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Several local businesses that were destroyed by a fire are receiving a helping hand from residents and Will Rollins, the Democratic Candidate for the 41st District. Rollins, hosted a fundraising event for the businesses affected, including Papa Dan’s Pizza, and D’Coffee Bouteaque. His office in Palm Desert is right next door to the shopping center,
Continue ReadingBy MARY CLARE JALONICK, STEPHEN GROVES and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden after months of delays and contentious debate over how involved the United States should be in foreign wars. The bill
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los sobrevuelos cercanos de Io, una de las lunas de Júpiter y el mundo con mayor actividad volcánica de nuestro sistema solar, revelaron un lago de lava y un elemento imponente llamado “montaña Steeple” en la superficie de la luna extraterrestre. La nave espacial Juno de la NASA, que comenzó a
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department has reached a $138.7 million settlement with more than 100 victims of disgraced former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar over the FBI’s initial failures in investigating the sexual assault case. More than 150 women and girls, including Olympic athletes, have alleged that Nassar sexually abused them
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard is returning to the Los Angeles Clippers’ lineup for Game 2 of their playoff series against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. Coach Tyronn Lue said before Tuesday night’s game that Leonard would be back after missing three weeks because of right knee inflammation. “He’s done all the necessary
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By Devon M. Sayers, Chris Boyette, Holly Yan and Emma Tucker, CNN New Haven, Connecticut (CNN) — The arrests of dozens of pro-Palestinian, pro-divestment activists at Yale University didn’t deter protesters from uniting for another demonstration Tuesday. Yale University police arrested 45 protesters Monday and charged them with criminal trespassing after they refused orders to
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Palm Desert softball pitcher Natalie Rey is this week’s student-athlete of the week. Playing all positions on the diamond during her four years on the varsity team, Rey enjoys being in the circle the most. “You’re in control of the game like you control it,” Rey said. “So if you’re throwing crazy, that’s going to
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels slugger Mike Trout hit leadoff for the first time since 2020 as the slumping Halos took on the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night. “I’m just trying to shake things up and trying to see if I can get some different cohesiveness with
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Raising their textbooks and diplomas and singing the national anthem, hundreds of thousands of Argentines filled the streets of Buenos Aires and other cities on Tuesday to demand increased funding for the country’s public universities, in an outpouring of anger at libertarian President Javier Milei’s
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Amnesty International says the world is seeing a near breakdown of international law amid flagrant rule-breaking in Gaza and Ukraine, multiplying armed conflicts, the rise of authoritarianism and huge rights violations in Sudan, Ethiopia and Myanmar. The human rights organization’s annual report, released Wednesday, said the most
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — Judge Juan Merchan appeared poised on Tuesday to sanction Donald Trump for violating the gag order in his criminal hush money case after peppering the former president’s lawyers with questions about why Trump’s social media posts were acceptable. Tuesday began with a hearing
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — In a frequently tense relationship often defined by a shared border, the United States sent two officials with a different perspective to Mexico this week for a bit of space diplomacy. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pamela Melroy – both former astronauts — spent two hours chatting with President
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A 29-year-old suspect in a break-in at the home of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass last weekend was charged Tuesday with burglary and vandalism, and authorities said they believe he was “targeting” the mayor but did not know why. Ephraim Matthew Hunter, a Los Angeles resident, was charged with a felony
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A 29-year-old suspect in a break-in at the home of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass last weekend was charged Tuesday with burglary and vandalism, and authorities said they believe he was “targeting” the mayor but did not know why. Ephraim Matthew Hunter, a Los Angeles resident, was charged with a felony
Continue ReadingBy MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger David McCormick will face each other in Pennsylvania’s high-stakes U.S. Senate contest this fall, as Tuesday’s primary election put the men on track for a race that is expected to cost hundreds of millions of dollars and help decide
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer U.S. health officials say samples of pasteurized milk have tested positive for remnants of the bird flu virus that has infected dairy cows. The Food and Drug Administration stressed Tuesday that the material is inactivated and that the findings “do not represent actual virus that may be a risk
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — La diseñadora Nancy González de Barberi fue sentenciada este lunes a 18 meses de prisión en Estados Unidos tras declararse culpable en noviembre del año pasado de importar ilegalmente desde Colombia artículos elaborados en cuero y pieles de especies protegidas, informó el Departamento de Justicia en su página web. En
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Google despidió a otros 20 trabajadores que, según afirma, participaron en las protestas de la semana pasada por el contrato de servicios de computación en nube de la empresa con el Gobierno de Israel, con lo que el número total de trabajadores despedidos asciende a 50, según el grupo organizador de
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN) — Tesla informó que sus ganancias del primer trimestre cayeron un 48%, por debajo de los pronósticos de Wall Street, pero les aseguró a los inversores que planea seguir adelante con un modelo más barato que saldrá el próximo año. La compañía informó una caída del 9% en los ingresos totales, que
Continue ReadingPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A top court in the eastern Caribbean island of Dominica has struck down colonial-era laws criminalizing gay sex. It’s the latest nation to repeal such laws in the socially conservative region, joining Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, St. Kitts and Nevis, and Antigua and Barbuda. Monday’s ruling comes nearly five years after
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