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Brad Devine and his wife spend their winters at Outdoor Resorts Palm Springs in Cathedral City, but for the last few days they’ve noticed a strong marijuana smell coming from a cannabis cultivation site next door. Devine said he and others in the area have reported their concerns to the City, but feel action has
Continue ReadingBy BYRON KERR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kyle Kuzma scored 31 points and the Washington Wizards snapped a five-game losing streak with a 109-102 win over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night. Kuzma, who hit 13 of 22 shots and grabbed six rebounds, had missed the team’s previous two games with shoulder soreness. Deni
Continue ReadingPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gunfire has erupted in the downtown area of Haiti’s capital. Female street vendors balancing heavy loads on their heads fled the area Thursday as bullets whizzed near buildings including the general hospital, the National Palace and the main penitentiary in yet another attack on Haiti’s capital. The gunfire began in the
Continue ReadingBy KEIRAN SMITH Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — Australia is set to provide $3 billion to British industry to support the construction of nuclear-powered submarines and ensure its new fleet arrives on time. The announcement at an annual gathering Friday comes a day after the two countries signed a defense and security pact to better
Continue ReadingCNN By Caitlin Stephen Hu, David Culver, Harold Isaac and Evelio Contreras, CNN Port-au-Prince (CNN) — A woman hustles her young child into a waiting car, half-dragging him as she shields his eyes. Other family members follow with heavy suitcases, averting their eyes too. They’re leaving the city, even though the drive through gang-controlled roads
Continue ReadingBy Caitlin Stephen Hu, David Culver, Harold Isaac and Evelio Contreras, CNN Port-au-Prince (CNN) — A woman hustles her young child into a waiting car, half-dragging him as she shields his eyes. Other family members follow with heavy suitcases, averting their eyes too. They’re leaving the city, even though the drive through gang-controlled roads is
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Up to one-third of the 12,000 inmates in Los Angeles County jails can’t get to their court appearances because of a shortage of functioning buses, and county supervisors this week advanced a proposal to try and fix the problem. The LA County Sheriff’s Department currently has only 23 operable buses out
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Up to one-third of the 12,000 inmates in Los Angeles County jails can’t get to their court appearances because of a shortage of functioning buses, and county supervisors this week advanced a proposal to try and fix the problem. The LA County Sheriff’s Department currently has only 23 operable buses out
Continue ReadingBy Jamiel Lynch and Leah Thomeer, CNN (CNN) — No charges will be filed the death of Nex Benedict, a non-binary Oklahoma 10th grader who died last month by suicide following a fight at school the day before, according to a news release from the Tulsa County District Attorney Stephen Kunzweiler. The district attorney’s office reviewed reports
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A dramatic story of survival and rescue off Indonesia’s west coast is a reminder of the plight of ethnic Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar who make extremely dangerous voyages across the Indian Ocean to seek better lives. Desperate survivors were pulled to safety from their capsized boat
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — J.D. Martinez has a new home, agreeing to a $12 million, one-year contract with the New York Mets on Thursday, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the agreement was pending a
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A Murrieta jury today deadlocked in the retrial of a convicted felon involved in a street racing crash in Rancho Mirage that killed an 81-year-old woman, prompting the judge to declare a mistrial and setting the stage for a potential third murder trial. After deliberating only a day, jurors declared themselves unable to overcome an
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Nestled among the lush rolling terrain of the Philippines’ famed Chocolate Hills, the Captain’s Peak Garden and Resort offered travelers scenery that few hotels could compete with. But now the resort has been temporarily shuttered after public outcry over what one legislator has called a “blatant abuse of our natural resources,”
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Lorrie Moore won the prize for fiction on Thursday, while Judy Blume and her longtime ally in the fight against book bans, the American Library Association were given honorary prizes by the National Book Critics Circle. Moore, best known as a short-story writer, won the fiction prize for her novel, “I
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has been asked to testify in court July 2 in the trial of two men who are accused of making deepfake pornographic images using her face and posting them online, Italian news agency ANSA reported. Meloni, who is listed as an injured party in the Sassari, Sardinia trial,
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Joe Hortiz knew he was going to be in for a rough first two months as general manager of the Los Angeles Chargers. Considering the salary cap situation he inherited, Hortiz is hoping that doesn’t repeat itself. “I don’t ever want to be in
Continue ReadingFRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Fresno State has announced that athletic director Terry Tumey will be leaving the school after six years. Fresno State President Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval announced Thursday that the two sides had “mutually agreed” to the decision. Rob Acunto will serve as interim athletic director. “I sincerely appreciate Terry’s six years of dedicated service
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An investigation is underway after human skeletal remains were found in an unincorporated community near Twentynine Palms. The remains were found on Wednesday in a desert area near Amboy Road and Shelton Road in Wonder Valley. The remains were confirmed to be human by the Coroner’s Office, the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station confirmed on Thursday.
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Whether it was dinner on Wednesday night or making a visit to an elementary school on Thursday morning, Bryce Drew and Grand Canyon is receiving what might seem like an oddly warm March Madness reception in the Pacific Northwest. That’s what happens when Grand Canyon’s
Continue ReadingBy JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — For decades, their mission in World War II was top secret. With inflatable tanks, trucks and planes, combined with costume uniforms and acting, American military units that became known as the Ghost Army outwitted the enemy. On Thursday, they were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Three of
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