Palm Springs is updating its zoning code for the first time since 1988, and the city is looking for community input. Zoning codes determine land use, more specifically, which activities and buildings are allowed in separately zoned areas. This would include residential, commercial or industrial uses and managing development cohesively. The Palm Springs Zoning Code
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has signed into law a bill requiring businesses with 25 or more employees to disclose a salary range when posting a job. The new law signed Wednesday also protects a worker’s right to ask their employer for the salary range for their position when applying for
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s state superintendent of schools said Wednesday that he believes a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies violates the state’s law against teaching divisive racial concepts, explaining that is why he won’t recommend it become an approved state course. Until now, Richard Woods, the state’s elected Republican superintendent,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer has fought back against death threats, almost constant harassment and streams of misinformation during his nearly four years overseeing elections in one of the nation’s most prominent political battlegrounds. He couldn’t survive his reelection bid. The Republican who relentlessly defended the legitimacy of Arizona’s elections
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Some Instagram posters got a shocking notification from the app Wednesday: Certain photos have been permanently deleted from the app’s Stories archives, unable to be recovered. “This story is no longer available,” some users saw on certain Stories. “Due to a technical issue, this story is no
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Black and other minority farmers are set to receive more than $2 billion in federal aid in response to decades of discrimination by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. President Joe Biden announced the payments Wednesday. The USDA says more than 23,000 farmers will get payments between $10,000 and $500,000.
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By Ivana Kottasová and Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — The United Kingdom was left shaken after three children were stabbed to death and eight others were injured in a knife attack in Southport, in one of the worst assaults against children in the country in decades. The attack took place at a Taylor Swift themed
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — More than 55 million people worldwide have dementia, a number that’s expected to nearly triple by 2050. But addressing 14 risk factors over the course of one’s life — starting in childhood — could prevent or delay nearly half of cases, according to a large report by 27 dementia
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By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro warned Wednesday that he will not hesitate to call on the population for a “new revolution” if forced by what he calls “North American imperialism and fascist criminals.” Maduro’s comments come amid deadly protests across the country following its disputed presidential election victory, which the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Rams offensive lineman Jonah Jackson is day to day because of a shoulder injury. Jackson left practice early on Tuesday, holding his left arm while coming off the field with a trainer. Coach Sean McVay did not speak to reporters Wednesday and is expected to provide more
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It was President Joe Biden’s first public appearance since he dropped out of the race, and the applause for him from the crowded auditorium in Austin, Texas, just kept going. He put his hand on his heart in thanks, looked down and, for the briefest of moments, took it all
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge in Detroit has approved a settlement in a 2017 lawsuit that challenged the detention of Iraqi nationals who were targeted for deportation during the Trump administration. The agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement sets strict conditions for future detentions before any deportations. The lawsuit involved about 1,400 people,
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — As cancer cases rise among young adults in the United States, a new study has identified 17 cancer types that appear to be more common in Generation X and millennials than older age groups. Among adults born between 1920 and 1990, there is a significant difference between each generation
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — MrBeast, YouTube’s biggest star and a philanthropic force with nearly unrivaled influence among young audiences, acknowledged Wednesday that he used “inappropriate language” in his early online days, as numerous controversies bubbled up around him and a former collaborator. MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, and his reported $700
Continue ReadingMauricio Torres (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía de Perú denunció a la presidenta Dina Boluarte y a otros exmiembros de su gabinete por los delitos de homicidio calificado, lesiones graves y lesiones leves, de acuerdo con un comunicado publicado este martes en su cuenta de X. Los hechos imputados responden a 44 muertes ocurridas entre
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, drew gasps on Wednesday when he said at the National Association of Black Journalists convention that Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee, had suddenly adopted a Black identity. Harris’ father is from Jamaica, her late mother from India.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted has already squirreled away more than $5 million toward a bid for governor that’s more than two years off. That’s according to campaign finance reports filed Wednesday. Husted reported contributions totaling $1.7 million between Feb. 1 to July 31, helping him set another fundraising record
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The Smoke Advisory has been extended for parts of Riverside County due to elevated fine particle pollution in the air from wildfire smoke. The Nixon Fire has been burning since Tuesday. A ridge of high pressure to our east will expand west and begin to steer monsoonal moisture into Southern California. Thursday morning will see
Continue ReadingAssocicated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the mastermind of al-Qaida’s Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, has agreed to plead guilty, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The development points to a long-delayed resolution in an attack that killed thousands and altered the course of the United States and much
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Boeing nombró un nuevo CEO el miércoles tras informar una pérdida operativa básica de US$ 1.400 millones en el segundo trimestre (más del triple de la pérdida del año anterior), ya que un mayor escrutinio de la seguridad y la calidad de sus aviones impidió que la atribulada compañía
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