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By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. rights chief says North Korea is increasing its repression of human rights and people are becoming more desperate and reportedly starving in parts of the country as the economic situation worsens. Volker Türk spoke Thursday at the first U.N. Security Council open meeting
Continue ReadingBy Nina Sparano Click here for updates on this story GREEN BAY, Wisconsin (WGBA) — Tuesday is the two-year anniversary of the evacuation of Afghanistan. It was on this date in 2021 that the Afghan government collapsed as the Taliban took over Kabul. Since then, the United States has welcomed nearly 90,000 Afghanis. The majority
Continue ReadingBy JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s powerful paramilitary has been singled out by a leading rights group and 30 United Nations experts with accusations of rape and sexual violence against women. The separate statements on Thursday come as Sudan has entered its fifth month of conflict. Human Rights Watch says the paramilitary
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Durante un operativo la policía recuperó varios artículos que fueron robados de lamacében La Quinta el pasado 24 de julio, ese día la policía acudió al área de la calle Adams donde reportaron que se habían robado mas de $50 mil dolares en mercancía de un almacén. Durante la investigación identificaron el carro que manejaba
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby and Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — A major California health insurer is shaking up the prescription drug pricing system as it seeks to lower the cost of medication for its 4.8 million members. Blue Shield of California will no longer use CVS Health’s Caremark as its pharmacy benefit manager and
Continue ReadingDERBY, Connecticut (AP) — A Connecticut alderman and mayoral candidate is pressing ahead with his campaign after being charged this week by federal prosecutors with illegally entering the U.S. Capitol during the riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Gino DiGiovanni Jr. was arraigned Tuesday on four federal misdemeanor charges. He told reporters outside the courthouse that
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Ayer el jurado declaró culpable a un sujeto 37 años acusado de matar a otro hombre en Banning en enero del 2017. Se trata de Ronald Ricks de Cathedral City quien será sentenciado el próximo 13 de octubre. Dicho individuo tuvo un arranque de celos cuando supo que su exnovia fue al casino con Michael
Continue ReadingBy Heidi Schmidt Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — The man known by the persona “ChiefsAholic” cut his ankle monitor and went on the run days after a casino paid him $100,000 in winning Super Bowl bets. The information comes from a newly-returned indictment that charges 29-year-old Xaviar Michael
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Errors by the two pilots caused a business jet to go into an aerodynamic stall and crash near Lake Tahoe in 2021, killing all six people on board, federal investigators said. The co-pilot made a mistake in making a steeply banked left turn in an effort to fix a poor approach
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Errors by the two pilots caused a business jet to go into an aerodynamic stall and crash near Lake Tahoe in 2021, killing all six people on board, federal investigators said. The co-pilot made a mistake in making a steeply banked left turn in an effort to fix a poor approach
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Después de varios meses de investigación ayer a las 11 de la mañana la policía arrestó a un sujeto de 65 años cerca del hospital Eisenhower de Rancho Mirage sospechoso de atacar sexualmente a un menor de edad el pasado 3 de abril, la policía no dio a conocer la edad del pequeño ni han
Continue ReadingCNN By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Hurricane Hilary is rapidly intensifying in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Mexico on Thursday and is on track to deliver potentially significant rain and flooding to parts of the Southwest as a weaker system starting this weekend. Hilary strengthened into a major Category 3 hurricane Thursday evening
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La ciudad de Indio trabaja en ofrecer mejores servicios a sus residentes por lo que aprobó más de $400 mil dólares para construir el nuevo centro de despacho. La actual estación de policía fue construida en 1979 y según dijeron es inadecuada debido al rápido crecimiento que ha tenido la ciudad en los últimos años
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Las autoridades archivaron cargos contra un sujeto acusado de provocar un incendio que devoró mas de 100 acres de maleza en Banning, se trata de Andy Delgado Cox de 45 años quien además traía herramienta para fabricar drogas. El piromaníaco se declaró inocente y pronto volverá a estar frente al juez.
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The City of Palm Springs is preparing for the major storm expected this weekend. City officials said it is ready for potential road closures at the washes that usually get shut down due to flooding and debris. The barricades will be pre-staged ahead of the storm. “We can’t stop the water from flowing. So really,
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — In the five years since arriving in Buffalo, where his celebrity status shows no sign of cresting, Josh Allen has become accustomed to having most every step of his public life picked over and documented. It’s not as if the Bills quarterback has much
Continue ReadingBy ISSAM ADWAN Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The global cat cafe trend, where people pay to have coffee and hang out with cats, has finally come to the besieged Gaza Strip. In the impoverished Palestinian enclave run by the Hamas militant group and crippled by a 17-year blockade, residents seeking to
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The Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert (CDMoD) announced today that March 25, 2024 will be the long-anticipated date to reopen the museum, shuttered since the beginning of the pandemic. During the closure of the beloved community facility, the CDMoD Board of Directors initiated a program to prioritize steps for the future of the organization which included a “Re-Imagination”
Continue ReadingRED LAKE, Minn. (AP) — The Red Lake Nation in northwestern Minnesota plans to roll out a mobile marijuana dispensary that will operate only on tribal lands. The tribe opened the state’s first recreational marijuana store this month. Minnesota Public Radio reports that the dispensary will resemble a food truck, and will allow the tribe
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Canadian woman was sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison in Washington Thursday in the mailing of a threatening letter containing the poison ricin to then-President Donald Trump at the White House. Pascale Ferrier, 56, had pleaded guilty to violating biological weapons prohibitions in letters sent
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