There was no word on what sparked a 2.5-acre brush fire in Banning over the weekend. It was reported Sunday after 5:00 p.m. in the area of W. Westward and Sunset Avenues. Cal Fire investigators said the blaze was contained around 6:15 p.m. There were no injuries reported.
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds fall to 6-4 on the season after losing both games over the weekend at home. First it was Calgary and then Tucson on Sunday night, who recorded 49 shots on the Birds. Tucson got out to a 2-0 lead in the first period on goals from Arku Raty and Milos Kelemen.
Continue ReadingBy JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine court has ordered the release on bail of a former senator jailed more than six years ago on drug charges she said were fabricated to muzzle her investigation of then-President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal crackdown on illegal drugs. drugs. drugs. The European Union Parliament, some
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Thousands of people appear to have fled from Gaza’s largest hospital as Israeli forces and Palestinian militants battle outside its gates, but hundreds of patients, including dozens of babies at risk of dying because of a lack of electricity, remained inside,
Continue ReadingBy Hamdi Alkhshali, Jo Shelley, Helen Regan, Abeer Salman and Kareem Khadder, CNN (CNN) — Premature babies at Gaza’s largest hospital are being wrapped in foil and placed next to hot water in a desperate bid to keep them alive in “catastrophic” conditions, the hospital director has warned, as Israeli firepower pounds surrounding streets and
Continue ReadingPEARLAND, Texas (AP) — Police say three children and two adults were shot at a Texas flea market, with a 10-year-old boy later dying at a hospital. The Pearland Police Department says two people who did not know each other argued and exchanged gunfire inside Cole’s Flea Market. Police officers responded to the call about
Continue ReadingCNN By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Iceland has declared a state of emergency and more than 3,000 residents have been urged to evacuate the small, coastal town of Grindavík as the country’s authorities anticipate the imminent eruption of a volcano in its southwestern peninsula. Scientists monitoring the situation, including those at Iceland’s Met Office,
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The Palm Springs Food and Wine Festival took over the Palm Springs Stadium Pavillion for two days. Hundreds of locals and travelers attended the 2-day festival to experience food and wine tasting. There was live music and many opportunities to eat gourmet food from the Coachella Valley and beyond. There were celebrity chefs and wine connoisseurs
Continue ReadingBy RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Can Idi Amin be rehabilitated? The question is animating some in this East African country two decades after the death of one of Africa’s most infamous leaders. Amin, who took power by force in Uganda in 1971 and ruled until he was removed by armed groups
Continue ReadingBy BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Rescuers were digging through dirt and parts of a collapsed road tunnel Monday to reach 40 workers trapped by a landslide at the construction project in northern India. All of the construction workers are safe, police officer Prashant Kumar said, adding that they have been supplied
Continue ReadingBy Radina Gigova and Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across France on Sunday to call out a sharp rise in antisemitic acts since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. In Paris, an estimated 105,000 demonstrators joined the march, making it the largest mobilization against antisemitism since
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER McDERMOTT and CARLOS MUREITHI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Efforts to create a landmark treaty to end global plastic pollution advance Monday in Nairobi as most of the world’s nations, petrochemical companies, environmentalists and others affected by the pollution gather to discuss draft language for the first time. It’s the third meeting
Continue ReadingBy Aishwarya Iyer, Rhea Mogul and Manveena Suri, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — A frantic effort is underway in northern India to rescue dozens of workers trapped after a mountain tunnel they were helping to construct collapsed on Sunday, leaving them confined behind a pile of rubble with little oxygen and water. As many as
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Davis had 30 points and 13 rebounds, Rui Hachimura scored eight of his 19 points in the final 3:43 and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame LeBron James’ injury absence to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 116-110 on Sunday night. James missed a game for
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Foiled in their longshot bid for an early verdict, Donald Trump’s lawyers will start calling witnesses of their own Monday in the New York civil fraud trial that threatens the former president’s real estate empire. First up: Donald Trump Jr., who’ll be returning to the
Continue ReadingBy STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nikki Haley ‘s presidential campaign will reserve $10 million in television, radio and digital advertising across Iowa and New Hampshire beginning in the first week of December, a massive investment designed to give the former United Nations ambassador an advantage over Florida Gov. Ron
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles motorists should expect traffic snarls during the Monday commute as crews assess how much damage was caused by a raging fire over the weekend that closed a major elevated interstate near downtown, officials said. Hazardous materials teams were clearing burned material from underneath Interstate 10 to make way for
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles motorists should expect traffic snarls during the Monday commute as crews assess how much damage was caused by a raging fire over the weekend that closed a major elevated interstate near downtown, officials said. Hazardous materials teams were clearing burned material from underneath Interstate 10 to make way for
Continue ReadingBy COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — International students attended U.S. universities in surging numbers last year, rebounding from a pandemic slump with the help of a 35% jump in students coming from India, according to a study released Monday. Overall, the number of international students in the U.S. grew by 12% in
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Surrounded by dozens of Democratic donors at a glass art gallery space in Chicago last week, President Joe Biden urged them to look beyond negative poll numbers and feel assured their donations were not being wasted. Then Biden joked to the crowd: “I
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