Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — La afasia es una enfermedad que impide que una persona se comunique, pues “afecta la capacidad de hablar, escribir y comprender el lenguaje tanto verbal como escrito”, explica la Clínica Mayo en su página web. Esta es la condición que padece el actor Bruce Willis y que lo llevó
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By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Top NBA prospects suddenly have many more options when it comes when it comes to playing college basketball or pursuing alternative routes to the professional ranks. The landscape has dramatically changed in a relatively short period and continues to evolve. A handful of talented prospects
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By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Top NBA prospects suddenly have many more options when it comes when it comes to playing college basketball or pursuing alternative routes to the professional ranks. The landscape has dramatically changed in a relatively short period and continues to evolve. A handful of talented prospects
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Forget three-setters. Jessica Pegula doesn’t even need second sets these days. The No. 16 seed has made the semifinals at the Miami Open and benefitted from a second consecutive abrupt ending. She won her quarterfinal against fifth-seeded Paula Badosa on Wednesday after the Spaniard
Continue Reading EUREKA, Nev. (AP) — A northern Nevada sheriff says a 58-year-old homicide suspect who was the subject of a manhunt in a rural area along Interstate 80 in northern Nevada has been located and was no longer at large. A brief social post by Eureka County Sheriff Jesse Watts did not provide details on Daniel
Continue Reading EUREKA, Nev. (AP) — A northern Nevada sheriff says a 58-year-old homicide suspect who was the subject of a manhunt in a rural area along Interstate 80 in northern Nevada has been located and was no longer at large. A brief social post by Eureka County Sheriff Jesse Watts did not provide details on Daniel
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By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has gotten a second booster dose of the Pfizer COVID vaccine, and he used the occasion Wednesday to call on Congress to pass billions of dollars in additional funding to fight the pandemic. Biden’s comments came a day after federal regulators approved a fourth
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, Kaitlan Collins, Kevin Liptak and Brenda Goodman, CNN The Biden administration is planning to end Trump-era pandemic restrictions on the US-Mexico border by May 23 that have largely blocked migrants from entering the US, according to three US officials. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is finalizing its assessment of
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A new pilot program for providing financial support for transgender and non-binary people is in the works in Palm Springs. Hoping to tap into millions of dollars in state funding to help LGBTQ homelessness and poverty, Palm Springs city council last week put up $200,000 toward researching and designing such a program. The city is
Continue ReadingBy Marisa Yamane Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Prosecutors are applauding a state law that just went into effect, saying it will spare crime victims from reliving their trauma. More than 1,000 cases, mostly misdemeanors, have been thrown out since last December because of a Hawaii Supreme Court ruling on
Continue ReadingBy KITV Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Honolulu Fire Department received a 911 call about an injured hiker on the Puu Maelieli Trail in Kahaluu on Tuesday evening. A total of five HFD units, staffed with with eighteen personnel, responded to the emergency with the first unit arriving
Continue Reading By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A surge in gun purchases during the COVID-19 pandemic, including those bought by people who are prohibited from having firearms, prompted state law enforcement last year to mount an aggressive push through a unique California program to seize nearly 1,500 weapons. The California Department of Justice
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As gas prices continue to increase, some are wondering if local school districts are having to adjust their budgets to accommodate for the surging expenses. Local school districts heavily depend on different vehicles and transportation services. Everything from school buses to maintenance and operation vehicles. Brian Murray is the assistant superintendent of businesses services for
Continue ReadingBy Zach Fuentes and J.R. Stone Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, California (KGO) — The lawyer for a man shot by a San Jose police officer says his client was a hero who was treated like a criminal and is now recovering in the hospital. Pointer says his client, 20-year-old Kaun
Continue ReadingBy Leslie Brinkley Click here for updates on this story ALAMO, California (KGO) — A Bay Area family finally got approval to adopt a Ukrainian orphan, only to have the war delay it. Their little girl is among 130 orphans who took a treacherous journey out of Ukraine to safety in Germany. Her adoptive dad
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Ayer en la corte sentenciaron a casi 22 años en prisión federal a un sujeto de Palm Springs quien se declaró culpable de cinco cargos de distribución de metanfetamina y admitió que vendió la droga durante diversas transacciones en el 2019 en Cathedral City y Palm Springs, se trata de Efraín Chávez de 37 años,
Continue Reading KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — Kingman police say one high school student accidentally shot and injured another male student on a school bus with a handgun brought to school. Police Chief Rusty Cooper said juvenile charges of endangerment and other crimes would likely be sought against the 14-year-old who had taken the gun to school on
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El juez ordenó un juicio contra Jesse Rico Valenzuela quien es acusado de asesinar a Amina Duro la madre de sus hijos en Desert Hot Springs en el 2020. Además, el sujeto de 29 años enfrenta cargos por posesión de armas, resistencia al arresto, evasión de la policía en un vehículo y violación de una
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Comer aguacates reduce el riesgo de infarto o ataque cardíaco tanto en hombres como en mujeres, incluso cuando se consumen en lugar de mantequilla, queso o carnes procesadas, según un nuevo estudio. Las enfermedades cardiovasculares son una de las principales causas de muerte en todo el mundo, y se cobran casi
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La policía sigue investigando el asesinato de un hombre de Palm Springs quien según amigos acudió a las tiendas outlet de Cabazon a cargar su carro eléctrico y a comprar un café. Michael Moser se jubiló en noviembre del año pasado. Mientras tanto la familia espera que pronto puedan saber quién le robó la vida
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