We’ve now got a list of musical performers and events that will be taking place at the 29th annual Indio International Tamale Festival. The tamale festival takes place on the first weekend of December at 100 Civic Center Mall in downtown Indio. The talent of the region finds its stage at Tamale Festival. This year’s
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By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The CEO of McDonald’s is facing increasing criticism, including calls for resignation, following text messages where he seemed to blame the deaths of two Black and Latino children killed in gun violence on their parents. Community groups and U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush have demanded Chris Kempczinski resign.
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HOUSTON (AP) — Marc Leishman, Russell Henley, Talor Gooch and Luke List shared the lead Thursday in the suspended first round of the Houston Open, with List still on the course when darkness stopped play. Rain delayed the start for 2 1/2 hours, with 0.9 inches falling at Memorial Park. None of the afternoon starters
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By Holly Yan, CNN Paul Wertheimer has spent four decades trying to help prevent deadly crowd surges since a disaster at a concert by The Who changed his life. Eleven young people, ages 15 to 27, died in a crowd crush at Cincinnati’s Riverfront Coliseum in 1979. “There were piles of shoes and clothing,” said
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By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Six U.S. oil executives detained in Venezuela for four years on corruption charges have been granted a hearing before an appeals court, a rare decision by the judicial system in the South American country. A judge this week scheduled for Tuesday the hearing for the
Continue Reading By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Six U.S. oil executives detained in Venezuela for four years on corruption charges have been granted a hearing before an appeals court, a rare decision by the judicial system in the South American country. A judge this week scheduled for Tuesday the hearing for the
Continue Reading CNN By Devon M. Sayers, Alta Spells and Christina Maxouris, CNN The sixth day of trial of the three White men accused in 25-year-old Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery’s killing concluded Friday with testimony from an agent who interviewed one of the defendants after the shooting. Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan Jr. are
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Business A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying four astronauts approached the International Space Station, which orbits more than 200 miles above Earth, and made a gentle in-orbit meet-up, kicking off the astronauts’ six-month stay at the space station. This mission, called Crew-3, is the fourth mission in a partnership between SpaceX
Continue Reading By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer Those Dallas fans who didn’t make an early beeline for the exits when the heavily favored Cowboys were getting crushed by the Broncos on Sunday were rewarded when Dak Prescott stuck around with them until the bitter end. Prescott engineered two touchdown drives, capped by a pair of
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — En El Salvador, el presidente Nayib Bukele dijo este jueves que el refuerzo de la presencia de policías y soldados por el repunte de asesinatos está dando resultado. “Después de casi 24 horas de haber lanzado el despliegue nacional, podemos anunciar que hemos contenido el alza de violencia
Continue Reading By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ Associated Press GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Maria Sakkari used her strong first serve to extend her dominance over former French Open champoin Iga Swiatek with a 6-2, 6-4 win in their opening match at the WTA Finals. The 26-year-old Sakkari also beat Swiatek in straight sets in the French Open quarterfinals and
Continue Reading By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press As jurors in Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial settled into their courtroom seats, Judge Bruce Schroeder welcomed them and noted the Veterans Day holiday. The longtime judge then asked if any of the jurors or others in the courtroom had served. Only one person indicated he had: The man about to
Continue Reading CNN By Ray Sanchez, Rosa Flores and Ed Lavandera, CNN The signs of trouble were evident hours before the deadly crowd surge at the Astroworld Music Festival one week ago, according to Houston Fire Department logs. Shortly after the 9 a.m. start of the November 5 festival, spectators had already breached the main gate, the
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation on Thursday reported 103 more COVID-19 cases, but no additional deaths for the 26th time in the past 42 days. The latest numbers pushed the tribe’s totals to 37,876 confirmed COVID-19 cases from the virus since the pandemic began more than a year ago. The known death
Continue Reading By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In the past week, Republican Rep. Paul Gosar tweeted a video showing a character with his face killing a figure with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s face. Several House Republicans who backed a bipartisan infrastructure bill said they faced threats after their vote. In one voicemail, a caller
Continue Reading By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In the past week, Republican Rep. Paul Gosar tweeted a video showing a character with his face killing a figure with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s face. Several House Republicans who backed a bipartisan infrastructure bill said they faced threats after their vote. In one voicemail, a caller
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 6 Ohio State will be out for some revenge when the Buckeyes host unranked Purdue on Saturday. The last time the two teams met, the Boilermakers beat No. 2 Ohio State 49-20 in West Lafayette, Indiana, in 2018. It was the last Big Ten loss for the Buckeyes and ultimately
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — In choosing new TQL Stadium in Cincinnati for a World Cup qualifier against Mexico, the U.S. Soccer Federation selected a city with a 3% Hispanic population in a state that ranks 42nd among the 50 in that demographic. U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter says, “It’s really important
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Update 11/15/21: The Riverside County District Attorney’s office has added murder charges to the toddler father, Adler Metcalf. A round of drug testing found that Metcalf had marijuana and fentanyl in his system, while Acuna also had fentanyl in her system. The couple’s 4- month-old daughter had marijuana in her system, according to court documents.
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Despite the shouts of protesters, many parents of children between the ages of 5 and 11 have begun getting their kids the COVID-19 vaccine shots in Nevada. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization of the Pfizer vaccine for kids in the 5-11 age group late last month
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