CalMatters Beverly Hills officials delayed permit approvals and pressured the landlord to prevent an abortion clinic from opening in the city last year, violating state constitutional protections for reproductive rights, according to an investigation by the California Department of Justice. The city must now conduct comprehensive training for its employees about state and federal protections
Continue ReadingAssociated Press President Joe Biden hosted a formal ceremony Wednesday to publicly celebrate his executive order establishing an initiative to increase funding for Hispanic-serving institutions. Signed over the summer, the order also created a board of advisors on HSIs, which are not-for-profit schools with a full-time equivalent undergraduate student enrollment that is at least a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — A second person has pleaded guilty to helping run a high-end brothel network whose clients around Boston and Washington D.C. Prosecutors say clients included elected officials, military officers, professors and lawyers. They say Junmyung Lee of Dedham, Massachusetts served primarily as the booking agent for the prostitution network. He
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The national and state Republican parties are appealing a Pennsylvania court ruling that would relax the rules for mail ballots. The GOP filed an emergency request on Thursday that asks the state Supreme Court to put on hold a lower-court ruling that says the envelopes voters use to send
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — OpenAI is launching a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could put the artificial intelligence company in direct competition with search giant Google and affect the flow of internet traffic seeking news and other timely information. San Francisco-based OpenAI said Thursday it is releasing a search feature to paid users of ChatGPT but
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers’ first game of the season in South Korea was overshadowed afterward by Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter hinting at his stealing from the Japanese superstar. Their last postgame was a beer and champagne-fueled celebration of the franchise’s eighth World Series title. In between came a multitude
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amazon reported a boost in its quarterly profits Thursday and exceeded revenue estimates, sending the company’s stock up in after-hours trading. For the three months that ended on Sept. 30, the Seattle-based tech giant posted a revenue of $158.9 billion, higher than the $157.28 billion analysts had expected.
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amazon reported a boost in its quarterly profits Thursday and exceeded revenue estimates, sending the company’s stock up in after-hours trading. For the three months that ended on Sept. 30, the Seattle-based tech giant posted a revenue of $158.9 billion, higher than the $157.28 billion analysts had expected.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A grand jury in Nevada has again indicted Nathan Chasing Horse on charges that he sexually abused Indigenous women and girls, reviving a sweeping criminal case against the former “Dances with Wolves” actor. The 21-count indictment unsealed Thursday in Clark County District Court, which includes Las Vegas, expands on
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There will be several Halloween events held throughout the Coachella Valley tonight. The Sunline Transit Agency is taking over over Village Fest in downtown Palm Springs with its annual haunted bus. Get ready to be spooked as you walk through the scariest bus in town tonight at the Palm Springs Village Fest. In Palm Desert,
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Joaquín Caballero (CNN Español) — El ministro de Seguridad de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Javier Alonso, confirmó a CNN el hallazgo del cadáver de María Rosa Stefanic, exdueña del hotel Dubrovnik, de 52 años, entre los escombros del edificio de 10 pisos ubicado en Villa Gesell, en la costa atlántica, a unos 370 kilómetros
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Art the Clown of the “Terrifier” slasher movie franchise showed up at the Nasdaq to ring the closing bell as the perfect sendoff for the exchange on Halloween. The killer clown and “rising horror icon” from the “Terrifier” movies attended the bell ceremony in New York City on Thursday
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer University of Montana track athlete Lily Meskers drew attention when she rejected a NIL deal to support Democrat Jon Tester in his Senate re-election bid because she doesn’t agree with his votes on transgender athletes. She’s the rare college athlete to speak out on politics. Many are concerned about risking potential name,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters can create awkward moments for presidential candidates. They interrupt, heckle and, oftentimes, knock a candidate off track. But Vice President Kamala Harris is trying a new strategy late in the campaign to turn what would otherwise be awkward interactions into moments of energy used to rally her supporters and
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Rams (3-4) at Seattle (4-4) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST, Fox BetMGM NFL Odds: Rams by 1 1/2 points. Series record: Seahawks lead 27-26. Last meeting: Rams beat Seahawks 17-16 on Nov. 19, 2023 in Inglewood, Calif. Last week: Rams beat Minnesota 30-20; Seahawks lost to Buffalo 31-10. Against the spread: Rams 2-5, Seahawks
Continue ReadingAP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — As much as the San Francisco 49ers tried to downplay the curse of the Super Bowl loser leading up to this season, the first half of 2024 has looked just like that. A summer dominated by contract disputes. A string of injuries that put many of
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story October 31, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Colin Allred: Texas’ New Hope for the Senate – A Progressive Fighter for Freedom and Equality Francis Page Jr. | 10/28/2024, 2:06 p.m. In a tight Senate race that has Texans and the nation on edge, Congressman
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Count on Lars Tiffany canceling men’s lacrosse practice at the University of Virginia for one specific day in January. He already knows his players have no plans to be there. The Cavaliers athletes long ago alerted their coach that a group will be taking a road trip to
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dozens of striking San Francisco hotel workers were arrested as hundreds demonstrated for higher wages and better benefits two months after their contract expired. The arrests came Wednesday around 5 p.m. as union members sat in the middle of a busy street following a march that began near the Hilton Union
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A school board candidate who lost his race in a county south of Jacksonville will get a seat on the board anyway, after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tapped him to fill a vacancy. Derek Barrs will take an open seat on the Flagler County School Board in
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