By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN AP Science Writer DALLAS (AP) — NASA’s Webb Space Telescope has revealed the sharpest images yet of a portion of a horse-shaped nebula, showing the “mane” in finer detail. The Horsehead Nebula, in the constellation Orion, is 1,300 light-years away. A light-year is nearly 6 trillion miles (9.7 trillion kilometers). Discovered over
Continue ReadingNORTH BEND, Wash. (AP) — It was an unusual wildlife sighting Sunday when four zebras escaped from their trailer and galloped into a Washington neighborhood. Three of the four black-and-white striped animals were quickly captured, but the fate of the fourth wasn’t immediately known Monday, Washington State Patrol Trooper Rick Johnson said. The zebras were
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press As the Wrexham A.F.C. Red Dragons are celebrating another advancement in the English soccer system to the third tier, its owners, actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are still “all in” on their efforts to help turn around the once-struggling team. The experience is filmed for a FX docuseries called
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks ticked higher Monday to begin a week packed with potentially market-moving reports. The S&P 500 rose 16.21 points, or 0.3%, to 5,116.17, coming off its best week since November. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 146.43, or 0.4%, to 38,386.09, and the Nasdaq
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears and her father Jamie Spears will avoid what could have been a long, ugly and revealing trial with a settlement of the lingering issues in the court conservatorship that controlled her life and financial decisions for nearly 14 years. A hearing on those
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears and her father Jamie Spears will avoid what could have been a long, ugly and revealing trial with a settlement of the lingering issues in the court conservatorship that controlled her life and financial decisions for nearly 14 years. A hearing on those
Continue ReadingKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The IMF says it will immediately release the final $1.1 billion tranche of a $3 billion bailout to Pakistan. Pakistan needs the money to overcome one of the worst economic crises in its history. As part of the bailout conditions, the government had to reduce subsidies intended to cushion the impact
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has reached a record settlement with a Texas-based company over air pollution violations at natural gas gathering sites in the Permian Basin. The $24.5 million agreement with Ameredev announced Monday is the largest settlement the state Environment Department has reached for a civil
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A fire that erupted Monday near a homeless encampment just south of Interstate 10 in Cabazon burned more than seven acres and a wind driven fire.The blaze was reported about 10 a.m. in the area of Almond Street and Bonita Avenue, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.The agency said multiple engine crews were sent
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Tesla stock rallied Monday after the electric vehicle maker’s CEO, Elon Musk, paid a surprise visit to Beijing over the weekend and reportedly won tentative approval for its driving software. Musk met with a senior government official in the Chinese capital Sunday, just as the nation’s carmakers are showing
Continue ReadingBy Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Opening statements in the high-profile murder trial surrounding the 2022 death of a Boston police officer drilled Monday into two key questions that have long dominated the case: Is the officer’s girlfriend a killer? Or is she a victim of a sprawling coverup involving law enforcement? Karen Read is
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN, MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The death of a Colorado woman reported missing on Mother’s Day nearly four years ago has been ruled a homicide. Authorities revealed the result of Suzanne Morphew’s autopsy on Monday. Morphew disappeared in May 2020. The 49-year-old woman’s remains were found
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press The family of a Black teenager who was shot by a white homeowner when he mistakenly went to the wrong Kansas City, Missouri, address filed a lawsuit Monday, described by the family’s attorney as an attempt to put pressure on the criminal trial later this year. The complaint, filed by
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Paramount Global announced that Bob Bakish is stepping down as CEO of the film, television and multimedia company. Bakish will be replaced by a troika of executives who will form a new “Office of the CEO.” The group includes George Cheeks, the CEO of CBS; Chris McCarthy, CEO of Showtime/MTV Entertainment
Continue ReadingBy AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — An explosive device has killed six troops loyal to a United Arab Emirates-backed secessionist group in southern Yemen. A military spokesman blamed the attack on al-Qaida militants. The spokesman for the military arm of the secessionist Southern Transitional Council said the explosion hit a military vehicle
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will hear an appeal from a Vista, California, CBD hemp oil company fighting a lawsuit from a truck driver who says he got fired after using a product falsely advertised as being free from the active ingredient in marijuana. The court agreed Monday to
Continue ReadingSANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say none of the 10 people who were wounded in a shootout at a Florida restaurant over the weekend, including Houston Texans wide receiver Tank Dell, suffered life-threatening injuries. The shootout happened early Sunday during a party at the Cabana Live restaurant in Sanford, north of Orlando. Seminole County Sheriff
Continue ReadingBy GEOFF MULVIHILL and SARA CLINE Associated Press Republican state attorneys general are challenging a new federal regulation that mandates protections for transgender students at schools. In a lawsuit filed Monday in federal courts in Alabama, Louisiana and Texas, states argue that the recently announced rule harms girls. The states oppose provisions that bar blanket
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — NATO’s secretary general says the alliance’s member countries have failed to deliver in time what they promised to Ukraine. Jens Stoltenberg said during a visit to Kyiv that “serious delays in support have meant serious consequences on the battlefield.” Russia is hurrying to exploit its advantages
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The Dune Palms Bridge in La Quinta has officially opened. News Channel 3 reported that the first cars and trucks successfully passed through the bridge on Monday morning. Crews removed the previously set-down signs, including those on Dune Palms Road, Corporate Center Drive, and Blackhawk Way, to prevent cars from passing. Residents and travelers can
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