CalRecycle has awarded nearly $70 million in grants for new recycling methods across the state, including reverse vending machines, mobile recycling and bag-drop sites, known as the Beverage Container Redemption Innovation Grant Program. Riverside County can expect reverse vending machines and bag-drop sites. There are two recipients of the grant in the county: Smart&Final Healing
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The leader of South Africa’s second biggest party says there will be conflict in the new coalition government, and it should not be viewed as “catastrophic.” John Steenhuisen’s Democratic Alliance party joined the long-ruling African National Congress in a coalition against all expectations after May’s national election.
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is poised to amend its constitution this weekend to require all judges to be elected as part of a judicial overhaul championed by the outgoing president but slammed by critics as a blow to the country’s rule of law. Legal experts and international observers have said the move could endanger
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer The Sundance Film Festival has narrowed its search for a new home down to three finalists. One option remains a combination of Salt Lake City and Park City, Utah, its base for over 40 years. The other two, Boulder, Colorado, and Cincinnati would find the country’s foremost showcase for independent film putting
Continue ReadingAP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials on Thursday said they don’t know how a Missouri person caught bird flu but believe it may be a rare instance of a “one-off” standalone illness. Investigators trying to determine how the person caught the virus have not been able to confirm the exact strain of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Package delivery company DHL is suing MyPillow, alleging the company synonymous with its founder, chief pitchman and election denier Mike Lindell owes nearly $800,000 for unpaid bills. The lawsuit is the latest legal dispute to emerge against MyPillow and Lindell, a prominent supporter of Donald Trump who has helped amplify
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A state judge has struck down North Dakota’s ban on abortion, saying that the state constitution creates a fundamental right to access abortion before a fetus is viable. State District Judge Bruce Romanick also said Thursday that the law violates the state constitution because it’s too vague. Under the
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has returned to a time-honored tradition of his: citing junk online polls to claim he was the clear winner of a presidential debate that scientific polls found he lost. He did it in 2016 after his debates against Hillary Clinton. He did it in
Continue ReadingAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Australia, India and Japan next weekend in his Wilmington, Delaware, hometown, the White House announced, as he looks to burnish his legacy before leaving office in January. Biden was the first American president to host a summit of the so-called
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded more than 100 mpox-related deaths in a week, a toll the agency’s director-general described as “not acceptable.” Dr. Jean Kaseya said 107 new deaths and 3,160 new cases had been recorded in the past week, just a week after
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak and Kayla Tausche, CNN Washington (CNN) — Kamala Harris just roasted her opponent on national television. After months of anticipation, the world’s biggest pop star finally endorsed her. She is swimming in a veritable ocean of cash. So why is Michigan Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell still feeling anxious about November’s election? “I
Continue ReadingBy Alayna Treene, Kristen Holmes, Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — As Donald Trump mingled and posed for pictures with firefighters on Wednesday – one of several stops to observe the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the United States – a small entourage of the former president’s inner circle
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9-12-24 9AM Update: PSPD now says that Gene Autry is back open after being shut down overnight at the wash due to blowing sand. A road closure alert was reported Wednesday night in Palm Springs. The Palm Springs Police Department said North Gene Autry through the wash was closed due to low visibility. This was
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — France’s First Lady Brigitte Macron is appearing as a surprise guest on the fourth season of the Netflix show “Emily in Paris,” parts of which were released on Thursday. The show’s main actress, Lily Collins, who plays Emily Cooper, told The Associated Press that Brigitte Macron was “a big fan of the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban has resigned. He made the announcement Thursday, just over a week after his phone was seized as part of a federal investigation. People familiar with the matter say Caban was one of several high-ranking city officials whose electronic devices were seized last
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ROME (AP) — The World Food Program’s director is appealing for more money and access to feed 25 million people at risk of famine in Sudan. The UN agency’s director, Cindy McCain, called Sudan “nearly a forgotten crisis right now.” She said that with so many global crises, people’s “eyes glaze over” when
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez and Donald Judd, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Harris campaign is launching a new abortion-focused ad Thursday, capitalizing on what officials believe was one of the most pivotal exchanges between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump during Tuesday’s presidential debate. Harris’ team prepared the vice president to confront Trump on
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge has ruled that four people can’t be denied their voting rights because their specific felony offenses bar them from having a gun, even under a state directive that added gun rights as a prerequisite to casting a ballot again. But the four people aren’t guaranteed the
Continue ReadingIndiana (2-0) at UCLA (1-0), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (NBC) BetMGM College Football Odds: Indiana by 3. Series record: First meeting. WHAT’S AT STAKE? The Big Ten kicks off a new era as a nationwide 18-team conference when the Bruins welcome the Hoosiers. UCLA had a week off after a 16-13 escape at Hawaii on
Continue ReadingBy Mark Morales, Gloria Pazmino and Brynn Gingras, and Sabrina Shulman, CNN (CNN) — New York Police Department Commissioner Edward Caban has resigned, he said Thursday in a statement, marking the first high-profile departure from Mayor Eric Adams’ administration since the start of four separate federal investigations into Adams’ office and the NYPD. Adams appointed
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