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By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman was charged Wednesday with a misdemeanor for triggering a fire alarm as lawmakers scrambled to pass a funding bill before a government shutdown deadline in September. He is expected to plead guilty, formally apologize and pay a $1,000 fine. The false fire alarm
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By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A nine-months pregnant woman and her 8-year-old son were stopped by police in Sacramento, California, and held at gunpoint in what the department calls “a case of mistaken identity.” Shanice Stewart was driving her 8-year-old son to football practice last Tuesday when officers initiated what they called a “high-risk” traffic stop. “We could have
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Mattel is still riding Barbie’s pink blockbuster wave. The toy manufacturer reported a 9% rise in its net sales to $1.92 billion in the third quarter of 2023, fueled by Barbie’s success and Hot Wheels toys, even while company profits faced pressure on other fronts. Worldwide gross
Continue ReadingBy BRENDAN FARRINGTON and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration is taking the extraordinary step of ordering state universities to ban a pro-Palestinian student organization from campuses, saying it illegally backs Hamas militants who attacked Israel earlier this month. As Israel’s attacks on Gaza have intensified, some
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Boston City Council has passed a resolution that calls for renaming Faneuil Hall, a popular tourist site that is named after a wealthy merchant who owned and traded slaves. In calling for the hearing, the author of the measure filed a resolution decrying the building’s namesake
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Originally Published: 25 OCT 23 17:09 ET Updated: 25 OCT 23 17:10 ET By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York has been charged by the DC attorney general with triggering a fire alarm in a Capitol office building when there was not an emergency. This story is breaking and will be
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — At least once every time Bob Melvin came to San Francisco as a visiting manager, he allowed himself to believe that maybe someday he would wear a Giants uniform again. Running the bleachers before games, Melvin would glance out at iconic McCovey Cove. Admittedly superstitious,
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama judge has dismissed Birmingham-Southern College’s lawsuit against the state treasurer over a loan denial. Birmingham-Southern College filed a lawsuit last week against state Treasurer Young Boozer. The college said Boozer wrongly denied a $30 million loan from a program created by lawmakers to provide
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 22-year-old driver of a BMW that struck and killed four Pepperdine University students in Malibu last week was charged with four counts of murder and was held on $4 million bail, authorities said Wednesday. Fraser Bohm pleaded not guilty to all charges at a hearing
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 22-year-old driver of a BMW that struck and killed four Pepperdine University students in Malibu last week was charged with four counts of murder and was held on $4 million bail, authorities said Wednesday. Fraser Bohm pleaded not guilty to all charges at a hearing
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Un antiguo paisaje oculto bajo la capa de hielo de la Antártida oriental durante al menos 14 millones de años fue descubierto con la ayuda de datos de satélite y aviones equipados con un radar que penetra en el hielo. Los científicos utilizaron técnicas de teledetección para cartografiar 32.000 kilómetros cuadrados
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez (CNN) — El proyecto más reciente de Daniel Radcliffe es muy especial para el actor. “David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived” cuenta la historia de Holmes, un gimnasta que fue doble de acción de Radcliffe durante 10 años en las películas de “Harry Potter” antes de que un accidente en 2009 en el set
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is in concussion protocol, putting his status for this week’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals in doubt. Coach Kyle Shanahan said that Purdy reported symptoms on the flight home after Monday night’s loss in Minnesota and was placed in the protocol. Purdy
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — La Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos, liderada por el Partido Republicano, eligió este miércoles a Mike Johnson como el nuevo presidente de la Cámara, en un importante cambio de liderazgo que se produce tres semanas después de la histórica destitución de Kevin McCarthy. Johnson, un firme defensor del expresidente Donald
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Livestock and poultry producers will need to comply with more specific standards if they want to label their products as organic under final rules announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA’s new Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards were released Wednesday. They follow years
Continue Reading By Chris Boyette and Christine Sever, CNN (CNN) — The Nashville police chief’s son, who was wanted in the shooting of two officers, was found dead Tuesday night after leading police on a car chase, authorities said. John Drake Jr., 38, was being sought on two counts of attempted first-degree murder after a shooting that
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Voters in a Tennessee city have firmly rejected a far-right mayoral candidate after she refused to denounce white supremacists who showed up to support her at a candidate forum. Unofficial results show Gabrielle Hanson lost Tuesday by a wide margin to the incumbent Franklin mayor, Ken
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court panel is maintaining a 1992 deal that resulted in Black representation on Louisiana’s highest court. Wednesday’s 2-1 ruling from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholds a lower court ruling and keeps in place a 1992 federal court agreement that led
Continue ReadingBy ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India says it is easing a visa ban imposed on Canadian nationals more than a month ago after Canada alleged that India was involved in the assassination of a Sikh separatist in Canada. India says it will resume services for entry, business, medical and conference visas
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With Halloween and Día De Los Muertos being around the corner several events are happening around the Coachella Valley leading up to these October Celebrations. Here is what is happening around town. Halloween Events: Riverside County Scare and Pumpkin Festival October 27th – October 31st Riverside County Fairgrounds 82503 Highway 111, IndioEnjoy a Pumpkin Path, Haunted
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