A 42-year-old man suspected of a commercial burglary in Palm Desert, and other burglaries across the Coachella Valley, was behind bars today on a $100,000 bail bond. The Indio resident was arrested Thursday night on suspicion of burglary, according to Sgt. Rovann Cleveland of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. In addition to Palm Desert, he’s
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer ChatGPT-maker Open AI said Friday it has pushed out its co-founder and CEO Sam Altman after a review found he was “not consistently candid in his communications” with the board of directors. “The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI,” the artificial intelligence company
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer ChatGPT-maker Open AI said Friday it has pushed out its co-founder and CEO Sam Altman after a review found he was “not consistently candid in his communications” with the board of directors. “The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI,” the artificial intelligence company
Continue ReadingBy DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer Veterinary laboratories in several states are investigating an unusual respiratory illness in dogs, and encouraging people to take basic precautions to keep their pets healthy as veterinarians try to pin down what’s making the animals sick. Oregon, Colorado and New Hampshire are among the states that have seen cases
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Colorado judge has found that former President Donald Trump engaged in insurrection related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol but rejected an effort to keep him off the state’s primary ballot because it’s unclear whether a Civil War-era Constitutional amendment applies to
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A Colorado judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump “engaged in an insurrection” on January 6, 2021, but rejected an attempt to remove him from the state’s 2024 primary ballot, finding that the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist ban” doesn’t apply to presidents. The major decision issued Friday by Colorado
Continue ReadingBy KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Officials say a shooter killed one person Friday in the lobby of New Hampshire’s psychiatric hospital and then was fatally shot by a state trooper. The shooter and victim were not identified and further details weren’t immediately available. New Hampshire Hospital is the state’s only psychiatric
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The 9th annual Cathedral City International Hot Air Balloon Festival and Food Truck Fiesta got underway today with a balloon launch at the Agua Caliente Casino. At around 6 a.m. Friday, spectators began to gather around and indulge in coffee and donuts by Chaka Donuts at the casino, 32250 Bob Hope Drive. The balloons were
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Republicans battling to be their party’s alternative to former President Donald Trump came together Friday for a different kind of cattle call Friday, bringing personal and emotional stories to what an influential Iowa Christian organization billed as a friendly conversation. Three candidates — Florida
Continue ReadingBy MARK M. MENGONFIA Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberian President George Weah has conceded defeat after nearly complete provisional results showed challenger Joseph Boakai won this week’s runoff election. In an address to the nation late Friday, Weah said that “the Liberian people have spoken and we have heard their voice.” He urged
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Despite gains in the regional economy, Riverside County’s unemployment rate ticked up last month, according to figures released today by the California Employment Development Department. The countywide jobless rate in October, based on preliminary EDD estimates, was 5.2%, compared to 5.1% in September. According to figures, the October rate was roughly a percentage point
Continue ReadingBy ALI SWENSON Associated Press Moms for Liberty has reported $2.1 million in total revenue in 2022. That’s more than five times what the conservative “parental rights” nonprofit made in its inaugural year in 2021, according to a tax filing provided to The Associated Press on Friday. The dramatic increase was made possible primarily through
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Federal safety officials have started an investigation into a Chicago commuter train crash that left almost 40 people injured. Jennifer Homendy, chairperson of the National Transportation Safety Board, said during a news conference Friday that a team of seven investigators from her agency has started documenting the scene of the crash. She
Continue ReadingBy SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s Attorney General’s office has formally requested that President-elect Bernardo Arévalo and his vice president be stripped of their immunity so it can investigate them for allegedly encouraging the student occupation of the country’s only public university. Cultural Heritage prosecutor Ángel Saúl Sánchez had announced
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Two transgender boys are suing the University of Missouri over its decision to stop providing gender-affirming care to minors over concerns that a new state law could create legal issues for its doctors. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in federal court. It alleges that the university is discriminating against the
Continue ReadingBy ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas education board has approved new textbooks but called on some publishers to change their depictions of fossil fuels in the U.S.’s biggest oil and gas state. The vote Friday came after Republicans on the Texas State Board of Education said the books were too
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer U.S. health officials said at least 43 people have been sickened in 15 states by salmonella linked to certain whole and cut cantaloupes and pre-cut fruit products. Seventeen people have been hospitalized. Officials in Canada are investigating an outbreak involving the same strain of salmonella in cantaloupe. Several brands
Continue ReadingBy ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Court records say an Indiana man accused of intimidating and harassing GOP U.S. Rep Jim Banks and his family has been sentenced to probation. Aaron L. Thompson has pleaded guilty to a felony charge of intimidation with the threat to commit a forcible felony and one misdemeanor
Continue ReadingBALLSTON SPA, N.Y. (AP) — The man accused of kidnapping a 9-year-old girl from a state park in upstate New York park has been charged with sexually assaulting her. Craig N. Ross Jr. was initially charged with first-degree kidnapping in the abduction of the girl on Sept. 30. An indictment made public Friday adds four
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump’s civil fraud case has denied his bid for a mistrial. In a ruling Friday, Judge Arthur Engoron rejected claims from the former president’s lawyers that the proceedings are infected with political bias. Trump’s lawyers had argued that
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