By JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump arrived Monday at a New York court for the start of jury selection in his hush money trial, marking a singular moment in American history as the former president and current White House hopeful answers to criminal charges. It’s the
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans boosted spending at a hotter-than-expected pace in March, underscoring how shoppers remain resilient despite inflationary pressures and other economic challenges. Retail sales rose 0.7% last month — almost double what economists had forecast — after rising 0.9% in February, according to Commerce Department data
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is absent from the court Monday with no explanation. The 75-year-old Thomas also is not participating remotely in arguments, as justices sometimes do when they are ill or otherwise can’t be there in person. Chief Justice John Roberts announced Thomas’ absence, saying that his colleague would still
Continue ReadingBy AARON FAVILA Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president says his administration has no plan to give the U.S. military access to more Philippine army sites. He stressed that the American military presence in several camps and bases so far was sparked by China’s aggressive actions in the South China Sea. President
Continue ReadingBy MARK BAKER and ROD MCGUIRK Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — Horrified worshipers watched online and in person as a bishop was stabbed at a church in Sydney before the congregation overpowered the attacker. Police say a 15-year-old boy has been arrested. There are no life-threatening injuries. Police say a crowd of hundreds seeking revenge
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from Black Lives Matters organizer DeRay Mckesson, letting stand a lower court’s decision that some critics fear could wind up limiting the First Amendment rights of Americans to organize protests against the government and police. The upshot is that Mckesson’s case
Continue ReadingSKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Authorities in North Macedonia say 17 police officers serving at a prison in the country’s capital Skopje have been detained on suspicion of assisting in the separate escapes last year of two inmates, including a murder convict. Prosecutors says the murder convict was left unattended in a smoking area during
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are ticking higher, and oil prices are easing Monday with hopes that international efforts to calm escalating tensions in the Middle East may help. The latest report on the U.S. economy to blow past expectations also helped support financial markets. The S&P 500
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, Claudia Otto and Chris Stern, CNN Berlin (CNN) — Germany should overturn its 150-year old ban on abortions and make terminations legal within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, a government-appointed panel of experts said on Monday. The Commission on Reproductive Self-Determination and Reproductive Medicine was set up by the German government
Continue ReadingBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The otherwise sleepy New England town of Hopkinton celebrated its 100th anniversary as the starting line for the Boston Marathon on Monday, sending off a field of 17 former champions and nearly 30,000 other runners on its way. Near the finish on Boylston Street, officials observed
Continue ReadingBy SUSIE BLANN and ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s foreign minister says the success of Israel and its allies in largely thwarting a massive Iranian missile and drone attack shows what Ukraine could achieve against Russian aerial barrages if it had more support from its partners. A recent Russian aerial campaign
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Alex Garland’s provocative “ Civil War ” didn’t only ignite the discourse. The film also inspired audiences to go to the cinemas this weekend where it surpassed expectations and earned $25.7 million in ticket sales in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. It’s the biggest R-rated opening of
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Alex Garland’s provocative “ Civil War ” didn’t only ignite the discourse. The film also inspired audiences to go to the cinemas this weekend where it surpassed expectations and earned $25.7 million in ticket sales in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. It’s the biggest R-rated opening of
Continue ReadingLIVERPOOL, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say two law enforcement officers were fatally shot while looking for a driver who fled a traffic stop in upstate New York. Authorities said Monday the shooter was also killed in an exchange of gunfire with police. The shootings took place shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday in Liverpool, about 6
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump arrived Monday at a New York court for the start of jury selection in his hush money trial, marking a singular moment in American history as the former president and current White House hopeful answers to criminal charges. It’s the
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The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival ended late Sunday night. There was expected to be heavy traffic on Interstate 10 heading west towards Los Angeles. Campers must check out of the campground Monday morning and leave the area. Traffic will pick up in the late morning hours. Allow yourself extra time to get around
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The operator of the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it has obtained permission from safety regulators to start loading atomic fuel into a reactor at its only operable plant in Japan, which it is keen to restart for the first time since the 2011 disaster.
Continue ReadingBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Six-time champion Marcel Hug of Switzerland led the wheelchair field on its way to begin the 128th edition of the Boston Marathon on Monday as this otherwise sleepy New England town celebrated its 100th anniversary as the starting line. Nearly 30,000 runners were scheduled to follow
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle, Julian Cummings and Laura Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s New York criminal hush money trial, set to begin Monday, brings with it a long list of charges, witnesses, potential penalties, appeals and attorneys. Here’s everything you need to know. Case overview The charges stem from reimbursements made
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The La Quinta City Council is set to give a rare public update Tuesday on the long-delayed TALUS luxury resort development. That project missed another January city deadline to re-secure construction financing. The City Council’s Tuesday agenda suggests that TALUS financing is set to be closed by the end of next month. The City Manager’s report for Tuesday’s City Council meeting will outline the now
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