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By AMY TAXIN Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A prosecutor said Thursday that a California man acted callously in pulling out his gun and firing a shot at a car traveling on the freeway, killing a 6-year-old boy who was riding in the back in a booster seat. Marcus Eriz, who is now
Continue ReadingBy AMY TAXIN Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A prosecutor said Thursday that a California man acted callously in pulling out his gun and firing a shot at a car traveling on the freeway, killing a 6-year-old boy who was riding in the back in a booster seat. Marcus Eriz, who is now
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A SpaceX rocket took off for the International Space Station on another trailblazing mission operated entirely by the private sector. On board is a group of European astronauts, including the first person from Turkey to visit outer space. The mission is the latest in a series of endeavors from
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A 30-year-old Desert Hot Springs man who tried to kill his father by severely beating him and setting fire to his mobile home as he lay unconscious on the floor was sentenced today to 17 years to life in state prison. A Banning jury in November deliberated less than a day before convicting Miguel Angel
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — More Republicans say they have had a harder time “thriving” in the last year than their Democratic counterparts, according to a new report detailing Americans’ perceptions of well-being. Which party holds the White House “has a direct influence on how well (people) think their life is going, which is
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden has agreed to appear before House Republicans for a private deposition next month, ending months of defiance from the president’s son, who had insisted on testifying publicly. The House Oversight Committee announced Thursday that the two parties have agreed for Hunter Biden to sit for
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, Lauren Izso, Jennifer Hansler, Jorge Engels and Sugam Pokharel, CNN Washington (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday appeared to reject the idea of creating a Palestinian state, a statement that could contribute to growing tensions between Washington and Jerusalem. “In any future arrangement … Israel needs security control all territory
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Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Donald Trump dijo este jueves que los presidentes de Estados Unidos deberían tener una inmunidad total que los proteja de ser procesados legalmente, incluso si “cruzan la línea”, mientras están en el cargo. Lo que lleva su postura frente al tema más allá mientras espera el fallo de una corte
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The $8.4 million American Express PGA tournament got underway at three courses in La Quinta, with a field of 156 players led by Scottie Scheffler, the world’s top-ranked men’s golfer who is coming off one of the best seasons on the PGA Tour in recent years. Round 1 of @theamexgolf at the always beautiful
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Jim Irsay, the owner of the Indianapolis Colts, was found unresponsive and cold to the touch in December in what a police report describes as an overdose. A police report obtained by CNN said the incident took place at Irsay’s home in Carmel, Indiana, around 4:30 a.m. on December
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By MARY CLARE JALONICK and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress sent President Joe Biden a short-term spending bill on Thursday that would avert a looming partial government shutdown and fund federal agencies into March. The House approved the measure by a vote of 314-108, with opposition coming mostly from the more conservative
Continue ReadingBy JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is seeking to end a whistleblower lawsuit by former top staff members. He announced Thursday that his agency would not contest the facts of the case and would accept any judgement. The lawsuit brought by a group of former top deputies
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX has launched Turkey’s first astronaut along with a Swede and Italian to the International Space Station. It’s the third private flight to the space station arranged by a Houston company. The Falcon rocket blasted off from Florida on Thursday, carrying the three aviators
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER, ACACIA CORONADO, LINDSAY WHITEHURST and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Police officials who responded to the deadly Uvalde, Texas, elementary school shooting waited far too long to confront the gunman, acted with “no urgency” in establishing a command post and communicated inaccurate information to grieving families, according to a
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — Meta is getting more serious about securing its place in the growing AI arms race. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Thursday that Meta plans to build its own artificial general intelligence, known as AGI, which is artificial intelligence that meets or surpasses human intelligence in almost all areas.
Continue ReadingBy Joan Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Just a few days into 2024, Jeremy Allen White’s bare, muscled body — clad in Calvin Klein briefs — became the year’s first viral sensation. The brand unveiled the ads on January 4, instantly prompting a swell of online chatter that intensified after the images of the actor were
Continue ReadingBy EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gang members have raided a key community in Haiti’s capital that is home to numerous police officers and has been under siege for four days in an ongoing attack. Residents are fearful that the violence could spread throughout Port-au-Prince. The pop of automatic weapons echoed throughout
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju, Lauren Fox and Ted Barrett, CNN Senators working feverishly to cut a high-stakes immigration deal are now running into a new problem: Former President Donald Trump. Trump allies on Capitol Hill have privately lobbied the former president to come out vocally against any Senate compromise as he rails on immigration on the
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kansas have passed a broad package of tax cuts promoted as widespread relief. But Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly is likely to veto the measure approved Thursday because she says it favors the wealthy and threatens the state’s budget in the future. The
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A woman suspected of stabbing her 53-year-old mother to death in Coachella over the weekend pleaded not guilty today to a felony charge of murder. Marilyn Alisa Cardenas, 22, who had recently relocated to the Coachella Valley, also denied a sentence-enhancing allegation of using a weapon during a felony, according to court records. She was
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