By RISDEL KASASIRA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s constitutional court has upheld an anti-gay law that allows the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality.” President Yoweri Museveni signed the bill into law last year, and it has been widely condemned by rights activists and others abroad. The law is supported by many in the
Continue ReadingBy Tara John, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military has been using artificial intelligence to help identify bombing targets in Gaza, according to an investigation by +972 Magazine and Local Call, citing six Israeli intelligence officials involved in the alleged program – who also allege that human review of the suggested targets was cursory at best. The
Continue ReadingBy JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thai wildlife officials have a plan to bring peace to a central Thai city after at least a decade of human-monkey conflict. The macaques that roam Lopburi are a symbol of local culture, and a major tourist draw. But after years of dangerous encounters with residents and
Continue ReadingBy JOHNSON LAI and KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — Rescuers searched Thursday for dozens of people still out of contact a day after Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in a quarter century damaged buildings, caused multiple rockslides and killed nine people. In the eastern coastal city of Hualien near the epicenter, workers used an
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Edward Martinez has received the One Class at a Time award for his contribution to education in the Coachella Valley. Martinez has been a teacher with the Riverside County Office of Education for four years. For the past two months, he’s been teaching 8th through 12th grade at Lawrence F. Smith Court School in Indio. He previously
Continue ReadingBy Lauren del Valle and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — In newly filed court documents, Michigan prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence the parents of school shooter Ethan Crumbley to at least 10 years in prison, alleging they have both showed a “chilling lack of remorse” after they were convicted for involuntary manslaughter. In
Continue ReadingDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The numbers were drawn Wednesday night for an estimated $1.09 billion Powerball jackpot that ranks as the 9th largest in U.S. lottery history. The numbers selected were: 11, 38, 41, 62, 65 and the Powerball 15. The jackpot has been growing for more than three months, reflecting the long odds
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Palestinians want the Security Council to vote later this month on their revived request for full membership in the United Nations, despite the United States reiterating Wednesday that Israel and the Palestinians must first negotiate a peace agreement. Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian U.N. ambassador,
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Two Los Angeles area men were arrested in connection with a theft at a business in Palm Desert. Authorities announced a 47-year-old from Glendale, and a 40-year-old from Hollywood were arrested following a short pursuit related to an investigation of an earlier theft. The incident started Monday at around 5:30 p.m. Deputies were called out
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Anthony Davis scored 19 of his 35 points in the first quarter and had 18 rebounds, helping the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Washington Wizards 125-120 on Wednesday night for their eighth victory in nine games. LeBron James had 25 points and nine assists, and Rui
Continue ReadingBy PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Defending national champion UConn had a tough time getting off the ground on the way to the Final Four. The Huskies finally took off from from Bradley International Airport near Hartford at about 1:30 a.m. EDT Thursday after the plane they were supposed to take
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Thieves stole as much $30 million in an Easter Sunday burglary at a Los Angeles money storage facility in one of the largest cash heists in city history, police said Wednesday. The burglary occurred Sunday night at an unnamed facility in the Sylmar area of the San Fernando Valley where cash
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Thieves stole as much $30 million in an Easter Sunday burglary at a Los Angeles money storage facility in one of the largest cash heists in city history, police said Wednesday. The burglary occurred Sunday night at an unnamed facility in the Sylmar area of the San Fernando Valley where cash
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A $62 million project to dredge Puerto Rico’s biggest and most important seaport has started amid fierce opposition from environmentalists and a pending lawsuit. Crews will remove nearly 3 million cubic yards of marine floor to open the San Juan Bay to larger vessels
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Kyle Higashioka had a game to forget in his first start for the San Diego Padres. In his second start, he did something so rare only five other catchers have done it since 1961. Higashioka caught two baserunners stealing and homered in the fourth inning
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Update 4/3/24 – 7:00 PM The Cathedral City Planning Commission unanimously approved the proposal. Original Report 4/3/24 – 11:15 AM Cathedral City’s Planning Commission is considering a project that would provide a new location for the Palm Springs Elks Lodge #1905. In March, a vacant building that previously housed the Palm Springs Elks Lodge was
Continue ReadingBy PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Defending national champion UConn’s trip to a second consecutive Final Four is having a tough time getting off the ground. A person with the university who was supposed to be on the flight told The Associated Press that the Huskies were still in Connecticut Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy JOHNSON LAI, CHRISTOPHER BODEEN and SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century rocked Taiwan Wednesday morning, killing nine people, stranding dozens at quarries and a national park, and sending some residents scrambling out the windows of damaged buildings. The quake, which injured more than 1,000, struck just
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A First Alert Weather Alert will be in place Thursday afternoon through Friday morning for gusty west winds that may impact your week. A trough of low pressure will move down the West Coast Thursday, strengthening onshore flow and resulting in gusty west winds around the mountains and desert. Both a High Wind Warning and
Continue ReadingMONTREAL (AP) — Canadian authorities say they prevented nearly 600 stolen vehicles from being exported overseas after searching 390 shipping containers at the Port of Montreal. Around three-quarters of the 598 seized vehicles, with an estimated value of $34.5 million Canadian (US$25.5 million), were stolen in the neighboring province of Ontario. Ontario Provincial Police deputy
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