By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is walking back an answer she gave to a voter about the reason for the Civil War that didn’t include a mention of slavery. Haley was asked Wednesday at a town hall in Berlin, New Hampshire, what she believed had caused
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — With Caleb Williams watching from the sideline, Miller Moss threw a Holiday Bowl-record six touchdown passes in his first college start and Southern California ended a frustrating season by beating No. 16 Louisville 42-28 Wednesday night. Moss took full advantage of the opportunity he was
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Former US senator and owner of the Milwaukee Bucks Herb Kohl has passed away after a brief illness, the Herb Kohl Foundation announced on Wednesday. He was 88. Kohl, a Wisconsin Democrat and co-founder of the Kohl’s department store chain, served in the US Senate
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Ahead of New Year’s celebrations, the Indio Police Department is reminding residents to avoid any activity that is illegal and dangerous while ringing in 2024. “Don’t spend time with Indio Police Department on New Year’s eve or New Year’s day. Spend it with your family and friends instead,” according to Benjamin Guitron, Public Information Officer
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert announced Wednesday that she will run in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District in 2024 as Republicans look to keep their narrow House majority. Among the most conservative members of the chamber, Boebert had been expected to face a tough reelection bid in Colorado’s 3rd District in
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A Minnesota woman has filed a malpractice lawsuit claiming she was left disfigured after her Eden Prairie dentist performed more than 30 procedures during a single appointment. In a civil lawsuit filed last week against Dr. Kevin Molldrem and Molldrem Family Dentistry in Hennepin County District Court, Kathleen Wilson
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So you got a Christmas gift that you don’t need, doesn’t fit, or isn’t you. Of course, you’re not going to tell the person who gave it to you that you don’t want it. Instead, you head to the store they bought it from and return it. It is peak return season, after all. You
Continue ReadingNEW DELHI (AP) — Police say that a bus caught fire after colliding head-on with a truck on a highway in central India, killing at least 13 people. Police officer Anoop Bhargava says 12 bus passengers died in the blaze and the truck driver was killed by the impact of the collision in Guna district
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — With a third straight trip to the College Football Playoff semifinals, Michigan can’t be considered a Cinderella. However, as coach Jim Harbaugh and some of his players took in a day at Disneyland before resuming preparations for Monday’s Rose Bowl against Alabama, many considered this
Continue ReadingEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Lakers guard Gabe Vincent will be out for at least two more months after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. The Lakers announced that Vincent had the surgery Wednesday. He will be re-evaluated by team doctors in eight weeks. Vincent has appeared in only five games since
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Acting Foreign Minister Mark Dreyfus says two Australian citizens including an alleged Hezbollah fighter have been killed by an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon. Ibrahim Bazzi and his brother Ali Bazzi were killed in the airstrike on Tuesday night in the town of Bint Jbel in
Continue ReadingBy JESSE BEDAYN and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert announced Wednesday she is switching congressional districts, avoiding a likely rematch against a Democrat who has far outraised her and following an embarrassing moment of groping and vaping that shook even loyal supporters. In a Facebook video Wednesday evening, Boebert
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On January 1, a New California law protecting Black youth will go into effect. The law creates an emergency alert system, similar to a Silver Alert or an Amber Alert, that aims to help find missing Black youth between the ages of 12 and 25. According to the bill’s text, the Ebony Alert is “designed
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Lin and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — A champion of the board game Xiangqi, also known as Chinese chess, has had to forfeit his title because of “bad behavior” after winning a tournament, but has denied allegations online and in Chinese state media that he used a sex toy to cheat. Yan Chenglong,
Continue ReadingWTVD By Olivia LaBorde, CNN (CNN) — A civil rights leader says he was kicked out of a North Carolina movie theater while attempting to see “The Color Purple” for trying to use his own chair in the disabled section. Bishop William Barber, 60, said he tried to use the special chair he brought in the disabled
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Just over six years after Yoshinobu Yamamoto watched a playoff game from the raucous Dodger Stadium stands and decided he absolutely had to play in the major leagues one day, the right-hander pulled on his white No. 18 jersey and a blue cap in the
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds take on the San Diego Gulls tonight at Acrisure Arena. They’ll be cheered on by a sold-out arena of more than 10,000 fans. Firebirds officials confirm to News Channel 3 that the game is sold out, making it the team’s fourth sellout of the season. Puck drop is at 7:00 p.m.
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A 32-year-old man suspected of torturing and killing his 6-month-old son in Indio must stand trial for murder, a judge ruled today. Jawhon Sherod Burts was also charged with one felony count each of assault on a child under 8 with great bodily injury resulting in death and torture, according to court records. He also
Continue ReadingCNN By Ali Main, CNN (CNN) — Chris Christie is directly pushing back on calls for him to drop out of the 2024 Republican presidential primary in a new seven-figure ad buy debuting in New Hampshire on Thursday, according to details shared exclusively with CNN. “Some people say I should drop out of this race.
Continue ReadingBy MARIA VERZA and EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican officials moved to clear a migrant encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande river Wednesday as U.S. officials met with Mexico’s president to press for measures to limit a surge of migrants reaching the U.S. southwestern border. Mexico began clearing
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