By HANNA ARHIROVA and DAVID RISING Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia fired more than 20 cruise missiles and two drones at Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine early Friday, killing at least five people and striking a residential building in central Ukraine, officials said. Air raid sirens sounded around the capital in the
Continue Reading By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Tens of thousands of people are gathering in New Mexico for what organizers bill as the largest powwow in North America. The annual Gathering of Nations kicked off Friday with a colorful procession of Native American and Indigenous dancers from around the world. They will
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Championships were decided on the diamond Thursday in local high school baseball and softball. BASEBALL Palm Desert defeated Shadow Hills 3-1 on Thursday night behind a brilliant pitching performance from Ty Cruz who tossed a no-hitter in a must-win game for the Aztecs. DEL Champs!! Ty Cruz throws a No Hitter vs. Shadow Hills!! pic.twitter.com/EUOVcohbZK—
Continue Reading There is something for everyone at the movies this summer, both in theaters and streaming at home. In May, audiences can bid farewell to the Guardians of the Galaxy, go to Italy with Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Mary Steenburgen and Candice Bergen, or under the sea with Halle Bailey and Melissa McCarthy. June brings “Indiana
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WADE Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Jingu Gaien is a rare green space in central Tokyo. Real estate interests and the city want to redevelop the area and build a pair of highrise towers in the park-like space. Opponents liken this to building skyscrapers in New York’s Central Park. The flashpoint has
Continue Reading By LISA RATHKE Associated Press SHELBURNE, Vt. (AP) — Two years ago, the Vermont Legislature apologized to all Vermonters and their families who were harmed by state-sanctioned eugenics policies started in the early 1900s. The policies targeted Native Americans, French Canadians and disabled and poor people, leading to institutionalizations and sterilizations. Legislators also vowed to
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By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Chandler Stephenson scored twice and the Vegas Golden Knights eliminated the Winnipeg Jets from their Western Conference opening-round series with a 4-1 victory on Thursday night. The Golden Knights became the first team to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Vegas, which
Continue Reading By CHEVEL JOHNSON RODRIGUE Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — This year’s New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival begins its two-weekend run on Friday, filling the air with the sounds of R&B, rock ‘n roll, Zydeco, pop, blues, country, rap, gospel — and of course jazz. Music fans will converge on the Fair Grounds Race
Continue Reading JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AP) — Two U.S. Army helicopters crashed Thursday in Alaska while returning from a training flight, killing three soldiers and injuring a fourth. Two of the soldiers died at the crash near Healy, Alaska, and a third died on the way to a hospital in Fairbanks. A fourth soldier was being
Continue Reading By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Hollywood’s summer movie season kicks off on May 5 with the release of Disney and Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” and runs through Labor Day. Since “Jaws,” the summer season has been the most important for the moviemaking industry and typically accounts for around 40% of a
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Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Un dron militar chino fue visto circunnavegando Taiwán, según un mapa de vuelo publicado por el ministerio de Defensa taiwanés este viernes. Es el primer incidente conocido de este tipo desde que el Ministerio de Defensa taiwanés comenzó a publicar regularmente las actividades de las fuerzas aéreas chinas en 2020. El
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The Palm Springs City Council voted not to approve a consultant agreement to develop reparations program services for Section 14 survivors. In a 3-2 vote, the council struck down a proposed 12-month, $502,304 contract with The Trustees of Columbia University. If approved, the team would’ve spent the next year working on a reparations plan for
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares advanced in Asia on Friday after Wall Street rallied to its best day since January. Gains in Asian markets were more modest as traders waited to see what the Bank of Japan would do in its first policy meeting since Kazuo Ueda took the helm. The central bank
Continue Reading By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press James Corden used part of his farewell speech on Thursday’s final episode of CBS’ “ The Late Late Show” to address the deep rift in America over hot button issues including politics and ideology. “We started this show with Obama, then Trump and a global pandemic. I’ve watched America change
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By Tim Lister, CNN New research has revealed the extent to which Iran has built a powerful weapons industry based on Western technology, and how that technology is being used by Russia against Ukrainian cities. Conflict Armament Research (CAR), a UK-based organization which investigates weapons’ components, has established that the Shahed-136 drones sold to Russia
Continue Reading By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In rural Arizona’s La Paz County, on the state’s rugged border with California, the decision by a Saudi-owned dairy company to grow alfalfa in the American Southwest for livestock in the Gulf kingdom first raised eyebrows nearly a decade ago. Now, worsening drought has focused new attention
Continue Reading By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press In rural Arizona’s La Paz County, on the state’s rugged border with California, the decision by a Saudi-owned dairy company to grow alfalfa in the American Southwest for livestock in the Gulf kingdom first raised eyebrows nearly a decade ago. Now, worsening drought has focused new attention on the company
Continue ReadingBy Celine Alkhaldi, Ingrid Formanek, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Helen Regan, CNN Fighting between Sudan’s military and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continued Friday, hours into the latest ceasefire, eyewitnesses in the country said, as officials warned that scores have been killed in “deadly ethnic clashes” in West Darfur’s capital city El Geneina since the beginning
Continue Reading By NOMAAN MERCHANT and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Growing anger at the FBI from both parties in Congress has become a major hurdle for U.S. intelligence agencies fighting to keep their vast powers to collect foreign communications that often sweep up the phone calls and emails of Americans. Key lawmakers say they
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and KEN SWEET AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is scheduled Friday to release a highly-anticipated review of its supervision of Silicon Valley Bank, the go-to bank for venture capital firms and technology start-ups that failed spectacularly in March, setting off a crisis of confidence for the banking industry.
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