MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — More than two decades after spotting a mysterious, gelatinous, bioluminescent creature swimming in the deep sea, California researchers this week announced that it is a new species of sea slug. The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute posted video online of the new sea slug floating gently in the depths. Using a
Continue ReadingMONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — More than two decades after spotting a mysterious, gelatinous, bioluminescent creature swimming in the deep sea, California researchers this week announced that it is a new species of sea slug. The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute posted video online of the new sea slug floating gently in the depths. Using a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A Marine Corps veteran who pleaded guilty to making ricin has been sentenced to time served after authorities concluded he had no intent to harm others. Authorities feared the worst when the FBI arrested Russell Vane of Vienna, Virginia, in April. A militia group had raised an alarm because
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The homes of Kansas City Chiefs’ quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce were broken into within days of each other last month, law enforcement reports show. “Obviously it’s frustrating, disappointing,” Mahomes said before practice on Wednesday. The break-ins, which were first reported by TMZ, happened just
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military judge at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has scheduled hearings in early January for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants to enter guilty pleas in exchange for life sentences. That is despite Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s effort to scuttle the plea agreements. The move Wednesday comes
Continue ReadingCNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s increasingly provocative Cabinet picks have left some Republican senators aghast and Washington in shock. But they really shouldn’t. Because the outrage is the point. The president-elect reached a new level on Wednesday, announcing Florida Republican Matt Gaetz — one of his most zealous agents of
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Superintendent Dr. Tonatiuh ‘Tony’ Signoret will be staying with the Palm Springs Unified School District for several more years. On Tuesday, the PSUSD Board of Education extended Signoret’s contract through June 30, 2027. Signoret was first appointed as Interim superintendent in July 2023. He was permanently appointed to the position on Jan. 1, 2024. “Throughout
Continue ReadingBy Allison Chinchar, Caitlin Danaher, Mia Alberti, CNN, and Pau Mosquera, CNN en Español (CNN) — Severe thunderstorms and torrential rain have again battered coastal Spain, causing thousands of people to be evacuated just two weeks after the country experienced deadly flooding in Valencia and other nearby communities. Over 4,000 people and a thousand homes
Continue ReadingDUBLIN (AP) — Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor testified Wednesday that he had consensual sex with a woman suing him for sexual assault and said she fabricated her story. “Everything is a lie,” McGregor said in the High Court in Dublin. “It is a full blown lie among many lies.” The alleged victim said
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Black and Latino families who were pushed out of a Palm Springs neighborhood in the 1960s reached a $5.9 million tentative settlement agreement with the city. The deal was announced Wednesday, and the city council will vote on it Thursday. The history of displacement that took place
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Black and Latino families who were pushed out of a Palm Springs neighborhood in the 1960s reached a $5.9 million tentative settlement agreement with the city. The deal was announced Wednesday, and the city council will vote on it Thursday. The history of displacement that took place
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Amazon has launched a low-cost online storefront featuring electronics, apparel and other products priced at under $20. It’s part of the e-commerce giant’s efforts to compete with discount retailers that have increasingly encroached on its turf. In a blog post on Wednesday, the company said the new Amazon Haul storefront will mostly feature
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — Sudan’s military-controlled government says a key border crossing with Chad will stay open to keep much-needed humanitarian aid flowing into the western Darfur region which has been a center of fighting in the country’s ongoing war. Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Council says the decision on the Adre crossing followed a
Continue ReadingAP Science Writer Doctors say requests for permanent sterilizations and long-term birth control like IUDs have surged across the nation since Donald Trump was elected president last week. People who feel uncertain about access to birth control and abortions in the coming years are stockpiling emergency contraception and abortion pills in case they need them.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — U.S. and Polish officials have opened a new NATO missile defense base in northen Poland. Polish officials welcomed it as a significant boost to the security of the nation and the wider NATO region at a time of war in neighboring Ukraine. The U.S. missile defense base is being
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BRICK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s governor declared a drought warning. Black Hawk helicopters scooped water from a lake to dump on a burning forest in New York state. A park in Manhattan caught fire. And authorities in two states revealed criminal charges Wednesday against people accused of setting some of the wildfires
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — New storms in Spain have caused school closures and train cancellations two weeks after flash floods in Valencia and other areas killed more than 220 people and destroyed thousands of homes. Coastal areas of Valencia have been placed under the highest alert as forecasters say up to 7 inches of rain could
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s criminal investigative agency has searched the home of a former Nashville police lieutenant who has faced scrutiny in an ongoing investigation of leaked evidence from a deadly school shooting. Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokesperson Josh DeVine confirmed Tuesday that the search warrant was executed on Sept. 17 as
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Robert Larry Hobbs, an Associated Press editor who guided Florida news coverage for more than three decades, has died. He was 83. Hobbs, who went by “Larry,” was known for his unflappable calm and gentle counsel. His nephew, Greg Hobbs, said he died Tuesday night in his sleep of
Continue ReadingCOSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Alexander Shelley will become music director of the Pacific Symphony Orchestra for the 2026-27 season following the 35-year tenure of Carl St. Clair. The 45-year-old will be just the third music director for the orchestra after founder Keith Clark (1979-88) and St. Clair, who started in 1990 and turned 72
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