This afternoon’s thunderstorms have ceased and clouds will gradually clear through the evening. It will continue to be a warm and humid night if you plan to head out to Downtown Palm Springs for VillageFest. Onshore flow will return Friday, pushing monsoon moisture back to the east and providing a break from the humidity for
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You may be wondering how you can help recovery efforts in Florida following the devastation of Hurricane Ian. Sarah Brouse, Red Cross Disaster Responder For La Quinta resident Sarah Brouse, volunteering with the American Red Cross is her calling. She is on standby and prepared to fly across the country to help residents impacted by
Continue ReadingBy Lauren del Valle, CNN In emotional testimony on Thursday, Robbie Parker, the parent of a Sandy Hook shooting victim, recounted the violent threats and harassment he and his family have suffered in the years since conspiracy theorist Alex Jones called him a crisis actor. The day after their six-year-old daughter, Emilie, was murdered in
Continue ReadingCNN By Lauren del Valle, CNN In emotional testimony on Thursday, Robbie Parker, the parent of a Sandy Hook shooting victim, recounted the violent threats and harassment he and his family have suffered in the years since conspiracy theorist Alex Jones called him a crisis actor. The day after their six-year-old daughter, Emilie, was murdered
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN May the force be with him. “Star Wars” star Mark Hamill has been made an ambassador for the UNITED24 fundraising platform, where he will work in support of the Army of Drones project to benefit Ukraine. His introduction as an ambassador took place during an online call on Thursday with
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By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday proposed a new permitting program for wind energy turbines, power lines and other projects that kill eagles, amid growing concern among scientists that the rapid expansion of renewable energy in the U.S. West could harm golden eagle populations now teetering on
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By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday proposed a new permitting program for wind energy turbines, power lines and other projects that kill eagles, amid growing concern among scientists that the rapid expansion of renewable energy in the U.S. West could harm golden eagle populations now teetering on
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By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — What’s fall got to do with the fall TV season? Summer had yet to roll up its Labor Day beach blanket when two major series, “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” and “House of the Dragon” arrived. While the broadcast pattern of
Continue Reading By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Demolition of the long-vacant Packard auto plant that for generations has been a symbol of urban blight in Detroit has begun. Crews on Thursday began tearing apart one of the massive structure’s crumbling exterior walls and ripping out old bricks and concrete along the upper floors. The
Continue Reading AZUSA, Calif. (AP) — One person was detained Thursday after someone opened fire on three Angeles National Forest contract workers in mountains near Los Angeles, authorities said. Nobody was struck by gunfire in the shooting shortly before noon near San Gabriel Reservoir above Azusa, according to Lt. Chris Oakley with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s
Continue Reading By ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. companies have added women to their boards of director at a slower pace this year compared with last year as the pandemic and a difficult economy shift priorities, according to a new report released Thursday. Women have continued to make gains, now holding a
Continue Reading By ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. companies have added women to their boards of director at a slower pace this year compared with last year as the pandemic and a difficult economy shift priorities, according to a new report released Thursday. Women have continued to make gains, now holding a
Continue ReadingBy Sara Murray and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Boris Epshteyn, an attorney and adviser to former President Donald Trump, testified before a Georgia grand jury investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to two people familiar with the matter. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis sought Epshteyn’s testimony as part of her probe into efforts
Continue ReadingBy Gabby Orr, CNN Corey Lewandowski, one of Donald Trump’s former top campaign lieutenants, notched a deal with Las Vegas prosecutors over a misdemeanor battery charge stemming from his alleged sexual harassment of a major Republican donor’s wife in 2021. Lewandowski, 49, was publicly accused in September 2021 of making unwanted sexual advances toward Trashelle
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — Hace poco más de tres décadas, cuando México se preparaba para firmar un tratado de libre comercio con Estados Unidos y Canadá, los estadounidenses consumían, en promedio y por persona, aproximadamente medio kilo de aguacate mexicano Hass por año. Hoy, cada persona en ese país consume 4,5 kilos al año,
Continue ReadingWBAL By Holmes Lybrand, CNN A wife and husband from Maryland have been charged with conspiring to provide the Russian government with personal medical records from the US government and military, according to a newly unsealed federal indictment. Anna Gabrielian, an anesthesiologist practicing in Baltimore, along with her husband, Jamie Lee Henry, a major and
Continue Reading IDYLLWILD, Calif. (AP) — Two rock climbers were found dead near a Southern California peak after rescue crews responded to reports of injuries, authorities said. Rescuers were called around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday to Tahquitz Rock near Idyllwild following a distress call, the Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department said on Twitter. A team managed to climb
Continue Reading By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Juno spacecraft has made the closest approach to Jupiter’s tantalizing, icy moon Europa in more than 20 years. The Juno spacecraft zoomed past Europa on Thursday, passing within 219 miles. Scientists had hoped to get lucky and capture pictures of possible water plumes
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks are back to falling on Wall Street as worries about a possible recession and rising bond yields put the squeeze back on markets. The S&P 500 fell 2.1% Thursday, reaching its lowest level since late 2020. The washout erased the index’s gains in a big rally the day before. The Dow
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An Inland Empire nonprofit is seeking blood donations to send to Hurricane-ravaged Florida, where shortages are acute due to flooding and other impacts. “On average, blood collection organizations nationwide had only 1-2 days’ worth supply of blood supply heading into the storm,” according to LifeStream Blood Bank. “Anticipated disruptions in blood collections — as well
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