An employee speaks out following a smash-and-grab robbery at a jewelry store at the Shops at Palm Desert Tuesday evening. Related: Multiple suspects in custody after robbing a jewelry store at Palm Desert mall The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department detained multiple suspects: a 21-year-old man from Hemet, a 25-year-old woman from Los Angeles, and two
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, Amy Cassidy and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor, who became as well known for her remarkable music as her personal struggles, has died, according to RTE, Ireland’s public broadcaster. She was 56. According to a family statement shared by RTE: “It is with great sadness that we
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By Polo Sandoval, Isabel Rosales and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The Circleville, Ohio, police officer who was seen on video releasing a police K-9 on an unarmed Black man has been fired, according to a statement from the department. “Circleville Police Officer Ryan Speakman’s actions during the review of his canine apprehension of suspect
Continue ReadingBy SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Lawmakers on the U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget are turning to Louisiana for its hard-earned expertise in the fiscal impacts of climate change. The committee met Wednesday, with Gov. John Bel Edwards providing testimony on the struggles the often hurricane-riddled Deep South state has
Continue ReadingBy MARCOS ALEMÁN ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN SALVADOR (AP) — New rules passed by El Salvador’s congress will allow courts to try accused gang members in group trials, in an effort to expedite tens of thousands of criminal cases for those detained under the country’s crackdown on street gangs. The rules adopted Wednesday allow trials for
Continue ReadingBy BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state board of education has delayed action on a proposal that would bar transgender girls from participating on high school girls’ athletic teams in Alaska. Several board members said they wanted more time to consider the issue. Opponents of the proposal called it discriminatory and
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business New York (CNN Business) — Larry Summers, the former Obama and Clinton official, slammed parts of President Joe Biden’s economic agenda as “increasingly dangerous” this week, saying it could end up causing higher prices for Americans. “I am profoundly concerned by the doctrine of manufacturing-centered economic nationalism that is increasingly
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians have agreed to trade shortstop Amed Rosario to the Los Angeles Dodgers for pitcher Noah Syndergaard and cash considerations, a source familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The deal is contingent on the players passing medical exams, said the
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, Holmes Lybrand and Kara Scannell, CNN Wilmington, Delaware (CNN) — A plea deal between President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden and the Justice Department is on hold after a dramatic court hearing Wednesday. Hunter Biden failed to pay between $1.1 million and $1.5 million in federal taxes before the legal deadlines and
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — México le envió una segunda nota diplomática a Estados Unidos sobre la barrera flotante que desplegó Texas en la frontera y se quejó de las boyas ubicadas en el río Grande, en la zona de Eagle Pass y Piedras Negras, según declaraciones de la secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores de México, Alicia
Continue ReadingBY DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer A system of ocean currents that transports heat northward across the North Atlantic could collapse by mid-century, according to a new study, and scientists have said before that such a collapse could cause catastrophic sea-level rise and extreme weather across the globe. In recent decades, researchers have both raised
Continue ReadingBy ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Another seven heat-associated deaths were confirmed over the last week in America’s hottest big metro, health officials reported Wednesday, amid a blistering heat wave with daytime highs over 110 F (43.3 C) and overnight lows not dropping below 90 F (32.2 C). Maricopa County, the most populous
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean state media say leader Kim Jong Un has met with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu for discussions on military issues and the regional security environment. The report came Thursday as the country celebrated the 70th anniversary of an armistice that halted fighting in
Continue ReadingPERTH, Australia (AP) — Survivors of a pod of almost 100 whales that beached on the southwest Australian coast have been euthanized after a second day of frantic, but unsucessfulv efforts to rescue them. The pod of long-finned pilot whales stranded themselves Tuesday on Cheynes Beach in Western Australia state, south of the capital Perth.
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Whit Merrifield and the Toronto Blue Jays took a page from “Ted Lasso.” The title character in the sports comedy-drama TV series told his soccer team to be goldfish because the creatures have short memories. After losing 8-7 in 10 innings a night earlier after
Continue ReadingGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A jury in Wisconsin has found a Green Bay woman guilty of killing and dismembering a former boyfriend and scattering his body parts at various locations. The Brown County jury deliberated less than an hour Wednesday before convicting 25-year-old Taylor Schabusiness of homicide, third-degree sexual abuse and mutilating a corpse
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UPDATE 7/30/23 9:30 a.m. Edward Gonzales, a 60-year-old man from Indio was identified as the victim. Riverside County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate the circumstances of the death. UPDATE 7/26/23 5:17 p.m. A person was found dead today in a vehicle on a dirt road by Interstate 10 near Chiriaco Summit. Officers responded
Continue Reading By Nadeen Ebrahim, Amir Tal and Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — As Israel plunges deeper into crisis after the country’s parliament passed the first bill of a controversial judicial overhaul, thousands of Israeli army reservists – the backbone of the Israeli military – are threatening not to show up for work. And Israel’s leaders are
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Mutinous soldiers claimed to have overthrown Niger’s democratically elected president, announcing on state television late Wednesday that they have put an end to the government over the African country’s deteriorating security. The soldiers said all institutions had been suspended and security forces were managing the situation.
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The upcoming “Beetlejuice 2” movie is dealing with some missing parts. Authorities in Vermont said in a news release on Thursday that they’re investigating the theft of two large props that were stolen from the movie’s set in the East Corinth area. The first incident occurred
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