An estimated 10,000 people in the Coachella Valley have Parkinson’s disease. This past year, News Channel 3’s John White has been serving on the board of the “Parkinson’s Resource Organization” and is now the co-chair. He introduces us to Jo Rosen, founder of Parkinson’s Resource Organization and a “Neighborhood Hero” who’s been making a difference
Continue ReadingBy ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas has some competitive U.S. House races on the ballot in Tuesday’s primaries. Among them is the race for Republican Rep. Kay Granger’s open seat. There, Texas state Rep. Craig Goldman faces business owner John O’Shea in the GOP primary. O’Shea has the backing of Republican
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Justice Courtney Hudson has been reelected to the Arkansas Supreme Court in a victory that will also hand Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders a new appointment to the court. Hudson defeated Circuit Judge Carlton Jones in the race for position two on the seven-member court.
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI, TRISHA AHMED and MARK VANCLEAVE Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Joe Biden has dealt challenger Dean Phillips a Super Tuesday defeat in the Minnesota congressman’s own home state, while former President Donald Trump has beaten Nikki Haley in the state’s Republican primary. Minnesota has 75 Democratic and 39 Republican national convention
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Supreme Court Justice Sarah Stewart, who was part of a court majority that ruled frozen embryos are considered children under a state law, has won the Republican nomination for Alabama chief justice. Stewart defeated Bryan Taylor, a former state senator and legal adviser to two governors, to secure the GOP
Continue ReadingBy HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s Premier Li Qiang promoted an image of confidence as he announced modest economic growth goals for the world’s second largest economy, at one of the country’s most important political gatherings. Li addressed a few thousand delegates of the country’s rubber-stamp legislature, the National People’s Congress, which
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore is one of three Republicans expected to flip U.S. House seats after new district maps were drawn for the 2024 elections. Moore won the 14th District’s Republican nomination Tuesday. The Republican nomination in the 6th and 13th Districts appeared to be heading for a
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press was able to declare former President Donald Trump the winner in a string of Republican presidential primaries Tuesday as initial vote results revealed no path for former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley to overtake him. AP called races across several states shortly after polls
Continue ReadingBy FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Three farmers have been killed by a bomb apparently planted in a dirt road in the cartel-dominated western Mexico state of Michoacan. A state security official who was not authorized to be quoted by name said the blast occurred Tuesday in the rural township of Tumbiscatio.
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Police were searching for a suspect after a man was shot with an arrow in Los Angeles Tuesday morning, authorities said. The attack was reported around 8 a.m. on Sunset Boulevard in the Echo Park neighborhood, according to the LA Police Department. The victim, a man in his 40s, was struck
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — Teamsters working for Budweiser brewer Anheuser-Busch have voted to ratify a labor agreement with the company. The union said Tuesday that the five-year contract was ratified with 86% support. The deal covers 5,000 unionized employees at Anheuser-Busch, including brewers, packagers and warehouse workers. The union said workers will get wage increases
Continue ReadingCNN By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — The gubernatorial showdown in North Carolina is set for what is expected to be one of the most competitive races of the year, after Democrats chose moderate, strait-laced state Attorney General Josh Stein to square off with Republican nominee Mark Robinson, a right-wing firebrand currently serving as lieutenant
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press was able to declare President Joe Biden the winner of Democratic presidential contests in several states on Tuesday minutes after polls closed, as initial vote results showed him with overwhelming leads over the rest of the field. In Virginia, Biden was declared the winner
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press was able to declare President Joe Biden the winner of Democratic presidential contests in several states on Tuesday minutes after polls closed, as initial vote results showed him with overwhelming leads over the rest of the field. In Virginia, Biden was declared the winner
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Known for his ability to tap into the spirit of any landscape and weave its characteristics into his designs, internationally renowned architect and avid motorcyclist Antoine Predock is being remembered for his rare brand of creativity. He died Saturday at his home in Albuquerque, according
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Known for his ability to tap into the spirit of any landscape and weave its characteristics into his designs, internationally renowned architect and avid motorcyclist Antoine Predock is being remembered for his rare brand of creativity. He died Saturday at his home in Albuquerque, according
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT, BILL BARROW and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, were sweeping the coast-to-coast contests on Super Tuesday, all but cementing a November rematch and increasing pressure on the former president’s last major rival, Nikki Haley, to leave the Republican race. Biden and Trump
Continue ReadingBy PAUL J. WEBER and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has officially locked up the GOP nomination for a third term and awaits the winner of a wide field of Democratic challenger. Cruz had no major primary opponent. Nine Democrats are running for the chance to unseat him
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The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert welcomed its second giraffe calf in a month. This new calf was born on February 26 to Shellie (mom) and Kelley (dad). According to the zoo, at birth, the male calf weighed 160 pounds and stood tall at 6 feet, 1 inch. During the past week,
Continue ReadingBy Sabrina Souza and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Barry Cadden, the former owner of a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy linked to a deadly 2012 multistate fungal meningitis outbreak, pleaded no contest Monday to 11 counts of involuntary manslaughter relating to the Michigan residents who died from contaminated drugs, prosecutors said. More than 100 people died
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