By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Paris Johnson thought he had a few free moments at the NFL draft, so he took a quick bathroom break. By the time he emerged, he was a member of the Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals selected the Ohio State offensive lineman with the No. 6
Continue ReadingCNN By Aaron Cooper, CNN E. Jean Carroll returned to the stand on Thursday in her civil battery and defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, with the columnist telling the jury about her experience with him in a New York department store in the face of cross-examination from Trump’s attorney. Trump’s defense has focused
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The Palm Springs City Council passed an amended agreement Thursday night, allowing overnight shelter for the homeless during the hot summer months. It’s in partnership with Martha’s Village and Kitchen. “The truth is, it just becomes deadly for homeless people. If they’re under a bridge, that’s it’s no relief from the heat constant and relentless,”
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By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy surprised Washington when he united the raucous House Republican majority to pass a sweeping debt ceiling package. Next moves are more difficult, and uncertain. McCarthy’s opening bid is awaiting President Joe Biden’s response. So far, the White House is rejecting the
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By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy surprised Washington when he united the raucous House Republican majority to pass a sweeping debt ceiling package. Next moves are more difficult, and uncertain. McCarthy’s opening bid is awaiting President Joe Biden’s response. So far, the White House is rejecting the
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans made a splash in the NFL draft Thursday night, getting their franchise quarterback by drafting C.J. Stroud at No. 2 and then trading with Arizona to get the third overall pick and beef up their defense with Alabama outside linebacker Will Anderson Jr..
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy and Jacob Lev, CNN The Carolina Panthers have selected University of Alabama quarterback and 2021 Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young with the first pick of the NFL Draft. “It’s surreal. It’s a dream come true,” Young told the ESPN broadcast. “As amazing of a moment this is, I’m going to try to
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A jury was seated today in the trial of an unlicensed driver accused of killing a Tour de Palm Springs bicyclist and severely injuring another when he lost control of his car while high on drugs, speeding to get around the competitors in Indio Hills. Ronnie Ramon Huerta Jr., 26, of Desert Hot Springs, is
Continue Reading RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A federal jury has awarded $10 million to the family of a man fatally shot by a Southern California sheriff’s sergeant who was trying to arrest him for attempting to attack people with a club and baseball bat seven years ago. The lawsuit filed by relatives of Clemente Najera-Aguirre accused Riverside
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals have swapped third-round picks with the Philadelphia Eagles in this year’s draft after the Cardinals had impermissible contact with Jonathan Gannon during their recent coaching search. Arizona’s third-round pick was originally the No. 66 overall selection, but now it will select at
Continue Reading By The Associated Press New York City’s Metropolitan Transit Agency, which for 14 years has provided real-time information on subway, train and bus service outages, delays and other important updates for its 1.3 million followers, will stop using Twitter for such alerts. The NYC MTA said Thursday that “Twitter is no longer reliable for providing
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal regulators are warning railroads that the long trains they favor can cause all kinds of problems and contribute to derailments, so they want the railroads to ensure their training and operating procedures account for that. The Federal Railroad Administration stopped short of recommending in
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El presidente de Turquía, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, canceló dos días de campaña de unas inminentes elecciones cruciales tras enfermarse durante una entrevista televisada en vivo. La entrevista del martes con el presidente, que se enfrenta a una batalla para retener el poder en la votación del próximo mes, se cortó en
Continue Reading MARTINEZ, Calif. (AP) — The operators of a San Francisco Bay Area oil refinery have agreed to pay $27.5 million for violating a 2016 agreement to reduce air pollution at the facility, federal regulators announced Thursday. Tesoro Refining and Marketing Co. of Los Angeles was penalized for violating a consent decree at its refinery in
Continue Reading By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon on Thursday reported stronger-than-expected revenue and profits for the first quarter, sending its stocks higher in after-hours trading. But its prices took a dip in the evening amid concerns about a continued slowdown in the company’s profitable cloud computing unit AWS. The Seattle-based company
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By Ray Sanchez and Michelle Watson, CNN One of three teens accused of killing a 20-year-old Colorado woman after hurling a large rock through the windshield of her car snapped a photo “as a memento” of the crime, according to arrest affidavits released Thursday. Alexa Bartell was killed April 19 after her vehicle and several
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s corrections agency routinely refers inmates who appear to be “foreign-born” to federal immigration authorities even if they are U.S. citizens and lawful residents, with some improperly detained by the government for weeks after their sentences, said a lawsuit filed in state court Thursday. The lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties
Continue Reading By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The nonprofit Global Citizen announced Thursday a new campaign to support the reform of global banks and climate financing. The Global Citizen NOW summit in New York brings together politicians, business and philanthropic leaders and celebrities to try to channel the support of individuals from around
Continue Reading SAO PAULO (AP) — Telegram’s CEO says the company will appeal a Brazilian judge’s decision to block access to the social media platform in Brazil for failing to hand over data on neo-Nazi activity. He claims compliance is “technologically impossible.” In a statement posted Thursday to his Telegram account, Pavel Durov says that Telegram sometimes
Continue Reading By BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Alec Burleson and Paul DeJong homered, Miles Mikolas pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 6-0 on Thursday to avoid a four-game sweep. “That’s what Cardinal baseball is supposed to look like there,” St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol
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