By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matthew Perry died from the acute effects of the anesthetic ketamine, according to the results of an autopsy on the 54-year-old “Friends” actor released Friday. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner said in the autopsy report that Perry also drowned in “the heated
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matthew Perry died from the acute effects of the anesthetic ketamine, according to the results of an autopsy on the 54-year-old “Friends” actor released Friday. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner said in the autopsy report that Perry also drowned in “the heated
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Internet gambling and sports betting set new records in New Jersey in November as the Atlantic City gambling market continues to evolve and become less dependent on physical casinos. New figures released Friday show that over $171 million was won from online table games and
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Originally Published: 15 DEC 23 16:25 ET By Devan Cole, Holmes Lybrand and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A Washington, DC, jury has ordered Rudy Giuliani to pay nearly $150 million to two Georgia election workers for the harm caused by defamatory statements he made about them following the 2020 election. This story is breaking
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is ordering the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier and one other warship to remain in the Mediterranean Sea for several more weeks as Israel’s war with Hamas grinds on. It will be the third time the
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Friday said it was opening a military police investigation into the killing of two Palestinians in the West Bank after an Israeli human rights group posted videos that appeared to show Israeli troops killing the men — one who was incapacitated and the second unarmed
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street drifted through mixed trading on Friday to put a quiet end to another rocking week. The S&P 500 finished nearly unchanged for the day, down 0.36, or less than 0.1%, at 4,719.19. But it’s still hanging within 1.6% of its all-time high set
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, Holmes Lybrand and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A Washington, DC, jury has ordered Rudy Giuliani to pay nearly $150 million to two Georgia election workers for the harm caused by defamatory statements he made about them following the 2020 election. Ruby Freeman was awarded $16,171,000 for defamation and $20 million for
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A jury awarded $148 million in damages on Friday to two former Georgia election workers who sued Rudy Giuliani for defamation over lies he spread about them in 2020 that upended their lives with racist threats and harassment. The damages verdict follows emotional
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal appeals court denied a request on Friday to delay a judge’s decision that North Dakota’s legislative map violates the Voting Rights Act in diluting the voting strength of two Native American tribes. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision comes a week before
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations has requested the US Department of Education investigate the expulsion of a Palestinian American high school student over pro-Palestinian content his mother posted on social media. Jad Abuhamda, 15, was expelled on November 19 from the Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Shohei Ohtani decided to move 30 miles up the I-5 freeway to the Dodgers, he left several massive holes in the Los Angeles Angels. In the heart of their lineup. At the top of their starting rotation. And in the coffers of a franchise
Continue ReadingBy Abeer Salmam, Kareem Khadder and Lucas Lilieholm and Heather Chen, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — An Al Jazeera journalist has died after being badly injured during an Israeli attack in southern Gaza and then forced to wait five hours for medical attention, the network told CNN on Friday. Camera operator Samer Abu Daqqa died of
Continue ReadingBy Brian Todd, Carma Hassan and Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — The mother of the Virginia 6-year-old who shot his first grade teacher in January was sentenced Friday to two years in prison, according to the court in Newport News. Deja Taylor had pleaded guilty to a state charge of felony child neglect in August.
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have long viewed Saturn’s moon Enceladus, which harbors an ocean beneath its thick, icy shell, as one of the best places to search for life beyond Earth. Now, a new analysis of data collected by NASA’s Cassini mission, which orbited Saturn and its moons between 2004 and 2017,
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The Treasury Department is spelling out the rules for tax credits designed to stimulate production of sustainable aviation fuel. That’s fuel that creates fewer greenhouse gas emissions than conventional fuel made from fossil fuels. Environmentalists said Friday they are concerned that the guidelines could boost fuel made from corn
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Una persecución policiaca provocó pánico ayer desde la 1 de la tarde cuando un agente del sheriff vio un auto con reporte de robo en el área de Dillon Road y la calle Palm Drive en Desert Hot Springs donde le ordenó detenerse al conductor quien aceleró y se metió al freeway 10 y en
Continue ReadingBy Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Seven weeks into Israel’s ground operation in Gaza, one of the key challenges facing the Israeli military is the labyrinth of Hamas tunnels that it says spans the entirety of the Strip. In an effort to destroy the underground network, Israel has begun flooding some of Gaza’s tunnels with
Continue ReadingEl Buro de Supervisores del Condado de Riverside dio a conocer que ya hay nuevo registrador de votantes, se trata de Art Tinoco quien tendrá el más alto rango en la oficina de elecciones del condado. Tinoco estuvo en puesto interino por dos meses y fue asistente durante 8 años.
Continue ReadingLa ciudad de Coachella recibió un apoyo de $22 millones de dólares que serán destinados para el proyecto “Coachella Prospera” que consiste en hacer mejoras desde la calle Frederick al Hwy 111 hasta la Avenida 54, parte del dinero se invertirá en proyectos de salud, bienestar y empleados de la ciudad. Además, el alcalde de
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