Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 300 video game performers and Hollywood actors picketed in front of the Warner Bros. Studios building on Thursday to protest against what they call an unwillingness from top gaming companies to protect union voice actors and motion capture workers equally against the unregulated use of artificial intelligence.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press As Vice President Kamala Harris prepares to announce her running mate, a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that several of the top contenders for the role are largely unknown to Americans. Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly stands out as one with more name recognition and higher favorability,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Logan Webb pitched his second career shutout, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 1-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night in a speedy 1 hour, 55 minutes. Webb (8-8) struck out six, limiting the A’s to five singles and a walk in his first complete game
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau and Kocha Olarn, CNN (CNN) — Tech giant Apple has pulled a new promotional video from the internet after heavy criticism in Thailand, with many social media users claiming it offered an unrealistic, outdated view of the country. The 10-minute clip, which received more than 5 million views after its release on Apple’s YouTube channel on July 18, is the fifth
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WAYANAD, India (AP) — Hopes of finding more than 180 missing people alive waned as rescue workers searched through mud and debris for a third day Thursday after landslides set off by torrential rains killed at least 194 people in southern India. The rescue work was challenging in a forested, hilly area while
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Carlotta has formed in the eastern Pacific, but is moving away from Mexico. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says in an advisory that a tropical depression was upgraded to the tropical storm Wednesday. The system has maximum sustained winds of 50 mph and is centered 345 miles southwest of
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego’s Dylan Cease held the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers in check in his first start after throwing his first career no-hitter and Clayton Kershaw lasted only 3 2/3 innings in his second start of the season as the Padres won 8-1 Wednesday night for a two-game
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Miriam Ordonez SAN LUIS, Ariz. (T3) – Nueve candidatos compiten por un asiento en el concejo municipal, y mientras las elecciones primarias han concluido, los candidatos están comenzando a reaccionar a los resultados. Es importante destacar que aún se están contando los votos, por lo que se espera que los números continúen cambiando. Sin embargo, hasta
Continue ReadingCNN By Oren Liebermann and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — The US has reached a plea deal with alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants accused of plotting the 2001 terror attacks, according to the Defense Department. The pretrial agreement – reached after 27 months of negotiations – takes the death penalty
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Five years after Hong Kong’s massive anti-government protests erupted, the lives of many young people who were jailed or arrested during Beijing’s political crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement remain in limbo. While some industries have been lenient, other employers, especially those in some professional sectors, tend to see
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The proportion of college students who are men is now at a record-low at 41%, according to the Department of Education. Men are also more likely than women to drop out of college. One Future Coachella Valley is working to address this gap through its Gents Alliance program, a program developed to improve college access
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Derek Laxdal was officially introduced as the new head coach of the Coachella Valley Firebirds on Wednesday. Laxdal, 58, is the Firebirds’ second-ever head coach. “We’re really looking forward to, obviously, building on the program that’s in place here. The success that the organization has had over the last two years is incredible and part
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The Olympic journey ended on Wednesday for two Coachella Valley natives. Desirae Krawczyk of Palm Desert fell in the second round of women’s tennis doubles. Krawczyk and her doubles partner Danielle Collins lost to Nadiia and Lyudmyla Kichenok of Ukraine by 3-6, 6-4, 10-7. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Desirae (@des_krawczyk11)
Continue ReadingPADEN CITY, W.Va. (AP) — A small West Virginia school will remain open after a judge sided with residents who fought a decision to relocate classes due to contaminated groundwater in the town being on a national cleanup priority list. News outlets report a judge ordered Paden City High School to be reopened immediately. Last
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The judge who presided over the class-action lawsuit filed by “Sunday Ticket” subscribers against the NFL said the jury did not follow his instructions in determining damages. U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez made the remark as he heard the NFL’s post-trial motion asking that Gutierrez rule for the
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The judge who presided over the class-action lawsuit filed by “Sunday Ticket” subscribers against the NFL said the jury did not follow his instructions in determining damages. U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez made the remark as he heard the NFL’s post-trial motion asking that Gutierrez rule for the
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El Centro Border Patrol agents arrested a 28-year-old woman for smuggling approximately 51 lbs. of meth. The total value of the drugs seized was estimated at $83,312, according to the Border Patrol. Indio Station agents stopped a vehicle headed westbound on Interstate 10 in Indio on July 25 at approximately 11:45 p.m. Inside the vehicle
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday that former President Donald Trump’s false assertions about her race were the “same old show” as she emphasized the need for Black women to organize for his defeat this November. Addressing the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. — one of “Divine Nine” historically Black
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A three-day geomagnetic storm watch, which began on Monday, will wrap up today. The storm is the result of eruptions of plasma from the Sun, called coronal mass ejections, or CMEs. These CMEs travel towards the Earth, and when they hit the Earth’s atmosphere, they can create dazzling auroras. Auroras from this latest storm made
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The Indio Police Officers Association helped local families prepare for back to school season while having a little fun in the sun. The organization teamed up with the Desert Recreation Foundation to host the First Annual Splash-Bash at Miles Park. The event took place between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Splash-Bash featured
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