Greater Palm Springs Realtors has a fund available to help homeowners and renters affected by the local declared emergency disasters in the wake of Tropical Storm Hilary. The organization has partnered with Cathedral City, Palm Springs, and Desert Hot Springs to make residents aware of the financial resource. “These are people that work and they’re
Continue ReadingBy YVES LAURENT GOMA and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Mutinous soldiers in Gabon announced late Wednesday that the head of the country’s elite republican guard would lead the Central African country, hours after saying they had placed the country’s newly re-elected president under house arrest. The coup leaders said in an
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — The once-powerful Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick will not stand trial on charges he sexually assaulted a teenage boy decades ago, as a Massachusetts judge dismissed the case against the 93-year-old on Wednesday because both prosecutors and defense attorneys agree he suffers from dementia. McCarrick, the
Continue ReadingHATFIELD, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a man who trafficked “ghost guns” and silencers he assembled at his home in a Philadelphia suburb has been charged along with two friends. Montgomery County authorities said Wednesday that 32-year-old Tony Phan Ho and 36-year-old Ritha Ngoy, both of Hatfield, and 32-year-old Michael Phan Nguyen, of Lansdale, are
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Una vez más se presentó en corte Oscar Álvarez de Palm Desert acusado de abusar sexualmente de un menor de edad y se declaró no culpable. Cabe recordar que el 3 de abril el sheriff recibió una llamada que reportaba el abuso y durante la investigación el sujeto de 65 años fue identificado como el
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Agentes de la patrulla fronteriza del punto de inspección del Expressway 86 cerca de Salton City decomisaron un cargamento de droga durante la inspección de un vehículo que llegó al retén y los oficiales notaron que el conductor estaba nervioso, de inmediato lo enviaron a segunda revisión y un perro entrenado olfateo el narcótico en
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s lawmakers have confirmed candidates for the controversial commission for examining Russian influence in the country which is believed to be targeting the opposition and its popular leader Donald Tusk ahead of the Oct. 15 parliamentary elections. All candidates were proposed by the ruling conservative party. The opposition did not participate
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is outlining her policy priorities for the second half of the year. In a speech Wednesday the Democrat called for paid family and medical leave, a 100% clean energy standard, and the codification of federal health care protections. The Michigan Legislature is
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By Holly Yan and Isabel Rosales, CNN (CNN) — Despondent and bewildered, Jerrald Gallion’s family had no idea how to tell his 4-year-old daughter that her dad was never coming home again. Gallion, 29, and his girlfriend had just walked into a Dollar General store in Florida when a gunman set on killing Black people
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — In a matchup that could be an insight into the future of women’s tennis, Coco Gauff overcame Mirra Andreeva in straight sets to advance into the third round of the US Open. In the battle of the teenagers, 19-year-old Gauff beat 16-year-old Andreeva 6-3 6-2 and never looked out
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has approved the first-ever U.S. military transfer to Taiwan under a program generally reserved for assistance to sovereign, independent states. The State Department notified Congress of the sale on Wednesday. The package is modest at only $80 million, but the implications of using
Continue ReadingBy SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri Republican wants exceptions to the state’s near-total abortion ban. Jamie Corley of suburban St. Louis filed constitutional amendments Wednesday to allow abortions in cases of rape, incest and fatal abnormalities until fetal viability. Viability is typically around 24 weeks. Corley also proposed allowing abortions
Continue ReadingYURAS KARMANAU TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A representative of the Polish community in Belarus says a former correspondent for a top Polish newspaper has been denied life-saving heart medication in a Belarusian prison. Andrzej Poczobut has been placed in solitary confinement with no access to lawyers or medical care, according to the Union of Poles
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — A judge ruled Wednesday that a 93-year-old former Roman Catholic cardinal is not competent to stand trial after both prosecutors and defense attorneys determined he suffers from dementia, and dismissed charges he sexually assaulted a teenage boy in Massachusetts decades ago. Theodore McCarrick, the ex-archbishop of
Continue ReadingBy ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Justin Jefferson has been setting records and terrifying defenses since the Minnesota Vikings selected him in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft. The All-Pro wide receiver already broke four franchise records, including surpassing Hall of Famers Cris Carter and Randy Moss for receptions and yards in
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The 2023 Venice Film Festival kicked off Wednesday amid the ongoing writers’ and actors’ strikes in the entertainment industry. Though thousands of miles away from Hollywood, the months-long strikes are top of mind at the decidedly less star-studded Venice event as guild members are prevented from participating in accordance
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace (CNN) — The latest aviation employees to vote in favor of a strike are American Airlines flight attendants. The union representing them, the Association of Professional Flight Attendants, reported a 99.47% vote in favor of a strike authorization vote with 93% of union membership voting. “We’re pushing back and we’re fighting corporate
Continue ReadingBy Silvia Marchetti, CNN (CNN) — Sarsina is a sleepy, rural town of barely 3,000 residents straddling the pristine Apennine mountains in Italy’s Emilia Romagna region, surrounded by stunning views and grazing sheep. While it has a glorious past, as a strategic defensive outpost for the Roman Empire and the birthplace of the famed playwright
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Miley Cyrus is reflecting on her childhood work schedule. In the latest of her “Used to Be Young” TikTok videos, Cyrus reads an old schedule from when she was around 12 or 13 years old and starring on “Hannah Montana.” Cyrus said she would wake up at 5:30 a.m.
Continue ReadingBy LISA ROZNER Click here for updates on this story MIDDLESEX, New Jersey (WCBS) — Homeowners in Middlesex County are pleading for help as their homes are on the brink of falling into the creek behind them. They tell CBS New York’s Lisa Rozner a government project has caused erosion, yet no government agencies will
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