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As we continue to learn more about the devastating Maui Wildfires, one long time Coachella Valley resident who lived in Lahaina is sharing her story with us. Ariella Carrillo grew up in the Valley her entire life, attending Cathedral City High School and College of the Desert. She even shares that she worked at the
Continue ReadingBy HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui killed at least 96 people, making it the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. Emergency management officials say the death toll is expected to rise as cadaver dogs and searchers make their way through the
Continue ReadingBy HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui killed at least 96 people, making it the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. Emergency management officials say the death toll is expected to rise as cadaver dogs and searchers make their way through the
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — UBS will pay U.S. authorities $1.44 billion to settle the last lingering legal case over Wall Street’s role in the housing bubble of the early 2000s, which ultimately led to the 2008 financial crisis and Great Recession. The Swiss bank agreed to pay a civil
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By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Michael Oher, the former NFL tackle known for being the inspiration for the movie “The Blind Side,” filed a petition Monday in a Tennessee probate court accusing Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy of lying to him by having him sign papers making them
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A national political movement that could offer a bipartisan presidential ticket in 2024 as an alternative to major-party nominees said Monday it has now won ballot access in 10 states, after North Carolina election officials formally granted official status to a “No Labels” affiliate. The
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (AP) — The city of New Orleans says the husband of Mayor LaToya Cantrell has died. Jason Cantrell’s death was announced Monday morning. Details, including the time and cause of his death were not included in the announcement from City Hall. Jason Cantrell was an attorney and the son of former New Orleans
Continue ReadingSARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Thousands of Bosnians took to the streets to demand authorities act to curb violence against women after a man last week killed his ex-wife while streaming the slaying live on Instagram. Protests were held simultaneously in several Bosnian cities. Participants carried banners reading “Silence is approval,” “We won’t live in fear”
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El partido Movimiento Construye de Ecuador, del que era candidato Fernando Villavicencio, eligió a un nuevo candidato para reemplazar al político asesinado, revocando una decisión previa del día anterior. El partido Movimiento Construye anunció este domingo en X, antes conocido como Twitter, que Christian Zurita será el candidato presidencial del partido
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America BRANDON, Miss. (AP) — Six white former Mississippi law officers pleaded guilty on Monday to state charges for torturing two Black men in a racist assault. All six had recently admitted their guilt in a connected federal civil rights case. In the gruesome crimes committed by men tasked
Continue ReadingBy GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The destruction and suffering caused by the Maui wildfires in Hawaii prompted many to immediately look for ways to help. However, experts say immediate donations may not be the most useful following a natural disaster like the Maui wildfires. They suggest waiting a week or
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Pump prices are creeping towards $4 a gallon nationally. The national average for regular gasoline hit $3.85 a gallon on Monday, according to AAA. That’s the highest level since October 19 and comes just weeks ahead of Labor Day weekend when millions of Americans will hit the
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev and Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Tampa Bay Rays All-Star shortstop Wander Franco will not be with the team during its current road trip due to the situation surrounding social media posts involving Franco, the Rays said Monday. Tampa Bay and Franco have mutually agreed that he’ll be placed on the Restricted List, administrative
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE GALOFARO, MATT SEDENSKY and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — The smoke was starting to blot out the sun. Winds were howling, and heat bore down as flames licked the trees on the horizon. The power had been out all day, so Mike Cicchino thought he’d drive to the hardware store
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign on Sunday evening quickly tried to walk back comments the Democratic presidential candidate had made earlier in the day in support of a nationwide abortion restriction after the first three months of pregnancy. “Mr. Kennedy’s position on abortion is that it is always the
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Tyronn Lue has waited a long time for this trip. He was supposed to have the USA Basketball logo on his chest on foreign soil long ago — 1997, actually, when he was starring as the point guard at Nebraska and picked
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kyle Larson might be the busiest driver in motorsports. He started Saturday by practicing and qualifying for the Brickyard 200 then traveled to Iowa where he led all 50 laps to claim his second win in three years at the prestigious Knoxville Nationals. A red-eye return
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s interim central bank governor has frozen the accounts of the banks embattled former chief and close relatives and associates. The move comes days after the United States, United Kingdom and Canada slapped sanctions on them. Wassim Mansouri’s decision was made public Monday following a meeting of the central bank’s Special Investigation
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Associated Press Federal officials are investigating an incident in which a private plane was told to abort its landing and narrowly avoided crashing into a Southwest Airlines jet that was using the same runway to take off in the latest in a series of recent close calls between planes. Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National
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