Month: December 2023
Doughty scores 33 seconds into OT, Kings rally past Blue Jackets 4-3 for 10th straight road win
By NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Drew Doughty scored 33 seconds into overtime and the Los Angeles Kings rallied from a three-goal deficit in the third period, beating the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 on Tuesday night for their NHL record-tying 10th straight road win. Phoenix Copley stopped 26 for the Kings, who
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Biden revela que “no está seguro” de si se habría lanzado para las elecciones de 2024 si Trump estuviera fuera de la contienda
Belén Liotti (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, dijo este martes ante donantes demócratas que no está seguro de si habría buscado la reelección en caso de que su predecesor Donald Trump no estuviera en la contienda por la Casa Blanca. Sus declaraciones revelan una evaluación notablemente sincera sobre la lógica de
Continue ReadingK-pop group Blackpink renews contract with YG Entertainment
By Gawon Bae and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Seoul/Hong Kong (CNN) — All four members of K-pop supergroup Blackpink have renewed their contracts with label YG Entertainment, according to the label’s regulatory filing published Wednesday. The singers – Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rosé – will remain a quartet. The filing did not specify the length of their contracts. Their
Continue ReadingAir Force identifies all airmen in crashed Osprey and officially declares them deceased
By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The Air Force on Tuesday officially said all eight airmen who were aboard the CV-22 Osprey died after it crashed last week off the coast of Yakushima Island, Japan, as they transition from search and rescue operations to search and recovery. “The recovery operation will now focus on locating
Continue ReadingSteven Spielberg comments on ‘unspeakable barbarity against Jews’ in Oct. 7 attacks
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Steven Spielberg has made public remarks about the deadly October 7 Hamas attacks in Israel. The Oscar-winning director made the remarks in a feature published Friday by the USC Shoah Foundation, an organization he founded in 1994 to record and preserve interviews with Holocaust survivors and other witnesses. “I
Continue ReadingBiden calls reports of Hamas raping Israeli hostages ‘appalling,’ says world can’t look away
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is calling reports of sexual violence by Hamas militants against Israelis “appalling.” He is urging the world to condemn alleged sexual assaults by militants “without equivocation.” He spoke out Tuesday at a Boston campaign fundraiser. At the same time, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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Community members provide input on plans to improve the Palm Springs Swim Center
Residents provided their input tonight at a community meeting focused of the development of plan to improve the Palm Springs Swim Center. In the past year, management personnel had received complaints from some community members about the need for some infrastructure improvements at the facility. Front entrance at the Palm Springs Swim Center The City
Continue ReadingAir Force identifies the 8 US crew lost in Osprey crash in Japan
By TARA COPP and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Air Force Special Operations Command said Tuesday it has identified the eight service members lost when their Osprey crashed off the coast of Japan last week and was focused on recovering all of their bodies and the aircraft debris. The CV-22B Osprey crashed on
Continue ReadingAir Force identifies the 8 US crew lost in Osprey crash in Japan
By TARA COPP and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Air Force Special Operations Command said Tuesday it has identified the eight service members lost when their Osprey crashed off the coast of Japan last week and was focused on recovering all of their bodies and the aircraft debris. The CV-22B Osprey crashed on
Continue ReadingDenny Laine, co-founder of bands Wings and The Moody Blues, dies at 79
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Denny Laine, co-founder of bands Wings and The Moody Blues and longtime collaborator of Paul McCartney, died on Tuesday morning, according to Laine’s wife Elizabeth Hines. He was 79. Hines wrote in a post on Laine’s official Instagram account that Laine had “been in ICU on a ventilator this
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World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler headlines field for 2024 American Express in La Quinta
The momentum generated from strengthened professional fields in recent years has been palpable, and the spotlight grows brighter on Coachella Valley’s annual PGA TOUR golf tournament as it is further frontloaded within the TOUR’s 2024 schedule. Accordingly, golf’s stars have started to align as The American Express™ has received commitments from World No. 5 Patrick Cantlay and
Continue ReadingChina raises stakes in cyberscam crackdown in Myanmar, though loopholes remain
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China has intensified a crackdown on online scams operated in border areas of Myanmar. The drive has been showcased by confession videos and national TV broadcasts of arrests of high-profile suspects. But the drive is confined to a limited area and appears unlikely to root out the
Continue ReadingDenny Laine, founding member of the Moody Blues and Paul McCartney’s Wings, dead at 79
NEW YORK (AP) — Denny Laine, a British singer, songwriter and guitarist who performed in an early, pop-oriented version of the Moody Blues and was later Paul McCartney’s longtime sideman in the ex-Beatle’s solo band Wings, has died at age 79. Laine, inducted five years ago into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as
Continue ReadingNew Padres manager Mike Shildt to meet with Juan Soto in Miami on Dec. 17
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — New San Diego manager Mike Shildt has texted with outfielder Juan Soto and plans to meet with the Padres superstar later this month. Shildt said Tuesday at Major League Baseball’s winter meetings that he’s been trying to get down to Florida to visit Soto, the slugger the Padres acquired from Washington
Continue ReadingBiden administration pledges $6 billion to a pair of high-speed electric rail routes in the US West
By ADAM BEAM and KEN RITTER Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Biden administration on Tuesday said it will give more than $6 billion to a pair of high-speed electric rail routes in the U.S. West, injecting new life into long-stalled projects hailed by supporters as the future of public transportation but bemoaned by
Continue ReadingBiden administration pledges $6 billion to a pair of high-speed electric rail routes in the US West
By ADAM BEAM and KEN RITTER Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Biden administration on Tuesday said it will give more than $6 billion to a pair of high-speed electric rail routes in the U.S. West, injecting new life into long-stalled projects hailed by supporters as the future of public transportation but bemoaned by
Continue ReadingTaliban’s abusive education policies harm boys as well as girls in Afghanistan, rights group says
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A rights group says the Taliban’s education policies are harming boys as well as girls in Afghanistan. The Taliban have been globally condemned for banning girls and women from secondary school and higher education, but there has been less attention to the impact on boys’ education. That’s
Continue ReadingMore bodies found after sudden eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Marapi, raising confirmed toll to 23
By MARDI ROSA TANJUNG Associated Press BATU PALANO, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers searching the hazardous slopes of Indonesia’s Mount Marapi volcano found the last body of climbers who were caught by a surprise weekend eruption, raising the number of confirmed dead to 23, officials said Wednesday. About 75 climbers started their way up the nearly
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CVEP CEO Joe Wallace announces plans for retirement in mid-2024
Joe Wallace, CEO and CINO of the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership (CVEP) announced his plans to retire in mid-2024. Wallace has been mentoring individuals and businesses for more than 30 years. He joined CVEP in 2012 to serve entrepreneurs and start-ups in the Coachella Valley. Wallace has been honored with numerous awards throughout his career
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