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Update 10/26/23 The Palm Springs City Council passed the resolution as part of the consent calendar. The motion passed unanimously. Original Report 10/25/23 The Palm Springs City Council will consider a resolution on Thursday that will extend the city’s parklet program for another five years through December 31, 2028. On September 26, 2023, the City
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Food insecurity among families with children rose significantly last year after falling markedly in 2021, according to a US Department of Agriculture report released Wednesday. Children were food insecure at times in 3.3 million households with kids during 2022, an increase of 1 million families from the prior year,
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Two people were hospitalized following a rollover crash in Indio Wednesday afternoon. The crash was reported at around 12:15 p.m. in the area of Avenue 50 and Hjorth Street. According to CAL FIRE, it was a two-vehicle collision. Firefighters extricated one person from the vehicle, who was then rushed to the hospital with serious injuries.
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Dwight Howard has denied accusations by a Georgia man who says he was sexually assaulted by the former NBA star and another person. Stephen Harper filed a state civil lawsuit against Howard in July, alleging assault and battery, false imprisonment and intentional infliction of emotional distress. No criminal charges have been filed
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Dwight Howard has denied accusations by a Georgia man who says he was sexually assaulted by the former NBA star and another person. Stephen Harper filed a state civil lawsuit against Howard in July, alleging assault and battery, false imprisonment and intentional infliction of emotional distress. No criminal charges have been filed
Continue ReadingBy Breana Ross Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WBAL) — A Baltimore artist is receiving national recognition for her work by a major snack brand. Megan Lewis was born and raised in West Baltimore and has been an artist for as long as she can remember. When you walk into Lewis’ Baltimore
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is asking lawmakers for more than $23 billion in emergency funding to help the government respond to the tornadoes, wildfires, hurricanes and other natural disasters that have ripped through the U.S. this year. That request is part of a broader package being sent
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By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — At least once every time Bob Melvin visited 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. Before the team
Continue ReadingBy Crystal Tisme Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — A Jackson family is seeking help after sewer damage wrecked their home. The family said it started April 2, after raw sewage backed up into their home in the 200 block of Smith Robinson Street. Since then, Pamela and Jimmy Kelly
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By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Minnesota doctor who has worked as a poison specialist is accused of killing his estranged wife by poisoning her, police said. Connor Bowman, 30, of Rochester, was arrested Friday, jail records show, and charged with second-degree murder in the death of Betty Bowman, 32. The Rochester Police Department said in a
Continue ReadingBy Josie Heart Click here for updates on this story MODESTO, California (KCRA) — The Diocese of Stockton is warning churchgoers after reports alleging that two men posing as bishops may be scamming people out of thousands of dollars. “It’s upsetting. It’s horrible. It’s frustrating. It’s criminal,” said Erin Haight, a spokesperson for the diocese
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Bud Light is set to return as the official beer of the UFC in the U.S. next year as the brand tries to recover from a conservative backlash to a promotion with a transgender influencer. The companies announced that under a new multiyear marketing deal between the promoter of mixed martial
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With a menu of “comforting” food and instrumental sounds rather than dance party music, the White House set out Wednesday to throw a state dinner that balanced the desire to celebrate ties to a close U.S. ally with an effort to strike a measured
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors are set to begin their opening statements Wednesday in the trial of the captain of a scuba dive boat that caught fire in 2019, killing 34 people on board and becoming the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history. Captain Jerry Boylan is charged
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors are set to begin their opening statements Wednesday in the trial of the captain of a scuba dive boat that caught fire in 2019, killing 34 people on board and becoming the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history. Captain Jerry Boylan is charged
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans are floating changes to a funding proposal for Milwaukee Brewers stadium repairs, including the idea of taxing non-Brewers events. The proposals raised at a Senate hearing Wednesday are an attempt to win over skeptics of a plan designed to keep the team at American
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The World Bank has approved a $1 billion loan for South Africa to help it address an energy crisis that has peaked this year with the country’s worst electricity blackouts. It has forced South Africa to lean more heavily on its highly polluting coal-fired
Continue ReadingBy Brittany Hope Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — A longtime resident of midtown Sacramento said she is moving after a naked man broke into her home through a back window while she was sleeping. “This is every woman’s worst nightmare,” Maya Oselsky told KCRA 3. Oselsky plans to move
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