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An Air Quality Alert has been issued as breezy to gusty winds begin to make their way into the Coachella Valley. This alert is in place through Friday night. A Wind Advisory will take effect tomorrow evening as well. We are looking at a few days of persistent onshore flow in Southern California. This means
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago woman has been convicted of killing and dismembering her landlord and putting some of victim’s remains inside a freezer in the boarding house where she lived. News outlets report that a Cook County jury convicted 37-year-old Sandra Kolalou late Monday of all the charges she faced, including first-degree murder, dismembering
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Senate has voted for legislation meant to ensure President Joe Biden will appear on the state’s November ballot. The legislation approved Tuesday mirrors accommodations made four years ago for then-President Donald Trump. The legislation now moves to the Alabama House of Representatives. The state has one of the earliest
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Ivonne Valdés (CNN Español) — El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, criticó fuertemente este martes el Informe sobre prácticas de derechos humanos elaborado por el Departamento de Estado de EE.UU. El mandatario mexicano considera que las autoridades estadounidenses se sitúan como los “jueces del mundo” y les pidió “ser respetuosos”. El documento, presentado
Continue ReadingBy MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Cyberattacks on businesses are rising, including small businesses. It’s a troubling trend because a breach can be very costly and time consuming if owners don’t have a plan to deal with one. According to the Verizon 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report, the median cost per
Continue ReadingBy TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A transgender Tennessee woman has sued the state’s Department of Safety and Homeland Security after officials refused to change the sex on her driver’s license to match her gender identity. The lawsuit filed in state court under the pseudonym Jane Doe on Tuesday says the department
Continue ReadingTHOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Quarterback Stetson Bennett has rejoined the Los Angeles Rams for the start of their offseason program after missing his entire rookie season for undisclosed reasons. Bennett is attending team meetings and lifting weights with his teammates at the Rams’ training complex, coach Sean McVay confirmed Tuesday. The team hasn’t yet
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations called Tuesday for “a clear, transparent and credible investigation” of mass graves uncovered at two major hospitals in war-torn Gaza that were raided by Israeli troops. Credible investigators must have access to the sites, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters, and added
Continue ReadingBy LEAH ASKARINAM and CHAD DAY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Dean Phillips will receive at least three delegates from the Ohio Democratic primary, but he is encouraging those delegates to support President Joe Biden at the Democratic National Convention this summer. So far, Biden has won 99% of convention delegates, a sign that
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Korean War veteran from Minnesota who still carries shrapnel in his leg from when he was wounded in combat will finally get his Purple Heart medal, 73 years late. The U.S. Army notified 96-year-old Earl Meyer, of St. Peter, this week that it has reversed itself
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A bill designed to ban LGBTQ+ Pride flags in Tennessee public school classrooms has been spiked after failing to attract enough support in the GOP-controlled Senate. The proposal had easily cleared the similarly Republican-dominant House nearly two months prior after the bill’s sponsor said he had
Continue ReadingFAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A Douglas C-54 Skymaster has crashed into the Tanana River outside Fairbanks, Alaska. Authorities say two people were on board, and no survivors have been found. An aviation website says the plane model dates back to the 1940s and the C-54 was the military version of the Douglas DC-4. The site
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Supporters of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota are welcoming federal legislation that would help cover the construction costs of the library and to showcase artifacts of the 26th president. Roosevelt hunted and ranched in the Badlands of what is now North Dakota as
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press Former U.S. Rep. George Santos on Tuesday said he is dropping his longshot bid to return to Congress, months after he was expelled from the House while facing a slew of federal fraud charges. Santos, who was running as an independent candidate for the 1st Congressional District in New York,
Continue ReadingBy BYRON KERR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dave Roberts thinks Shohei Ohtani can be even better with more plate discipline with runners in scoring position. The Los Angeles Dodgers manager approached the two-time AL MVP about a week ago to discuss how Ohtani could better control the strike zone. “I thought he was expanding
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A coalition of mayors from the state’s largest cities today visited Sacramento to urge Gov. Gavin Newsom and the legislature to make permanent funding homelessness services across California. The Big City Mayors coalition, chaired by San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, requested Newsom and legislators avoid making cuts to the Homelessness Housing, Assistance and Prevention
Continue ReadingBy DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer U.S. health officials are warning of counterfeit Botox injections after more than 20 people got sick. All of the people told health officials that they got the shots from unlicensed individuals or in settings like homes or spas. Most said they received the injections for cosmetic reasons. The Centers
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN) — Celine Dion se sinceró sobre cómo es vivir con la rara enfermedad neurológica del Síndrome de la Persona Rígida y dijo: “Nada me detendrá”. En una entrevista con Vogue France publicada este lunes, la cantante nacida en Canadá dijo que estaba “bien, pero es mucho trabajo”, y agregó: “Estoy encarando un
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The Riverside County Fire Department and City of Coachella celebrated the completion of $7.3 million in renovations made to Fire Station 79. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Thursday morning at the fire station, located at 1378 5th Street. The event featured a welcome from Mayor Steven Hernandez, a Presentation of the Colors by Fire Explorers
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities say a former Washington state police officer is on the run after killing two people, including his ex-wife, who had recently obtained a protection order against him. The Washington State Patrol late Monday issued an alert that the ex-Yakima officer, Elias Huizar, had
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