By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s vaunted independent voters are becoming scarcer as Super Tuesday approaches. Unenrolled voters represented the state’s largest voting bloc for more than three decades and contributed to the state’s political identity in a place with a reputation for pragmatic moderation. But that distinction no longer holds.
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Preparations were underway today ahead of the 76th annual Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival kicking off this weekend. Visitors can expect a variety of rides, vendors, curiosities and food, including date tastings and date beer and whiskey. Changes this year include moving the kid’s carnival closer to the entrance of the fair on Highway
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer MUNICH (AP) — Long regarded as a celebration of the U.S.-led post-World War II international order, the Munich Security Conference this year will be more of a reflection of America’s political turmoil. The annual event kicks off Friday after former President Donald Trump threatened not to come to the
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he hopes for an amicable end to the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after lawmakers pssing a motion calling for the Australian citizen to be allowed to return to his home country. Albanese told Parliament that the days before
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate’s border proposal was one of the toughest bipartisan bills to emerge on the issue in decades. Yet it quickly collapsed when Republicans — galvanized by Donald Trump, the likely Republican presidential nominee — rejected the compromise as insufficient. Now Democrats see
Continue ReadingBy LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Albania on Thursday to reaffirm relations with a key partner in the Balkans and an ally in supporting Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s full-scale invasion. U.S. officials say Blinken will meet with top officials and focus on the future of
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Scientists say the back-to-back storms that lashed the Northeast in January were more of a sign of things to come than an anomaly. Many scientists who study the intersection of climate change, flooding, winter storms and sea level say such storms will arrive with increased frequency
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Should District Attorney Fani Willis be removed from the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump because of her personal relationship with a special prosecutor? Lawyers were set to battle over the question during a hearing in Atlanta on Thursday. Willis, the DA for Georgia’s
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s parliament is to vote late Thursday to legalize same-sex civil marriage in a first for an Orthodox Christian country and despite opposition from the influential Greek Church. As lawmakers debated the bill for a second day, opinion polls suggest that most Greeks support the proposed
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Five local students were recognized with this month’s “Do the Right Thing Award” which is a partnership between Palm Springs Police and News Channel 3. Eztli Nunez of Bella Vista Elementary School Adam Rodriguez of James Madison Elementary School Kyla McAfee of Raymond Cree Middle School Abrielle Kidd-Hearn of Palm Desert Charter Middle School Isaac
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The County Clerk’s Office had a busy Valentine’s Day this year. Officials there tell News Channel Three that twelve different couples made appointments to say ‘I Do’ on Wednesday alone. “Yeah, I’m just ready to go. That’s all I can think about,” said Jay Carter. Jay and his fiancé Zoey were one of those pairs who
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Some of the premier college golf teams in the country will be in La Quinta next week for the 24th playing of the Prestige at PGA WEST. 23rd Prestige was a special one! ⛳️🏆🥇 No. 1 am in world Ludvig Aberg earns 3rd straight tourney title @TexasTechMGolf🌊 @PeppGolf grabs 1st team title under guidance of
Continue ReadingBy CRAIG MEYER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — De’Aaron Fox had 30 points, eight assists and eight rebounds, Domantas Sabonis had 20 points and 13 rebounds, and the Sacramento Kings rallied from a 16-point, second-half deficit to beat the Denver Nuggets 102-98 Wednesday night in the final game for both teams before the NBA All-Star
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Anthony Davis had 37 points and 15 rebounds and Rui Hachimura scored a career-high 36 points for the Los Angeles Lakers, who beat the Utah Jazz 138-122 on Wednesday night while resting LeBron James in their final game before the All-Star break. “It’s kind of
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A Dash Cam video shows the moments a pickup truck rolled over on Interstate 10 near Palm Drive. The crash was reported at around 4:20 p.m. According to the Cathedral City Fire Dept., two vehicles were involved in the crash. One patient was assessed and refused transport, CCFD noted. Lanes were temporarily shut down, but
Continue ReadingBy JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Thom Browne, ever the master showman of American fashion, closed out New York Fashion Week on a blustery day with his own wintry landscape, blanketing the floor with fake snow and presenting his latest inventive designs to the words of Edgar Allan Poe’s chilling “The
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Free-agent pitcher Austin Warren has signed a one-year contract with the San Francisco Giants. The team announced the deal Wednesday as spring training began in Scottsdale, Arizona. Warren went 1-0 with a 5.40 ERA in two games for the Los Angeles Angels last season and pitched seven more innings over five
Continue ReadingBy BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An unknown number of sacred statues of Hindu deities were stolen and smuggled abroad in the past. Now dozens are being repatriated to the Himalayan nation, part of a growing global effort to return such items to countries in Asia, Africa and elsewhere. The National Museum
Continue ReadingBy HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Taiwan’s Coast Guard says two Chinese fishermen have drowned while being chased by the coast guard off the coast of Taiwan’s Kinmen archipelago. The coast guard says the vessel had been trespassing about one nautical mile off the coast. An official says four fishermen fell into the
Continue ReadingWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Connor Hellebuyck stops 17 shots for his third shutout of the season as the Winnipeg Jets beat the San Jose Sharks 1-0 on Wednesday night. Morgan Barron scored as the Jets won their second straight after a season-high five-game skid. Hellebuyck got his 35th career shutout and became the 10th goalie
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