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By PETER SMITH Associated Press The basement synagogue that was the scene of a brawl this week between worshippers and New York City police has a long and storied connection with a Brooklyn rabbi who led a global movement and remains revered three decades since his death. The fight broke out Monday when authorities moved
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The Indio Police Department’s Unsheltered Assistance Unit hosted its first annual resource fair on Thursday. Booths were set up on Miles Avenue. Resources included food, health care, shelter information, addiction support, and rehab options. “It’s the first unsheltered person‘s resource fair that we’ve had,” said Indio Police Department Acting Lieutenant Lisa Corton. “We want to
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal tax charges filed after the collapse of a plea deal that could have spared him the spectacle of a criminal trial during the 2024 campaign. Hunter Biden has been accused of nine felony
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Four Cal State San Bernardino Palm Desert Campus first-year students received a University Legacy Scholarship to cover their full tuition and fees, net of financial aid, for four years, school officials announced today. “The University Legacy Scholarship provides an opportunity for outstanding graduating high school seniors attending high schools in the Coachella Valley to compete
Continue ReadingBALTIMORE (AP) — Reggie Wells, who spent 30 years as Oprah Winfrey’s personal makeup artist, has died in his native Baltimore. He was 76. His niece, Kristina Conner, told The Associated Press that Wells died Monday of natural causes. In addition to Winfrey, Wells worked with former first lady Michelle Obama, Beyoncé, Halle Berry and
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Documents released to The Associated Press show that the Wisconsin Judicial Commission this week dismissed complaints filed by Wisconsin’s former state courts director after he was fired by four liberal justices of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Randy Koschnick filed the complaints against the justices who fired
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN New York (CNN) — eBay will pay a $3 million criminal penalty for a harassment campaign, including sending live cockroaches, of a Massachusetts-based couple who ran a newsletter that was sometimes critical of the company. eBay was charged with six criminal offenses, including stalking, witness tampering and obstruction of justice, after
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal tax charges filed after the collapse of a plea deal that could have spared him the spectacle of a criminal trial during the 2024 campaign. Hunter Biden has been accused of nine felony
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By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A skier said she would be back on the slopes Thursday, a day after she was buried by an avalanche that roared down a mountain at a California resort near Lake Tahoe, leaving several people trapped and a 66-year-old man dead. It was the first U.S.
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Several Jewish students have filed a lawsuit against Harvard University, accusing it of becoming “a bastion of rampant anti-Jewish hatred and harassment.” The lawsuit filed Wednesday mirrors others filed since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, including against The Art Institute of Chicago, New York University
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN New York (CNN) — More Americans are buckling under the weight of mounting credit card debt. All stages of credit card delinquency (30, 60 and 90 days past due) jumped higher during the third quarter of last year, surpassing pre-pandemic levels for the first time, according to a report released Thursday
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — From electric cars to transparent TVs to the latest accessibility tech and virtual assistants backed by artificial intelligence, there was a wide range of innovations on display at the CES tech show in Las Vegas this week. The best of it aimed to solve big real-world problems. Some of it aimed
Continue ReadingCNN By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump went on a conspiracy theory-laden rant at a news conference Thursday after his attorneys wrapped up their closing arguments at his civil fraud trial in New York. As he often does, Trump bashed the state prosecutors who are seeking more than $370 million from him and his
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal tax crimes after an earlier deal imploded that would have avoided a trial.
Continue ReadingBy Jill Martin and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Legendary head coach Bill Belichick confirmed on Thursday that he is leaving the New England Patriots after 24 seasons, during which the franchise won six Super Bowl titles. Standing next to Patriots owner Robert Kraft at a media conference, Belichick said the two of them had
Continue ReadingCNN, WFXT By Jill Martin and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Legendary head coach Bill Belichick confirmed on Thursday that he is leaving the New England Patriots after 24 seasons, during which the franchise won six Super Bowl titles. Standing next to Patriots owner Robert Kraft at a media conference, Belichick said the two of
Continue ReadingBy Khiree Stewart Click here for updates on this story WESTMINSTER, Maryland (WBAL) — Carroll County Public Schools is imposing new restrictions on what books can be distributed to students. The Carroll County Board of Education voted unanimously in favor Wednesday of a policy stating that instructional and supplemental materials shall not contain sexually explicit
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — There are two types of cinephiles in the world: Aki Kaurismäki fans and future Aki Kaurismäki fans. Alma Pöysti and Jussi Vatanen, the Finnish stars of his latest, the tragicomic romance “Fallen Leaves,” are getting to meet both during their whirlwind tour of America at
Continue ReadingBy Sasha Lenninger Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — The Albuquerque Police Department is seeing an increase in juveniles committing crimes. “They are involved in criminal activity and the number one criminal activity they all go back to is auto theft,” said Chief Harold Medina during a press conference
Continue ReadingBy Tim Callery Click here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (WMUR) — A trial has been delayed for a Manchester woman accused of abandoning her newborn baby in the woods shortly after giving birth. The trial of Alexandra Eckersley was supposed to start this month, but during a pretrial hearing Wednesday, the
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