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By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host Costa Rica President Rodrigo Chaves at the White House on Tuesday, following an agreement between the two nations on legal pathways for migrants. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says in a statement Wednesday the two leaders will discuss how the nations
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Rudy Giuliani has surrendered to authorities in Georgia to face an indictment alleging he acted as former President Donald Trump’s chief co-conspirator in a plot to subvert the 2020 election. The former New York City mayor is charged with Trump and 17 other people under Georgia’s Racketeer
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds have officially announced today that they signed goaltender Jack LaFontaine for the 2023-2024 season. This after the Seattle Kraken the NHL affiliate for the Firebirds signed former goaltender Joey Daccord to a two-year $2.4 million dollar deal in June of this year. The 25-year-old appeared in 30 games for the ECHL’s
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRUNAT and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The players’ union representing the Women’s World Cup winner kissed without her consent by the president of the Spanish soccer federation said Wednesday that his inappropriate act should not go unpunished. Jenni Hermoso, who was kissed forcibly by federation head Luis Rubiales during
Continue ReadingBy Kerry Brookes Click here for updates on this story LITCHFIELD, Maine (WMTW) — The Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to Maine’s Total Coverage Wednesday morning that there were no survivors after a small twin-engine freight plane crashed Tuesday night in Litchfield. Two people were on board the plane when it went down. There are
Continue ReadingBy Ophelie Jacobson Click here for updates on this story MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (KCCI) — Tuesday was Maggie Tiger’s 75th birthday, but she says it’s too hot to celebrate her special day this year. Instead, she and her husband spent the day sitting in front of fans and wiping the sweat off their foreheads. That’s because
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge has rejected a request by Alec Baldwin’s attorneys to dismiss a civil lawsuit by three “Rust” crew members who allege cost-cutting endangered the cast and crew as the actor-producer skipped his own safety training. Baldwin has argued he’s not responsible as
Continue ReadingBy Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Create a temporary desert temple to whatever deity or ideals you hold true. Learn how to spin fire. Enjoy a cold gin and tonic at the 7 Deadly Gins bar. Or build a giant sculpture of two people embracing and burn it down, as artists Kevan Christiaens, Kelsey Owens,
Continue ReadingBy MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Tropical Storm Franklin unleashed heavy floods and landslides in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday after making landfall in the country’s southern region, killing at least one person and injuring two others. The storm began to slowly spin away late Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy Alexandria Williams Click here for updates on this story PERKINS, Oklahoma (KOCO) — A teacher in Payne County left school property in handcuffs on Thursday for allegedly being under the influence of alcohol. The Perkins Police Department said school officials started having suspicions of Kimberly Coates’ behavior in the afternoon. Coates is a third-grade
Continue ReadingBy Nate Eaton Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — An SUV missing for months was recovered and pulled out of the Snake River in Idaho Falls on Tuesday. The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Aquatic Rescue Team found the GMC Envoy under the water near the Veterans War Memorial on Memorial
Continue ReadingBy BEN TRACY, ANALISA NOVAK Click here for updates on this story PANAMA CANAL (KOVR) — A severe drought is threatening shipping on the vital Panama Canal, which is responsible for moving 40% of the world’s cargo ship traffic. About two-thirds of the canal’s traffic is either headed for — or leaving — the United
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Preliminary testing of wastewater in the United States has detected the new highly mutated coronavirus variant BA.2.86, according to a risk assessment posted Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC did not give details on where the positive wastewater sample had been collected but said
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Injured North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum plans to have a walk-through of the Republican presidential debate stage and then assess with his campaign if he can do the debate. Burgum hurt his Achilles tendon playing basketball. A campaign spokesman says it’s unclear if Burgum “will be able to stand at
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Caltrans District 8 crews have been assessing roads and removing debris that covered Interstate 10 and a number of other streets across the Coachella Valley in the wake of Tropical Storm Hilary. While some roads have been reopened, others remain closed after sustaining damage. However, the extent of the damage remains unknown in some areas
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Rudy Giuliani is expected to turn himself in at a jail in Atlanta on Wednesday on charges related to efforts to overturn then-President Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. The former New York mayor was indicted last week along with Trump and 17
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese army says an army helicopter crashed during a training mission in a forest east of Beirut, killing two crew members and injuring one. The army, in a terse statement, said the helicopter crashed Wednesday night near the mountain town of Hammana. It gave no further details. Lebanon is in the
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Después de las arduas labores de limpieza las autoridades reabrieron ayer la calle Vista Chino en Palm Springs después de dos días de haberla cerrado por la inundación que provocó la tormenta del domingo, mientras tanto continúan cerradas la Indian Canyon entre la calle Sunrise y Train Station Road y la Gene Autry entre Via
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En el este del Valle de Coachella muchas familias resultaron afectadas por las inundaciones y los apagones del pasado fin de semana y tuvieron que quedarse en el albergue que abrieron en la Desert Mirage High School de Thermal. El Distrito Escolar del Valle de Coachella informó que muchos estudiantes y sus familias fueron impactados
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A person died today in a traffic crash near the city of Desert Hot Springs. The crash was reported about 5:30 a.m. at Little Morongo Road and 15th Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. According to the California Highway Patrol, a silver Honda was traveling Southbound on Little Morongo Road , south of 15th
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