Actress Gena Rowlands, an Emmy and Golden Globe winner best known for her performance in the film “The Notebook,” died today at her Riverside County home. TMZ reported that Rowlands, 94, died in Indian Wells, surrounded by family. Her death came nearly two months after her son revealed in an interview with Entertainment Weekly
Continue ReadingAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for South Sudan says the troubled African country is not ready to hold its first post-independence elections in December and political players are discussing whether voting should be held this year. Nicholas Haysom told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that the political consultations mean the
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College of the Desert’s newly expanded Indio Campus hosted two exciting events prior to opening its doors to regular student activity. On Wednesday, August 14, current and potential students attended the inaugural Roadrunner Rally from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. At Roadrunner Rally, new and continuing students receved personalized assistance with the application process, course
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigned Wednesday after a brief, tumultuous tenure that saw the head of the prestigious New York university face heavy scrutiny for her handling of protests and campus divisions over the Israel-Hamas war. The Ivy League school in upper Manhattan was roiled this year by
Continue ReadingWEST ORANGE, Texas (AP) — Newly available video shows police in southeast Texas making a dramatic water rescue of a woman whose vehicle was almost completely submerged in a pond. Jonquetta Winbush is now recovering after driving off the road while suffering a seizure. West Orange, Texas, Assistant Police Chief Jessie Romero says Winbush’s two
Continue ReadingSEATAC, Wash. (AP) — More than three dozen pro-Palestinian protesters accused of blocking a main road into the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in April are set to have misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and failing to disperse dropped. City of SeaTac prosecutors agreed this week to dismiss the charges after a maximum of six months on
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It’s the end of an era for KESQ News Channel 3. Our longtime set is going away after 11 years. We’re building a new set that will make its debut soon. John White and Karen Devine have been anchoring on the old set the whole time. They bid a final goodbye before construction starts on
Continue ReadingBy Isabel Rosales and Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — An Alabama IVF clinic that kept providing in vitro fertilization treatments even while others suspended them during weeks of uncertainty following a state Supreme Court ruling says it will close January 1 – further narrowing IVF options in a state that already had few providers. “After
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Wallace “Wally” Amos, the creator of the cookie empire that took his name and made it famous and who went on to become a children’s literacy advocate, has died. He was 88. Amos created the Famous Amos cookie empire and eventually lost ownership of the company — as well as
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Wallace “Wally” Amos, the creator of the cookie empire that took his name and made it famous and who went on to become a children’s literacy advocate, has died. He was 88. Amos created the Famous Amos cookie empire and eventually lost ownership of the company — as well as
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer DALLAS (AP) — The Justice Department is defending a plea deal it struck with Boeing over planes that crashed and killed 346 people. A senior Justice Department official said Wednesday in a court filing that prosecutors lack the evidence to prosecute Boeing for more serious crimes. Under the agreement, Boeing would plead
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms has shut down CrowdTangle. That was a tool widely used by researchers, watchdog organizations and journalists to monitor social media posts, notably to track how misinformation spreads on its platforms. The shutdown was protested by researchers and nonprofits. Dozens of groups including
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — An election board in one of Georgia’s largest counties has voted to start charging people who challenge the eligibility of voters for the cost of notifying the challenged voters. The Cobb County Board of Elections and Registrations voted 4-1 Tuesday to adopt the rule. A Republican member of the board
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday indicated he will order major changes in Google’s Android app store to punish the company for engineering a system that a jury declared an illegal monopoly that has hurt millions of consumers and app developers. Over the course of a three-hour hearing in
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday indicated he will order major changes in Google’s Android app store to punish the company for engineering a system that a jury declared an illegal monopoly that has hurt millions of consumers and app developers. Over the course of a three-hour hearing in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Martín Pérez beat his old team in his first victory since San Diego acquired him at the trade deadline, and the Padres defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2 on Wednesday for their 19th win in 22 games. Jake Cronenworth and David Peralta homered for the Padres, who swept six games
Continue ReadingBy Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — Equipped with only 19 pounds of gear, 89-year-old Bing Olbum set off on what he intended to be a five–day hiking trip. Instead, Olbum found himself stranded for nearly 10 days in over 4 million acres of Salmon-Challis National Forest. It’s home to some of the most rugged places in the country
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America A lawsuit accuses an Alabama lawyer of groping and sexually assaulting an incarcerated woman. The lawsuit filed Tuesday claims former state senator Doug Ghee tried to coerce the woman into being his “sex slave” and promised to use his friendship with the judge and assistant district attorney on her case to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to sign a proclamation designating a national monument in Springfield, Illinois, at the site of a 1908 race riot that later fueled the formation of the NAACP. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said during her briefing with reporters on Wednesday that the ceremony
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has authorized the execution of a third person by nitrogen gas. The Alabama Supreme Court granted on Wednesday the state attorney general’s request to authorize the execution of Carey Dale Grayson. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey will set Grayson’s execution date. It will likely be sometime this fall. Grayson
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