In a story published Nov. 5, 2024, about Republican Rep. Dusty Johnson winning reelection to a U.S. House seat representing South Dakota, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Johnson served on the South Dakota Public Service Commission. It was the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission.
Continue ReadingDemocrat Sam Liccardo won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. He defeated state Assemblymember Evan Low, another Democrat, in the highly competitive race. Liccardo served as San Jose mayor and council member for 16 years before winning his congressional seat. Liccardo will succeed Democratic Rep. Anna Eshoo, who decided to not
Continue ReadingDemocrat Sam Liccardo won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. He defeated state Assemblymember Evan Low, another Democrat, in the highly competitive race. Liccardo served as San Jose mayor and council member for 16 years before winning his congressional seat. Liccardo will succeed Democratic Rep. Anna Eshoo, who decided to not
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Sam Liccardo wins election to U.S. House in California’s 16th Congressional District.
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Update 11/6/24 Police announced one of the drivers in Tuesday’s crash has died. The driver, identified as a Desert Hot Springs man, was pronounced dead at Desert Regional Medical Center. Police said the investigation revealed that the driver who died traveling westbound on Pierson Boulevard when for unknown reasons, he failed to yield at the
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According to mental health experts, people can oftentimes feel lingering emotions after historical events like Presidential elections. That’s why clinics like Eisenhower Behavioral Health say they typically see an uptick in patients following November 5th. “What we’re seeing at the clinic is an increase in phone calls,” said Dakota Carter, the Medical Director of Psychiatry
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada announced Wednesday it won’t block access to the popular video-sharing app TikTok but is ordering the dissolution of its Canadian business after a national security review of the Chinese company behind it. Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said it is meant to address risks related to ByteDance Ltd.’s establishment of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — It’s no surprise that students are pushing back on cellphone bans in classrooms. But school administrators in one South Florida county working to pull students’ eyes away from their screens are facing some resistance from another group as well – parents. Since the beginning of the 2024
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House majority hung in the balance Wednesday, teetering between Republican control that would usher in a new era of unified GOP governance in Washington or a flip to Democrats as a last line of resistance to a Trump second-term White House agenda. A few individual seats, or even
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Los Angeles Lakers center Anthony Davis will not play Wednesday night against the Memphis Grizzlies as he recovers from a left heel contusion, Lakers coach JJ Redick announced before the game. Davis was hurt during the Lakers 115-103 loss to the Pistons in Detroit on Monday night. Davis played
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Waiting to vote tested the willpower of hundreds of people in an hourslong line that stretched outside a county courthouse in a Montana town. Polls closed at 8 p.m. in Bozeman, Montana, but the last ballot wasn’t cast until 4 a.m. Those stuck in line included Davor Danevski, who
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DENVER (AP) — A postal worker and her friend have been arrested in connection with the forging of stolen mail ballots in Colorado in an alleged attempt to test the security of the state’s voting system. Prosecutors in Mesa County announced the arrests of mail carrier Vicki Lyn Stuart and Sally Jane Maxedon
Continue ReadingAP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have been aggressive at the trade deadline under coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch, often adding big-name players to fuel late-season runs. The Niners took a more cautious approach this season, adding only a backup defensive tackle before Tuesday’s deadline.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A Texas appeals court has ordered a new trial for a Jewish man on death row because of antisemitic bias by the judge in his case. Randy Halprin was part of a gang of prisoners who fatally shot a police officer in 2000 after escaping. Halprin’s lawyers say former
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Firefighters are working to contain a fire that has burned a structure near Desert Hot Springs. The fire was reported just after 3:00 p.m. on the 71000 block of Dillon Road. CAL FIRE confirmed crews are responding to a fire at home. We have a crew on the way to the scene for continuing updates.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The first time China faced Donald Trump in the White House, there was a trade war, a breach of protocol involving Taiwan’s former leader, and a president-to-president bromance that turned sour. As President-elect Trump prepares to start his second term in office, China is bracing for unpredictability in its
Continue ReadingAP Baseball Writer SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers aren’t counting on Shohei Ohtani to pitch at the start of next season and will wait to see how his rehabilitation progresses following shoulder surgery on his non-throwing arm. Ohtani had a procedure Tuesday to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder, an
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York State Police have launched a criminal probe into a trooper who claimed he was shot and wounded by an unknown gunman on a Long Island highway last week. State Police Major Stephen Udice, commander of the troop based on Long Island, confirmed Wednesday that investigators no longer
Continue ReadingDemocrat Eugene Vindman won election to a U.S. House seat representing Virginia on Wednesday, defeating Republican Derrick Anderson in the state’s most competitive district and holding the seat for Democrats. Vindman was a career Army officer who, along with his brother, blew the whistle during Donald Trump’s first impeachment. A political newcomer, Vindman vied for
Continue ReadingCNN By Kristen Holmes, Jeremy Herb, Kayla Tausche, Evan Perez and Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump’s allies are quickly jockeying for positions in a new Trump administration on the heels of his decisive victory, sources familiar with the matter told CNN, pitting loyalists against each other to land top roles in the
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