Nine students from Indio Middle School who were hospitalized due to stomach issues after eating an unknown substance were released from the hospital and doing well, school officials said today. Desert Sands Unified School District public information officer Mary Perry said that the students were released by early Thursday evening. “DSUSD thanks the community
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A Cathedral City man who killed another man in 2017 in Banning out of jealousy over a woman was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Ronald Dean Ricks, 37, was convicted Aug. 16 of first-degree murder and jurors also found true a special-circumstance allegation of discharging a firearm from a
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE and FATIMA SHBAIR Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Watching the pulverized alleys of Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza empty of people, Naji Jamal was frozen with indecision. Should he heed the Israeli army’s demand that all Palestinians evacuate and make the risky trip to Gaza’s south, where his
Continue ReadingBy ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge on Friday denied a bid by immigration advocates to prohibit U.S. officials from turning away asylum-seekers at border crossings with Mexico if they don’t have appointments on a mobile phone app. The ruling is a victory for the Biden administration and its approach
Continue ReadingBy ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge on Friday denied a bid by immigration advocates to prohibit U.S. officials from turning away asylum-seekers at border crossings with Mexico if they don’t have appointments on a mobile phone app. The ruling is a victory for the Biden administration and its approach
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A new Pride exhibit is open in Palm Springs. The Palm Springs Walk of the Stars is showcasing LGBTQ+ trailblazers… On Wednesday, officials unveiled the “Out on the Walk” exhibit. It was produced in collaboration with the LGBTQ History Archives of the Desert– and the Chamber of Commerce. “Our Walk of Stars is such a
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One person was extricated from a vehicle and taken to a hospital with serious injuries today after overturning on Interstate 10 in Coachella. Fire crews responded shortly before 10 a.m. Friday to a report of a traffic collision requiring an extrication on westbound Interstate 10 near Dillon Road, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
Continue ReadingBy Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. More than 1,000 years ago, carvers in what is now Denmark set their chisels to rock to etch runestones — monuments to Viking leaders naming their deeds and achievements. Two
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If you have Premium Level seats to an event at Acrisure Arena, you’ll head to what’s now being called the “Silvercrest Level.” The arena announced the naming rights Friday ahead of the 2023-2024 season home opener for the Coachella Valley Firebirds. Silvercrest Advertising describes itself as “a technology company that delivers sophisticated marketing and media
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is stepping back from his pointed criticism of Israel. He said Friday he stands with the nation and its prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, after drawing unusually pointed denouncements from his GOP rivals for lashing out at Netanyahu days after Hamas’ deadly attacks. The
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A local Democratic official in Connecticut’s largest city has invoked her 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination rather than answer questions in court about allegations of illegal ballot box stuffing during a mayoral primary. Wanda Geter-Pataky is the vice chair of the Bridgeport Democratic Town Committee. She
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — Next week the U.S. military plans to begin draining fuel from World War II-era underground fuel tanks in Hawaii. Work to drain the 104 million gallons remaining in the tanks is scheduled to begin on Monday. The operation comes nearly two years after the facility sickened
Continue ReadingBy Athena Jones and Mallika Kallingal, CNN (CNN) — The average composite score on the ACT college admissions test dropped to their lowest levels since 1991, according to data released this week. The average composite score fell to 19.5 out of a possible 36 for the class of 2023, according to the nonprofit ACT. “This
Continue ReadingMACON, Ga. (AP) — A South Carolina man previously convicted of smuggling protected turtles between the United States and Hong Kong faces new allegations of turtle-related crimes in Georgia. Bibb County sheriff’s deputies on Tuesday arrested 43-year-old Steven Verren Baker of Holly Hill, South Carolina, and charged him with 15 counts of aggravated cruelty to
Continue ReadingBy SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia state lawmakers are required to live in the district they represent, as well as in any district they may be seeking to represent. Those requirements, combined with new political maps in effect for the first time this year, have created a headache for some candidates.
Continue ReadingBy Amy O’Kruk and Rachel Wilson, CNN (CNN) — Over two million people in the Gaza Strip face complete isolation from the world, with internet and power access shrinking as Israel continues to retaliate against Hamas atrocities. Gaza is approaching a near total internet blackout as the region suffered its worst loss in connectivity today
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — If Sean McVay’s first child arrives on a Sunday this month, the Los Angeles Rams will have to take the field without him. McVay and his wife, Veronika, are expecting “in the next couple of weeks,” the head coach confirmed Friday. When asked about
Continue ReadingSELLS, Ariz. (AP) — The Tohono O’odham Nation in southern Arizona on Friday blasted the decision by the U.S. Attorney’s Office not to prosecute Border Patrol agents who shot and killed a member of the tribe after they were summoned by tribal police. Body camera footage released in June by U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Continue ReadingPANAMA CITY (AP) — Airport security at Panama City’s Tocumen International Airport searched a Copa airline flight bound for Tampa, Florida, for a suspected bomb, only to find an adult diaper. The plane had returned to the Panama City airport earlier Friday following reports of a possible bomb. The Boeing 737-800 landed around 11 a.m.
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN and COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — A jury has acquitted a Denver-area police officer of manslaughter, following trial testimony that he put Elijah McClain in a neck hold before the Black man was injected with the powerful sedative ketamine by paramedics and died. The acquittal came Monday in the
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