AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry made sure Ravens coach John Harbaugh could maintain bragging rights over his younger brother. Jackson threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score, and Henry rushed for 140 yards as Baltimore beat Jim Harbaugh’s Los Angeles Chargers 30-23 on Monday night. John
Continue ReadingHENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Josh Uduje’s 23 points helped San Jose State defeat UTEP 71-65 on Monday night at the Ball Dawgs Classic. Uduje shot 9 for 18 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Spartans (2-5). Will McClendon scored 22 points while shooting 7 for
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean man has been sentenced to a suspended prison term for deliberately gaining more than 20 kilograms (44 pounds) to evade a tougher role in the country’s military conscription system, a Seoul court said Tuesday. In South Korea, all able-bodied men must serve in the military
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The Coachella Valley is poised for a mix of cloudier skies and near-normal temperatures this week, influenced by a low pressure system currently impacting the West Coast. While most of the light rain and shower activity is more likely for the High Desert, San Bernardino mountains, and areas west of the mountains, there’s still a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — The engine for a flagship new small Japanese rocket has burst into flames during a combustion test, but there was no injury or damage to the outside, officials said. The failure follows an explosion last year of the same engine during a test. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is investigating,
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose to records Tuesday after Donald Trump’s latest talk about tariffs created only some ripples on Wall Street, even if they could roil the global economy were they to take effect. The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% to top the all-time high it set a couple weeks
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Starbucks is being forced to pay its baristas manually after a ransomware attack disrupted a software system it uses to track manage employees’ schedules. The coffee chain joins a growing list of companies affected by the hack of Blue Yonder, a cloud services provider that serves grocery stores
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Although three years of injury problems ruined J.K. Dobbins’ once-promising tenure with the Ravens, he was off to a strong start Monday night in his reunion game against Baltimore. And then another injury ended yet another night early for the Los Angeles Chargers’ star-crossed new running back. Dobbins
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Attendees were left frustrated after a Coachella Valley Unified School District’s special meeting addressing the district’s $44 million budget hole ended with no information. The meeting started at around 3:30 p.m. and ended after a two-hour closed session. The board said there was nothing to report from the closed session and ended the meeting. A
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s top court has upheld earlier rulings that favored the granting of subsidized housing benefits and equal inheritance rights to same-sex couples, in a landmark victory for the city’s LGBTQ+ community. The Court of Final Appeal’s dismissal of the government’s appeals ended some years-long legal battles over the
Continue ReadingDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Ian Schieffelin scored 12 of his 18 points in Clemson’s dominant second half and added 13 rebounds as the Tigers rallied to beat San Francisco 70-55 in a Sunshine Slam Beach Division semifinal on Monday night. Clemson (5-1) will play Penn State in the championship game on Tuesday. The Nittany
Continue ReadingISTANBUL (AP) — Police have detained dozens of people in Istanbul who tried to join a rally calling for greater protection for women in Turkey, where more than 400 women have been murdered this year. The demonstrators tried to enter the main pedestrian street to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against
Continue ReadingAP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, is rolling back its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, joining a growing list of major corporations that have done the same after coming under attack by conservative activists. The changes, confirmed by Walmart on Monday, are sweeping and include everything from not renewing
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Coaches normally don’t go for it on fourth-and-1 on their own 16-yard line when they’re trailing 10-7 with 2 minutes to go in the first half. However, when you’re coaching against your younger brother on the opposing sideline, sometimes you have to be aggressive and go all in.
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Some well-known valley chefs are giving back to more than a hundred kids in a festive way this Thanksgiving. by donating their culinary talents and supplies to create a traditional gourmet meal for the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Coachella Valley. Chef Andrew Copley from Copley’s Restaurant in Palm Springs and Chef Andrew Cooper
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Fifty three audio recordings from late 2022 reveal high-ranking members of Brazil’s army discussing efforts to pressure then-President Jair Bolsonaro to carry out a coup and remain in power. The recordings, obtained by the Federal Police and accessed by The Associated Press, provide a rare chance to hear military
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer Drake alleged in a court filing Monday that Universal Music Group falsely pumped up the popularity on Spotify and other streaming services of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” a song that viciously attacked Drake amid a bitter feud between the two hip-hop superstars. The petition in a New York court by the
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer Drake alleged in a court filing Monday that Universal Music Group falsely pumped up the popularity on Spotify and other streaming services of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” a song that viciously attacked Drake amid a bitter feud between the two hip-hop superstars. The petition in a New York court by the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An FBI agent who was acquitted of attempted murder for shooting a man on a train outside Washington, D.C., nearly four years ago has been arrested on sexual assault charges. The FBI says Eduardo Valdivia has been suspended pending the conclusion of a police investigation in Montgomery County, Maryland. Valdivia
Continue ReadingLONDON, Ontario (AP) — Lawyers in the sexual assault case of five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team began what are expected to be several weeks of legal arguments on Monday, ahead of next year’s trial. Dillon Dube, Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton were charged with sexual assault earlier
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