LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles FC has signed head coach Steve Cherundolo to a multi-year contract extension after he led the club to two MLS Cup finals and one championship in his first two seasons. LAFC didn’t disclose the terms or length of the deal announced Wednesday. The club also agreed to extensions with
Continue ReadingBy VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The federal government has closed railroad crossings in two Texas border towns, raising concerns about the potential impact on cross-border trade. Customs and Border Protection announced Sunday that it would temporarily stop railroad operations in Eagle Pass and El Paso starting Monday. It did not say
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An Austin, Texas, police officer has been indicted for deadly conduct in the fatal shooting of a man standing on his own front porch. A grand jury indicted Officer Daniel Sanchez on Wednesday in Rajan Moonesinghe’s death. Video and audio show officers arriving at Moonesinghe’s home in November 2022 and telling
Continue ReadingBy DÉBORA REY and ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Protests against austerity and deregulation measures announced by newly elected President Javier Milei went off relatively peacefully in Argentina’s capital Wednesday, after a government warning against blocking streets. Around the start of the protest, which drew thousands of marchers, police briefly scuffled
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The Southern California Association of Governments has identified about 1,900 transportation improvement projects for the Inland Empire over the next 25 years, officials said today. SCAG released its draft Connect SoCal 2024 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy last month as a long-term vision for transportation investments throughout the six-county region, which comprises Imperial, Los Angeles,
Continue ReadingBy ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Pro Picks is a weekly column where AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi shares his picks for upcoming games. For all previous Pro Picks, head here. ___ Rebuilding the Rams took less than one season. Sean McVay has Los Angeles in the mix for an NFC wild-card spot
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — It was a loaded diaper, but not like you would think. Security officers found 17 bullets concealed inside a disposable baby diaper Wednesday at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, the Transportation Security Administration said. Officers pulled the otherwise clean diaper from a passenger’s carry-on bag after it triggered an alarm in an
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In high school just a few miles away from where she became a surprising Stanford star, Hannah Jump worked tirelessly to develop her quick release and signature hop she takes when releasing a 3-point shot. All of those things have helped make her elite from
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — President Joe Biden says it’s “self-evident” that Donald Trump is an insurrectionist but demurs on whether he should be barred from the ballot in next year’s election. He made the comments after landing in Milwaukee on Tuesday, the day after the Colorado Supreme Court
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to stand down from a dispute over whether he can be prosecuted on charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 election results. Special counsel Jack Smith’s team last week urged the
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Tara Silva has been a teacher for 29 years and currently teaches AP Biology and Anatomy at Shadow Hills High School in Indio. Silva was thrilled to accept the One Class At A Time Award, after she was nominated by her mother. The award is made possible through News Channel 3’s partnership with the Walter
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Palm Springs International Airport and Agua Caliente Casinos announced a naming rights sponsorship agreement today, with the airport’s RJ concourse to be renamed the Agua Caliente Concourse. “This announcement is just one of the many `firsts’ PSP hopes to achieve,” PSP Executive Director of Aviation Harry Barrett said in a statement. “Our partnership with Fuse
Continue ReadingVariety will honor “Ferrari” actor Penélope Cruz with the Creative Impact in Acting Award during the upcoming Palm Springs International Film Festival. The award will be presented as part of Variety’s annual 10 Directors to Watch and Creative Impact Awards brunch presented by DIRECTV on Jan. 5 at the Parker Palm Springs. Credit: Tabercil /
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Colorado prosecutor says two paramedics failed to properly care for Elijah McClain when they overdosed the Black man with a sedative that he didn’t need. The 23-year-old massage therapist died after being stopped and forcibly restrained by police officers and then injected with ketamine in 2019
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Legalized sports betting continued its expansion this year while also factoring into scandals in college athletics and suspensions in the NFL for players who violated the league’s gambling policy. Six states either passed legislation to legalize sports wagering or allowed sportsbooks to begin accepting bets.
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Oil companies have offered $382 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico after courts rejected the Biden administration’s plans to scale back the sale to protect an endangered whale species. Wednesday’s auction was the last of several offshore oil and gas lease
Continue ReadingMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge says she won’t immediately hand down a ruling on whether Ja Morant’s legal team successfully argued that the NBA star is immune from being sued by a teenager he punched during a pickup game in 2022. The Commercial Appeal reports Shelby County Circuit Court Judge Carol Chumney said
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET and ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says a contentious immigration bill backed by the far right is imperfect and needs some fixes but is “what the French wanted.” He said Wednesday it doesn’t represent a far-right victory and is “the fruit of a compromise” after his
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will hear arguments in February on whether the Environmental Protection Agency can continue enforcing its anti-air-pollution “good neighbor” rule in 10 states. The rule is an effort to restrict smokestack emissions from power plants and other industrial sources that burden downwind areas with smog-causing
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City lawmakers have passed a bill meant to ban solitary confinement in the city’s jails. The bill places a four-hour limit on isolating inmates who pose an immediate risk of violence to others or themselves in “de-escalation” units. Only those involved in violent incidents
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