Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge sentenced former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine to serve three-and-a-half years in prison after Oxendine pleaded guilty to health care fraud. A U.S. District judge also ordered Oxendine on Friday to pay a $25,000 fine and to share in $760,000 in restitution with Dr. Jeffrey Gallups. Oxendine
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Voting rights attorneys say Mississippi should work quickly to redraw some legislative districts to ensure more equitable representation for Black residents. In papers filed Friday, the attorneys say it’s important to hold special elections in updated districts this November. Three federal judges on July 2 ordered Mississippi legislators to
Continue ReadingMAMMOTH, Wyo. (AP) — Five people were able to escape a hot, acidic pond in Yellowstone National Park after the sport utility vehicle they were riding in went off the road and into an inactive geyser. The crash happened Thursday morning. The passengers were able to get out of the 105 degree water on their
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An ambulance was requested in Mountain Center today after a driver went off the roadway and crashed into the side of a mountain. The incident occurred about 3:20 p.m. Friday near Mile Marker 83 of state Route 74, according to California Highway patrol records. The driver was in a white SUV at the time of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press British singer-songwriter Griff’s career has been an undeniable whirlwind. Less than two years after releasing her first single — and finishing her A-level exams — she won the Brit Award for Rising Star. Then she opened for Dua Lipa. Then Ed Sheeran. Then Coldplay. Then Taylor Swift. In between those gigs, solo shows
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The Coachella Valley Animal Campus (CVAC) will be having free dog adoptions through the end of July. CVAC is experiencing severe overcrowding, as summer is one of the busiest times for shelters. On average, more than 100 pets are impounded daily at county shelters during the work week. During the summer, that figure soars to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge is reining in the use of “strip searches” by police in Louisiana’s capital city. The Baton Rouge policy that was blocked by Friday’s order allowed police to strip search people who had not been arrested based on a “reasonable suspicion” that the person might be armed
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The San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department’s Operation Safe and Sane has seized over 1,500 lbs. of illegal fireworks. From July 1 to July 7, the Sheriff’s Department focused on enforcing laws against illegal fireworks throughout the county through Operation Safe and Sane. The department claims that 1,293 service calls were made, including proactive patrol-initiated calls. Additionally,
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In a shocking discovery yesterday, at least 30 dogs were rescued from captivity at a home in the Thermal area. Almost 20 dogs were found dead. Most of the dogs were transported to the Coachella Valley Animal Campus in Thousand Palms to be treated. Shelter officials tell News Channel 3 the dogs arrived in poor
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A man who killed two Alaska Native women and was heard while videotaping the torture death of one say that in his movies “everybody always dies” was sentenced in Anchorage Friday to 226 years in prison. Brian Steven Smith was sentenced for the deaths of Kathleen Henry in 2019
Continue ReadingPakistan has reached an agreement for a new $7 billion loan deal with the International Monetary Fund. It’s the global lender’s latest bailout to help the cash-strapped country of 240 million people. A statement issued Friday by the IMF says the loan will last for 37 months. Its aims include strengthening fiscal and monetary policy
Continue ReadingCOCOA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A 375-pound sea turtle has been released back into the Atlantic Ocean after three months of rehabilitation in Florida. Officials with the Brevard Zoo released a male loggerhead named Bubba on Wednesday afternoon in Cocoa Beach. Officials say biologists with Inwater Research found Bubba in St. Lucie County on April
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A smoking laptop in a passenger’s bag prompted an evacuation on an American Airlines flight headed to Miami from San Francisco International Airport Friday, according to the airline. One person sustained minor injuries while exiting that required transport to a hospital, the airline said. Passengers evacuated via emergency slides and a
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A smoking laptop in a passenger’s bag prompted an evacuation on an American Airlines flight headed to Miami from San Francisco International Airport Friday, according to the airline. One person sustained minor injuries while exiting that required transport to a hospital, the airline said. Passengers evacuated via emergency slides and a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has agreed to forgo an autopsy of a Muslim inmate who is scheduled to be executed Thursday. Keith Edmund Gavin said the post-mortem procedure would violate his religious beliefs. The Alabama Department of Corrections said Friday that no autopsy will be performed. The 64-year-old inmate is scheduled to
Continue ReadingSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Alec Baldwin’s criminal case has been dismissed in New Mexico in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer.
Continue ReadingAP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A SpaceX rocket has failed for the first time in nearly a decade, leaving the company’s internet satellites in an orbit so low that they’re doomed to fall through the atmosphere and burn up. The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from California on Thursday night, carrying 20
Continue ReadingSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — One of the two prosecutors resigns in the middle of Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial in New Mexico.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries has a one-word answer on whether President Joe Biden is a liability for the most vulnerable House Democrats seeking reelection. “No,” he tells reporters. But a growing number of House Democrats are indicating otherwise. It’s not just some of the lawmakers representing true battleground districts but
Continue ReadingAP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Since Donald Trump’s emergence on the political scene, late-night comics like Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel have made him a relentless target. But since President Joe Biden’s poor showing in the debate with Trump two weeks ago, the comics have retrained their guns. It shows that comedy —
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