By TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — For a few hours, Krystal Curley and her Indigenous women’s work group took over a college auditorium to share traditional Navajo practices regarding this weekend’s highly anticipated solar eclipse. More than 50 people — young and old — showed up for the chance to either connect with
Continue ReadingPRINCETON, Minn. (AP) — Five drug task force officers were shot and wounded Thursday while serving a search warrant near the east-central Minnesota city of Princeton, authorities said. The suspect was arrested after a standoff that lasted several hours. A news release from Benton County Sheriff Troy Heck said the officers exchanged gunfire with the
Continue ReadingBY SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A new study finds that changes in the climate and land use are combining to dramatically shrink the numbers of insects pollinating key tropical crops. Thursday’s study says as those problems intertwine and intensify, it likely will hit coffee lovers right in the mug. And that one-two punch will
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Deshaun Watson isn’t practicing, and it’s looking more likely that he won’t be playing this week either. Cleveland’s starting quarterback missed his third straight practice on Thursday as he continues to rehab a bruised rotator cuff in his right shoulder, an injury that may keep
Continue ReadingBy Nadeen Ebrahim and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Medical and relief workers are pleading for safe passage for the 2 million civilians in Gaza as Israel pounds the enclave with airstrikes and imposes a complete siege, in response to the brutal attack launched by the militant group Hamas. Time is running out for
Continue ReadingBy MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The White House has selected the Philadelphia area and West Virginia for two regional hubs to produce and deliver hydrogen fuel, which is an important part of the Biden administration’s clean energy plan. That word comes from a person familiar with the plan who spoke on
Continue ReadingBy MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Counties in Pennsylvania are telling Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and lawmakers that it’s too late to move up the state’s 2024 presidential primary date. In a letter last week, the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania said there’s not enough time for counties to successfully administer the
Continue ReadingBy MARCIO SANCHEZ and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press FRAZIER PARK, Calif. (AP) — A liquor store in a tiny California mountain town reverberated with excitement Thursday after word that the winning ticket for a $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot was sold there. The drawing Wednesday night ended a long stretch without a winner of the top
Continue ReadingBy MARCIO SANCHEZ and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press FRAZIER PARK, Calif. (AP) — A liquor store in a tiny California mountain town reverberated with excitement Thursday after word that the winning ticket for a $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot was sold there. The drawing Wednesday night ended a long stretch without a winner of the top
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Ayer en la junta del concilio de Cathedral City, volvieron a declarar estado de emergencia por la tormenta del pasado 20 de agosto ya que siguen esperando la ayuda federal. El administrador de la ciudad informo que los daños provocaron un millón de dolares en gastos de los cuales $47 mil dolares se gastaron en
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Four dozen Antarctic ice shelves have shrunk by at least 30% since 1997 and 28 of those have lost more than half of their ice in that time, reports a new study that surveyed these crucial “gatekeepers’’ between the frozen continent’s massive glaciers and open ocean. Of the continent’s
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Ayer en la corte de Indio el juez ordenó un juicio contra un maestro y entrenador del equipo de futbol americano de la Palm Desert High School quien el pasado 4 de marzo iba en su auto manejando borracho y atropelló a una señora de 64 años que murió al instante. Según el reporte Cameron
Continue ReadingBy MELISSA MURPHY AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Billie Jean King is still globetrotting in support of more investment and equity in women’s sports. She attended the Women’s World Cup in Australia, kicked off the player draft for the new women’s professional hockey league in Toronto and is opening an office in London
Continue ReadingBy MELISSA MURPHY AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Billie Jean King is still globetrotting in support of more investment and equity in women’s sports. She attended the Women’s World Cup in Australia, kicked off the player draft for the new women’s professional hockey league in Toronto and is opening an office in London
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Passenger railroads nationwide will now be required to install video recorders inside their locomotives, but the head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday the new rule is flawed because it excludes freight trains like the one that derailed and caught fire in eastern
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Passenger railroads nationwide will now be required to install video recorders inside their locomotives, but the head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday the new rule is flawed because it excludes freight trains like the one that derailed and caught fire in eastern
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Update 10:00 a.m. Thursday: Indian Canyon at the wash is now open, all roads in Palm Springs at the wash are now open.Update 8:00 a.m. Thursday- Gene Autry Trail and Vista Chino are open again. Indian Canyon Drive remains closed to traffic through the Whitewater wash, according to the Palm Springs Police Department in a
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Diamond and Michael Schwartz, CNN Southern Israel (CNN) — The signs of Israel’s massive mobilization for a potential ground invasion of Gaza are all around here. The highways are strewn with military vehicles – trucks full of ammunition, armored personnel carriers and tanks – as well as civilian cars and buses packed with
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Vice President Kamala Harris. Personal Birth date: October 20, 1964 Birth place: Oakland, California Birth name: Kamala Devi Harris Father: Donald Harris, an economics professor Mother: Shyamala Gopalan Harris, a physician Marriage: Douglas Emhoff (2014-present) Education: Howard University, B.A. political science and
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Large sections of a much-loved tree near the Roman landmark of Hadrian’s Wall in northeastern England have been removed after the sycamore was cut down two weeks ago in an act of vandalism. A trust that works to protect England’s heritage and natural landscapes said it was
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