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Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spanish customs agents and National Police said they confiscated the country’s biggest cocaine haul to date of 9.5 tons hidden in a banana freight container originating from Ecuador. The drug was found in a refrigerated container hidden among a cargo of more than a thousand boxes of bananas in the
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A vigil is being held at La Quinta Civic Center Park on Saturday, marking two years since Corporal Hunter Lopez lost his life in Afghanistan. The vigil is going to be held on August 26 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The address is 78495 Calle Tampico in La Quinta. Corporal Lopez and his family
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Add “Wanted: The Escape of Carlos Ghosn” to the list of documentaries that probably shouldn’t have been expanded to “docuseries” status, taking too long getting to the juicy parts. That said, give credit where it’s due to the thriller-like third chapter of this four-part project, which chronicles the
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A local non-profit called Assistance League Coachella Valley (ALCV) helps provide necessities to children in need, in all three school districts. This year some of the items the ALCV donated to children was a backpack filled with underwear, shorts, socks, hygiene items, and much more. ALCV President, Christine McClain said seeing the joy in the
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street pointed higher as markets wait to hear what Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has to say in his speech later Friday at a conference of central bankers. Futures for the Dow Jones industrials and S&P 500 each rose about 0.4% before the bell. With
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Today we should see dew points and humidity readings start to dry up a bit heading into the weekend as monsoonal flow moves farther east. By this evening, it should feel less muggy out there. Temperatures remain fairly close to our seasonal averages through the weekend, but we are expecting a warm-up into next week.
Continue ReadingBy LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that West Virginia can restrict the sale of the abortion pill. That’s despite federal regulators’ approval of it as a safe and effective medication. U.S. District Court Judge Robert C. Chambers determined Thursday that the near-total abortion ban signed by Republican
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Covid-19 vaccines that have been tweaked to teach the body how to fend off the current crop of circulating variants are now expected to land in drugstores and clinics in mid-September, CDC and FDA officials said. The officials spoke Thursday about the US government’s preparations for the fall and
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s internal security officers are searching for the source of an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease which has killed seven people and infected more than 100 in a strategic city near the border with Ukraine. The region around Rzeszow, in Poland’s southeast, is a key transit hub for international military support for
Continue ReadingBy MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) — A strong storm powered by winds of up to 75 mph (121 kph) in Michigan downed trees, tore roofs off buildings and left hundreds of thousands of customers without power. The National Weather Service said Friday some of the damage may have been
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business New York (CNN) — A brand of frozen mixed vegetables and sweet corn sold at Kroger and Food Lion is being recalled because of potential bacterial contamination. The Food and Drug Administration announced this week that Twin City Foods, which packages the affected food, is “voluntarily recalling a limited quantity”
Continue ReadingBy KEN MILLER and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press An official says a fire at a Texas state prison did not affect the chamber where condemned inmates are executed. A spokesperson for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice says Friday morning’s fire at the prison in Huntsville is also not expected to affect the execution
Continue ReadingIssy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — A city council in Australia has voted to remove a statue of William Crowther, a former premier of the state of Tasmania, who decapitated the body of an Aboriginal man. The statue’s removal would be the first of its kind in Australia, and would advance Hobart’s “standing as a welcoming
Continue ReadingBy MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) — Heavy rains across parts of the United States flooded an Ohio highway where people were rescued from their cars, covered the Las Vegas Strip with water and temporarily closed a busy airport terminal outside Detroit. Parts of the western United States have been
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — The prime ministers of India and Greece have pledged to boost their countries’ trade, business and defense ties during a visit to Athens by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The two sides agreed Friday to reinforce bilateral relations in the defense and security sectors, as well as in infrastructure, agriculture, education
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of Wells Fargo customers reported issues with the bank’s systems Thursday, with problems ranging from transferring funds to declining ATM cards. This is the second major technical issue to impact the bank this month after some customers a few weeks ago noticed their direct deposits had disappeared from
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s far-right national security minister lashed out at supermodel Bella Hadid on Friday for criticizing his recent fiery televised remarks about Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. In an interview earlier this week with Israel’s Channel 12 following two deadly Palestinian attacks against Israelis in
Continue ReadingBy Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — TikTok doesn’t only cater to those seeking the newest dance trend or funniest comedy skit. I put a stint of endless scrolling to good use by using the app to decide the itinerary for my latest vacation. Off the coast of West Africa, Tenerife is the largest of Spain’s
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats are accusing big tax preparation firms including Intuit and H&R Block of undermining the federal government’s upcoming electronic free file tax return system. Letters obtained by The Associated Press show the lawmakers accuse the tax prep companies of lobbying against the new program, hiring former
Continue ReadingLAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Maui County released the names of 388 people still missing Thursday more than two weeks after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, and officials asked anyone who knows a person on the list to be safe to contact authorities. The FBI compiled the list of names. The number
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