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A local business in Palm Springs is celebrating the 96th annual Academy Awards for the twelfth time. TRIO Restaurant in Palm Springs will host its twelfth annual “Hollywood’s Biggest Night” Oscar party to benefit AAP—Food Samaritans. When: Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 3:30 pm. AAP – Food Samaritans provide nutritional food support to improve the
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — Seven suspects have been accused of murder in the fatal beating of a teenage boy at a Halloween party last year in Arizona that may have started over the theft of an inexpensive gold-chain necklace, authorities said. Four men ranging from 18 and 20 and three 17-year-old male juveniles were taken into
Continue ReadingBy Amal Elhelw Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — $30 million in budget cuts are coming to Portland Public Schools for the 2024-25 school year and some special education staff members are concerned their department may be hit hard with potential reassignments and layoffs on the horizon. Lisa Doane is
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Iowa star Caitlin Clark is taking her scoring records to March Madness. She has 3,771 career points. She moved past Bob Hopkins for eighth place all-time in college basketball on Sunday. Hopkins played Grambling at the NCAA Division II level from 1953-56. Clark has a crack at the top five with
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI, TIA GOLDENBERG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has stepped up public pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, warning he’s “hurting Israel” and speaking candidly about “come to Jesus” conversations with the leader over the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Despite Biden’s increased displays of
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hi, “Oppenheimer.” When Hollywood gathers for the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday, the blockbuster biopic is widely expected to overpower all competition — including its release-date companion, “Barbie” — at an election-year Oscars that could turn into a coronation for Christopher Nolan. Among the early
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hi, “Oppenheimer.” When Hollywood gathers for the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday, the blockbuster biopic is widely expected to overpower all competition — including its release-date companion, “Barbie” — at an election-year Oscars that could turn into a coronation for Christopher Nolan. Among the early
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By Michael Rios, Richard Roth, Sahar Akbarzai and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Two police stations near Haiti’s National Palace were attacked by armed individuals Friday night, as gang violence in the Caribbean nation’s capital of Port-au-Prince continued to spiral. “We are still working to get the situation under control as soon as possible. We
Continue ReadingBy Richard Ramos, Kayla Moeller Click here for updates on this story FAIRFIELD, California (KOVR) — A Fairfield police officer is accused of exchanging inappropriate texts and images with two underage high school girls, authorities announced Saturday. The Fairfield Police Department said Officer James Louis was a school resource officer at Rodriguez High School. A
Continue ReadingKOVR By Richard Ramos, Kayla Moeller Click here for updates on this story FAIRFIELD, California (KOVR) — A Fairfield police officer is accused of exchanging inappropriate texts and images with two underage high school girls, authorities announced Saturday. The Fairfield Police Department said Officer James Louis was a school resource officer at Rodriguez High School.
Continue ReadingBy JOSH KELETY/AP, ERIC SCICCHITANO/CNHI NEWS and CARSON GERBER/CNHI NEWS HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Dana Holladay-Hollifield has worked as a nurse in Alabama for years, but never was her pay as low as it was at Huntsville Hospital. She wondered what executives at the not-for-profit facility made, so she filed a public records request to
Continue ReadingBy WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story BURNSVILLE, Minnesota (WCCO) — A nursing home aide who sexually assaulted a woman under his care has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison. A judge sentenced 54-year-old John Akonkoh to 144 months in prison Friday, with conditional release after 10 years. He
Continue ReadingJOSH KELETY OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Dana Holladay-Hollifield has worked as a nurse in Alabama for years, but never was her pay as low as it was at Huntsville Hospital. She wondered what executives at the not-for-profit facility were making, so she filed a public records request to find out. The
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — London police say they have arrested a driver who plowed a car into the gates of Buckingham Palace. The Metropolitan Police force said Sunday that the crash wasn’t considered terrorism-related and no one was injured. The driver was arrested early Saturday on suspicion of criminal damage. He was held under the Mental
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Backers of an effort to oust Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos from office over his opposition to former President Donald Trump say they’ve collected enough signatures to force a recall vote. Supporters of the recall campaign plan to present signatures Monday to the Wisconsin Election Commission. They say
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Boring Click here for updates on this story SHAWNEE, Kansas (KCTV) — Two local teens who are Cosentino’s Price Chopper sackers are competing in Las Vegas for a big prize. It’s for the National Bagging Competition in Las Vegas this Monday by the National Grocers Association. Parker McDonald is a sophomore at Liberty
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Just before an opera-ballet set in conflict, La Scala’s principal dancer Roberto Bolle, general manager Dominique Meyer and other members of the dance company, orchestra and stage crew faced the audience as the curtain rose. It revealed a banner with the imperative: “Cease fire.” The sentiment received
Continue ReadingBy Trae Harris and Hannah Mose Click here for updates on this story GRATIOT CO., Michigan (WNEM) — Buying a home is a major milestone for anyone, but it means even more to a Gratiot County woman who rebuilt her entire life to make it happen. She told TV5 about the obstacles she’s overcome and
Continue ReadingBy Joseph Buczek Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — A Detroit man has been charged in connection with breaking and entering into the homes of four recently deceased people in Grosse Pointe and Grosse Pointe Woods. According to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office, Jerry Ryan Ashley, 44, targeted one home
Continue ReadingCNN By Samantha Waldenberg, Sam Fossum and Michelle Shen, CNN (CNN) — Alabama Sen. Katie Britt on Sunday acknowledged that the graphic anecdote she employed to criticize President Joe Biden’s border policies didn’t occur during his presidency. During the Republican response to the State of the Union address on Thursday, Britt described a woman’s story of being “sex trafficked
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