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By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Police and eyewitnesses say at least 10 people were killed in an attack by Islamic militants who stormed a hotel in Somalia’s capital late Friday. Several other people were injured and security forces rescued many others, including children, from the scene of the attack at Mogadishu’s
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Students in our area are getting more than academic support as they head back to school. “I’ve actually had a few people asked me to check on you. And most of those people were teachers. And she just broke down in tears. You could tell at that moment that she realized she wasn’t alone,” said
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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Former Boston Red Sox star Bill Lee collapsed in the bullpen while warming up for the Savannah Bananas amateur team Friday night, but the 75-year-old pitcher walked off the field with assistance. “He was able to leave the stadium with medical attention and was taken to a local hospital,” team president
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A Palm Springs resident is sharing his concerns after being unable to get his second dose of the monkeypox vaccine. “The understanding when I got the first one is that the second one was already set aside. And I was told no, that’s not the case,” said resident Howard Poulsen. He felt frustrated after he
Continue Reading By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer The family of the late actor Bill Paxton has agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit against a Los Angeles hospital and the surgeon who performed his heart surgery shortly before he died in 2017, according to a court filing Friday. The suit, filed against Cedars-Sinai Medical Center more
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By Paradise Afshar, CNN A Utah judge granted a preliminary injunction Friday allowing transgender girls to compete on girls’ teams, but they will not be automatically eligible to play. The decision “will allow transgender girls to compete on girls’ teams only when it is fair, as confidentially determined by a legislature-created commission,” according to the
Continue Reading By Jade Gordon, CNN The city council in Vincent, Alabama, voted to abolish its police department on Thursday, at least temporarily, two months after one of the officers sent a text message containing racist language to a colleague. The council had previously voted to dissolve the three-member police department over the texts that were sent
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With less than three months to go before the November elections, we now know which candidates in municipal races made it onto the general ballot. Desert Hot Springs In Desert Hot Springs, Councilmember Gary Gardner is running unopposed in District 1. Incumbent Jan Pye is facing a challenge from former DHS Mayor Adam Sanchez in
Continue Reading BY ADAM BEAM and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A proposal circulated Friday by California Democratic legislators would reject Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to extend the lifespan of the state’s last operating nuclear power plant — and instead spend over $1 billion to speed up the development of renewable energy, new
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BY ADAM BEAM and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A proposal circulated Friday by California Democratic legislators would reject Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to extend the lifespan of the state’s last operating nuclear power plant — and instead spend over $1 billion to speed up the development of renewable energy, new
Continue Reading BY ADAM BEAM and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A proposal circulated Friday by California Democratic legislators would reject Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to extend the lifespan of the state’s last operating nuclear power plant — and instead spend over $1 billion to speed up the development of renewable energy, new
Continue Reading BRIANERD, Minn. (AP) — John Force Racing teammates Brittany Force and Robert Hight topped qualifying Friday night in the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway. Top Fuel points leader Force had a 3.685-second run at 333.49 mph in cool conditions. She’s a four-time winner this season. “I love night racing,” Force said. “There’s
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El Instituto Nacional Penitenciario de Perú (INPE) dio a conocer que ha dispuesto la libertad de Antauro Humala Tasso, exmilitar y hermano del expresidente Ollanta Humala Tasso, quien fue condenado por la justicia de ese país a 19 años de prisión por los delitos de homicidio simple, secuestro,
Continue Reading By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Patrick Sandoval pitched a four-hitter for his first career shutout, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Detroit Tigers 1-0 Friday night on Jared Walsh’s second-inning homer. Sandoval (4-8) threw 97 pitches, struck out nine, walked none and didn’t allow a runner past first base as the
Continue Reading DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Death Valley National Park’s most popular sites will reopen to the public on Saturday, two weeks after massive flash-flooding, but the National Park Service cautioned visitors to expect delays and continuing road closures. Locations that will reopen include the Furnace Creek Visitor Center, Badwater Basin, Zabriskie Point, and
Continue Reading SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres left-hander Blake Snell was cleared to pitch Friday night against the Washington Nationals after being involved in a minor traffic collision the night before. Manager Bob Melvin said Snell was not injured. “You don’t expect those types of things,” Melvin said. “Physically, he’s fine. But that can shake
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Ha sido catalogado como la “Furia en el Mar Rojo”, pero ambos peleadores aparentemente parecen estar relativamente tranquilos sobre subir al ring y pelear uno contra el otro una vez más. Oleksandr Usyk y Anthony Joshua se enfrentarán por segunda vez en poco menos de un año el sábado por la
Continue Reading By Claudia Dominguez and Sharif Paget, CNN A massive boatyard in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts on Friday filled the skies above Buzzard’s Bay with black smoke and damaged dozens of boats and cars as well as several structures, CNN affiliate WCVB reported. “We had a tremendous amount of fire in the main building and surrounding buildings,” Mattapoisett
Continue Reading By Paul Vercammen, CNN Doreen Jansen looked at the brown hills from her Thousand Oaks home. “My plants are suffering,” Jansen said. “The animals, coyotes, rattlesnakes; they are all out in droves. It’s dry and unusually hot.” The signs of drought are everywhere here, from the shrinking lakes to the deathly drained color of trees
Continue Reading By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a complaint from a group of workers who said they were unfairly discriminated against by Maine’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health care personnel. The plaintiffs sued Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and other Maine officials along with a group of health care
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