PARIS (AP) — France’s government has presented a bill to allow adults with terminal cancer or other end-of-life illness to take lethal medication. Polls show growing public demand in France for legal options for aid in dying. Many French people have traveled to neighboring countries to seek such medication. Under the new proposal, doctors would
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Wealthy donors forked over a record $50.5 million at a recent fundraising dinner for former President Donald Trump, but they could also reap big benefits if he returns to the White House. At the dinner, hosted by billionaire investor John Paulson, Trump told the crowd that one of his
Continue ReadingBy LEANNE ITALIE AP Lifestyles Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s the stuff of movies: Two friends vow to marry each other if they’re not hitched by a specified future date or age. Well, the Marriage Pact, an annual matching ritual that has become popular on nearly 90 college campuses around the U.S., has turned
Continue ReadingBy LEANNE ITALIE AP Lifestyles Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s the stuff of movies: Two friends vow to marry each other if they’re not hitched by a specified future date or age. Well, the Marriage Pact, an annual matching ritual that has become popular on nearly 90 college campuses around the U.S., has turned
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Rescuers on the eastern Greek island of Chios have recovered the bodies of three girls who died after a boat carrying migrants from nearby Turkey hit rocks. Officials said Wednesaday that 14 people, including eight other children, were rescued by the coast guard off rugged coasts on the northeast of the
Continue ReadingBy Zenebou Sylla and Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — A 17-year-old suspect has been charged in a shooting that left at least seven juveniles injured in downtown Indianapolis last month, the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office said. King Dennis was charged with dangerous possession of a firearm and two counts of criminal recklessness, according to court filings. Dennis has been charged as an adult, the prosecutor’s office
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Marisha Pessl’s first novel in six years is a psychological thriller with the kinds of intricate clues and connections she has been known for since her acclaimed debut, “Special Topics in Calamity Physics.” Delacorte Press announced Wednesday that Pessl’s young adult novel “Darkly” will be published on Nov. 12. Pessl was
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer inflation remained persistently high last month, boosted by gas, rents, auto insurance and other items, the government said Wednesday in a report that will likely give pause to the Federal Reserve as it weighs when and by how much to cut interest rates this year.
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A report from a senior doctor in England says children who question their gender identity are being let down by lack of evidence and a toxic political debate. Dr. Hilary Cass said there is “no good evidence on the long-term outcomes of interventions to manage gender-related distress.” She
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TODEC Legal Center and Lift to Rise are recognizing historically underpaid workers with billboards that are currently placed around the valley. According to TODEC, their annual “The Real Coachella” billboards are meant to represent local farm workers, “…that harvest the food for all and at times cannot afford food for their own.” Lift to Rise’s
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street marched higher early Wednesday ahead of the government’s update on U.S. inflation which could play into the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate decision. Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average each gained 0.2% before the bell. The latest consumer inflation
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s Democratic governor has vetoed a GOP-backed criminal justice bill that would impose harsher sentences for a range of crimes. Gov. Andy Beshear says the bill would saddle the state with sharply higher incarceration costs. He says the sweeping measure also would criminalize homelessness by creating
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Marisha Pessl’s first adult novel in more than a decade is a psychological thriller with the kinds of intricate clues and connections she has been known for since her acclaimed debut, “Special Topics in Calamity Physics.” Delacorte Press announced Wednesday that Pessl’s “Darkly” will be published on Nov. 12. Pessl was
Continue ReadingBy Alex Marquardt and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Hamas has indicated it is currently unable to identify and track down 40 Israeli hostages needed for the first phase of a ceasefire deal, according to an Israeli official and a source familiar with the discussions, raising fears that more hostages may be dead than are
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday for talks on the delicate security situation in the Pacific and a glitzy state dinner, honoring a leader who has proven to be one of Biden’s strongest allies in the
Continue ReadingJessica Alba, who shot to fame in the James Cameron television series “Dark Angel,” as well as films such as “Sin City” and the “Fantastic Four,” will step down as chief creative officer at Honest Company, a personal care company that she founded. Alba will keep a seat on the company board, but Honest said
Continue ReadingJessica Alba, who shot to fame in the James Cameron television series “Dark Angel,” as well as films such as “Sin City” and the “Fantastic Four,” will step down as chief creative officer at Honest Company, a personal care company that she founded. Alba will keep a seat on the company board, but Honest said
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Officials say a Lebanese man sanctioned by the U.S. for his alleged links with Palestinian group Hamas has been found dead after he went missing for a week. Mohammad Srour, 57, was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury in August 2019 for giving “financial, material, technological support, financial
Continue ReadingBy GIADA ZAMPANO and ANTONIO CALANNI Associated Press SUVIANA, Italy (AP) — Search and rescue operations continue at a hydroelectric plant close to the northern Italian city of Bologna a day after a devastating blast killed at least three workers, injured five and left four missing. A spokesperson for firefighters says there are few hopes
Continue ReadingGIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press COMITANCILLO, Guatemala (AP) — Every night for nearly two years, Glendy Aracely Ramírez has prayed by the altar in her parents’ mud-brick bedroom where, under a large crucifix, is a picture of her sister Blanca. The 23-year-old died alongside 50 other migrants in a smuggler’s tractor-trailer in Texas. “I ask God
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