A Southern California Edison customer is concerned about her home, as well as her neighbors after the power company announced a six hour planned outage in the middle of triple digit temperatures. “The temperatures are really high. I think we’re in the high 80’s in the house currently, since the air conditioning has been off,”
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The City of Palm Desert will vote on Thursday on whether or not it will opt into a $1.2 billion settlement with Kroger. The agreement, which was pushed last year by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, is a multistate settlement in which Kroger could pay up to $1.2 billion. California has been given up to
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Alabama will forgo an autopsy on a Muslim death row inmate who sued the state, saying the procedure following his execution by lethal injection next week would violate his religious beliefs. Keith Gavin, who is set to be executed next Thursday or Friday, said in the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press President Joe Biden’s news conference will start an hour later than originally planned. Biden’s Thursday news conference was slated for 5:30 p.m. ET, but the White House has moved it to 6:30. The news conference is the key event in a monumental week for Biden’s campaign. The Democratic incumbent is fending off calls
Continue ReadingTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A blown landing-gear tire caused a delay for American Airlines passengers heading from Tampa to Phoenix Wednesday morning. Emergency responders were dispatched to American Airlines Flight 590 shortly before 8 a.m., Tampa International Airport spokesman C.J. Johnson said. A video posted on YouTube shows the airplane taxiing on the runway when
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Adolis García will represent the host Texas Rangers in Monday night’s Home Run Derby at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, and Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernández completed the eight-man field. García was knocked out by Tampa Bay’s Randy Arozarena last year in the first round at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park.
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — In two social media posts on Tuesday, President Joe Biden’s campaign distorted a quote from Republican Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio to inaccurately make it seem as if Vance had been praising a conservative think tank’s Project 2025 initiative and expressing support for a nationwide abortion ban and cuts to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana officials say dead pine trees are a major public safety concern. Thousands of trees in the state have been weakened by last summer’s drought and hungry beetles. Officials now fear that fragile tree limbs may come crashing down on homes, roads, power lines and businesses without warning.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Water service is being shut off at some apartment complexes in Mississippi’s capital city because of long-unpaid bills. The company that runs the Jackson water system made the announcement Wednesday, saying everyone must pay their fair share. The company is called JXN Water, and it is headed by Ted
Continue ReadingBy Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Vermont Sen. Peter Welch on Wednesday became the first Democratic senator to call on President Joe Biden to step aside as the party’s presidential nominee. “The stakes could not be higher. We cannot unsee President Biden’s disastrous debate performance. We cannot ignore or dismiss the valid questions raised since
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The FAFSA for the 2024-2025 award year is now open. The application for federal student aid can grant students more than $7,000 in financial aid that can be used at any college of their choice. The FAFSA is aimed at students eligible for federal student loans, grants, or federal work-study, and often qualifies them for
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The Coachella Valley Rescue Mission (CVRM) has announced a groundbreaking ceremony for the Women’s and Children’s Center expansion. The event will be on Thursday, July 11 at 9 a.m. on the CVRM property, located at 47470 Van Buren St. in Indio. The rescue mission encourages everyone to join the CVRM Board, staff and friends to
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — England is into another European Championship final after its latest dramatic, come-from-behind win that even took King Charles III on a roller coaster ride. Ollie Watkins, who came on for captain Harry Kane in a bold call by England coach Gareth Southgate, scored in the first minute of
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An unlicensed driver who backed into a California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer during a traffic stop in Riverside, injuring the lawman, failed to appear for his sentencing today, prompting a judge to issue a warrant for his arrest. Prudencio Xajil Alvarado, 57, in April pleaded guilty to assault on a peace officer with a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The Senate passed legislation Wednesday to overhaul oversight and bring greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons following reporting from The Associated Press that exposed systemic corruption in the federal prison system and increased congressional scrutiny. The Federal Prison Oversight Act, which the House passed in May, now goes to President
Continue ReadingBALTIMORE (AP) — The only person who survived falling from Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge during its catastrophic collapse says he watched in horror as his coworkers, friends and relatives plunged to their deaths. In an exclusive interview with NBC News that aired Wednesday evening, Julio Cervantes Suarez described fighting for his life after his
Continue ReadingBy Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — A Brooklyn man and a Montreal resident have pleaded guilty for their roles in working with sanctioned Russian entities to ship millions of dollars of equipment to Russia that was later found in seized Russian equipment and signals intelligence equipment in Ukraine. Salimdzhon Nasriddinov, 53, and Nikolay Goltsev, 38,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Up to two additional offshore wind projects are being proposed for the New Jersey coast, and the developers of a third project that already has preliminary approval want to re-bid its terms. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities received three bids by Wednesday’s deadline in what was
Continue ReadingHELENA, Mont. (AP) — Authorities say a pilot died when a single-engine firefighting aircraft crashed into a Montana reservoir while scooping up water to fight a nearby blaze. The crash was reported shortly after noon Wednesday on Hauser Reservoir on the Missouri River northeast of Helena in Lewis and Clark County. Officials said later that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who pleaded guilty to killing entertainment consultant and social justice advocate Michael Latt was sentenced to 35 years to life in prison on Wednesday. Jameelah Elena Michl had been stalking and threatening film director A.V. Rockwell and targeted Latt because he was Rockwell’s friend, prosecutors and police
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