By Jason Hanna and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Two people arrested in Mississippi – including a man accused of killing a Louisiana woman last week and abducting her 4- and 6-year-old daughters, one of whom was found dead – have each been charged with capital murder and sexual battery in the children’s cases, police
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang is ending his Australian tour in the west coast city of Perth where he will focus on China’s investment in critical minerals and clean energy. Li last week became the first Chinese premier to visit New Zealand then Australia in seven years.
Continue ReadingBy MARIANA MARTÍNEZ BARBA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — In a move reminiscent of her political mentor, incoming Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday displayed a series of surveys commissioned by her political party that she said show a wide majority approve of controversial judicial changes. Sheinbaum said the surveys were just “informational.” She
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The City of Palm Springs and the Chamber of Commerce have announced a special Rock the Park concert in the Downtown Park to celebrate the official Juneteenth holiday on Wednesday, June 19. The celebration kicks off at 7 pm in the park, located at 101 North Museum Dr., Palm Springs, adjacent to the Marilyn Monroe
Continue ReadingBy AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber homered twice, Trea Turner had two hits in his return to the lineup and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the San Diego Padres 9-2 on Monday night. Alec Bohm added a three-run homer and two singles, and Rafael Marchán had four hits and an RBI for
Continue ReadingBy Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — A months-long investigation into the 2023 murder of a Maryland mother has led to the arrest of a 23-year-old man, according to local authorities. Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, a citizen of El Salvador, was arrested at a bar in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Friday night, according to the Tulsa Police Department. “Officers
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators trying to lure the Kansas City Chiefs to their state argue that helping the Super Bowl champions build a new stadium could bring Kansas millions in income taxes from players and coaches that are currently going to Missouri. A debate over the merits of
Continue ReadingRIO VERDE, Ecuador (AP) — Rescue teams and some inhabitants are searching the mud for more victims of a landslide in central Ecuador that killed at least eight people. Heavy rains over the weekend drenched several provinces of Ecuador, but the community of Baños was one of the most affected when a hill partially collapsed
Continue ReadingBy HUIZHONG WU Associated Press SAMOENG, Thailand (AP) — Thailand has tried for years to deal with its pollution problem. One big reason is the burning of corn stubble to clear fields for the next planting, a time of year from February to April that’s known as “haze season.” And it gives Chiang Mai, a
Continue ReadingBy ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Toronto police say a man and woman are dead and the suspected shooter is also deceased after a mid-day shooting in a north Toronto office space. The shooting took place near a daycare center and an all-boy Catholic elementary school, which were both locked down. Detective Sgt.
Continue ReadingCNN By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — When former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon goes to prison, he won’t be serving time at what’s known as a “Club Fed,” the most comfortable type of facility in the federal system, as he had wanted, according to people familiar with the arrangements. Instead of a minimum-security prison camp, where many nonviolent
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. George Nethercutt, who was a Spokane lawyer with limited political experience when he ousted Democratic Speaker of the House Tom Foley as part of a stunning GOP wave that shifted national politics to the right in 1994, has died. He was 79. Nethercutt died
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Update 6/18/24 Maury Duarte was convicted of first-degree murder. Jurors also found true special circumstance allegations of killing a witness to a crime and lying in wait. Prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty for Duarte, but the special circumstance allegations open her to a possible sentence of life in prison without the possibility of
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked North Korea for supporting his actions in Ukraine and said their countries will cooperate closely to overcome U.S.-led sanctions as he headed to Pyongyang on Tuesday for a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Putin’s comments appeared in
Continue ReadingSAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — A California judge ruled Monday that a man convicted of killing 19-year-old college student Kristin Smart in 1996 must pay just over $350,000 to her family for costs they incurred after her death. Monterey County Superior Court Judge Jennifer O’Keefe ordered Paul Flores to make the payments after a
Continue ReadingSAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — A California judge ruled Monday that a man convicted of killing 19-year-old college student Kristin Smart in 1996 must pay just over $350,000 to her family for costs they incurred after her death. Monterey County Superior Court Judge Jennifer O’Keefe ordered Paul Flores to make the payments after a
Continue ReadingCNN By Simone McCarthy and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has landed in North Korea for a rare visit that signals the two countries’ deepening alignment and Moscow’s need to source weapons from Pyongyang to sustain its war on Ukraine. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un personally greeted Putin at the
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. experts say activities of armed groups in the volatile Central African Republic have increased, complicating a security landscape that has seen a spillover of the conflict in neighboring Sudan. The panel of experts cite confirmed reports of air raids by the Sudanese military around
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE Associated Press Communities across the country are grappling with a rash of violence in the final days of spring that included at least four mass shootings in one weekend. A lone gunman opened fire at a splash pad in suburban Detroit. Seven people were shot at a “pop-up” party organized via social
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A man convicted in the fentanyl overdose of a 16-year-old Cathedral City resident was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison. The incident took place on December 9, 2022, when Cathedral City Police Officers and Cathedral City Fire Department responded to a fentanyl (drug) overdose involving a 16-year-old. The teen was transported to Desert Regional
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