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By Lysée Mitri Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — A family said they were attacked after getting caught up in the middle of a sideshow on their way home in Sacramento and video shared on social media shows some of the scary moments. “We definitely all were fearing for our
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Una familia está de luto por la muerte de su ser querido ayer a las 4:40 de la tarde cuando chocaron una motocicleta y un vehículo en la intersección de la Ramon Road y la Avenida Caballeros en Palm Springs. Lamentablemente el motociclista falleció en la escena; el percance provocó el cierre del área mientras
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La Agencia de Protección al Medio Ambiente multo a los dueños del parque de casas rodantes D&D ubicado sobre la calle Pierce cerca de la Avenida 76 en Thermal donde encontraron altos niveles de arsénico en el agua. Además, les dieron a los dueños 24 horas para que empezaran a darle agua embotellada a los
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By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, thousands of volunteer software developers have been using a crucial Twitter tool to comb the platform for calls for help — including from people trapped in collapsed buildings — and connect people with rescue organizations. They could soon
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By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The executive director of Oregon’s liquor regulatory agency has announced his resignation amid a criminal investigation into allegations that he and other senior officials used their positions to divert rare, sought-after bourbons for personal use. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission Executive Director Steve Marks notes in
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Barney is back, and while Mattel has not yet officially confirmed it, we’re guessing he still loves you. Toy giant Mattel announced Monday that Barney, the friendly (and, let’s be honest, cringe-worthy to a large group of Millennials who watched him as pre-schoolers, and to their parents) purple dinosaur
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By John Miller, Mark Morales & Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Eight people were injured after someone drove a U-Haul truck into pedestrians in New York City on Monday morning, an official with the New York Fire Department told CNN. One of the injured victims, a 44-year-old, has since died, a law enforcement source with knowledge of
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Another valley city is considering cutting taxes for cannabis businesses as local small businesses warn that the industry is collapsing under hefty taxation. Palm Desert city staff is recommending the city council to cut its retail and delivery fees from 10 percent to 5 percent. This comes after a study by the city found that
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Momentos de pánico vivieron los residentes de una casa ubicada cerca de la calle West Drive en Desert Hot Springs ya que ayer a la 1 de la madrugada un vehículo se impactó con la vivienda. Según el reporte de la policía una persona resultó herida y fue transportada al hospital. Las autoridades dijeron que
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La policía reportó dos accidentes en los que se involucraron ciclistas que fueron atropellados en Rancho Mirage, el primer incidente ocurrió el viernes a las 3 de la tarde en la intersección de las calles Gerald Ford y Los Álamos, el hombre resultó con heridas de gravedad. El segundo percance fue sábado a la 1
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MOSCOW (AP) — Russia will postpone the launch of an empty space capsule to the International Space Station pending further investigation of a coolant leak on a supply ship docked to the station. It was the second such leak at a docked Russian craft in two months. The Soyuz capsule was to be launched in
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Ford is investing $3.5 billion to build a battery plant in Michigan, a move that will help the automaker take advantage of more federal tax credits for electric vehicles. The plant will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Co. but will build batteries using “knowledge” and services
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Diamond and Nicky Robertson, CNN President Joe Biden fired Architect of the Capitol J. Brett Blanton on Monday following allegations that he misused government resources and was not physically present on the Capitol grounds during the January 6, 2021, insurrection, a White House official said. Biden “terminated” Blanton amid bipartisan calls for his
Continue Reading By MARÍA VERZA and ASTRID SUÁREZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Colombia’s government and its largest remaining rebel group have met in Mexico City to resume peace talks. The talks Monday were the second round of negotiations aimed at achieving a cease-fire in the nearly six-decade conflict. It followed three weeks of negotiations in
Continue Reading DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The World Health Organization says Equatorial Guinea has confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg disease, saying the Ebola-related virus is responsible for at least nine deaths in the tiny Western African country. In a statement on Monday, the U.N. health agency confirmed the epidemic after samples from Equatorial Guinea were sent
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For many people, Valentine’s Day presents an opportunity to express love to that special person in your life, oftentimes through gifts. Whether your sweetheart prefers flowers, jewelry, or a home-cooked meal, inflation will factor into the cost of just about everything this Valentine’s Day. Consumers are expected to spend $25.9 billion on Valentine’s Day this
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. plans to build a $3.5 billion factory in Michigan that would employ at least 2,500 people to make lower-cost batteries for a variety of new and existing electric vehicles. The Dearborn, Michigan-based automaker says Monday that the plant will be built
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain says it has for the first time presented evidence to the UN that Iran is supplying advanced weapons to the Houthi rebels in Yemen. That came after British personnel found images of tests conducted at the headquarters of the Revolutionary Guards in Tehran on the hard
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Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Ocho personas resultaron heridas —dos de ellas en estado crítico— después de que un individuo que conducía una camioneta U-Haul atropellara a unos peatones en Brooklyn, Nueva York, este lunes por la mañana, informó a CNN un agente del Departamento de Bomberos de la ciudad. El incidente se produjo cuando
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN A new report about tariffs on underwear finds that when it comes to tax rates, women are getting shorts-changed. The average US tariff rate on women’s undergarments is 15.5%, compared to just 11.5% for men’s. That means women are being charged a tax that’s 35% higher than what their male counterparts
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