SAN DIEGO (AP) — Eleven people were hurt in a single day after trying to climb over a wall that separates Mexico and the United States and falling on the San Diego side, the latest such injuries since the wall was heightened to deter illegal crossings. Ten people ranging in age from 18 to the
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis has a new job for the man who has led Walt Disney World’s government since his allies took it over — elections supervisor in Orange County, long one of Florida’s most reliable sources of Democratic votes. Glen Gilzean was appointed Monday by the
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NFL scouting combine’s evolution from hidden gem into the league’s second-most anticipated offseason event has come with all sorts of twists. The question is whether this year’s new ones could affect future combines. All-American receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. skipped media interviews, while Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback
Continue ReadingBy Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Across sweeping desert vistas, spectacular star dunes stand out. The distinctive mounds are among the tallest sand dunes on Earth, and their pyramid shapes are sculpted by a crossfire of winds gusting from multiple directions, creating spiraling sand ridges that pinwheel outward from a central peak. While star dunes
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tara VanDerveer managed to compartmentalize her emotions as she chased down and eclipsed Mike Krzyzewski’s all-time wins record earlier this season, determined to focus only on the moment ahead. And that’s how the Hall of Fame Stanford coach is approaching the final Pac-12 Conference women’s
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court is considering whether the government properly put in place requirements that health insurance plans affecting an estimated 150 million Americans must cover certain types of preventive care. At stake in arguments heard Monday at the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines is ordering 260 new planes to meet growing travel demand and increase the airline’s supply of premium seats. The airline based in Fort Worth, Texas, said Monday that it will buy 85 planes each from U.S. aircraft-maker Boeing and Europe’s Airbus. In addition, American
Continue ReadingBy ACACIA CORONADO and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt a new Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants who enter the country illegally. The emergency request filed Monday sets up another legal showdown over the federal government’s authority over immigration.
Continue ReadingBy JULIE WATSON, SCOTT SONNER and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press RENO, Nevada (AP) — Going to the office has been no small feat for Jon Slaughter’s marketing team at Sugar Bowl, requiring the employees to dig down several feet and then tunnel through to the front door after a powerful blizzard dumped more than 10
Continue ReadingBy JULIE WATSON, SCOTT SONNER and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press RENO, Nevada (AP) — Going to the office has been no small feat for Jon Slaughter’s marketing team at Sugar Bowl, requiring the employees to dig down several feet and then tunnel through to the front door after a powerful blizzard dumped more than 10
Continue ReadingBy MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania state court says spreadsheets of raw data associated with every ballot cast in an election aren’t subject to public scrutiny. The Commonwealth Court ruled Monday on “cast vote records,” which were requested by an election researcher whose work has fueled right-wing attacks on voting
Continue ReadingBy EVENS SANON and PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Heavily armed gangs tried to seize control of Haiti’s main international airport on Monday, exchanging gunfire with police and soldiers in the latest attack on key government sites in an explosion of violence that includes a mass escape from the country’s two biggest
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has lifted its COVID-19 testing requirement for those who plan to be in close contact with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses. That brings to a close the last coronavirus prevention protocol at the White House. The White
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A portion of Avenue 50 in Coachella was shut down Monday morning after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle. The crash was reported at around 10:50 a.m. in the area of Avenue 50 and Cesar Chavez Street. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrived to the scene and found a female lying
Continue ReadingCNN By Alayna Treene, Kristen Holmes and Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — As former President Donald Trump gears up for a costly general election campaign with President Joe Biden and faces staggering legal expenses of his own, his campaign is actively working to keep costs in check. Senior adviser Susie Wiles has privately joked that the campaign staff
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged down from their record heights in a quiet Monday on Wall Street. The S&P 500 slipped 6.13 points, or 0.1%, to 5,130.95, coming off its latest all-time high and its 16th winning week in the last 18. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily froze enforcement of Texas’ controversial immigration law that allows state law enforcement to arrest and detain people they suspect of entering the country illegally. Justice Samuel Alito issued the administrative hold, which will block the law from taking effect until
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A former school bus driver in Utah faces both federal and state arson charges for allegedly lighting his school bus on fire in two separate incidents, including at least once with students onboard. Michael Austin Ford, 58, of West Valley City, was indicted by a federal grand jury last
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A key hearing over the future of Puerto Rico’s crumbling power company and its staggering $9 billion debt has begun following years of acrimonious talks between the U.S. territory’s government and creditors seeking to recover their investments. The hearing that began Monday in federal
Continue ReadingBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer’s 42-year-old son has pleaded not guilty to charges related to the events that preceded the pursuit and crash that killed a North Dakota sheriff’s deputy in December, but he still hasn’t entered a plea on the more serious homicide and fleeing charges. Ian Cramer appeared remotely in
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