By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A burning truck’s fuel tank exploded early Thursday while Los Angeles firefighters were trying to battle the blaze, injuring nine of them, including two critically, fire officials said. All nine were rushed to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and were stabilized, said Dr. Molly Dean, a trauma surgeon.
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A longtime public utilities regulator in North Dakota has joined the state’s race for its single seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Republican Julie Fedorchak has been a member of the three-person Public Service Commission since 2013. She announced her congressional campaign on Thursday, looking
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of the Duchess of Sussex, the former actress Meghan Markle. Personal Birth date: August 4, 1981 Birth place: Los Angeles, California Birth name: Rachel Meghan Markle Father: Thomas Markle, Hollywood lighting director Mother: Doria Ragland, social worker and yoga instructor Marriages: Prince Harry,
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday offered his “deepest condolences” to the families of two Palestinian-American teenagers “who reportedly were killed” in the West Bank and said that there must be an investigation into their deaths. “We’ve made clear that with regard to the incidents you’ve alluded
Continue ReadingBy MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s state courts agency says it never received a ransom demand as part of a cyberattack that briefly shut down some of its online services earlier this month and prompted a federal investigation. A courts agency spokesperson said Thursday that officials there never had any communication
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump ‘s unprecedented tangle of overlapping trials was on full display Thursday with simultaneous court hearings in New York and Georgia. In Manhattan, a judge ruled that Trump’s hush-money case will begin on March 25, making it the first of his
Continue ReadingBy LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has visited Albania to reaffirm relations with a key partner in the region and assure Western Balkan countries of Washington’s support for their integration into the European Union. Blinken met with top officials Thursday and focused on the future of
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, BASSEM MROUE and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces stormed the main hospital in southern Gaza on Thursday, hours after Israeli fire killed a patient and wounded six others inside the complex. The Israeli army said it was seeking the remains of hostages taken by Hamas. The
Continue ReadingBy ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities in D.C. have evacuated an underground Metro station and shut down parts of three Metro lines after an insulator under a rail car caught fire and sent smoke into the station. The D.C. Fire and Emergency Services agency posted Thursday afternoon on X, formerly known as
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has sued the state of Tennessee over its decades-old felony aggravated prostitution law, arguing that it illegally imposes tougher criminal penalties on people who are HIV positive. The lawsuit was filed Thursday after an investigation by the Justice Department warned that Tennessee’s
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A burning truck’s fuel tank exploded on Thursday while Los Angeles firefighters were trying to battle the blaze, injuring seven of them, including two critically, fire officials said. An additional two injured victims were reported by the local public health agency. Los Angeles County Health Services
Continue ReadingBy Amy Simonson, Rebekah Riess, Chris Boyette and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — A Montana Air Force base went on lockdown for 10 minutes Thursday morning after “a suspicious person was reported on base as an active shooter,” the base said in a Facebook post. “There were no confirmed shots fired and there are no
Continue ReadingBy Michael Williams and Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — The White House on Thursday confirmed that the national security threat flagged by the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee the previous day is related to “an anti-satellite capability that Russia is developing,” but sought to soothe concerns about the danger it presents to the
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Indio girls water polo made history Wednesday night. In a crazy game and wild finish, Indio is going to Division 6 CIF with their win over Anaheim High School. @KESQ @BlakeArthur24 pic.twitter.com/K9mDWBqxxf— Kenji Ito (@KenjiitoKESQ) February 15, 2024 The Rajahs advanced to the Division 6 championship following their 14-13 win over Anaheim in the semifinals.
Continue ReadingBy BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America It started as a fun project. A white bodysuit, emblazoned with Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Jake Browning’s number and initials. Taylor Damron had made it for her cousin, Browning’s girlfriend Stephanie Niles, to wear to the Jan. 7 game against the Cleveland Browns. Then, the outfit went viral. “The
Continue ReadingBy BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America It started as a fun project. A white bodysuit, emblazoned with Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Jake Browning’s number and initials. Taylor Damron had made it for her cousin, Browning’s girlfriend Stephanie Niles, to wear to the Jan. 7 game against the Cleveland Browns. Then, the outfit went viral. “The
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Management issues at Oregon’s Crater Lake have prompted the federal government to consider terminating its contract with the national park’s concessionaire. Crater Lake Hospitality is a subsidiary of Philadelphia-based Aramark and is contracted through 2030 to run concessions such as food and lodging. A National Park Service official told The Oregonian
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump, now the leading candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, made false and evidence-free claims to reporters on Thursday before and after he attended a Manhattan court hearing in the hush money criminal case against him. Here is a fact check of some of Trump’s
Continue ReadingANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Anchorage woman has been sentenced to 99 years in prison for orchestrating the death of a developmentally disabled woman in a murder-for-hire plot, hoping to cash in on a $9 million offer from a Midwestern man purporting to be a millionaire. Denali Dakota Skye Brehmer, 23, was sentenced by Anchorage
Continue ReadingBy Nadeen Ebrahim, Becky Anderson, Jennifer Hansler, Alex Marquardt, MJ Lee, Kevin Liptak and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Talks on a hostage and ceasefire deal for Gaza appear to be at an impasse. Israel’s top-level delegation has returned from Cairo, and there has been no word from Hamas on its position in recent days.
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