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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, California – (KESQ) Firefighters were dispatched to a house fire on San Remo Road in Desert Hot Springs Thursday morning. Cal Fire said on social media that when crews first arrived on the scene, the house was ‘fully involved.’ One resident was evaluated for possible injuries and refused additional treatment or transport.
Continue ReadingPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gunmen have invaded another town north of Haiti’s capital, just a week after a massacre killed at least 115 people in the country’s central region. The number of casualties was not immediately known. Residents in the coastal town of Arcahaie called radio stations on Thursday pleading for help and asking that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a 59-year-old man was killed in a “horrific” attack by a pack of dogs in a back yard in Albany. Officers responding to a call found eight or nine mixed-breed pit bulls attacking James Provost Wednesday evening. One of the officers fired his weapon to stop the
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wagmeister and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Sean “Diddy” Combs has spent his three weeks in jail speaking with his defense attorneys, preparing for his case and receiving visiting from his family, a source close to the music producer told CNN. “His family is visiting. He speaks to his lawyers. Those are the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s foreign minister says the European Union nation is tightening its visa regulations as probes into alleged cash-for-visa scandal have confirmed irregularities under the previous governmnet going into millions of dollars. Minister Radek Sikorski said Thursday it will be much tougher now to obtain a visa for Poland, which
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and the White House criticized Donald Trump for his attacks on the federal response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton and suggested he was wrongly trying to turn the deadly storms to his political advantage. Attending a town hall sponsored by Univision in Las Vegas, Harris
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer She blames greedy companies for price-gouging. He blames the Biden administration’s economic policies. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump agree on one thing: Tapping into sour consumer sentiment about high grocery prices is one way to court voters. Bacon prices have been a particular focus for Trump. He mentioned them in his Sept.
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer She blames greedy companies for price-gouging. He blames the Biden administration’s economic policies. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump agree on one thing: Tapping into sour consumer sentiment about high grocery prices is one way to court voters. Bacon prices have been a particular focus for Trump. He mentioned them in his Sept.
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Last year, Ikea slashed prices on roughly 2,000 products to give inflation-weary customers a break. Although that sparked an increase in orders, revenue fell for the first time in four years as discounts took a bite out of its bottom line. Sales slipped 4% to €45.1 billion
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Social Security recipients will see their monthly payments inch up by only 2.5% next year, as the steady decline in inflation puts a damper on the program’s annual cost-of-living-adjustment, the Social Security Administration announced Thursday. Retirees’ monthly payments will rise by about $50 to an estimated average of $1,976
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Immigration officers in Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali have arrested a Chinese suspect sought by Beijing for helping run over $14 billion investment scam to clients in China. Officials said on Thursday that the 39-year-old man, identified only by his initial, LQ, was arrested on Oct. 1, when an
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — The sports world reacts to 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal announcing he will retire from tennis after next month’s Davis Cup finals.
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — The World Trade Organization has raised its outlook for global goods trade this year slightly, but cautions that increasing geopolitical tensions and uncertainty over economic policy pose “substantial” risks to its forecast. The Geneva-based WTO projected Thursday that global goods trade will increase by 2.7% this year, compared with the 2.6% it
Continue ReadingHighs are finally dropping toward more seasonally normal conditions, topping out at 104 yesterday. We will still be ten or so degrees above normal this afternoon. Air quality may be an issue today in the Imperial Valley, with an Air Quality Alert for elevated ozone levels in place there through this evening. So far, air
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits last week jumped to its highest level in a year, which analysts are saying is more likely a result of Hurricane Helene — and the Boeing strike — than a broader softening in the labor market. The Labor Department reported Thursday that applications for
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Today is World Homeless Day, a time to raise awareness and advocate for an end to homelessness. The latest California Point in Time count shows nearly 186,000 people facing homelessness. This number is slightly up from 2023 and represents an 8% increase from 2022. In the Coachella Valley, 37% of the population is living on
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Delta Air Lines reported a profitable third quarter, as the airline weathered a $500 million hit from a July service meltdown related to the CrowdStrike computer outage, as well as the impact of Hurricane Helene at the end of the quarter. The airline had to cancel about
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s new Labour government has unveiled a slew of new rights for workers, including more generous rules for sick pay and parental leave and major restrictions on certain precarious employment practices such as fire and rehire. The Employment Rights Bill, published Thursday about 100 days since Labour took power for
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Rafael Nadal announced his retirement from tennis on Thursday, signaling the end to a career that spanned two decades and 22 Grand Slam titles, including 14 on his favorite clay at Roland Garros, and 92 singles titles overall. Here is a look at the victories, losses, rivalries and injuries that have marked the
Continue ReadingAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Mott’s first novel since “Hell of a Book” is a kind of meta-sequel to his award-winning meta-narrative about a Black author’s haunting promotional tour. The Penguin Random House imprint Dutton announced Thursday that it has reached a deal with Mott for “People Like Us,” in which a
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