By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Firefighters have fully contained and extinguished a small wildfire on Maui that broke out during a warning that gusty winds and low humidity posed a risk that fires could spread rapidly. It took less than an hour to put out the fire, which which burned about
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams have announced their plan to build their first permanent headquarters and training complex since the franchise returned to California. The Rams will build in Woodland Hills, a neighborhood of Los Angeles in the southwest corner of the San Fernando Valley. The
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Acrisure Arena is ringing in the holidays in style, with its 2nd annual Christmas Tree lighting ceremony. Watch the ceremony in the player below: Located in the plaza outside the arena’s main entrance, the spectacular 55-foot-tall tree is the tallest in the Palm Springs area and can be seen for miles. The special event also featured Santa
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer A judge granted Oregon State and Washington State a preliminary injunction Tuesday in their legal battle with 10 departing Pac-12 schools, giving the Pacific Northwest rivals control of the conference and millions of dollars in assets. With a significant legal hurdle cleared, Oregon State and Washington State
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, JACK JEFFERY and LEE KEATH Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military raided Gaza’s largest hospital early Wednesday, conducting what it called a targeted operation against Hamas as troops seized broader control of northern Gaza, including capturing the territory’s legislature building and its police headquarters. In recent days,
Continue ReadingBy MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities are sending conflicting messages about the violent death of a leading LGBTQ+ figure after thousands of Mexicans marched demanding justice. State prosecutors in Aguascalientes say the partner of Jesús Ociel Baena likely killed the magistrate with razor blades and then committed suicide. But federal
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK ORSAGOS and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press ETNA, Ohio (AP) — A charter bus filled with high school students was rear-ended by a semitruck on an Ohio highway, leaving six people dead and 18 others injured. Licking County Emergency Management Agency Director Sean Grady says the charter bus was carrying students from the Tuscarawas
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Tuesday was summoned to federal court for the second time in two weeks to testify in an antitrust trial threatening to topple a pillar of an internet empire that he helped build. In his latest court appearance in San Francisco, Pichai spent more than
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Tuesday was summoned to federal court for the second time in two weeks to testify in an antitrust trial threatening to topple a pillar of an internet empire that he helped build. In his latest court appearance in San Francisco, Pichai spent more than
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it has successfully tested new solid-fuel engines designed for intermediate-range ballistic missiles. The report Wednesday comes as North Korea works on developing nuclear-capable weapons targeting its rivals in the region. State media said military scientists tested the first-stage and second-stage missile engines
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers are digging into an outside accounting firm’s role in preparing financial statements at the heart of New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit. On Tuesday, they upped the blame with expert testimony from a former federal financial regulator. Jason Flemmons testified on
Continue ReadingBy COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press A Detroit police corporal accused of shooting three photojournalists with rubber pellets while they covered protests against police brutality has been ordered to stand trial. Prosecutors say Daniel Debono is scheduled to be arraigned Nov. 28 in Wayne County Circuit Court on felonious assault charges. The photojournalists encountered Debono and
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGMERY, Ala. (AP) — The creation of a Democratic-leaning congressional district in Alabama has drawn a sprawling field of candidates as Democrats eye a rare chance to flip a Republican seat in the battle for control of the House of Representatives. The new, court-ordered district is viewed as a once-in-a-generation
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A former San Diego-based Navy civilian employee who prosecutors say took bribes in the form of free meals and tickets to major sporting events from a defense contractor has been indicted by a federal grand jury, prosecutors announced today. The indictment charges the ex-Naval Information Warfare Center employee, 63-year-old James Soriano, and the owner of
Continue ReadingBy JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Former Arizona Corrections Director Charles Ryan pleaded no contest Tuesday to disorderly conduct stemming from an encounter in which police say he fired a gun inside his Tempe home in early 2022 and pointed a firearm at two officers during a three-hour standoff. The plea agreement for
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman who shared her Thanksgiving table seven years ago with a stranger she accidentally texted will be opening up her home again this year to two new strangers. Wanda Dench is teaming up with Airbnb to expand the festivities, and the company said it will make a donation to the
Continue ReadingBy JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The State Board of Education is considering a universal definition of “age appropriate” educational materials in South Carolina schools and libraries. A proposal advanced Tuesday seeks to bar descriptions or visual depictions of “sexual conduct” and anything defined as “obscene” or “indecent.” The regulation
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK ORSAGOS and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press ETNA, Ohio (AP) — A charter bus filled with high school students was rear-ended by a semitruck on an Ohio highway, leaving six people dead and 18 others injured. Licking County Emergency Management Agency Director Sean Grady says the charter bus was carrying students from the Tuscarawas
Continue ReadingPROVO, Utah (AP) — Two people were killed and a third injured when a small plane crashed in the mountains south of Salt Lake City. Utah County Sheriff’s officials say the two apparently died on impact and the third was walking around when rescuers arrived. The plane went down around midday Tuesday for unknown reasons
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A person has drowned in Palm Springs. The incident happened in the 1900 block of Ana Maria Place at around 3:15 p.m. The Palm Springs Fire Department responded to the scene and confirmed the patient was dead on arrival, PSFD Capt. Nathan Gunkel told News Channel 3. Gunkel said the Palm Springs Police Department remains
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