By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Los Angeles-area gang leader charged with killing hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas plans to ask a judge on Tuesday to release him to house arrest ahead of the trial in June. Court-appointed lawyers for Duane “Keffe D” Davis say
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Buried at the edge of a Chicago Catholic cemetery are an elderly person’s remains marked only by a cement cylinder deep in the ground labeled with the numbers 04985. The person died in 2015 at a nursing home not remembering much, including their own name. They went
Continue ReadingBy MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The tiny Aliquippa water authority in western Pennsylvania was perhaps the least-suspecting victim of an international cyberattack. It had never had outside help in protecting its systems from a cyberattack, either at its existing plant that dates to the 1930s or the new $18.5 million one
Continue ReadingBy STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — U.S. presidential elections have been rocked in recent years by economic disaster, stunning gaffes, secret video and a pandemic. But for all the tumult that defined those campaigns, the volatility surrounding this year’s presidential contest has few modern parallels, posing profound challenges to the
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer Asian markets opened the year on a downward trend after Wall Street benchmarks ticked lower on the last trading day of 2023. U.S. futures were mixed and oil prices gained more than $1 a barrel. Japan’s markets were closed for a holiday. The Hang Seng index in Hong Kong sank 1.5% to
Continue ReadingBy ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Prominent activist and publisher Jimmy Lai has pleaded not guilty to three charges of sedition and collusion with foreign countries in a landmark national security trial in Hong Kong. Lai was arrested in a crackdown on dissidents following huge pro-democracy protests in 2019. He faces possible
Continue ReadingBy Sabrina Souza, Nouran Salahieh, Brynn Gingras and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — Authorities found no evidence of a connection to domestic terrorism in a deadly car crash outside a New Year’s concert in Rochester, New York, which killed two people and injured nine, officials said Tuesday. The suspect, whom officials identified as 35-year-old Michael
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Jalen Milroe caught a low snap on fourth down in overtime at the Rose Bowl and ran straight ahead into wall of blue and maize. That wall of Michigan defenders had been hardened by the Wolverines’ violent practice drills. Toughened by two previous College Football
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Jalen Milroe caught a low snap on fourth down in overtime at the Rose Bowl and ran straight ahead into wall of blue and maize. That wall of Michigan defenders had been hardened by the Wolverines’ violent practice drills. Toughened by two previous College Football
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM and JIWON SONG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s tough-speaking liberal opposition leader, Lee Jae-myung, was stabbed in the neck by an unidentified knife-wielding man who attempted to kill him during his visit to the southeastern city of Busan, police said. Lee, 59, the head of the main opposition
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — The US Navy is pulling the world’s largest warship, sent to the eastern Mediterranean Sea after Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel, back to the United States as it reevaluates its global force requirements, the US Sixth Fleet said in a statement Monday. The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford will head back to
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Many new developments, changes, and events are set to make the new year 2024 very special around the Coachella Valley. News Channel 3’s Jeff Stahl contacted every city around the Coachella Valley to find out what we should look forward to, or want to know about in this new year ahead. Full coverage here of 2023: The
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A baby boy was born on January 1st, 4:04 a.m. at JFK Memorial Hospital in Indio. His name is Gian Navarrete. Proud father, Daniel Aguirre is stunned at his new son’s early achievement. Baby Gian Navarrete is the first baby born in the desert in 2024. “I was telling Stephanie that it’s gonna be history for
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It’s a happy new year for Coachella Valley Firebirds fans. The team is starting 2024 hot. The desert’s hometeam is in Calgary celebrating a dominating win over the top team in the AHL Pacific Division, the Calgary Wranglers. The game ended with the Firebirds victorious, 6-1. Ales Stezka made 29 saves in the victory that
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The 35th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival will return to the desert this week, and will screen 179 films from 74 countries, including 47 premieres (8 World, 3 International, 12 North American, and 24 U.S.) from January 4-15, 2024. The festival’s opening night will be the U.S. Premiere of Wicked Little Letters directed by
Continue ReadingROCHESTER, New York (AP) — Police are investigating after a fiery two-vehicle collision killed two people and injured five others in Rochester, New York, early on New Year’s Day. Officials say a Ford Expedition struck a Mitsubishi Outlander, sending both vehicles through a group of pedestrians in a crosswalk. Investigators say once the flames were
Continue ReadingSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was attacked and injured by an unidentified man during a visit Tuesday to the southeastern city of Busan, emergency officials said. Busan’s emergency office said Lee was attacked as he visited the construction site of a new airport in the city. It said Lee,
Continue ReadingBy HIRO KOMAE and YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press WAJIMA, Japan (AP) — A series of powerful earthquakes hit western Japan, leaving at least eight people dead and damaging buildings, vehicles and boats, with officials warning people in some areas on Tuesday to stay away from their homes because of a risk of more strong quakes.
Continue ReadingBy Gawon Bae, Yoonjung Seo and Nectar Gan, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea’s main opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung is recovering from surgery after being stabbed in the neck during a visit to the southern city of Busan on Tuesday. Lee underwent a vein reconstruction surgery and is recovering in the intensive
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard was back in the Los Angeles Clippers’ lineup Monday night for the first time since before Christmas. The Clippers were hosting the Miami Heat to open the new year. Leonard missed four games with a left hip contusion. The team went 2-2 in his absence. He got hurt during
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