Month: August 2023
Dodgers’ right-hander Tony Gonsolin will undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery on Friday
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodgers pitcher Tony Gonsolin will undergo Tommy John surgery on his right elbow Friday, the latest in a season-long run of injuries to Los Angeles’ rotation. Gonsolin will have his right torn ulnar collateral ligament repaired on Friday by head team physician Dr. Neal ElAttrache
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Biden marks 60th anniversary of March on Washington in wake of Jacksonville shooting: ‘We’re not going to remain silent’
By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Monday marked the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington while issuing a stark warning about the rise of extremism in the United States in the wake of the racist shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, this weekend. “A lot’s happening around things you wouldn’t think would
Continue ReadingGuatemala progressive’s presidential victory certified, but his party is suspended from operating
By SONIA PÉREZ D. and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal on Monday declared progressive Bernardo Arévalo the winner of the country’s presidential election, shortly after another government body suspended his Seed Movement party. No Guatemalan officials have explained exactly what the suspension by the electoral registry will mean
Continue ReadingIndiana police arrest 2nd man in July shooting at massive block party that killed 1, injured 17
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Police have arrested a second man in a July shooting at a massive block party in central Indiana that left one person dead and 17 others wounded. Muncie police say the 29-year-old man was arrested on preliminary felony charges of criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon and being a serious violent
Continue ReadingPowerful quake and aftershocks rock Indonesia’s Bali and Java islands. No casualties reported
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — A powerful earthquake and two strong aftershocks have rocked Indonesia’s resort island of Bali and other parts of the country, causing panic but no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck early Tuesday in the Bali Sea was centered about 181
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Coachella Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District assess flood water left over from Hilary
Flooded and standing water that remains from Tropical Storm Hilary can be a breeding ground for mosquitoes during our hot summer months. We spoke to the Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District to see if they’ve been assessing a potential increase in mosquitoes. Fernando Gutierrez a spokesperson with the Coachella Valley Mosquito & Vector
Continue ReadingFrance’s education minister bans long robes in classrooms. They’re worn mainly by Muslims
By ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s education minister has announced a ban on long robes in classrooms starting with the new school year, saying the garments worn mainly by Muslims are testing secularism in the nation’s schools. Critics say that abayas, worn by women, and khamis, the male garb, are no more
Continue ReadingMexico sends 1,200 more troops to Michoacan state after weekend of cartel violence
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government says it has sent 1,200 more troops to the cartel-dominated western state of Michoacan after a weekend of violence. State prosecutors say three convenience stores and five trucks and cars had been set afire, a tactic often used by drug cartels in the state to enforce extortion demands.
Continue ReadingFEMA changes wildfire compensation rules for New Mexicans affected by last year’s historic blaze
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced changes to its wildfire compensation rules after last year’s planned burn by the U.S. Forest Service exploded into the largest and most destructive blaze in New Mexico’s recorded history. FEMA officials say they are expanding coverage for those affected for mental health treatment and
Continue ReadingMark Meadows says actions laid out in Georgia election indictment were part of his official duties
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Mark Meadows testified in court Monday that actions detailed in a sweeping indictment that accuses him of participating in an illegal conspiracy to overturn then-President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss were all part of his job as White House chief of staff. The extraordinary testimony — from
Continue ReadingGuatemala’s electoral tribunal confirms Arévalo’s victory shortly after his party is suspended
Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s top electoral tribunal declared progressive Bernardo Arévalo the winner of the country’s presidential elections on Monday just hours after the another part of the government suspended his Seed Movement party. The certification comes after one of the most tumultuous elections in the Central American nation’s recent history, and
Continue ReadingEl Ministerio Público de Guatemala ordena capturas contra exfuncionarios de la Cicig y la FECI, entre ellos el exfiscal Juan Francisco Sandoval
Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — La Policía Nacional Civil de Guatemala detuvo este lunes a Claudia González por el presunto delito de abuso de autoridad, informó el Ministerio Público en un comunicado en su cuenta de X (antes Twitter). González integró la desaparecida Comisión Internacional Contra la Impunidad (Cicig), es abogada de Juan Francisco Sandoval, exjefe de la Fiscalía Especial Contra la Impunidad, quien vive en Estados
Continue ReadingCuándo jugará la selección argentina: el calendario de las eliminatorias y las dudas de la convocatoria
Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Casi nueve meses después de la conquista de la Copa del Mundo Qatar 2022, la selección argentina vuelve a jugar por los puntos tras cuatro partidos amistosos. El equipo de Lionel Scaloni disputará seis partidos por las Eliminatorias Sudamericanas en lo que resta de 2023. Las primeras 6 fechas para
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Red Cross offers free presentations for locals to learn about services & volunteer opportunities
The American Red Cross is teaming up with the Coachella Valley Disaster Preparedness Network to host two open houses about Red Cross services and volunteer opportunities. The Open House sessions will be held on Aug. 30 and Sept. 13. You can register at https://cvdpn.org/arc/ The open house will offer hands-only CPR training and the ability
Continue ReadingGuatemala’s electoral registry has suspended the party of the presidential election winner
Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s electoral registry suspended the Seed Movement, the party of Bernardo Arévalo, the progressive candidate who won Guatemala’s presidential elections this month, the party’s lawyer confirmed on Monday. The elimination of the party’s registration comes after one of the most tumultuous elections in the Central American nation’s recent history,
Continue ReadingGOP silences ‘Tennessee Three’ Democrat on House floor for day on ‘out of order’ rule; crowd erupts
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican lawmakers voted Monday to temporarily silence a Democratic member of the so-called Tennessee Three during an already tense House floor session after determining the young Black member violated newly enacted rules designed to punish disruptive members. The move directed at Rep. Justin
Continue ReadingMissouri law banning minors from beginning gender-affirming treatments takes effect
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Two new laws restricting transgender Missourians’ access to gender-affirming health care and school sports are now in effect. Both laws took effect Monday and expire in 2027. One law bans minors from beginning puberty blocks and hormones and outlaws gender-affirming surgeries for youths. The other law
Continue ReadingHBCU president lauds students, officer for stopping Jacksonville killer before racist store attack
By RUSS BYNUM and VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A campus security officer tipped off by observant students likely stopped the killer who fatally shot three people at a nearby Dollar General Store from carrying out his racist attack at Edward Waters University, the president of the historically Black institution said Monday.
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Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, known as ‘Joe the Plumber,’ dies at 49
By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, who became known as “Joe the Plumber” after pushing then-Sen. Barack Obama on his economic policies during the 2008 presidential campaign, has died, according to his family. He was 49. “When I met Joe he was already known by everyone else as ‘Joe the Plumber’
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