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By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis’ own role in the investigation into financial wrongdoing at the Holy See is again center stage. Witnesses on Friday said he encouraged a key suspect to cooperate with prosecutors, and a key defendant accused him of interfering in the trial. Friday’s hearing was one
Continue Reading By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Robbie Knievel, an American stunt performer who set records with daredevil motorcycle jumps following the tire tracks of his thrill-seeking father — including at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas in 1989 and a Grand Canyon chasm a decade later — has died in Nevada, his brother
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — A Montana man who authorities say entered the U.S. Capitol with his juvenile son during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot has been charged with misdemeanor crimes. Prosecutors say Patrick William O’Brien was arraigned Thursday. They say the 54-year-old man and his son drove three days from Montana to Washington, and that video
Continue Reading By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press A police informant raped twice during an undercover drug buy in Louisiana has filed a lawsuit alleging her law enforcement handlers failed to monitor the sting in real time. The suit filed this week in Alexandria says deputies with the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office allowed the January 2021 attack to
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips and Brenda Goodman, CNN Flu continues to be very prevalent in the US, but the first wave of the season — which swept through the country weeks earlier than usual — appears to have peaked. The weeks after the year-end holidays brought sustained high levels of transmission and hospitalization, but flu activity
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Una familia está de luto por la muerte de su ser querido en un accidente automovilístico ocurrido hoy a las 2:30 de la madrugada en la intersección de las calles Cook y Country Club en Palm Desert donde dos autos chocaron; lamentablemente cuando los paramédicos llegaron la persona ya había fallecido, otras dos personas resultaron
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El Colegio del Desierto anunció la expansión de clases para quienes quieran estudiar hospitalidad por lo que los nuevos cursos incluyen contabilidad en hotelería y restaurantes, recepción, limpieza, administración operacional, ventas y mercadotecnia. Anteriormente solo ofrecían dos clases y ahora se expande a siete que iniciarán el 30 de enero que es cuando los estudiantes
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El presidente Biden firmó una ley que otorgará 2,560 acres de tierra en las montañas de San Jacinto a la tribu Agua Caliente. Esta ley permitirá la consolidación de la propiedad de la tierra en la Reserva de la Tribu y sus alrededores y trabajarán para mantener bien los recursos naturales y culturales en dicha
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN A New York judge has given Steve Bannon until the end of February to find new lawyers to advise him in a criminal fraud case after the former Donald Trump aide’s attorney said there were “irreconcilable differences” and communications have broken down. Bannon attorney David Schoen said in court Thursday that
Continue ReadingCNN By Kara Scannell, CNN A New York judge has given Steve Bannon until the end of February to find new lawyers to advise him in a criminal fraud case after the former Donald Trump aide’s attorney said there were “irreconcilable differences” and communications have broken down. Bannon attorney David Schoen said in court Thursday
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland and Steve Dettelbach, the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), announced new regulations Friday that would subject pistol-stabilizing braces to additional regulations, including higher taxes, longer waiting periods and registration. Gun control proponents argue that stabilizing braces — which can be attached
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By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Securities and Exchange Commission went after two prominent companies in the crypto community on Thursday. The agency alleges that Genesis Global Capital and the crypto exchange Gemini were selling unregistered securities through a popular program that was supposed to give high interest payments on
Continue Reading SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Financial authorities in Jamaica are investigating allegations of fraud at Stocks & Securities Ltd., a private wealth management company based in the capital of Kingston. Local newspaper The Jamaica Gleaner reports that the company’s clients include Usain Bolt, one of the world’s greatest sprinters. Bolt’s manager is quoted as
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El Casino Agua Caliente anuncio que del 2 al 4 de febrero regresa el evento “Clásico de Polo en Indio y Globos Aerostáticos”, además habrá un desfile de modas en el casino Agua Caliente de Rancho Mirage, el segundo día habrá una fiesta en la que los presentes podrán conocer a los jugadores de polo
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En la comunidad de Joshua Tree la policía recibió una llamada que reportaba que un sujeto se quería meter a robar a una casa ubicada muy cerca del Hwy 62, cuando los agentes llegaron el individuo ya había quebrado la ventana e intentaba entrar, y al ver a los oficiales les apunto con lo que
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A pesar de haber apoyado anteriormente el proyecto “Recovery Village” en la Avenida 48 y la calle Van Buren, el concilio de Coachella recientemente mostro sus dudas al respecto. El lugar brindaría asistencia y vivienda temporal a las personas que luchan contra el abuso de drogas y problemas de salud mental. El proyecto fue propuesto
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Local zookeepers at The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert and Indian Wells are working to form a union – saying they’re struggling with the cost of living. The zoo’s animal care team has formally filed with the state labor department to organize “The Living Desert Animal Care Union,” which they said is
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Outfielder Juan Soto agreed to a $23 million, one-year contract with the San Diego Padres on Friday, a raise from his $17.1 million salary last season. The 24-year-old hit .242 with 27 homers, 62 RBIs and a major league-leading 135 walks for Washington and San Diego, which acquired the 2020 NL
Continue ReadingBy WGAL Staff Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — Harrisburg Mayor Wanda Williams and other city leaders held another news conference Friday morning about the homeless encampment under the Mulberry Street Bridge. Williams was not at a news conference Thursday morning, where Harrisburg Director of Communications Matt Maisel detailed numerous
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Mike Williams will miss the Los Angeles Chargers’ AFC wild-card round game against the Jacksonville Jaguars due to a lower back fracture. The sixth-year wide receiver was downgraded to out on Friday after further rests. The Chargers said the X-ray on Sunday and an MRI on Monday both were
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