By CHEVEL JOHNSON RODRIGUE Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and producer PJ Morton comes home with a new album and memoir dropping soon amid a Saturday afternoon performance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which nears the end of an eight-day run. Morton said he looks forward every
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — As a record crowd cheered, American Pharoah rallied from behind and took aim at his remaining two rivals in the stretch. The bay colt and jockey Victor Espinoza surged to the lead with a furlong to go and thundered across the finish line a length
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jake Cronenworth hit back-to-back homers, Dylan Cease pitched 6 2/3 strong inning, and the San Diego Padres won their third game in a row, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-1 on Friday night. Manny Machado hit a two-run homer. Cronenworth finished with three
Continue ReadingBy VALERIE GONZALEZ and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For two decades, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar has stood out as a moderate Democrat along the Texas-Mexico border, bucking his party at times over guns and immigration while seldom facing a tough reelection. But a federal indictment accusing Cuellar of federal conspiracy and
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Brent Rooker hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Miami Marlins 3-1 on Friday night for their fifth straight victory. “I’ve been really pleased with my process, been pleased with how my at-bats have gone, the way I’ve
Continue ReadingBy ERIK VERDUZCO and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Saing Chhoeun was locked out of his Charlotte, North Carolina, home on Monday as law enforcement with high-powered rifles descended into his yard and garage, using a car as a shield as they were met with a shower of gunfire from the direction
Continue ReadingBy MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities said Friday that three bodies were recovered in an area of Baja California near where two Australians and an American went missing last weekend during an apparent camping and surfing trip. The state prosecutors office did not say whether the bodies were those of
Continue ReadingBy MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities said Friday that three bodies were recovered in an area of Baja California near where two Australians and an American went missing last weekend during an apparent camping and surfing trip. The state prosecutors office did not say whether the bodies were those of
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press As the U.S. government moves toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, there may be little immediate impact in the dozen states that have not already legalized cannabis for widespread medical or recreational use by adults. But advocates for marijuana legalization hope a federal regulatory shift could eventually
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s company reported a steep drop in earnings Saturday because the paper value of its investments fell, but the tens of thousands of shareholders filling an Omaha arena to hear Buffett answer questions at the annual meeting later can take heart that Berkshire’s Hathaway’s
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican officials say 3 bodies found in Baja California area where 2 Australians and American went missing.
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM, JILL COLVIN and CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden and Donald Trump are two presidents with unfinished business and an itch to get it done. Their track records and plans on abortion, immigration, taxes, wars abroad — you name it — leave no doubt that the man voters
Continue ReadingBy David Shortell, CNN (CNN) — Panama, the Central American nation at the crossroads of international trade and migration, will elect a new president on Sunday after a campaign season mired in legal uncertainty. “It’s a very important election, the most important since after the US invasion” in 1989, said Daniel Zovatto, a global fellow
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — After spending his days making wine in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains, Tsotne Jafaridze returns home to Tbilisi, Georgia’s capital, and begins his new routine. He packs goggles, a gas mask and enough water and snacks to last several hours. He has another long night ahead. Jafaridze is
Continue ReadingBy EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A flood and a landslide hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing 14 people, officials said Saturday. Torrential rain pounding the area since Thursday triggered a landslide in Luwu district in South Sulawesi province, said local rescue chief Mexianus Bekabel. Floods up to 3 meters (10 feet) have
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — José Soriano pitched six innings for his first career win as a starter and Mickey Moniak hit a three-run homer, powering the Los Angeles Angels to a 6-0 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night. Soriano (1-4), who pitched strictly in relief last season, allowed
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The Palm Springs Unified School District is celebrating “School Lunch Hero Day” “There are a lot of families that these are the meals the kids eat, breakfast lunch and supper every single day and that’s important that we’re able to provide that for them and it’s all free of charge, which is even better,” said
Continue ReadingBy Jose Alvarez, Sandi Sidhu, Fidel Gutierrez, David Shortell and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Three bodies were found Friday in the Mexican region where an American and two Australians have been missing for several days, multiple sources told CNN. Authorities haven’t confirmed if the bodies correspond to the three missing tourists, a source said. But a
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A College of the Desert nursing student is now the owner of a recycled ride! The 20-20 Hyundai Elantra was donated by Allstate and refurbished by Fix Auto Palm Desert South. It’s a part of the National Auto Body Council Recycled Ride program. Diane Von Kaenal balances her academic schedule with single parenthood. When her car
Continue ReadingBy DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Reporter SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged the auditing firm hired by Trump Media and Technology Group just 37 days ago with “massive fraud” — though not for any work it performed for former President Donald Trump’s media company. The SEC charged the accounting firm
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