By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — All Oklahoma schools are required to incorporate the Bible and the Ten Commandments in their curriculums, effective immediately, the state’s chief education officer announced in a memorandum Thursday. At a State Board of Education meeting, Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters said the Bible is “one of the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — A leading international rights group says Iraqi authorities in Baghdad and the administration in the semi-autonomous northern Iraqi Kurdish region have arbitrarily detained and deported Syrian refugees home to their country. The New York-based Human Rights Watch said on Thursday that it has documented cases in which Iraqi authorities deported
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson says he expects the state to put together an aid plan by the end of the year to try to keep the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals in Missouri. Parson said Thursday that Missouri’s plan likely would require legislative approval, but he doesn’t anticipate
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Eisenhower Health is taking a major step in addressing the substance abuse crisis by opening its first addiction medicine clinic. The Eisenhower Charles Rechlin Outpatient Treatment Center is a new state-of-the-art facility on Palm Canyon Drive in Cathedral City. Eisenhower Health held a ribbon cutting for the clinic Thursday morning. Through support from Charles Rechlin,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 200 people have been charged in a sweeping nationwide crackdown on health care fraud schemes with false claims topping $2.7 billion, the Justice Department said on Thursday. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the charges against doctors, nurse practitioners and others across the U.S. accused of a variety of scams,
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Killer Mike is expected to avoid charges over a physical altercation that led to his arrest at the Grammys earlier this year after the rapper recently completed community service. The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office said in a statement Thursday that Mike “successfully completed the office’s hearing process,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland is looking to help people with a history of marijuana-related offenses to get jobs in the state’s legal cannabis industry. Gov. Wes Moore announced the new workforce development program on Thursday. It comes just a week after he signed an executive order pardoning people for more than 175,000
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — The murder trial of Bryan Kohberger, the criminology grad student accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students in 2022, is set to begin June 2, 2025, according to a scheduling order filed in court. In a court hearing Thursday, Latah County Judge John Judge
Continue ReadingRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — NHRA drag racing great John Force has a head injury and has been moved from a trauma intensive care unit to a neurological ICU four days after a fiery, 300 mph crash in at the Virginia Nationals. John Force Racing said Thursday that the move for the 75-year-old Force was a
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer A team of investigators led by former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch recommended Northwestern enhance its hazing prevention training in the wake of a scandal that rocked the school’s athletic department. Though the report released Thursday by the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP stated “the results of our
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Emergency officials have ordered a brief evacuation after a freight train derailed in suburban Chicago. The Canadian National Railway train derailed in the village of Matteson on Thursday morning. The company said in a statement that 25 cars derailed but no one was hurt. One car contained residue of liquified petroleum gas leaked,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A federal bankruptcy judge has stopped an effort by the parents of a boy killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting to begin collecting on some of the $50 million they won in a lawsuit against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. Scarlett Lewis and Neil Heslin won a defamation lawsuit in Texas against
Continue ReadingBRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Officials in Slovakia say that a train traveling from the Czech capital of Prague to the Hungarian capital of Budapest collided with a bus in southern Slovakia, leaving at least seven people dead and five injured. Police and railway officials say that some 200 people were aboard the Eurocity train when
Continue ReadingCNN, POOL, GETTY IMAGES By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Wealthy donors forked over a record $50.5 million at a recent fundraising dinner for former President Donald Trump, but they could also reap big benefits if he returns to the White House. At the dinner, hosted by billionaire investor John Paulson, Trump told the crowd
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Fredis Beleris, an ethnic Greek politician imprisoned in Albania for vote-buying, says he hopes his election this month to the European Parliament will help boost the rule of law in Albania. Beleris told The Associated Press in an interview from prison on Thursday that he would have preferred to
Continue ReadingCHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee investigators say the former Chattanooga police chief has been indicted on charges that she illegally registered to vote in the state and falsely filled out government documents. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigations said Thursday that a grand jury in Hamilton County handed down a 17-count indictment against Celeste Murphy this
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KESQ News Channel 3 is hosting a LifeStream blood drive on Friday, June 28, from 8 AM to 12 PM. The blood drive will take place in the bloodmobile right outside of the KESQ News Channel 3 station at 31276 Dunham Way in Thousand Palms. All donors should be feeling healthy and well before donating
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On Wednesday, June 26, at 2:00 PM, deputies assigned to the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station were dispatched to a bank robbery at U.S. Bank in the 72000 block of Highway 111, Palm Desert. Upon arrival, deputies were told that the subject had fled from the location. During the investigation, deputies learned that the suspect had
Continue ReadingCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man charged with threatening the lives of presidential candidates last year has been found dead while a jury was deciding his verdict. A court filing Thursday said “the government has learned that the defendant is deceased.” The jury began weighing the case against 30-year-old Tyler Anderson of Dover
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky will start taking applications Monday to sell, process or grow medical marijuana for the state program launching at the beginning of 2025. Doctors and advanced practice registered nurses also can begin applying for permission to certify patients who need the drug. Kentucky lawmakers passed legislation in 2023 to
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