By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — A two-story building burned to the ground more than 2,000 years ago in the Pyrenees mountains of northeastern Iberia in Spain. The inferno consumed the wooden structure, situated in an Iron Age settlement, killing six animals penned in the stable. The fates of the people who used the building are unknown,
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s hush money trial is entering its final stretch as the prosecution’s star witness Michael Cohen returns to the stand. Cohen took the stand last week and placed Trump directly at the center of the alleged scheme to stifle negative stories to fend off damage to his 2016 White House
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Officials say a bridge near Galveston, Texas, that was damaged last week when a barge carrying fuel broke free from a tugboat has been reopened to vehicle and pedestrian traffic after safety inspections deemed it safe. The barge crashed into a pillar supporting the Pelican Island Causeway
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday condemned as “outrageous” an attempt by the chief prosecutor of the world’s top war crimes to seek arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, along with those of Hamas over actions taken during their seven-month war. In a
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s hush money trial is entering its final stretch as the prosecution’s star witness Michael Cohen returns to the stand. Cohen took the stand last week and placed Trump directly at the center of the alleged scheme to stifle negative stories to fend off damage to his 2016 White House
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer People with HIV can breastfeed their babies, as long as they are taking medications that effectively suppress the virus that causes AIDS, a top U.S. pediatricians’ group said Monday in a sharp policy change. The new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics reverses recommendations it had in place
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press A judge has found that an Ohio law prohibiting cities from banning the sale of flavored tobacco products is unconstitutional. The state is expected to appeal the ruling issued Friday by Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Mark Serrott. The measure had become law in January, after the Republican Legislature
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Ontario Reign 3-2 on Sunday night at Toyota Arena in Ontario. With the victory, the Firebirds advance to the Western Conference Finals for the second straight season. It was all Ontario in the first period as Alex Turcotte and Tyler Madden scored to make it 2-0. It was the
Continue ReadingPRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — An official in Kosovo says the Cabinet has renewed efforts with a new draft law on renting a prison in the south of the country to Denmark to help it cope with its overpopulated prison system. The first draft of the law failed to pass at the parliament last week. But
Continue ReadingBy JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Graduate students at the University of California, Santa Cruz walked off their jobs and went on strike Monday, the first campus to do so as part of a systemwide protest against a public university they say has violated the speech rights of pro-Palestinian advocates. United Auto
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s hush money trial is entering its final stretch as the prosecution’s star witness Michael Cohen returns to the stand. Cohen took the stand last week and placed Trump directly at the center of the alleged scheme to stifle negative stories to fend off damage to his 2016 White House
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Today starts National Rescue Dog Week! The Palm Springs Animal Shelter is waiving the adoption fee for all large dogs throughout the entire week to celebrate. Currently, they have 52 dogs up for adoption. Additionally, there are other opportunities to support the animal shelter. “Although we have 52 dogs up for adoption, we have dozens
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Hossein Amirabdollahian, Iran’s foreign minister and a hard-liner close to the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard who confronted the West while also overseeing indirect talks with the U.S. over the country’s nuclear program, died in the helicopter crash that also killed the country’s president, state media
Continue ReadingBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Seimone Augustus, who led LSU to three straight NCAA Final Fours from 2004-06 and won three Olympic gold medals, will return to the Tigers as an assistant, coach Kim Mulkey announced Monday. The 40-year-old Augustus in 2023 became the first LSU female athlete to have a statue built in her
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Xander Schauffele made one putt that turned out to mean so much. His 6-foot birdie on the final hole gave him a one-shot victory over Bryson DeChambeau in the PGA Championship. He quieted whispers about whether he could close. He showed he could stand up
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Saudi Arabia’s national airline says that it ordered more than 100 new Airbus jets, a reflection of the kingdom’s ambitious drive to lure more tourists. Saudia Group, which represents the Saudia airline and its budget carrier Flyadeal, said Monday it ordered 105 aircraft from the French aerospace company’s A320neo family of
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams defended the police department’s response to a pro-Palestinian street demonstration in Brooklyn over the weekend, calling video of officers repeatedly punching men lying prone on the ground an “isolated incident.” “Look at that entire incident,” Adams said on the “Mornings on 1” program on the
Continue ReadingBy FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer The CIA’s first chief technology officer Nand Mulchandani is marshaling generative AI tools to the intelligence agency. There’s considerable urgency: Adversaries are already spreading AI-generated deepfakes aimed at undermining U.S. interests. Among projects he oversees: A ChatGPT-like application that draws on publicly or commercially available data.
Continue ReadingBy JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ray Romano is looking back at his hit sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond” and saluting a fellow actor for its success. He didn’t think the show would have survived if not for an unlikely mentor: The late Peter Boyle, who played Raymond’s curmudgeonly father, Frank. Says Romano:
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s first Vice President Mohammad Mokhber has been appointed acting president of the Islamic Republic after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. The 68-year-old has largely been in the shadows compared to other politicians in Iran’s Shiite theocracy. Raisi’s death
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