SAN DIEGO (AP) — A San Diego police officer killed when a fleeing vehicle crashed into his patrol car had been with the department since 2019, authorities said. Officer Austin Machitar, 30, died in the collision late Monday and his partner that night, Officer Zach Martinez, 27, was critically injured, the department said. The driver
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — A San Diego police officer killed when a fleeing vehicle crashed into his patrol car had been with the department since 2019, authorities said. Officer Austin Machitar, 30, died in the collision late Monday and his partner that night, Officer Zach Martinez, 27, was critically injured, the department said. The driver
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Peters Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KSHB) — Andrew Lester’s attorney has filed a motion in Clay County Court asking for a mental examination for his client before the trial moves forward. Lester is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal actionin connection with the shooting of Ralph
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Traffic was impacted by a major closure on the Palm Desert side of Highway 74 on Wednesday morning. The incident started when a vehicle went 200 feet over the side of the roadway near Vista Point at around 9:40 a.m., CAL FIRE confirmed. The patient suffered moderate injuries and was airlifted to the hospital for
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A special Ring Cycle will be performed for the 150th anniversary Bayreuth Festival in 2026, the annual Richard Wagner showcase said as this season’s schedule ended with sellouts for all 30 performances. Bayreuth’s new production of “Die Meistersinger von Nuremberg” will open the 113th festival next July 25. Valentin Schwarz’s 2022 staging of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A militia group member who communicated with other far-right extremists while they stormed the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to five years in prison. Kentucky electrician Dan Edwin Wilson told U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich that he regrets entering the Capitol that day but said he had “good intentions” on
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When Jennifer Kent’s “The Babadook” opened in theaters a decade ago, it played at two cinemas. When it returns to theaters next month, it will be in 500. “It’s strange but in a wonderful way. I can’t quite believe it’s been 10 years already. But it’s fantastic to
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When Jennifer Kent’s “The Babadook” opened in theaters a decade ago, it played at two cinemas. When it returns to theaters next month, it will be in 500. “It’s strange but in a wonderful way. I can’t quite believe it’s been 10 years already. But it’s fantastic to
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A broken fountain at Civic Center Park in La Quinta is sparking concern among residents, who said they fear for the well-being of the park’s wildlife. Residents are taking to social media to urge city officials to address the issue. According to community members, the fountain has been out of order for more than a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Residents of Massachusetts are now free to arm themselves with switchblades after a 67-year-old restriction was struck down in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 landmark decision on gun rights and the Second Amendment. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s decision Tuesday applied new guidance from what has come to be known
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Central Homicide Unit today requested the public’s help in identifying and locating a suspect in the death of a 16-year-old boy who was found with gunshot wounds during Tropical Storm Hilary last year. Last week, News Channel 3’s Tori King spoke with the teen’s family as they continue to search
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A C-130H Hercules airtanker is taking to the skies for CAL FIRE for the first time this week. These aircraft are former military planes which have been retrofitted for aerial firefighting, which will help CAL FIRE fight the state’s wildfires. Seven C-130s will join CAL FIRE’s fleet in the future. The first of those seven
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — An attorney for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked a state appeals court to overturn a ruling that would keep him off New York’s ballot. The arguments Wednesday come even as the candidate has suspended his independent presidential bid and was seeking to remove his name from contention in other
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DHS Police reported Wednesday morning via social media that 9-1-1 phone lines are now working. This after the department reported lines went down Tuesday afternoon. Officials telling News Channel 3 it was a issue with their vendor, Frontier. While the department was working to restore emergency systems, the public was urged to call 760-329-2904 and
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — The body of a worker who died Tuesday in a tire explosion at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility near the Atlanta airport was unrecognizable, and the family relied on tattoos and a lanyard to identify him, his son told a news outlet. Mirko Marweg, 58, was among two workers who died
Continue ReadingAssociated Press REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — The Treasury Department has issued new regulations aimed at making it harder for criminals to launder money by paying cash for residential real estate. Under rules finalized Wednesday, investment advisors and real estate professionals will be required to report cash sales of residential real estate to legal entities,
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Actor Gary Coleman was 42 when he died following a brain hemorrhage in 2010, but most people remember him as a child star who found fame on the hit comedy “Diff’rent Strokes.” His costar, Todd Bridges, told CNN Coleman was one of a kind, something he hopes viewers
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith is pressing forward with his 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump, with a new indictment that aims to salvage the prosecution after the Supreme Court slammed the door on the possibility of a trial before the November election. The new indictment, filed Tuesday in Washington,
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Robby Starbuck, a former Hollywood music video director turned conservative activist, has caught fire campaigning online against some major American brands’ diversity, equity and inclusion programs (DEI), support for gay Pride marches and LGBTQ events, strategies to slow climate change and other social policies. Starbuck is both
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court revived Sarah Palin’s libel case against The New York Times on Wednesday, citing errors by a lower court judge, particularly his decision to dismiss the lawsuit while a jury was deliberating. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan wrote that Judge Jed S.
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