Indio officials announced today that the city will host a 5K run/walk to commemorate Veterans Day. The inaugural event will begin with an opening ceremony at the Empire Polo Club at 8 a.m., according to a city statement, with participants taking to the course 30 minutes afterward. “We invite the community to come together to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday called former President Donald Trump “incredibly irresponsible” for spreading falsehoods about the federal response to Hurricane Helene ‘s destruction, offering especially sharp words as a new storm bears down on Florida with just weeks until Election Day. “There’s a lot of mis- and disinformation
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Fifth US Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans is reviewing a civil rights lawsuit alleging a south Louisiana parish engaged in racist land-use policies that placed polluting industries in majority-Black communities. The court heard oral arguments on Monday. Local community groups say St. James Parish encouraged industrial
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A 23-year-old man who stole nearly 500 gallons of diesel fuel from the Mecca Travel Center pleaded guilty to a theft-related count and was immediately sentenced to two years of probation. Huntington Park resident Eliseo Laglera entered a guilty plea to one count of grand theft of over $950 on Friday at the Larson Justice
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A Romanian national flagged by the FBI as part of an organized crime group pleaded guilty to a theft charge stemming from her arrest in Palm Desert for allegedly stealing a man’s necklace. Marcideza Dumitru was immediately sentenced to 24 months of probation after entering a guilty plea to one felony count of grand theft
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Nevada have quietly dismissed a long-dormant sex abuse case against Nathan Chasing Horse, though the former “Dances with Wolves” actor still faces criminal charges elsewhere. The federal case was tossed Oct. 1, just as state prosecutors were finalizing the dismissal of their own indictment against Chasing
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top U.S. intelligence officials say Russia and China are seeking to meddle with specific U.S. House and Senate races this election year. While much of the attention on foreign disinformation focuses on its impact on the presidential race, America’s adversaries want to exert influence over races that they think are
Continue ReadingCleanup from Hurricane Milton is underway as residents are returning home after the storm barreled across Florida. The storm spawned tornadoes, knocked out power to millions, damaged homes and led to hundreds of rescues. At least 10 people died in the storm and there was significant damage in some areas. Still, the storm wasn’t as
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, Kayla Tausche and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Two weeks after Israel upended a US-led ceasefire proposal with Hezbollah, the US is not actively trying to revive the deal and has resigned itself to trying to shape and limit Israeli operations in Lebanon and against Iran rather than halting hostilities, US officials told CNN. The
Continue ReadingSPRINGDALE, Utah (AP) — A canyoneer has died after accidentally falling between 150 and 200 feet in Zion National Park in southwest Utah. National Park Service officials say the 40-year-old man was rappelling through Heaps Canyon with three others on Saturday evening when he fell to his death. His identity has not been released. Zion
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A movie armorer in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust” has pleaded guilty to a separate charge of carrying a gun into a license liquor establishment. Movie weapons supervisor Hannah Gutierrez-Reed agreed to change her plea to
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CNN By Donald Judd and Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — The White House said that Ron DeSantis and Joe Biden spoke Monday night following reports that the Republican governor of Florida had refused calls from the president and Vice President Kamala Harris as officials continue hurricane recovery efforts and prepare for another to make landfall
Continue ReadingAssociated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A prosecutor has decided not to file charges against an Omaha police officer who fatally shot an armed Nebraska man eight times while he was fleeing. Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine said Monday that Officer Noah Zendejas’ “actions were justified in the shooting of Steven Phipps.” Police showed video
Continue ReadingAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Lore Segal, an esteemed Austrian American author and translator, has died at 96. Publisher Melville House said Segal died Monday morning after a brief illness. Her gift for words helped her family escape from the Nazis and later helped Segal draw upon her experiences as a Jewish refugee
Continue ReadingAP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A unique peek inside the human brain may help explain how it clears away waste like the kind that leads to Alzheimer’s disease. Brain cells make a lot of waste and research a decade ago showed the brains of mice harbor special plumbing to flush out that cellular trash
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States announced Monday that it was the victim of a cyberattack, prompting the firm to pause billing to customers. New Jersey-based American Water — which provides services to more than 14 million people in 14 states and on 18 military installations —
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States announced Monday that it was the victim of a cyberattack, prompting the firm to pause billing to customers. New Jersey-based American Water — which provides services to more than 14 million people in 14 states and on 18 military installations —
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A new leader has been sworn in for Haiti’s transitional presidential council as it grapples with the fallout of serious corruption allegations against three of its members. Leslie Voltaire replaces Edgard Leblanc Fils as part of the council’s rotating presidency. Voltaire pledged transparency and noted that much work remains
Continue ReadingAssociated Press In the wake of hurricanes that have disrupted lives for millions in the U.S., some people may wonder if extreme weather events could be somehow controlled. Scientists say hurricanes are far too powerful for that — and climate change is providing more fuel than ever for storms like Helene and Milton. Even so,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that two former Memphis police officers convicted of obstruction of justice in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols will be released from jail ahead of sentencing in January. A third who was found guilty of more serious civil rights violations will remain in custody.
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