By AMY TAXIN Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A California man charged with killing a gay University of Pennsylvania student in an alleged hate crime six years ago testified Tuesday about how the two men connected on social media and went to a park. It was the last time the victim was seen.
Continue ReadingBy Arit John and Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — A rancorous Republican congressional primary in Virginia that has been a proxy fight amid larger party divisions remained unresolved Wednesday morning. House Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good, who angered allies of former President Donald Trump and former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, was trailing state Sen. John McGuire
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republicans have settled two U.S. House nominations in runoffs. In the 2nd Congressional District, former U.S. Education Department official Wayne Johnson beat Chuck Hand, who was convicted for illegally demonstrating inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. And in the 3rd District, former Donald Trump
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department alleges that the state of Alaska has violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by not providing accessible machines for in-person voting, selecting inaccessible polling places for elections and maintaining an inaccessible elections website. The department informed Carol Beecher, Alaska’s election director, in
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE Associated Press Baltimore (AP) — Attorneys are asking a federal judge to prevent crew members on the cargo ship Dali from returning to their home countries as investigations continue into the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March. Eight of the Dali’s crew members were scheduled to debark the
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Two 19-year-old men received two years’ probation after pleading guilty to multiple charges stemming from the armed carjacking of a 75-year-old woman in La Quinta, authorities said. Daryl Haxiel Urbano of Coachella and David Reyes III of Palm Desert were arrested on April 11, 2023, according to inmate records. Urbano and Reyes each entered guilty
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former Donald Trump aide Brian Jack has beaten former Georgia Senate Majority Leader Mike Dugan for the Republican nomination in the state’s 3rd Congressional District. Jack will be favored in November to succeed Republican U.S. Rep Drew Ferguson, who is stepping down after four terms. He will
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors at the trial of Sen. Bob Menendez are using the testimony of his former campaign manager to try to link alleged bribes of the Democrat to the appointment of New Jersey’s top prosecutor. Testimony Tuesday by Michael Soliman, a former top Menendez political adviser, came
Continue ReadingBy MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs placed outfielder Mike Tauchman on the 10-day injured list with a left groin strain before Tuesday’s game with the San Francisco Giants. Tauchman left the Cubs’ 7-6 loss to the Giants on Monday after legging out a single in the third inning. On Tuesday,
Continue ReadingBy Radina Gigova, CNN London (CNN) — Nuclear-armed countries are strengthening their arsenals and several have made ready new nuclear-armed or nuclear-capable weapons systems amid rising geopolitical tensions, a new report has found. The nine nuclear states – the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, North Korea and Israel – have
Continue ReadingCNN By Clare Foran, Morgan Rimmer and Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked an attempt by Democrats to pass a bill to ban bump stocks in the wake of a recent Supreme Court ruling. The bill would enact a federal ban on the sale of bump stock devices. Bump stocks allow a
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former U.S. Education Department official Wayne Johnson has beaten convicted Jan. 6 offender Chuck Hand for the Republican nomination in Georgia’s 2nd Congressional District. Johnson was the top vote-getter in the May 21 primary. During the campaign he argued that he was better qualified than Hand to
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT and BEN FINLEY Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — One of America’s most conservative congressmen is facing a serious primary challenge in Virginia after his opponent was endorsed by former President Donald Trump. Voters in two other districts are nominating candidates to fill two open seats in the state’s primary election
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Although Mike Trout has not resumed running nearly seven weeks after surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee, the Los Angeles Angels outfielder is optimistic about his recovery. Trout provided an update on his progress Tuesday before the Angels hosted the Milwaukee
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Ben Hallock is going back to the Olympics for the third time after he was selected for the U.S. men’s water polo team on Tuesday. The 13-player roster was announced at a Los Angeles restaurant. The U.S. plays its first game at the Paris Games on July 28 against Italy. The
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An Indio woman was convicted today of first-degree murder for her role in the killing of an 18-year-old crime witness. Maury Duarte, 32, was found guilty for the 2019 murder of Makayla Jean Massey, also known as Anita Garcia, of Victorville. Jurors found true special circumstance allegations of killing a witness to a crime
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As students in Riverside County are enjoying summer vacation, pre-loaded savings accounts in their names with free money to fund college and career dreams are continuing to grow- with interest. Launched in 2022 by the State of California, the California Kids Investment and Development Savings Program (CalKIDS) college savings accounts with up to $1500 are
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Thousands of residents fled their homes as a wildfire swept into the mountain village of Ruidoso in southern New Mexico on Tuesday, destroying or damaging more than 500 structures, including an unknown number of homes. The governor declared a county-wide state of emergency that extended
Continue ReadingBy SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A report released by Human Rights Watch says authorities in China’s western Xinjiang region have been systematically replacing the names of villages inhabited by Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities to reflect the ruling Communist Party’s ideology. The report released Wednesday says the policy is part of
Continue ReadingALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A proposed amendment to New York’s constitution to prohibit discrimination based on “gender identity” and “pregnancy outcomes” has been restored to the November election ballot by a state appeals court. A panel of midlevel appellate judges on Tuesday overturned an earlier decision by an upstate judge to strike the proposed Equal
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