NEW YORK (AP) — Sean Manaea and the New York Mets finalized their $28 million, two-year contract on Friday, completing a deal that adds another newcomer to the team’s revamped rotation. The 31-year-old lefty gets $14.5 million this year and $13.5 million in 2025. He can opt out of the contract following the 2024 season.
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — While criticizing President Joe Biden’s economic policies at two Iowa events this week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis repeatedly dinged the federal government for “promoting transgenderism in Bangladesh,” arguing that it’s a waste of taxpayer dollars. “I think the president should get a line-item veto,” DeSantis said Tuesday night
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of an inmate who is scheduled to be the first person executed with nitrogen gas. Kenneth Eugene Smith is scheduled to be executed Jan. 25 by nitrogen hypoxia. Alabama attempted to put Smith to death by lethal injection in 2022. The lethal injection
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The City of Rancho Mirage Emergency Preparedness Commission is hosting a readiness seminar on Monday, Feb. 26. The seminar, titled “The First 72 Hours,” will be held at the Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory Community Room at 71-100 Highway 111 in Rancho Mirage. “As a resident, do you know what to expect from first responders
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Russian billionaire who accused Sotheby’s of teaming up with a Swiss art dealer to cheat him of tens of millions of dollars became tearful while testifying in court and calling for more transparency in the art market. The emotional moment came Friday as Dmitry Rybolovlev
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP, LOLITA C. BALDOR, JON GAMBRELL and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has struck another Houthi-controlled site in Yemen that it had determined was putting commercial vessels in the Red Sea at risk. That’s according to a statement from U.S. Central Command. The first day of strikes against
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles police chief announced his retirement from the head of one of the nation’s largest law enforcement agencies Friday, concluding a tenure marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, protests over racial injustice and greater scrutiny into excessive force and police killings
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles police chief announced his retirement from the head of one of the nation’s largest law enforcement agencies Friday, concluding a tenure marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, protests over racial injustice and greater scrutiny into excessive force and police killings
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For the first time, the state of California is conducting a survey of its older LGBTQ population. The survey is anonymous and can be done online. Researchers will use the responses to learn more about the well-being of our state’s older LGBTQ residents. The information will also be used to inform California policies and programs.
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The first test of the 2024 presidential election hits on Monday when Iowa Republicans gather to caucus, but will the caucuses provide an initial moment of truth for former President Donald Trump’s comeback bid or will it help Republicans rally behind one of his challengers? News Channel 3’s Peter Daut spoke with Jonathan Karl, Chief
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Alabama wasted little time in finding Nick Saban’s successor, hiring Kalen DeBoer away from national runner-up Washington. The powerhouse program tapped DeBoer on Friday to replace Saban, just two days after the 72-year-old coach announced his retirement. DeBoer says in a statement that he “would not have left Washington
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US carried out further strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, according to a US official, a day after launching a coordinated multi-nation attack on nearly 30 Houthi locations. The additional strikes carried out Friday night were much smaller in scope and targeted a radar facility used by the Houthis,
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s campaign on Friday canceled three of the four in-person campaign events he was scheduled to hold just days before the Iowa caucuses because of extreme weather in the state, opting to hold tele-rallies instead. Trump canceled both rallies he was scheduled to hold on Saturday
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Teoscar Hernández finalized a $23.5 million, one-year contract with the Dodgers on Friday, the latest deal by big-spending Los Angeles that includes deferred money. The outfielder agreed to defer $8.5 million that will be paid in 10 equal installments each July 1 from 2030-39. He
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from Starbucks in a dispute with the National Labor Relations Board over workers who were trying to unionize a store in Memphis, Tennessee. Starbucks fired seven employees in Memphis in February 2022, citing safety. But the labor board intervened and asked a federal
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The barista tipped the jug of smooth, foamy milk over the latte, pouring slowly at first, then lifting and tilting the jug like a choreographed dance to paint the petals of a tulip. Latte art is a skill that can take months if not years of
Continue ReadingBy SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In what would be an overhaul to Louisiana’s unusual open “jungle primary” system, which has been used for most of the past 50 years, lawmakers during next week’s special session may consider shifting the state toward a closed primary. Opponents argue the change would result
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A dangerous winter storm swept the northern U.S. on Friday, with blinding snow in some places, freezing rain in others, and bitter cold temperatures and whipping winds across several states. The massive storm continues a week of strong winter weather for much of
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal prosecutors have urged a judge to reject former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin’s attempt to overturn his civil rights conviction in the murder of George Floyd. Chauvin filed his motion in November, saying new evidence shows that he didn’t cause Floyd’s death, and alleging ineffective counsel
Continue ReadingBy SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In what would be an overhaul to Louisiana’s unique open “jungle primary” system, which has been used for most of the past 50 years, lawmakers during next week’s special session may consider shifting the state toward a closed primary. Opponents argue the change would result
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