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Three men accused of robbing and gunning down a 25-year-old Desert Hot Springs woman during a drug transaction must stand trial for first-degree murder and other charges, a judge ruled today. Dimetrius Eugene Lugo, 24, Shyrum Trequell Taylor, 27, and Barry J. Williams Jr., 34, allegedly killed Alycia Alexander in October 2017. Following a
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the response from Hamas on a deal to free the remaining hostages and reach a sustained pause in fighting in Gaza “creates space for agreement to be reached,” despite containing what he called “some clear nonstarters.” “We will work at that relentlessly
Continue ReadingBy RON TODT and MATT ROURKE Associated Press EAST LANSDOWNE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say two police officers have been wounded by gunfire at a home in southeastern Pennsylvania that later became engulfed in flames. Emergency officials in Delaware County say officers were called to the house in East Lansdowne on Wednesday afternoon on a
Continue ReadingBy SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio police officer says he heard gunshots but did not witness a sheriff’s deputy shoot and kill a Black man, nor did he see the weapon the former deputy said Casey Goodson Jr. used to threaten him. Testifying Wednesday in the murder trial
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge who presided over the trial that resulted in an $83 million award to writer E. Jean Carroll for her defamation claims against former President Donald Trump says rejecting his lawyer’s midtrial mistrial request was not a close call. Federal Judge Lewis A. Kaplan issued
Continue ReadingBy GEOFF MULVIHILL and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press Two Ohio departments have backed off proposed rules that would have made the state just the second with a policy limiting gender-affirming care for adults. The revised plans Wednesday came after gathering public comment on proposals released last month. Transgender people and their healthcare providers feared the
Continue ReadingBy QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, LOLITA C. BALDOR and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — A U.S. drone strike blew up a car in the Iraqi capital Wednesday night, killing a high-ranking commander of the powerful Kataib Hezbollah militia who is responsible for “directly planning and participating in attacks” on American troops in the region, the
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, Nick Valencia and Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is asking a superior court to reject subpoenas for her and several staff members to testify at a hearing next week where they could face questions about her relationship with her top deputy, characterizing the attempt to dismiss
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota has reached a settlement with Eli Lilly and Co. in a price gouging lawsuit against the country’s three biggest insulin manufacturers that guarantees that Minnesotans can now buy Lilly-produced insulin for only $35 a month for the next five years, Attorney General Keith Ellison
Continue ReadingBy DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The long road of bringing the World Cup in cross country skiing back to the U.S. has hit one final speed bump with the lack of snow in Minnesota. The Twin Cities metro area is on pace for the least snowy winter on record. Race organizers
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The 2024 BNP Paribas Open, held at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 3rd – 17th, has named Coachella’s Spotlight 29 Casino as the Official Casino Partner for this year’s event. Spotlight 29 Casino will serve as the presenting partner of the BNP Paribas Open Radio– a program that will allow fans to listen
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Taylor Swift’s record-breaking Eras tour movie will stream exclusively on Disney+ starting on March 15, Disney announced Wednesday. “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version)” is a concert film for the show in its entirety. Disney said the stream will include four additional acoustic songs and
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The BNP Paribas Open released its player entry lists today, with a star-studded lineup of former Indian Wells champions and rising superstars headlining the list of players set to descend on Tennis Paradise this spring for the 2024 BNP Paribas Open, to be held March 3-17 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. After a five-year
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — An Asian American assistant chief was named interim chief of the Los Angeles Police Department on Wednesday, taking charge of a force that mostly has been led by white men. Assistant Chief Dominic H. Choi was unanimously appointed by the civilian Board of Police Commissioners. Choi,
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — An Asian American assistant chief was named interim chief of the Los Angeles Police Department on Wednesday, taking charge of a force that mostly has been led by white men. Assistant Chief Dominic H. Choi was unanimously appointed by the civilian Board of Police Commissioners. Choi,
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three months after an arson fire at a state-leased storage space shut down a major Los Angeles freeway, California transportation officials are recommending changes to the leasing program that would explicitly ban storage of hazardous materials like wood pallets and gasoline and provide more scrutiny of
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three months after an arson fire at a state-leased storage space shut down a major Los Angeles freeway, California transportation officials are recommending changes to the leasing program that would explicitly ban storage of hazardous materials like wood pallets and gasoline and provide more scrutiny of
Continue ReadingBy QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — A U.S. drone strike hit a car in the Iraqi capital Wednesday night, killing three members of the powerful Kataib Hezbollah militia, including a high-ranking commander, officials said. The strike came on a main thoroughfare in the Mashtal neighborhood in eastern Baghdad. A crowd
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas was not, in fact, impeached, by the House. A border security package instantly collapsed in the Senate. And foreign aid for Ukraine as it fights Russia is stubbornly stalled. The broken Congress, which failed in stunning fashion this week as Republicans revolted
Continue ReadingBy ALMA SOLÍS Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama’s former President Ricardo Martinelli has received political asylum from Nicaragua days after the country’s Supreme Court denied his appeal over a money laundering conviction that carried a 10-year sentence. Martinelli’s attorney Shirley Castañeda said outside the Nicaraguan embassy Wednesday that “his political asylum had already
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