Associated Press POOLER, Ga. (AP) — Residents of one Georgia neighborhood are cleaning up homes flooded by tropical weather for the second time in eight years. Tappan Zee Drive is located in suburban Pooler, west of Savannah and about 30 miles from the Atlantic Ocean. Still, several homes there got swamped by an overflowing canal
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Superintendent of Schools Richard Woods now says school districts may teach a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies after all, now that Georgia’s attorney general said the state’s law against teaching divisive racial concepts specifically exempts such college-level courses. Woods said Wednesday that a letter from Attorney
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli Supreme Court considered a petition Wednesday to shutter a desert military prison where soldiers have been accused of abusing Palestinians, as a new video emerged purporting to show the sexual assault of a Palestinian detainee. Rights groups have been engaged in a legal battle since June to shut
Continue ReadingNassieli Pizano MEXICALI, B.C. (T3) – Ante las muertes por golpe de calor que no han parado las autoridades del estado emitieron una alerta para MEXICALI y SAN FELIPE donde se desplegará un operativo especial apoyado con el ejército a fin de brindar servicios de salud e hidratar a la población más vulnerable. El operativo
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer Beyond Meat on Wednesday reported better-than-expected sales in the second quarter despite continuing weak demand for its plant-based burgers, chicken and other products. The El Segundo, California-based company said its revenue fell nearly 9% to $93.2 million for the April-June period. That was better than the $87.8 million Wall Street anticipated, according
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria says it has detained seven Polish nationals, including six students and a lecturer, for allegedly displaying Russian flags amid protests against economic hardship in the country. The Poles were arrested on Monday, according to Nigerian and Polish officials. It was not clear if the Poles were participating in
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer COMPTON, Calif. (AP) — A Los Angeles County jury on Wednesday found a man guilty of sending his 17-year-old son to kill rapper PnB Rock. After deliberating for about four hours, jurors convicted Freddie Trone, 42, of one count of murder, two counts of robbery and one count of conspiracy to commit
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer COMPTON, Calif. (AP) — A Los Angeles County jury on Wednesday found a man guilty of sending his 17-year-old son to kill rapper PnB Rock. After deliberating for about four hours, jurors convicted Freddie Trone, 42, of one count of murder, two counts of robbery and one count of conspiracy to commit
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — Only a limited number of students and families will be able to access the government’s college financial aid form – which they must submit to be eligible for federal loans and grants – on the traditional October 1 launch date. The 2025-2026 Free Application for Federal Student Aid,
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Jury convicts man of sending his 17-year-old son to rob and kill rapper PnB Rock.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Residents in Alaska’s capital are clearing out waterlogged homes following an outburst of flooding from a lake dammed by the Mendenhall Glacier. Initial estimates indicate about 100 homes and some businesses were damaged by the floodwaters, which crested early Tuesday. The threat of flooding has become a perennial concern.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance said he had a bit of fun Wednesday trying to catch up with Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris on an airport tarmac the two shared as part of dueling campaign travels. In Wisconsin, Vance got off former President Donald Trump’s campaign plane
Continue ReadingEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Beyond Meat’s second-quarter revenue fell nearly 9% on lower demand for plant-based burgers, chicken and other products.
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer The parents of a Kentucky baby who died last fall after drinking bacteria-tainted infant formula are the latest to sue Abbott Nutrition, the manufacturer at the heart of a 2022 crisis that left millions of Americans scrambling to feed their children. Willow Jade Dellaquila, of Carrollton, Kentucky, was 13 days old when
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On Wednesday, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-41) announced the Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) will receive an $8,612,700 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to upgrade taxiways. The grant funding was awarded from the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program. Earlier in the year, Calvert voted with a bipartisan majority to approve the Fiscal Year 2024 Transportation,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees honored late Major League Baseball senior vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion Billy Bean with a moment of silence before their doubleheader with the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday. Bean, who became the second former Major League Baseball player to come out as gay
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The Arizona grand jury that indicted 18 Republican supporters of Donald Trump who falsely claimed he won the state in the 2020 election wanted to consider also charging the former president, but prosecutors urged them not to, according to court documents filed this week. The court records filed by Democratic Attorney General Kris
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jury selection will begin Monday in the trial of a former Las Vegas-area politician accused of killing an investigative journalist who wrote articles critical of the elected official’s managerial conduct, a judge decided Wednesday. However, the judge on Monday also will consider a renewed request by former Democratic county
Continue ReadingCNN By Jeremy Herb and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s running mate Ohio Sen. JD Vance stepped up his attacks on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s portrayal of his military career, accusing him of ducking service in Iraq when he left the Army National Guard and ran for Congress in 2005. Vance also accused Walz of
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Palm Springs Unified School District is back to school today! Thousands of students will begin their school year this morning, from kindergartners to High Schoolers. The district has been preparing for the 2024-2025 year all summer, and they’ve had facility on 28 school campuses for weeks. Palm Springs Unified prides themselves on their academic excellence,
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