Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Social Security Administration is telling some clients of disgraced Kentucky attorney Eric Conn that they no longer owe back money to the government. Conn was charged in a $500 million disability scheme nearly a decade ago. Hundreds of his former clients lost their benefits after his arrest. Some
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Ayer a las 12:30 del mediodía estalló un incendio en la comunidad de Anza ubicada a pocas millas del Valle de Coachella, el fuego ha devorado casi 4 mil acres de maleza por lo que la calidad del aire se ha visto afectada incluyendo en el Valle de Coachella, incluso algunos residentes de La Quinta
Continue ReadingAP National Writer PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles and Sunisa Lee spent the night before perhaps the biggest gymnastics meet of their lives restless. There was a tension in the air. They’d all been in the Olympic spotlight before, experiences that left them with medals but also the kind of scars — be
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department said Tuesday it filed a civil lawsuit against Norfolk Southern, alleging the company knowingly created large delays for Amtrak passengers traveling between New York and New Orleans. Though federal law requires Norfolk Southern freight trains to allow Amtrak passenger trains to proceed first, the Justice Department alleges
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia Ports Authority says it moved a record number of automobiles across its docks in the 2024 fiscal year, bringing it neck-and-neck with the top U.S. auto port. Georgia Ports CEO Griff Lynch said Tuesday that 830,000 automobile imports and exports moved through the Port of Brunswick in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — At least 973 Native American children died in the U.S. government’s abusive boarding school system, according to the results of an investigation released Tuesday by Interior Department officials who called on the government to apologize for the schools. The investigation commissioned by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland found marked and
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Ya se presentó en la corte un sujeto acusado de asaltar dos bancos el cual fue capturado la semana pasada. Se trata de Reese Westenberguer quien fue captado en imágenes de cámara de video el 24 de junio en un banco que se ubica por el Hwy 111 en Palm Desert a donde llegó y
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En las próximas elecciones de noviembre los residentes de Cathedral City tendrán que decidir si apoyan la medida que busca incrementar el impuesto sobre la venta con la finalidad de mejorar las calles y la seguridad pública, aunque hay comerciantes que temen que esto afecte sus ventas.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jon Gruden is asking the entire Nevada Supreme Court to reconsider a decision by a three-justice panel to throw out a lawsuit he filed against the NFL over emails leaked to the media before he resigned as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders in 2021. Attorneys for Gruden filed
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Valadez Click here for updates on this story July 29, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in rankings and consumer advice, has recognized Veritex Community Bank as one of the 2024-2025 Best Companies to Work For. The bank also received accolades as the Best Company to
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Valadez Click here for updates on this story July 29, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Fort Bend County Libraries now offers “Big Interview,” an interactive online resource designed to help job seekers improve their interview skills and boost confidence. This tool is ideal for recent graduates, military service members transitioning to civilian life,
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Valadez Click here for updates on this story July 29, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — The U.S. Department of Labor has taken legal action against TEAM Abilities LLC and its founder and CEO Rachel Jelks, seeking to stop the company from violating federal employment regulations and to recover back wages and damages for
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By Erika Tulfo, CNN (CNN) — A Starbucks app outage on Tuesday left customers unable to place a mobile order, delaying caffeine fixes for millions of coffee lovers until the app returned to service later in the day. “Earlier today, some customers were briefly unable to access the mobile order and pay feature in the
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California’s worsening homeless crisis has led local city governments throughout the Coachella Valley, along with Riverside County, to work on multi-pronged solutions over the years to address the problem. A point-in-time county taken in December 2023 estimated that more than 180,000 people were experiencing homelessness in California —up 6% from 2022. Last week, Governor Gavin
Continue ReadingBy Jo-Carolyn Goode Click here for updates on this story July 29, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Houston’s very own Aviation Electrician’s Mate Airman Jose Garza exemplifies dedication and technical prowess aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). As of July 23, 2024, Airman Garza has been actively engaged in reassembling a general converter
Continue ReadingCAZENOVIA, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a New York state trooper recruit was arrested after he attacked a trooper and tried to grab his gun while attending a training academy last week. State police say the 22-year-old was at an upstate training academy on July 23 when he told troopers he wanted to drop out
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Delta Air Lines’ service meltdown, which led to thousands of cancelled flights and a half million stranded customers, cost the company hundreds of millions of dollars. And now it wants Microsoft and the cybersecurity firm that caused the problem to compensate it for at least some of
Continue ReadingBy Jo-Carolyn Goode Click here for updates on this story July 29, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — J.D. Silva & Associates, a prominent veteran-owned personal injury law firm based in Pearland, is thrilled to announce its 2nd Annual Back-to-School Giveaway. This special event is designed to honor and support local teachers as they embark on
Continue ReadingAP National Writer Instead of reexamining a drug-fighting law that Olympic leaders don’t like, a bipartisan group in Congress is proposing a new bill that would hold back funding for the World Anti-Doping Agency if it doesn’t do its job better. Republicans and Democrats joined in rolling out a bill that would make permanent the
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Ayer confirmaron el hallazgo de mosquitos infectados con el virus del Nilo en la intersección de las calles Fred Waring y Eldorado en Indian Wells, se trata de los primeros sancudos infectados que se encuentran en esta ciudad en lo que va del año, mientras que en todo el Valle de Coachella se han confirmad
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