By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court is weighing whether to strike down local abortion restrictions by conservative cities and counties at the request of the attorney general for the state where abortion laws are among the most liberal in the country. The high court heard oral
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is pushing toward a vote Wednesday to formally authorize the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden as Republicans rally behind the charged process despite lingering concerns among some in the party that the investigation has yet to produce evidence of misconduct by the president. The
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — The Bank of Japan’s quarterly survey on business sentiment shows large Japanese manufacturers have grown more optimistic in the past several months. It was the third straight quarter of improvements even as the economy contracted in the July-September quarter. The BOJ’s “tankan” quarterly survey measured business
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s pledge to restore American credibility around the globe is at risk during the congressional debate over support for Ukraine. Congress appears unable to reach a deal on funding despite Biden’s insistence that the United States should help defend against a Russian invasion for as
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Riverside County Supervisor Manuel Perez has issued a statement refuting a report that he is resigning from his position. This comes after an article by the Desert Review, based in Imperial County, reporting that Perez will be stepping down due to health issues. “His decision to resign as Supervisor due to his illness leaves a
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s environmental board is set to decide next week whether the state should adopt California-style regulations limiting the sale of new gas-powered vehicles. Supporters say the proposal being considered by the Board of Environmental Protection on Dec. 21 simply accelerates the adoption of electric vehicles. If
Continue ReadingBy MATT BROWN and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — About 7 in 10 Asian American and Pacific Islanders in the United States believe the country is headed in the wrong direction and only about 1 in 10 believe democracy is working “extremely” or “very” well, according to a new poll from AAPI Data
Continue ReadingBy JOVANA GEC and DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press KRALJEVO, Serbia (AP) — When Serbia began talks to join the European Union in 2014, pro-Western Serbs were hopeful the process would set their troubled country on an irreversible path to democratization. A decade later, that optimism is gone, replaced by feelings of betrayal — both toward
Continue ReadingBy MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli soldiers rummaging through private homes in Gaza. Forces destroying plastic figurines in a toy store, or trying to burn food and water supplies in the back of an abandoned truck. Troops with their arms slung around each other, chanting racist slogans as they dance in a
Continue ReadingBy CARA ANNA Associated Press Many sentiments are universal. Many words are not. As 2023 ends, The Associated Press reached out to colleagues around the world for terms that emerged this year and seized or crystalized the popular mood. Some were newsy, some cultural. A couple were kind of delightful. Whatever the language, the emotions
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, Natasha Bertrand and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Washington (CNN) — Standing alongside his Ukrainian counterpart at the White House a little more than a year ago, President Joe Biden vowed American support for Ukraine “as long as it takes.” It’s a commitment he’s long repeated in the 22 months since Russia’s unprovoked invasion.
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Liptak and Natasha Bertrand, CNN Washington (CNN) — Standing alongside his Ukrainian counterpart at the White House a little more than a year ago, President Joe Biden vowed American support for Ukraine “as long as it takes.” It’s a commitment he’s long repeated in the 22 months since Russia’s unprovoked invasion. On
Continue ReadingCNN Opinion by Patrick T. Brown (CNN) – During the 2016 presidential primaries, Sen. Ted Cruz tried a Texas two-step to win the Republican nomination. “The Establishment’s only hope: Trump & me in a cage match. Sorry to disappoint – @realDonaldTrump is terrific,” he tweeted prior to the Iowa caucuses, hoping to bear-hug his way
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Draymond Green keeps losing his temper. Golden State keeps losing basketball games. The Warriors dropped another one on Tuesday night, falling 119-116 to the Phoenix Suns. It was a frustrating evening made worse when Green was ejected once again after hitting Jusuf Nurkic in the face
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Bradner and Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday showed new urgency in taking on Donald Trump, attacking the former president at every turn at a CNN town hall in Iowa with the state’s caucuses less than five weeks away. DeSantis was quick to flip many questions into
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN, JON GAMBRELL, JAMEY KEATEN and SIBI ARASU Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A new compromise floated early Wednesday at United Nations COP28 climate talks called for the world to eventually wean itself off planet-warming fossil fuels in a global rallying cry stronger than proposed days earlier, but with loopholes
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On Tuesday morning, a total of 18 different outstanding high school Class of 2024 seniors from the three desert-area school districts are being recognized at the first Greater Coachella Valley Student of the Month event. The awards were organized by the Riverside County Office of Education, and the school districts include Coachella Valley Unified School
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday ahead of a decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve on interest rates. Benchmarks declined in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Seoul but rose in Tokyo and Sydney. U.S. futures edged higher while oil prices slipped. The Bank of Japan’s quarterly “tankan”
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Thousands of Catholics took part in The Our Lady of Guadalupe Pilgrimage across the Coachella Valley on Tuesday. The Our Lady of Guadalupe Pilgrimage is celebrated globally; many consider the trek to the Virgin Guadalupe in Mexico City as the ultimate honor and sacrifice. After a 5:00 a.m. mass service, the pilgrimage walk will began
Continue ReadingCNN By Devan Cole and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Wandrea “Shaye” Moss’ life changed forever on December 4, 2020, when Rudy Giuliani disseminated conspiracy theories about her online, the former Georgia election worker suing Giuliani for defamation said in federal court Tuesday. “On that day, lies were spread about me and my mom, saying that we
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