After a four-year closure, the Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert (CDMoD) is having its grand reopening today, May 24, at 10:00 AM, just in time for Memorial Day Weekend. Over the closure, the CDMoD Board of Directors has initiated a program to prioritize steps for the future of the organization, devising a five-phase “Re-Imagination”
Continue ReadingBy CLAUDIA LAUER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The judge overseeing Hunter Biden ’s federal firearms charges trial agreed Friday to block prosecutors from telling jurors about some other unflattering episodes from his personal life, but left the door open to allowing them in if the president’s son testifies. It’s unclear
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press A Kansas women’s health clinic that has often served as an epicenter of conflict over abortion rights has temporarily stopped offering the procedure. The recently elected president of Trust Women’s board of directors told The Associated Press on Friday that the decision was not made because of anything “nefarious.” The
Continue ReadingDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Mississippi man accused of destroying a statue of a pagan idol at Iowa’s state Capitol last December has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge in return for prosecutors dropping a felony hate crime count. Former congressional and legislative candidate Michael Cassidy was set for trial June 3. But the
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO and EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A U.S. missionary couple and a Haitian man who worked with them were shot and killed by gang members in Haiti’s capital after they were attacked while leaving a youth group activity held at a local church, a family member said Friday. The
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At 2:10 PM on Thursday, May 23, 2024, deputies from the Riverside Sheriff’s Palm Desert Station assigned to the Rancho Mirage Special Enforcement Team (SET) located a wanted vehicle that was used in commission of mail carrier burglaries in the city of Alhambra, California. With the assistance of the Palm Desert SET and the Indian
Continue ReadingBy LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A state appeals court termination letter involving a former top official of the now-defunct agency that ran West Virginia’s foster care and substance use support services is public information. The judges sided with a television station that was denied the information. West Virginia Intermediate Court of
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP and DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is expected to meet with his Chinese counterpart Admiral Dong Jun at a major defense conference in Singapore next week. The announcement came shortly before Austin underwent a medical procedure on Friday evening and temporarily transferred power to his deputy.
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By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Rapper and singer Sean Kingston and his mother committed more than a million dollars in fraud in recent months, stealing money, jewelry, a Cadillac Escalade and furniture, documents released Friday allege. Kingston, 34, and his 61-year-old mother, Janice Turner, have been charged with conducting an
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Rapper and singer Sean Kingston and his mother committed more than a million dollars in fraud in recent months, stealing money, jewelry, a Cadillac Escalade and furniture, documents released Friday allege. Kingston, 34, and his 61-year-old mother, Janice Turner, have been charged with conducting an
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose Friday in a bounce back from Wall Street’s worst day since April. The S&P 500 gained 36.88 points, or 0.7%, to 5,304.72 and won back all its losses from the prior two days. It eked out a tiny gain for the week,
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer Motocross racing is a symbiotic relationship between rider and dirt bike. The motorcycle provides the speed and power. The rider takes the lead, navigating the humps and ruts on a dirt dance floor. Even at a young age, Jett Lawrence is showing some sweet moves on his bike with
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Republican attorneys general in 19 states have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block several Democratic-led states from pursuing climate change lawsuits against the oil and gas industry in their own state courts. The unusual request comes as dozens of states and local governments have filed lawsuits alleging that
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will undergo a medical procedure at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Friday evening and will transfer power temporarily to his deputy, Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said in a statement. Austin is continuing to deal with bladder issues that arose
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK, LEE KEATH and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Egypt said Friday it has agreed to send United Nations humanitarian aid trucks through Israel’s main crossing into Gaza, but it was unclear if they will be able to enter the territory as fighting raged in the southern city of
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Travelers are contenting with big crowds and flight delays on what is expected to be the busiest day of the Memorial Day weekend. More than 6,000 U.S. flights were delayed by early evening Friday on the East Coast, continuing a trend that has tested the patience of passengers all
Continue ReadingBALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge has tossed a case against a Maryland couple accused of divulging patients’ medical records as part of a conspiracy to aid Russia. The Baltimore Sun reports that U.S. District Court Judge Stephanie Gallagher on Wednesday said the government “bungled” speedy trial procedures and dismissed the case with prejudice. That
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The United Auto Workers on Friday accused Mercedes of interfering in last week’s union election at two Alabama factories. The union filed an objection to the result with the National Labor Relations Board. The union accused the company of intimidating and coercing workers into voting against
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin “underwent a successful, elective, and minimally invasive follow-up non-surgical procedure related to his bladder issue at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center” on Friday and has resumed his duties as secretary, according to the Pentagon. The procedure took 2.5 hours,
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The United States is sending $275 million in military assistance to Ukraine as part of “efforts to help Ukraine repel Russia’s assault near Kharkiv,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Friday. The top US diplomat said the new tranche of assistance “contains urgently needed capabilities” for Ukrainian troops as
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