By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the oldest member of the U.S. Senate, has been hospitalized in the Washington area with an infection and is receiving antibiotic infusions, his office said Tuesday. Grassley, 90, will return to work “as soon as possible following doctors’ orders,” his office said
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Republican legislative leaders have pledged to reinforce laws they passed last year requiring parental permission for kids and teens to access social media apps. Two laws signed last year by the Republican governor face lawsuits challenging their constitutionality. Both laws are set to take
Continue ReadingBy Andi Babineau and Jeremy Harlan, CNN (CNN) — The person who pleaded guilty to state murder charges in a mass shooting at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado has reached a plea agreement on federal charges, court documents show. As part of the proposed agreement, Anderson Lee Aldrich, 23, will plead guilty to 74 counts of federal hate
Continue ReadingBy Morgan Rimmer, CNN A resolution that would have required the State Department to report to Congress on any evidence of human rights violations by Israel in Gaza was tabled, or killed, by the Senate on Tuesday evening, 72-11. “While there is no question in my mind that Israel has the right to defend itself
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This week, the City of Desert Hot Springs announced the reopening of Little Morongo Road. The major thoroughfare was closed for five months following major storm damage from Tropical Storm Hilary. News Channel 3’s Tatum Larsen spoke with city officials today who said that the opening of Indian Canyon Drive and Dillon Road are to
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says Russia’s intense missile and drone attacks across Ukraine in recent weeks sharply increased civilian casualties in December, with over 100 killed and nearly 500 injured. The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine said in a new report Tuesday that
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Police say two New York City officers have been shot as they struggled with a domestic violence suspect who grabbed one officer’s gun. The suspect also has been wounded. All are hospitalized after Tuesday’s shooting. It revived memories of the killings of two New York Police
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona, Sam Fossum and Ted Barrett, CNN A growing number of Republicans on Capitol Hill are lining up behind former President Donald Trump as he marches toward the GOP presidential nomination. But some corners of the party – including Senate leaders, vulnerable Republicans and rank-and-file members – are still uneasy about
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — An aide who called 911 requesting an ambulance to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s house on New Year’s Day asked that the ambulance be discreet and “not show up with lights and sirens” due to a desire by Austin’s camp to be “subtle.” It’s the latest revelation in what has been a damaging episode for the Pentagon,
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Teoscar Hernández initially was seeking a multiyear deal in a slow free-agent market, but the chance to join a powerful Los Angeles Dodgers lineup convinced the outfielder to sign a $23.5 million, one-year contract. “I wanted to go to a team that can compete and
Continue ReadingHALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — A woman whose body was found in the water near where a small plane crashed into the ocean off the California coast was identified Tuesday as a 27-year-old San Francisco resident. Federal officials now say it’s believed four people were on board the plane. The crash was reported around
Continue ReadingHALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — A woman whose body was found in the water near where a small plane crashed into the ocean off the California coast was identified Tuesday as a 27-year-old San Francisco resident. Federal officials now say it’s believed four people were on board the plane. The crash was reported around
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — The Oakland Athletics were given approval from Major League Baseball and the players’ association to receive revenue sharing money this year even if a binding agreement to construct a ballpark in Las Vegas was not in place by the Monday deadline specified in the sport’s collective bargaining agreement, according to a
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man who is accused of faking his death and fleeing the U.S. to avoid rape charges in Utah has made an initial court appearance. Nicholas Rossi denied Tuesday at the Utah court appearance that he is the suspect and called allegations he wasn’t giving his true name “complete hearsay.”
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Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press The U.S. Election Assistance Commission is searching for its fourth leader since 2019, just as voting begins in this year’s presidential election. The agency helps develop standards for voting equipment and provides state and local election officials with a wide range of assistance. It also adopts voluntary voting system guidelines,
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — No Labels, the group preparing for a possible third-party presidential campaign, can prohibit members from using its ballot line to run for office in Arizona, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. The decision protects the group’s efforts to maintain control and secrecy around its operations and finances
Continue ReadingBy TAIWO ADEBAYO Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Shell said Tuesday it agreed to sell its onshore business in Nigeria’s Niger Delta to a consortium of companies in a deal worth $2.4 billion, the latest move by the energy company to limit its exposure in the West African nation amid long-running complaints of environmental
Continue ReadingBy Jonny Hallam, Asim Khan and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Pakistan has strongly condemned an Iranian airstrike inside its borders that killed two children, calling it an “unprovoked violation of its airspace” and warning of retaliation. Iran said it used “precision missile and drone strikes,” to destroy two strongholds of the Sunni militant group
Continue ReadingCNN By Jonny Hallam, Asim Khan and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Pakistan on Tuesday strongly condemned an Iranian airstrike inside its borders that killed two children, calling it an “unprovoked violation of its airspace” and warning of retaliation. Iran said it used “precision missile and drone strikes,” to destroy two strongholds of the Sunni
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