“I am pleased that the city will not have to spend more funds and time on this.” That’s how Mayor Jeffrey Bernstein feels about closing the book on a three-year-long legal battle over the placement of the iconic “Forever Marilyn” statue in downtown Palm Springs. “I just wish it had been in a manner that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The estate of Michael Crichton, who wrote the screenplay for what became the pilot episode of “ER,” has sued Warner Bros. Television over a dispute about an upcoming medical drama it says is a rebranded version of an unauthorized reboot. After Crichton’s estate, led by his widow, Sherri, could
Continue ReadingBy Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Nicaragua’s strongman President Daniel Ortega has offered to send “Sandinista fighters” to Venezuela in support of his embattled fellow authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro, in case there is an attempt at an “armed counterrevolution” following July’s disputed presidential election. Maduro has been under some pressure since his declaration of victory
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Five people have been taken to the hospital, in critical condition, after a two car collision in Palm Desert Tuesday afternoon. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department they were called out to a crash around 2:00 p.m. in the area of Monterey Avenue and Magnesia Falls Drive.Upon arrival, deputies located two vehicles with collision
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A shipbuilder for the U.S. Navy has agreed to admit wrongdoing and pay $24 million to settle an accounting fraud investigation. The U.S. Department of Justice says that from 2013 through July 2016, Austal USA conspired to mislead shareholders and investors about its financial condition. The company pleaded guilty to
Continue ReadingAP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A year ago, still on maternity leave and still unsure when she would play elite tennis again, Naomi Osaka visited the U.S. Open to appear with Michael Phelps for a discussion about mental health. While at the site, she sat in the stands to watch one of Coco
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich said his back issues had started bothering him off the field as well as on it by the time he opted to undergo season-ending surgery. The 2018 NL MVP spoke to reporters Tuesday for the first time since having surgery Aug. 16. The Brewers
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could expand protections for pregnant people who are incarcerated, ban legacy admissions at private colleges and set new requirements for colleges to address gender discrimination on campuses under proposals passed by state lawmakers Tuesday. The California Legislature, which is dominated by Democrats, is voting on hundreds
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could expand protections for pregnant people who are incarcerated, ban legacy admissions at private colleges and set new requirements for colleges to address gender discrimination on campuses under proposals passed by state lawmakers Tuesday. The California Legislature, which is dominated by Democrats, is voting on hundreds
Continue ReadingLegal Affairs Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A U.S. appeals court has revived a lawsuit filed by the mother of a 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl who died attempting a viral blackout challenge that the family says she watched on TikTok. Federal law generally protects online publishers from liability for content posted by others. But the court says
Continue ReadingGULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi seafood distributor and two managers have pleaded guilty to conspiring to mislabel seafood and commit wire fraud by marketing frozen imported fish as more expensive local species. The Justice Department says Quality Poultry and Seafood Inc. agreed Tuesday to forfeit $1 million and pay a $150,000 fine. QPS is
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith provided the latest twist in the 2020 election subversion case against former President Donald Trump, filing a retooled indictment Tuesday that he hopes comports with the US Supreme Court’s controversial immunity ruling and will let the case move forward. The
Continue ReadingCNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith defiantly re-injected the question of Donald Trump’s bid to steal the 2020 election into the intensifying end game of this year’s White House race. By trying to rescue his case after his initial indictment was gutted by the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling, Smith
Continue ReadingCNN By Marshall Cohen, John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith provided the latest twist in the 2020 election subversion case against former President Donald Trump, filing a retooled indictment Tuesday that he hopes comports with the US Supreme Court’s controversial immunity ruling and will let the case move forward.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An appeals court has revived Tesla’s federal court challenge to a Louisiana law that prohibits automobile manufacturers from selling directly to consumers. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court ruling Monday said Tesla had made a plausible claim that the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission was biased against the electric car company
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — Days after Hezbollah and Israel exchanged some of the heaviest cross-border fire in years, US officials are tentatively hopeful that the threat of a larger conflict between the two sides has, at least for now, been forestalled, though they are still closely watching Iran to see whether it strikes Israeli
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice says Kentucky is likely violating federal law for failing to provide community-based services to adults in Louisville with serious mental illness. The report released Tuesday says the state “relies unnecessarily on segregated psychiatric hospitals to serve adults with serious mental illness …” The DOJ
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds lost another starting pitcher when they placed left-hander Nick Lodolo on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday with a left middle finger sprain. Cincinnati’s rotation has been hit hard by injuries, contributing to the team falling off the pace in the wild-card race. Hunter Greene (right elbow
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The man prosecutors say was the first rioter to enter the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, has been sentenced to 53 months behind bars. Michael Sparks, from Kentucky, was convicted in March by a Washington, DC, jury on several counts, including disorderly conduct in the Capitol. When Sparks
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Home improvement chain Lowe’s is scaling back its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, joining the ranks of several other companies that altered their programs since the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed affirmative action in college admissions or after facing a conservative backlash online. In an internal memo shared by Lowe’s
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