SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Police have arrested a 23-year-old man suspected in the slaying of his grandmother who was found decapitated at a home in Northern California, authorities said. Officers responding to reports of a possible homicide last Thursday discovered the headless body of the 64-year-old woman in Santa Rosa, north of San Francisco,
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — Elijah McClain’s mother wiped tears from her eyes as a verdict was read Monday acquitting a second Denver-area police officer in the 2019 death of her son. Two of three officers to face trial so far avoided prison time after being found not
Continue ReadingBy MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A one-year-old child has died and a four-year-old has recovered after being exposed to fentanyl in the drug-plagued northern Mexico state of Sinaloa. The state’s governor acknowledged that so far this year, a total of four children have been treated for exposure to fentanyl. But Gov.
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Teachers in Portland, Oregon, have entered the 4th day of a strike. Schools remained closed Monday after negotiations between the teacher’s union and the district failed to advance over the weekend. Disagreements over the district’s budget are a main sticking point. The district says it doesn’t have enough funding for the
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Holmes and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday endorsed her former boss Donald Trump for president. Sanders will join the 2024 Republican front-runner at his rally in Hialeah, Florida, on Wednesday as Trump skips the third GOP presidential primary debate, which is being held the same night in Miami.
Continue ReadingBy DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — At least 400,000 clients remained without electricity in Sao Paulo three days after a violent storm plunged millions in the dark. Power distributor Enel said Monday it expected power to be almost fully restored in Brazil’s largest city on Tuesday. The storm, with winds of
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A driver was pronounced dead, and police planned to close two Palm Springs roadways for up to two hours Monday morning following a traffic collision on E. Palm Canyon Drive and S. Sunrise Way. That’s where a driver hit a traffic signal light pole at 8:24 a.m., according to police, and then hit a parked
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN Ankara, Turkey (CNN) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday asserted he made progress on the goals he set for a whirlwind Middle East trip as he departed with few tangible results to show for a flurry of meetings with leaders about the Israel-Hamas war. The situation on the ground
Continue ReadingBy Alex Leeds Matthews and Christopher Hickey, CNN (CNN) — Marijuana may remain illegal federally, but in most states, it’s accessible for adult medical or recreational use. On November 7, voters in Ohio made it the 24th state to approve legal recreational marijuana. In 38 states and Washington, DC, voters or legislators have approved comprehensive
Continue ReadingBy Annette Choi and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Following the Supreme Court’s June 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which eliminated a constitutional right to abortion nationwide, nearly two dozen US states have banned or limited access to the procedure. States where abortion is most limited report higher rates of maternal
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, Andi Babineau and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Aurora police officer Nathan Woodyard was found not guilty by a Colorado jury Monday on all charges related to the death of Elijah McClain, an unarmed 23-year-old Black man who died after he was wrestled to the ground by police and injected with ketamine by
Continue ReadingCNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — The judge in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial despairingly pressed the ex-president’s lawyer: “I beseech you to control him if you can.” Judge Arthur Engoron’s plea reflected his frustration at an incorrigible witness who boasted Monday about his piles of cash, aimed scathing political attacks and spouted uniquely illogical logic. But
Continue ReadingCNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — The judge in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial despairingly pressed the ex-president’s lawyer: “I beseech you to control him if you can.” Judge Arthur Engoron’s plea reflected his frustration at an incorrigible witness who boasted Monday about his piles of cash, aimed scathing political attacks and spouted uniquely illogical logic. But
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Two firefighters were hospitalized after suffering burn injuries near Desert Hot Springs Monday afternoon. The fire was first reported just after Noon on Circle B Drive, south of 20th Avenue. Our crew on the scene reported seeing what appeared to be a car on fire with flames spreading to the area. “When they arrived they
Continue ReadingSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile’s government says it has received no requests for asylum from Cuban athletes who reportedly abandoned their visiting national team after participating in the Pan American Games that ended over the weekend. Chilean government spokesperson Camila Vallejo says that “so far, none of these athletes have made any kind of request”
Continue ReadingBy SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press Iowa is set to pay $10 million to the siblings of an adopted 16-year-old girl who starved to death in 2017. A state board approved payments on Monday of $5 million each to two of Sabrina Ray’s siblings. Ray weighed just 56 pounds and was severely malnourished when authorities found
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The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway announced today that actress Judith Chapman will serve as the 2023 celebrity tree lighter next month at the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony. “In these trying times, what a holiday blessing it will be for us all to come together in peace and harmony to share the shining light on our
Continue ReadingBy ED KOMENDA Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza blocked traffic Monday at the Port of Tacoma, where a military supply ship had recently arrived. Organizers said they opposed the Israel-Hamas war and targeted the vessel — the Cape Orlando — based on confidential information
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish Monday as Wall Street’s wild recent moves calmed a bit. The S&P 500 added 7.64 points, or 0.2%, to 4,365.98, even though the majority of stocks within it and across Wall Street weakened. The index was coming off
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Nearly five dozen people indicted on racketeering charges related to protests against a planned police and firefighter training facility appeared in court as their supporters rallied outside the courthouse in Atlanta. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr obtained a sweeping indictment in August, using the state’s anti-racketeering law
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