Pro-Palestinian supporters in the valley rallied together at Congress member Raul Ruiz’s office in Palm Desert in response to an email they were sent about the Isreal Hamas conflict. A local woman passionate about a push for a permanent ceasefire says she was upset at what she read. Below is the email in question that
Continue ReadingCNN Analysis by Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith’s request to the Supreme Court on Monday thrusts the justices into a highly charged situation with a former president who has repeatedly tried to politicize the federal judiciary and use it for his ends. As this case tests Smith’s federal
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN, WAFAA SHURAFA and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s defense minister on Monday pushed back against international calls to wrap up the country’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip, saying the current phase of the operation against the Hamas militant group will “take time.” Yoav Gallant, a member
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America Waukegan, Ill. (AP) — The man accused of killing seven people at a Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago last year has fired his public defenders and told the judge he plans to represent himself at trial. A Lake County judge questioned his decision several times before
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy kicked off a quick visit to Washington on Monday, warning in a speech at a defense university that Russia may be fighting in Ukraine but its “real target is freedom” in America and around the world. He also issued
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A group of lawmakers from New England and Alaska says a federal program that protects the health and wellbeing of commercial fishermen should be expanded to include substance use disorder and worker fatigue. The lawmakers want to expand a federal commercial fishing occupational safety program that
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A jury was sworn in Monday in the federal case that will determine how much Rudy Giuliani might have to pay two Georgia election workers he falsely accused of fraud while pushing Donald Trump’s baseless claims after the 2020 election. The former New
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — The Princess of Wales and her three children are shown packing gift bags for kids in need this holiday season in a new video highlighting the work of local charities supporting young families during Britain’s cost-of-living crisis. Princess Catherine, more widely known as Kate, has promoted programs for young children because of
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — SmileDirectClub is shutting down — just months after the struggling teeth-straightening company filed for bankruptcy protection. That leaves existing customers in limbo. The Nashville, Tennessee, company says its aligner treatment through its telehealth platform is no longer available and customer-care support has also ceased. Little information about refund requests is available
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The mother of convicted drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán has died in the northern state of Sinaloa, according to local media reports. Mexico’s president acknowledged her death and offered his “respect” to the family. The head of Mexico’s state media agency wrote in his social media accounts that
Continue ReadingFORT CALHOUN, Neb. (AP) — The fatal stabbing of a Catholic priest over the weekend inside the church rectory where he lived shocked members of the parish he had led for the past 11 years in a small eastern Nebraska community. The Rev. Stephen Gutgsell died at an Omaha hospital Sunday after he was attacked
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force has disciplined 15 personnel in connection with the massive classified documents leak by an airman earlier this year, concluding that multiple officials intentionally failed to take required action on his suspicious behavior, the Air Force inspector general reported Monday. Massachusetts Air National Guard member
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert will visit two hand specialists on Monday after the Chargers quarterback fractured the index finger on his right hand during the second quarter of Los Angeles’ 24-7 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday. Coach Brandon Staley said Monday morning that he
Continue ReadingBy MARK VANCLEAVE and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press BAYPORT, Minn. (AP) — A 35-year-old man who was sent to prison for the 2004 killing of a man in a Minneapolis flower shop was released after a judge ruled the eyewitness evidence on which his conviction rested was unreliable. Marvin Haynes, who was 16 at the
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — A 52-foot-long (16-meter-long) dead fin whale washed up on a San Diego beach over the weekend and officials said there was no obvious sign of the cause of death. The young female whale was found Sunday in Mission Beach and was later towed out to sea, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.
Continue ReadingBy Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — A New Jersey man was sentenced to eight years in prison after being caught on camera “harassing and using racial slurs against several of his neighbors,” according to a press release from the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office. Edward C. Mathews was sentenced Friday after a police investigation that
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith is asking the Supreme Court to take up and rule quickly on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 election results. A federal judge ruled the case could go forward. But
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s parliament has elected centrist party leader Donald Tusk as prime minister after eight years of stormy conservative rule, paving the way for a new pro-EU government to take power. Tusk became prime minister on Monday, nearly two months after a national election that was won
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press The International Union for Conservation of Nature, the leading tracker of global biodiversity, released their new Red List of Threatened Species on Monday at the United Nations climate conference in Dubai. They evaluated about 157,000 species and found that a little over 44,000 are threatened with extinction. That’s an increase
Continue ReadingSAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The rapper Quando Rondo has been indicted on federal drug charges in Georgia, where he’s also facing gang and drug charges in state court. Jail records show the 24-year-old rapper, whose real name is Tyquian Terrel Bowman, was jailed Saturday in his hometown of Savannah after spending the past six months
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