SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — A late-season storm is expected to hit the Sierra Nevada this weekend, bringing rain and mountain snow to Northern and Central California, meteorologists said. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for the mountain range from 11 a.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Sunday for elevations above 5,000
Continue ReadingSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — A late-season storm is expected to hit the Sierra Nevada this weekend, bringing rain and mountain snow to Northern and Central California, meteorologists said. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for the mountain range from 11 a.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Sunday for elevations above 5,000
Continue ReadingBy AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Alec Bohm extended his hitting streak to 16 games with an RBI single, Brandon Marsh drove in two runs and the surging Philadelphia Phillies defeated the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Friday night. Trea Turner had two hits for Philadelphia, which has won 14 of 17 and
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A top U.N. official said Friday that hard-hit northern Gaza was now in “full-blown famine” after more than six months of war between Israel and Hamas and severe Israeli restrictions on food deliveries to the Palestinian territory. Cindy McCain, the American director of the
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — José Soriano pitched six scoreless 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,
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers are wrapping up a legislative session that heavily focused on addressing Maui’s needs after last year’s deadly Lahaina wildfire. They also took on Hawaii’s housing shortage, tax cuts and measures to support distinctive Hawaii agricultural products like coffee and macadamia nuts. Lawmakers tackled Hawaii’s acute
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A second truck filled with new exhibits and play structures arrived Friday at the Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert in Rancho Mirage. Ahead of the museum’s phase one grand reopening on May 24, crews have started the assembly process that will eventually bring to life colorful renderings community members have been eager to experience
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Pellish and Eva McKend, CNN (CNN) — A high-ranking ballot access consultant for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign was charged with assault in Manhattan last week, the New York Police Department told CNN. Trent Pool, a consultant who works closely with the team coordinating the independent candidate’s ballot access effort, was arrested
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The Palm Springs Air Museum was selected as a 2024 California Nonprofit of the Year by 47th District State Assemblyman Greg Wallis. It is one of about a hundred nonprofits being honored by state lawmakers for outstanding contributions to the communities they serve. The museum is dedicated to educating the public about the role of air
Continue ReadingBy GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has welcomed Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on his first visit to the country, with the two meeting in Brasilia and the South American leader pushing his counterpart to buy his beef. Brazil had wished to seize on
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Israel-Hamas war demonstrations at the University of Mississippi turned ugly this week when one counter-protester appeared to make monkey noises and gestures at a Black student in a raucous gathering that was endorsed by a far-right congressman from Georgia. “Ole Miss taking care of business,”
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — Jake Knapp is spending his weekends much differently now as a rookie on the PGA Tour, just more than two years after working security at a restaurant in his hometown that was also a late-night hotspot. A first-time Tour winner earlier this year, Knapp went
Continue ReadingBy DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins are no stranger to unique home-run celebrations. They introduced a fishing vest and toy fishing pole to the dugout last season. This year, a summer sausage has become the object of their affection. Hitting coach David Popkins brought it into the dugout last
Continue ReadingBy JILL PAINTER LOPEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Walker Buehler is ready to return to the major leagues. The two-time All-Star will be back on the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers after nearly two years following Tommy John surgery when he starts Monday against the Miami Marlins. “Yeah, it’s been a long
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
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers and actor Michelle Yeoh are among a diverse group of 19 people who have received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joe Biden. It’s the nation’s highest civilian honor. Former Vice President Al Gore was
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Strauss, Alayna Treene, Kristen Holmes and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — For South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, much of the 2024 campaign cycle has turned out to be a case study in what not to do to rise into potential vice presidential contention. That includes the latest hiccup, with the second-term South Dakota
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court has reversed lower court rulings that held the Arizona Republican Party responsible for more than $27,000 in sanctions and Secretary of State office attorney fees spent defending Maricopa County election procedures following the 2020 election. “Even if done inadvertently and with the best of intentions, such sanctions present
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A top U.N. official said Friday that hard-hit northern Gaza was now in “full-blown famine” after more than six months of war between Israel and Hamas and severe Israeli restrictions on food deliveries to the Palestinian territory. Cindy McCain, the American director of the
Continue ReadingBy MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican forensic examiners were at a remote site in Baja California on Friday where three bodies were reportedly found, in the same area where two Australians and an American went missing last weekend. An employee of the state prosecutors’ office who was not authorized to be
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