By Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Paris (CNN) — A police officer was attacked and injured in central Paris on Thursday evening, as France ramps up security measures in the capital ahead of the 2024 Olympics. “A police officer was attacked in the eighth arrondissement of Paris while he was responding to a call from officers securing
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TORONTO (AP) — A woman has become the top commander of Canada’s military for the first time. Gen. Jennie Carignan officially took over command of the Canadian Armed Forces in a ceremony at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa on Thursday. Carignan was promoted to the rank of general during the change-of-command ceremony
Continue ReadingAP Airlines Writer Prosecutors are expected to give new details next week about Boeing’s plea deal in a case stemming from two deadly crashes of 737 Max jetliners. That’s when the Justice Department hopes to file the agreement with a federal district court in Texas. Earlier this month, Boeing agreed “in principle” to plead guilty
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has released a letter he addressed to the heads of European Union countries presenting his impressions from a recent series of visits with some of the bloc’s biggest adversaries. The letter outlines Orbán’s assessment of meetings he held under the auspices of a self-declared
Continue ReadingAP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing is closer to understanding what went wrong with its astronaut capsule in orbit, now that testing is complete on a spare thruster here on Earth. The Starliner capsule has been docked at the International Space Station since June 6. It should have returned with its NASA
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — On each passing anniversary of the deadly 1994 attack against Argentina’s largest Jewish community center, Diana Malamud said she endures a brutal “Groundhog’s Day.” In her version of the Kafkaesque nightmare that traps her in the same day over and over, presidents repeat the same pledges to seek
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Children can learn about pool safety with swim lessons at the Mecca Community Pool on Thursday, July 18 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Riverside County and the Desert Recreation District teamed up to emphasize pool safety awareness, especially in the summer months, to keep smaller children from the risk of water accidents and drowning.
Continue ReadingDENVER (AP) — A Colorado judge has rejected claims from civil and voting rights organizations that Donald Trump supporters intimidated voters when they went door-to-door searching for fraud following the 2020 election. A bench trial in the case began Monday and was supposed to continue all week. But U.S. District Judge Charlotte Sweeney on Thursday
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — There is plenty of jockeying happening at the Republican National Convention among the party’s potential 2028 presidential contenders. They’re using the gathering in Milwaukee as a testing ground and contemplating their own futures in a post-Trump party. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy, both of whom ran this year,
Continue ReadingHAMILTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A man who dove into a southern New Jersey river and rescued two children who were struggling to stay afloat has died after he disappeared underneath the water. Pablo Hernandez Cruz was at the Weymouth Furnace park in Hamilton Township on Wednesday when he saw two boys, ages 8 and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — Five climate activists who planned a protest to cause gridlock and block traffic over four days on a major highway circling London have been sentenced to as much as five years in prison. Judge Christopher Hehir on Thursday gave Just Stop Oil co-founder Roger Hallam the longest sentence and four-year
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Firefighters contained a residential fire at a single-story residence in an unincorporated community near Desert Hot Springs today. The blaze was first reported in the 18600 block of Ford Avenue at 4:09 a.m. Thursday, according to a Riverside County Fire Department statement. RCFD personnel were able to contain the flames within an hour. Officials remained
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COVID-19 wastewater viral activity has reached “very high” levels in 26 states, including California, for the first time since last winter according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC reports that more than 70% of illnesses are stemming from a new group of highly contagious COVID-19 strains known as the FLiRT variants.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Some 3.3 million steam cleaners are being recalled across North America due to a burn hazard that has resulted in consumers reporting more than 150 injuries. Select models of Bissell-branded “Steam Shot Handheld Steam Cleaners” can spew hot water or steam while the products are in use or being heated up,
Continue ReadingHUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — The founder and owner of the iconic West Virginia chain Gino’s Pizza and Spaghetti House has died. William “Kenney” Grant was 94. That is according to his obituary. He died Wednesday. A native of Huntington, Grant founded Gino’s in 1961. He gradually expanded the business, which currently has around 40 locations
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The 20-year-old Pennsylvania man who tried to assassinate Donald Trump had photos on his phone of the former Republican president, President Joe Biden and other officials, including Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Chris Wray, according to two people familiar with the matter. Investigators searching Thomas Matthew Crooks’ devices
Continue ReadingAP Basketball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Diana Taurasi joked after the Tokyo Olympics that she would see everyone in Paris. The 42-year-old guard turned the joke into reality; she’ll be playing in a record sixth Olympic games when the U.S. women’s basketball team goes for its eighth consecutive gold medal later this month. “Why not?
Continue ReadingANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Prosecutors say a federal judge in Alaska who resigned after a scathing investigation found he had engaged in inappropriate conduct with staff and attorneys did not disclose conflicts of interest in 23 criminal cases before him. The Anchorage Daily News reports Alaska Federal Defender Jamie McGrady said her office will conduct
Continue ReadingAP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Rodgers knows all eyes are on him. That’s nothing new for the four-time NFL MVP. But the 40-year-old New York Jets quarterback enters this season, his 20th in the league, with plenty to prove after missing all but four snaps last year because of a torn
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats at the highest levels are making a critical push for President Joe Biden to rethink his election bid, with former President Barack Obama expressing concerns to allies and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi privately telling Biden the party could lose the ability to seize control of the House if he
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