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By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Colette Peters, who runs Oregon’s prison system, has emerged as the leading contender to run the federal prison system. That’s according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday. Peters has run Oregon’s corrections department since
Continue Reading By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers have returned to the Capitol amid mounting frustration to redesign political maps that a federal judge threw out for violating the Voting Rights Act. The Republican-dominated legislature and Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, have been fighting over the boundaries since February. It was
Continue Reading By JILL BLEED and TERRY WALLACE Associated Press Residents of the West Texas city of Odessa improvised emergency water supplies after a water system outage left them high and dry for days amid scorching heat, even as utility crews scrambled Wednesday to restore normal service. The city said taps in 165,000 homes and businesses lost
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CAL FIRE crews are working to contain a fire in Thermal. The fire was initially reported shortly before 5:00 p.m. on 64th Avenue near Highway 86 Expressway. A CAL FIRE spokesperson initially told News Channel 3 that when crews found a double-wide mobile home engulfed in flames with the fire spreading to nearby vehicles and
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By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper Nipsey Hussle was gunned down outside his clothing shop in a calculated, premeditated fashion by a man upset over a discussion about snitching, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday at the outset of a long-delayed murder trial. Deputy District Attorney John McKinney said during
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By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City casino workers on Wednesday authorized their leaders to call a strike against the gambling houses if new contracts are not reached by the beginning of July. Members of Local 54 of the Unite Here union authorized their negotiating committee to call a July
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A number of Latino voters are challenging Riverside County’s 2021 supervisorial district map. A local advocacy group, Inland Empire United, and six Riverside county residents are being represented by the ACLU in a a lawsuit against Riverside County due to the redistricting map that they deem unfair to Latino voters. They say that the map
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Desert Hot Springs will soon be home to a warehouse with one of the largest rooftop solar arrays in California, officials announced today. The Viento logistics center will be located by Interstate 10 near Little Morongo Road. A sortable multi-story e-commerce warehouse and distribution center for consumer products, it will encompass about 3.5 million square
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Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Las autoridades brasileñas informaron el miércoles durante una conferencia de prensa que uno de los sospechosos, que está bajo custodia, admitió haber matado al periodista británico Dom Phillips y al investigador Bruno Pereira en el Amazonas. La Policía Federal de Brasil identificó al sospechoso como Amarildo da Costa de Oliveira. La
Continue Reading By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Republicans in the Arizona House on Wednesday pushed ahead with their new plan for a universal expansion of the state’s private school voucher program that they have tied to new funding for schools in an effort to prevent a voter referendum. Majority Republicans see the effort as
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La administración de Biden organizó un envío adicional de fórmula infantil este jueves, anunció la Casa Blanca, y transportará la fórmula especial desde Suiza a Estados Unidos a través de los esfuerzos en curso de la Operación “Fly Formula”, a medida que el gobierno federal continúa trabajando para abordar la escasez.
Continue Reading SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s Bitcoin-boosting president may be having second thoughts about the crypto-currency, whose value has tanked in recent weeks. President Nayib Bukele became the first leader in the world to make the crypto-currency legal tender last year. And Bukele has plowed tens of millions of government money into Bitcoin.
Continue Reading By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California officials are weighing whether to list the iconic western Joshua tree as a threatened species, a designation that would make it harder to remove the trees for housing, solar or other development projects. The desert plant is known for its unique appearance, with spiky leaves
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert’s summer vacation began Wednesday afternoon when the Los Angeles Chargers ended their offseason program. Even though the Chargers have the next six weeks off before reporting for training camp, Herbert will use that time as more of a working vacation. “I think
Continue Reading SAN DIEGO (AP) — A one-time champion skateboarder who has spent nearly three decades in prison for raping and killing a woman at his Southern California home has been recommended for parole, and the San Diego County district attorney vowed Wednesday to appeal. Mark “Gator” Rogowski confessed to killing Jessica Bergsten, 22, in 1991 at
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A 20-year-old man accused of shooting multiple times at a man standing in a Coachella front yard pleaded not guilty today to two felony charges. Ramiro Reyes of Coachella was charged with attempted murder and being in possession of a short-barreled shotgun. He pleaded not guilty to both Wednesday. Sheriff’s deputies responded around 3:30 p.m.
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High pressure is continuing to build over the Desert Southwest. As a result, temperatures are rising slightly above the average (104°) for the date. The heat will peak on Thursday with highs near 110° around the Coachella Valley. An Excessive Heat Warning will take effect from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday in response
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mo’Nique and Netflix reportedly have settled her lawsuit that accused the streaming service of racial and sexual discrimination for allegedly making her a lowball offer for a proposed comedy special. The matter has been “amicably resolved,” Michael Parks, an attorney representing Mo’Nique in the suit, told The Hollywood Reporter. The terms
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mo’Nique and Netflix reportedly have settled her lawsuit that accused the streaming service of racial and sexual discrimination for allegedly making her a lowball offer for a proposed comedy special. The matter has been “amicably resolved,” Michael Parks, an attorney representing Mo’Nique in the suit, told The Hollywood Reporter. The terms
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Dos estadounidenses que combatían con las fuerzas de Ucrania en el norte de Járkiv llevan desaparecidos casi una semana y se teme que hayan sido capturados por las fuerzas rusas, según sus familiares y otro combatiente. Los hombres son Alexander John-Robert Drueke, 39, de Tuscaloosa, Alabama y Andy Tai Ngoc Huynh,
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