Cathedral City will be sprayed by The Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District to decrease the mosquito population. Officials said it will take place on Saturday, September 14th between 12:00 am and 5:00 am within the boundaries of Avenida Maravilla (west), Tachevah Drive (north), Santoro Drive (east), and McCallum Way (south). The Vector Control
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Biden administration officials have discussed the future of artificial intelligence with a group of executives from OpenAI, Nvidia, Microsoft and other companies. There was a focus on building data centers in the United States and the infrastructure needed to develop the technology. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say nearly $6 billion in funding for aid to Ukraine will expire at the end of the month unless Congress acts to extend the Pentagon’s authority to send weapons from its stockpile to Kyiv. U.S. officials say the Biden administration has asked Congress to include the funding authority
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Update – 9/12/24: School will be held across the district, the Morongo Unified School District announced. “MUSD community, all schools within the District will be reopening tomorrow, September 13. Our primary concern is always the health and safety of our students and staff and we have been working closely with local health and safety officials
Continue ReadingBy Avery Schmitz and Michael Conte, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned NATO alliance leaders that a move to lift restrictions on Ukraine’s use of longer-range Western missiles to strike deep inside his country would be considered an act of war. “This will mean that NATO countries – the United States and European countries – are
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Investigators working to pinpoint the cause of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse discovered a loose cable that could have caused electrical issues on the Dali, the massive cargo ship that lost power and disastrously veered off course before striking the bridge. When disconnected, the problematic cable triggered an electrical
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — A Colorado sheriff’s office said a town councilman shot a teenager in the face Tuesday and then said “my gun went off!” The 17-year-old was hospitalized after the shooting, and a bullet fragment was believed to be in his head. The teenager and his friend had walked onto
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Chad McQueen, an actor known for his performances in the “Karate Kid” movies and the son of the late actor and race car driver Steve McQueen, has died. He was 63. McQueen’s attorney and friend Arthur H. Barens confirmed to The Associated Press that he died Wednesday. The cause of death was not
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Chad McQueen, an actor known for his performances in the “Karate Kid” movies and the son of the late actor and race car driver Steve McQueen, has died. He was 63. McQueen’s attorney and friend Arthur H. Barens confirmed to The Associated Press that he died Wednesday. The cause of death was not
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Supreme Court has ruled that a man serving a 20-year prison sentence can remain on the ranked choice general election ballot in the race for the state’s only U.S. House seat. The court in a brief order Thursday affirmed a lower court ruling in a case brought
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Indigenous chants and the rattle of maracas resounded Thursday in a Rio de Janeiro park, where Brazil’s Tupinambá people gathered to celebrate the homecoming of a sacred cloak absent for some 380 years. Made of feathers from the scarlet ibis, the artifact from northeastern Brazil resided in Copenhagen
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The man accused of starting the devasting Line Fire in San Bernardino County has been charged with nine felonies. Get Live Updates on the Line Fire Here Charges against Norco resident Justin Wayne Halstenberg, 34, include multiple counts of arson, including aggravated arson, great bodily injury to a firefighter, and possession of three separate incendiary
Continue ReadingAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States says it will support the addition of two new permanent seats on the powerful U.N. Security Council for African nations. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield also said the U.S. backs a first-ever non-permanent rotating seat for a small island developing country. She made the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) — A study that explores the feasibility of using pigeons to guide missiles and one that looks at the swimming abilities of dead fish were among the winners of this year’s Ig Nobels, the prize for comical scientific achievement. Held less than a month before the actual Nobel Prizes are announced,
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Chad McQueen — an actor and auto racer who played “Dutch” in the 1984 film “The Karate Kid” and its 1986 sequel, and the son of Hollywood icon Steve McQueen — died in Palm Desert at age 63, his wife and family said today. McQueen’s family confirmed to Variety that the multitalented Coachella Valley resident
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Republican Party has sued North Carolina’s elections board to block students and employees at the state’s flagship public university from showing a digital identification to comply with a photo ID law. The Republican National Committee and North Carolina filed the state court lawsuit Thursday. That is three weeks
Continue ReadingOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada’s largest airline and business leaders are urging the federal government to intervene in labor talks with its pilots in hopes of avoiding a shutdown. But the labor minister said the two sides should negotiate a deal. Air Canada spokesman Christophe Hennebelle said that the airline is committed to negotiations, but
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hauser and Lauren Izso, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli intelligence commander, who critics say played a pivotal role in failing to prevent the October 7 attacks, is resigning, Israel’s military told CNN. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Brigadier General Yossi Sariel, who led its 8200 intelligence unit, has informed them he will
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would push for legislation that would end taxes on overtime pay if he wins a second term. “Today, I’m also announcing that as part of our additional tax cuts, we will end all taxes on overtime. You know
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer Filmmaker Lana Wilson had never thought much about psychics. But the morning after Election Day in 2016, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, she found herself drawn towards a sign that promised “$5 psychic readings” and wandered in. It would set her on a seven-year journey to make a documentary about this strange
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