The City of La Quinta is preparing for thousands of athletes to hit its roads on Sunday for the Ironman 70.3 Indian Wells-La Quinta. City officials take News Channel 3 inside the traffic control center to give us a preview of how they plan to monitor the roads during the race. La Quinta plans to
Continue ReadingOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Athletics left-hander Ken Waldichuk underwent a procedure to remove scar tissue from his pitching elbow to help alleviate pain he experienced after his final start this past season. Waldichuk pitched Sept. 29 on the road against the Los Angeles Angels and then began experiencing discomfort. He was later diagnosed with
Continue ReadingBy Daria Tarasova-Markina and Anna Coren, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian soldier Serhii sits on his hospital bed in a public clinic in central Ukraine. There are small pieces of shrapnel embedded in his legs that the doctors can’t retrieve. Despite the pain, he says he is feeling good. “I can’t believe that now I’m in the hospital, not in the trench. I did
Continue ReadingBy BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A federal judge in Alaska has rejected requests from environmental groups to halt winter construction work for the massive Willow oil project on Alaska’s North Slope while the groups’ legal fight over the drilling project wages on. U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason just last month
Continue ReadingCNN, WABC By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Wow, suddenly Christmas seems right around the corner. If you’re thinking of going old school this year when it comes to your true love, we should warn you that the cost of the dozen gifts outlined in the “Twelve Days of Christmas” song hit
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials are proposing a $31 million recovery plan for Canada lynx to help a snow-dependent wildcat species that scientists say could be wiped out in parts of the contiguous U.S. by the end of the century. The plan released Friday shows lynx populations in New
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (AP) — From underwater drones to electronic warfare, the U.S. is expanding its high-tech military cooperation with Australia and the United Kingdom as part of a broader effort to counter China’s rapidly growing influence in the Indo-Pacific. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with defense chiefs from
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — About 60 credit unions in the US are experiencing outages because of a ransomware attack on an IT provider the credit unions use, a federal agency said Friday. The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), the agency that insures deposits at federally insured credit unions, said in a statement to
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (AP) — From underwater drones to electronic warfare, the U.S. is expanding its high-tech military cooperation with Australia and the United Kingdom as part of a broader effort to counter China’s rapidly growing influence in the Indo-Pacific. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with defense chiefs from
Continue ReadingBy Cheri Mossburg and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Officials in Los Angeles are asking for the public’s help to find a suspect believed to be targeting the homeless community after three unhoused people were fatally shot in their sleep this week. The first killing happened Sunday around 3 a.m. in an alley; the second
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The federal judge presiding over Donald Trump’s election subversion case in Washington, DC, has refused to dismiss the charges against the former president, saying he does not enjoy absolute immunity for what he said and did after the 2020 election. “The court cannot conclude that our
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is not immune from prosecution in his election interference case in Washington, a federal judge ruled Friday, knocking down the Republican’s bid to derail the case charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan’s
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials are proposing a $31 million recovery plan for Canada lynx to help a snow-dependent wildcat species that scientists say could be wiped out in parts of the contiguous U.S. by the end of the century. The plan released Friday shows lynx populations in New
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — A former Colombian military officer accused of injuring dozens, including three U.S. soldiers, in a bombing attack at a Colombian military base has been extradited to South Florida. Court records show that a five-count indictment against 39-year-old Andres Fernando Medina Rodriguez was unsealed Friday in Miami federal court. Court records list another
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — A protester was in critical condition Friday after setting themself on fire outside the Israeli consulate in Atlanta, authorities said. A security guard who tried to intervene was also injured. A Palestinian flag found at the scene was part of the protest, Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said at a news conference.
Continue ReadingBy JOHN DUERDEN Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo walked off the field with the gleeful chants of “Messi, Messi, Messi!” ringing in his ears from delighted Al-Hilal fans. They had just watched their Saudi Pro League team beat the Portugal superstar’s Al-Nassr 3-0 in the Riyadh Derby on Friday. The five-time
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Palm Springs Police say they have arrested a suspect for shooting a man at a home in Palm Springs late Friday morning. The shooting happened on Hermosa Drive north of Racquet Club Drive just before 10:00 a.m. One person was found at the home suffering from a non-life threatening gunshot wound. The victim was taken
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — One of the five former Memphis Police officers charged in the death of Tyre Nichols had incurred some policy violations in a prior prison guard job and faced accusations of excessive force that his department deemed unfounded or unsubstantiated. Demetrius Haley worked for
Continue ReadingOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A former federal correctional officer was sentenced Friday to more than five years in prison for sexually abusing two inmates at a women’s prison in California where the warden and other employees were charged with similar conduct. A federal jury in June found John Russell Bellhouse guilty on two counts of
Continue ReadingOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A former federal correctional officer was sentenced Friday to more than five years in prison for sexually abusing two inmates at a women’s prison in California where the warden and other employees were charged with similar conduct. A federal jury in June found John Russell Bellhouse guilty on two counts of
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