By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A judge refused to reduce the 30-year prison sentence for an Arizona man convicted of helping to plot a 2015 attack on a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in suburban Dallas, even though one of his convictions was dismissed after it was discovered the FBI withheld surveillance video
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By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines is backing away from a plan to put unvaccinated workers on unpaid leave. A Southwest spokeswoman said Tuesday that employees must submit proof of vaccination against COVID-19 — or request an exemption from the shots — by Nov. 24. But she says employees whose
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By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines is backing away from a plan to put unvaccinated workers on unpaid leave. A Southwest spokeswoman said Tuesday that employees must submit proof of vaccination against COVID-19 — or request an exemption from the shots — by Nov. 24. But she says employees whose
Continue Reading WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation on Tuesday reported 85 more COVID-19 cases, but no additional deaths for the 14th time in the past 20 days. The latest numbers pushed the tribe’s totals to 34,999 confirmed COVID-19 cases from the virus since the pandemic began more than a year ago. The known death
Continue Reading GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Former soldiers who are demanding a war-time bonus for serving in Guatemala’s 1960-1996 civil war have burst onto the grounds of the country’s congress building and set several vehicles afire. The protesters broke down gates leading into the building’s parking lot Tuesday and torched at least three vehicles. Some of the
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Thirty top business leaders are seeking to encourage private investment to help the U.N. achieve development goals for 2030, including tackling climate change, preserving the environment, ending poverty, promoting economic growth, and improving health care and education. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that he
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Thirty top business leaders are seeking to encourage private investment to help the U.N. achieve development goals for 2030, including tackling climate change, preserving the environment, ending poverty, promoting economic growth, and improving health care and education. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that he
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By Leyla Santiago and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN A $25 million settlement has been reached between the Broward County School Board and 52 victims of the February 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in South Florida, according to an attorney for some of the victims. Attorney David Brill said the settlement of the lawsuit
Continue Reading By MARY CLARE JALONICK and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection has voted unanimously to hold former White House aide Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress. The longtime ally of former President Donald Trump defied a subpoena for documents and testimony. Trump is still defending
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fox News anchor Neil Cavuto tested positive for COVID-19, which he says is surprising but made him grateful that he was vaccinated. Cavuto learned of the test results after Monday’s episode of “Your World with Neil Cavuto.” He wasn’t on the air Tuesday. In a statement, Cavuto said he is “somewhat
Continue Reading TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — No bull: Tucson police had to respond Tuesday morning to reports of a bull roaming a neighborhood near an elementary school. The animal somehow got loose in the city’s Rita Ranch community, and police found the animal casually grazing on some scrub grass among the gravel along a home’s front lawn.
Continue ReadingBy Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN The trucking industry is short 80,000 drivers, a record high, Chris Spear, President and CEO of the American Trucking Associations, tells CNN. That’s a 30% increase from before the pandemic, when the industry already faced a labor shortage of 61,500 drivers. “That’s a pretty big spike,” Spear added. Many drivers are
Continue ReadingKVVU, AXENIA AND MARINA COBZAC, CNN By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN The trucking industry is short 80,000 drivers, a record high, Chris Spear, President and CEO of the American Trucking Associations, tells CNN. That’s a 30% increase from before the pandemic, when the industry already faced a labor shortage of 61,500 drivers. “That’s a pretty big
Continue Reading By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Biden administration is threatening to revoke the authority for three Republican-controlled states to handle their own workplace safety regulations because they have refused to adopt rules to protect health care workers from COVID-19. The threats were sent to Arizona, South Carolina and Utah as the
Continue Reading By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Biden administration is threatening to revoke the authority for three Republican-controlled states to handle their own workplace safety regulations because they have refused to adopt rules to protect health care workers from COVID-19. The threats were sent to Arizona, South Carolina and Utah as the
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The Riverside County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of the man killed in an officer-involved shooting last week on Interstate 10 in Palm Springs. Russell Leggett, 30, of Idyllwild was pronounced dead on Thursday after following a police pursuit that ended in a shooting. Police said the pursuit began at around midnight when Leggett
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Business) — Aproximadamente 200.000 contenedores de envío permanecían paralizados frente a la costa de Los Ángeles este lunes, ya que las interrupciones relacionadas con la pandemia continúan afectando varias cadenas de suministro, según Gene Seroka, director ejecutivo del Puerto de Los Ángeles. “Tenemos cerca de dos semanas de trabajo anclado ahora
Continue Reading By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A group of Oklahoma students and educators are challenging the constitutionality of a law that bans the teaching of certain concepts of race and racism and prevents colleges and universities from requiring students to undergo gender or sexual diversity training. The American Civil Liberties Union and
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By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Mohamed Salah has scored twice as Liverpool took advantage of Antoine Griezmann’s red card to beat Atlético Madrid 3-2 in the Champions League. Griezmann also scored twice to help Atlético recover from a poor start but was sent off with a straight red card early in
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In La Quinta, the long-delayed SilverRock Resort is getting a branding refresh, including a new name: “Talus La Quinta.” Robert Green, president and CEO of The Robert Green Co., made the announcement during Tuesday afternoon’s La Quinta City Council meeting. “We have so much to look forward to,” Green said. “The word talus is defined
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