By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — When the total solar eclipse traces a path across Mexico, the United States and Canada on April 8, spectators can anticipate a multitude of awe-inspiring moments. During a total solar eclipse, the moon completely blocks the face of the sun for a brief period known as totality — and
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News Channel 3 and the Women Leaders Forum of the Coachella Valley held a town hall meeting earlier this month, “Combating the Fentanyl Crisis.” The event was hosted by News Channel 3 Anchor Karen Devine. Multiple panelists including professionals in healthcare, education, and law enforcement spoke at the town hall. They all shared the work they’ve
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has test-fired a suspected intermediate range missile toward waters off its eastern coast, adding to a series of weapons demonstrations that have raised tensions. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile was launched Tuesday from an area near Pyongyang but
Continue ReadingMIDLAND, Texas (AP) — Authorities say multiple people have been hurt in a vehicle pileup at an intersection south of Midland, Texas. The crash came as high winds blew dust making visibility difficult. Texas Highway Patrol Troopers and Upton County Emergency personnel responded to the crash along State Highway 349 around 4:50 p.m. Monday. The
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama inmate seeking to block the state’s plans to make him the second person to be put to death with nitrogen gas has filed a lawsuit arguing the state “botched” the first execution using the new method. Attorneys for Alan Eugene Miller filed the lawsuit
Continue ReadingSIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The wife of a northwestern Iowa county supervisor has been sentenced to four months in jail in a scheme to stuff the ballot box to support her husband’s unsuccessful campaign for Congress. KTIV-TV reports that Kim Taylor also was ordered to serve four months’ home confinement following her release from
Continue ReadingBy JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s president has appointed the country’s first female prime minister, fulfilling a campaign promise and taking an important step toward the formation of a new government after his reelection late last year. Former planning minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka will step into the role at a time
Continue ReadingBy JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — An attorney for Kansas City Chiefs player Rashee Rice said Monday that the wide receiver is cooperating with authorities after a speeding Corvette and Lamborghini sport utility vehicle caused a chain-reaction crash on a busy Dallas highway over the weekend. A total of six vehicles were involved
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An apparent Israeli airstrike killed four international aid workers with the World Central Kitchen charity and their Palestinian driver late Monday, hours after the group brought in a new shipload of food to northern Gaza, which has been isolated
Continue ReadingBy CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A veteran of the epic wire service rivalry between The Associated Press and United Press International has died. Mike Feinsilber was 89. Feinsilber knew both sides of that long-fierce competition, first as a reporter for UPI in bureaus from Pennsylvania to Vietnam to Washington, then as a
Continue ReadingBy Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed legislation on Monday re-criminalizing the possession of certain drugs, roughly three years after the state became the first in the nation to decriminalize the possession and personal use of all drugs, the Democratic governor’s office told CNN. House Bill 4002 – which overwhelmingly cleared both chambers of the
Continue ReadingBy LISA RATHKE Associated Press The Vermont Legislature is advancing legislation requiring big fossil fuel companies pay a share of the damage caused by climate change. The state Senate is expected to give final approval this week to the legislation before it goes to the House. If approved, the proposal would create a program that
Continue ReadingSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military says it has detected that North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile toward waters off its eastern coast, adding to a streak of weapons demonstrations that raised tensions in the region. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff on Tuesday did not immediately confirm how far the
Continue ReadingBy BRENDAN FARRINGTON and TERRY SPENCER Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court issued rulings Monday allowing the state’s voters to decide whether to protect abortion rights and legalize recreational use of marijuana, rejecting the state attorney general’s arguments that the measures should be kept off the November ballot. The court was
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Mascarenhas, Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — A woman in Texas is suing prosecutors and Starr County for more than $1 million after she was arrested and unlawfully charged with murder for an abortion she had in 2022. Lizelle Gonzalez was arrested and charged with murder in Starr County, Texas, in 2022 after
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has signed into law a bill that recriminalizes the possession of small amounts of drugs. The new law rolls back the state’s previous decriminalization efforts by making so-called personal use possession a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail. It also establishes ways for treatment
Continue ReadingBy BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for the state to ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant, while also giving voters a chance to remove restrictions in November. The court, which was reshaped by Republican Gov.
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Firefighters rescued a woman while working to contain a garage fire at a home in Palm Springs Monday afternoon. The fire was reported on the 900 block of Grace Circle, north of E Racquet Club Road, at around 1:30 p.m. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Palm Springs Fire (@palmspringsfire) Viewer video
Continue ReadingBy STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer says the arrest in recent days of a former Austrian intelligence officer on serious allegations of spying for Russia suggests that Austria needs to boost its security to thwart Russian infiltration. Nehammer says the allegations against Egisto Ott, who worked for a now-defunct
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Catching a glimpse of the total solar eclipse that will occur a week from today across the nation’s midsection will be possible from California, even though the “path of totality” will be over 1,000 miles away, and College of the Desert will be hosting a viewing event for the duration. “A solar eclipse is a
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