By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Demonstrators seeking a cease-fire in Gaza blocked bridges on both sides of the U.S. on Thursday, including a major span into San Francisco during a global trade summit involving President Joe Biden and other world leaders. Eighty protesters were arrested on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — A photographer who worked for a newspaper in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez has been found shot to death. Officials said the body of news photographer Ismael Villagómez was found in the driver’s seat of a car just after midnight Thursday. Villagómez’s newspaper, the Heraldo de Juarez, said he
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Eric Kutsenda has taken over as the San Diego Padres temporary control person following the death of owner Peter Seidler. Seidler, who died Tuesday at 63, had been controlling owner since November 2020 when he replaced Ron Fowler, who took over in 2012. Kutsenda is a co-founder and managing partner of
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday made America’s case to national leaders and CEOs attending the Asia-Pacific summit that the United States is committed to high standards in trade and to partnerships that will benefit economies across the Pacific. “We’re not going anywhere,” he
Continue ReadingBy Ben Finley and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Nevada’s attorney general is investigating individuals who acted as fake electors in the state following the 2020 election, a source close to the investigation told CNN. As part of the plot, six Republicans signed false Electoral College certificates in December 2020 for then-President Donald Trump, who
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Authorities today identified a 51-year-old woman who died after running a red light and colliding into another vehicle in Palm Desert last night. She was identified as Monica Villareal of Coachella by the Riverside County coroner’s office.Deputies responded at 9:46 p.m. Wednesday to a report of a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Portola Avenue
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A New York appeals court judge on Thursday temporarily lifted the gag order placed on Donald Trump and his attorneys in his civil fraud trial following an emergency hearing. Associate Justice David Friedman of the First Judicial Department ruled from the bench. In a written order, the judge said:
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday made America’s case to national leaders and CEOs attending the Asia-Pacific summit that the United States is committed to high standards in trade and to partnerships that will benefit economies across the Pacific. “We’re not going anywhere,” he
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas Grand Prix is an absolute spectacle of neon extravagance and Max Verstappen has absolutely no interest in the excess and opulence weaved into Formula One’s first visit to Sin City in 41 years. The reigning three-time Formula One champion called Saturday
Continue ReadingFORT STEWART, Ga. (AP) — The U.S. Army says four family members were found dead inside a home at Fort Stewart in southeast Georgia. A statement from the Army post southwest of Savannah said the bodies of a soldier, her husband and their two children were discovered Wednesday after members of the soldier’s unit requested
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A gag order that barred Donald Trump from commenting about court personnel after he disparaged a law clerk in his New York civil fraud trial was temporarily lifted Thursday by an appellate judge who raised free speech concerns. Judge David Friedman of
Continue ReadingBy TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Hungary qualified for its third straight European Championship after an own-goal in stoppage time in a game marred by violent clashes outside an empty stadium in Bulgaria. Bulgarian fans threw makeshift bombs, stones and plastic bottles at the police and they responded with a water cannon
Continue ReadingBy Tamar Michaelis, CNN (CNN) — A 65-year-old Israeli woman who was kidnapped by Hamas militants on October 7 has been found dead near Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital, the Israeli military said Thursday. The body of Yehudit Waiss, a resident of kibbutz Be’eri, was found by Israeli soldiers in Gaza City and brought back to Israel, the
Continue ReadingBy GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Experts say new steps China has agreed to will eventually reduce the flow of the deadly opioid fentanyl into the U.S., but that alone will not stem the overdose crisis killing Americans at a record rate. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping announced at a meeting Wednesday in
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to a one-year major-league deal with pitcher Ricky Vanasco on Thursday. The 25-year-old was acquired by the Dodgers from the Texas Rangers in exchange for left-hander Luis Valdez on June 1. He spent a month on the 40-man roster before getting outrighted to the minors after
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Las autoridades dieron más información del operativo registrado ayer en la madrugada en el área de la Avenida Monterey y la calle Frank Sinatra en Palm Desert a donde llegaron los agentes del sheriff a investigar el choque de un vehículo y una persona les dijo que vio a un hombre que se subió a
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — A Texas school board voted to reinstate the original cast and script of a local high school’s production of “Oklahoma!” after the school district put restrictions in place for the performance that a parent said cost his transgender student a role in the play. “We understand that our decision does not erase the impact this had on
Continue ReadingBy COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s largest Christian university says it’s fighting a $37.7 million fine brought by the federal government over allegations that it lied to students about the cost of its programs. Grand Canyon University, which enrolls more than 100,000 students mostly in online programs, said it’s filing
Continue ReadingEl juez ordenó un juicio contra un sujeto acusado de provocar un accidente automovilístico en el que murieron tres personas. El acusado es Ricardo Meza de 24 años quien el 28 de diciembre del 2022 conducía su auto a mas de 100 millas por hora cerca de la calle Fred Waring y la Avenida Monterey
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A jury on Thursday convicted the man who broke into former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home last year of federal charges for seeking to hold her hostage and attacking her husband with a hammer. Jurors deliberated for about eight hours before finding
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