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Month: September 2023

A local retired marine remembers 20 years ago having to rescue 7 Americans during the Iraq War

A local Cathedral City man shares his story about the Iraq War as an active United States Marine. Christopher Cerillo says his unit learned that seven Americans were captured in Samara, Home of the Tower of Babble. Christopher Cerillo remembers he and thirty United States Marines rescued 2 American pilots and five support staff, who were kidnapped

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Iranian hackers target secrets held by defense, satellite and pharmaceutical firms, Microsoft says

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Iranian state-backed hackers have targeted satellite, defense and pharmaceutical firms in the US and around the world to gather intelligence and to possibly build out domestic production in those industries amid heavy US sanctions, Microsoft analysts said Thursday. The hackers have since February successfully broken into a few dozen

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‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ cast to reunite for new Audible original ‘Slayers: A Buffyverse Story’

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Several cast members of the 20-year-old supernatural TV drama “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” are reuniting to slay again in a new Audible original, “Slayers: A Buffyverse Story.” Original “Buffy” actors James Marsters, Charisma Carpenter, Anthony Head, Juliet Landau, Emma Caulfield Ford, Amber Benson, James Charles Leary and Danny Strong

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Hunter Biden indicted on federal firearms charges in long-running probe weeks after plea deal failed

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden was indicted Thursday on federal firearms charges, the latest step in a long-running investigation into the president’s son that puts the case on track toward a possible high-stakes trial as the 2024 election looms. Biden is accused of lying about his drug use when he

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Hunter Biden indicted on federal firearms charges in long-running probe weeks after plea deal failed

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden was indicted Thursday on federal firearms charges, the latest and weightiest step yet in a long-running investigation into the president’s son. Biden is accused of lying about his drug use when he bought a firearm in October 2018, a period when he has acknowledged struggling

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Republican-led Wisconsin Senate votes to fire state’s nonpartisan top elections official

By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Thursday to fire the battleground state’s nonpartisan top elections official ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Democrats say the vote was held improperly and that lawmakers don’t have the authority to oust Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe. The

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