We are monitoring flights in and out of Palm Springs International Airport. We’ve received calls into our newsroom alerting us of flights being delayed or cancelled Saturday night. Departures including flights to Dallas, Phoenix and San Francisco are delayed. While some canceled flights include Salt Lake City, Calgary and Seattle. You can view the latest
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — There has been a lot less fanfare for Democrats in Iowa picking their presidential nominee this year. Iowa Democrats are headed to the mailbox to send in their ballot this year instead of congregating for caucuses, a one-night spectacle where community members publicly signal their
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Dedan Thomas Jr. had 18 points in UNLV’s 68-50 win against San Jose State on Saturday night. Thomas was 6-of-15 shooting, including 1 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 6 from the foul line for the Rebels (18-10, 11-5 Mountain West Conference). Luis Rodriguez
Continue ReadingBy ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — A county in Indiana has lost its top election official nearly every other month since its longtime supervisor resigned over a vote-counting mistake in the 2022 election. Monroe County now hopes to avoid a rocky election year with the hiring of an election supervisor who vows
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press Abraham “Snake” Ah Hee rides waves when the surf’s up and dives for octopus and shells when the water is calm. The lifelong Lahaina, Hawaii, resident spends so much time in the ocean that his wife jokes he needs to wet his gills. But these days Ah Hee is worried
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Justin Hohn’s 13 points helped UC Irvine defeat Long Beach State 82-61 on Saturday night. Hohn shot 4 for 12, including 3 for 7 from beyond the arc for the Anteaters (22-8, 15-3 Big West Conference). Pierre Crockrell II scored 12 points and added 11 assists. Devin
Continue ReadingSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Joseph Paintsil and Dejan Joveljic each had a goal and an assist to lead the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 3-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night. Paintsil struck in the 18th minute when he fired a left-footed shot past diving goalkeeper Daniel De Sousa Britto. Joveljic
Continue ReadingCNN By Caitlin Hu and Manveena Suri, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of prisoners have escaped from Haiti’s National Penitentiary in the capital, Port-au-Prince, after fighting broke out on Saturday, according to a law enforcement source. In a post on X, one of Haiti’s Police Unions pleaded for all officers in the capital with access to cars and
Continue ReadingBy DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James reached 40,000 points Saturday night, still going strong in his 21st NBA season as he tries to put the career scoring record out of reach. James drove past Michael Porter Jr. and hit a layup with 10:39 left in the second quarter of the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Deuce Turner scored 30 points to help San Diego beat Pacific 81-69 on Saturday night, handing the Tigers their 16th straight defeat. Turner was 9-for-19 shooting, including 5 for 10 from 3-point range, and went 7 for 8 from the free-throw line for the Toreros (17-14, 7-9
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Crews have been working to repair downed power lines in several parts of the valley Saturday afternoon. Riverside sheriff’s deputies say crews were called out to Shady Lane and Avenue 54 around 2:30 p.m. near Thermal for multiple power lines down. According to Riverside County’s Transportation Department, Shady Lane from 54th Avenue to Airport Boulevard was
Continue ReadingBy DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James reached 40,000 points, but Nikola Jokic had 35 points and 10 rebounds and the Denver Nuggets made a late push to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 124-114 on Saturday night. Aaron Gordon hit a 3-pointer with 3:49 remaining to put Denver back in front,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Kaleb Higgins scored 21 points to help Cal State Bakersfield defeat Cal Poly 68-56 on Saturday night, handing the Mustangs their 18th loss in a row. Higgins added seven rebounds for the Roadrunners (13-17, 8-11 Big West Conference). Dalph Panopio had 10 points and Fidelis
Continue ReadingBy KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — One burning issue dominates as the 2024 session of China’s legislature gets underway this week: the economy. The National People’s Congress annual meeting, which opens Tuesday, is being closely watched for any signals on what the ruling Communist Party might do to reenergize an economy that is
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Graham Ike scored 24 points and No. 23 Gonzaga bolstered its NCAA Tournament hopes by handing No. 17 Saint Mary’s its first conference loss of the season, 70-57 on Saturday night. The Bulldogs (24-6, 14-2 West Coast Conference) have won eight straight games since losing
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By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — As Mexico prepares for the largest elections in its history, organized crime is once again preying on local candidates across swaths of the country where cartels dominate, raising concerns among experts that these could be Mexico’s bloodiest elections ever. Julián López, coordinator for the Citizen Movement
Continue ReadingBy VINCENT THIAN Associated Press LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AP) — An airplane believed to be carrying Norway’s King Harald has departed Malaysia, a day after he was implanted with a pacemaker. Europe’s oldest reigning monarch was hospitalized in Malaysia for an infection during a private vacation in the northern resort island of Langkawi, the royal house
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — An unusual legal challenge may upend the future of a Chicago ballot measure that would hike a real estate tax on high-end property sales to fund services for homeless people. Such citywide ballot measures are rare in the nation’s third-largest city, but other cities, including Los Angeles,
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — An unusual legal challenge may upend the future of a Chicago ballot measure that would hike a real estate tax on high-end property sales to fund services for homeless people. Such citywide ballot measures are rare in the nation’s third-largest city, but other cities, including Los Angeles,
Continue ReadingBy MORIAH BALINGIT AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — In some ways, Doris Milton is a Head Start success story. She was a student in one of Chicago’s inaugural Head Start classes, when the antipoverty program, which aimed to help children succeed by providing them a first-rate preschool education, was in its infancy. Milton loved
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