Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Over 2,000 participants from over 80 countries descended on New York this week for the Clinton Global Initiative. The nonprofit founded by former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton unveiled 175 new philanthropic commitments in an effort to prove there are solutions to even the
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Border Patrol officers seized approximately 120 pounds of blue fentanyl pills concealed in a vehicle at the Calexico port of entry. The fentanyl was found when on the afternoon of Monday, Sept. 16. A 27-year-old woman driving a white sedan went through the port’s vehicle SENTRI lane. CBP officers conducted an initial inspection and referred
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several gun control measures Tuesday, including one that allows the court to consider stalking and animal cruelty as grounds to restrict access to firearms. The state already has some of the strictest gun laws in the country. The new laws signed by Newsom will expand restrictions
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College of the Desert officials have announced the new dates and location changes. The home opener and homecoming game were previously postponed due to heat and field conditions. The football team will be playing their home opener at La Quinta High School, against L.A. Pierce Brahmas on Saturday, September 28 at 7 p.m. View this
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw is in “a holding pattern” and there are currently no plans for the Dodgers’ three-time Cy Young Award winner to face hitters as he tries to overcome a toe injury. “I don’t think there’s been improvement,” Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday before his NL
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La Quinta wide receiver/defensive back Payton Reynolds is this week’s student-athlete of the week. Payton Reynolds is a star on both sides of the field for La Quinta, and his upbringing comes from the work he puts on the field. “It’s really just all mental,” Reynolds said. “You can put anything you put your mind
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By Tara Molina Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A 12-year-old and four teenagers were arrested and charged Tuesday in a number of crimes reported on the Chicago Transit Authority system. Three of the defendants turned themselves in to police Monday night. Pastor Corey Brooks saw the photo of the alleged
Continue ReadingLegal Affairs Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A U.S. appeals court has ruled that a man who spent 26 years in solitary confinement in Pennsylvania can sue prison officials for alleged cruel and unusual punishment. The panel says that prison officials may have also violated the Americans with Disability Act because they knew Roy Lee Williams
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By Barry Pintar Click here for updates on this story MT. PLEASANT, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — An 87-year-old man in Westmoreland County said he had his car stolen with his beloved dog inside. Willard Martz parked in a handicapped spot at the Tractor Supply store in Mt. Pleasant and planned to get dog food for Lucky,
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KDKA By Barry Pintar Click here for updates on this story MT. PLEASANT, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — An 87-year-old man in Westmoreland County said he had his car stolen with his beloved dog inside. Willard Martz parked in a handicapped spot at the Tractor Supply store in Mt. Pleasant and planned to get dog food for
Continue ReadingBy Terence Burlij and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen said Tuesday that he has “no plans to call a special session” to change the way the state allocates electoral votes to a winner-take-all system, ending an effort led by Donald Trump. The announcement comes after Republican state Sen. Mike McDonnell said he
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By Jessi Mitchell Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS, WLNY) — Manhattan community groups joined forces Tuesday evening for a public meeting, presenting their findings about the effects of climate change on the island’s parks. Curators for the largest outdoor art exhibit in Harlem’s history have uncovered a pattern of groundcover
Continue ReadingBy Neal Riley Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Scientists are concerned after seeing nearly a quarter of the world’s population of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales in an unusual and potentially dangerous spot for them. The New England Aquarium said at least 82 whales were observed in late July
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Bay FC and San Francisco announced plans on Tuesday for a dedicated training facility for the National Women’s Soccer League club on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay. The complex on the island off the Bay Bridge will include three training fields as well as team offices and other facilities. It
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A woman in Minnesota has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for her alleged role in the killing of a Minneapolis real estate agent. Prosecutors say a judge sentenced Elsa Segura on Tuesday for kidnapping to commit great bodily harm or terrorize. Segura pleaded guilty as part of an agreement with
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The ridge of high-pressure building from the west is now in place over the Western United States, bringing the hottest temperatures of the week today. Palm Springs recorded a high temperature of 112°, one degree shy of the record set in 1947. Fall-like temperatures are non-existent over the next seven days. It will still be
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — John Sterling returned to the New York Yankees’ radio broadcast booth, five months after announcing his retirement. Sterling had retired in April, a few weeks into his 36th season. He was back working with partner Suzyn Waldman on the WFAN broadcast for the start of the team’s final regular-season homestand. Sterling,
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Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, se refirió a la desigualdad económica durante su discurso este martes ante la Asamblea General de la ONU, donde calificó a Venezuela y Cuba como “países rebeldes que no encajan” en el dominio de la “oligarquía global”. Petro afirmó que el “1% más rico”
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An Oct. 29 trial date was confirmed today for a young man accused with a cohort of supplying a lethal dose of fentanyl to a 16-year-old French Valley girl. Jeremiah David Carlton, 21, of Canyon Lake is accused in the death of the teenager, identified in court documents only as “J.G.” Carlton is charged with
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN Español) –– El presidente de Chile, Gabriel Boric, dijo este martes que su país sigue con atención “la crítica situación” que vive Venezuela y reiteró su llamado a una salida política de la crisis, que “reconozca el triunfo de la oposición”. Durante su intervención en la 79° Asamblea General de la Organización
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