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By Ryan Young, Devon M. Sayers, Raja Razek and Pamela Kirkland, CNN (CNN) — Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers have pleaded guilty to charges related to the torture of two Black men, US Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi Darren LaMarca said in a Thursday news conference. The announcement comes after federal charges
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One man died early Friday morning in a car crash on the I-10 East in Palm Springs, the California Highway Patrol reports. Officials are continuing to investigate the cause of the crash. It happened around 1:30 a.m. Friday morning. Investigators said the driver was a 63-year-old man from Jurupa Valley driving a Ford Flex eastbound
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The state is funding $25 million in incentives for zero-emissions commercial vehicles. California Energy Commission (CEC) and CALSTART are behind the incentive program called the Energy Infrastructure Incentives for Zero-Emission Commercial Vehicles or EnergIIZE. CALSTART is a nonprofit that focuses on overcoming barriers to adopting clean vehicles and modernizing the transportation industry. EnergIIZE Commercial Vehicles
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM Associated Press SALZBURG, Austria (AP) — While many classical music institutions are struggling to regain audience, the Salzburg Festival in Mozart’s hometown is on track to draw people from over 75 nations to opera, concerts and drama. There are 179 performances over 43 days through Aug. 31 at 15 venues plus 34
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Melissa Crick was heartbroken this week while watching videos on her phone of people fleeing from a fast-moving wildfire in Hawaii. “Sending love and support from Paradise, California,” Crick commented on one woman’s social media post. To Crick’s surprise, the woman wrote back. She knew Paradise
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Melissa Crick was heartbroken this week while watching videos on her phone of people fleeing from a fast-moving wildfire in Hawaii. “Sending love and support from Paradise, California,” Crick commented on one woman’s social media post. To Crick’s surprise, the woman wrote back. She knew Paradise
Continue ReadingBy FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — What happens when you take Quechua, the most widely spoken Indigenous language in the Americas, and fuse it with K-pop, the global musical sensation with roots in South Korea? Ask Lenin Tamayo, who has become a social media phenomenon with “Q-pop” and released his first digital
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams limped off the practice field Friday with what appeared to be a leg injury, but coach Josh McDaniels said he didn’t “think it was crazy serious.” Adams, who has made first-team All-Pro each of the past three seasons,
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A forensic audit into Lebanon’s central bank by a New York-based company has revealed yearslong misconduct by the bank’s former governor and $111 million in “illegitimate commissions.” That’s according to according to a report seen by The Associated Press on Friday. The report is the latest chapter
Continue ReadingBy Sasha Lenninger Click here for updates on this story LEMITAR, New Mexico (KOAT) — The warmer weather and recent heat wave has had a significant impact statewide for farmers and ranchers. Agriculture is one of the state’s largest industries, with over 24,000 farms across 40 million acres in the Land of Enchantment. During his
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says an environmental disaster has been prevented with the transfer of 1.1 million barrels of oil from a deteriorating tanker moored off the coast of war-torn Yemen. An international team began siphoning the oil from the dilapidated vessel, the
Continue Reading By Amaya McDonald, CNN (CNN) — One of nature’s most stunning light displays is right around the corner. The Perseid meteor shower will reach its peak this weekend, according to the American Meteor Society. During that window on August 12 and 13, the waning crescent moon will be only 10% illuminated, according to EarthSky. “With
Continue ReadingCNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, Tierney Sneed and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — US District Judge Tanya Chutkan set the tone for how she would preside over the election subversion against Donald Trump in a hearing Friday focused on what limits would be placed on how the former president can handle the evidence prosecutors will be
Continue ReadingCNN, KABC, KCBS, KCAL Essay by Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — It had been nearly nine months since November 15 – the day I managed to secure three face-value tickets amid Ticketmaster’s infamous meltdown to Taylor Swift’s “Eras” tour concert in Los Angeles – when I finally got to see the show this week. The
Continue Reading WDRB By Amy Simonson and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — The largest school system in Kentucky closed schools Thursday and Friday following what the superintendent called a “transportation disaster” that left some children on buses until just before 10 p.m. Wednesday, the first day of school. In a video statement posted to social media Thursday,
Continue ReadingBy Mycah Hatfield Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Marshall Middle School teacher is behind bars accused of sending nude photos and having inappropriate contact with two female students last school year. Abdurahman Milani, 27, is charged with two counts of sex assault of a child (14-17), two counts
Continue ReadingBy Miya Shay Click here for updates on this story HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Jim Johnson and his wife, Lark, knew something was amiss when a family moved into their cul-de-sac seemingly overnight last week. “When they show up and immediately rip down the sign of the leasing company or owner company, it’s like,
Continue ReadingBy KARAH BRACKIN Click here for updates on this story SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah (KSL) — An elementary school in the Granite School District is wearing its diversity proudly with students coming from all over the country and world. Lincoln Elementary School, home to the Bobcats, is preparing to step into the new school year.
Continue ReadingEssay by Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — It had been nearly nine months since November 15 – the day I managed to secure three face-value tickets amid Ticketmaster’s infamous meltdown to Taylor Swift’s “Eras” tour concert in Los Angeles – when I finally got to see the show this week. The concert, which was the
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The Pac-4 schools are in limbo. The Mountain West is open for additions. The American Athletic Conference is interested in growing and on-guard for being poached. The Atlantic Coast Conference can’t reach a consensus on expansion, and the Big Ten seems to be done adding West Coast
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