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By BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge has spared Donald Trump a “corporate death penalty” ruling, but the business did get hit hard with bans and cash penalties. The ruling Friday in the civil fraud case against Trump will drain cash from corporate coffers and severely restrict the ex-president’s
Continue ReadingBy ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As Texas public university students returned to the classroom in January, a new law in Texas banning diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives from state funded higher education institutions took effect. Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott followed Florida in signing the legislation in 2023. At least five
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. aid for Ukraine is teetering in Congress, and it’s up to House Speaker Mike Johnson to decide what happens next. The Republican’s leadership will determine whether the House will agree to approve more assistance for its ally or allow the U.S. commitment to wither. When
Continue ReadingBy ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — In his 2020 campaign, Joe Biden vowed to undo former President Donald Trump ’s immigration policies, specifically expressing frustration with a policy setting limits on the number of asylum seekers accepted each day at the southern border. This year, Biden backed
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A Morongo Valley man died from injuries suffered in a shooting Thursday night in Joshua Tree. The violence was reported at 11:35 p.m. along the 4700 block of Avenue La Manana just north of downtown Joshua Tree. Authorities said deputies responded to the area for reports of shots fired and found Richard Andrade, 52, suffering
Continue ReadingBy Christal Hayes, Paradise Afshar and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A house exploded in Sterling, Virginia, on Friday night as fire crews were inside checking a gas leak, leaving one firefighter dead and at least 13 others injured, including 11 first responders, officials say. The injured first responders and two civilians were hospitalized after
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STERLING, Va. (AP) — An explosion possibly caused by a gas leak leveled a home in Sterling, Virginia, Friday night, killing a firefighter and injuring 11 other people, authorities said. Firefighters were called to the home on Silver Ridge Drive by a report of a gas smell shortly after 7:30 p.m. and a fiery explosion
Continue ReadingSTERLING, Va. (AP) — One firefighter has been killed and nine others injured when an explosion in a Washington, D.C., suburb leveled a home where they were investigating a gas leak. Two civilians were also injured in the Friday evening blast. Officials say firefighters were called to the home in Sterling, Virginia, by a report
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By Katie Bo Lillis, Jim Sciutto, Kristin Fisher and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — Russia is trying to develop a nuclear space weapon that would destroy satellites by creating a massive energy wave when detonated, potentially crippling a vast swath of the commercial and government satellites that the world below depends on to talk on cell phones, pay bills, and surf the internet, according to three
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Some Las Brisas North residents will share a wall with the newly approved Affordable Housing development coming to Indio. They went to Thursday’s Indio Planning meeting to voice their concerns about having a four-story apartment complex behind their homes. “We do need low-income housing in every city, and I’m not against low-income housing,” says Doddie Hecht.
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese flagship H3 rocket lifted off from a space station in southwestern Japan Saturday, successfully reaching its planned trajectory and releasing one of the two payloads in a key second test, overcoming its failed debut launch a year ago and buoying hope for the country to
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A three-day football event featuring camps, tournaments, challenges and more than 20 former NFL pros including Hall-of-Famer Marshall Faulk will be held next month in Bermuda Dunes, it was announced today. Desert Christian Academy will host the Coachella Showcase event from March 8 to 10, according to a statement from the school. “The
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — An autopsy shows the cause of death for a 5-year-old Venezuelan boy who died in December after becoming ill at a temporary shelter for migrants in Chicago was sepsis and a bacterial infection that causes strep throat. The autopsy released Friday by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office showed Jean Carlos Martinez
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican regulators have recommended that online retailers Amazon and Mercado Libre reveal their algorithms and wall off TV streaming to avoid stifling competition. Mexico’s Federal Commission on Economic Competition said in a preliminary finding that the two firms control 85% of online marketplace sales in Mexico. It said that market dominance
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge ordered Donald Trump on Friday to pay $355 million in penalties, finding that the former president lied about his wealth for years in a sweeping civil fraud verdict that pierces his billionaire image but stops short
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — In a story published February 14, 2024, about an antitrust case, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Mexican regulators had ordered Amazon and Mercado Libre to take certain steps to increase the potential for competition in online sales. While the regulatory agency used the term “orders” in its report, its findings
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A new Japanese flagship H3 rocket lifted off from a space station in southwestern Japan on Saturday, successfully reaching a planned trajectory and releasing one of the two payloads in a key second test flight a year after its failed debut launch. The H3 rocket blasted off
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The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians and its Chairman Darrell Mike joined fans in honoring the late country star Toby Keith, who passed earlier this month at the age of 62 after bravely battling stomach cancer. The tribe donated a symbolic $1029 to the Toby Keith Foundation, a nonprofit organization aimed at supporting and
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Jordan Spieth signed for the wrong score on Friday at the Genesis Invitational and was disqualified for the first time in the 263 tournaments he has played on the PGA Tour. Spieth owned up to the mistake in a post on X. “Today, I signed for an incorrect scorecard and stepped
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV and BARRY HATTON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military chief said early Saturday that he’s withdrawing troops from the city of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine, where outnumbered defenders battled a Russian assault for four months. In a short statement posted on Facebook early Saturday, Ukrainian commander Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi
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