Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Over 2,000 participants from over 80 countries descended on New York this week for the Clinton Global Initiative. The nonprofit founded by former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton unveiled 175 new philanthropic commitments in an effort to prove there are solutions to even the
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Border Patrol officers seized approximately 120 pounds of blue fentanyl pills concealed in a vehicle at the Calexico port of entry. The fentanyl was found when on the afternoon of Monday, Sept. 16. A 27-year-old woman driving a white sedan went through the port’s vehicle SENTRI lane. CBP officers conducted an initial inspection and referred
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw is in “a holding pattern” and there are currently no plans for the Dodgers’ three-time Cy Young Award winner to face hitters as he tries to overcome a toe injury. “I don’t think there’s been improvement,” Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday before his NL
Continue ReadingLegal Affairs Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A U.S. appeals court has ruled that a man who spent 26 years in solitary confinement in Pennsylvania can sue prison officials for alleged cruel and unusual punishment. The panel says that prison officials may have also violated the Americans with Disability Act because they knew Roy Lee Williams
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Bay FC and San Francisco announced plans on Tuesday for a dedicated training facility for the National Women’s Soccer League club on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay. The complex on the island off the Bay Bridge will include three training fields as well as team offices and other facilities. It
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A woman in Minnesota has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for her alleged role in the killing of a Minneapolis real estate agent. Prosecutors say a judge sentenced Elsa Segura on Tuesday for kidnapping to commit great bodily harm or terrorize. Segura pleaded guilty as part of an agreement with
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — John Sterling returned to the New York Yankees’ radio broadcast booth, five months after announcing his retirement. Sterling had retired in April, a few weeks into his 36th season. He was back working with partner Suzyn Waldman on the WFAN broadcast for the start of the team’s final regular-season homestand. Sterling,
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An Oct. 29 trial date was confirmed today for a young man accused with a cohort of supplying a lethal dose of fentanyl to a 16-year-old French Valley girl. Jeremiah David Carlton, 21, of Canyon Lake is accused in the death of the teenager, identified in court documents only as “J.G.” Carlton is charged with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Former AP correspondent in Chile, Eva Vergara, who covered stories including the first protests against the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet and revealed key information about abuses by members of the Catholic Church, died on Tuesday. She was 68. Her son said Vergara, who was recently diagnosed with lung cancer, died at home.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Toy maker MGA Entertainment must pay $71.5 million in damages for infringing on the name and likeliness of teen pop group OMG Girlz with one of its popular lines of dolls, a federal jury has decided. Monday’s verdict hands a win to OMG Girlz — as well as Xscape singer Tameka
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Toy maker MGA Entertainment must pay $71.5 million in damages for infringing on the name and likeliness of teen pop group OMG Girlz with one of its popular lines of dolls, a federal jury has decided. Monday’s verdict hands a win to OMG Girlz — as well as Xscape singer Tameka
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin quarterback Braedyn Locke has been through this before. One year after filling in as an injury replacement for 3 1/2 games, Locke must take over once again now that Tyler Van Dyke will miss the rest of the season with a torn right ACL. Locke will make
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Update 9/24/24 – 4:30 p.m. Statement from Morongo Band of Mission Indians about Amy Porter’s Death: “We are devastated to learn of the loss of our beloved Tribal sister, Amy. Our hearts are heavy for Amy’s family and loved ones during this most difficult time. We are referring all questions to law enforcement, given
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Around 2,000 hotel workers went on strike Tuesday at the world’s largest Hilton hotel and the biggest hotel in Hawaii. The workers at the Hilton Hawaiian Village are now among the more than 4,000 hotel workers striking at Hilton, Hyatt, and Marriott hotels in Honolulu, San Diego and San Francisco.
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The person who was stabbed in an apartment complex in downtown Palm Springs has died from their injuries. The suspect is now charged with murder. Eduardo Xol, 58, of Palm Springs was pronounced dead on Friday at Desert Regional Medical Center, the Riverside County Coroner announced. Xol was stabbed on Sept. 10 at an apartment
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, Sarah Ferris and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — The US plans to announce billions of dollars for Ukraine in the coming days, committing the funding before it expires after Congress failed to include an extension for the aid in its stopgap measure to keep the government open, according to two defense officials and several congressional sources. The first
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Curt Miller is leaving as coach of the Los Angeles Sparks after the WNBA franchise missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season and second under him. The team on Tuesday announced Miller’s dismissal, saying the sides had “mutually agreed to part ways.” The Sparks, who own three WNBA championships, will
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration has opened an investigation into the jolt on a United Airlines flight that injured two passengers when the pilots responded to an onboard midair collision system warning. United Airlines says as flight 2428 from Newark, New Jersey, was descending into San Francisco International Airport last Thursday,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran’s new president is signaling to world leaders that he wants to open what he’s calling a “constructive” chapter in his country’s international relations. But he’s making clear that everyone else, including the United States, needs to do their part. Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the U.N. General Assembly’s annual gathering
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — Republicans running for office in North Carolina and around the country are distancing themselves from Mark Robinson, deleting photos of themselves side by side with the embattled Republican nominee for governor and removing any reference to his endorsement from their campaign materials. Robinson has become politically
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