By JOSEPH WILSON and LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Try saying “no” when a child asks for a smartphone. What comes after, parents everywhere can attest, begins with some variation of: “Everyone has one. Why can’t I?” But what if no pre-teen in sight has one — and what if having a
Continue ReadingBy CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand lawmaker says the government will overhaul the gun laws tightened after the mass shooting by a white supremacist five years ago. Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee told The Associated Press in an interview this week that the tighter gun laws put excessive
Continue ReadingPALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) — Joe Snively broke a third-period tie on a power-play scramble and the defending champion Hershey Bears held off the Coachella Valley Firebirds 3-2 on Thursday night in Game 4 to tie the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup final. After Ryker Evans tied it for Coachella Valley 32 seconds into the
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jake Cronenworth homered with two outs in the ninth inning — San Diego’s fourth homer — and the Padres beat the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 on Thursday night. Cronenworth’s homer, deep down the right field line off Joel Payamps (1-3), came after Fernando Tatis
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Nine people have died and six are missing after downpours in recent days caused historic flooding in rural parts of Guangdong province in southern China, after the province saw heavy rains that destroyed homes and roads. The heaviest rains in Guangdong’s Meizhou city were from Sunday into Tuesday, toppling trees and collapsing
Continue ReadingBy LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer The promise of gene therapy looms large for families dealing with rare, genetic disorders. Such treatments offer the possibility of one-time cures. But families and researchers worry such therapies will remain out of reach. Collectively, about 350 million people worldwide suffer from rare diseases, most of which are genetic.
Continue ReadingBy ALBA ALEMÁN Associated Press SAN ANTONIO LIMON, Mexico (AP) — Two people have been killed when locals protesting alleged water contamination by a pork processing plant clashed with police in the Mexican gulf coast state of Veracruz. Residents of the community of San Antonio Limon had been blocking a road demanding government action against
Continue ReadingBy LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Robin Alderman faces an agonizing reality: Gene therapy might cure her son Camden’s rare, inherited immune deficiency. But it’s not available to him. In 2022, London-based Orchard Therapeutics stopped investing in an experimental treatment for the condition, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome. And there are no gene therapy studies he can join.
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower Friday after a retreat on Wall Street, where a drop in Nvidia stock pulled stocks lower. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 finished little changed, down less than 0.1% at 38,596.47, after the government reported that the inflation rate ticked higher for the
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — A police pursuit of carjacking suspects in Milwaukee ended with police firing into the vehicle, injuring two teens, one of whom was pregnant and lost her baby. Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey B. Norman says officers tried to stop the stolen vehicle just before 2:30 p.m. Thursday on Interstate 43 north of Milwaukee.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include an album from R&B-pop artist Kehlani, Kevin Hart’s interview show “Hart to Heart” returns for a fourth season on Peacock and Jack Black lends his voice to “Kung Fu Panda 4.” The documentary “Bread & Roses” looks at how three Afghan women’s lives were
Continue ReadingBy GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Judges, state lawmakers and voters are deciding the future of abortion in the U.S. two years after the Supreme Court jolted the legal status quo with a ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade. The June 24, 2022, ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization sparked legislative action, protest and
Continue ReadingBy SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana has long been reliably red. The Bayou State has voted for the Republican candidate in every presidential election since 2000, with residents overwhelmingly supporting Donald Trump during the past two, and the GOP has held a majority in the statehouse for years. But policies
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s proposal to exclude tips from federal taxes is getting strong reviews from some Republican lawmakers. But major questions remain about the impact of the policy and how it would work. What’s certain is that a change in the taxation of
Continue ReadingHONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s governor and lawyers for youth plaintiffs say they have settled a lawsuit alleging Hawaii violated the state constitution by operating a transportation system that harmed the climate and infringed upon the children’s right to a clean and healthy environment. The parties say the settlement recognizes children’s constitutional rights to a life-sustaining
Continue ReadingBy STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden begins an intense period of private preparations Friday at Camp David for what may be the most consequential presidential debate in decades. The 81-year-old Democrat’s team is aware he cannot afford an underwhelming performance when he faces Republican rival Donald Trump
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump is hearing arguments Friday on a long-shot defense effort to get the indictment thrown out based on the claim that the prosecutor who brought the charges was
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — For 27 years, federal courts have held special oversight over custody conditions for child migrants. The Biden administration wants a judge to partially lift those powers. U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee is considering the request at a hearing that started in Los Angeles on Friday, barely a week before new safeguards
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Recruits from different law enforcement agencies are the region with one thing in common. They’re completing basic academy at the Ben Clark Training Center in Riverside. A total of 70 hours is dedicated to defensive tactics – or use of force – which includes ground fighting. “Our curriculum is based on Jiu-Jitsu and they’ll also
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Rancho Mirage Mayor Steve Downs announced he has been diagnosed with a treatable form of prostate cancer. The announcement was made at the city council meeting on Thursday, which Downs was not in attendance for. Downs issued a letter about this diagnosis which was read during the meeting. “Unfortunately, I’m not able to be with
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