With the holiday season in full swing, there’s no shortage of activities throughout the nine valley cities. We have a closer look at tree lighting ceremonies from the East to the West ends of the valley. Here’s the coveted Christmas list: Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage Tree Lighting Ceremony, November 28 Coachella Christmas Tree Lighting, City Hall
Continue ReadingBy MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s prison system unfairly punished more than 2,000 prisoners after tests of suspected contraband substances falsely tested positive for drugs according to a report released Thursday by state Inspector General Lucy Lang. Flawed testing of suspected drugs were used to put many prisoners
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bronny James has been cleared by doctors for a full return to basketball four months after suffering a cardiac arrest, and the Southern California freshman is expected to make his collegiate debut soon — with his father saying he wouldn’t miss it. A James family
Continue ReadingCNN By Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken (CNN) — For nearly a decade, US Coast Guard leaders have concealed a critical report that exposed racism, hazing, discrimination and sexual assault across the agency. The 2015 “Culture of Respect” study, a copy of which was obtained by CNN, documented how employees complained of a “boys will
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is hosting Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço in the Oval Office as he seeks to reaffirm his commitment to Africa. Thursday’s meeting comes as two devastating wars consume much of the Biden administration’s foreign policy focus. The White House meeting
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Two Nevada state troopers were killed Thursday when they were struck by a vehicle while helping another driver, authorities said. Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said a suspect had been taken into custody hours after the crash, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. “It’s a terrible, terrible tragedy to have these
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Ayer en la corte de Indio se declararon culpables un hombre y una mujer acusados de ser cómplices del asesinato de Jesús Hernandez de 35 años quien fue encontrado muerto en Thermal dentro de un vehículo incendiado en julio del 2022. Por lo que Irineo Lagunes de 58 años será sentenciado el 30 de enero
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A lawsuit by Daryl Hall over John Oates’ plan to sell his share of the Hall & Oates duo’s joint venture without the other’s permission has gone in front of a judge. The jurist in Nashville said Thursday he will decide later in the day whether
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The final member in a migrant smuggling ring that was responsible for the deaths of 39 Vietnamese immigrants who suffocated in a shipping container in 2019 has been sentenced by a London judge to seven years in prison. Caolan Gormley of Northern Ireland claimed he thought he
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — In a story published Nov. 29, 2023, about dams on the Snake River in Washington state, The Associated Press erroneously reported there is no rail link to Lewiston, Idaho. The city is served by a railroad.
Continue ReadingBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A Paraguayan government official has been replaced after it was revealed that he signed a memorandum of understanding with representatives of a fugitive Indian guru’s fictional country, who also appear to have duped several local officials in the South American country. The revelation sparked a scandal — and lots of
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El concilio de Cathedral City votó unánimemente para declarar de nuevo estado de emergencia por la tormenta del 20 de agosto debido a que aún se están realizando labores de remoción de tierra y escombro, además la declaratoria le da a la ciudad la flexibilidad de aprobar proyectos para lidiar con las secuelas de la
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Los bomberos trabajaron 30 minutos ayer a las 11 de la noche para sofocar un incendio que devoro varias palmas en el área de La Quinta Cove cerca de la calle Einsehower y la Avenida 52 donde las llamas se extendieron a una vivienda, por fortuna el fuego fue controlado y nadie resultó herido.
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a challenge for all new parents: Getting enough sleep while keeping a close eye on their newborns. For some penguins, it means thousands of mini-catnaps a day, researchers discovered. Chinstrap penguins in Antarctica need to guard their eggs and chicks around-the-clock in crowded, noisy colonies.
Continue ReadingBy DIANE JEANTET and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — City lawmakers in Brazil passed what appears to be the nation’s first legislation written entirely by artificial intelligence — after they were kept in the dark about its unprecedented origin. The experimental ordinance was passed last week in the southern city of
Continue ReadingBy Ted Barrett and Morgan Rimmer, CNN Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama signaled that he is backing off of his hold on all top military nominees – as soon as next week – and will instead be focusing his blockade on a smaller number of nominees he characterized as “woke.” The move comes after
Continue ReadingCNN By MJ Lee, Alex Marquardt, Kaitlan Collins and Becky Anderson, CNN Washington and Dubai (CNN) — A deal to extend a truce between Israel and Hamas into Thursday went down to the wire after Hamas declined for hours to produce a list of hostages that had 10 women and children on it – a
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The Ironman Indian Wells returns to the desert on Sunday. The Coachella Valley is expecting economic benefits from the weekend. The influx of tourism is projected to bring $10 million-$12 million to the area, according to Ironman officials. This year’s race has the highest number of registered participants since its inception in 2018. Over 3,200
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER and COURTNEY BONNELL Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The OPEC oil cartel led by Saudi Arabia and allied producers including Russia made another big swipe at propping up lagging crude prices Thursday, expanding some output cuts into next year and bringing up-and-coming oil supplier Brazil into the fold. Lower oil prices have
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij’s first TV series was the meta, sci-fi, just-go-with-it, wild ride “The OA,” which had a passionate fan base but was canceled by Netflix after two seasons. They’re back with “A Murder at the End of the World” for FX on Hulu, a whodunnit set in
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