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By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In an extraordinary act of political retaliation, Tennessee Republicans on Thursday expelled a Democratic lawmaker from the state Legislature for his role in a protest that called for more gun control in the aftermath of a deadly school shooting in Nashville. The GOP
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ROSEVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Police: Suspect shot 2 hostages, killing 1, after firing at and wounding California Highway Patrol officer.
Continue Reading By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Air National Guard this week traveled nearly 660 miles (1,062 kilometers) to rescue a pregnant woman on a small island 2 miles (3 kilometers) from Russia, reflecting the challenges patients face in the nation’s largest state where the most remote areas have no roads
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Sofía Benavides (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden se vio “severamente limitado” por las condiciones que creó su antecesor, Donald Trump, cuando decidió avanzar con la retirada total de las tropas estadounidenses de Afganistán en el verano de 2021, según las conclusiones de una revisión posterior a dicha acción, que se hizo a nivel de
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — El Servicio de Control de Inmigración y Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés) informó en un comunicado que este martes arrestó a Roberto Antonio Garay Saravia, un militar salvadoreño retirado, acusado de participar en ejecuciones extrajudiciales, entre ellas la masacre de El Mozote, donde murieron más
Continue Reading FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Three men were given life sentences on Thursday for the 2018 killing of star rapper XXXTentacion, who was shot outside a South Florida motorcycle shop while being robbed of $50,000. Michael Boatwright, 28, Dedrick Williams, 26, and Trayvon Newsome, 24, were each convicted last month of first-degree murder and armed
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According to a CVUSD Spokesperson, a shooting near Bobby Duke Middle School in Coachella forced a brief lockdown at the school. According to the Sheriff’s Department at 2:52 PM, deputies responded to the area of Cairo Avenue and Date Avenue, in Coachella, reference a report of shots heard in the area. As a precautionary measure,
Continue Reading By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A former Hawaii lawmaker has been sentenced to two years in prison in a federal corruption case that’s drawn attention to a perennial problem in the islands: the tens of thousands of cesspools that release 50 million gallons of raw sewage into the state’s pristine waters every
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom In a surprise announcement, actress Emmy Rossum shared on Thursday that she and producer husband Sam Esmail have welcomed a new member to their family. “On a foggy Wednesday morning, our son was born,” Rossum posted on her verified Instagram account, noting the child’s April 5 birth date. Rossum’s post also included
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN and JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Details of how tech executive Bob Lee came to be fatally stabbed in downtown San Francisco early Tuesday were scarce as friends and family continued to mourn the man they called brilliant, kind and unlike others in the industry. San Francisco police found
Continue Reading ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Three Alaska Native tribes have sued to block what they say would be one of the largest gold mines in the world. They argue that federal agencies failed to properly analyze health and environmental concerns for the project in southwest Alaska. Tribes from the communities of Kwethluk, Tuluksak and Bethel filed
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Un carabinero falleció en la madrugada de este jueves en Chile, tras recibir al menos dos disparos en su rostro durante un procedimiento policial en la comuna capitalina de Santiago Centro, según informó la institución. Se trata del cabo primero Daniel Palma Yáñez, quien fue atacado desde el interior de
Continue Reading SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — After an hourslong search, a Utah ski resort confirmed that nobody was hurt or killed from an avalanche that gushed from the backcountry into its boundaries on Thursday. Snowbird, a mountain resort in Little Cottonwood Canyon southeast of Salt Lake City, said on Thursday afternoon that it had completed a
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer A lawsuit over a salad has been tossed. Sweetgreen said Thursday it will change the name of one of its salads in response to a lawsuit filed earlier this week by Chipotle. Los Angeles-based Sweetgreen added the Chipotle Chicken Burrito Bowl to its menu last week. On Tuesday, Chipotle
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, Marshall Cohen and Liam Reilly, CNN Fox asked a judge in court filings made public Thursday to prohibit references to the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, as well as threats directed at employees of Dominion Voting Systems, when the $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit it faces from the election technology company
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Gangsta’s Paradise” rapper Coolio suffered an accidental death from the effects of fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine last year, the Los Angeles County coroner’s office reported Thursday. The county agency also cited cardiomyopathy, a disease that makes it more difficult for the heart to pump blood to the body, as a “significant
Continue ReadingBy Eva McKend, CNN Over two dozen members of the powerful Congressional Black Caucus are calling on Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to address concerns about the safety of Black motorists. “On our nation’s roads and highways, Black motorists have experienced disproportionate scrutiny and excessive force under the guise of traffic enforcement,” a letter sent Thursday
Continue Reading By RICH PEDRONCELLI and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press ROSEVILLE, Calif. (AP) — At least three people were hospitalized and a suspect in custody Thursday after a possible shooting in Northern California. A spokesperson for Sutter Roseville Medical Center said three people were at the hospital. It was not immediately clear whether they had gunshot wounds
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By Katie Hunt, CNN I was briefly transfixed by April’s full moon as it peeped out of London’s clouds on Wednesday night — a reminder of how the silvery orb shapes the course of life on Earth. Medieval moon watchers were similarly captivated by our celestial neighbor, making detailed descriptions of lunar phases and phenomena
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Coolio, the rapper who was among hip-hop’s biggest names of the 1990s with hits including “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage,” died last year because of fentanyl, his manager said. Coolio’s former longtime manager Jarez Posey told The Associated Press Thursday that Coolio’s cause of death was fentanyl and that he also
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