NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — A teachers strike in a Boston suburb entered its eighth day Tuesday with both sides still unable to agree on salaries and other issues. The Newton School Committee said Tuesday that it has made another revised offer to the Newton Teachers Association, which it described as a fair and competitive offer.
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google’s corporate parent returned to double-digit revenue growth during last year’s final quarter, signaling the internet powerhouse has regained its footing even as it grapples with regulatory and competitive threats to its digital empire. The results announced Tuesday by Alphabet Inc. marked the third consecutive
Continue ReadingRUSHVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A man accused of strangling and killing a 17-year-old central Indiana girl who worked for him has agreed to plead guilty to murder. Court documents state 59-year-old Patrick Scott of Arlington entered the plea in Rush County Circuit Court last week. The body of Valerie Tindall was discovered in November in
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Michael McLeod of the NHL’s New Jersey Devils has been charged with sexual assault. His lawyers say McLeod has been charged by police in London, Ontario, and will be pleading not guilty. The development comes two days after former NHL player Alex Formenton turned himself into police to face
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The eighth annual Taste of Jalisco Festival, featuring a carnival, music, food trucks and tequila tasting, will begin today in Cathedral City. The event will be held until Sunday in downtown Cathedral City, 68600 East Palm Canyon Drive, according to festival organizers. The event will kick off at 5 p.m. Friday with a raising
Continue ReadingBy RANDALL CHASE AP Business Writer DOVER, Del. (AP) — Elon Musk is not entitled to a landmark compensation package awarded by Tesla’s board of directors that is potentially worth more than $55 billion, a Delaware judge ruled Tuesday. The ruling by Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick comes more than five years after a shareholder
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — PayPal is cutting about 9% of its workforce, the company said Tuesday. The layoffs join the long list of tech companies that have trimmed staff, from Amazon to eBay, in just the first month of the new year. CEO Alex Chriss cited the need to push forward
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — More than 2.5 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis were reported in the United States in 2022 as the country’s epidemic of sexually transmitted infections continues to grow. Chlamydia accounted for about two-thirds of the STIs that were reported in 2022, according to an annual report published Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will visit Michigan to meet with members of the United Auto Workers, according to a campaign official speaking on the condition of anonymity. His trip to the key battleground state on Thursday comes as he faces sharp criticism from Arab and Muslim leaders over
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press The New York City Council has overridden a mayoral veto of a bill to require police officers to document basic information whenever they question someone. The issue was thrust into the national spotlight this weekend when NYPD officers pulled over a Black lawmaker without giving him a
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — When the Tropicana Las Vegas opened in 1957, Nevada’s lieutenant governor unlocked the door to what would become a Sin City landmark for more than a half-century. Then he threw away the key. “This was to signify that the Tropicana would always stay open,” said historian
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, Arlette Saenz, Steve Contorno and Betsy Klein, CNN As far as presidents go, the Palm Beach region is the domain of the former White House occupant Donald Trump. But for a few hours Tuesday, it was President Joe Biden’s motorcade zipping through the wealthy South Florida enclave as the Democrat looks to line his campaign
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — While Celine Dion’s performing career remains on hold as she lives with stiff person syndrome, a rare neurological disorder, she is chronicling her journey in a new documentary titled “I Am: Celine Dion” and remains optimistic that she’ll one day be able to take the stage again. “This last
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Some local students were recognized for their academic success. Students from each of Palm Springs Unified School District’s elementary, middle, and high schools were nominated by their school principals. The Palm Springs Leadership Association, which is made up of PSUSD administrators and managers, honored the students during the Every Student Succeeding Awards on Monday. “Why these students
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle, Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones and New England Patriots long snapper Joe Cardona are the finalists for the NFL’s 13th annual Salute to Service Award. The league and sponsor USAA made the announcement on Tuesday. The finalists were chosen from among 32
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Business and agricultural groups sued California on Tuesday over the most sweeping climate disclosure mandates in the nation, arguing the policies signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom last year overstep on the federal government’s authority to regulate emissions nationwide. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, California
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek court has acquitted a group of 16 aid workers and volunteers of charges linked with their efforts to rescue migrants making the dangerous sea crossing in small boats from neighboring Turkey. The trial on the eastern island of Lesbos on espionage and other charges had attracted international scrutiny, with
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s Republican attorney general put his weight behind a legislative effort Tuesday to bring nitrogen gas executions to the state, joining what could be a national movement in pro-death penalty states to expand capital punishment on the heels of Alabama’s first use of the method
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Twenty-two high schools throughout Riverside County are participating in this year’s 42nd Annual County Mock Trial competition. “I learned a lot of interview skills and how to ask people questions in an appropriate manner that I carried over into my law practice as I was a practicing attorney,” said Riverside County Superior Court Judge Melissa
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — In a story published Jan. 29 about National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre ’s testimony at a civil trial, The Associated Press erroneously reported that LaPierre used the advocacy group’s money to buy a luxury handbag for his wife. LaPierre testified that he purchased the handbag as a gift for an
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