Month: May 2023
Estudiantes de Coachella Valley High School se preparan para una competencia nacional de ingeniería
Los estudiantes dicen estar muy emocionados.
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Muncy’s walk-off slam gives Dodgers 10-6 win over Phillies
By DOUG PADILLA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Muncy hit a game-ending grand slam and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied from an early five-run deficit to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 10-6 on Wednesday, extending their winning streak to a season-high six games. Bryce Harper doubled to start a four-run third inning and reached
Continue Reading Researchers radio-collar 1st bear in mountains near LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For the first time, researchers have captured and radio-collared a bear in the Santa Monica Mountains near Los Angeles where mountain lions have been studied for two decades, the National Park Service said Wednesday. The 210-pound (95-kilogram) black bear dubbed BB-12 was caught April 23 in a natural area south of
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Researchers radio-collar 1st bear in mountains near LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For the first time, researchers have captured and radio-collared a bear in the Santa Monica Mountains near Los Angeles where mountain lions have been studied for two decades, the National Park Service said Wednesday. The 210-pound (95-kilogram) black bear dubbed BB-12 was caught April 23 in a natural area south of
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Oregon’s secretary of state is resigning amid cannabis consulting controversy
By Andi Babineau, CNN Oregon’s secretary of state is resigning her post effective next week amid a controversy over a consulting contract she signed with a cannabis company while in office. Secretary of State Shemia Fagan’s resignation takes effect Monday, she said in a news release this week. “While I am confident that the ethics
Continue Reading Liam Hendriks ready to ramp up after beating lymphoma
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Wearing a black T-shirt with white lettering that read “STRUCKOUT CANCER,” Liam Hendriks directed a few well-placed jabs toward a couple of his teammates. He joked about his reading habits and chuckled as he explained how he actually gained weight while fighting non-Hodgkin lymphoma. It was
Continue ReadingWhat the April jobs report means for you, your employer, and the Fed
CNN By Alicia Wallace, CNN High prices, rising interest rates and banking uncertainty be damned: The US labor market is still chugging right along. Employers added 253,000 jobs in April, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. That’s a good chunk more than economists were expecting, making this jobs report the 12th out of the
Continue ReadingTakeaways from the Federal Reserve meeting
By Alicia Wallace, CNN The Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced its 10th-straight interest rate hike, raising its benchmark rate by another quarter of a point and hinting at a pause as soon as next month. Here are five takeaways from the central bank’s latest action and Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s news conference: Banking conditions have
Continue Reading Military veteran suspected of killing 1 woman, injuring 4 others in Atlanta medical facility is captured. Here’s how the hourslong manhunt unfolded
CNN By Ryan Young, Gary Tuchman, Elizabeth Wolfe and Sara Smart, CNN After a US Coast Guard veteran opened fire inside a waiting room in an Atlanta medical building Wednesday morning, killing one woman and injuring 4 others, authorities say the suspect led law enforcement on an hourslong manhunt that finally concluded when a tipster
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Woman convicted of DUI, headbutting Palm Springs cop sentenced to probation
A 25-year-old woman who drove under the influence and assaulted an officer in Palm Springs pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges today and was immediately sentenced to just under five years of probation. Melinda Leigh Haley of Desert Hot Springs pleaded guilty Wednesday to three misdemeanor counts of assault against an officer and one misdemeanor
Continue Reading Relatives of Americans held abroad seek action from Biden
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Relatives of Americans detained abroad have gathered outside the White House to urge the Biden administration to do more to bring their loved ones home. They said they wanted more direct access to President Joe Biden to be able to better make their case. The meeting Wednesday
Continue Reading Chokehold killed man restrained by NYC subway passengers
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man who had been shouting at people aboard a New York City subway train died after fellow riders tackled him and one put him in a chokehold that lasted until his body went limp, according to police officials and video of
Continue ReadingAtlanta medical facility shooting suspect captured
By JEFF AMY and KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Police say they have apprehended a man who allegedly opened fire inside the waiting room of an Atlanta medical facility, killing one woman and injuring four others Wednesday. Authorities had swarmed the city’s bustling midtown neighborhood earlier in the day in search of the
Continue Reading Padres rookie Sullivan hits 1st HR, has 4 RBIs in 7-1 win
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rookie Brett Sullivan hit his first home run and had his first four RBIs, and Juan Soto hit a three-run double to make up for a baserunning blunder that cost Xander Bogaerts a club-record on-base streak as the San Diego Padres beat the Cincinnati Reds
Continue Reading Summer Movies: 6 breakout performances to watch
BY LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Anonymity can be an actor’s best friend, but this summer several talents are primed to make themselves known in major film roles, whether it’s losing the alien makeup, the protective shield of character work or the comforts of niche small-screen fandoms. Here are six actors bound to have audiences
Continue ReadingFlorida Republicans prepare to impose another round of election restrictions
By Fredreka Schouten Florida lawmakers have passed an array of new restrictions on groups that register voters — an action that voting rights experts say could make it harder for people of color in the state to register and participate in future elections. The measures are part of a sweeping elections bill that now awaits
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Atlanta mass shooting suspect arrested after hourslong manhunt
Originally Published: 03 MAY 23 12:57 ET Updated: 03 MAY 23 20:00 ET By Ryan Young, Rebekah Riess, Dakin Andone and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — [Breaking news update, published at 7:59 p.m.] The suspect in a mass shooting at a Midtown Atlanta medical building that left one woman dead and four others wounded Wednesday
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Elon Musk threatens to reassign NPR’s Twitter account
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk threatened to reassign NPR’s Twitter account to “another company,” according to the non-profit news organization, in an ongoing spat between Musk and media groups since his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter last year. “So is NPR going to start posting on Twitter again, or
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