Three adults and three dogs were displaced from the home after a shed caught on fire behind a residence early Wednesday morning in Indio. The fire occurred on the 81000 block of Alberta Avenue, west of Clinton Street, shortly before 4:00 a.m. According to Cal Fire, the first arriving crews found a shed fully engulfed
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By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Aaron Donald downplayed swinging a helmet at Cincinnati Bengals players in a brawl at a joint practice between last season’s Super Bowl teams last Thursday. “It was just a practice. It was football,” Donald said Wednesday in an interview for an upcoming episode of the AP Pro Football
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, CNN Democrat Mary Peltola is set to make history as the first Alaska Native in Congress — while thwarting the attempted political comeback of former Gov. Sarah Palin — by winning a special House election, according to unofficial ranked-choice voting results released Wednesday by the state Division of Elections. Her unlikely bid
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By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and SARA BURNETT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan elections board on Wednesday rejected an abortion rights initiative after its two Republican board members voted against putting the proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot. The two Democrats on the Board of State Canvassers voted in favor, but getting the
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By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A nurse practitioner from northern Virginia has sued CVS Health after she says she was fired for refusing to provide abortion-inducing drugs at its MinuteClinic medical facilities. Paige Casey said CVS had for years granted her a religious accommodation that allowed her to opt out
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer San Diego Wave players knew from the beginning that they weren’t going to let their status as an expansion team define them. The aim was to “set a precedent that we can come in the league in year one and compete,” Wave defender Kristen McNabb said. “I think
Continue ReadingBy Christiane Cordero Click here for updates on this story BELL, California (KABC) — Two weeks into the school year, Bell High School is already testing the patience of students and staff. Temperatures are expected to climb well into the 90s, and air conditioning in some classrooms doesn’t work. Student Maydalene Montesdeoca says there’s a
Continue Reading By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Four families have filed a lawsuit against the United States, saying the Navy “harbored toxic secrets” when jet fuel contaminated drinking water for 93,000 military members and civilians in Hawaii. The lawsuit says they continue to suffer maladies such as seizures, gastrointestinal disorders and neurological issues.
Continue Reading By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The water pressure at James Brown’s home in Jackson was so low the faucets barely dripped. He couldn’t cook. He couldn’t bathe. But he still had to work. The 73-year-old tree-cutter hauled bags of ice into his truck at a gas station on
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Add a Sam’s Club membership to the list of subscriptions that are getting more expensive. The warehouse club, owned by Walmart, announced Wednesday that it’s raising its annual membership fee by 11% — from $45 to $50 — beginning in October. It’s the first change to the fee in nine
Continue Reading By JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — University of North Dakota President Andrew Armacost has apologized for the school’s possession of Native American artifacts and human remains that should have been returned to tribes decades ago under federal law. He says the school is working to repatriate the artifacts and remains to several
Continue Reading By TOM DAVIES Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Supreme Court has ruled that religious freedom rights protect the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis from being sued by a teacher who was fired from his job at a Catholic high school for being in a same-sex marriage. Joshua Payne-Elliott argued in his lawsuit that
Continue Reading By ZEKE MILLER and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than two years after he defeated Donald Trump, President Joe Biden has some unfinished business he’s aiming to settle with the restive forces of Trumpism. The president is set to use a primetime address Thursday to frame the upcoming midterm elections as part
Continue Reading DAVIDSON, N.C. (AP) — Stephen Curry knocked down another huge 3 — one that was 13 years in the making. The Golden State Warriors point guard was inducted into the Davidson College Hall of Fame, had his No. 30 jersey retired and received his bachelor’s degree in sociology following an elaborate solo graduation ceremony on
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, CNN A veteran FBI agent who engaged with social media posts critical of former President Donald Trump and retired from the bureau last week says he is cooperating with a government investigation into his conduct. Timothy Thibault, who worked in the FBI’s Washington field office as assistant special agent in charge, retired
Continue Reading By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea may conduct a public survey to help determine whether to grant exemptions to mandatory military service to members of the K-pop boyband BTS. The issue of military service for the band’s seven members has been a hot-button topic in South Korea because its
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — General Motors says a new electric vehicle battery plant built in Ohio has started producing cells, which could help customers get federal tax credits. The joint-venture plant near Warren, Ohio, is focused on training as it prepares to ramp up manufacturing. A spokeswoman for the venture says it is producing cells but
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — White Sox manager Tony La Russa is out indefinitely because of an unspecified health issue. The 77-year-old La Russa missed Tuesday night’s 9-7 loss to Kansas City on the recommendation of his doctors. The team said he is scheduled to undergo additional testing in Arizona with his personal physicians “over the coming
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Han pasado 25 años desde la muerte de la princesa Diana y su legado permanece intacto. Desde su llegada a la realeza británica, Diana Spencer generó un impacto en la corona por su forma distinta de actuar dentro de la familia real. Para quienes vivieron la época de Lady Di,
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI investigation into top-secret government information discovered at Mar-a-Lago is zeroing in on the question of whether former President Donald Trump’s team criminally obstructed the probe. A new document alleges that government records had been concealed and removed and that law enforcement officials were misled about
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