By DANIEL POLITI and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Argentina’s President-elect Javier Milei met Tuesday with senior Biden administration officials at the White House. It was his first international trip since winning a presidential runoff earlier this month. The office of the right-wing Milei says in a statement that he had a “positive
Continue ReadingBy BILL BARROW and ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Rosalynn Carter was remembered Tuesday as a former U.S. first lady who leveraged her fierce intellect and political power to put her deep Christian faith into action by always helping others, especially those who needed it most. A gathering of first ladies and presidents
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Cold weather is stretching across the US while parts of the East are getting walloped by lake-effect snow. This occurs when cold air blows over warmer lake water, picking up more moisture and often dumping large amounts of snow in a short period of time. Here’s what else
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The 31st Annual Indio International Tamale Festival will be held this weekend with more than 20 live performances, carnival rides, dancing and thousands of tamales. The festival will be held Saturday and Sunday between 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Miles Avenue Park, 82524 Miles Ave. Attendees can expect to experience live music, the
Continue ReadingBy BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court is deliberating whether the Legislature can proceed with its impeachment trial against Philadelphia’s elected progressive prosecutor. The four Democratic and two Republican justices heard arguments on Tuesday. Philadelphia Democratic District Attorney Larry Krasner is challenging Republican lawmakers’ attempt to remove him
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s governor and lieutenant governor have been drawn into a FirstEnergy Corp. investors lawsuit connected to the $60 million bribery scheme concocted by the energy giant and a now-incarcerated House speaker. A copy provided to The Associated Press by his office on Tuesday says Republican
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Sean Lewis, who was stripped of his play-calling duties as Colorado’s offensive coordinator late in the season, is being hired as head coach at San Diego State, a person with knowledge of the situation said Tuesday. The person spoke with The Associated Press on condition
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — A well-known west Philadelphia activist who acknowledged having helped overturn a police car during 2020 protests following the death of George Floyd has been sentenced to a year in prison. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Anthony Smith was sentenced Tuesday following a guilty plea in June to a federal charge of obstructing
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Dorsey, a former police and courts newspaper reporter who found lasting fame as the creator of the crime-comedy novel series starring Serge A. Storms, an energetic fan of Florida history and an ingenious serial killer, has died. He was 62. Dorsey, who published 26
Continue ReadingCNN By Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN Washington (CNN) — In her new book, former Rep. Liz Cheney paints a scathing portrait of the Republican Party, condemning her former colleagues and party leaders as “enablers and collaborators,” who after the 2020 election were “willing to violate their oath to the Constitution out of political expediency and loyalty to Donald Trump.” The
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Reliever Liam Hendriks and outfielder Cody Bellinger were selected Major League Baseball’s Comeback Players of the Year on Tuesday. The pair, both free agents, were chosen in voting by MLB.com beat writers. Hendriks, a 34-year-old right-hander, made his season debut on May 29 following treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He went 2-0
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Computer-generated writers … writing computer-generated stories? Sports Illustrated is the latest media company to see its reputation damaged by being less than forthcoming — if not outright dishonest — about who or what is writing its stories at the dawn of the artificial intelligence age.
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By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has halted the use of spring-loaded traps that disperse cyanide powder to kill coyotes and other livestock predators, a practice wildlife advocates have tried to outlaw for decades due to safety concerns. The M-44 ejector-devices that critics call “cyanide bombs”
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The Board of Supervisors today tentatively approved a bevy of amendments to Riverside County’s short-term rental ordinance, focusing on minimum age, family transfer and related regulations of rental properties in Idyllwild-Pine Cove and the Temecula Valley Wine Country. “This is not perfect, and there are quite a bit of trade-offs,” Supervisor Manuel Perez said. “Maybe
Continue ReadingAUBURN, Calif. (AP) — Margaret Huntley Main, the 1940 Tournament of Roses queen and the oldest living titleholder, has died. She was 102. Main died last Friday in Auburn, California, the Tournament of Roses said in a statement Tuesday. No cause of death was given. She was attending Pasadena City College when she was chosen
Continue ReadingAUBURN, Calif. (AP) — Margaret Huntley Main, the 1940 Tournament of Roses queen and the oldest living titleholder, has died. She was 102. Main died last Friday in Auburn, California, the Tournament of Roses said in a statement Tuesday. No cause of death was given. She was attending Pasadena City College when she was chosen
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Deutsche Bank executive says the bank followed its own guidelines — which include independently verifying information — when deciding to lend Donald Trump’s company hundreds of millions of dollars. David Williams testified Tuesday at Trump’s civil fraud trial. Trump’s lawyers asked anew for the case
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has halted the use of spring-loaded traps that disperse cyanide powder to kill coyotes and other livestock predators, a practice wildlife advocates have tried to outlaw for decades due to safety concerns. The M-44 ejector-devices that critics call “cyanide bombs”
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Charlie Munger, who helped Warren Buffett build Berkshire Hathaway into an investment powerhouse, has died at a California hospital. He was 99. Berkshire Hathaway said in a statement that Munger’s family told the company that he died Tuesday morning at the hospital just over a
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Charlie Munger, who helped Warren Buffett build Berkshire Hathaway into an investment powerhouse, has died at a California hospital. He was 99. Berkshire Hathaway said in a statement that Munger’s family told the company that he died Tuesday morning at the hospital just over a
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