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Updated post: Investigators announced Thursday night that an hours-long standoff had ended. They said the incident began after a suspect vehicle, which had been involved in an early-morning pursuit, was spotted off San Pascual, near Civic Center Park. A pursuit, which had been reported earlier that morning around 5:30 a.m., began when investigators said the
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at controversial police encounters that have prompted protests over the past three decades. This select list includes cases in which police officers were charged or a grand jury was convened. 1991 – Los Angeles – Rodney King March 3, 1991 – LAPD officers beat motorist Rodney King
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Hurricane Rafael pulled away from Cuba Thursday morning after slamming into the island as a Category 3 hurricane and taking down its entire power grid for about 24 hours. A significant shift in the storm’s forecast track means the threat to the US is dwindling, but is increasing
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor declared an emergency Thursday after a powerful winter storm left tens of thousands of people without power as heavy snow, fierce winds and freezing temperatures marched across the northern two-thirds of the state and into Colorado. Dozens of crews with Public Service Co. of New Mexico
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — The French foreign ministry says armed Israeli police forced their way into a French-owned church compound in the contested city of Jerusalem, briefly detaining two consulate members and prompting the top French diplomat to abandon his planned visit to the site. The unusual incident Thursday threatened to further strain relations between Israel
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Oscar-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese. Personal Birth date: November 17, 1942 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Martin Marcantonio Luciano Scorsese Father: Charles Scorsese, worked in the garment industry Mother: Catherine (Cappa) Scorsese Marriages: Helen Morris (1999-present); Barbara De Fina (1985-1991, divorced);
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press/Report For America MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Amazon workers in Alabama will have the opportunity decide whether to unionize for the third time in three years. A federal administrative judge ruled on Tuesday that the retail giant improperly influenced the most recent election, in which employees rejected a bid to unionize. The judge
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The Palm Springs City Council is holding closed session to discuss the issue of restitution, Thursday, November 7. Survivors hope that these sessions will mark the beginning of a concrete path to restitution, one that goes beyond apologies. “Section 14 Survivors and Descendants” is demanding $42 million in restitution, including programmatic incentives and $9 million
Continue ReadingBy David Close, CNN (CNN) — Kirk Herbstreit’s adorable golden retriever Ben, who has induced countless smiles on so many college campuses over the past two years, has passed away, according to the ESPN “College GameDay” football analyst. A certified emotional service animal, Ben became famous for his infectious, friendly nature while in the national
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The Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce announced today that “General Hospital” actor Tristan Rogers will be the 471st person honored with a star on the Palm Springs Walk of the Stars. The ceremony will occur at 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 18 at 849 North Palm Canyon Drive, according to a statement from the chamber.
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Certain voters in Georgia’s third-largest county who received their absentee ballots late will have their votes counted as long as their ballots were postmarked by Election Day and are received by Friday. Cobb County, just north of Atlanta, didn’t mail out absentee ballots to some 3,400 voters who had requested them until
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s allies and some in the private sector have been quietly preparing to detain and deport migrants residing in the United States on a large scale, according to four sources familiar with the discussions. And with the former president becoming the president-elect, those preparations are
Continue ReadingCNN Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump has promised to completely remake the US government and wield new power as president. The ambitious promises, if enacted, would transform society. Some of his most-repeated promises on the campaign trail include: Mass deportation of 11 million undocumented immigrants Closing the southern border
Continue ReadingBy Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has vowed he’ll kick millions of undocumented immigrants out of the US when he returns to power. In the months since cheering supporters waved “mass deportation now” signs at the Republican National Convention, Trump and his surrogates have offered various visions for how they’ll
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Rep. Raul Ruiz won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Check Out Local Election Results Here Ruiz was first elected to the House in 2012 when he defeated Republican incumbent Mary Bono. His district encompasses all of Imperial County and parts of Riverside and San Bernardino counties,
Continue ReadingLIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian police have arrested the head of the country’s soccer federation as part of an investigation into fraud, extortion, money laundering and other crimes. Agustín Lozano is the second Peruvian soccer boss to be detained since 2018 when his predecessor was investigated for his alleged role in two murders. Lozano vowed
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison in an investigation of a sinister online community that pressures children into acts of self-harm and sexual abuse images. The government says Richard Densmore ran chat rooms as a member of 764. That’s an international group that targets
Continue ReadingSan Francisco (4-4) at Tampa Bay (4-5) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, FOX BetMGM NFL Odds: 49ers by 6. Series record: 49ers lead 20-7 Against the spread: 49ers 4-4, Buccaneers 5-4 Last meeting: 49ers beat Buccaneers 27-14 in Santa Clara, California, on Nov. 19, 2023. Last week: 49ers, bye. Buccaneers lost to Chiefs 30-24 in OT
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans have knocked off Democrats in two perennially contested U.S. House seats in eastern Pennsylvania while U.S. Rep. Scott Perry has survived a challenge in southern Pennsylvania. The defeats of sixth-term Rep. Matt Cartwright and three-term Rep. Susan Wild came as the GOP’s U.S. House majority hung in the
Continue ReadingDemocratic Rep. Steven Horsford won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Nevada on Thursday. Horsford, a four-term congressman, became the first Black person to represent Nevada in Congress when he was first elected to the House. This year, he defeated former North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee. The district stretches north from Las Vegas,
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