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By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — Jurors have heard all of the plaintiff’s evidence in a landmark case seeking to hold the state of New Hampshire accountable for abuse at its youth detention center. The last witness called Monday was a former teacher who said she reported suspicious bruises on David Meehan
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear an appeal from a CBD hemp oil maker fighting a lawsuit from a truck driver who says he got fired after using a product falsely advertised as being free from marijuana’s active ingredient. Douglas Horn says he took the product
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Tesla stock rallied Monday after the electric vehicle maker’s CEO, Elon Musk, paid a surprise visit to Beijing over the weekend and reportedly won tentative approval for its driving software. Musk met with a senior government official in the Chinese capital Sunday, just as the nation’s carmakers are showing
Continue ReadingBy CEDAR ATTANASIO, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Colleges around the U.S. implored pro-Palestinian student protesters to clear out tent encampments with rising levels of urgency Monday, including an ultimatum from Columbia University for students to sign a form and leave the encampment by the afternoon or face suspension.
Continue ReadingCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina say numerous law enforcement officers have been struck by gunfire in Charlotte. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department says officers from the U.S. Marshals Task Force were conducting an investigation Monday afternoon in a suburban neighborhood when they were fired upon. Police say multiple victims were taken to hospitals
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Israeli officials sound increasingly concerned that the International Criminal Court could issue arrest warrants for the country’s leaders more than six months into the Israel-Hamas war. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has written in general terms about ICC action against Israeli troops and officials, and Israel’s
Continue ReadingQUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador filed a complaint Monday at the top U.N. court over what it called Mexico’s illegal move to grant political asylum to a former Ecuadorian vice president, which led to Ecuador’s highly criticized raid on a Mexican embassy earlier this month. The Ecuadorian complaint at the International Court of Justice in
Continue ReadingSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — José Mujica, the former president of Uruguay known for his bold socially liberal agenda, says he has been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. The 88-year-old Mujica says the tumor was discovered during a routine checkup last Friday. He says the diagnosis compounds his health problems as he also suffers from an autoimmune
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California Highway Patrol was investigating a fiery crash that happened over the weekend in Palm Springs. It was reported Sunday around 12:30 a.m. – off the 600 block of Garnet Avenue. Investigators said the driver of a 2024 red Chevrolet Corvette was heading eastbound on I-10 near Indian Canyon, when he made an unsafe turning
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Leaked photographs of the son of Libya’s late dictator Moammar Gadhafi and the tiny underground cell where he has been held for years in Lebanon have raised concerns. Libyan authorities are demanding that Lebanon improve living conditions for Hannibal Gadhafi. The photos showed a small room without
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — For the first time, negotiators from most of the world’s nations are discussing actual text for what is supposed to become a global treaty to end plastic pollution. Delegates and observers at the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution in Ottawa called it a welcome sign
Continue ReadingBy DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The United Nations has urged South Sudan to remove newly imposed taxes and charges that led to the suspension of U.N. food airdrops for thousands of people who depend on outside aid. The U.N Humanitarian Affairs Agency said Monday that the pausing of airdrops in
Continue ReadingBy ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Morbidity and Mortality Report last week that documented the first instances of HIV transmissions contracted through unsterile injections used while receiving “vampire facials,” cosmetic procedures involving microneedling. Three women were diagnosed with HIV after getting the services at an unlicensed
Continue ReadingBy OLEG CETINIC Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French police detained actor Gérard Depardieu for several hours Monday for what media reports said was questioning over accusations by two women that he sexually assaulted them on movie sets. Broadcaster BFMTV and the daily Le Parisien reported that the 75-year-old actor was summoned Monday morning by
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A U.S. Navy ship and several Army vessels involved in an American-led effort to bring more aid into the besieged Gaza Strip are offshore of the enclave and building out a floating platform for the operation that the Pentagon has said will cost at least $320 million.
Continue ReadingWEBSTER, N.Y. (AP) — An upstate New York district attorney has apologized after police video showed her cursing at an officer who tried to give her a speeding ticket. Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley said she was sorry for the April 22 incident in which he refused to cooperate with Police Officer Cameron Crisafulli’s
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have popped up at many college campuses after being inspired by demonstrators at Columbia University. The students are calling for universities to separate themselves from companies advancing Israel’s military efforts in Gaza and in some cases from Israel itself. Police have arrested hundreds nationwide since
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have popped up at many college campuses after being inspired by demonstrators at Columbia University. The students are calling for universities to separate themselves from companies advancing Israel’s military efforts in Gaza and in some cases from Israel itself. Police have arrested hundreds nationwide since
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The City of Palm Springs is moving forward with three newly approved traffic calming projects. At the city’s last city council meeting, councilmembers approved the following traffic improvement projects: Two Speed Feedback Signs at E. Amado Rd. All-Way Stop at E. Sunny Dunes Rd. & S. Calle Palo Fierro All-Way Stop and Crosswalks at Farrell
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Ms. Grace Huscher has been selected as April’s One Class at a Time award winner. Huscher teaches choir at Shadow Hills High School in Indio and was nominated by freshman Taryn Ortega. Despite this beig her first year teaching at the school, Ms. Huscher has helped her students excel and receive a superior rating at
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