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The Associated Press With a majority of Americans preferring to live in their own homes as long as possible, experts stress the importance of modifications to keep dwellings safe and accessible. The National Institute on Aging and AARP offer free room-by-room guides with practical suggestions for older adults living independently. They include having at least
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Brenda Edwards considers the four bedroom ranch-style house where she has lived for 20 years her forever home. It’s where the 70-year-old retired nurse and her 79-year-old husband want to stay as their mobility becomes more limited. So she hired an interior designer for $20,000
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — McDonald’s and other fast food chains are charging more. So much so that you may want to consider going for a slightly slower burger. Or at least, that’s what Applebee’s wants you to think about. “You can get our burger for $9.99,” John Peyton, CEO of Applebee’s
Continue ReadingBy RAHIM FAIEZ Assocaited Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Flash floods from seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed hundreds of people and injured a “substantial number,” a Taliban official said, without giving exact figures. The floods hit mostly the northern region of the country. The province of Baghlan bore the brunt of the deluges Friday with
Continue ReadingBy TOM ODULA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Winnie Makinda says she is facing the worst crisis and lowest moment of her life because of the Kenyan government’s response to floods that devastated her poor community in the capital of Nairobi. The floods and mudslides swept away people and inundated homes, killing at least
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press MALMO, Sweden (AP) — It’s time for many people to don sequins and spangles — and for others to pick up protest banners and Palestinian flags — for Saturday’s final of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. The competition that pits nations against one another for pop music glory is reaching
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Firebirds fans left Acrisure Arena Friday night with full hearts after defeating the Calgary Wranglers. After speaking to the Firebirds’ families and the faithful fans, there’s no denying we have some of the best fans in AHL Hockey. In the span of two seasons, the Firebirds’ fandom has become more of a Firebirds’ family. The
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This week is National Nurses Week and Eisenhower Health celebrated its staff tonight with its Nursing Excellence Awards ceremony. 10 members of Eisenhower Health’s team were recognized. Awards included “innovation and creativity in nursing practice” and “care coordination.” Nurse Stephen Merritt is Eisenhower Health’s “2024 Nurse of the Year.” “When I was in high school I
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, SAM MEDNICK and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel ordered new evacuations in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah on Saturday, forcing tens of thousands more people to move as it prepares to expand its operation and adding that it is also moving into an area in northern Gaza
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Baseball headlined the playoff action on Friday, with three teams from the valley, two at home and one on the road. Palm Desert and Coachella Valley’s season ended, and Rancho Mirage is moving on to the next round. Watch the video for highlights and scores with Sports Kenji Ito and be sure to stay with
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A local organization honored several women today who are leaders in the community while also giving out scholarship money to young women. Women Leaders Forum hosted its 11th annual “Women Who Rule” awards and scholarship luncheon. The fundraiser helps to raise scholarship funds for high school seniors going to college. “The Young Women Leaders is an
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“Recognizing mothers.” That was the goal Friday at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs. Mother’s Day comes a bit earlier for people of Mexican, Salvadorian, or Guatemalan descent. Dia de las Madres is always celebrated on May 10. Desert Regional wanted to celebrate mothers who spent the day in the hospital’s Level III Neonatal Intensive
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Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — El cielo nocturno se ilumina de auroras boreales este fin de semana, consecuencia de una tormenta solar geomagnética, de acuerdo con el Centro de Predicción del Clima Espacial (SWPC, por sus siglas en inglés). Las auroras son un efecto secundario más positivo del aumento de la actividad solar y aparecen alrededor
Continue ReadingBy Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Many people love their ultraprocessed foods. Sodas, chips, ice cream, lunch meat and other prepared foods are staples of the American diet. They are hard to avoid, too. More than 70% of the US food supply is made of ultraprocessed food. But a diet heavy in ultraprocessed food isn’t good for
Continue ReadingCNN By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Many people love their ultraprocessed foods. Sodas, chips, ice cream, lunch meat and other prepared foods are staples of the American diet. They are hard to avoid, too. More than 70% of the US food supply is made of ultraprocessed food. But a diet heavy in ultraprocessed food isn’t good
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Mariners’ starter Bryan Woo left Friday’s game with one out in the fifth inning for precautionary reasons after experiencing tightness in his arm, but is expected to make his next turn in the rotation for Seattle. Making his first start of the year after being slowed by a sore elbow during spring
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Three gang members accused in the slaying of an Indio man must stand trial for first-degree murder and other charges, a judge ruled today. Oscar Angel “Sniper” Bustos, 32, Itati Maribi Ceja, 27, and Robert “Bubba” Ruiz, 33, allegedly killed Jason Diaz in 2020. Robert “Bubba” Ruiz and Oscar Angel “Sniper” Bustos Following a
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA SANTANA and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration wants to partially end a 27-year-old agreement that provides court oversight of how the federal government cares for migrant children in its custody. The request to a U.S. district judge comes weeks after the Health and Human Services Department published
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pinch-hitter Stuart Fairchild had an inside-the-park homer that provided a key insurance run late to help left-hander Andrew Abbott win for the first time in almost a month, and the Cincinnati Reds snapped an eight-game losing streak by beating the San Francisco Giants 4-2 on
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