INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts placed the non-exclusive franchise tag on starting receiver Michael Pittman Jr. on Tuesday. The move was announced less than an hour before the league’s deadline and less than a week after general manager Chris Ballard promised Pittman would be a Colt next fall. The two sides have been discussing
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — What’s arguably the most famous wet shirt in television history sold for a tidy sum at auction — water not included. The white linen garment worn by Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy in the BBC’s 1995 TV adaptation of “Pride and Prejudice” sold for 20,000 pounds, or
Continue ReadingBy Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Manhattan prosecutors say that Donald Trump’s effort to disqualify Michael Cohen as a witness at this month’s criminal trial related to hush money payments is “unprecedented” and unwarranted. District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office said in a filing Tuesday that it opposes several of the former president’s motions to prevent jurors from seeing certain evidence in
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR and JAKE COYLE AP Film Writers The Academy Awards honor many things in movies but not some of the most important. Ahead of Sunday’s Oscars, AP Film Writers Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle make selections for their own awards — some more offbeat than others. BEST ACTUALLY SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE: Cory Michael Smith,
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By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez was indicted Tuesday on a dozen new criminal charges related to a years-long bribery scheme involving the governments of Egypt and Qatar. The new charges come days after Jose Uribe, one of the New Jersey businessmen who was previously indicted alongside Menendez, his
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The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously today to deposit nearly $800,000 in property tax refunds owed Riverside County business owners and residents into the county treasury, after the prospective recipients did not come forward to claim the money. According to Treasurer-Tax Collector Matthew Jennings, the refunds generally spanned tax years 2013 to 2018. In
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Oakland Athletics and their design teams released renderings Tuesday of the club’s planned $1.5 billion stadium in Las Vegas that show five overlapping layers with a similar look to the famous Sydney Opera House. The A’s hope to move into that 33,000-seat domed stadium
Continue ReadingBy EVENS SANON and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s embattled prime minister landed in Puerto Rico on Tuesday as he tried to return to Haiti to quell a surge in violent gang attacks, officials said. Officials told The Associated Press that Ariel Henry landed late in the afternoon at the Luiz
Continue ReadingCNN By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez was indicted Tuesday on a dozen new criminal charges related to a years-long bribery scheme involving the governments of Egypt and Qatar. The new charges come days after Jose Uribe, one of the New Jersey businessmen who was previously indicted alongside Menendez,
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gender-affirming treatment in Maryland would be protected from criminal and civil actions brought by other states under a measure approved that has been approved by the state Senate. The Democrat-controlled Senate voted 33-13 on Tuesday for the measure that would provide the same legal protection offered
Continue ReadingOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a state funeral for former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney will be held on March 23 in Montreal. Mulroney died Feb. 29 at a Florida hospital following a recent fall at his Palm Beach home. He was 84. Mulroney led the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tumbling Big Tech stocks dragged Wall Street to its worst day in three weeks on Tuesday. The S&P 500 dropped 1% for its second straight loss after closing last week at an all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 404 points, or 1%, and
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press BLOOMFIELD, N.J. (AP) — The ice cream parlor booth where Tony Soprano may or may not have been whacked has sold for more than $82,000. As Tony would say, Madone! An anonymous buyer bid $82,600 Monday night in an online auction for the piece of memorabilia that occupies an outsize
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New obstruction of justice crimes have been alleged against Sen. Bob Menendez. The new charges were in a rewritten indictment returned against the Democrat on Tuesday in Manhattan federal court. New charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction of justice were added against Menendez and
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Julio Torres mined his own life and experiences to make his feature directorial debut “Problemista,” expanding in theaters this weekend. He plays an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador caught in the nightmarish Catch-22 of the U.S. immigration system. His character Alejandro desperately needs someone to sponsor his work
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government says that Kate will attend a Trooping the Color ceremony in June. It’s the first appearance announced for the royal since she underwent abdominal surgery. But the announcement on Tuesday by the U.K. defense ministry caused confusion because Prince William and Kate’s office hasn’t confirmed
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The wild population of Mexican gray wolves in the southwestern U.S. is still growing, but environmental groups are warning that inbreeding and the resulting genetic crisis within the endangered species will continue to be a threat to long-term survival. The warning came Tuesday as the
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Update March 5, 2024 All roads are now open, Palm Springs opens Indian Canyon on Tuesday. Vista Chino and Gene Autry were opened on Monday. Update March 4, 2024 Palm Springs Police Department opens Gene Autry Trail at the wash at 10:30am Monday. East Vista Chino opened around 8:00 am. Indian Canyon at the wash
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A man who purchased a gun with his son four days before a Michigan school shooting is headed to trial on involuntary manslaughter charges. Jury selection started Tuesday. James Crumbley is accused of failing to take steps that could have prevented the deaths of four students
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — When a total solar eclipse creates a spectacle in the skies over Mexico and North America on April 8, it will mark the first time such an event has occurred in this part of the world for nearly seven years — and the last time one will until 2044.
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