Un voraz incendio se registró ayer a las 8 de la mañana cerca de la calle Palm Drive en Desert Hot Springs donde las llamas devoraron basura y varios vehículos. Los bomberos controlaron las llamas en dos horas, pero permanecieron en el área por más tiempo para asegurarse que con el fuerte viento el fuego
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Hamas on Tuesday appeared close to a deal to temporarily halt their devastating six-week war for dozens of hostages being held in the Gaza Strip to be freed in exchange for Palestinians in Israeli prisons. But as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS RICCARDI and JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has long praised a particular type of foreign leader — men he describes as “tough” and “strong,” even if they have chipped away at their countries’ democratic norms. The former president and GOP front-runner is now celebrating the newly elected leader
Continue ReadingEn la corte de Indio fue sentenciado uno de seis sujetos acusados de matar a un hombre de Palm Springs en el 2008 para beneficiarse financieramente. Se trata de Miguel Bustamante quien ha sido declarado culpable en dos juicios y fue condenado a cadena perpetua sin derecho a libertad condicional. Mientras que pospusieron la sentencia
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says it’s very concerned that Iran may provide ballistic missiles to Russia for use in the war against Ukraine. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby says it would be a disastrous development for the Ukrainian people if that were to happen. Kirby says Iran
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. is resuming construction on a Michigan electric vehicle battery plant that the company postponed two months ago during a strike by the United Auto Workers union. But the automaker says that due to slowing electric vehicle sales growth, it will scale back the factory’s size, cutting the number of
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Anna Eshoo, a Democrat representing parts of California’s Silicon Valley, announced Tuesday that she will not run for reelection next year, marking the end of her more than three decades in Congress. “I’m choosing this beautiful season of Thanksgiving to announce that I will not be
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Anna Eshoo, a Democrat representing parts of California’s Silicon Valley, announced Tuesday that she will not run for reelection next year, marking the end of her more than three decades in Congress. “I’m choosing this beautiful season of Thanksgiving to announce that I will not be
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press A federal judge has ruled that the Kansas Highway Patrol must stop using a tactic known as the “Kansas Two-Step” to detain out-of-state drivers long enough to find a reason to search their vehicles for illegal drugs. The judge granted a permanent injunction Monday after ruling in July that the
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Momentos de pánico se vivieron ayer en una cafetería ubicada cerca del Hwy 111 y El Paseo en Palm Desert donde reportaron un pleito, al llegar la policía vieron a un individuo armado con un cuchillo y les dijo que no quería que lo llevaran a la cárcel, durante la negociación para se entregara se
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As much as 1.1 million gallons of oil may have been discharged into the Gulf of Mexico from a pipeline system off Louisiana’s southeast coast. Federal officials said Tuesday that the pipeline has been shut down, but authorities were still trying to determine the exact location
Continue ReadingDos personas murieron en un aparatoso accidente ocurrido ayer a las 8:25 de la mañana sobre el Hwy 243 que conecta con el Hwy 62 en el alto desierto donde el conductor de un vehículo invadió los carriles contrarios y chocó de frente con un auto en el que una mujer de 33 murió al
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer The Pac-12 has hit the final stretch of what may be the conference’s final season. It’s been a wild ride so far, with two teams in contention for the College Football Playoff and the second spot in the Pac-12 championship game against No. 4 Washington still up for grabs.
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press Thanksgiving may be a time for Americans to come together, but opinion is divided over what’s on the crowded dinner table. We mostly agree on the deliciousness of pumpkin pie, say, but are split over the eternal turkey question of dark meat versus white meat. And don’t
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s top court has ruled that riders for one of the country’s biggest meal delivery companies don’t have collective bargaining rights because they aren’t employees. It’s a setback for gig economy workers pushing for better pay and working conditions. The Supreme Court’s ruling Tuesday came in a
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST, GENE JOHNSON and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has dealt a massive blow to Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. The company’s founder, Changpeng Zhao, pleaded guilty to a felony charge Tuesday related to his failure to prevent money laundering on the platform. Binance also agreed to
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco and Rene Marsh, CNN Washington (CNN) — The University of Tampa and a Florida school district, Hillsborough County Schools, are the latest schools to face an investigation by the Department of Education related to alleged incidents of discrimination. The investigations were made public Tuesday by the department, which added them to an online list of
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says it’s very concerned that Iran may provide ballistic missiles to Russia for use in the war against Ukraine. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby says it would be a disastrous development for the Ukrainian people if that were to happen. Kirby says Iran
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La policía arrestó a cuatro sujetos que robaron artículos de un almacén de Indio de donde se llevaron también las cenizas de un niño que murió cuando tenía un año. Los sospechosos son Taylor Spencer, Víctor Bañuelos, Juan Carlos Molina y Wally Valencia, el robo fue el 7 y 8 de noviembre en los almacenes
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea claims it has successfully placed a military spy satellite into orbit. The North’s space authorities said in a statement Wednesday that its launch vehicle placed the Malligyong-1 satellite into orbit on Tuesday night. The North’s claim couldn’t be independently confirmed
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