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PHOENIX (AP) — It’s no joke. Humorous and quirky messages on electronic signs will soon disappear from highways and freeways across the country. The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has given states two years to implement all the changes outlined in its new 1,100-page manual released last month, including rules that spells out how signs and
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A “Flamin’ Hot” screening is on the agenda to be screened at Mary Pickford in Cathedral City. The director, Eva Longoria, and actors Annie Gonzalez & Jesse Garcia are making their debut at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. The story tells an account of Richard Montañez’s life. In the film, Montañez is played by Jesse Garcia, who,
Continue ReadingAL-RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — A moment of silence was observed and then shouts of “free Palestine” rang out ahead of the Asian Cup game between Iran and the Palestinian soccer team. As the Israel-Hamas war reached the 100-day mark both teams lined up in the center of the field at Education City Stadium and an
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Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. is being commemorated at La Quinta High School. The theme of this year is Living The Dream: it starts with hope, courage, and unity. Organizers from the Palm Springs Black History Committee say their purpose is to continue to recognize and educate the African-American community and society about the
Continue ReadingAL-RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — A moment of silence was observed and then shouts of “free Palestine” rang out ahead of the Asian Cup game between Iran and the Palestinian soccer team. As the Israel-Hamas war reached the 100-day mark both teams lined up in the center of the field at Education City Stadium and an
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — In a story published January 12, 2024, about violence in the West Bank, The Associated Press erroneously reported that a 34-year-old Palestinian had been shot in the leg. The Israeli military said the wounded man was a reservist soldier wounded by a Palestinian attacker.
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Nielsen Click here for updates on this story NORTH TEXAS (KTVT) — The countdown to Sunday’s big game is on—Cowboys vs. Packers. It’s a rivalry well known in professional football, but even more well known in two DFW bars. And though they’re rooting against each other Sunday, there’s more keeping them together than
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Authorities are urging residents on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion to shelter indoors as a powerful storm bears down packing hurricane-force winds. Forecaster Meteo France issued a code red cyclone alert for the storm, named Belal, and said it is expected to be “very dangerous.” It forecast “a strong probability”
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS BEAUMONT, HANNAH FINGERHUT and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press INDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) — All the major candidates for the Republican presidential nomination are campaigning in Iowa as they appeal to supporters to turn out for the caucuses despite the frigid weather. Below-zero temperatures and the remnants of a weekend blizzard are threatening to
Continue ReadingBy Gabrielle Dawson Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — A Livonia pharmacy owner was sentenced to three years in prison, the United States Department of Justice announced. Zaman Alshafey pled guilty to wire fraud and money laundering, officials said. He was ordered to forfeit about $9 million as the gross
Continue ReadingBy Tracy Gladney Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Texas (KTBS) — Texarkana police are asking for help finding two people who threw a dog over the North State Line/I-30 overpass on Jan.5. The four-year-old female pit mix, now aptly named ‘Miracle, ’survived the fall with a broken leg, bruised lungs, and other
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The Jim Harbaugh derby for NFL teams is about to heat up. A week after leading the University of Michigan to a national title in the College Football Playoff, Harbaugh will meet with the Los Angeles Chargers about their head coach vacancy this week, a person familiar with the
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Trager Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — A 39-year-old woman was found dead in Frontenac Saturday in what investigators have called a sudden death. Sarah Kathleen Sweeney was a local doctor. She was found inside a home belonging to a firefighter, a man who has connections to
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT McFETRIDGE and TRISHA AHMED Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa principal who put himself in harm’s way to protect students during a school shooting earlier this month died Sunday, a funeral home confirmed. Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory confirmed the death of Perry High School Principal Dan Marburger after
Continue ReadingBy Derek James Click here for updates on this story HOPKINS, Minnesota (WCCO) — A local non-profit that aims to make sure children have warm heads and hands is getting help from a knitter in one of the most tropical places. Inside the headquarters of Hats and Mittens in Hopkins, volunteers sort donations of new
Continue ReadingBy MUHAMMAD FAROOQ, DANICA KIRKA and MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — From Berlin to London and Limassol to Karachi, tens of thousands of people took to the streets Sunday to mark the 100th day of Israel’s war with Hamas. Opposing demonstrations either demanded the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas or
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Sosa, Ruben Rosario Click here for updates on this story MIAMI GARDENS, Florida (WSVN) — Rescue crews rushed a toddler to the hospital after she was reportedly pulled from a Miami Gardens canal. Cameras captured Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews as they wheeled the 1-and-a-half-year-old victim into the emergency room at Jackson North Medical
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — A record high tide in Maine washed away three historic fishing shacks that had stood since the 1800s and formed the backdrop of countless photographs. Michelle Erskine said she was visiting fisherman’s point at Willard Beach in South Portland on Saturday when she captured video footage
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Joyce Randolph, a veteran stage and television actress whose role as the savvy Trixie Norton on “The Honeymooners” provided the perfect foil to her dimwitted TV husband, has died. She was 99. Randolph died of natural causes Saturday night at her home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, her son
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer and Manu Raju, CNN Republicans had hoped that Hunter Biden could have helped prove their central allegation that his father, Joe Biden, engaged in a pay-to-play scheme and acted corruptly while in office. But Hunter Biden refused to testify behind closed doors. And now the GOP may simply assume what they haven’t been
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