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Month: February 2024

New small business development center launches in Palm Springs with focus on Spanish-speakers

The Caravan SDBC, hosted by the Caravanserai Project in Palm Springs, celebrated the opening of its new business center on E. Tahquitz Canyon Way. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was attended by Mayor Jeffrey Bernstein, Mike Daniel – OCIE SBDC Network Director, Chris Earl – Assistant Deputy Director, Innovation & Entrepreneurship and Southern California Regional Advisor, Carolina Rosas

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US investigators visit homes of two Palestinian-American teens killed in the West Bank

By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The families of two Palestinian-American teenagers killed in separate but eerily similar incidents in the West Bank say investigators from the American Embassy have visited their homes to look into the shootings. Launching American probes into the killings of Mohammad Khdour and Tawfic Abdel Jabbar reflects what

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Man charged with beheading father carried photos of federal buildings, bomb plans, DA says

By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press The suburban Philadelphia man charged with decapitating his father and posting a video online in which he holds up the severed head had a device with photos of federal buildings and apparent instructions for making explosives when he was arrested. The Bucks County District Attorney on Thursday charged Justin Mohn

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Kansas City shooting may have stemmed from personal dispute, police say; 2 juveniles detained

CNN By Nouran Salahieh, Dakin Andone, Shimon Prokupecz and Josh Campbell, CNN Kansas City, Missouri (CNN) — Two juveniles have been detained in connection with Wednesday’s shooting following the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration rally, which left one dead and more than 20 wounded, police said. At least 23 victims have been identified, including

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Senegal’s top election authority voids president’s decree to postpone Feb. 25 presidential vote

By BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s top election authority has voided the president’s postponement of a presidential election scheduled for Feb. 25 and its rescheduling in December, saying the moves were unconstitutional. A judgement approved by seven members of Senegal’s Constitutional Council cancelled the decree signed by President Macky Sall that

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Venezuela orders UN human rights office to close, accusing it of anti-government activity

By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government on Thursday ordered the local United Nations office on human rights to suspend operations and gave its staff 72 hours to leave, accusing it of assisting coup plotters and terrorist groups. Foreign Affairs Minister Yván Gil announced the decision at a news conference

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‘It doesn’t get easier’: Father of 9th grader killed in Parkland shooting 6 years ago shares his pain

By Angela Rozier Click here for updates on this story     PARKLAND, Florida (WPBF) — The Parkland and Coral Springs community continued to embrace the family members of the 17 killed and 17 injured at Parkland Marjory Stoneman High School on Feb. 14, 2018. Dozens gathered at the Eagles Haven Community Wellness Center to honor the

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