By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and JILL COLVIN Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Donald Trump is expected on Tuesday to attack President Joe Biden over his handling of the U.S.-Mexico border when he visits Wisconsin and Michigan, both critical battleground states in the 2024 election. Trump will first appear in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to deliver a
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republicans are choosing a candidate to face off against a longtime Democratic congressman. Tuesday’s 2nd District primary runoff is between Ron Eller and Andrew Scott Smith. The winner will challenge Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson in the Nov. 5 general election. Eller is a military
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Stuck as a spectator during last year’s women’s NCAA Tournament, Paige Bueckers didn’t waste a moment this time. Every drive to the basket, every deflection on defense, every tumble to the floor was about doing everything possible to get UConn back to the Final Four.
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press Voters in four states are weighing in on their parties’ presidential nominees, a largely symbolic vote now that both Joe Biden and Donald Trump have locked up the Democratic and Republican nominations. Biden and Trump are both expected Tuesday to easily win primaries in Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — UConn beats Southern California 80-73 to reach women’s Final Four, joining Iowa, South Carolina and N.C. State.
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to shut down Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel, calling it a “terror channel” that spreads incitement, after parliament passed a law clearing the way for the closure. Netanyahu’s pledge escalates Israel’s long-running feud against Al Jazeera. But it also threatens to
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Desert Arc is hosting its 14th annual Charity Golf Classic Fundraiser. The organization is celebrating its 65th anniversary of providing services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The funds raised today will help to support that mission. “The funds will go to our various programs, to our kitchen program, to our recycling program to
Continue ReadingCNN By Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — Hope Hicks, once considered one of Donald Trump’s closest confidantes and most trusted aides, is expected to be called to testify at his criminal trial related to hush money payments, according to a source familiar with the case. While nothing is final until the trial, which is scheduled to
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, Kareem Khadder, Eyad Kourdi and Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to shut down news network Al Jazeera following the passage Monday of a sweeping law allowing the government to ban foreign networks perceived as posing a threat to national security. Netanyahu said he intended “to act
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A new person is at the helm of the Riverside County Office of the Agricultural Commissioner, where she has spent her entire career. Last month, the Board of Supervisors confirmed the appointment of Delia Jimenez Cioc, who assumed her new duties this week — the agency’s first female commissioner, according to county officials. “With
Continue ReadingCNN By Abeer Salman, Caitlin Stephen Hu, Muhammad Darwish, Eyad Kourdi and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Seven aid workers, including foreign nationals, from the non-profit World Central Kitchen were killed in an Israeli military strike as they were delivering food to starving civilians in Gaza. World Central Kitchen said its aid workers were traveling
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Motorists in Palm Springs were reminded today to stay hands-free while using their mobile phones, or face penalties. “In today’s fast-paced life, it is common to lose focus while driving,” Palm Springs police Sgt. Kevin Lu said. “Distracted Driving Awareness Month is a crucial reminder that even a moment of inattention or a quick
Continue ReadingDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The numbers were drawn Monday night for an estimated $1 billion Powerball jackpot that has lottery players dreaming of hitting it rich after three months without a big winner. The numbers drawn were: 19, 24, 40, 42, 56 and the Powerball 23. No one has won Powerball’s jackpot since New
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA SURK and DANIEL COLE Associated Press MENTON, France (AP) — When the French Riviera town of Menton prepares to host its lemon festival each year, it needs more than 140 tons of citrus for the showy floats and park displays that attract thousands of spectators. But they won’t use the actual Menton lemon,
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics are dropping and throwing away the ball at a staggering rate. The A’s committed five errors in the first three innings of a 9-0 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Monday night to become the first team in 29 years with
Continue ReadingBy MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A candidate for mayor of a violence-wracked city in Mexico has been killed just as she began campaigning. Authorities in the north-central state of Guanajuato said candidate Bertha Gaytán was shot to death on a street in a town just outside the city of Celaya. Mayorships
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The City of Palm Desert is warning drivers and residents about two road work projects that will take place this week. On the city government’s Facebook Page, a post announced those projects are set to begin on Monday, and last through Tuesday. The affected roads include the outer lane of Monterey Avenue northbound from Hovley
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — Mike Trout hit two solo homers and the Los Angeles Angels rallied from an early four-run deficit and beat the Miami Marlins 7-4 on Monday. Trout’s second shot — a 473-foot blast in the sixth — landed in the walkway high above the wall in left-centerfield. It was Trout’s 26th multihomer game.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press NCAA Division I all-time scoring leader Caitlin Clark will enter the Final Four with 3,900 career points and in sixth place on college basketball’s all-division, all-time scoring list. The Iowa star scored 41 points in a win over LSU in the Elite Eight of the women’s NCAA Tournament. Clark’s nine 3-pointers
Continue ReadingBy Abeer Salman, Caitlin Stephen Hu, Muhammad Darwish, Eyad Kourdi and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Seven aid workers, including foreign nationals, from the non-profit World Central Kitchen were killed in an Israeli military strike as they were delivering food to starving civilians in Gaza. World Central Kitchen said its aid workers were traveling in
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