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By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities are investigating a suspicious envelope sent to the elections office in Yuba County on Wednesday morning that might have contained fentanyl. The Yuba County Sheriff’s Department will investigate the incident. The envelope was sent to the Yuba County Registrar of Voters headquarters, about 40 miles
Continue ReadingBy TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities are investigating a suspicious envelope sent to the elections office in Yuba County on Wednesday morning that might have contained fentanyl. The Yuba County Sheriff’s Department will investigate the incident. The envelope was sent to the Yuba County Registrar of Voters headquarters, about 40 miles
Continue ReadingBy DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal lawsuit alleges that two teenage girls were kept in isolation cells for weeks in unsanitary conditions at a troubled Kentucky juvenile detention facility. Both were held at the Adair County Youth Detention Center in late 2022. The class-action suit filed Monday also details alleged
Continue ReadingBy BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrats in majority control of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives have advanced several gun control measures. One of the proposals passed by the Judiciary Committee on Wednesday would ban sales of automatic and semi-automatic guns. The bills were passed on party lines and await
Continue ReadingDENVER (AP) — The Denver Post reports Colorado state Rep. Mike Lynch was arrested in 2022 on suspicion of drunken driving and possession of a gun while intoxicated. The episode stayed under wraps until the paper reported it Wednesday. Lynch is the Republican minority leader in the Colorado House. He is running for the hotly
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has quelled a Conservative Party rebellion and got his stalled plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda through the House of Commons. Lawmakers voted by 320 to 276 Wednesday to back a bill that aims to overcome a U.K. Supreme
Continue ReadingFourteen people, including nine construction workers who were renovating a Yale University-owned building, have been hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning. Rick Fontana, New Haven’s emergency operations director, says one of the workers was found lying unconscious Wednesday outside of the building, which is a couple of blocks from Yale’s campus. That worker is in critical
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — An aide who called 911 requesting an ambulance to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s house on New Year’s Day asked that the ambulance be discreet and “not show up with lights and sirens” due to a desire by Austin’s camp to be “subtle.” It’s the latest revelation in what has been a damaging episode for the Pentagon,
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The Cathedral City Fire Department on Saturday will continue its series of events aimed at promoting community safety, education and engagement. A smoke alarm installation campaign throughout the community will get underway at 8 a.m. Saturday, according to the fire department. Firefighters and volunteers will install and test smoke alarms until 2 p.m. that day
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Juan Alvarado (CNN Español) –– Los deportes de videojuegos ―o eSports― siguen dando de que hablar en Estados Unidos y en el mundo… y sus actuales reyes son los jóvenes Umut Gültekin y Anders Vejrgang. Según la revista Forbes, por lo menos 10 organizaciones de este tipo de deportes electrónicos superaron una valorización de US$
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN and MELISSA PEREZ WINDER Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — As temperatures hover below freezing in Chicago, dozens of asylum-seekers are staying in the lower level of a library until the bitter cold gripping much of the country lifts. But after that, Chicago’s plans for offering immediate shelter to the growing number of
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — For nearly a week, frigid temperatures from Chicago to northern Texas have made life difficult for electric-vehicle drivers. Many have complained about long lines for charging stations, and even that their EVs wouldn’t charge when plugged in. But experts say there are ways to
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Brent Brennan served as a graduate assistant under Dick Tomey for a season at Arizona and spent four more years working for the coach at San Jose State. As Arizona’s newly named head coach, Brennan is both a link to the program’s past successes under
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Jamie Dimon has a warning for Democrats: Don’t dismiss Trump supporters as people who are exclusively attracted to his personality. Former President Donald Trump was right about some critical issues, the JPMorgan CEO says. “I wish the Democrats would think a little more carefully when they talk about MAGA,” Dimon
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The United States has been consistently experiencing more and more billion-dollar disasters over the years. In fact, of the six years with the most billion-dollar disasters, four have been in this decade. All six have occurred in the last 15 years. Credit: Climate.gov Looking at the nation as a whole, we get a snapshot of
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A U.S.-owned ship in the Gulf of Aden has come under attack from a bomb-carrying drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The attack on the Genco Picardy represented the second in recent days targeting vessels directly linked to America after U.S.-led strikes targeting the Houthis. It also
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Jacob Elordi is taking a step – and a bit of a tumble – toward preparing for his “Saturday Night Live” hosting debut in a new promo for the upcoming episode this weekend. In the video posted to the long-running sketch show’s X page on Wednesday, the “Euphoria” star
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A Coachella man suspected of trying to kidnap a 15-year-old girl in Thermal re-entered not guilty pleas today to felony charges. Christian Daniel Arreola, 20, is charged with one felony count each of assault with intent to commit mayhem, sexual battery, and attempted kidnapping, robbery and/or rape. He initially pleaded not guilty to the
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard and Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Winter storms can derail our daily schedules and travel plans — but extreme cold, freezing rain, wind and snow can also affect our health. In recent years, death rates in the United States have been 8% to 12% higher during winter months, according to mortality data
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, CNN Washington (CNN) — Chinese-made drones “continue to pose a significant risk to critical infrastructure and US national security” and companies should be wary of using them, the FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency warned in a new memo issued Wednesday. The warning comes as the US has been working to
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