By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Ukraine’s president has invited Poland’s leaders to meet him at their shared border to resolve a blockade by Polish farmers protesting Ukrainian food imports. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the blockade is hampering the shipment of weapons to Ukrainian soldiers. He hopes the border meeting could
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The vehicle versus pedestrian accident was reported just before 12:30 this morning at Avenue 48 and Indio Boulevard in the City of Indio. The pedestrian died at the scene and the Indio Police department says that the surrounding area was closed off for about 7 hours. The roads are now open with the scene cleared
Continue ReadingBy JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press A family friend of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham is being held in jail on a capital murder charge after her body was found in a river near her rural Texas home. Polk County Sheriff Byron Lyons says divers recovered her body Tuesday from the Trinity River north of Houston. The girl’s
Continue ReadingBy YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — European diplomats in Belarus have condemned the trial of a Catholic activist in Minsk as “unfair” and “politically motivated.” The trial of Uladzislau Beladzed began behind closed doors at Minsk City Court on Wednesday. The 33-year-old activist stands accused under four articles of Belarus’ criminal code
Continue ReadingBy ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s state TV says an Israeli strike that hit a residential area in the country’s capital of Damascus has killed two people. In neighboring Lebanon, state media and security officials say an Israeli airstrike killed two people, including a young girl, triggering a rocket attack on
Continue ReadingBy CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AP Education Writer For as long as schools have policed hairstyles as part of their dress codes, some students have seen the rules as attempts to deny their cultural and religious identities. Nowhere have school rules on hair been a bigger flashpoint than in Texas, where a trial this week is set
Continue ReadingBy MARIA CHENG Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Whales sing loud enough that their songs travel through the ocean, but knowing the mechanics behind that has been a mystery. Scientists now think they have an idea, and it’s something not seen in other animals: a specialized voice box. Experts say the discovery, while based on
Continue ReadingBy LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Emily Hollenbeck lived with a deep, recurring depression she likened to a black hole, where gravity felt so strong and her limbs so heavy she could barely move. She knew the illness could kill her. Both of her parents had taken their lives. She was
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Love can blossom in the strangest of places, even in a post-apocalyptic world where your life is threatened by zombies all day, every day. That’s what happened for “The Walking Dead” characters Rick Grimes and Michonne, played by Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira. Just friends in
Continue ReadingBy Angela Dewan, CNN (CNN) — Scientists pursuing fusion energy say they have found a way to overcome one of their biggest challenges to date — by using artificial intelligence. Nuclear fusion has for decades been hailed as a near-limitless source of clean energy, in what would be a game-changing solution to the climate crisis. But
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Two people are dead and another is missing on Mexico’s Pico de Orizaba, the highest mountain in the country. Authorities in the central state of Puebla said late Tuesday that rescuers had found the body of a guide who was leading an ascent of the 18,619 feet volcanic peak. The guide’s
Continue ReadingBy Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — The Russian Ministry of Agriculture said Tuesday it had shipped 200,000 tons of grain in humanitarian aid to six African nations, fulfilling the Kremlin’s pledge to the continent last July. Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said late Tuesday that Burkina Faso, Mali, Eritrea, and Zimbabwe each received 25,000 tons of grain while the
Continue ReadingBy DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The German government says Europe’s largest economy is in “troubled waters.” It’s slashing its growth forecast for this year as it struggles with a lack of skilled labor, excessive bureaucracy, high interest rates and lagging investment in new projects. Meanwhile, a relatively modest set of
Continue ReadingBy Kristin Fisher and Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of thousands of miles beyond Earth, a phone booth-size spacecraft is en route to take on a challenge no vehicle launched from the United States has attempted in more than 50 years. The lunar lander called Odysseus or IM-1, created by Houston-based company Intuitive Machines,
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A new entry in the “Avatar” franchise is about to soar and James Cameron has no part in it. “Avatar: The Last Airbender” is a completely different fictional world from Cameron’s blue moon Pandora, but the two similarly named dueling sci-fi fantasy properties keep throwing
Continue ReadingBy MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel on Wednesday said it has found evidence of “systematic and intentional” rape and sexual abuse during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7 that ignited the war in Gaza. The report said the attacks were more widespread than
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Greek treats were enjoyed by many over the weekend in Palm Desert. During the 26th annual Greek Festival, organizers said all of the food was prepared on site. Visitors also had a chance to tour Saint George Greek Orthodox Church of the Desert. It featured colorful mosaics, which showcased the rich history and traditions of the Greek
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed an executive order and created a federal rule aimed at better securing the nation’s ports from potential cyberattacks. The administration is outlining Wednesday a set of cybersecurity regulations that port operators must comply with across the country, not unlike standardized safety regulations
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated press ROME (AP) — One of the first women who accused a once-exalted Jesuit artist of spiritual, psychological and sexual abuse went public Wednesday to demand transparency from the Vatican and a full accounting of the hierarchs who covered for him for 30 years. Gloria Branciani, 59, appeared at a news
Continue ReadingBy CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AP Education Writer For as long as schools have policed hairstyles as part of their dress codes, some students have seen the rules as attempts to deny their cultural and religious identities. Nowhere have school rules on hair been a bigger flashpoint than in Texas, where a trial this week is set
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