Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces growing pressure to resign from his own Liberal Party after his top minister abruptly quit and criticized his handling of the budget. Trudeau has become widely unpopular over a wide range of issues, including the high cost of living and rising inflation. There is
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers are raising a new claim in their fight to overturn his hush money conviction, alleging that the historic verdict was tainted by juror misconduct. But prosecutors contend that the allegations in a defense court filing made public Tuesday are “unsworn, unsupported” hearsay and part of
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Jury deliberations began today in the trial of a woman, her father and boyfriend accused of luring a 29-year-old man to a Cathedral City park for an ambush that led to him being fatally stabbed because the woman falsely claimed he had raped her. Rena Lizette Alaniz, 24, of Thousand Palms, Carlos Antonio Ruiz, 44,
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A 23-year-old man accused of killing two people who were found in a burned vehicle was held to answer today. A judge ruled Monday that Luis Armenta of Indio must stand trial on two counts of murder with sentence-enhancing allegations of having more than one victim and discharge of a firearm causing great bodily harm,
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Vice President Kamala Harris is joining with President Biden in calling for stricter gun laws following a mass shooting at the Abundance Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin that left three people dead, including the shooter, and several more injured. In a statement the current Vice President and former CA Senator Kamala Harris spoke on
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A vehicle crashed into two police vehicles in Morongo Valley Monday afternoon. The crash happened at around 2:00 p.m. in front of the Circle K on Twentynine Palm Highway, near Rosella Drive. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, a reckless driving suspect rammed a California Highway Patrol unit then collided into a deputy’s
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian official says authorities have paused the process of implementing a new, stricter law on women’s mandatory headscarf, or hijab. The legislation, which was approved by the parliament in September 2023, won’t be sent to the government to enact. The surprise development means the legislation was halted, at
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Administration at George Washington Charter School in Palm Desert is asking Riverside County Sheriff’s Office to provide some extra security at the school until winter break. According to a letter sent to parents on Monday, a woman was handing out candy to kids near the school’s back gate before classes started. The letter states that school
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MILAN (AP) — The Stellantis automaker has pledged to invest 2 billion euros or $2.1 billion in Italian production next year and spend another 6 billion euros or $6.3 billion in the supply chain. The head of European operations for the world’s fifth-largest carmaker made the pledge during a meeting with Italian ministers,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — New England shrimp will come back to seafood counters in small amounts next year under a research fishing program. The shrimp have been lost from the marketplace as waters have warmed. For a decade now, the seafood industry has been under a fishing moratorium for the shrimp because of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The U.S. is still separating some migrant children from parents while holding them after they cross the border despite broad improvements at detention centers in Texas. That’s according to a court-ordered monitor’s final report that was issued last week. It offers a final glimpse of conditions inside the facilities
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco jury on Tuesday found a tech consultant guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee, which carries a sentence of 16 years to life, rejecting the defendant’s claim that he had acted in self defense. Jurors took seven days to
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The Walter Clark Legal Group is offering its Safe Ride Home Program over the Christmas and New Year holidays, covering cab and rideshare fares of alcohol-impaired drivers who choose to call a cab or use a rideshare service instead of getting back behind the wheel of their car. Reimbursement is offered for rides taken between
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won’t be the top Democrat on a prominent House committee next year. House Democrats on Tuesday picked 74-year-old Rep. Gerry Connolly to lead the party on the Oversight Committee, turning aside a bid from Ocasio-Cortez for the job. Connolly has seniority on the committee, having served on
Continue ReadingAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The archivist and deputy archivist of the United States have issued a rare joint statement to say that the 1970s-era Equal Rights Amendment cannot be certified without further action by Congress or the courts. Tuesday’s statement comes as Democrats press President Joe Biden to act unilaterally on its
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco jury on Tuesday found a tech consultant guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee, which carries a sentence of 16 years to life, rejecting the defendant’s claim that he had acted in self defense. Jurors took seven days to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — Pop star and fashion designer Pharrell Williams has been named UNESCO’s goodwill ambassador for artistic education and entrepreneurship on Tuesday in Paris. It continues his cultural dominance of the French capital as Louis Vuitton menswear artistic director and performer at Notre Dame Cathedral’s reopening earlier this month. The role of
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. could receive up to $15 billion in federal loans to help the utility modernize its power grid and expand clean energy infrastructure across central and northern California, officials announced Tuesday. The U.S. Department of Energy announced a conditional commitment for one of the largest loan guarantees
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. could receive up to $15 billion in federal loans to help the utility modernize its power grid and expand clean energy infrastructure across central and northern California, officials announced Tuesday. The U.S. Department of Energy announced a conditional commitment for one of the largest loan guarantees
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tech consultant found guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee in San Francisco.
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