A teenager from Palm Desert is ready to “play non-stop” at Mission Hills Country Club this weekend in order to raise $20,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Max Margolis, 16, is captain of the Palm Desert High School golf team. He plans to play up to 100 holes of golf in Rancho Mirage on
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CNN By David Culver, Karol Suarez and Rachel Clarke, CNN Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico (CNN) — A couple of dozen people pile into a van meant for 13. They’ve crossed a river on a makeshift raft and hope to ride 20 or so miles to get to their next stop. But after a short while, the
Continue ReadingBy ELYSSA KAUFMAN, MARISSA PERLMAN Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Chicago police are investigating after someone broke into a migrant shelter in Gage Park with a gun. Police responded to a call from someone inside the Gage Park Field House, in the 2400 block of West 55th Street. According to
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Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Un hombre de 32 años fue arrestado en la ciudad neerlandesa de Rotterdam tras dos tiroteos mortales este jueves, dijo la Policía de la ciudad. El hombre era estudiante de la Universidad Erasmus, según informaron las autoridades. Por el momento se desconoce el número exacto de muertos por los tiroteos. “Los
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Ayer durante la junta del concilio de Cathedral City aprobaron un contrato de más de $4.5 millones de dolares con una compañía que se encargara de remover las pilas de tierra que están a un lado de la calle Date Palm cerca del freeway 10. Dichos montones de tierra y escombro son producto de las
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California fast food workers will be paid at least $20 per hour next year under a new law signed Thursday by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. When it takes effect on April 1, fast food workers in California will have among the highest minimum wages in the
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California fast food workers will be paid at least $20 per hour next year under a new law signed Thursday by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. When it takes effect on April 1, fast food workers in California will have among the highest minimum wages in the
Continue ReadingBy GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Teddy Swims, the eclectic soulful singer who gained popularity with his YouTube covers, says his debut album is “absolutely” a heartbreak album. “I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1),” inspired by Swims’ battles with toxic relationships, substance abuse and self-worth, debuted at the 61st spot
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese police say that a food delivery driver who opened fire outside the U.S. Embassy in Beirut last week allegedly did so because of a personal grudge against the guards at the compound. The police said they had arrested the suspected shooter on Monday, identifying him only
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Chicago taxpayers could soon be shelling out $300,000 to settle a lawsuit accusing Chicago police of raiding the wrong home in the winter of 2017 while searching for gang members and guns, forcing an innocent woman out into the cold in only
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Ayer dieron a conocer el hallazgo de más mosquitos infectados con el virus del Nilo, esta vez los encontraron en Coachella en las áreas de las calles Frederick y la Avenida 51 y la calle Van Buren y Avenida 49 por lo que siguen incrementado las fumigaciones en las ►0reas donde encuentran los zancudos infectados.
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business New York (CNN) — Taylor Swift is so powerful that people are willing to pay for New York Jets tickets. News that the star is rumored to be attending this Sunday’s game to see Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce has sent prices soaring more than 40% — from $83
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace (CNN) — The US aviation system is bracing for two simultaneous disruptions at the end of this week – a looming government shutdown and the expiration of a key aviation law. Officials say the double-barrel threat would result in millions of dollars in losses daily, scramble efforts to rebuild the air traffic
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California to increase minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour under new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A government shutdown appeared all but inevitable as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy dug in Thursday, vowing he will not take up Senate legislation designed to keep the federal government fully running despite House Republicans’ struggle to unite around an alternative. Congress is at an
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — United Airlines is making changes for passengers with wheelchairs after a government investigation into a complaint by a disability-rights advocate. United and the Transportation Department said Thursday that the airline will add a tool on its website to help consumers find flights that can accommodate their wheelchairs. Cargo doors on some planes
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — There was no mention of the conflict in Ukraine during the elaborate opening ceremony of the Ryder Cup even though Team Europe represents the war-torn country. But Ukraine was represented at the course outside Rome earlier when 15-year-old Lev Grinberg was the youngest member
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press Lawmakers probing the cause of last month’s deadly Maui wildfire did not get many answers during Thursday’s congressional hearing on the role the electrical grid played in the disaster. The president of Hawaiian Electric, Shelee Kimura, said she didn’t know specific details about when the power stopped flowing through downed
Continue ReadingBy MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez is expected to address his Democratic Senate colleagues for the first time since he was indicted on federal bribery charges last week. Menendez is scheduled to speak to his colleagues on Thursday in a closed-door party luncheon in the Capitol. More
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A judge for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma has ruled in favor of two descendants of Black slaves once owned by tribal members. The decision Wednesday by Judge Denette Mouser could help pave the way for tribal citizenship for hundreds of other descendants known as
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