Month: May 2023
“ECV Prospera” la iniciativa para mejorar la infraestructura del este del valle de Coachella
Se trata de la creación de una reserva especial con los fondos de los impuestos de la comunidad.
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Bills’ Hamlin will put the millions raised into his charity
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin will use the $10 million given to online fundraising campaigns by well-wishers after his on-field collapse to fund his own nonprofit, the Chasing M’s Foundation. The decision, first shared with The Associated Press Monday, begins the 25-year-old’s plan for the unprecedented
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Ex-ICE agent from Riverside who raped women sentenced to life in prison
A 48-year-old former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent from Riverside who sexually assaulted two women was sentenced today to life in federal prison. John Jacob Olivas was convicted in December of three counts of deprivation of rights under color of law. During a hearing at U.S. District Court in Riverside Monday, Judge Jesus Bernal
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First Alert Weather Alert issued for gusty west winds Tuesday-Wednesday
A First Alert Weather Alert has been issued for later this afternoon into Wednesday as a low-pressure system approaches the West Coast creating a stronger onshore flow. A Wind Advisory will go into effect at 5:00 p.m. Tuesday for all of the Coachella Valley and local mountains. Blowing sand and dust is expected which can
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Richard Dreyfuss sobre las nuevas normas de diversidad de los Oscar: “Me hacen vomitar”
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El actor Richard Dreyfuss no está de acuerdo con las nuevas pautas sobre diversidad de los Premios Oscar. En 2020, la Academia anunció que, a partir de 2024, las películas deberán cumplir ciertos criterios de representación para poder optar al Oscar a mejor película. Las cintas tienen que cumplir al menos
Continue Reading Goodyear plant in Mexico votes to throw out old-guard union
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Workers at a Goodyear tire plant in Mexico have voted to throw out an old-guard union that was accused of stealing a ballot box at a failed union election last month. The skullduggery at the plant in the north-central state of San Luis Potosi illustrated the uphill battle Mexican workers face
Continue Reading Australia forecasts first annual budget surplus in 15 years
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government has forecast the nation’s first balanced annual budget in 15 years but warns that economic pressures such as inflation will push the country into deeper debt in future years. Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced the forecasted surplus Tuesday before releasing the government’s economic blueprint
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Blackhawks win NHL draft lottery, get to pick Connor Bedard
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — Connor Bedard is going to the Chicago Blackhawks thanks to a big win in the NHL draft lottery that could alter the future of the storied Original Six franchise. The Blackhawks won the lottery Monday night for the right to choose Bedard, the league’s most
Continue Reading Más de 150.000 migrantes esperan en ciudades del norte de México antes del fin del Título 42, dice fuente
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Estados Unidos estima que unos 152.000 migrantes se encontraban este fin de semana en refugios y calles de los estados en el norte de México que limitan con Estados Unidos, según una fuente familiarizada con los cálculos federales. Esto es lo que dicen las comunidades fronterizas, desde
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Doctors warn of comeback of Mpox cases across the U.S.
Doctors are warning of a comeback in MPox cases across the nation and with the Palm Springs White Party less than a week away they want to make sure that people get vaccinated as soon as possible. Mpox often begins with flu-like symptoms and swelling of lymph nodes before progressing to a rash on the
Continue Reading D-backs’ Cuban-born OF Lourdes Gurriel Jr. now U.S. citizen
By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. was not in the starting lineup against the Miami Marlins on Monday night because he was late arriving to the ballpark. The 29-year-old had a good excuse, though. He was becoming a U.S. citizen. “It’s a pretty amazing accomplishment for
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CV man who murdered girlfriend found sane, sentencing scheduled
A 28-year-old Coachella Valley man who fatally stabbed his girlfriend during a frenzied attack was sane at the time of the crime, a jury ruled today, setting the stage for his sentencing next month. The same Riverside jury that convicted Christian Alejandro Pacheco of the murder of 30-year-old Elilia Valdez Garcia of Thermal deliberated just
Continue ReadingSum 41 announces they’re disbanding after 27 years
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Sum 41, the Emo-era band that brought hit tracks like “Fat Lip” and “In Too Deep” to the iPods of millennials across the globe, are “disbanding” after 27 years together. In a statement posted to Sum 41’s Twitter on Monday, the band informed their followers that they will complete their current
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Texas mall shooting victims include guard, young sisters
By JAMIE STENGLE, VANESSA A. ALVAREZ and REBECCA REYNOLDS Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The people killed in a shooting at a mall near Dallas include two elementary school-age sisters, a couple and their 3-year-old son, a young engineer and a security guard. The victims represent a multicultural cross-section of the area’s increasingly diverse suburbs.
Continue Reading Ex-US Homeland Security agent gets life for sex assaults
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A former U.S. Homeland Security special agent was sentenced to life in federal prison Monday for sexually assaulting two women he silenced by telling them he was “above the law.” John Jacob Olivas, 48, of Riverside was sentenced by a judge who said he had engaged in “systematic torture of women”
Continue Reading Amazon films, series to get wider distribution via licensing
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon says it will distribute original films and TV shows, like “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” to other media outlets for the first time. The company said in a news release it will license the works under a new unit called Amazon MGM Studios Distribution. The division will expand the number of
Continue Reading Amazon films, series to get wider distribution via licensing
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon says it will distribute original films and TV shows, like “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” to other media outlets for the first time. The company said in a news release it will license the works under a new unit called Amazon MGM Studios Distribution. The division will expand the number of
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Suspect in deadly Brooklyn U-Haul incident arraigned on 25-count indictment
By Rob Frehse and Zoe Sottile, CNN A man accused of driving a rental truck into people in New York City this year — killing one and injuring others — was arraigned in court Monday on a 25-count indictment that includes a murder charge, the Brooklyn district attorney’s office said. Weng Sor, 62, is charged
Continue Reading Prize-winning AP team served as world’s eyes in Mariupol
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Instincts about the strategic significance of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol led a team of Associated Press journalists there just as Russians were about to lay siege. It proved to be a fateful decision. For nearly three weeks last year, Mstyslav Chernov, Evgeniy Maloletka
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