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MAMMOTH, Wyo. (AP) — Five people were able to escape a hot, acidic pond in Yellowstone National Park after the sport utility vehicle they were riding in went off the road and into an inactive geyser. The crash happened Thursday morning. The passengers were able to get out of the 105 degree water on their
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An Indio man was killed in a crash involving an off-road vehicle Friday afternoon near the Cactus City rest area has been identified as Charles Housewright II. The incident occurred at approximately 3 p.m. Friday in the open desert west of Cottonwood Springs Road, North of the Interstate 10, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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An ambulance was requested in Mountain Center today after a driver went off the roadway and crashed into the side of a mountain. The incident occurred about 3:20 p.m. Friday near Mile Marker 83 of state Route 74, according to California Highway patrol records. The driver was in a white SUV at the time of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press British singer-songwriter Griff’s career has been an undeniable whirlwind. Less than two years after releasing her first single — and finishing her A-level exams — she won the Brit Award for Rising Star. Then she opened for Dua Lipa. Then Ed Sheeran. Then Coldplay. Then Taylor Swift. In between those gigs, solo shows
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The Coachella Valley Animal Campus (CVAC) will be having free dog adoptions through the end of July. CVAC is experiencing severe overcrowding, as summer is one of the busiest times for shelters. On average, more than 100 pets are impounded daily at county shelters during the work week. During the summer, that figure soars to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge is reining in the use of “strip searches” by police in Louisiana’s capital city. The Baton Rouge policy that was blocked by Friday’s order allowed police to strip search people who had not been arrested based on a “reasonable suspicion” that the person might be armed
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The San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department’s Operation Safe and Sane has seized over 1,500 lbs. of illegal fireworks. From July 1 to July 7, the Sheriff’s Department focused on enforcing laws against illegal fireworks throughout the county through Operation Safe and Sane. The department claims that 1,293 service calls were made, including proactive patrol-initiated calls. Additionally,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A man who killed two Alaska Native women and was heard while videotaping the torture death of one say that in his movies “everybody always dies” was sentenced in Anchorage Friday to 226 years in prison. Brian Steven Smith was sentenced for the deaths of Kathleen Henry in 2019
Continue ReadingPakistan has reached an agreement for a new $7 billion loan deal with the International Monetary Fund. It’s the global lender’s latest bailout to help the cash-strapped country of 240 million people. A statement issued Friday by the IMF says the loan will last for 37 months. Its aims include strengthening fiscal and monetary policy
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The Excessive Heat Warning has been extended by the National Weather Service through 9 PM tomorrow as temperatures could climb as high as 113°F. Even once the heat warning ends, it’s important to always practice heat safety in the summertime. High temperatures today were held back a bit thanks to the elevated moisture content. As
Continue ReadingBy Sabrina Souza, Nicki Brown, Kara Scannell and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — The jury in the federal corruption trial against Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his co-defendants began deliberations Friday after hearing from 37 witnesses over nine weeks of testimony. Jurors were dismissed for the day after deliberating for approximately three hours
Continue ReadingCOCOA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A 375-pound sea turtle has been released back into the Atlantic Ocean after three months of rehabilitation in Florida. Officials with the Brevard Zoo released a male loggerhead named Bubba on Wednesday afternoon in Cocoa Beach. Officials say biologists with Inwater Research found Bubba in St. Lucie County on April
Continue ReadingCNN By Josh Campbell, Eric Levenson and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Two days after Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial began and nearly three years after the fatal “Rust” movie set shooting that led to the charge against him, a New Mexico judge said eight words that left the actor visibly emotional – and
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A smoking laptop in a passenger’s bag prompted an evacuation on an American Airlines flight headed to Miami from San Francisco International Airport Friday, according to the airline. One person sustained minor injuries while exiting that required transport to a hospital, the airline said. Passengers evacuated via emergency slides and a
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A smoking laptop in a passenger’s bag prompted an evacuation on an American Airlines flight headed to Miami from San Francisco International Airport Friday, according to the airline. One person sustained minor injuries while exiting that required transport to a hospital, the airline said. Passengers evacuated via emergency slides and a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has agreed to forgo an autopsy of a Muslim inmate who is scheduled to be executed Thursday. Keith Edmund Gavin said the post-mortem procedure would violate his religious beliefs. The Alabama Department of Corrections said Friday that no autopsy will be performed. The 64-year-old inmate is scheduled to
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By Catherine Nicholls, Sugam Pokharel and Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — London police have arrested a 36-year-old man in connection with human remains found in two suitcases in the southwestern city of Bristol. The Metropolitan Police said in a statement that the man was arrested in south London on Friday and taken into custody –
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El sexo y el género son términos que con frecuencia se confunden o equiparan en las conversaciones cotidianas, y la mayoría de los adultos estadounidenses creen que el género de una persona está determinado por el sexo asignado al nacer. Sin embargo, un nuevo estudio realizado con casi 5.000 menores de
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Rudy Giuliani is no longer entitled to bankruptcy protection, a judge decided Friday, making it possible for creditors to immediately pursue his assets within days. The former mayor of New York sought bankruptcy protection after a jury awarded two Georgia election workers $148 million because Giuliani defamed them after the 2020 election. The judge’s decision
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Meta anunció este viernes que eliminaría las restricciones impuestas a las cuentas de Facebook e Instagram del expresidente Donald Trump antes de la Convención Nacional Republicana de la próxima semana. La compañía dijo que la decisión se tomó para garantizar que Trump, el virtual candidato republicano a la presidencia, tuviera la
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