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By Shawn Deng and Wayne Chang, CNN (CNN) — Two Chinese fishermen have drowned during a pursuit by Taiwan’s coast guard who accused them of entering prohibited waters off the coast of Taiwan’s Kinmen island. According to the coast guard, an unnamed mainland Chinese vessel had trespassed within about one nautical mile off the coast of Kinmen –
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Rob Whaley Jr.’s 17 points helped UNLV defeat Fresno State 67-65 on Wednesday night. Whaley split a pair of free throws to cap the scoring with 53 seconds remaining. Xavier DuSell missed a 3-pointer to end it. Whaley also had five rebounds for the Rebels (14-9, 7-4
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy is now the world’s fourth-largest after it contracted in the last quarter of 2023 and fell behind Germany. The government reported the economy shrank at an annual rate of 0.4% in October to December, according to Cabinet Office data on real GDP, though it
Continue Reading 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
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Another private U.S. company took a shot at the moon Thursday, launching a month after a rival’s lunar lander missed its mark and came crashing back. NASA, the main sponsor with experiments on board, is hoping for a successful moon landing next week as
Continue Reading By Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Three former police officers were sentenced in a Seoul court on Wednesday for destroying evidence related to the deadly Halloween crowd crush in the city’s Itaewon neighborhood in 2022. They are the first officers to be convicted of crimes related to the crowd crush, in which
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A trial is scheduled to begin Thursday in North Dakota’s years-old lawsuit seeking $38 million from the federal government for policing protests of the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016-17. The state filed the lawsuit in 2019, followed by years of legal wrangling before a judge set
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When the Golden State Warriors stopped playing the stingy defense that has carried them recently, Paul George and Norman Powell found every opening. Powell made four 3-pointers over the final 7:03 to score 21 points and outduel Stephen Curry down the stretch, and the Los
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and NICK INGRAM Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A historic railway station on the edge of downtown Kansas City became the latest backdrop for a mass shooting as gunfire near the end of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration sent terrified fans scrambling for cover and left 21 people
Continue ReadingBy BERNAT ARMANGUE and TARA COPP Associated Press ABOARD THE USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (AP) — Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and its accompanying warships have spent four months straight at sea defending against ballistic missiles and flying attack drones fired by Iranian-backed Houthis, and are now more regularly also defending
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — What a difference a few decades can make. Queen Camilla, once seen as the scourge of the House of Windsor, the woman at the heart of King Charles III’s doomed marriage to the late Princess Diana, has emerged as one of the monarchy’s most prominent emissaries. With
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The former mother-in-law of the woman who opened fire at a Houston megachurch tried for years to alert authorities and others, including church staff, about her ex-daughter-in-law’s mental health struggles, she said Wednesday. But Walli Carranza said nothing came of her actions. Carranza said she believes
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and NICK INGRAM Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A historic railway station on the edge of downtown Kansas City became the latest backdrop for a mass shooting as gunfire near the end of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration sent terrified fans scrambling for cover and left 21 people
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Indio girls water polo made history Wednesday night. In a crazy game and wild finish, Indio is going to Division 6 CIF with their win over Anaheim High School. @KESQ @BlakeArthur24 pic.twitter.com/K9mDWBqxxf— Kenji Ito (@KenjiitoKESQ) February 15, 2024 The Rajahs advanced to the Division 6 championship following their 14-13 win over Anaheim in the semifinals.
Continue ReadingBy ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday will consider whether Texas can enforce a new law that gives police broad authority to arrest migrants who are accused of entering the U.S. illegally and empowers local judges to order them out of the country. The hearing in Austin is
Continue ReadingBy ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday will consider whether Texas can enforce a new law that gives police broad authority to arrest migrants who are accused of entering the U.S. illegally and empowers local judges to order them out of the country. The hearing in Austin is
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit against the National Rifle Association and its former executives over years of questionable spending is nothing more than a political witch hunt, a lawyer for former NRA head Wayne LaPierre argued Thursday in a Manhattan courtroom. The NRA’s lawyer,
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT Associated Press LEDEGEM, Belgium (AP) — On a farm in northern Belgium, not far from the hundreds of tractors blocking Europe’s second-biggest port to demand more respect for farmers, Bart Dochy was switching on his computer, waiting for a government program to load with maps of his land next to empty digital
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s vaunted independent voters are becoming scarcer as Super Tuesday approaches. Unenrolled voters represented the state’s largest voting bloc for more than three decades and contributed to the state’s political identity in a place with a reputation for pragmatic moderation. But that distinction no longer holds.
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Preparations were underway today ahead of the 76th annual Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival kicking off this weekend. Visitors can expect a variety of rides, vendors, curiosities and food, including date tastings and date beer and whiskey. Changes this year include moving the kid’s carnival closer to the entrance of the fair on Highway
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