NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s governor has ordered the state’s transit agency to drop efforts to impose a $750,000 fee on the New York City Marathon for using the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday also encouraged the New York Road Runners, organizers of the venerable race, to find other ways to
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A bipartisan group of rank-and-file lawmakers in Kansas has scuttled a plan for cutting taxes. Republicans on Thursday defied GOP leaders and Democrats ignored a personal appeal from Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly. The state House rejected a plan to cut taxes by about $1.4 billion
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A California-based election services company is charging several large Texas counties tens of thousands of dollars in additional fees, sending election officials scrambling to pay the surcharges to preserve a crucial system that manages their voter registration. The state’s primary runoff elections are next month. Multiple Texas counties contract with VOTEC
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A California-based election services company is charging several large Texas counties tens of thousands of dollars in additional fees, sending election officials scrambling to pay the surcharges to preserve a crucial system that manages their voter registration. The state’s primary runoff elections are next month. Multiple Texas counties contract with VOTEC
Continue ReadingWJZ, CNN By Raja Razek and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Just over a week after the catastrophic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the US Army Corps of Engineers announced it plans to fully reopen the channel leading to the Baltimore port by the end of May – a significant update since the
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A deputy-involved shooting took place on the 44000 block of Vista Dunes Lane in La Quinta around midnight Wednesday. The incident is part of an investigation into an assault with a deadly weapon in North La Quinta, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The Sheriff’s Department says multiple commands were given; but, the suspect
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Crews rescued a hiker believed to be dehydrated and under the influence who fell into a ravine at a Palm Springs trail, police told News Channel 3. The rescue happened at around 12:45 p.m. on the 4700 block of E Palm Canyon Drive. News Channel 3 crews captured a helicopter heading to the scene to
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An early morning traffic accident has shut down a portion of Madison Street in the city of Indio on Thursday. According to Ben Guitron, Indio Police Spokesperson, just before 9:00 am, A Burrtec garbage truck struck a decorative archway, in the area of Madison Street, between Avenue 48 and Avenue 49. The archway was damaged
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Mark your calendars! Dates for the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival were released on Thursday. The 2025 PSIFF will be held on January 2 through January 13. The Film Awards gala, now co-presented by IHG Hotels & Resorts and Silvercrest, will take place on Friday, January 3. Check Out Our Film Festival Section For
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign has terminated a contract with a vendor it blamed for sending a fundraising email that referred to people facing charges for the Jan. 6 insurrection as “activists” who were “stripped of their constitutional liberties.” The campaign announced it on Thursday. The language in
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With the amount of rainfall and winds the desert is experiencing, it’s important to note that allergists and experts in the field share that they see an increase in respiratory symptoms. “Tree pollen, a common outdoor allergen in Southern California, is most prevalent from January through May, says Dr. Garcia-Lloret, a UCLA allergist and immunologist. “Like those
Continue ReadingQUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador has declared Mexico’s ambassador to Quito persona non grata over recent statements made by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and says she will be leaving the country “shortly.” The comments by López Obrador were about the 2023 presidential elections in the Andean country and the killing of Ecuador’s former presidential
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s cannabis industry was briefly upended Thursday by a court ruling that appeared to strike down all the regulations governing recreational marijuana in the state. The ruling was amended within a day to reflect a much narrower decision, but not before cannabis growers, sellers and
Continue ReadingBy MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police have arrested two fugitives who escaped a maximum-security prison in February, bringing a 50-day manhunt to an end. Rogério Mendonça and Deibson Nascimento became the first inmates to ever escape from Brazil’s federal penitentiary system. Brazil’s justice ministry said in a statement on
Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A major spring storm brought heavy snow, rain and high winds to the Northeast, downing trees and power lines and leaving nearly 700,000 homes and businesses without power at one point. A woman was killed by a falling tree in a New York City suburb and a second woman died
Continue ReadingBy BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Students in Alaska’s capital walked out of school Thursday and marched through the halls of the statehouse to protest Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s latest education veto and the Legislature’s failure to override it. The walkout was part of a protest organized by the executive board of
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Migrant children held in open-air desert camps are in federal custody and required to be expeditiously processed and placed in “facilities that are safe and sanitary,” a federal judge in California said in a court order late Wednesday. Judge Dolly Gee wrote that US Customs and Border Protection does
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Engineers working to clear the wreckage of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore say they expect to be able to restore navigation in and out of the port by the end of this month. The bridge collapsed on March 26 after being struck by a
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Just over a week after the catastrophic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the US Army Corps of Engineers announced it plans to fully reopen the channel leading to the Baltimore port by the end of May – a significant update since the disaster halted
Continue ReadingFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Officials say one person was killed and two others were hospitalized when a section of crane fell from a building in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue says crews were in the process of “stepping the crane” Thursday during the construction of a high-rise building when a section being
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