By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A pilot accused of threatening to shoot a commercial airline captain who wanted to divert a flight to get medical attention for a passenger is set to make his first federal court appearance. Former Delta Air Lines pilot Jonathan J. Dunn was indicted Oct. 18.
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump plans to spend the third anniversary of the Capitol riot by campaigning in Iowa as he tries win back the White House. The former Republican president has two events planned for Saturday in the leadoff voting state Iowa as he marks the anniversary of what
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — A fisherman who fell overboard and spent nearly 24 hours in cold, choppy waters — rousing a shark’s attention — was rescued off New Zealand’s coast Wednesday after using his watch reflection to signal for help. Whangamatā Police Sergeant Will Hamilton said in a statement that the “absolute miracle” rescue
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Austin Patterson’s 14 points helped Sacramento State defeat UMKC 67-64 on Wednesday night. Patterson was 5 of 7 shooting (2 for 3 from 3-point range) for the Hornets (4-10, 0-2). Akolda Mawein shot 3 of 4 from the field and 4 for 5 from the line to
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Los Angeles coach Tyronn Lue was still stewing a little in the postgame press conference, replaying in his head how the Clippers’ offense got a little stagnant during the final eight minutes against Phoenix on Wednesday night. The good news for the Clippers is the first
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Freshman Kanaan Carlyle came off the bench to score 17 points, sparking Stanford to a come-from-behind 59-53 victory over UCLA on Wednesday night. Carlyle, the AP’s reigning national player of the week, made 5 of 10 shots with three 3-pointers and 4 of 5 free throws for the Cardinal (7-6, 2-1
Continue ReadingBy Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — A Department of Education political appointee resigned on Wednesday, citing in a letter the Biden administration’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. The resignation by Tariq Habash, policy adviser in the DOE’s Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, comes as the conflict – which erupted with Hamas’
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Barbie director, Greta Gerwig is being recognized as ‘Director of the Year’ at the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards on Thursday, January 4. In honor of the critically acclaimed film we took a closer look at Palm Springs’ ties to the live-action Barbie movie. Greta Gerwig’s record breaking Barbie movie captured the hearts of
Continue ReadingBy Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN (CNN) — A Florida man, 72, was arrested Wednesday and charged with threatening to kill Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell and his children in several voicemail messages allegedly left at the lawmaker’s office in Washington, DC. Michael Shapiro called Swalwell’s office the evening of December 19 from his home in Greenacres,
Continue ReadingBy HIRO KOMAE, RICHARD COLOMBO and YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press SUZU, Japan (AP) — Rescuers in Japan are braving the cold in a race against time as they search for survivors along the country’s western coastline after a powerful earthquake earlier in the week smashed homes and left at least 78 people dead and 51
Continue ReadingBy KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A less flashy Chinese electric vehicle maker is fast closing the gap with Tesla, the longtime, market-leading pioneer. BYD Co., based in the southern China tech hub of Shenzhen, dethroned Texas-based Tesla Inc. as the top seller of electric cars in the last three months of 2023,
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Temperatures have fallen below minus 40 degrees Celsius in the Nordic region for a second day in a row, with the coldest January temperature recorded in Swedish Lapland in 25 years. The weather -– cold with snow and gale-force winds — has disrupted transportation throughout
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian stocks slipped on Thursday, tracking a weak start to 2024 on Wall Street as Japan’s markets reopened. The mood was somber in Tokyo as the market reopened from the New Year holidays with a moment of silence instead of a celebratory New Year’s ring of
Continue ReadingBy JULHAS ALAM and AL-EMRUN GARJON Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — At a technology center in Bangladesh’s capital, young women huddle around a computer, discussing a coding issue. Many of them make the daily trip to Dhaka on the shining new metro rail while scouring their smartphones for the latest on social media. For
Continue ReadingCNN By Mostafa Salem, Abbas Al Lawati and Rob Picheta, Tara John and Hande Atay Alam, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of people were killed Wednesday in the Iranian city of Kerman after twin blasts near the burial site of slain military commander Qasem Soleimani, in what officials called a terror attack. The blasts, at least
Continue ReadingBy Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Wednesday ruled the United States Military Academy at West Point can continue to consider race as a factor for admissions, denying a request for a preliminary injunction from the same group that won the landmark Supreme Court case that gutted affirmative action. Students for Fair
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Court records show the subject of an islandwide manhunt New Year’s Day in Hawaii was a felon barred from owning the high-powered rifle he used to open fire on Honolulu police in a shootout that left two officers wounded and the suspect dead. Sidney Tafokitau was
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Idyllwild saw its first measurable snowfall of year early Wednesday morning, which could draw some locals to the mountains. An overnight storm brought freezing temperatures and precipitation to the area. Snow began to fall around 9:00 a.m., and continued throughout the day. Wednesday. The Idyllwild Station reporting between 1 1/2 to 3 inches in the
Continue ReadingBy DAVID B. CARUSO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The release of dozens of previously sealed court documents from a lawsuit involving Jeffrey Epstein might disappoint online sleuths who anticipated explosive new information. The 40 documents released late Wednesday largely mention figures whose names were already known, including high-profile friends of Epstein’s and victims
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon police and medical officials have confirmed that they are investigating the theft of medications prescribed to patients at a hospital in the southern part of the state. That follows a news report that two died and others were sickened after a nurse replaced fentanyl
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