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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A real estate developer was sentenced Friday to six years in federal prison for paying $500,000 in bribes to a Los Angeles city councilman for help with a downtown project. Dae Yong Lee, also known as “David Lee,” also was fined $750,000 and a company that he controlled was fined $1.5
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“Chorus Cares” is a Palm Springs Gay Men’s Chorus program providing outreach initiatives throughout the Coachella Valley. On Saturday the 22nd and Saturday the 29th, the group will be accepting school supply donations at the certified farmer’s market in Palm Springs, from 8AM to 1PM. The choir said kids need a variety of school supplies:
Continue ReadingBy Jasmine Wright and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris went headfirst into flashpoint culture war issues Friday when she slammed Florida Republicans for the state Board of Education’s newly approved set of standards for teaching Black history, accusing “so-called leaders” of pushing propaganda and willfully misleading children. It’s the latest example
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Members of a U.N. agency that governs international waters are locked in a fierce debate amid disagreement over whether to allow deep sea mining and set a new deadline for proposed regulations still stuck in draft mode. The Jamaica-based U.N. International Seabed Authority’s two-week
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By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — One of the world’s longest serving leaders is looking to extend his iron fisted rule, running another tightly controlled election with no tangible competition as he prepares a possible power succession for his son. Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen, 70, has been in power since 1985 – only the
Continue ReadingBy Meg Tirrell, Kevin Conlon and Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Most of the damage from Wednesday’s tornado to a major Pfizer plant in North Carolina was to a warehouse facility, rather than areas that produce medicines, the drug giant said Friday. The plant remains closed while damage is assessed, and Pfizer Chief Executive Officer
Continue Reading By Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — A search warrant for property in South Carolina owned by the suspect in the Gilgo Beach serial killings sought possible “trophies,” among other items, the suspect may have taken after the killings, according to the Chester News & Reporter, which has seen the warrant. The search warrant reveals authorities
Continue Reading By Max Foster and Radina Gigova, CNN London (CNN) — A new photograph of Prince George has been released ahead of his 10th birthday on Saturday, the Kensington Palace announced Friday. “The Prince and Princess of Wales are pleased to share a new photograph of Prince George ahead of his tenth birthday tomorrow,” reads a
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Microsoft, Google and other leading artificial intelligence companies committed Friday to put new AI systems through outside testing before they are publicly released and to clearly label AI-generated content, the White House announced. The pledges are part of a series of voluntary commitments agreed to by the White House
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — All-Star left-hander Clayton Kershaw is expected to face hitters in a simulated game Monday and could return for the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers as early as next weekend. The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner, who hasn’t pitched since June 27 because of left
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Spotlight 29 presents Carmen Romano, who was planning to perform some of Tony Bennett’s classics at a show on August 3rd to celebrate Bennett’s birthday, which is now a tribute to his life and legacy after his passing. “I’m hoping that this is going to have more of an impact than would have if he
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Officials say no survivors have been found after a helicopter carrying a pilot and three state workers crashed in a shallow lake in Alaska’s North Slope region. The Alaska Department of Natural Resources says in a statement Friday that it chartered the helicopter. The flight was
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has “no reason to doubt” Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claim that Russia has moved a first batch of tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, senior DIA officials said on Friday. Putin said last month at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum that “the first [Russian]
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Pac-12 likes to bill itself as the “Conference of Champions,” and this season, it might be the Conference of Quarterbacks as well. USC’s Caleb Williams is the reigning Heisman Trophy winner. Washington’s Michael Penix Jr. made the preseason all-conference second team after throwing for
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Mosquitoes collected in Palm Springs tested positive for West Nile Virus, the Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District announced on Friday. The sample was collected near Patencio Road and Hermosa Place. This is the first sample from the valley to test positive for WNV in 2023 although regular detections of St. Louis encephalitis virus
Continue ReadingBy Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — Alabama GOP Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday approved a new congressional map with just one majority-Black district, despite a court order calling for the redrawn lines to create two majority-Black districts or “something quite close to it.” The state’s Republican-controlled legislature gave final passage to the remedial map earlier
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi’s debut gameday with Inter Miami has arrived. Messi is not in the starting lineup for Friday night’s game with Inter Miami taking on Cruz Azul in a Leagues Cup match at his new home stadium. Team officials say all tickets have been
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired several cruise missiles toward its western sea. Saturday’s firing was the North’s second launch event this week apparently in protest of the docking of a nuclear-armed U.S. submarine in South Korea. While adding to its barrage of
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE L. PRICE and SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Ron DeSantis is rebuffing concerns about trailing rival Donald Trump and boasting about endorsements and support in Utah as his campaign looks toward states later in the election calendar and aims to reset. DeSantis appeared Friday at the state Capitol with
Continue ReadingCOEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Five members of the white nationalist hate group Patriot Front have been sentenced to several days in jail for conspiring to riot at a Pride event in Idaho. The Coeur d’Alene Press reports Judge James Stow sentenced the men Friday to five days in jail with credit for two days
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