By Geneva Sands, CNN US Border Patrol recorded more migrant deaths on the US southern border in fiscal year 2021 than in any prior year on record, according to data shared by the agency Thursday. There were 557 Southwest border deaths during the fiscal year, which ended September 30. That’s up from 254 deaths in
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Nathan Chen rebounded from a surprising struggle last weekend at Skate America to top the short program Friday at Skate Canada. Third last week in Las Vegas after winning 14 straight events since March 2018, Chen scored 106.72 points to open the competition at Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre. The
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Bam Adebayo walked off the court after the gold-medal game at the Tokyo Olympics back in August, proudly having draped the U.S. flag over his shoulders. He asked a question on his way toward the winning locker room: “Where’s my banner?” He knows where it is
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After going virtual last year, the DAP Health Desert AIDS Walk will be back in person Saturday, October 30 at Ruth Hardy Park and following a route through downtown Palm Springs. The event includes a Health and Wellness Festival presented by Walgreens. The event is happening as the Coachella Valley experiences a rise in
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HONOLULU (AP) — Lava is continuing to pour out of Kilauea’s summit crater, one month after the latest eruption began at the Hawaii volcano. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory says lava is emerging from a single vent. The eruption is contained within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and isn’t threatening any homes. Nighttime aerial video shot from
Continue Reading By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals panel has upheld New York state’s vaccine mandate for health care workers. The ruling late Friday by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a decision by an upstate judge who had temporarily blocked vaccination requirements on the grounds that the mandate
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After two months of high school football, we have made it to the final week of the regular season! We’ve got some big games including a major local rivalry that will determine the fate of a league title. Watch the Best Local Sports Show with Blake Arthur tonight at 11 p.m. for highlights and results
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brittany Force put herself in position for her 12th No. 1 qualifier of the season Friday in the Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Force had a 3.693-second run at 333.41 mph to close out the Top Fuel qualifying session. Alexis DeJoria led in Funny Car,
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brittany Force put herself in position for her 12th No. 1 qualifier of the season Friday in the Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Force had a 3.693-second run at 333.41 mph to close out the Top Fuel qualifying session. Alexis DeJoria led in Funny Car,
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brittany Force put herself in position for her 12th No. 1 qualifier of the season Friday in the Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Force had a 3.693-second run at 333.41 mph to close out the Top Fuel qualifying session. Alexis DeJoria led in Funny Car,
Continue Reading By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors say lawyers for a British socialite are trying to put conspiracy theories and other far-afield topics in front of a jury that will decide if she helped Jeffrey Epstein abuse teenage girls. The government and defense lawyers submitted arguments late Friday to a judge who
Continue Reading Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man who helped in the deadly kidnapping of a Chinese man from a Los Angeles-area shopping mall has been sentenced to more than 16 years in federal prison. Anthony Valladares of Pasadena was sentenced Friday for conspiracy to kidnap Tony Liao of Santa Ana. Liao, a Chinese national,
Continue Reading Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man who helped in the deadly kidnapping of a Chinese man from a Los Angeles-area shopping mall has been sentenced to more than 16 years in federal prison. Anthony Valladares of Pasadena was sentenced Friday for conspiracy to kidnap Tony Liao of Santa Ana. Liao, a Chinese national,
Continue Reading By JOHN HANNA and ANDY TSUBASA FIELD Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas labor leader on Friday compared President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates to the Holocaust that killed millions of Jews, and a top Republican lawmaker seemed to agree with the comparison. The comments Friday were from Kansas House health committee Chair
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CNN By Mark Morales and Ralph Ellis, CNN The first witness in the civil lawsuit filed against organizers of the 2017 Unite the Right rally testified Friday, saying the attacks by angry White nationalists left her physically and emotionally scarred. Natalie Romero said she and friends were standing at the Thomas Jefferson statue on the
Continue Reading BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say a bullet struck the brim of a baseball-style cap worn by a Boise, Idaho, police officer who exchanged gunfire with the gunman in Monday’s shooting at the city’s largest shopping mall that killed two people. Authorities identified the officer in a statement Friday as Chris Dance. Dance joined the
Continue Reading By Mark Morales and Ralph Ellis, CNN The first witness in the civil lawsuit filed against organizers of the 2017 Unite the Right rally testified Friday, saying the attacks by angry White nationalists left her physically and emotionally scarred. Natalie Romero said she and friends were standing at the Thomas Jefferson statue on the University
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La policía está buscando a un sospechoso armado que robó un banco en Palm Springs el viernes por la tarde. El robo ocurrió en el Citi Bank en 1675 E Palm Canyon Drive alrededor de las 2:39 p.m. “Un sospechoso entró en el lugar y sacó una pistola mientras exigía dinero al cajero”, según la
Continue Reading By Sonia Moghe, CNN Attorneys for Prince Andrew are asking for a lawsuit filed against him by Virginia Roberts Giuffre to be dismissed, saying it violates the terms of a settlement agreement with sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, where she agreed to a “general release” of claims against the two men and others.
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