The sport of flag football is on the rise in the country, and we are seeing that here in the valley with girls high school teams. This year, there are six new teams – Indio, La Quinta, Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage Shadow Hills, and Xavier Prep. Girls flag football is one of the fastest growing
Continue ReadingALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Three county officials from upstate New York accused of conspiring to commit ballot fraud in 2021 local elections have been found not guilty of all charges by a federal jury. The three Rensselaer County officials were charged by federal prosecutors last year of conspiring to use their positions to obtain absentee
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By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — The University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ starting quarterback will sit out the remainder of the season over an off-field dispute, he announced Wednesday. Matthew Sluka, a senior at UNLV, said he will be redshirting this season over “certain representations” made to him not being “upheld.” “I have decided to
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) –– Más de un tercio de los niños de todo el mundo tenían miopía en 2023, y esta proporción aumentará a casi el 40% en 2050, según una nueva investigación. La miopía es una afección ocular en la que los objetos cercanos se ven nítidos, pero los distantes se ven borrosos. En
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Questions are still swirling around the execution of a Missouri man convicted of fatally stabbing a woman in 1998. Marcellus Williams was put to death Tuesday evening with a lethal injection. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and top judicial officials were convinced of his guilt. But advocates for Williams
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A veteran CIA officer has been found guilty of assault and battery for reaching up a colleague’s skirt and forcibly kissing her during a drunken party at a CIA worksite. Donald Asquith said he would appeal the misdemeanor conviction following a brief trial in Loudoun County, Virginia. The case came days after the
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US announced a $375 million aid package for Ukraine on Wednesday as the Biden administration pledged “unwavering support” to the war-torn country. The aid package, which is nearly double the size of recent shipments, includes artillery ammunition, air defense, anti-tank missiles and more of the critical weapons and
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — A former CIA officer has been found guilty in a Virginia court of assaulting a female subordinate at an office party last year, the latest in a string of public court cases documenting what victims allege is a systemic failure by the agency to properly adjudicate cases of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have voted to condemn President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for the disastrous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The legislation caps their work in Washington with a resolution that carried no legal weight but drove a political point ahead of November’s elections. The resolution passed 219 –
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed laws Wednesday to reduce oil and gas pollution — the Democrat’s latest move in an ongoing battle against the fossil fuel industry and its impacts on the environment and public health. The new laws set out to give local governments more authority
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed laws Wednesday to reduce oil and gas pollution — the Democrat’s latest move in an ongoing battle against the fossil fuel industry and its impacts on the environment and public health. The new laws set out to give local governments more authority
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer A high-ranking executive at OpenAI who served a few days as its interim CEO during a period of turmoil last year said she’s leaving the artificial intelligence company. Mira Murati, OpenAI’s chief technology officer, said in a written statement Wednesday that, after much reflection, she has “made the difficult decision to leave
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted by a federal grand jury on criminal charges that are still sealed. That’s according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer A 10th person has died in the listeria outbreak that shuttered a Boar’s Head deli meat plant, federal health officials said Wednesday. At least 59 people in 19 states have been sickened by the bacteria first detected in liverwurst made at the Jarratt, Virginia, plant. Illnesses were reported between late May and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A federal judge on Wednesday approved a $600 million class-action settlement Wednesday that Norfolk Southern railroad offered to everyone who lived within 20 miles (32 kilometers) of last year’s disastrous derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. Judge Benita Pearson gave the deal final approval after a hearing where the lawyers who negotiated it with
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By Ivonne Valdés and Ana María Cañizares, CNN en Español (CNN) — A wildfire raging in Quito has forced residents to flee their homes and Ecuador’s president to make an emergency return from abroad, as heavy smoke spreads across whole neighborhoods of the capital city. “I had two refrigerators, stoves, gas tanks, beds, dining tables,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Left-leaning groups and voting rights advocates are asking Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court to stop counties from throwing out what could be thousands of mail-in ballots in November’s election in the presidential battleground state. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday directly to the state’s highest court. It is the latest attempt by
Continue ReadingBrett Favre told TMZ Sports that he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in January after he began having trouble using his right arm and was unable to hold a screwdriver steady. The Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback disclosed he has the disease Tuesday as part of his testimony to a congressional committee about a
Continue Reading By Lauren Izso, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s military chief told troops on Wednesday that its airstrikes in Lebanon were aiming to destroy Hezbollah’s infrastructure and to pave the way for a possible ground incursion by Israeli forces. “You hear the jets overhead; we have been striking all day,” the head
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