By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, says $1.7 billion in commitments from more than 140 health systems, insurers and others to help President Joe Biden meet his goal of ending hunger by 2030 will make a real difference in people’s lives. Emhoff announced the
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Los dueños de algunos comercios de Palm Desert se encuentran preocupados después de la balacera ocurrida el jueves en la noche en el área del Hwy 111 y la Avenida Portola donde varios negocios fueron impactados por las balas y a pesar de que durante la investigación encontraron en el área dos pistolas cargadas, aun
Continue ReadingBy Miya Shay Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Wanda Jackson never thought she’d spend her golden years in an apartment off the side of a nondescript Houston highway exit, away from the community she loved. “Pissed off. Let me just say, (I’m) pissed off,” she said with flashes of
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — Family Dollar Stores was hit with a record fine for violating product safety standards after selling items that were stocked in a rat-infested warehouse filled with live, dead and decaying rodents. The retailer, a subsidiary of Dollar Tree was fined $41.6 million, “the largest-ever monetary criminal penalty
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Initial plans are underway for a new bridge project on Avenue 50, a portion of which is prone to flooding and oftentimes shuts down during stormy weather. The City Council last week approved an agreement with Mark Thomas & Company to provide plan specifications and engineering services for the project, which will replace the existing
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Associated Press national player of the week in men’s basketball for Week 16 of the season: HUNTER SALLIS, WAKE FOREST The 6-foot-5 junior guard was the standout in a huge week for the Demon Deacons in their push for an NCAA Tournament bid. First came a 17-point outing with four
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DeMILLO and JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Efforts in Republican-led states to write definitions of male and female into law are leading to outcry that the measures deny transgender people legal recognition. At least 13 states have proposed bills this year that seek to narrowly define sex or gender as
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden implored the top four leaders of Congress Tuesday to act quickly to avoid a looming government shutdown early next month and to pass emergency aid for Ukraine and Israel, as a legislative logjam in the GOP-led House showed no signs of
Continue ReadingPERU, Ind. (AP) — A northern Indiana man convicted in the fatal 2021 shootings of a woman, her young daughter and her fiancé has been sentenced to 195 years in prison. A Miami County judge sentenced 27-year-old Mitchell Page of Brookston last week to the maximum 65 years for each of three murder counts he
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The Election Fair is the official launch of the club’s “Eye on the Election” series, and is the first of many events being held to promote excitement around the upcoming election season. Another goal of the series was to increase civic engagement. “Many of our students may be eligible to vote in their first election
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani was on hand Tuesday for the arrival in Rome of an Italian family of three just hours after their release from two years of captivity in the African nation of Mali. The family, identified as Rocco Langone, his wife Maria Caivano and their adult son Giovanni Langone
Continue ReadingBy MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — While it seems increasingly unlikely the U.S. economy is headed for recession, small businesses still face headwinds like higher costs and difficulty retaining qualified workers. But owners say they’re optimistic as 2024 gets underway, according to a new survey from American Express. Eighty-five percent of
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s home in the Los Angeles Dodgers batting order will be the No. 2 spot — at least for now. “Just seeing Shohei in the lineup makes us a lot better,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday. “There’s been a lot of anticipation, so
Continue ReadingBy Emily Miller Click here for updates on this story REXBURG, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — Growing up in the West African country of Sierra Leone, Raymond Steven didn’t have access to the same luxuries he now sees American kids enjoying. In many ways, the Brigham Young University-Idaho student is worlds away from his homeland as he
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Nick Offerman has a message for the haters who took issue with his LGBTQ+ role in an emotional episode of HBO’s “The Last of Us.” Offerman won the award for best supporting performance in a new scripted series at Sunday’s Film Independent Spirit Awards, where he took the opportunity
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — Toyota is recalling about 381,000 Tacoma midsize pickup trucks in the U.S. because a part can separate from the rear axle, increasing the risk of a crash. The recall covers certain trucks from the 2022 and 2023 model years. Toyota said in a statement Tuesday that welding debris left on the ends
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — School bus service has been snarled in St. Louis for two days because of a work stoppage that’s a show of support for a Black mechanic who says he found a noose at his workstation. The action began Monday and continued Tuesday for drivers employed by
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Sporting retro ’50s hairstyles and cinched aprons, “tradwife” influencers have taken over a pocket of the internet. These traditional wives who showcase 30-second videos of homemade sourdough bread content, and other glimpses into the making of a perfect home, are no ordinary stay-at-home moms. They steadfastly believe in traditional gender
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in the eastern Caribbean are scouring waters in the region in hopes of finding a missing U.S. couple who were aboard their catamaran Simplicity more than a week ago when police say it was hijacked by three escaped prisoners from Grenada. Police have
Continue ReadingBy TIA GOLDENBERG, WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Hamas played down chances of an imminent breakthrough in talks for a cease-fire in Gaza. Their comments followed remarks by U.S. President Joe Biden, who said Israel has agreed to pause its offensive during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan if a
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