The 3rd annual Pride on the Page festival took place Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Palm Springs Cultural center. According to the organizers, “The festival features six panels of 25+ LGBTQIA+ and affirming authors and allies in conversation about their books and dynamic topics, book signings, a local authors table, typewriter
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Electoral data shows that Moldovans have voted by a razor-thin majority in favor of securing the country’s path toward European Union membership. The pro-Western president is again accusing foreign interference and “criminal groups” of trying to undermine the vote in the former Soviet republic. Moldovan authorities claim that Moscow
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — Three years ago, major internet platforms including Meta, Twitter and YouTube responded to the January 6, 2021, Capitol riots with decisive action — suspending thousands of accounts that had spread election lies and removing posts glorifying the attack on US democracy. Their efforts weren’t perfect, certainly; groups promoting baseless allegations of election fraud
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the United States will get Ukraine what it needs to fight its war with Russia. But in an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Monday he gave no hint that Washington might endorse key planks of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s so-called “victory plan.” Austin
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Britain’s King Charles III had just finished giving a speech to Australia’s Parliament House on Monday when an Indigenous senator began yelling, “You are not my king.” From the back of the room, Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe shouted at the royal couple, “Give us our land back,
Continue ReadingHAVANA (AP) — Tropical Storm Oscar is heading toward the Bahamas after dumping heavy rain across eastern Cuba. Its maximum sustained winds were blowing at 40 mph late Monday as Oscar moved north-northeast at 8 mph. U.S. forecasters said the storm was about 105 miles south of Long Island, Bahamas. A tropical storm warning was
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — Polio cases are rising ahead of a new vaccination campaign in Pakistan, where violence targeting health workers and the police protecting them has hampered years of efforts toward making the country polio-free. Since January, health officials have confirmed 39 new polio cases in Pakistan, compared to only six last year. The nationwide
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani got what he came for when he decided to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers: a trip to the World Series. “I really feel like we finally arrived. I finally arrived at this stage,” Ohtani said through a translator after Sunday night’s 10-5 win over the New
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas man whose execution was halted because of a last-ditch subpoena won’t testify in person before lawmakers. Robert Roberson was scheduled to appear Monday before a Texas House committee. Last week, Roberson had been scheduled to become the first person in the U.S. executed over a
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Pete Alonso seemed stunned this season had ended and perhaps his time with the New York Mets. “I’m just kind of shell-shocked that the season’s over, because once you get on this postseason run, you kind of don’t really think that it’s going to end ever because we overcame so much
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin arrived in Kyiv early Monday morning, as the future of US aid to Ukraine hangs in the balance of the imminent US presidential election and as Russia continues to make small but steady gains on the battlefield. Austin met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Defense Minister
Continue ReadingBy David Wright and Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ political operation entered the final full month of the election with a substantial cash advantage over former President Donald Trump’s network, campaign reports filed Sunday night show. The Democrat began October with $346 million in the coffers of the committees she controls
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged back from their all-time highs Monday as some of the steam came out of Wall Street’s long, record-breaking rally. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2%, coming off a sixth straight winning week, its longest such streak of the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 344
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HAVANA (AP) — A small town in far eastern Cuba was recovering Tuesday from flooding that killed at least six people after Hurricane Oscar crossed the island’s eastern coast as a tropical storm with winds and heavy rain. Cuba’s capital was partially illuminated Monday night after a large-scale blackout generated a handful of
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Officials say four people aboard a tour helicopter were killed when it crashed into a radio tower in Houston and burst into flames. Officials said the helicopter crashed just before 8 p.m. on Sunday in a neighborhood east of downtown. It had taken off from nearby Ellington Field. Officials said no one
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Reproductive rights measures are on the ballots in 10 states after heated debates over how to describe their impact on abortion — and that’s just in English. In 388 places across the U.S. where English isn’t the primary language among communities of voters, the federal Voting Rights Act requires that all elections information
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Mel Nichols, a 37-year-old bartender in Phoenix, Arizona, takes home anywhere from $30 to $50 an hour with tips included. But the uncertainty of how much she’s going to make on a daily basis is a constant source of stress. “For every good day, there’s three bad days,” said Nichols, who has been
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Mel Nichols, a 37-year-old bartender in Phoenix, Arizona, takes home anywhere from $30 to $50 an hour with tips included. But the uncertainty of how much she’s going to make on a daily basis is a constant source of stress. “For every good day, there’s three bad days,” said Nichols, who has been
Continue ReadingSRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian police say that gunmen killed at least seven people working on a strategic tunnel project in Indian-controlled Kashmir and injured at least five others. Police blamed militants fighting against Indian rule for the attack on a camp for construction workers near the disputed region’s resort town of Sonamarg, although no
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer On top of the grievous toll in human life and misery, Israel’s war against the Hamas and Hezbollah militant groups has been expensive, and the painfully high financial costs are raising concerns about the long-term effect of the fighting on the country’s economy. Military spending has ballooned, and growth has stalled, especially
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