By ROBERT JABLON and DONALD THOMPSON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Top drug manufacturers have won a round in a California lawsuit that blamed them for the opioid crisis and sought billions of dollars to cover the costs of dealing with it. A judge in Orange County made a tentative ruling Monday that said
Continue Reading By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A televised remark by a game show host-turned Cabinet minister in Lebanon about the war in Yemen has taken Lebanon’s crisis with Saudi Arabia to new depths. The feud over the minister’s comments has triggered moves by Gulf Arab countries that further isolate Lebanon and threaten
Continue Reading By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Voters began casting ballots across the U.S. early Tuesday in the first wave of elections to test new Republican restrictions on the ballot and give elections officials a chance to counter a year’s worth of misinformation about voting security. Officials said demonstrating secure,
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By Amy Simonson and Christina Carrega, CNN Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson was discharged from the hospital Tuesday, one day after a fall, and has returned to Howard University to continue negotiations on campus, according to a statement released by the Rainbow Push Coalition. According to the statement, Jackson had been meeting with Howard
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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul George scored 32 points, Reggie Jackson added 15 and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied from a nine-point deficit late in the fourth quarter to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 99-94. The Clippers trailed 91-82 after Josh Giddey’s jumper with 2:44 remaining before closing on
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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul George scored 32 points, Reggie Jackson added 15 and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied from a nine-point deficit late in the fourth quarter to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 99-94. The Clippers trailed 91-82 after Josh Giddey’s jumper with 2:44 remaining before closing on
Continue Reading By ROBERT JABLON and DONALD THOMPSON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Top drug manufacturers have won a round in a California lawsuit that blamed them for the opioid crisis and sought billions of dollars to cover the costs of dealing with it. A judge in Orange County made a tentative ruling Monday that said
Continue Reading By ROBERT JABLON and DONALD THOMPSON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Top drug manufacturers have won a round in a California lawsuit that blamed them for the opioid crisis and sought billions of dollars to cover the costs of dealing with it. A judge in Orange County made a tentative ruling Monday that said
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN President Joe Biden targeted planet-warming methane emissions on Tuesday from the UN climate summit, announcing strong new US regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency and launching a Global Methane Pledge, in partnership with the European Union, that has been signed by around 100 countries. At the center of Biden’s US methane
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By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is launching a wide-ranging plan to reduce methane emissions, targeting a potent greenhouse gas that contributes significantly to global warming. Methane packs a stronger short-term climate punch than even carbon dioxide. The plan was announced Tuesday as President Joe Biden wraps up a two-day
Continue Reading By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is launching a wide-ranging plan to reduce methane emissions, targeting a potent greenhouse gas that contributes significantly to global warming. Methane packs a stronger short-term climate punch than even carbon dioxide. The plan was being announced as President Joe Biden wraps up a two-day
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK, ELLEN KNICKMEYER AND ZEKE MILLER Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — President Joe Biden is seeking to whip up climate change-fighting efforts abroad at a time when his own climate legislation at home is again in limbo. Biden is attending a U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, for a second and final
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and his wife are headed to Europe for a vacation timed to celebrate the couple’s 31st wedding anniversary. Ducey and his wife, Angela, left Monday night and will be out of the country for nearly two weeks. Spokesman C.J. Karamargin says the trip is purely personal and the
Continue Reading MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Verry Elleegant has surged home to win Melbourne Cup from pre-race favorite Incentivise and Spanish Mission. It was the New Zealand-bred mare’s 10th Group 1 win and gave trainer Chris Waller a first victory in Australia’s most famous horse race.  A crowd capped at 10,000 was at the Flemington Racecourse to
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge says Kobe Bryant’s widow won’t have to undergo psychiatric testing in her lawsuit over graphic photos of the helicopter crash that killed the basketball star, her 13-year-old daughter and seven others. The judge made the ruling Monday in Los Angeles. Kobe and the others died in January 2020
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge says Kobe Bryant’s widow won’t have to undergo psychiatric testing in her lawsuit over graphic photos of the helicopter crash that killed the basketball star, her 13-year-old daughter and seven others. The judge made the ruling Monday in Los Angeles. Kobe and the others died in January 2020
Continue Reading CNN, KJRH, KOCO By Dakin Andone, Amir Vera, Amy Simonson and Claudia Dominguez, CNN The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommended granting clemency to Julius Jones, a man sentenced to death for a murder he says he did not commit. Jones pleaded his case to the board less than three weeks before he’s set to
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge says Kobe Bryant’s widow won’t have to undergo psychiatric testing in her lawsuit over graphic photos of the helicopter crash that killed the basketball star, her 13-year-old daughter and seven others. The judge made the ruling Monday in Los Angeles. Kobe and the others died in January 2020
Continue Reading EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Leon Draisaitl had two goals and two assists, and the Edmonton Oilers extended their strong start to the season with a 5-2 victory over the Seattle Kraken. Duncan Keith, Kyle Turris and Kailer Yamamoto also scored for the Oilers, who improved to 7-1-0. Mikko Koskinen stopped 27 shots. Jaden Schwartz and
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Local efforts continue to bring a four-year California State University to the Coachella Valley.  The current CSU campus in Palm Desert serves as a satellite location for CSU San Bernardino — more than 60 miles away. The Coachella Valley Economic Partnership and others are working to change that. “We have a more compelling story
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