CNN By Curt Devine, Devan Cole and Janat Batra, CNN (CNN) — Powerful hurricanes that wreaked havoc on wide swaths of the southeast have election officials facing the dim reality that some ballots may be lost in the mail. While in many cases there are remedies to solve the problem, it’s part of the complicated preparations for
Continue ReadingBy Curt Devine, Devan Cole and Janat Batra, CNN (CNN) — Powerful hurricanes that wreaked havoc on wide swaths of the southeast have election officials facing the dim reality that some ballots may be lost in the mail. While in many cases there are remedies to solve the problem, it’s part of the complicated preparations for the
Continue ReadingBy Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — One person was killed and at least 12 others were injured in a shooting at a party in Oklahoma City early Saturday, police said. Two groups got into a “verbal altercation” inside an event center about 12:30 a.m. local time and the fight spilled into a parking lot, where shots were fired,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian state police chief has apologized to the Jewish community after a sergeant allegedly performed an outlawed Nazi salute. Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton says The 65-year-old instructor at the Victoria state police academy in Melbourne is facing charges for the gesture and for praising Nazi leader Adolf
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — British designer Kim Jones is stepping down from his role as artistic director of womenswear and couture at Fendi, parent group LVMH announced. Jones succeeded the late Karl Lagerfeld in designing Fendi haute couture, ready-to-wear and fur in September 2020. He said he will now concentrate fully on his role as artistic
Continue ReadingBy Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military is carrying out a widespread operation in northern Gaza, issuing evacuation orders and blocking food supplies, just weeks after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was reported to be mulling a plan to besiege the area to starve Hamas and force it to release hostages. The Israel Defense
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is in “excellent health” and “possesses the physical and mental resiliency” required to serve as president, her doctor said in a letter released Saturday that summarizes her medical history and status. Dr. Joshua Simmons, an Army colonel and physician to the vice president, wrote that Harris,
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris is in “excellent health,” her doctor, US Army physician Joshua R. Simmons, said in a letter summarizing her medical history that was released by the White House on Saturday. Harris has seasonal allergies and hives and is nearsighted, Simmons’ letter said. Her immunizations and preventive
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Kent, Kosta Gak and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region is now entering its third month, with scores of settlements still firmly under its control. The operation marked the first time foreign troops entered Russian territory since World War II – embarrassing the Kremlin and proving to Kyiv’s
Continue ReadingKILIFI, Kenya (AP) — Dozens have rallied against a proposal to build Kenya’s first nuclear power plant in one of the country’s top coastal tourist hubs which also houses a forest on the tentative list of the UNESCO World Heritage site. Kilifi County is renowned for its pristine sandy beaches where visitors boat and snorkel
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, Kristen Holmes and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s schedule in the closing weeks of the 2024 election is dotted with detours into overwhelmingly Democratic states. From California’s Coachella Valley on Saturday to New York’s Madison Square Garden later this month, the former president is veering away from the monthslong slog
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Authorities say a fire that broke out on board an oil tanker off Germany’s Baltic Sea coast has been extinguished. The blaze didn’t spread to the ship’s load. The maritime rescue service was alerted to the fire on board the German-flagged Annika on Friday morning and took all seven crew members off
Continue ReadingPEACH BOTTOM TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Authorities in Pennsylvania say adults and children were transported to a hospital in Pennsylvania after being sickened by mushrooms. A social media post by a fire station says emergency medical personnel responded to a report around 9:30 p.m. Friday of 11 people becoming ill after ingesting the “toxic mushrooms”
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN Northern Israel (CNN) — The Ziv hospital in northern Israel is on high alert. Non-urgent operations are on hold, staff have been asked to consider donating blood when needed, and all patients – including newborns in the maternity unit – have been moved underground. The expectation here is clear: If Israel ends up
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Week 8 of the high school football season is in the books. Thursday night high school football scores:Shadow Hills defeats Palm Springs, 45-35AB Miller controls Cathedral City, 24-14@KESQ @KenjiitoKESQ @SportswithPep— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) October 11, 2024 Friday featured a handful of games in town. See below for final scores from all of our local games.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Voters will decide in November whether California should raise its hourly minimum wage to $18 by 2026 and pay workers what would be the highest statewide minimum wage in the country. That would be on par with Hawaii, where workers are on track to get paid at least $18
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Voters will decide in November whether California should raise its hourly minimum wage to $18 by 2026 and pay workers what would be the highest statewide minimum wage in the country. That would be on par with Hawaii, where workers are on track to get paid at least $18
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — The recipient of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize is a fast-dwindling group of atomic bomb survivors who are facing down the shrinking time they have left to convey the firsthand horror they witnessed 79 years ago. Nihon Hidankyo, the Japanese organization of survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings on Hiroshima
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A local organization was providing new citizens with information on how to vote for the first time. On Friday, Todec hosted a workshop on the importance of voting rights. Todec also held a mock voting day, so voters knew what to expect on November 5, 2024. The deadline to register to vote was set for
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The City of Palm Springs released an update Thursday night on the debate over the city’s role in the clearing of Section 14 land, which was mostly inhabited by minority residents over 50 years ago. The City Council planned to hold a closed session meeting on November 7, 2024. For the following week, it planned
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