California Gov. Gavin Newsom says Los Angeles highway closed after fire to reopen no later than Tuesday
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom says Los Angeles highway closed after fire to reopen no later than Tuesday.
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Rancho Mirage accepting applications to fill city council vacancy
Rancho Mirage is accepting applications from qualified candidates to fill the city council vacancy following Richard Kite’s resignation. “The City Council is now seeking a qualified individual to fill a vacancy on the Rancho Mirage City Council. Interested individuals may submit their application to the City Clerk’s office on or before 5:00 p.m. on November
Continue ReadingTexas man executed for 2001 killing of 5-year-old girl abducted from a store
By JUAN A. LOZANO and MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man has been executed for abducting a 5-year-old girl from a Walmart store in 2001, strangling her and setting her body on fire. Fifty-three-year-old David Renteria received a lethal injection Thursday evening at the Texas penitentiary in Huntsville for the
Continue ReadingBackpage founder convicted of 1 count of money laundering. Arizona jury deadlocks on 84 other counts
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Michael Lacey, a founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com, was convicted Thursday on a single count of money laundering and acquitted on another. But an Arizona jury deadlocked on 84 other counts against him in a case that alleged he participated in a scheme to sell
Continue ReadingBackpage founder convicted of 1 count of money laundering. Arizona jury deadlocks on 84 other counts
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Michael Lacey, a founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com, was convicted Thursday on a single count of money laundering and acquitted on another. But an Arizona jury deadlocked on 84 other counts against him in a case that alleged he participated in a scheme to sell
Continue ReadingCalifornia scientists seek higher pay in 3-day strike drawing thousands of picketers
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — More than 1,000 state scientists in California took to the picket line Thursday on day two of a three-day strike, calling for higher wages for work they say often goes unrecognized in a state that sets environmental policy trends on the national and global
Continue ReadingCalifornia scientists seek higher pay in 3-day strike drawing thousands of picketers
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — More than 1,000 state scientists in California took to the picket line Thursday on day two of a three-day strike, calling for higher wages for work they say often goes unrecognized in a state that sets environmental policy trends on the national and global
Continue ReadingCornell, Columbia and UPenn among 7 schools facing Education Dept. probe over allegations of antisemitism and Islamophobia
By Rene Marsh and Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Department of Education has launched investigations into seven schools, including Cornell University, Columbia University and University of Pennsylvania, after receiving complaints about alleged incidents of antisemitism and Islamophobia. The investigations include five antisemitism cases and two Islamophobia cases. They are the first investigations of this kind by
Continue ReadingAlabama inmate executed for the shooting death of man in 1993 robbery
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has executed an inmate for the shooting death of a man during a 1993 robbery. Officials say 49-year-old Casey McWhorter was executed Thursday by lethal injection at a southwest Alabama prison. McWhorter was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death for the death of
Continue ReadingChina’s Xi is courting Indo-Pacific leaders in a flurry of talks at a summit in San Francisco
By DIDI TANG Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping is expanding his diplomatic efforts to build more partnerships with Indo-Pacific leaders after his meeting with President Joe Biden at a time of intensifying competition with the United States. Xi held individual talks on Thursday with the leaders of Mexico, Peru, Fiji,
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Cillian Murphy to receive Desert Palm Achievement Award at Palm Springs Film Festival
Cillian Murphy will receive the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor, at the Palm Springs International Film Festival for his performance as physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. A staggering global cinematic phenomenon which has earned almost $1 billion worldwide, writer-director Christopher Nolan’s record-shattering epic thriller, Oppenheimer, propels audiences into the paradox of the
Continue ReadingBackpage founder Michael Lacey convicted of 1 money laundering count
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Michael Lacey, a founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com, was convicted Thursday on a single count of money laundering and acquitted on another. But an Arizona jury deadlocked on 84 other counts against him in a case that alleged he participated in a scheme to sell
Continue ReadingCalifornia professor charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Jewish demonstrator
By JOHN ANTCZAK and JULIE WATSON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California college professor was charged Thursday with involuntary manslaughter and battery in the death of a Jewish protester during demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas war. Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko said in a statement that both charges have special allegations that
Continue ReadingCalifornia professor charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Jewish demonstrator
By JOHN ANTCZAK and JULIE WATSON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California college professor was charged Thursday with involuntary manslaughter and battery in the death of a Jewish protester during demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas war. Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko said in a statement that both charges have special allegations that
Continue Reading‘They called me a slave’: Witness testimony exposes alleged RSF-led campaign to enslave men and women in Sudan
By Nima Elbagir, Barbara Arvanitidis, Alex Platt, Tamara Qiblawi and Pallabi Munsi, CNN Adre, Chad (CNN) — Mahdi, 16, was blindfolded when a strange man felt for his biceps. He was looking for a “strong” boy to use as a farmhand. The size of his muscles helped the man determine Mahdi’s price as he bought
Continue ReadingMassachusetts lawmakers fail to approve $250M in emergency shelter aid
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Legislature has wrapped up its formal session without a deal on a supplemental budget. The $2.8 billion spending bill includes hundreds of millions of dollars to address the state’s overburdened emergency shelters. Both the House and Senate bills would steer $250 million toward the shelter system. Lawmakers were unable to
Continue ReadingA Ghana reparations summit agrees on a global fund to compensate Africans for the slave trade
By FRANCIS KOKUTSE Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Delegates at a reparations summit in Ghana have agreed to establish a Global Reparation Fund to push for overdue compensation for millions of Africans enslaved centuries ago during the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The agreement announced Thursday adds to the growing demands for reparations after about 12
Continue ReadingWhat to know about grand jury evidence on actor Alec Baldwin and the 2021 fatal film set shooting
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors are preparing to present evidence to a grand jury against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie in New Mexico. A grand jury did not take up the case Thursday and a decision on
Continue ReadingWhat to know about grand jury evidence on actor Alec Baldwin and the 2021 fatal film set shooting
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors are preparing to present evidence to a grand jury against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie in New Mexico. A grand jury did not take up the case Thursday and a decision on
Continue ReadingCalifornia scientists seek higher pay in three-day strike drawing thousands of picketers
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — More than 1,000 state scientists in California took to the picket line Thursday on day two of a three-day strike, calling for higher wages for work they say often goes unrecognized in a state that sets environmental policy trends on the national and global
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