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A pilot with U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations was killed today in an on-duty helicopter crash in the far southeastern reaches of San Diego County. The federal air-interdiction agent was flying a Eurocopter AS350 that went down for unknown reasons about 10:15 a.m. in the Potrero area, off the 1800 block
Continue ReadingCNN By Tim Lister and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — A man who was filmed by CNN being released by rebels from a Damascus jail was a former intelligence officer with the deposed Syrian regime, according to local residents, and not an ordinary citizen who had been imprisoned, as he had claimed. CNN initially found
Continue ReadingLA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Prosecutors in Bolivia on Monday sought the arrest of former President Evo Morales in connection to a sexual abuse investigation involving his alleged fathering of a child with a 15-year-old girl. The arrest warrant, which still must be approved by a judge, was issued after Morales defied an order to
Continue ReadingBy Tim Lister and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — A man who was filmed by CNN being released by rebels from a Damascus jail was a former intelligence officer with the deposed Syrian regime, according to local residents, and not an ordinary citizen who had been imprisoned, as he had claimed. CNN initially found the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press After months of deadlock, Israel and Hamas appear to be moving closer toward a ceasefire to end their 14-month war. Top officials from the U.S., Qatar and Egypt have resumed their mediation efforts in recent weeks and reported greater willingness by the warring sides to wrap up a deal. In a key concession,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A man who spent more than 20 years behind bars before he was exonerated of robbing a Memphis music club is suing the city and 10 police officers, alleging they made up evidence that led to his wrongful conviction and a lengthy prison sentence. The lawsuit filed Dec. 12
Continue ReadingBy Mark Morales, Taylor Romine, Aaron Cooper and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The woman who stowed away on a Delta flight from New York to Paris last month was taken into custody again, this time trying to sneak into Canada, multiple law enforcement sources tell CNN. Svetlana Dali managed to cut off her ankle
Continue ReadingRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina reached its Medicaid expansion enrollment goal of 600,000 people just over a year since the program rolled out. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper called the enrollment numbers a “monumental achievement” that is “life-changing” for people in need of health insurance. Medicaid expansion received bipartisan support in its passage through the
Continue ReadingAUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Federal authorities have charged a National Guard soldier with murder in a shooting that triggered a weekend lockdown at a Georgia military base. Court records show 25-year-old Natravien Landry made an initial court appearance Monday before a federal magistrate judge in Augusta. He’s charged with killing another man Saturday morning at
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The first-place Los Angeles Rams are not expecting Aaron Donald to come out of retirement to join their playoff push, and coach Sean McVay says he would feel uncomfortable even asking. When McVay was asked Monday whether he saw any possibility of a comeback by the Rams’ eight-time
Continue ReadingCalMatters In January 2023, and continuing throughout the spring, rain swelled many of California’s reservoirs and creeks, engulfing homes and businesses and killing 21 people. One federal estimate says it cost the state nearly $5 billion. Now, nearly two years later, it’s Alexis Ramirez’s job to help pick up the pieces, clearing debris from a
Continue ReadingALEXANDER CITY, Ala. (AP) — The longtime pastor of the Auburn University football team has died after falling into the water on Lake Martin in central Alabama. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says the accident occurred Sunday evening. Officials say the Rev. Chette L. Williams fell into the water from his pontoon boat. The accident
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CalMatters The Newsom administration is refining a contentious set of proposed rules, years in the making, that would reshape how farms and cities draw water from the Central Valley’s Delta and its rivers. Backed by more than $1 billion in state funds, the rules, if adopted, would require water users to help restore rivers and
Continue ReadingATHENS, N.Y. (AP) — Efforts to save an imperiled 150-year-old lighthouse in New York are getting a boost with federal officials announcing new funding to study ways to protect the structure. New York Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer says that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is funding a study on how to restore the Hudson-Athens
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is making an all-out push in the waning days of the Biden administration that she believes could bolster reproductive rights, calling on the president to certify the Equal Rights Amendment and enshrine its protections into the Constitution. The move, the New York Democrat wrote
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The U.S. Census Bureau is changing how it counts international migration in its annual population estimates. Officials said Monday that the bureau will add a large share of humanitarian immigrants to its calculations to better reflect the influx of refugees to the United States this decade. The change will be incorporated into 2024
Continue ReadingHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut has become the latest state to begin notifying its eligible citizens that some or all of their medical debt will soon be paid off, officials announced Monday. Nearly 23,000 residents with debt totaling $30 million will automatically be informed by mail beginning Dec. 23, state officials said. Connecticut has been
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Palm Desert city officials issued two traffic alerts today notifying residents of upcoming road closures. San Pablo Avenue will be shut down for a six-hour stretch starting at 7 a.m. Tuesday between the College of the Desert roundabout and City Hall entrance to allow workers to remove a tree, according to city spokesperson Thomas Soules.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Interpol says a crackdown on suspected illegal deforestation in South America has netted 26 arrests. The agency says the operation in mid-October relied on Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina sharing key information in what’s called the Tri-Border area. That included satellite imagery and intelligence on high-value targets, as well as
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