The Inland Empire Community Foundation announced a $4.5 million donation, which will be transferred to four organizations in the Coachella Valley. The funds come from the estate of Jane Lykken Hoff, a Palm Springs horsewoman, philanthropist and namesake of an eponymous endowment fund who died in December at age 103. It’s the largest gift the
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A pivotal actor in the meme stock craze that began during the pandemic continues to hold a powerful sway over the movement of shares in major U.S. corporations. Nearly four months after revealing a massive stake in the online pet supply retailer Chewy, Keith Gill, aka Roaring Kitty, has dissolved his
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek leaders have revived a long-standing demand for war reparations stemming from Nazi Germany’s World War II occupation of Greece, during a visit by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Steinmeier ruled out German compliance, telling Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou that for his country, from a legal point of view the issue has
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A man accused of breaking into an Indio storage unit and stealing items including the ashes of the renter’s deceased son was absent from a scheduled court appearance, authorities said today. Thalia Hayden of the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office told City News Service on Wednesday that Indio resident Wally Venecia failed to show up
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer PepsiCo says it plans to close four U.S. bottling plants and lay off nearly 400 workers as part of its efforts to streamline its operations. The company said the closures will impact 136 workers in Cincinnati; 131 in Chicago; 127 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; and fewer than 50 in Atlanta. The Chicago plant
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Hundreds of Indigenous people were marching Wednesday in Brazil’s capital, urging Congress to drop a proposed constitutional amendment that has the potential to paralyze and even reverse land allocations. The bill aims to add to the Constitution a legal theory, championed by the agribusiness caucus, that the date the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court says election officials in Hennepin County have to pick new board members to validate absentee ballots. Until now, the board has been made up of one Republican and four Democrats. Now the court has ordered the state’s most populous county to go back to a list
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The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that “Emilia Pérez” is the recipient of the Vanguard Award. The Vanguard Award is a group honor distinguishing a film’s cast and director in recognition of their collective work on an exceptional film project. The award will be presented to director Jacques Audiard and actors Karla Sofia
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Imperial Irrigation District officials are celebrating the awarding of an $18.3 million grant to modernize the electrical grid in the Imperial and Coachella Valleys. With matching funds from the district, a combined $36.7 million will be allocated to establish an Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) aimed at strengthening the power infrastructure for 165,000 customers across
Continue ReadingBRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A gunman opened fire in the dining hall of the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut, injuring a person and prompting a campus lockdown as police searched for the suspect. Authorities say the shooting was reported shortly after 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and involved two young men who appeared to get into a
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Two New York Yankees fans who were ejected from Game 4 of the World Series for interfering with Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts have been banned from Game 5 on Wednesday night. Betts leaped at the retaining wall in foul territory and caught Gleyber Torres’ pop fly in the
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Two New York Yankees fans who were ejected from Game 4 of the World Series for interfering with Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts have been banned from Game 5 on Wednesday night. Betts leaped at the retaining wall in foul territory and caught Gleyber Torres’ pop fly in the
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A Pennsylvania appeals court said Wednesday the requirement that mail-in voters handwrite the correct date on their ballot violates the state Constitution, but it is not yet clear how the ruling will apply going forward. The ruling comes in a dispute over ballots that were rejected in a previous election in
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla made a surprise pitstop in India as they returned from their royal tour to Australia and Samoa. The 75-year-old monarch and his wife reportedly enjoyed a quick break in Bengaluru, staying for a few days at the Soukya International
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — 2 Yankees fans who were ejected from Game 4 of the World Series for interfering with play have been banned from Game 5.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are in a tight race for the White House, but in Ohio, it’s a contest further down the ballot that’s been getting the bulk of the attention in the Nov. 5 general election. Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown’s bid for a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A group of news organizations has asked a Texas appeals court to order the release of state Department of Public Safety records of the law enforcement response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. Wednesday’s hearing was the latest dispute over what records should be made
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nevada is once again home to competitive races that could determine control of the White House and the U.S. Senate. It is also one of 10 states where voters will decide a high-profile ballot measure on abortion in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision overturning Roe v.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that North Korean troops wearing Russian uniforms and carrying Russian equipment are moving toward Ukraine, in what he called a dangerous and destabilizing development. Austin was speaking at a press conference in Washington with South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, as concerns grow about
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) — The Associated Press has learned that two humpback whales were found dead and another seriously injured this year in huge nets used to collect krill for fishmeal and human dietary supplements near Antarctica. The whale deaths, which have not been previously reported, were discussed during recent negotiations between the U.S.,
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