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A former Desert Hot Springs bus driver will be tried for allegedly molesting several girls years ago while working for the Coachella Valley Unified School District. Jose Luis Moncada, 67, was arrested in 2020 following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation. At the end of a preliminary hearing Tuesday, Superior Court Judge Jason Stone
Continue ReadingBy MAKIYA SEMINERA and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A bipartisan group of North Carolina lawmakers has approved a bill codifying a definition of antisemitism into law. A nearly unanimous House voted Wednesday in favor of the SHALOM Act, which adopts the definition provided by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. Republican
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, Haley Talbot and Kristin Wilson, CNN Washington (CNN) — The House voted on Wednesday to pass a one-week extension for federal aviation programs, a stopgap move intended to head off a looming end-of-week deadline. Congress is up against a Friday deadline of May 10 to reauthorize Federal Aviation Administration authorities. This will
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Teoscar Hernández hit a two-run homer in the sixth, Gavin Stone continued the run of solid Dodgers’ starts and Los Angeles beat the Miami Marlins 3-1 on Wednesday to complete an unbeaten six-game homestand. Los Angeles extended its overall winning streak to a season-high seven
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As it targets Hamas’ underground tunnels in Gaza, Israel has relied on powerful 2,000-pound bombs provided by the United States. But now those deliveries are on hold. The U.S. is pausing a shipment of 1,800 of the bombs, as well as 1,700 500-pound bombs, U.S. officials said.
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill passed by the South Carolina House that power companies said is vital to keep the lights on in the state has been turned into an expression of support in the Senate. Senators say they are not ready yet to give more latitude to utilities
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A vehicle caught fire and struck the signal pole at Date Palm Drive and Vista Chino this morning. The car reportedly caught fire after driving over the freeway offramp. The people in the vehicle were able to escape before the car engulfed in flames and took down the hill, crashing into the signal pole. There
Continue ReadingPORT ORCHARD, Wash. (AP) — Three men found guilty of killing a family in Washington state in 2017 over alleged drugs and money were sentenced to life in prison without without the possibility of parole. Superior Court Judge Kevin Hull on Tuesday sentenced Danie Kelly Jr., 45, Robert Watson III, 52, and Watson’s brother Johnny
Continue ReadingPORT ORCHARD, Wash. (AP) — Three men found guilty of killing a family in Washington state in 2017 over alleged drugs and money were sentenced to life in prison without without the possibility of parole. Superior Court Judge Kevin Hull on Tuesday sentenced Danie Kelly Jr., 45, Robert Watson III, 52, and Watson’s brother Johnny
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Beyond Meat is reporting higher-than-expected revenue in the first quarter despite lower demand for its plant-based meats in the U.S. and abroad. The El Segundo, California-based company said Wedneday that its revenue fell 18% to $75.6 million in the January-March period. That was slightly higher than the $75.2 million
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Dylan Cease struck out 12 and combined with two relievers on a one-hitter, and the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 on Wednesday. Cease went seven innings in a triumphant return to Chicago after the White Sox dealt him to San Diego in March.
Continue ReadingBy CNN’s Radina Gigova and CNNE’s Pau Mosquera (CNN) — Former Spanish soccer federation chief Luis Rubiales will stand trial for his unsolicited kiss of national soccer player Jennifer Hermoso, after a High Court judge in Madrid accepted the case, the court said on Wednesday. Rubiales faces one count of sexual assault and one of
Continue ReadingCNN By CNN’s Radina Gigova and CNNE’s Pau Mosquera (CNN) — Former Spanish soccer federation chief Luis Rubiales will stand trial for his unsolicited kiss of national soccer player Jennifer Hermoso, after a High Court judge in Madrid accepted the case, the court said on Wednesday. Rubiales faces one count of sexual assault and one
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Houston’s police chief unexpectedly retired from the force Tuesday night amid questions about a department policy that allowed hundreds of thousands of cases to be suspended, including sexual abuse cases, according to the mayor’s office. Troy Finner had served as the chief of the Houston Police Department since 2021, capping off a 34-year career
Continue ReadingFRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys released receiver Martavis Bryant on Wednesday, ending his latest attempt to return to the NFL following a long absence. Bryant signed with the Dallas practice squad last season but didn’t make the active roster. He was retained on a futures contract after the season ended. The 32-year-old last
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Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter has agreed to plead guilty to two federal charges for stealing nearly $17 million from the Dodger slugger’s bank account to pay off illegal gambling debts, prosecutors announced today. Ippei Mizuhara, 39, is expected to plead guilty to one count each of bank fraud and subscribing to a false tax
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI, ED WHITE and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press PAVILION TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — At least eight tornadoes have touched down in Ohio and three have been confirmed in Michigan as severe storms barreled through the central U.S. late Tuesday and early Wednesday, killing one man in Tennessee when a tree toppled onto his
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has scheduled a second execution to be carried out with nitrogen gas. Gov. Kay Ivey set a Sept. 26 execution date for Alan Eugene Miller. Miller was convicted of killing three men during a 1999 workplace shooting. The attorney general’s office says the execution will
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Some Republicans in Congress are pushing to require a citizenship question on the questionnaire for the once-a-decade census and exclude people who aren’t citizens from the count that helps determine political power in the United States. The GOP-led House on Wednesday passed a bill that would eliminate noncitizens from the
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to bank and tax fraud in a sports betting case in which prosecutors allege he stole nearly $17 million from the Japanese baseball player to pay off debts,
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