As deportation concerns rise following President elect Donald Trump’s renewed promises to crack down on undocumented immigrants, News Channel 3 is breaking down what this means for sanctuary cities. A sanctuary city is a municipality that limits its cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, often prioritizing local public safety over immigration status. Palm Springs, Coachella and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai denied in his landmark national security trial on Wednesday he had asked then U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and then Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to take action against the city and China during the territory’s anti-government protests in 2019. Lai, founder of
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Sparks have hired Utah coach Lynne Roberts to fill their vacant head coach position, the franchise announced Tuesday night. Roberts has spent the last nine-plus seasons at Utah and led the team to three straight NCAA Tournament berths. She was the Pac-12 Coach of the Year in 2023.
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco Mayor London Breed lost her reelection race to Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie. The Associated Press called the race Tuesday. In conceding the race to Lurie, Breed, 50, pledged a smooth transition for the incoming mayor. “Being Mayor of San Francisco has been the greatest honor of my lifetime.
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco Mayor London Breed lost her reelection race to Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie. The Associated Press called the race Tuesday. In conceding the race to Lurie, Breed, 50, pledged a smooth transition for the incoming mayor. “Being Mayor of San Francisco has been the greatest honor of my lifetime.
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Thanksgiving dinner will cost less this year amid reduced demand for turkeys, an annual survey found. The average price of a 16-pound turkey — typically the star of the holiday meal — is $25.67, or 6% less than last year. Here’s what else you need to know to
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A Thermal man convicted of multiple charges after molesting a young girl several times and then trying to intimidate her and her mother into changing their stories to spare him from prosecution was sentenced to 10 years in prison today. Elit Barroso Miranda, 41, was previously found guilty of two counts of lewd acts on
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republicans have advanced legislation that would weaken the powers of the incoming governor, attorney general and schools superintendent. All those are Democrats who were elected two weeks ago. The final measure was made public Tuesday shortly before the GOP-controlled House started debate during a lame-duck General Assembly
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau, Kathleen Magramo and Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Jimmy Lai, the pugnacious Hong Kong media tycoon whose now shuttered tabloid Apple Daily was a regular thorn in Beijing’s side, took the stand Wednesday in his own defense for the first time in a high stakes national security trial that could
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Post Malone revealed he will headline the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2025, sharing a tour poster across his social media accounts on Tuesday. Malone will close out the festival, performing on April 13 and April 20, both Sundays. The festival will take place April 11-13 and April 18-20. View this post on
Continue ReadingAssociated Press VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has expressed regret that his Chinese counterpart chose not to hold talks with him during meetings of Southeast Asian defense chiefs in Laos, calling it a setback for the entire region. There was no immediate comment from China on Defense Minister Dong Jun’s
Continue ReadingAUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Federal wildlife officials say they’re reviewing the removal of a bald eagle nest at the site of a planned subdivision in the east Alabama city of Auburn, following an outcry. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a permit to the subdivision’s developer to remove the nest. The developer told media
Continue ReadingHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Police say a woman and a baby were shot to death while inside a car in Hartford, Connecticut, after another vehicle pulled up alongside them and began firing. Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police Department said the woman, 20, is believed to be the mother of the 4-month-old baby boy.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Two technology companies will pay the U.S. government $2 million each to settle a lawsuit that alleged the companies fraudulently inflated the price of computers and other hardware sold to the U.S. Army. The Department of Justice announced the settlement on Tuesday. The lawsuit alleged that Dell gave Iron Bow discounts on
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A person was found with gunshot wounds Tuesday morning in Indio, police confirmed. The person was spotted at around 10:45 a.m. on the 44400 block of Palm Street near Valencia Avenue, according to Ben Guitron, spokesperson for the Indio Police Department. The victim was rushed to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Guitron said they remain
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is interviewing candidates for the role of FBI director in the clearest indication yet that the incoming administration is looking to replace Christopher Wray in the position. That’s according to incoming Vice President JD Vance. In a social media post that was later deleted, Vance defended his
Continue ReadingAP Pro Football Writer First, Robert Saleh. Now, Joe Douglas. Woody Johnson is cleaning house for his woeful New York Jets in what has been a hugely disappointing season. Douglas was fired Tuesday as the Jets’ general manager, the latest shakeup for a franchise that had Super Bowl aspirations with a healthy Aaron Rodgers at
Continue ReadingBy Michael Rios and Julia Vargas Jones, CNN (CNN) — Brazilian police have arrested five people, including a former adviser to ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, over an alleged plot to assassinate President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2022, authorities said. The coup plot was conceived in late 2022, before Lula took office, according to Federal
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — Australian writer Richard Flanagan has won Britain’s leading nonfiction book prize, a decade after being awarded the Booker Prize for fiction. Flanagan was awarded the $63,000 Baillie Gifford Prize on Tuesday for his genre-bending memoir “Question 7.” He won the Booker Prize in 2014 for his novel “The Narrow Road
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Opening statements were completed and testimony got underway today for a woman, her parolee father and a third defendant accused of murdering a 29-year-old man in a Cathedral City park four years ago. Rena Lizette Alaniz, 25, of Thousand Palms, Carlos Antonio Ruiz, 45, of La Quinta, and Andres Moreno, 23, of Cathedral City are
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