Month: April 2024

Mississippi capital to revamp how it notifies next of kin about deaths with Justice Department help

April 4, 2024 12:50 PM Associated Press

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department will help police in Mississippi’s capital city to revamp policies for performing next-of-kin death notifications. The announcement Thursday came months after men in and around Jackson were buried in a pauper’s cemetery without their relatives’ knowledge. NBCNews.com reports that seven

Trump says Israel has to get Gaza war over ‘fast,’ warns it is ‘losing the PR war’

April 4, 2024 12:47 PM Associated Press

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump offered a tough message to Israel over its war against Hamas on Thursday, urging the country to: “Get it over with.” In an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, Trump said that Israel is “absolutely losing the PR war” and called

Conan O’Brien will be a guest on ‘The Tonight Show,’ 14 years after his acrimonious exit

April 4, 2024 12:47 PM Associated Press

By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Does time — and a new host — heal all wounds? Fourteen years after Conan O’Brien was messily ousted from NBC’s “The Tonight Show” to make way for the return of Jay Leno — the comedian is finally back. O’Brien will appear on the April 9 show to promote his

Conan O’Brien will be a guest on ‘The Tonight Show,’ 14 years after his acrimonious exit

April 4, 2024 12:47 PM Associated Press

Clark and Cardoso haven’t entered the WNBA draft yet. They have 48 hours after their final game

April 4, 2024 12:41 PM Associated Press

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Caitlin Clark hasn’t officially entered the WNBA draft yet. Iowa fans shouldn’t get their hopes up that she’s returning for another season. Clark, who said on social media before the women’s NCAA Tournament began that she would enter the draft, has been busy. Iowa plays UConn

Calmer winds and warmer temperatures in store for the weekend

April 4, 2024 12:37 PM Spencer Blum, Bianca Ventura

A First Alert Weather Alert remains has been allowed to expire as winds begin to calm here on the valley floor. We have already felt some strong gusts. Whitewater is taking the lead with a gust of 65 MPH. Thermal and Desert Hot Springs both have seen wind gusts exceeding 50 MPH while Palm Springs

New racing series aims to increase number of horses competing in US and England

April 4, 2024 12:36 PM Associated Press

ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — A new partnership between The Jockey Club UK and The Stronach Group’s 1/ST will give the winners of turf races in North America and England automatic entries to races in both countries in an effort to increase the number of horses competing on both sides of the Atlantic. The winner of

Fact check: Trump falsely claims that appeals court said ‘you won’ the civil fraud case he lost

April 4, 2024 12:33 PM CNN Newsource

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump continues to make false claims about the New York civil fraud case he lost – including a wildly inaccurate declaration on Tuesday that an appeals court previously said that he had “won the case.” Trump has made similar claims for months. He delivered an

Stock market today: Wall Street slams into reverse and slides on worries about interest rates

April 4, 2024 12:24 PM Associated Press

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks slammed into reverse on Thursday after a Federal Reserve official said it may deliver none of the cuts to interest rates this year that Wall Street has been banking on, unless inflation improves. The S&P 500 was 0.8% lower in late trading after

Hot air balloon pilot had anesthetic in his system at time of crash that killed 4, report says

April 4, 2024 12:22 PM Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) — A hot air balloon pilot had an elevated level of an anesthetic in his system at the time of a January crash that killed four people in Arizona, according to a newly released toxicology report. Authorities said tests show 37-year-old Cornelius van der Walt had a high amount of ketamine content in

Florida Senate president’s husband dies after falling at Utah’s Bryce Canyon park

April 4, 2024 12:21 PM Associated Press

The husband of Florida’s Senate president has died after falling while the couple was hiking in Utah. The Senate notified members Wednesday that John Passidomo was fell at Bryce Canyon National Park on Monday and later died after suffering head and other injuries. The 72-year-old lawyer and Republican Senate President Kathleen Passidomo were on vacation

Possible tornado touches down in Callao, leaves behind miles of damage: ‘It’s just unbelievable’

April 4, 2024 12:21 PM CNN Newsource

By Maggi Marshall Click here for updates on this story CALLAO, Virginia (WTVR) — Neighbors in the town of Callao tell CBS 6 they are still trying to process the fact a possible tornado barreled through their area Wednesday afternoon. J.R. Dunaway is one of roughly 2,500 people who live in the Northumberland County town.

Possible tornado touches down in Callao, leaves behind miles of damage: ‘It’s just unbelievable’

April 4, 2024 12:21 PM CNN

WTVR, J.R. DUNAWAY, CNN By Maggi Marshall Click here for updates on this story CALLAO, Virginia (WTVR) — Neighbors in the town of Callao tell CBS 6 they are still trying to process the fact a possible tornado barreled through their area Wednesday afternoon. J.R. Dunaway is one of roughly 2,500 people who live in

Latino immigrant workers died on the Baltimore bridge. More will likely rebuild it

April 4, 2024 12:21 PM CNN Newsource

By Ramishah Maruf and Gloria Pazmino, CNN New York (CNN) — A group of six Latino immigrant workers fell to their deaths while working on Baltimore’s doomed Francis Scott Key Bridge last week. When construction begins to rebuild it, more Latino immigrants will almost certainly join the effort to reopen the crucial transportation artery. Latino workers make

Why Iran attacked Israel and what comes next

April 4, 2024 12:17 PM CNN

CNN By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — The wave of drones and missiles that flew towards Israel overnight on Sunday brought with it a new phase of tension, uncertainty and confrontation in the Middle East. Iran launched the unprecedented attack in response to a suspected Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria, earlier

Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice was driving Lamborghini involved in 6-car crash in Dallas, attorney says

April 4, 2024 12:16 PM CNN Newsource

By Sarah Dewberry and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice was driving the speeding Lamborghini involved in a six-car crash in Dallas on Saturday in which two people were hospitalized with minor injuries, his attorney Royce West said Thursday. Rice is fully cooperating with police and answered all the

There’s still time to check out Death Valley’s wildflower blooms

April 4, 2024 12:09 PM CNN Newsource

By Geneva Zoltek Click here for updates on this story DEATH VALLEY, Nevada (KTNV) — Right now, parts of the desert are turning technicolor, and there’s still a few more weeks left to check out the spring wildflower blooms in Death Valley National Park. “It’s finally warming up, and so the wildflowers are coming out,”

There’s still time to check out Death Valley’s wildflower blooms

April 4, 2024 12:09 PM CNN

KTNV By Geneva Zoltek Click here for updates on this story DEATH VALLEY, Nevada (KTNV) — Right now, parts of the desert are turning technicolor, and there’s still a few more weeks left to check out the spring wildflower blooms in Death Valley National Park. “It’s finally warming up, and so the wildflowers are coming

What we know about the Baltimore bridge collapse as the cleanup gets underway

April 4, 2024 12:08 PM Associated Press

BALTIMORE (AP) — The U.S. government’s plans for clearing a collapsed Baltimore bridge and the cargo ship that struck it are coming into focus. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a salvage plan Wednesday. Its objectives include stabilizing the Dali container ship and eventually removing the massive vessel. The other objectives are analyzing the

Judge denies Trump bid to dismiss classified documents prosecution

April 4, 2024 12:06 PM Associated Press

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has refused to throw out the classified documents prosecution against Donald Trump. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon rejected a defense argument that the case should be tossed because he was entitled as a former president to retain the records after he left office. Lawyers

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