It’s the start of a new chapter for the English Learner Program at Palm Springs Unified School District.With the district hosting its first literacy event for English learner families. Palm Springs Unified School District families were invited to get free books at the family literacy event Saturday morning. The event was at the district’s service
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN After years of lobbying by advocates, Anaheim finally designated its Arab-American enclave as “Little Arabia” on Tuesday. In a statement, Anaheim’s spokeswoman told CNN the city plans to follow up the designation with in-depth research. “The Little Arabia designation recognizes an area of our city we’ve always celebrated as part of
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By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The chill in the housing market is rippling out to the carpenters, landscapers and other small businesses that lose out when fewer homeowners are renovating their properties. Inflation was already causing some homeowners to delay big renovation projects as prices for building materials, fixtures and
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By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The chill in the housing market is rippling out to the carpenters, landscapers and other small businesses that lose out when fewer homeowners are renovating their properties. Inflation was already causing some homeowners to delay big renovation projects as prices for building materials, fixtures and
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — ¿Te gustaría agregar un poco de condimento en polvo de gusano de la harina con tu comida? Es una pregunta que pronto escucharás en la mesa, o al menos esa es la esperanza de los científicos de la Universidad Wonkwang de Corea del Sur. Los investigadores In Hee Cho y Hyeyoung
Continue Reading MALACKY, Slovakia (AP) — Poland and Czechia have signed an agreement to protect Slovak airspace as Slovakia gives up its old Soviet-made MiG-29 jets. The protection is meant to last until Slovakia receives new F-16s from the United States, something expected to happen in 2024. The agreement was signed at a Slovak airbase by the
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — When Diane Swonk first attended the Federal Reserve’s annual economic conference in Jackson Hole in the late 1990s, there was a happy hour for women who attended the event. It barely filled a single table. Now, the “Women at Jackson Hole” happy hour draws
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — When Diane Swonk first attended the Federal Reserve’s annual economic conference in Jackson Hole in the late 1990s, there was a happy hour for women who attended the event. It barely filled a single table. Now, the “Women at Jackson Hole” happy hour draws
Continue ReadingBy Megan DeLaire Click here for updates on this story Toronto (CTV Network) — In North America, tipping on meals in restaurants is as much a part of the experience of dining out as reading a menu. And in Canada, the amount diners tip as a percentage of their bill is going up. Data points
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Otis Click here for updates on this story Toronto (CTV Network) — Australian police have seized an estimated $140 million in drugs hidden inside a vintage luxury car that was shipped from Canada. According to a Friday news release from Australia’s New South Wales Police Force, border agents acting on a tip at
Continue Reading By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis elevated 20 more churchmen to the rank of cardinal on Saturday, formally expanding those now eligible to vote for his successor in case he dies or resigns — the latter a step he has said he’d consider if the need arises. Of the churchmen
Continue ReadingCNN By Amy Cassidy, CNN A 17-year-old has become the youngest person to fly around the world solo in a small aircraft on Wednesday after first taking off on March 23, according to Guinness World Records (GWR). British-Belgian national Mack Rutherford touched down earlier in the day in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia, where his
Continue Reading By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press OSORNO, Chile (AP) — In labor with her first child last month, Lucia Hernández Rumian danced around her hospital room while her husband played the kultrun, a ritual drum. She turned down pain medication from the hospital’s staff to get massages and oil rubdowns instead from her cultural liaison, who
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A newly released FBI document helps flesh out the contours of an investigation into classified material at former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate. But plenty of questions remain, especially because half the affidavit, which spelled out the FBI’s rationale for searching the property, was blacked out. That
Continue Reading MANILA, Philippines (AP) — All 85 passengers and crew of an inter-island ferry that caught fire near its port destination south of Manila have been safely rescued and a search effort has been terminated, Philippine officials said Saturday. The last two passengers unaccounted for on the M/V Asia Philippines, which was carrying 47 passengers and
Continue Reading By Geneva Sands, CNN Online documents attributed to the suspect in the Buffalo, New York, supermarket mass shooting have the potential to inspire copycats and “will likely” enhance the capabilities of potential mass shooters, federal authorities warned in an intelligence bulletin this week. “The alleged attacker prioritized creating a comprehensive ‘how-to’ guide for future attackers,
Continue Reading By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The faded and weathered construction permits still taped to Houston resident Mal Moses’ front door are reminders of the difficulties he faced in trying to get his mold-infested walls and leaky roof repaired after Hurricane Harvey in 2017. But living in his neighborhood of Trinity-Houston Gardens
Continue Reading By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi warned Saturday that the political crisis in the country is threatening security achievements made in past years. Al-Kadhimi’s warning is a clear indication of the dangers of one of Iraq’s worst political crises since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. It
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Londres (CNN) — Cuando un coche bomba explotó en las afueras de Moscú, matando a Darya Dugina, de 29 años, los ojos de Occidente se dirigieron de inmediato a su padre, Alexander Dugin, el filósofo ultranacionalista al que se le atribuye ser la “guía espiritual” a la invasión de Ucrania por parte del
Continue Reading By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Fears about the potential for a radiation leak at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant are persisting as Ukrainian and Russian authorities reported missile strikes and shelling of the plant and nearby areas. A local governor in Ukraine said Saturday that Russian Grad missiles and artillery shells
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