By ROBERT JABLON and JULIE WATSON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California regulators on Thursday approved a controversial proposal to greatly increase storage capacity at the site of the nation’s largest known methane leak, which sickened thousands of families and forced them from their Los Angeles homes in 2015. Despite opposition from lawmakers and
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A convicted felon who provided a fatal dose of fentanyl to a 26-year-old Temecula woman was convicted today of second-degree murder in Riverside County’s first fentanyl murder case to go before a jury. After deliberating part of Wednesday afternoon and all of Thursday, a Murrieta jury found Vicente David Romero, 34, guilty of the murder
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Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — La candidata presidencial de Juntos por el Cambio, Patricia Bullrich, presentó a Carlos Melconian como su ministro de Economía en caso de que se imponga en los comicios presidenciales de Argentina del próximo 22 de octubre, en un acto celebrado este jueves en la provincia de Córdoba. Melconian, quien preside
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Que comience el espectáculo: Taylor Swift llevará su gira “Eras Tour” al cine a partir de octubre, reveló la cantante en una publicación de Instagram este jueves. “El ‘Eras Tour’ ha sido la experiencia más significativa y eléctrica de mi vida hasta el momento y estoy muy emocionada de compartirles que
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Police arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of a 24-year-old man nearly three years ago in Cathedral City. Johnny Ramirez, 30, of Escondido was arrested on Aug. 8. He was charged with second-degree murder, which he pleaded not guilty to on Aug. 10. Johnny Ramirez Police said a second suspect, Edgar Navez, 31,
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In newly public testimony, Donald Trump boasts about building a multibillion-dollar brand and saving “millions of lives” as president. He spars with the New York attorney general suing him for fraud, telling Letitia James “the whole case is crazy” and accusing her staff of trying
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A judge has granted a request by a teachers union in Texas’ largest school district to temporarily block a new system to evaluate educators that is being implemented following a state takeover. The order comes days after the Houston school district began its first school year
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union says it has filed unfair labor practice complaints against Stellantis and General Motors for failing to make counteroffers to the union’s economic demands. President Shawn Fain told workers Thursday that Ford was the only company of the Detroit Three to make
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Presd UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief has sent Russia a new proposal aimed at getting its grain and fertilizer to global markets in hopes of reviving the deal that allowed Ukraine to ship almost 33,000 tons of grain at a time of growing global hunger. But Moscow
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BLACKWELL and LAURA BARGFELD Associated Press HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida and Georgia residents living along Hurricane Idalia’s path of destruction on Thursday picked through piles of rubble where homes once stood, threw tarps over ripped-apart roofs and gingerly navigated streets left underwater or clogged with fallen trees and dangerous electric wires.
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer “College GameDay” has continued its reign as the preeminent Saturday college football pregame show. But the ESPN franchise goes into its 37th year with the most changes it has had going into a season while facing competition from Fox and its upstart “Big Noon Kickoff.” The core of the
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Police arrested a suspect in a robbery at a jewelry store in downtown Palm Springs earlier this month. One of the two suspects was arrested Thursday morning in Victorville. Police said they executed a search warrant at his residence, where they recovered evidence related to the crime. The 33-year-old Victorville resident faces charges of robbery
Continue ReadingBy Alayna Treene and Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — In an urgent appeal to wealthy Republicans who had assembled in Milwaukee ahead of the first GOP presidential primary debate, top brass for the super PAC backing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told donors they needed an injection of $50 million over the next four months, according
Continue ReadingTHOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Rams receiver Cooper Kupp did not practice on Thursday because of a nagging hamstring injury. Coach Sean McVay said it was “a little muscle strain” but added it was a setback for the Super Bowl 56 MVP. Kupp sustained the injury during the first week of training camp.
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press Authorities say a Utah woman who gave online parenting advice via a YouTube channel has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated child abuse after two of her children were found to be malnourished. Ruby Franke was arrested Wednesday at the home of Jodi Hildebrandt, who owns a counseling business.
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A candidate for Mississippi attorney general says that elected officials must play a more aggressive role in protecting labor rights. Greta Kemp Martin, the Democratic nominee for attorney general, rolled out a plan to create a fair labor division within her office if elected.
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have decoded an ancient aroma by identifying the ingredients used in Egyptian mummification balms — and resurrected the scent. Those eager to sample this whiff of the past will be able to find what the researchers have dubbed “the scent of the eternity” during an upcoming exhibition at
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The news lit up the world of weed: U.S. health regulators are suggesting that the federal government loosen restrictions on marijuana. Specifically, the federal Health and Human Services Department has recommended taking marijuana out of a category of drugs deemed to have “no currently accepted medical
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Biden administration on Thursday proposed a rule intended to require people selling firearms at gun shows and on the internet to conduct background checks on potential buyers, in an effort to curb the so-called gun show loophole. The proposal comes a little more than a year after
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA and JOSH FUNK Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge says Kansas officials are no longer required to change transgender people’s birth certificates so the documents reflect their gender identities. Since 2019, a federal consent agreement required Kansas officials to change gender identity on a person’s birth certificate when asked.
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