By Rikki Klaus, CNN (CNN) — A trip to the doctor’s office can be stressful, but many people of color in the US say they also expect to experience discrimination while seeking health care, according to a KFF Survey on Racism, Discrimination and Health released Tuesday. Sixty-percent of Black adults; about half of American Indian, Alaska
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian prosecutors say six people have been detained in connection with an investigation into suspected exports of “sensitive” products and technology that could be banned under sanctions against Russia. The investigation was launched following a tipoff and information provided by U.S. government agencies. Prosecutors said Tuesday that the six were detained during
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Freeway traffic was still slow but clearing following a four-car crash that tied up morning commuters on Interstate 10 in Palm Desert and Indio Tuesday morning. The California Highway Patrol reported a wreck on Interstate 10 westbound in Palm Desert just west of Washington Street at 6:54 a.m. There was one person reportedly stuck in one
Continue ReadingBy AHMED MOHAMED and SAM METZ Associated Press NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — Attorneys for Mauritania’s former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz say he has been sentenced to five years in prison for money laundering and self-enrichment. The verdict wraps up a rare corruption trial in west Africa and closes a chapter in the long trajectory
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A 911 service outage continued Tuesday morning in the City of Indio as residents were being urged to call a backup number to receive emergency assistance. Indio Police told KESQ News Channel 3 Monday evening its emergency calls were being rerouted to the City of Palm Springs 911 emergency dispatch center, then being redirected to Indio’s dispatch center
Continue ReadingBy CNN staff (CNN) — CNN will host two town halls in Iowa next week featuring Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy less than five weeks out from the state’s Republican caucuses, the network announced Tuesday. DeSantis will take the stage on Tuesday, December 12, at 9 p.m. ET from Grand View University
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of tennis great Chris Evert, who won at least one Grand Slam singles championship 13 years in a row (1974-1986). Personal Birth date: December 21, 1954 Birth place: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Birth name: Christine Marie Evert Father: James “Jimmy” Evert, pro tennis instructor
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors say a German man accused of forming an armed group to oppose government measures against the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 has been arrested in Portugal. Prosecutors said Tuesday that the 39-year-old man most recently lived in Bavaria and was charged in June. He is accused along with two others of forming
Continue ReadingBy MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As leaders, officials and activists descend on Dubai for United Nations climate talks to discuss saving Earth, another environmental crisis is nearby. Devastated by a nearly two-month-long assault by Israeli airstrikes and ground fighting, large swaths of Gaza have been flattened, agricultural lands have
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Celine Song’s “Past Lives,” Todd Haynes’ “May December” and Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction” got a leading five nominations, including best feature, from the Film Independent Spirit Awards. Natalie Morales and Joel Kim Booster announced the nominees Tuesday on a YouTube livestream. The Spirit Awards limit eligibility to productions with
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press CVS Health is introducing changes to how its prescription drug pricing model works, and that could lead to some savings for customers starting next year. The health care giant said Tuesday that it will roll out a new reimbursement model designed to make costs more predictable. The company will start offering it
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The highly anticipated trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI arrived a little early after a copy was leaked online. Rockstar Games released its first look for the sixth game of the hugely popular video game series Monday evening — roughly 15 hours before the planned Tuesday morning unveiling — while citing
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s top securities regulator said in an updated statement on Tuesday that it has not detected suspicious trading activity on the Israeli stock exchange in the days leading up to the October 7 Hamas attack. The statement from the Israel Securities Authority (ISA) raises questions about some of the
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has dismissed a case involving a Maine hotel that could have made it harder for people with disabilities to learn in advance whether hotel accommodations meet their needs. Hotels and other business interests had urged the justices to limit the ability of so-called testers to file lawsuits against hotels
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is hanging near its 20-month high Tuesday after a mixed set of reports kept questions alive about whether the U.S. economy can pull off a perfect landing that kills high inflation and avoids a recession. The S&P 500 was 0.1% lower in afternoon
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Volunteers and city workers have removed mementos, signs and other items that accumulated at the sites of the deadliest shootings in Maine history. The effort Tuesday comes as wet, wintry weather sets in and marks a new chapter in the area’s recovery from the Oct. 25
Continue ReadingCNN By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The presidents of Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania and Massachusetts Institute of Technology are facing questions from Congress Tuesday about their responses to alleged incidents of antisemitism on their campuses in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war. “Today, each of you will have a chance to
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — NCAA President Charlie Baker is asking members to make one of the most dramatic shifts in the history of college sports by allowing highly resourced schools to pay some of their athletes. In a letter sent to more than 350 Division I schools
Continue ReadingCNN By Elizabeth Wolfe and Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — The FBI and local authorities are examining the cause of a home explosion that erupted in northern Virginia Monday night as police were trying to execute a search warrant, as well as “concerning” social media posts allegedly made by a suspect who investigators believe was
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The late Gerry Fraley has been honored with the BBWAA Career Excellence Award. The honor was announced Tuesday by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America at the winter meetings. Fraley will be honored during the Hall of Fame’s induction weekend from July 19-22 in Cooperstown, New York. Fraley died in May
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