Westerly winds have brought gusty conditions to the Coachella Valley. Winds will be especially strong in wind-prone areas like the San Gorgonio pass where gusts can reach up to 60 mph. Due to these strong winds, the National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory until 8 a.m. on Tuesday. Strong winds can create difficult
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By The Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian general has acknowledged that more than 300 people have been killed in the unrest surrounding nationwide protests. It was the first official word on casualties in two months. That estimate is considerably lower than the toll reported by Human Rights Activists in Iran,
Continue Reading By LEKAN OYEKANMI and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — More than 2 million people in the Houston area were urged to boil their tap water Monday after a power outage at a purification plant prompted the mayor to initiate a review of what went wrong. The boil order notice tells customers in the
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SCHUMAN Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — A boy recovering from being shot in Minneapolis last year had the moment of a lifetime Sunday thanks to his favorite NBA superstar. It started with Ladavionne Garrett Jr. being in a suite at Target Center to watch his team, the
Continue ReadingBy CBS Chicago Staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Chicago area high school students made a special delivery of clothing to a community center to help teens who are homeless. They unloaded 1,000 sweatshirts at Lincoln Park Community Services, which provides housing facilities from Austin to Rogers Park, South Shore
Continue Reading DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Former Germany forward Sandro Wagner is under fire for a disparaging remark he made about Qatari men’s traditional attire while commentating on Germany and Spain’s World Cup game. Wagner said he thought one end of the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor was full of German fans. He told German broadcaster
Continue Reading By BILL BARROW and JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — In-person early voting for the last U.S. Senate seat is underway statewide in Georgia’s runoff, with Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock working to get the jump on Republican challenger Herschel Walker who is putting less emphasis on advance balloting. After winning a state lawsuit to
Continue Reading By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Cryptocurrency lender BlockFi is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the fallout from the collapse of FTX continues. BlockFi said Monday that it was filing for bankruptcy protection to stabilize its business and give it the chance to perform a restructuring. FTX filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this
Continue ReadingBy ALEX KELLER, NICK STARLING Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — It’s an early Christmas miracle for one Fort Worth family. A woman who disappeared over five decades ago was found in Fort Worth this week, her family announced Sunday. Melissa Highsmith went missing when she was kidnapped by
Continue ReadingBy KDKA Staff Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The makers of Velveeta mac and cheese are being sued for potentially lying on their instructions. A Florida woman is taking Kraft Heinz, which includes Velveeta, to court. She says the microwaveable shells and cheese cups take longer than 3 1/2 minutes
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan More than 400 business groups are calling on Congressional leaders to be prepared to prevent a freight rail strike that could start causing chaos in the economy as early as next week. “No one wins when the railroads stop running,” the business groups led by the Chamber of Commerce wrote in a
Continue ReadingCNN, POOL, KOVR, WXMI, GETTY IMAGES By Matt Egan More than 400 business groups are calling on Congressional leaders to be prepared to prevent a freight rail strike that could start causing chaos in the economy as early as next week. “No one wins when the railroads stop running,” the business groups led by the
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By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Fidelity Charitable, the nation’s largest grantmaker, is getting into NFTs or nonfungible tokens despite a torrent of bad news about cryptocurrency companies. NFTs are digital images that are registered on the blockchain. In a raffle that will end Tuesday, participants can claim one of the NFTs.
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