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CNN By Michael Williams, MJ Lee and Donald Judd, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden went after Donald Trump at his New York City fundraiser on Thursday, where he was joined by former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton at a star-studded event that was at times interrupted by protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. “We
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer Catcher Will Smith’s $140 million, 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers includes $50 million payable from 2034-43, raising the team’s deferred compensation liability to $915.5 million owed five players. Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and Teoscar Hernández also are due deferred payments extending from 2028-44. Smith receives
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Update 3/28/24 The person killed in the crash Alexa Labrecque, 28, of Desert Hot Springs Original Report 3/27/24 One person was killed in a multi-vehicle crash that left four others hospitalized Wednesday afternoon in Palm Springs. The crash happened in the area of N Indian Canyon Drive and 20th Avenue. According to the Palm Springs
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kentucky have wrapped up work on a sweeping criminal justice bill that would deliver harsher sentences to combat crime. Opponents warn it will carry a hefty price tag with no assurances the tougher approach will lower crime. The House voted 75-23 Thursday after
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan state lawmaker involved in former President Donald Trump’s election denials is being widely criticized after the Republican made false claims that buses carrying college athletes to Detroit for March Madness were shuttling illegal migrant “invaders” into the city. State House Rep. Matt Maddock
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia has vetoed a U.N. resolution in a move that effectively abolishes the monitoring by United Nations experts of U.N. sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear program, though the sanctions themselves remain in place. Russia’s vote on Thursday prompted Western accusations that Moscow was
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has fired rockets with heavy warheads at towns in northern Israel. There were no media reports of Israelis hurt in Thursday’s assault and the Israeli military did not immediately offer comment on the attack. Hezbollah says it used the heavy rockets against
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — First, Beyoncé arrived at the 2024 Grammy Awards in full cowboy regalia — making a statement without saying a word. Then, during the Super Bowl, she dropped two hybrid country songs: “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages.” All of that heralded her latest album, “Act
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street set more records Thursday as U.S. stocks coasted to the close of their latest winning month and quarter. The S&P 500 added 5.86 points, or 0.1%, to its all-time high set a day before and closed at 5,254.35. That sent its gain for
Continue ReadingBy MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials are warning of an increase in illnesses caused by a bacteria that can cause meningitis and possible death. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an alert to U.S. doctors Thursday about an increase in cases of one type of invasive
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez has decided not to appeal a judge’s ruling on Constitutional grounds that would have delayed his May trial. The Democrat’s lawyers notified the Manhattan federal judge who will preside over the trial on Thursday. They wrote in a letter to Judge
Continue ReadingBy LIUDAS DAPKUS Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Several central and Eastern European countries have begun marking the 20th anniversary of the largest expansion of the NATO military alliance when formerly socialist countries became members of the bloc. Military aircraft Thursday roared over the Lithuanian capital Vilnius. At the main airbase hosting Spanish and
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A nonprofit organization has sued the U.S. National Park Service over a plan to remove Puerto Rico’s famous stray cats from a historic district in the U.S. territory. The lawsuit filed by Maryland-based Alley Cat Allies comes four months after the federal agency announced it would contract an animal
Continue ReadingBy Amy Cassidy and Sarah Dean, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of worshipers died after a bus headed to an Easter conference crashed in South Africa’s Limpopo province on Thursday, the latest tragedy in a country where recent road accidents have led to multiple casualties. The crash claimed the lives of 45 people, and the sole
Continue ReadingBy Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — The UN human rights office described sexual violence in Haiti as “severely underreported and largely unpunished” in a harrowing report released Thursday that documented cases of rape and forced sexual relations with gang members, as well surging levels of gang violence in the country. The report, from the Office
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants released infielder Pablo Sandoval from his minor league contract on Thursday, hours before season opener against the San Diego Padres. That ended Sandoval’s attempt at a third stint with the club. He batted .250 in 28 spring at-bats with two RBIs. The 37-year-old Sandoval — a fan
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (AP) — A right-wing Michigan state lawmaker who has been tied to former President Donald Trump and his election denials is being widely criticized after making claims that buses carrying college athletes to Detroit for March Madness were immigrant “invaders” being shuttled into the city illegally. Michigan
Continue ReadingBy CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Endangered smalltooth sawfish, marine creatures virtually unchanged for millions of years, are showing erratic behavior, spinning around and dying in unusual numbers in Florida waters. Federal and state wildlife agencies want to know why as they begin an effort to rescue and rehabilitate the ancient
Continue ReadingBy GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Flo Milli always felt different from her peers growing up, believing she was destined for greatness. For her, the writing was always on the walls — and in the stalls. “In high school, I used to have a lot of girls that used to hate
Continue ReadingBy COLLIN BINKLEY and JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A group of Republican-led states is suing the Biden administration to block a new student loan repayment plan that provides a faster path to cancellation and lower monthly payments for millions of borrowers. In a federal lawsuit filed Thursday, Kansas’ Republican attorney general
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