By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer First came the good news. After taking classes at a community college, Ricki Korba was admitted to California State University, Bakersfield, as a transfer student. But when she logged on to her student account, she got a gut punch: Most of her previous classes wouldn’t count. The university rejected
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By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer First came the good news. After taking classes at a community college, Ricki Korba was admitted to California State University, Bakersfield, as a transfer student. But when she logged on to her student account, she got a gut punch: Most of her previous classes wouldn’t count. The university rejected
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis, ha pasado los últimos meses moviéndose hacia la derecha antes de su esperado ingreso a la campaña de las primarias presidenciales republicanas de 2024. Desde promulgar una ley que prohíbe el aborto durante seis semanas hasta pelear con Disney, el gobernador se ha centrado en
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By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s the first Monday in May: Welcome to Met Gala mania. With a livestream available when the evening gets underway, the world’s most fashionable fundraiser takes on one of the world’s most prolific — and controversial — designers, the late Karl Lagerfeld, as the starry
Continue Reading By DÉBORA REY Associated Press ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — Paraguayans voted overwhelmingly to keep the long-ruling Colorado Party in power for five more years, backing its presidential candidate and giving it majorities in both houses of Congress. Santiago Peña, a 44-year-old economist, had 43% of the votes in a preliminary count from Sunday’s election, with
Continue ReadingCNN By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN With her husband’s accession to the throne, Camilla has become Britain’s new Queen, taking on a new and more prominent role alongside King Charles III. She was ever-present at Charles’ side as he publicly grieved his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, and stepped into his new
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By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN With her husband’s accession to the throne, Camilla has become Britain’s new Queen, taking on a new and more prominent role alongside King Charles III. She was ever-present at Charles’ side as he publicly grieved his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, and stepped into his new role.
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By Joseph Ataman, Saskya Vandoorne and Oliver Briscoe, CNN Clashes erupted in Paris on Monday marking May 1, a traditional day of union-led marches, in the wake of hugely unpopular changes to France’s pension system that were signed into law last month. A building caught fire at Place de la Nation as the French capital
Continue Reading By STEVE PEOPLES and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Connecticut Democrat-turned-Independent long known for his centrist views, voted for Joe Biden in 2020. But as Biden’s reelection campaign begins, Lieberman is preparing to recruit a third-party candidate capable of defeating the Democratic president. “Centrists and moderates feel that
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Israel 75 YOM HA’ATZMAUT is the State of Israel independence day says a Board Member of the Jewish Federation of the Desert. Nearly 40 booths showcasing all of the synagogues, temples, and organizations in the community all to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Israel at the Palm Valley School in Rancho Mirage. There were Kosher
Continue Reading By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — President Joe Biden scrapped expedited asylum screenings during his first month in office as part of a gutting of Trump administration border polices that included building a wall with Mexico. Now he is preparing his own version. Donald Trump’s fast-track reviews drew sharp criticism from internal
Continue Reading By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — President Joe Biden scrapped expedited asylum screenings during his first month in office as part of a gutting of Trump administration border polices that included building a wall with Mexico. Now he is preparing his own version. Donald Trump’s fast-track reviews drew sharp criticism from internal
Continue Reading By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — State Sen. Shevrin Jones can often be seen at the Florida Capitol greeting staff and colleagues with a smile or laugh, but when he’s alone it’s a different story. “The outward expression is to show God’s love. That’s what I was taught,” said Jones, a Democrat.
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares advanced Monday in Tokyo and Sydney while most Asian markets were closed for May 1 holidays. The traditional Labor Day holidays around the globe likely limited initial market reactions to a delay in an expected decision by U.S. regulators on what to do with troubled First Republic Bank.
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds went into overtime in their battle against the Colorado Eagles. Despite the loss, fans say they are in it for the long haul. We’re gonna go deep into that into those rounds,” says Kyle Garman, a Firebird fan. “We’re gonna be here all day. We’re not going anywhere.” Fans showed up
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Uber publicó su lista anual de objetos olvidados por los pasajeros en los automóviles e incluye algunos realmente extraños, como un monitor de tobillo, uñas e incluso una máquina de granizados. La empresa de viajes compartidos publicó su Índice Uber de Objetos Perdidos 2023 el 27 de abril, cuando Mercurio vuelve a
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By Laura He, CNN As the jobless rate among China’s youth soars, the country’s richest province has offered a highly controversial solution: Send 300,000 unemployed young people to the countryside for two to three years to find work. Guangdong, the manufacturing powerhouse that abuts Hong Kong, said last month it will help college graduates and
Continue ReadingBy MALIK EARNEST Click here for updates on this story SAN DIEGO (KFMB) — A popular TikTok star is facing backlash from a “content creation” trip to San Diego’s famed Pacific Beach. Erick Ronaldo, 26, a TikTok star known for approaching strangers for short interviews and social experiments, was accused of making sexual advances and
Continue ReadingBy MALIK EARNEST Click here for updates on this story SAN DIEGO (KFMB) — Local San Diegan and famous YouTube creator Brian Awadis, also known as ‘FaZe Rug,’ surprised a 6-year-old girl at Rady Children’s Hospital who beat cancer six times but recently relapsed. Darlyn Angel, 6, made a wish at 11:11 to meet Youtube
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By Gul Tuysuz, Hande Atay Alam and Jessie Yeung, CNN Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed on Sunday that the country’s intelligence forces had killed the leader of ISIS in Syria as he vowed to continue the country’s fight against terrorism. In a broadcast, Erdogan said Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization had been tracking a man
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