JetBlue Airways will end its service between Palm Springs and New York. Officials with JetBlue confirmed via a statement to News Channel 3 Thursday evening. The airline cited underperformance and lack of customer demand as reasons for the decision. Statement from JetBlue: “Exiting a market is a difficult decision and we were privileged to have
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A family-owned restaurant in Rancho Mirage, Francesco’s Café, has been forced to close due to a kitchen fire that took place this past Monday. At around 11:00 A.M. on July 22, firefighters responded to reports of a fire at Francesco’s Café near the corner of Dinah Shore and Bob Hope. Although the fire was quickly
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A boost in California National Guard troops at the southern border, including in San Diego County, helped authorities seize more than 1 million fentanyl pills and over 400 pounds of fentanyl powder last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said today. In June, the California National Guard Counterdrug Task Force seized 1,068,219 pills and 423 pounds
Continue ReadingAssociated Press VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — Southeast Asian foreign ministers have gathered in the capital of Laos for a regional forum that runs through Saturday. They will also be meeting with their counterparts from other nations to discuss their strategic partnerships in issues including the economy, security, climate and energy. Discussions on humanitarian assistance to
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — New York’s attorney general urged the Supreme Court on Wednesday to stay out of Donald Trump’s hush money criminal case, arguing the nation’s highest court should not grant a novel request by Missouri to pause his sentencing hearing and lift the gag order imposed on the former president in the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden delivered a solemn Oval Office address Wednesday that laid out in the clearest terms yet why he abandoned his reelection campaign. He wanted to send an unmistakable warning about Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump while anointing Vice President Kamala Harris as his natural successor, without invoking an
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jurickson Profar homered for the second consecutive game, Kyle Higashioka also went deep, and the San Diego Padres beat the Washington Nationals 12-3 on Wednesday night. Jackson Merrill came within a home run of hitting for the cycle and matched a career high with four hits for San Diego, which
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii judge has temporarily blocked the state from enforcing a law requiring the licensing of practitioners and teachers of traditional Native Hawaiian midwifery while a lawsuit seeking to overturn the statute wends its way through the courts. Lawmakers enacted the midwife licensure law, which asserted that the “improper practice
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has voted to form a task force to investigate the security failures surrounding the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump. The 416-0 vote Wednesday underscores the bipartisan outrage over the shooting at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. Trump came within inches of losing his life. One rallygoer
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, Annie Grayer and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — The House voted on Wednesday to create a bipartisan task force to investigate the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. The move comes as lawmakers seek answers and accountability after the 2024 Republican presidential candidate was shot at during a rally in Pennsylvania
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Several courts across California lost their phone lines this week after a ransomware attack targeting the state’s largest trial court in Los Angeles County. The Superior Court of Los Angeles County hosts phone servers for courts in Shasta, Inyo, San Luis Obispo, Stanislaus and Colusa counties, according to Melissa Fowler Bradley,
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Several courts across California lost their phone lines this week after a ransomware attack targeting the state’s largest trial court in Los Angeles County. The Superior Court of Los Angeles County hosts phone servers for courts in Shasta, Inyo, San Luis Obispo, Stanislaus and Colusa counties, according to Melissa Fowler Bradley,
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A Palm Desert family says they are lucky to be alive.. after witnessing an unexpected geyser explosion in Yellowstone National Park. They captured cellphone video of yesterday’s blast which sent dozens of visitors running. That video has gone viral. The geothermal explosion damaged the boardwalk but did not cause any injuries. News Channel 3’s Peter
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On Thursday, July 25, Cathedral City Police will hold active shooter training on the Cathedral City High School campus. It will start promptly at 10 a.m. and continue through 4 p.m. Members of the Cathedral City Police Department, Palm Springs Police Department, Indio Police Department, the Palm Springs Fire Department and Cathedral City Fire Department
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The home of the Philadelphia Flyers and the 76ers — well, the Sixers, for now — will soon need a new name. Banking giant Wells Fargo says it will not renew its naming rights deal with the arena in the South Philadelphia sports complex that has served as home
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Raiders general manager Tom Telesco moved to end speculation at the NFL scouting combine in February that star wide receiver Davante Adams might be on the trade block. “He’s a Raider,” Telesco said. But the talk has continued about Adams’ future in Las Vegas — and it
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The North American Aerospace Defense Command intercepted two Russian and two Chinese bombers flying near Alaska Wednesday in what a US defense official said was the first time the two countries have been intercepted while operating together. The bombers remained in international airspace in Alaska’s Air
Continue ReadingCNN By Helen Regan, Taylor Ward, Eric Cheung and Isaac Yee, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — A powerful typhoon made landfall in northeastern Taiwan early on Thursday, killing at least two people and injuring hundreds of others as authorities closed financial markets, schools and offices. Conditions in Taiwan worsened as Typhoon Gaemi brought heavy rainfall,
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Originally Published: 24 JUL 24 06:00 ETUpdated: 24 JUL 24 20:18 ETBy Michael Williams, Kayla Tausche, MJ Lee and Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden, speaking to the nation from the Oval Office Wednesday evening, framed his decision to step aside from the 2024 presidential race as a matter of saving democracy.
Continue ReadingBy Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A 29-year-old man accused of breaking into Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ home this year pleaded no contest to felony vandalism Wednesday and will avoid prison time, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office. Ephraim Hunter was charged with burglary and vandalism in connection with the April
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