera and Lauren Clabby Moore, CNN A Covid-19 surge in Kentucky has led to so many patients at St. Claire Regional Medical Center that the workers are unsure how they’ll handle the growing numbers when a medical team sent by the federal government leaves Friday. The Morehead hospital, about 65 miles east
Continue Reading By Amir Vera and Lauren Clabby Moore, CNN A Covid-19 surge in Kentucky has led to so many patients at St. Claire Regional Medical Center that the workers are unsure how they’ll handle the growing numbers when a medical team sent by the federal government leaves Friday. The Morehead hospital, about 65 miles east of
Continue Reading By Steve Almasy and Kiely Westhoff, CNN A weeklong series of protests has begun on some of the biggest college campuses in Georgia, a state where less than 50% of residents are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and the governor has left mask mandates to local officials. The protesters are demanding mask mandates at all Georgia
Continue ReadingBy Shawna Mizelle, CNN Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called out fellow Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin on Sunday after the West Virginia senator referred to her as “young lady” while responding to recent criticism. “In Washington, I usually know my questions of power are getting somewhere when the powerful stop referring to me as ‘Congresswoman’ and start
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, CNN New York City began enforcing its Covid-19 vaccine passport program, known as “Key to NYC,” for most indoor activities Monday as part of the city’s broad reopening. Since August 17, the city has required that people age 12 and older show proof they have had at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business Some 80 million private sector employees will be required to get a Covid vaccine or weekly Covid test under the federal rules announced by President Joe Biden last week. But don’t assume that the workers you come in contact with every day will be covered by the mandate, which only
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Palm Springs Mayor Pro Tem Lisa Middleton will be a part of California’s newly formed Transgender Advisory Council. Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis announced the formation of the council on Monday. The council gathers transgender leaders to create a dialogue between state leaders and the transgender community in California. The goal of the council is to
Continue Reading SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Police in the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale are investigating the death of a Rhode Island woman whose body was found on a hiking trail. Detectives say it appears 57-year-old Donna Miller died from a heat-related illness and environmental exposure, but it will be up to the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office
Continue ReadingBy Jason Hoffman and Christina Carrega, CNN The Biden administration is beginning the clemency process for certain inmates released to home confinement due to the coronavirus pandemic, the White House announced Monday. The process will start with a review of nonviolent drug offenders on CARES Act home confinement with four years or less to serve,
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — If you can remember the price of a 30-ounce jar of mayonnaise, what an Armani purse goes for and how much to shell out for an iPhone 12, there’s really only one place to shine — “The Price Is Right.” The longest-running game show in
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens kept running backs LeVeon Bell and DeVonta Freeman on the practice squad for the opener against the Las Vegas Raiders. The Ravens signed the two veteran backs earlier in the week after losing their top three running backs to season-ending injuries
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens kept running backs LeVeon Bell and DeVonta Freeman on the practice squad for the opener against the Las Vegas Raiders. The Ravens signed the two veteran backs earlier in the week after losing their top three running backs to season-ending injuries
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) – A Mexican national who once lived in Riverside County was sentenced today to 63 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute nearly 120 pounds of methamphetamine that was dropped in the desert by an airplane that had crossed the U.S.-Mexico border. Juan Carlos Iturriaga-Centeno, 34, a one-time resident of
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Mexican man has been sentenced to federal prison for trying to distribute methamphetamine dropped into the California desert by an airplane. The U.S. attorney’s office says Juan Carlos Iturriaga-Centeno was sentenced Monday to more than five years in federal prison. Prosecutors say Iturriaga-Centeno and three other men in 2019 took
Continue Reading By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — State police have officially opened an investigation into missing money that a law firm says was taken by an attorney from a prominent South Carolina legal family whose wife and son were killed three months ago. Monday’s announcement means that, along with the investigation into the
Continue ReadingBy Amy R. Sisk Click here for updates on this story MORTON COUNTY, North Dakota (The Bismarck Tribune) — Past several “no trespass” signs, over a ravine and up a prairie trail lies a field south of Mandan that looks unremarkable at first glance. Barbed wire fences in the area, skirting around what’s considered the
Continue Reading SLIDELL, La. (AP) — Louisiana authorities have captured and killed an alligator believed to have attacked a man who went missing in flood waters from Hurricane Ida. The wife of 71-year-old Timothy Satterlee saw him attacked by an alligator outside their home on Aug. 30, the day after Ida struck Louisiana. She paddled a small
Continue ReadingBy James D. Watts Jr. Click here for updates on this story COFFEYVILLE, Kansas (Tulsa World) — At present, it may be just a shell of its former self, but a group of dedicated fans of Coffeyville’s historic Midland Theater are working to ensure this landmark has a secure and splendid future once it is
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