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By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press Missiles, rockets and drones struck targets around the Middle East this week as the United States, Israel and others clashed with Iran-allied militant groups. Attacks hit in vital Red Sea shipping lanes, along Israeli-Lebanon borders emptied by fleeing residents and in the region’s crowded capitals and U.S. military installations. Together,
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. humanitarian chief is describing Gaza as “uninhabitable” three months into Israel’s war with Hamas. Martin Griffiths warns that famine is looming and a public health disaster is unfolding, in a grim assessment of the devastating impact of Israel’s military response to the horrific
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Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — La mayoría de los jubilados cobra el haber mínimo en Argentina, alrededor de US$ 123 mensuales, si tomamos como referencia la cotización oficial de la moneda estadounidense. Son más de cinco millones de personas, según estimaciones de expertos previsionales. Pero lo que muchos no saben es que, al mismo tiempo,
Continue ReadingBy MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (AP) — A judge on Friday ordered the conditional release of Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco while he is investigated for allegations he had a relationship with a 14-year-old girl and gave her mother a car and thousands of dollars in
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press CUMMING, Iowa (AP) — The shooting in Perry, Iowa, has cast a shadow over the state’s upcoming first-in-the-nation Republican presidential caucuses. Three candidates were asked about it Thursday and Friday at campaign stops as they gear up for the Jan. 15 caucuses. Some were just a short drive from the
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department has spent nearly $24 million investigating and prosecuting former President Donald Trump and his allies, according to expense reports. In the most recent expense report released Friday, which covers April 2023 to September 2023, special counsel Jack Smith’s office reported spending $7.4 million on things such
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and MORGAN LEE Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s top prosecutor said Friday that the state’s five Republican electors cannot be prosecuted under the current law for filing election certificates that falsely declared Donald Trump the winner of the 2020 presidential race. However, Democratic Attorney General Raúl Torrez is
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds are back at Acrisure Arena as excitement builds for the first home games of 2024. They are coming back to the ‘bird barn with a pair of high-scoring wins as they head into back-to-back battles on Saturday and Sunday against the Abbotsford Canucks. News Channel 3 caught up with the players
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A felon who joined two others in breaking into a house that had been evacuated due to threats from a large wildfire near Hemet was on probation today after admitting misdemeanor charges. John Jason Blackwood, 45, of Hemet on Thursday admitted a trespassing count, along with a charge of entering an area closed due to
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Investigadores del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (Conicet) de Argentina dieron a conocer el hallazgo de fósiles de una especie desconocida de dinosaurio herbívoro de cuello largo, en la provincia de Neuquén, en el sur del país. La especie descubierta fue bautizada con el nombre de
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street closed its worst week since Halloween with a listless Friday after reports showed workers are getting bigger raises, but key parts of the economy still don’t look like they’re overheating. The S&P 500 rose 8.56 points, or 0.2%, to 4,697.24 after drifting between
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — China vivió en 2023 su año más caluroso registrado, informaron los medios estatales esta semana, mientras el país que más contamina en el mundo enfrentó una serie de implacables olas de calor y otros fenómenos climáticos extremos impulsados por la crisis climática causada por el hombre. Los récords de temperatura diarios
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former Ohio state lawmaker has been sentenced to two years of probation for domestic violence and must perform 250 hours of community service. Republican state Rep. Bob Young was also ordered Friday to abstain from alcohol as part of his probation and can’t enter bars and liquor stores. Young was
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Variety today hosted its 10 Directors to Watch as well as its Creative Impact Awards Brunch as part of the Palm Springs International Film Festival. At the brunch, which was held Friday at Parker Palm Springs, Variety honored Penelope Cruz with the Creative Impact in Acting Award, Yorgos Lanthimos with the Creative Impact in Directing
Continue ReadingHAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Authorities in the U.S. territory of Guam are vowing to bring to justice those who fatally shot a Korean visitor in a tourist district. KUAM-TV reports the shooting occurred when the traveler and his wife were walking toward a hotel on Guam’s popular Tumon Bay from a nearby beach on Thursday
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street drifted to a higher close but still marked its first losing week in the last 10. The listless trading followed reports showing workers are getting bigger raises, but also that key parts of the economy still don’t look like they’re overheating. The S&P
Continue ReadingINVERNESS, Calif. (AP) — Time is apparently running out for California’s “Inverness Shipwreck,” an old wooden boat that became an Instagram star as it rotted on a shoreline north of San Francisco. Recent storms have made a shambles of the forlorn vessel named Point Reyes, which was already deteriorated from the over-attention of visitors to
Continue ReadingINVERNESS, Calif. (AP) — Time is apparently running out for California’s “Inverness Shipwreck,” an old wooden boat that became an Instagram star as it rotted on a shoreline north of San Francisco. Recent storms have made a shambles of the forlorn vessel named Point Reyes, which was already deteriorated from the over-attention of visitors to
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BEL AIR, Maryland (WJZ) — The last bedtime of 17-month-old Hayden Fell’s life was heartbreakingly normal. Crib video shows the toddler in pajamas playing happily as his parents and sister sang “Wheels on the Bus” with his twin brother. The next morning, Hayden’s dad couldn’t
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s top budget official is warning in stark terms about how lawmakers are running out of time to approve new aid for Ukraine. Shalanda Young, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, calls the situation “dire” and says there is no money
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