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BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Thousands of people have rallied across Slovakia as protests intensify against a plan by the new government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to amend the penal code. The protests in 24 cities and towns Thursday took place hours after President Zuzana Čaputová voiced her strong opposition to the changes, saying they could
Continue ReadingBy ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana state House of Representatives has unanimously passed bill that defines antisemitism as religious discrimination in education code. Opponents to the bill say it could be used to shut down support for Palestinians and criticism of Israel in classrooms and on campuses. The bill now advances
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court won’t reconsider former “Dances With Wolves” actor Nathan Chasing Horse’s request to dismiss a sprawling indictment that accuses him of leading a cult, taking underage wives and sexually abusing Indigenous women and girls. “Rehearing denied,” two of three justices who heard oral
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Spirit Airlines could end up in bankruptcy and be forced out of business because of a federal court decision to block a proposed sale to JetBlue Airways, according to a note from an airline analyst. Unlike many airline bankruptcies, in which the airline in bankruptcy court either
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Early voting in Minnesota’s Super Tuesday presidential primary begins Friday. The state’s chief elections officer said at a news conference Thursday that his office is prepared to face the challenges of disinformation, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and physical threats and intimidation against poll workers. Secretary of
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER, AAMER MADHANI and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces on Thursday conducted a fifth strike against Iranian-backed Houthi rebel military sites in Yemen as President Joe Biden acknowledged that the American and British bombardment had yet to stop the militants’ attacks on vessels in the Red Sea that have
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The judge presiding over the Georgia prosecution of former President Donald Trump and others for efforts to overturn the 2020 election has set a hearing on a motion alleging Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has been romantically involved with a special prosecutor she hired for the
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Un incendio movilizó a los bomberos ayer a las 3:50 de la madrugada cuando inicio el fuego en una casa ubicada cerca de la Avenida 30 y la calle Date Palm en Cathedral City. El siniestro fue reportado por un bombero de Palm Springs quien vive cerca del área y además dijo que la vivienda
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Una vez más estuvo en la corte de Indio un sujeto de 20 años acusado de tratar de secuestrar a una jovencita de 15 años con intenciones de violarla, el incidente ocurrió en el área de Aeropuerto Blvd y la calle Calhoun en Thermal el 22 de septiembre del 2022 cuando la adolescente iba a
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s leading soccer club Basaksehir says it’s parted ways with Israeli player Eden Karzev following a disciplinary probe of his social media post calling for the release of hostages held in Gaza by the Hamas militant group. Thursday’s announcement comes days after another Israeli player, Sagiv Jehezkel, was briefly detained in
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Una persecución policiaca se registró ayer a las 10 de la noche cerca de la Iglesia católica de Palm Desert ubicada en el área de las calles Fred Waring y Deep Canyon donde lograron detener el vehículo en el que huía un sujeto buscado por la policía, algunos testigos del operativo dicen que el hombre
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund Management is formally nominating the activist investor and a former Disney executive for a seat on Disney’s board, two days after the media and entertainment company nominated a slate of directors that did not include either. Peltz and Jay Rasulo, Disney’s former chief financial officer,
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A partir de esta semana estará operando las 24 horas del día los siete días de la semana la unidad móvil de respuesta a crisis mentales del Valle de Coachella que está integrada por terapistas, concejeros de abuso de sustancias y especialistas en apoyo. El objetivo es bridar más cobertura por lo que en los
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La Comisión de Preparación para Emergencias de Rancho Mirage realizara un seminario el lunes 26 de febrero de 5:30 a 7:30 de la tarde en la biblioteca y sala comunitaria del Observatorio ubicado por el Hwy 111. El objetivo es que las personas sepan que esperar de los socorristas durante las primeras 72 horas después
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Es una página muy trillada del libro de jugadas del expresidente Donald Trump atacar duramente a sus rivales políticos con insultos, teorías conspirativas y apodos para hacerlos parecer diferentes de los votantes blancos que componen principalmente la base del Partido Republicano. Lo hizo durante años y en repetidas ocasiones al expresidente
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Country music singer Chris Stapleton, Foo Fighters, Queen Latifah and New Orleans’ own Jon Batiste are among the star power set to join The Rolling Stones as headliners of this year’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, organizers announced Thursday. The event will take place over two weekends, starting April 25
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Laying the groundwork for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, a House committee on Thursday heard from parents whose tearful testimony sought to link government border policy to their daughters’ deaths and from a law professor warning off the effort. Committee Chairman Mark Green
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Laying the groundwork for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, a House committee on Thursday heard from parents whose tearful testimony sought to link government border policy to their daughters’ deaths and from a law professor warning off the effort. Committee Chairman Mark Green
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press When New Hampshire voters cast their ballots in Tuesday’s first-in-the-nation primary, many will do so using scanners that are at least 15 years old — with some potentially dating back to Bill Clinton’s presidency. Election experts say the aging AccuVote ballot tabulators in use across roughly half the state’s
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By Alisha Ebrahimji and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A charter bus company hired by the state of Texas to transport migrants to Chicago is trying to flip the script on the border crisis in a federal lawsuit against the city alleging that its ordinance banning unannounced migrant drop-offs is unconstitutional and punishes transportation companies
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