By Shania Shelton and Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — The National Park Service is gearing up to remove nearly 160 cherry trees in Washington, DC, in an effort to repair the city’s deteriorating seawalls, the agency announced Wednesday. The $113 million, three-year project is set to begin in late spring and early summer around the
Continue ReadingCNN By Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers responded on Thursday to CNN reporting that he shared in private conversations false conspiracy theories about the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting. While Rodgers did not deny the content of those conversations, he said in a social media post that he has “never been of
Continue ReadingBy RUSS BYNUM Associated Press A trailblazing Southern woman who worked as a speechwriter for President Jimmy Carter after covering the civil rights movement as a newspaper reporter has died. Achsah Nesmith wrote Martin Luther King Jr.’s front-page obituary for The Atlanta Constitution following his 1968 assassination and covered Carter’s first campaign for Georgia governor,
Continue ReadingBy MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Arik Armstead’s unemployment lasted roughly a day. The Jacksonville Jaguars agreed to terms with the former San Francisco defensive tackle on a three-year, $51 million contract Thursday, a person with knowledge of the decision said. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition
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A 32-year-old Menifee man was killed in a crash involving a tractor-trailer and a tree along Interstate 10 in Cabazon Wednesday evening. The crash happened on the westbound side of the I-10, west of Main Street, at around 6:30 p.m. According to the California Highway Patrol, a white Hyundai Sonata was traveling westbound when, for
Continue ReadingBy RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Senate Democrats in Delaware have given final approval to a bill requiring anyone wanting to buy a handgun to first be fingerprinted, undergo training and obtain permission from the state. The bill cleared the Senate on a straight party-line vote Thursday and now goes to Democratic
Continue ReadingMAMMOTH, Wyo. (AP) — Actor Pierce Brosnan, who pleaded guilty Thursday to stepping off a trail in a thermal area during a November visit to Yellowstone National Park, was caught after posting pictures online, court records said. Brosnan, who called in to the court hearing in Mammoth, Wyoming, was fined $500 and ordered to make
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators are close to banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors in Kansas over the Democratic governor’s expected veto. Supporters were confident Thursday that the Republican-controlled Senate would approve a bill that would bar health care providers from treating a child’s gender dysphoria with puberty blockers,
Continue ReadingBy Ted Barrett and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed career foreign service member Dennis Hankins to be US ambassador to Haiti, where widespread violence has brought social order to the brink of collapse. The final bipartisan roll call vote was 89 to 1. Key senators involved in Haiti policy
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Update 3/14/24 2:55 p.m. A second person was identified by the coroner’s office. Josee Vanbuskirk, 37, of Wasilla, Alaska / Cathedral City was pronounced dead at the scene. The third person killed in the fire remains unidentified as the coroner seeks to notify next of kin. Update – 3/11/24 9:05 PM On Monday, the Riverside
Continue ReadingGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani has revealed the identity of his new wife — a former professional basketball player — with a photo of the couple on social media. The Los Angeles Dodgers star was photographed standing next to Mamiko Tanaka in front of an airplane alongside his teammate Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The photo was
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes have the green light to bid on a tract of land in north Phoenix in their yearslong bid to build a new arena. The Arizona State Land Department Board of Appeals unanimously approved the $68.5 million appraisal of the 95 acres on Thursday. The decision sets the stage for
Continue ReadingBy KIRK KERN Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Great Osobor had 29 points and 17 rebounds as No. 18 Utah State defeated Fresno State 87-75 in overtime in a quarterfinal round game of the Mountain West Conference tournament on Thursday. Darius Brown had 17 points and 11 assists and Javon Jackson scored 16 points
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox, CNN With just over a week until another spending deadline, negotiators are still working furiously around the clock to finish their work on the remaining six bills, and a series of sticking points remain including over funding for the Department of Homeland Security. “I think Homeland we knew was going to be
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday rejected one bid by Donald Trump to throw out out his classified documents criminal case, and appeared skeptical during hours of arguments of a separate effort to scuttle the prosecution ahead of trial. U.S.
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former Mississippi police officer has pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights charge after authorities say he forced a man to lick his own urine off the floor of a jail cell. Michael Christian Green pleaded guilty to a charge of deprivation of civil
Continue ReadingMAMMOTH, Wyo. (AP) — Actor Pierce Brosnan, whose fictitious movie character James Bond has been in hot water plenty of times, has pleaded guilty to stepping off a trail in a thermal area while visiting Yellowstone National Park last November. Brosnan was fined $500 and ordered to pay $1,000 to Yellowstone Forever — a nonprofit
Continue ReadingMADISON, Ind. (AP) — Authorities says severe storms with suspected tornadoes have raked southern Indiana and northern Kentucky, damaging dozens of homes and leaving people without electricity. They say storms Thursday afternoon damaged homes and trailers in the Ohio River communities of Hanover and Lamb in Indiana. Sgt. Stephen Wheeles of the Indiana State Police
Continue ReadingINDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Jannik Sinner defeated Jiri Lehecka 6-3, 6-3 to reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday, running his winning streak to 16 consecutive matches this year. Sinner’s streak includes the Australian Open title he won in January. The Italian is 19-0 overall dating to last year’s Davis Cup.
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — American shoppers picked up their spending a bit in February after pulling back the previous month. But last month’s gain was weaker than expected, and January’s decline was revised even lower, suggesting that consumers are becoming more cautious. Retail sales rose 0.6% last month after
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