Update 10/17/23 The La Quinta City Council unanimously approved “Amendment Five,” resetting financial penalties for missed deadlines against the developer of the project and bringing in new lenders to address rising interest rates and higher labor and material cost The builders also offered an update on the project at the council meeting, providing new information and
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMYA KULLAB and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Truckloads of aid idled at Egypt’s border with Gaza as residents and humanitarian groups pleaded Monday for water, food and fuel for dying generators, saying the tiny Palestinian territory sealed off by Israel after last week’s rampage by Hamas was
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Two schools in Coachella were temporarily placed on a precautionary lockdown after a shooting nearby. The shooting happened in the area of Highway 111 and 9th Street at around 3:47 p.m. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office told News Channel 3 that the victim said a man pointed a gun at him when he was driving southbound
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE, COLLEEN LONG and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — President Joe Biden will travel to Israel and on to Jordan Wednesday to meet with both Israeli and Arab leadership, as concerns increase that the raging Israel-Hamas war could expand into a larger regional conflict. U.S. Secretary of State Antony
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron have accused each other of taking extreme positions on abortion policy. They wrangled over abortion during a televised debate Monday night in northern Kentucky. Their remarks came against the backdrop of Kentucky’s current law, which bans all
Continue ReadingCNN By Phil Mattingly, Kevin Liptak, Kayla Tausche, MJ Lee, Jennifer Hansler and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — It took an explicit commitment from his Israeli counterpart to open Gaza for humanitarian aid for President Joe Biden to agree to make an extraordinary wartime trip to Tel Aviv. While the trip will amount to a
Continue ReadingBy MANUEL RUEDA BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Israel has suspended security exports to Colombia in an escalating diplomatic spat over online messages by Colombia’s president comparing Israel’s siege of Gaza to the actions of Nazi Germany. Colombian President Gustavo Petro has doubled down on his criticism of Israel and suggested that his country may need
Continue ReadingBy JOSHUA GOODMAN and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Venezuela’s government and opposition have reached an agreement on new electoral conditions that once signed Tuesday will trigger relief from U.S. energy sanctions on President Nicolás Maduro’s administration, according to a person familiar with the outline of deal. Venezuela’s government agreed to
Continue ReadingBy MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government and the rebel group known as FARC-EMC have signed a three-month cease-fire and formally began peace talks. President Gustavo Petro is aiming to pacify rural areas of the country before regional elections later this month. During an event in a small border town on
Continue ReadingWGXA, BIBB COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, CNN By Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — Four inmates, including a man charged with murder, are on the run from authorities after escaping a central Georgia jail through a damaged second-floor window and getting through the perimeter fences, according to authorities. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office said the inmates escaped
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter (CNN) — Amy Coney Barrett on Monday became the latest Supreme Court justice to address ethics concerns, saying that she thought it would be a “good idea” for the justices to adopt a formal code of conduct that would directly bind the justices. Her comments came during
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett says it would be a good idea for the nation’s highest court to adopt a formal code of conduct. But she says there’s already unanimity among the nine justices that they should hold themselves to the highest ethical standards possible.
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Three members of a California family pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy for their role in a ring that shipped $600 million worth of stolen catalytic converters from California to New Jersey, federal prosecutors said. Brothers Tou Sue Vang, 32, and Andrew Vang, 28, along with their mother, Monica Moua, 58, were
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Three members of a California family pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy for their role in a ring that shipped $600 million worth of stolen catalytic converters from California to New Jersey, federal prosecutors said. Brothers Tou Sue Vang, 32, and Andrew Vang, 28, along with their mother, Monica Moua, 58, were
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE L. PRICE and MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina on Monday praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for showing what he called “restraint” after Hamas attacked Israel over a week ago. The Republican presidential candidate said Netanyahu “waited” and showed “patience” and “humanity” in response to
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By Jennifer Hansler, Kevin Liptak, MJ Lee and Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden will make an extraordinary wartime visit to Israel this week as he seeks to demonstrate staunch support for the country as it works to eliminate Hamas while also pressing for ways to ease humanitarian suffering in Gaza. The dueling
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — President Joe Biden will travel to Israel on Wednesday to show support for the U.S. ally as concerns increase that the raging Israel-Hamas war could expand into a larger regional conflict. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Biden’s travel to Israel
Continue ReadingPlayers on the Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Chargers got into a scuffle near midfield as the teams were doing pregame warmups before Monday night’s contest. The Cowboys came out of their tunnel and onto the field to begin warmups when some players ran through a drill that Chargers defensive backs were conducting. Los Angeles
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council rejected a Russian resolution Monday night that condemned violence and terrorism against civilians but made no mention of Hamas, whose surprise attack that killed 1,300 Israelis was the worst Jewish massacre since the World War II Nazi Holocaust. Only four countries
Continue ReadingKINGSLAND, Ga. (AP) — A man who spent more than 16 years in prison in Florida on a wrongful conviction has been fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy in Georgia during a traffic stop. Fifty-three-year-old Leonard Cure was shot and killed by a Camden County deputy during a traffic stop Monday. The Georgia Bureau of
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