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By Faith Egbuonu Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE (KOAT) — The Office of Inspector General released a 16-page report alleging misuse of taxpayer funds from the city of Albuquerque in June 2024 in connection to sick pay leave upon resignation. The OIG received a complaint alleging violations of “the city’s personnel policy
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Two people were rushed to the hospital after a vehicle crashed into a tree Thursday night in Coachella. The crash was reported at around 10:46 p.m. in the area of Grapefruit Boulevard and Avenue 49. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, two occupants in the vehicle were extracted by CAL FIRE and transported to
Continue ReadingBy VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — Some shelters south of the U.S. border are caring for many more migrants now that the Biden administration stopped considering most asylum requests, while others have yet to see much of a change. The impact appears uneven more than a week after the temporary suspension took
Continue ReadingBy BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The city of Norfolk, Virginia, has repealed a 45-year-old ban on palm reading and clairvoyance for money. Until this week, soothsaying had been a first-degree misdemeanor in the coastal city. A conviction could lead to a sentence of up to a year in jail. City officials
Continue ReadingRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Senate will reconvene in a special legislative session next week to consider a proposal that would exempt some military families from pending changes in eligibility for a state program for educational benefits at state public colleges and universities. The Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program waives tuition for
Continue ReadingBy Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — When Emma-Jane Nutbrown went on a family vacation to Jamaica last year, she did so with one condition: that everyone donated to an LGBTQ charity once they got there. Nutbrown felt uncomfortable with her parents’ choice of destination. Same-sex sexual activity between men is against the law in Jamaica
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN, MEAD GRUVER and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Standing at the edge of a bluff overlooking the Lamar River in Yellowstone National Park, TJ Ammond stared through binoculars at hundreds of buffalo dotting the verdant valley below. Tan-colored calves frolicked near their mothers while hulking bulls
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — A low-calorie sweetener called xylitol used in many reduced-sugar foods and consumer products such as gum and toothpaste may be linked to nearly twice the risk of heart attacks, stroke and death in people who consume the highest levels of the sweetener, a new study found. “We gave healthy volunteers
Continue ReadingBy MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In the last two years, bird flu has been blamed for the deaths of millions of wild and domestic birds worldwide. It’s killed legions of seals and sea lions, wiped out mink farms, and dispatched cats, dogs, skunks, foxes and even a polar bear. But
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By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — The US Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a formal apology Friday to Indigenous people for the mistreatment and trauma inflicted by the Catholic Church. The apology is part of a document approved by US Catholic bishops by a vote during its annual spring meeting in Louisville, Kentucky. The document titled “Keeping
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The USA achieved a historic milestone after advancing to the next stage of the men’s T20 Cricket World Cup after its game against Ireland on Friday was abandoned due to a wet outfield, according to the International Cricket Council. There had been heavy rainfall overnight ahead of the match
Continue Reading By Sydney Bishop and Jose Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — A 43-year-old American man died after he and another US national were electrocuted while in a jacuzzi at a complex of private condominiums in Puerto Peñasco, Mexico, authorities said. The death of the man and injuries to another person were “due to a possible electric discharge
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Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — La suerte de la vicepresidenta de Ecuador, Verónica Abad, podría definirse este viernes en el pleno de la Asamblea Nacional, que deberá resolver un pedido de la jueza de la Corte Nacional de Justicia, Daniela Camacho, para que el Poder Legislativo autorice el enjuiciamiento penal, tal como corresponde legalmente para
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Cualquiera que haya seguido de cerca el mercado de la vivienda en las dos últimas décadas sabrá que en muchos países, entre ellos Estados Unidos, cada vez es más difícil comprar una casa. Pero un nuevo informe resume el sentimiento de muchos compradores potenciales de vivienda al crear una categoría
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Milan Fashion Week of mostly menswear previews has opened with two co-ed collections, underlining that the old calendar rules no longer apply. The week usually reserved for menswear is a lighter, featuring just 20 runway shows, allowing time for reflection amid the usual hubbub. Adrian Appiolaza
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — The Princess of Wales has has given an update on her cancer treatment, saying she is making good progress and hopes to return to some public duties. In a statement released Friday, Kate says she has been “blown away by all the kind messages of support and encouragement” since she announced her
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — Darfur, a region in western Sudan, has a tragic history marked by ethnic violence and humanitarian crises. In the early 2000s, the area experienced a brutal conflict that resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and displaced millions. Today, there are alarming signs
Continue ReadingBy DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday to “immediately” order a cease-fire in Ukraine and start negotiations if Kyiv began withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and renounced plans to join NATO. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected what he called an ultimatum by Putin to surrender
Continue ReadingFREEPORT, Pa. (AP) — In the weeks before his death, Karen Coffman’s husband worried she might have money troubles after he was gone. But two weeks before he died in April of complications from a brain tumor, the Pennsylvania woman bought a scratch-off state lottery ticket that netted her $1 million. “When I told him
Continue ReadingBy Christina Hager Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — There’s nothing like tattoo ink, to force a fan to commit to a dream, even if it isn’t meant to be. “Celtics 2022 World Champions,” said Jack Bienvenue, pointing to the tattoo that’s been on his arm for a couple of
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