By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The International Olympic Committee says some Russian athletes will be allowed to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The decision removes the option of a blanket ban due to the invasion of Ukraine. It confirms moves the IOC started one year ago to reintegrate Russia and
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press The U.S. Census Bureau wants to change how it asks people about disabilities, and some advocates are complaining that they were not consulted enough on what amounts to a major overhaul in how disabilities would be defined by the federal government. Disability advocates say the change would artificially reduce their
Continue ReadingBy John Blake, CNN (CNN) — It started as a political protest in the nation’s capital over a disputed election, but it quickly turned into an all-out assault. Armed right-wing militia and a mob of enraged demonstrators stormed the building where lawmakers had gathered to vote on a new government. The insurrectionists tried to break
Continue ReadingKISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — An extremely rare white leucistic alligator has been born at a Florida reptile park. Gatorland Orlando said Thursday that the 19.2-inch female slithered out of its shell and into the history books as one of only seven known leucistic alligators, three of which are at the park. The park is asking
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UPDATE: Gene Autry Trail is now open through the Whitewater Wash. The road was reopened shortly after 8:30 a.m. Friday. The Palm Springs Police Department closed Gene Autry Trail between E Via Escuela and Salvia Road through the Whitewater wash Friday morning. Officials say that there is poor visibility on the road there. As of
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The 2023 Major League Soccer season was undeniably the year of Lionel Messi. The World Cup champion and eight-time Ballon d’Or winner arrived at Inter Miami this summer and changed the league. Sales of pink No. 10 jerseys spiked, subscriptions to MLS games on Apple TV surged and
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Scotland’s highest civil court has upheld the British government’s move to block a landmark gender-recognition law passed by the Scottish parliament. The decision underscores the growing divide over local control of legislation in the nations of the United Kingdom. The ruling by the Court of Session in
Continue ReadingNEWARK N.J. (AP) — Authorities in New Jersey say two nurses and a medical resident were stabbed inside a pediatric intensive care unit. The hospital workers suffered cuts and are in stable condition. A woman has been arrested and charged in the violence, which unfolded as a domestic dispute involving two visitors to the unit
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL HILL and MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A man arrested for firing gunshots outside a Jewish temple in upstate New York been federally charged. An FBI spokesperson says Mufid Fawaz Alkhader has been charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. Officials say Alkhader fired two shots outside
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Friday imposed sanctions on 20 people, from Afghanistan to China to Haiti to Iran, accused of violating human rights in their respective nations. The move comes ahead of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, proclaimed by the UN General Assembly
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French actor Gerard Depardieu’s behavior toward women came under renewed scrutiny in France after a documentary showed him repeatedly making obscene remarks and gestures during a 2018 trip to North Korea. The footage, filmed by a professional crew that covered Depardieu’s visit during the 70th anniversary of
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A bicyclist was struck by two cars, one driven by a hit-and-run driver, late Thursday night in Thermal and pronounced dead from his injuries, according to the California Highway Patrol. A statement said a 54-year-old Coachella resident was riding a bicycle southbound on Grapefruit Boulevard, north of Palm Street in Thermal when he was struck first by
Continue ReadingBy LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Regulators on Friday approved two gene therapies for sickle cell disease that doctors hope can cure the painful, inherited blood disorder that afflicts mostly Black people in the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration said the one-time treatments can be used for patients 12 and older with severe forms
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Thursday made his first public appearance outdoors since being stricken by bronchitis two weeks ago, which forced him to cancel a planned trip to the COP-28 climate conference in Dubai. The pope has been steadily recovering, and for the Dec. 8 holiday devoted to Mary kept a traditional appointment
Continue ReadingROMEOVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Police say the suspect in the September shooting deaths of a suburban Chicago family was in a relationship with one of the four people slain and his girlfriend allegedly helped plan the killings. Alberto Rolon, Zoraida Bartolomei, and their two sons, ages 7 and 9, were found shot to death on
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis man who spent 11 years behind bars for a killing before his conviction was overturned is suing the city and detectives who worked on his case, claiming the conviction for a crime he didn’t commit violated his constitutional rights. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Lamont D. Cambell’s
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in Dominica are investigating the killings of a wealthy Canadian businessman and his partner who owned an eco-resort in the eastern Caribbean island. Officials said at a press conference Thursday that two men have been arrested and charged in the slaying of Daniel Langlois and Dominique Marchand. Police
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are drifting higher Friday as Wall Street weighs how to read a report showing the U.S. job market isn’t slowing as much as expected. The S&P 500 was 0.3% higher in afternoon trading and close to extending its weekly winning streak to six. The
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, JULIA FRANKEL and LEE KEATH Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel said Friday that the military was rounding up Palestinian men in northern Gaza for interrogation, searching for Hamas militants, while desperate Palestinians in the south crowded into an ever-shrinking area, and the U.N. warned that its aid operation
Continue ReadingBy THALIA BEATY Associated Press Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $2.1 billion in the past year, she said in an online post, bringing her total reported giving to more than $16 billion since 2019. While previous announcements have included detailed essays about the reasons for her donations, Scott offered only a three-sentence post titled “(Giving Update)”
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