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Month: January 2024

NRA chief Wayne LaPierre takes the stand in his civil trial, defends luxury vacations

NEW YORK (AP) — Outgoing National Rifle Association leader Wayne LaPierre has testified in the New York civil trial over allegations that he violated the trust of the group’s 5 million members by enriching himself and close associates. LaPierre acknowledged taking luxury vacations paid for by a media producer during testimony before jurors Friday. He

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Kenji Ito

Kenji Ito is a Sports Anchor/Producer/Reporter for KESQ News Channel 3. He joined the Desert’s News Leader in January 2024. You can catch his reports duringthe week and sportscasts on the weekends at 6, 6:30, 10 and 11 PM. Kenji earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Sports Journalism from the Walter Cronkite School of

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Sofía Vergara dice que sus papeles como actriz han sido “limitados” por su acento

macamilarincon (CNN) –– Sofía Vergara dice que su acento colombiano no siempre le ha permitido conseguir los papeles que deseaba. Vergara, quien actualmente interpreta a la narcotraficante colombiana Griselda Blanco en “Griselda” de Netflix, ha buscado intencionalmente personajes en los que su acento sea una ventaja. “Siempre estoy buscando personajes porque no hay muchos que

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Liquefied Natural Gas: What to know about LNG and Biden’s decision to delay gas export proposals

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Friday it is delaying consideration of new natural gas export terminals in the United States, even as gas shipments to Europe and Asia have soared since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The decision by President Joe Biden, announced as the 2024 presidential election year

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Jury says Donald Trump must pay an additional $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll in defamation case

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, LARRY NEUMEISTER and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A jury ordered Donald Trump to pay $83.3 million in additional damages to the longtime advice columnist E. Jean Carroll on Friday, delivering a stinging, expensive rebuke to the former president who has continued to attack Carroll over her claims that

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Coachella Valley remembering holocaust victims ahead of International Remembrance Day

Saturday, Jan. 27, is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. On Friday, hundreds in the Jewish community and their allies gathered at Palm Desert Civic Center Park to honor Holocaust victims. The community prayed, sang worship songs, and highlighted the horrors of the Holocaust. Six million Jews and millions of other Nazism victims lost their lives. Palm

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Museums to close exhibits featuring Native American artifacts, as new federal regulations take effect

By Chandelis Duster and Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — The American Museum of Natural History in New York and other museums across the United States are closing or adapting exhibits featuring Native American objects, in response to new regulations from the Biden administration. The regulations, which went into effect on January 12, require museums and federal agencies to consult and obtain informed consent from descendants,

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The south entrance to the American Museum of Natural History is shown in this photo

Museums to close exhibits featuring Native American artifacts, as new federal regulations take effect

CNN By Chandelis Duster and Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — The American Museum of Natural History in New York and other museums across the United States are closing or adapting exhibits featuring Native American objects, in response to new regulations from the Biden administration. The regulations, which went into effect on January 12, require museums and federal agencies to consult and obtain informed consent from

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Small plane crashes in neighborhood after takeoff from New Hampshire airport; pilot hospitalized

LONDONDERRY, N.H. (AP) — Authorities say a small plane crashed in a neighborhood near the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport in New Hampshire shortly after takeoff, and firefighters helped remove the trapped pilot, who was taken to a hospital. The Federal Aviation Administration says the pilot was the only person on board the Wiggins Airways plane. The

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Opinion: The ‘Barbie’ outrage is missing a very important point’

Opinion by Hannah Ryan (CNN) — It’s Oscars season and “Barbie” is dominating the discourse. Since the nominations were announced on Tuesday, fans of Greta Gerwig’s pink-tinged fantasy have been taking to social media to make it clear that they’re not happy that Gerwig and star Margot Robbie didn’t bag nominations for their respective categories in best director and

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Tras la ejecución de Kenneth Smith, fiscal general dice que Alabama “definitivamente tendrá más ejecuciones por hipoxia de nitrógeno”

Sofía Benavides (CNN) — El fiscal General de Alabama, Steve Marshall, defendió el método de ejecución utilizado para ejecutar a Kenneth Smith y dijo: “Definitivamente tendremos más ejecuciones por hipoxia de nitrógeno en Alabama”. “A partir de anoche, la hipoxia de nitrógeno como medio de ejecución ya no es algo no probado, sino todo lo

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