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Palm Springs Pride, the yearly event that celebrates diversity and inclusion in the Coachella Valley, needs more volunteers. Event organizers say tens of thousands of visitors attend the event each year. They say they need significant volunteer support to make sure the festival stays safe and organized. Last year, 320 volunteers helped staff the event.
Continue ReadingAP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Sometimes, Leland Anderson steals a quick glance high into the stands above left field and finds his wife Sandy in section 237 for a wave and a smile. It’s their way of checking in during shifts as Guest Services ushers at the Oakland Coliseum. “She’s the hottest,” 79-year-old
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jazz saxophone player and composer Benny Golson has died at age 95. Golson’s longtime agent says Golson died Saturday at his home in Manhattan after a short illness. Golson worked over his seven-decade musical career with Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, John Coltrane and other jazz luminaries. He built much
Continue ReadingWHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky judge who was gunned down in his courthouse chambers is being remembered for his public service. Residents are looking for answers to unravel a mystery still shaking their tiny Appalachian town — why their popular sheriff is behind bars and charged with the murder. State police say the preliminary
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s Democratic Senate candidate improperly claimed property tax credits for two homes, something her campaign says she was unaware of and plans to repay. Angela Alsobrooks, who is the county executive of Prince George’s County, claimed homestead and senior property tax credits for a home in Washington, D.C., and
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Two men have pleaded guilty to providing fentanyl-laced heroin that killed a prominent New York City transgender activist Cecilia Gentili earlier this year. Prosecutors say Michael Kuilan pleaded guilty a charge of distributing and possessing with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl in Brooklyn federal court Monday. Antonio Venti entered a
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Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, habló en su conferencia matutina de este lunes del incidente que vivió ayer cuando le arrojaron una botella en Veracruz y dijo que “no pasó a mayores”. Agregó que la persona que le arrojó la botella en medio de una manifestación en
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Meghann Fahy and Eve Hewson are two of the stars of Netflix’s new ensemble mystery series “The Perfect Couple.” They also each have an “it girl” label after being regarded as breakouts after Hewson appeared in “Bad Sisters” and Fahy in the second season of “The White Lotus.” Both actors shrug off the
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California sued ExxonMobil Monday, alleging it deceived the public for half a century by promising that recycling would address the global plastic pollutions crisis. Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office said that even with recycling programs, less than 5% of plastic is recycled into another plastic product in the U.S. even though
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Suicide rate in the Coachella Valley exceeds the county, state and country, according to a Desert Healthcare District and Foundation report in 2021. Rancho Mirage, Palm Springs, and Desert Hot Springs have the highest rates. Suicide is the 10th largest cause of death nationally. Here in the valley there are about 19.4 suicides for every
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Many years into their marriage, Stephen and Evie Colbert suddenly became co-workers. And that is why, in a roundabout way, we have their first cookbook. During the pandemic, Evie helped keep her husband’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on the air at CBS while the couple hunkered
Continue ReadingBy Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance has spent the last month engaging in intense prep sessions ahead of the debate with his Democratic counterpart, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, on October 1. That preparation includes reviewing footage of the governor’s previous speeches and studying binders of research regarding his policies,
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Kmart, once one of America’s leading discount retailers, is closing its last full-size store in the mainland United States. The store, in Bridgehampton, New York, on Long Island, is due to close October 20, according to an employee who answered the phone at the store Monday morning
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — A soccer pitch in London collapsed and parts of the United Kingdom are submerged by flash floods after some areas saw a month’s worth of rainfall in 24 hours. Roads were closed, some train lines in London were suspended and dozens of people reported their houses being submerged as parts of central
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By Iris Salem, Joy Benedict and Dean Fioresi Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER, California (KCAL, KCBS) — One person is dead after two small planes collided mid-air in Lancaster on Sunday afternoon. It happened at around 1 p.m. in the skies over 50th Street East and E. Avenue E, according to the
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By Michelle Watson and Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — Two men in New York have been charged with distributing fentanyl-laced heroin that allegedly caused the death of transgender activist Cecilia Gentili in February, prosecutors announced Monday. “Cecilia Gentili, a prominent activist and leader of the New York transgender community was tragically poisoned in her Brooklyn
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Ramos Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — ShotSpotter expired at midnight in Chicago. While Mayor Brandon Johnson is searching for an alternative gunfire detection system, on Sunday, the city announced that it is now accepting recommendations. Despite the fight to keep ShotSpotter in Chicago, the service was decommissioned at
Continue Reading Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Los demócratas apostaron el destino de la Casa Blanca bajo la premisa de que una vez que los votantes recuerden el caos y la división de la presidencia de Donald Trump, este sufrirá una caída que definirá sus elecciones. Las semanas de retórica extravagante del expresidente revivieron los recuerdos de la
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked the Supreme Court on Monday to keep his name on New York’s presidential ballot, even though he suspended his campaign in August and backed former President Donald Trump. In an emergency appeal, Kennedy argued that New York voters who signed petitions supporting him “have a constitutional
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California sued ExxonMobil Monday, alleging the oil giant deceived the public for half a century by promising that the plastics it produced would be recycled. Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office said that less than 5% of plastic is recycled into another plastic product in the U.S. even though the
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