By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press A federal judge has ruled that a university in the Texas Panhandle did not violate the constitutional right to free speech when the school’s president canceled a drag show earlier this year. The U.S. district judge argued Thursday that drag shows are “sexualized content” and can be subject to more
Continue ReadingBy FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s presidential palace says Giorgio Napolitano, the first former Communist to rise to Italy’s presidency, has died. He was 98. Napolitano was also the first person to be elected twice to the presidency. A statement issued on Friday night by the Quirinal presidential palace confirmed Italian news
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, Senior Reporter, Crime and Justice (CNN) — Rudy Giuliani has failed to pay more than $132,000 in sanctions he faces for failing to respond to parts of a lawsuit from two Georgia election workers, according to a court filing. In addition, US District Judge Beryl Howell on Friday ordered the former New
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge peppered Donald Trump’s lawyers with questions Friday — sometimes admonishing them — as they tried to persuade the court to throw out a civil lawsuit brought by New York’s attorney general accusing the former president and his
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The Colorado judge overseeing the lawsuit attempting to bar former President Donald Trump from The White House using a rare constitutional clause has issued an order prohibiting threats and intimidation regarding the case. District Court Judge Sarah Block Wallace said Friday she was doing so for the
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The Mosquito carrying disease, West Nile Virus has now been detected in our very own Coachella Valley. The Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District for the first time this year collected mosquito traps from Cathedral City near Date Palm Drive and 33rd Avenue and Indian Wells near Vintage Drive and Wren Drive. In these
Continue ReadingBy ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced Friday that he is switching to the Republican Party, making the city the largest in the U.S. with a GOP mayor. Although mayoral offices in Texas are nonpartisan, the switch is a boost for Texas Republicans who have been losing ground
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Pope Francis blasted the “fanaticism of indifference” that greets migrants seeking a better life in Europe, as he arrived Friday in the Mediterranean port of Marseille amid a new influx of would-be refugees from Africa that has sparked a backlash from some of
Continue ReadingBy FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s presidential palace says Giorgio Napolitano, the first former Communist to rise to Italy’s presidency, has died. Napolitano, who also is the first person to be elected twice to the presidency, was 98. A statement issued Friday night by the Quirinal presidential palace confirmed Italian news reports
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Las autoridades dieron a conocer más detalles del arresto de un agente del sheriff en el freeway 10. Se trata de Jorge Oceguera Rocha de 25 años quien según las autoridades es parte de una red de tráfico de drogas, pero no piensan que metiera el narcótico a la cárcel de Banning donde trabajaba, inicialmente
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — A government official says that Germany is considering establishing short-term border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic to keep irregular migrants from entering the country. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser told a German newspaper on Friday that setting up temporary police checks at border crossings would help Germanyprevent the smuggling and trafficking
Continue ReadingLa ciudad de Palm Springs anuncio la compra de maquinaria pesada para remover las pilas de tierra que aún están acumuladas en algunas áreas, principalmente en calles y puentes del canal Whitewater y que cuando hace viento afectan la visibilidad de los automovilistas sobre todo en las calles Vista Chino, Indian Canyon y Gene Autry.
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Una mujer de Palm Desert que ya fue declarada culpable de golpear a su hermana y a su madre será sometida a un nuevo juicio ya que sus abogados alegan que están mal de la cabeza mientras los fiscales dicen lo contrario. El incidente ocurrió en el 2018 cuando Erin Richey de 44 años golpeo
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Everyone who enters Barter Theatre in southwestern Virginia is met and welcomed by Katy Brown, the producing artistic director. It’s a simple touch but a telling one for the 90-year-old theater in Abingdon that has forged a very human connection with its 8,000 residents. Barter
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, CNN Washington (CNN) — Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced Friday that he is switching parties and will serve as a Republican-affiliated mayor of the blue-leaning city. While the Dallas mayoral office is nonpartisan, Johnson previously served as a Democrat in the Texas legislature. He slammed his former party in an op-ed for
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Some adults in North Carolina will soon get Medicaid coverage because Gov. Roy Cooper says he’ll let the state budget bill become law. The budget’s enactment was the last step necessary for Medicaid expansion provided in the 2010 federal health care law to states to
Continue ReadingALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Two people were arrested Thursday in connection with a shooting outside an Albuquerque baseball stadium that killed an 11-year-old boy and prompted the New Mexico governor to issue a controversial gun ban. Jose Romero, 22, and Nathen Garley, 21, were being held for the Sept. 6 shooting after an Albuquerque Isotopes
Continue ReadingGOTHENBURG, Sweden (AP) — Spain’s World Cup-winning women’s team have gotten back to being soccer players. A 3-2 win over Sweden in Gothenburg was Spain’s first match since capturing the biggest prize in women’s soccer last month in Australia. That achievement ultimately was tarnished by a sexism scandal sparked by former Spanish soccer federation president
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The 32nd Annual Morongo Thunder and Lightning Powwow kicks off on California’s Native American Day. Their public relations team says this event will attract over 900 tribal dancers and 20 drum groups from the U.S. and Canada. The event is free to enter. Powwow & Indian Market Where: Morongo Casino Resort & Spa 49500 Seminole
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is set to sign into law a new bill that the White House says will save lives for Americans in need of an organ transplant. Biden on Friday will sign a bipartisan piece of legislation that will reform the organ transplant system, the Organ Procurement and
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