By MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden saw a neurologist at the White House in January as part of his annual physical, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a new statement Tuesday evening, correcting her comment from earlier in the day that the specialist’s visit earlier this year had not been
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Jury deliberations began today in the penalty phase of the trial for an Indio man who murdered an 18-year-old crime witness. Alexis Daniel Rosas, 28, and his one-time girlfriend, 33-year-old Maury Duarte, were convicted of first-degree murder on June 17 for the 2019 slaying of Victorville resident Makayla Jean Massey, also known as Anita Garcia.
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Update The Palm Springs City Council delayed its vote on the new policy, citing opposition to the plan. The policy will be discussed again at a future meeting. Original Report Walking along Palm Canyon Road, you’ll find several palm trees. And you might notice their signature ‘skirts.’ But those skirts could change if a new
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Trea Turner hit his sixth career grand slam, Bryson Stott and Brandon Marsh also went deep and the Philadelphia Phillies welcomed back Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber from injuries with a 10-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night. “I thought Trea’s grand slam gave us some
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Summer heat can be dangerous and cause power outages. In sweltering summer heat, air conditioning is crucial. But extreme heat causes more people to use their air conditioning systems, putting higher demand on the power grid. Supply cannot always keep up with demand, overloading the electrical grid. SoCal Edison is working to prevent power outages,
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Residents at Desert Sands Mobile Home Community in Cathedral City are still coping with the aftermath of a power outage over the weekend that left them in the dark and without air conditioning amid an excessive heat warning for nearly 48 hours. Some residents stayed at hotels and others were forced to throw away groceries
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Commissioners in Nevada’s second most populous county on Tuesday refused to certify the results of two local recounts from last month’s primary, a rare move that has potential implications for the presidential race in one of the nation’s most important swing states. The three Republican members on the five-member
Continue ReadingBy Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden told The Houston Chronicle on Tuesday that federal officials had not been able to get in touch with Texas state leaders for days – leading to a delayed distribution of emergency-relief supplies in the wake of Hurricane Beryl. The president told The Chronicle he had been trying to
Continue ReadingBy Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — The body of an American mountaineer has been discovered by a pair of fellow US climbers 22 years after he went missing following an avalanche in the Peruvian Andes. American brothers Ryan Cooper and Wesley Waren found the body of Bill Stampfl on June 27 on Mount Huascaran, according to Joseph Stampfl,
Continue ReadingCNN By Brad Lendon and Mike Valerio, CNN Above the Korean Peninsula (CNN) — As the US Air Force AC-130J flies over South Korea’s towering apartment blocks, its powerful cameras can almost see inside windows on the highest floors. Aiming farther afield, the weapons officers on the four-engine aircraft, nicknamed Ghostrider, can pick out objects at
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The gunman who opened fire in Yellowstone National Park last week, leaving one ranger injured, had held a woman against her will and said he planned to carry out a mass shooting at July 4th events outside the park, authorities say. The shooter, identified as 28-year-old Samson Lucas Bariah
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — A temporary election worker accused of computer tampering in Arizona’s largest county has been charged with additional crimes. Walter Ringfield was charged with third-degree burglary and criminal trespassing after prosecutors say he stole several items while walking through a secure area of the Arizona Legislature on June 15, according to an indictment
Continue ReadingNOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona rancher who was unsuccessfully tried in the fatal shooting of a Mexican man on his property will not be retried, a judge ruled Tuesday. Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge Thomas Fink denied a request by prosecutors who had argued that the possibility of a new trial should be
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After meeting for around two hours Tuesday to discuss whether President Joe Biden should remain at the top of their presidential ticket, Senate Democrats seemed to agree on one thing — it’s best not to talk about it publicly. Behind closed doors, several Democrats expressed deep concerns about whether Biden
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Almost 250 years ago, British soldiers marched in search of military supplies stockpiled by colonial rebels in Massachusetts and tension turned to bloodshed with battles at the towns of Lexington and Concord that began the Revolutionary War. The fighting in Concord on April 19, 1775, was immortalized by legendary
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A Missouri man accused of keeping a woman hidden in his basement while repeatedly raping her has been indicted for murdering another woman. The local prosecutor on Tuesday said the latest indictment against Excelsior Springs resident Timothy M. Haslett is for the murder of 36-year-old Jaynie M. Crosdale. Haslett now faces 10 felony
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican fisheries industry leader who complained of drug cartel extortion and illegal fishing has been shot to death in the northern border state of Baja California. Authorities said Tuesday that gunmen killed Minerva Pérez, the head of the state’s fishing industry chamber. The state prosecutor says Pérez was
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies right-handed ace Zack Wheeler says his goal is to make his next start after suffering from tightness in his lower back. As for that All-Star game trip? Wheeler says he’s still on the fence about traveling to Texas to join six of his Phillies teammates at the
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden saw a neurologist at the White House on Jan. 17 for a neurologic exam, the results of which were later reported as part of his annual physical more than a month later, the White House said on Tuesday. The confirmation came after the White House press
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Over Independence Day Weekend, California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers instated a “maximum enforcement period” (MEP), ramping up patrols on state highways and roads across Riverside County to catch drunken and drug-impaired drivers. This statewide maximum enforcement period started at 6:01 P.M. on Wednesday and concluded on Sunday at 11:59 P.M. Statewide statistics from this effort
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