NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Hunter Schafer was among dozens of war protesters arrested at NBC’s headquarters in Manhattan during President Joe Biden’s appearance on “Late Night with Seth Myers” earlier this week. Protest organizers confirmed Wednesday the 25-year-old “Euphoria” star was among more than 100 demonstrators who packed the lobby at 30 Rockefeller Plaza
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Haunting first-look images of Bill Skarsgård and FKA Twigs in the upcoming remake of the 1994 noir thriller “The Crow” were released on Wednesday, bringing renewed focus and honor to the classic’s original star, the late Brandon Lee. “Brandon was an original voice and I think he will always
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The five hockey players charged with sexual assault in Canada have asked for and been granted a trial by jury. One of the lawyers representing former NHL player Alex Formenton confirmed the request for a jury trial in an email to The Associated Press. Formenton and current NHL players
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El líder de la minoría del Senado, Mitch McConnell, dejará su cargo de líder del Partido Republicano en noviembre, anunció el miércoles el republicano de Kentucky en el pleno del Senado, lo que marca el final de una era en el Capitolio al tiempo que se alista una importante
Continue ReadingBy ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Inside giant white tents that house about 1,000 migrants near Tucson International Airport, Border Patrol agents demonstrate clockwork efficiency to release detainees within two days of arrest with orders to appear in immigration courts at their final destinations. Agents transmit information from the field to colleagues
Continue ReadingBy ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Inside giant white tents that house about 1,000 migrants near Tucson International Airport, Border Patrol agents demonstrate clockwork efficiency to release detainees within two days of arrest with orders to appear in immigration courts at their final destinations. Agents transmit information from the field to colleagues
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York state Legislature has approved a Democrat-drawn congressional map that gives the party a modest boost in a few battleground districts, helping their candidates in a heavily contested election year when House races in the state could determine control of Congress. Lawmakers in the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Singer Marian Anderson is getting new recognition 30 years after her death. The pioneering Black contralto’s name will now replace Verizon’s on the Philadelphia Orchestra hall, a key cultural institution in the city she was born in in 1897. Anderson repeatedly experienced racism throughout her storied career, which
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Republican Rep. Matt Rosendale says he will seek reelection to his U.S. House seat representing eastern Montana. Rosendale, a member of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus, announced his reelection bid Wednesday after abandoning a short-lived Senate campaign under pressure from party leaders.
Continue ReadingBy KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press Wisconsin cities recorded nearly 60-degree swings in temperatures within 24 hours from Tuesday into Wednesday morning. A review of the National Weather Service data shows the changes tied a record in at least one city and may have set a record for Milwaukee. Madison’s 70-degree high on Tuesday plunged to
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s conservatives pressed the Biden administration Wednesday to justify a federal ban on bump stocks, a device that can convert a semi-automatic rifle into a weapon that can fire far more rapidly. But after 90 minutes of argument in the high-profile dispute, it appeared
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Mitch McConnell knows where the Republican Party is headed, and he also knows it’s not a place where he should be a leader. ”Believe me, I know the politics within my party at this particular moment in time,” McConnell said on the Senate floor on Wednesday,
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When Hayao Miyazaki was contemplating whether he would come out of retirement in 2016, he put together a curiously self-critical proposal. “There’s nothing more pathetic than telling the world you’ll retire because of your age, then making yet another comeback,” wrote the filmmaker, now 83.
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Un aparatoso accidente automovilístico ocurrió ayer cuando el conductor de un auto circulaba en sentido contrario por la calle Gene Autry en Palm Springs donde chocó de frente con dos carros, luego otro vehículo trato de evadir el accidente y se volcó. Lamentablemente el chofer del auto que provocó la carambola resultó gravemente herido y
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — After a winter barrage of award shows — the Emmys, the Golden Globes, the Grammys — the grandaddy of them all, the Academy Awards, are around the corner. The 96th Oscars may be a coronation for “Oppenheimer,” which comes in with a leading 13 nominations, though other films, including “Barbie,” “Killers
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More than 75 stars, songwriters and rock legends are coming to the desert, beginning today, for the 14th annual Patrick Warburton Celebrity Golf Tournament, returning February 29-March 3, 2024. The celebrities will join golfers and other attendees for an annual weekend of golf and one-of-a-kind music events benefiting the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. In 2023,
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Ya inició en la corte de Indio el juicio contra un sujeto de 34 años acusado de matar a balazos a su esposa el 6 de mayo del 2015 en su casa de Desert Hot Springs ubicada cerca de las calles Palm Drive y Camino Aventura donde James Fidler balaceo a Janette Reyes de 19
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — When Saint Mary’s stumbled to five losses in the first eight games of a season that began with high expectations, the immediate goals were much more modest than conference titles and NCAA Tournament berths. “I was hoping for 4-5 when we were 3-5,” coach Randy
Continue ReadingBy REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A proposal meant to guide electoral authorities in setting the date for Venezuela’s presidential election includes more than 20 potential options ranging from as soon as mid-April through early December. The proposal announced Wednesday will be presented over the next few days to the governing
Continue ReadingBy VALERIE GONZALEZ and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Presidential visits to the border are usually short on substance and long on political theater and symbolism — starting with the choice of location. President Joe Biden and his Republican rival, Donald Trump, are making dueling appearances Thursday on the Texas border, but
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