Law enforcement officials seized more than 720,000 fentanyl pills in San Diego County last week, which were discovered inside a man’s vehicle in Alpine, the California Attorney General’s Office said today. The driver’s arrest and seizures of the drugs happened Friday as part of a joint operation conducted by federal and local law enforcement. Â Â
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College of the Desert is celebrating the launch of a new, free campus-to-campus shuttle service. Thursday morning, COD will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the launch of the Roadrunner Express, a free shuttle service that will provide students with transportation between College of the Desert campuses. The college welcomes community members to attend the
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan sent a letter to President Joe Biden’s ghostwriter asking for information and an interview after special counsel Robert Hur reported that Biden shared some classified information with him in 2017, according to a letter first obtained by CNN. Jordan asked Mark Zwonitzer to turn
Continue ReadingEDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a 13-year-old southern Illinois girl who suffered a gunshot wound to her head while standing on a porch has died. Ra’niya Steward of Alton was shot around 3 p.m. Feb. 3 while standing on the front porch at a relative’s home. Investigators do not believe she was the target
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Jury selection began today in the trial of a 25-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing his girlfriend at her Palm Desert apartment. Richard Colin Holbrook of Escondido allegedly killed 33-year-old Nicole Henderson in 2019. Holbrook is charged with murder, child endangerment and a sentence-enhancing allegation of using a deadly weapon — a knife — in
Continue ReadingBy Mariya Knight and Nathan Hodge, CNN (CNN) — A Joe Biden presidency would be better for Russia than a Donald Trump one, Russian President Vladimir Putin told pro-Kremlin journalist Pavel Zarubin in an on-camera interview Wednesday. Asked by Zuribin about the upcoming US presidential election, Putin said Biden would be better for Russia “because
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s Democrat-led House of Representatives has rejected a bill that would have guaranteed paid time off for workers to cope with serious illnesses or care for newborns and loved ones. The proposal failed 34-36 on a vote Wednesday that would have sent the bill
Continue ReadingBy TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters this March will decide on a statewide ballot measure that Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom said would transform the outdated mental health system and address the ongoing homelessness crisis. Proposition 1, the only statewide initiative on the March 5 ballot, is also one of the
Continue ReadingBy TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters this March will decide on a statewide ballot measure that Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom said would transform the outdated mental health system and address the ongoing homelessness crisis. Proposition 1, the only statewide initiative on the March 5 ballot, is also one of the
Continue ReadingBy Arit John and Camila DeChalus, CNN (CNN) — The Biden campaign’s venture onto TikTok has been met with mixed reviews, as some supporters praise the attempt to explore new ways to reach young adults while others insist the account needs to engage on a more substantive level to appear authentic. The account, created Sunday,
Continue ReadingBy BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints named Klint Kubiak as their offensive coordinator on Wednesday, marking a new direction for a unit that has been overseen by either former coach Sean Payton or his protege, Pete Carmichael Jr., since 2006. The 36-year-old Kubiak was the passing game
Continue ReadingBy Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — A single rabid coyote in Rhode Island is believed to have attacked two people in neighboring towns in the span of two days, state environmental officials said this week. Around 12:15 p.m. Friday, a 58-year-old hiker was attacked by the coyote in a wooded area north of Belfield Drive
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE, KEVIN FREKING and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican head of the House Intelligence Committee urged the Biden administration on Wednesday to declassify information about what he called a serious national security threat. A senior congressional aide speaking to The Associated Press pointed to concerns about Russian anti-satellite weapons.
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two aviation experts who reviewed newly released photos and video of Friday’s helicopter crash that killed a prominent Nigerian banker and five others said the flight likely should have been canceled because of poor nighttime weather conditions in Southern California’s Mojave Desert. The National Transportation Safety
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two aviation experts who reviewed newly released photos and video of Friday’s helicopter crash that killed a prominent Nigerian banker and five others said the flight likely should have been canceled because of poor nighttime weather conditions in Southern California’s Mojave Desert. The National Transportation Safety
Continue ReadingBy REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A United Nations-backed expert on food security is urging Venezuela’s government to develop a robust plan to address hunger. He is also calling for an end to the crippling economic sanctions imposed on the South American country. Michael Fakhri is the U.N. special rapporteur on
Continue ReadingBy MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Republican Nebraska lawmaker has given top priority to a bill that would allow abortions beyond the state’s 12-week ban in cases of fatal fetal anomalies. State Sen. Merv Riepe’s bill would amend Nebraska’s 12-week ban to allow abortions when two doctors determine that a
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Green has announced that he won’t run for a fourth term. Green has served in the 7th Congressional District, which encompass a portion of Nashville, since 2019. He previously served as an Army surgeon and is from Montgomery County. In 2022,
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The National Republican Committee says it would recognize former Congressman Pete Hoekstra as the chair of the Michigan Republican Party. The national Republican party also on Wednesday said that Kristina Karamo had been correctly removed from the position that she held for close to a year.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that lawmakers illegally blocked Medicaid funding from going to Planned Parenthood. The decision Wednesday by the high court stems from a 2022 funding bill that included wording attempting to block taxpayer dollars from going to Planned
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