SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has abolished key government organizations tasked with managing relations with South Korea, state media said Tuesday, as authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un said he would no longer pursue reconciliation with his rival. North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency said the decision to abolish the agencies handling dialogue
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Lillis, Oren Liebermann, Alex Marquardt and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Last week’s US-led airstrikes on Houthi rebel targets in Yemen destroyed less than a third of the Iranian proxy group’s overall offensive capabilities, a US official told CNN, with the group maintaining the majority of its ability to strike ships in
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — In the end, Mother Nature was no match for Bills Mafia. With the remnants of a lake-effect snowstorm moving north on Monday, the Bills’ hearty fanbase took over, helping dig out Highmark Stadium while finding new ways to tailgate before Buffalo hosted the Pittsburgh
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Firefighters were on the scene of a fire at a home in Cathedral City this morning. The fire was reported just before 9:00 AMÂ at a home on Avenida El Mundo. Fire Chief Michael Contreras told News Channel 3 at the scene that the fire spread from the Chimney Chase onto the wall outside the
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Iowa Republicans are headed to their state’s caucuses on Monday with a greater desire to focus on immigration than address the health of the U.S. economy. It’s a possible sign that pocketbook issues may not be the top motivator for voters. The finding comes
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — JuJu Watkins of sixth-ranked Southern California set a record with her ninth Pac-12 freshman of the week honor on Monday. Watkins had a game-high 32 points and 10 rebounds — her third double-double — in the Trojans’ 73-65 victory over then-No. 2 UCLA on Sunday. It was the most individual points
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A man suspected of stabbing a 35-year-old Banning resident during a street confrontation, then trying to evade police officers, hitting one with a brick, was behind bars today. The suspect, a 31-year-old man, was arrested and booked into the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning Sunday on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and assault
Continue ReadingBy Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has raised more than half a million dollars for his legal defense fund as federal investigators continue a public corruption investigation into his 2021 campaign, the fund told CNN on Monday. “The Eric Adams Legal Defense Trust has drawn strong support in a short amount
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Defensive line coach Eric Henderson is leaving the Los Angeles Rams to join Lincoln Riley’s staff at Southern California as the co-defensive coordinator. Henderson also will be the Trojans’ defensive line coach and run game coordinator under new defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn, the school announced
Continue ReadingBy COLBY GUY Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Alex Killorn got his second goal of the game 48 seconds into overtime, and the Anaheim Ducks fought back from a pair of two-goal deficits to beat the Florida Panthers 5-4 on Monday. Adam Henrique had a goal and an assist for the Ducks, who trailed
Continue ReadingGUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Bernardo Arévalo has been sworn in as Guatemala’s new president. Many doubted they would ever see the day. Powerful interests aligned against his anti-corruption campaign and authorities threw various legal challenges at him and his party. Arévalo is now president but those disputes will continue. And with little support in Congress
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY and LEWIS JOLY Associated Press SAINT-PAUL, Reunion (AP) — A tropical cyclone caused heavy flooding and at least one death in Mauritius on Monday as cars were washed away by surges of water in the Indian Ocean island’s capital city and elsewhere. A motorcyclist died in an accident caused by the flooding,
Continue ReadingBy DIARLEI RODRIGUES and ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Neighborhoods in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state are flooded more than a day after torrential rains that killed at least 12 people. The heavy weekend downpour wreaked havoc, flooding homes, a hospital basement, the metro line in the city of Rio de
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — A plane taxiing for departure clipped another aircraft at Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Sunday evening, the Federal Aviation Administration said Monday. No injuries were reported, both planes were of Boeing design, and the FAA says it will investigate the incident. The left wing tip
Continue ReadingGUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Bernardo Arévalo has been sworn in as Guatemala’s new president. Many doubted they would ever see the day. Powerful interests aligned against his anti-corruption campaign and authorities threw various legal challenges at him and his party. Arévalo is now president but those disputes will continue. And with little support in Congress
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Caleb Williams has formally entered the NFL draft, leaving Southern California after two prolific seasons. Williams made his long-anticipated announcement on social media Monday, the final day for underclassmen to enter the draft. He is widely considered the favorite to be the
Continue ReadingBy MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government has extended a cease-fire with the FARC-EMC rebel group that was set to expire this week, as both sides hold peace talks in Bogota that seek to reduce violence in rural parts of the country. The cease-fire will now last until July 15 and
Continue ReadingHALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — Search crews have found the wreckage of a small plane that crashed into the ocean off the California coast after witnesses reported it flying erratically, authorities said Monday. The crash was reported shortly after 7 p.m. Sunday by a 911 caller who said the plane was in obvious distress
Continue ReadingHALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — Search crews have found the wreckage of a small plane that crashed into the ocean off the California coast after witnesses reported it flying erratically, authorities said Monday. The crash was reported shortly after 7 p.m. Sunday by a 911 caller who said the plane was in obvious distress
Continue ReadingBy JEFF MARTIN and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Communities across the nation celebrated the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday with acts of service, prayer services and parades. But with the November presidential election as a backdrop, some events took on an overtly political turn. In King’s hometown of Atlanta, several
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