By STEVE PEOPLES and BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Ron DeSantis scoffed when the NAACP issued a travel advisory this spring warning Black people to use “extreme care” if traveling to Florida. The leading civil rights group argued that the state’s loose gun laws and the Republican governor’s “anti-woke” campaign to deny
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. fended off two fans, including one who made contact with him in right field, while sparking the Atlanta Braves to a 14-4 rout of the Colorado Rockies on Monday night. Acuña tied career highs with four hits and five RBIs, hitting his 29th home
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Pope Francis has blasted the “backwardness” of some conservatives in the U.S. Catholic Church, saying they have replaced faith with ideology and that a correct understanding of Catholic doctrine allows for change over time. Francis’ comments were an acknowledgment of the divisions in the U.S. Catholic Church, which has been split between
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — When leaders of the BRICS nations gathered for group photos at the end of their summit in Johannesburg last week, it offered a glimpse of the contours of the new world order Beijing is trying to shape. Standing at the front and center was Xi Jinping, China’s powerful
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds placed standout rookie infielder Matt McClain on the 10-day injured list with a strained right oblique on Monday. A candidate for NL Rookie of the Year, McClain is batting .290 with 16 home runs, 50 RBIs and 14 stolen bases in 89 games. “We’re really hoping it’s on
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, were in the Arthur Ashe Stadium stands to watch Coco Gauff’s first-round victory at the U.S. Open on Monday night. After that match, Michelle Obama went down on the court to participate in a tribute to Billie Jean King marking the 50th anniversary
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Police say a family of four has been found stabbed to death inside a New York City apartment. The dead were a mother, father and their two young children, ages 1 and 3. Police say the bodies were found just before 3 p.m. Monday on Manhattan’s Upper West Side by officers
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By Sam Fossum (CNN) — President Joe Biden will travel to Hanoi, Vietnam, on September 10 following the Group of 20 summit in India to meet with General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and other leaders, according to the White House. “The leaders will explore opportunities to promote the growth of a technology-focused and innovation-driven Vietnamese
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We’re taking a look at the mental health impacts on residents who are still dealing with the aftermath of Tropical Storm Hilary. “We got to talk about the city, we got to talk about all this other stuff but the impact itself was unimaginable,” said Cathedral City resident Rick Ravanello. A week later, Ravanello is
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By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN (CNN) — OpenAI is releasing a version of its buzzy ChatGPT tool specifically for businesses, the company announced Monday, as an AI arms race continues to ramp up throughout corporate America. OpenAI unveiled the new service, dubbed “ChatGPT Enterprise,” in a company blog post and said it will be available to
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — All 28 vehicle assembly lines at Toyota’s 14 auto plants in Japan shut down Tuesday over a problem in its computer system that deals with incoming auto parts. The automaker doesn’t believe the problem was caused by a cyberattack but the cause is still under investigation,
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Tuesday as markets shift their attention from the U.S. Federal Reserve to earnings and economic reports. Regional markets also got a perk from signs China-U.S. relations may be improving, as the nations agreed to work together to smooth out economic relations, including
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press LAKE GENEVA, Wis. (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett told attendees at a judicial conference in Wisconsin on Monday that she welcomed public scrutiny of the court. But she stopped short of commenting on whether she thinks the court should change how it operates in the face
Continue ReadingBy WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Blake Snell struck out nine in seven shutout innings and Garrett Cooper had three hits and three RBIs to lift the San Diego Padres to a 4-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night. San Diego’s victory came after being swept in a three-game
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations is in the throes of what Secretary-General António Guterres calls an “unprecedented” six-month exit from Mali on orders of the West African nation’s military junta, which has brought in mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner Group to help fight an Islamic insurgency. The U.N.
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has called for his military to be constantly ready for combat to thwart plots to invade his country, as the U.S., South Korea and Japan held a trilateral naval exercise to deal with North Korea’s evolving nuclear threats.
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The Board of Supervisors today tentatively approved an ordinance intended to crack down on catalytic converter thieves by establishing local regulations and penalties where none exist at the state level. “You’ve got to hold these crooks accountable for stealing catalytic converters in our neighborhoods,” Moreno Valley resident Daryl Terrell told the board. “The victims are
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Pero no todos los daños que dejó la tormenta tropical Hilary pueden verse.
Continue ReadingITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say 10 people have been charged in the death of a man who was kidnapped from a homeless encampment on the outskirts of Ithaca and found buried in a neighboring county. Police announced the charges at a news conference on Monday. Authorities say 33-year-old Thomas Rath was kidnapped from an
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Trial proceedings scheduled for an ex-cop accused of fatally shooting a developmentally disabled man in a Corona Costco, as well as critically wounding the victim’s parents, were postponed today to the end of October. Salvador Alejandro Sanchez, 34, of Corona, is charged with voluntary manslaughter and two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm resulting
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