BEIRUT (AP) — An unknown gunman opened fire outside the heavily fortified U.S. Embassy in Lebanon, but a spokesperson say no one was hurt. The embassy spokesperson said small-arms fire was reported in the vicinity of the entrance late Wednesday but the facility was safe. Earlier this year marked the 40th anniversary of a bombing
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — Maxime Crépeau saved four shots in his second start of the season and LAFC played St. Louis City to a scoreless draw on Wednesday night. LAFC (12-9-7) is 7-0-1 against expansion teams in the regular season since joining league in 2018, including a 3-0 win over St. Louis in Los Angeles
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — New court documents show Oscar Pistorius was eligible for parole in March under South African law. The double-amputee Olympic and Paralympic runner may have been wrongly denied early release from prison due to a miscalculation over when he began serving his sentence for murder.
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Almost 1,000 people seeking jobs attended the 28th Annual Valley-Wide Employment expo earlier this morning. News Channel 3 was there throughout the entire expo, and is sharing how this event is opening doors for valley residents. David Dai, with Riverside County’s In-Home Supportive Services said, “We’re looking to hire caregivers.” While Carmen cubero, with Sunline Transit Agency shared,
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It’s been exactly one month since Tropical Storm Hilary made landfall in Southern California, bringing record rainfall and devastating flooding to the Coachella Valley. Communities from Desert Hot Springs to Mecca and Thermal all experienced severe weather and the aftermath that followed, which varied from neighborhood to neighborhood. Residents in the Panorama neighborhood of Cathedral
Continue ReadingBy Heather Law and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol warned on Wednesday that his country and its allies “will not stand idly by” if North Korea receives Russian help to boost its weapons of mass destruction – just days after the leaders of the two nuclear-armed nations held a
Continue ReadingBy Justin Gamble, CNN (CNN) — The Southern Baptist Convention expelled a rural Oklahoma church from its membership Tuesday after resurfaced pictures and video show its pastor impersonating late singer Ray Charles in blackface at a talent show, according to a convention spokesperson. The executive committee of the Southern Baptist Convention – the nation’s largest
Continue ReadingBy MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Drury homered twice with five RBIs and the Los Angeles Angels stopped a six-game skid by beating the AL wild card-leading Tampa Bay Rays 8-3 on Wednesday night. Tampa Bay remained 2 1/2 games behind first-place Baltimore in the AL East. “We were watching
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Detroit Tigers outfielder Riley Greene underwent Tommy John surgery on his right elbow on Wednesday. The procedure on Greene’s non-throwing elbow was performed in Dallas by Texas Rangers team physician Dr. Keith Meister. The Tigers anticipate Greene, the fifth overall pick in the 2019 amateur
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — UNESCO added World War I funerary and memorial locations across the Western Front to its prestigious World Heritage registry, expanding its list of landmarks of monumental importance. The World Heritage Committee announced the decision Wednesday during its ongoing meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The list includes sites
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he’s delaying by five years a ban on new gas and diesel cars that had been due to take effect in 2030. The move is among measures that water down green pledges the U.K. has made. Sunak says Britain remains committed to
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA SANTANA and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Wednesday that it was granting temporary legal status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who are already in the country — quickly making them eligible to work — as it grapples with growing numbers of people fleeing the South American
Continue ReadingURBANA, Ill. (AP) — Prosecutors say a 73-year-old man has pleaded guilty to driving a car into a planned abortion clinic in eastern Illinois and trying to set the building on fire earlier this year. They say Philip J. Buyno of Prophetstown, Illinois, entered the plea Tuesday to a federal charge of attempting to use
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A sheriff says nine Memphis jail deputies have been indicted in the death of a Black man who was having a psychotic episode and died in custody last fall after jailers punched, kicked and kneeled on his back during a confrontation. Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration announced Wednesday the expansion of a form of humanitarian relief to Venezuelans already in the United States, making hundreds of thousands more people eligible for work permits and likely appeasing calls by New York City officials to provide work authorization to certain migrants. The arrival of
Continue ReadingBy DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert had the ball in his hands with a chance to lead the Los Angeles Chargers on a game-winning drive against the Tennessee Titans last Sunday. Much as he had the previous week against the Miami Dolphins, Herbert failed to pick up a first
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A 23-year-old man accused of shooting two men during a confrontation in Woodcrest was booked into jail today after being extradited from Mexico, where he was apprehended following a roughly three- month manhunt. Bryan Corona of Moreno Valley was captured Tuesday in the Guadalajara area. He was turned over to federal agents for extradition, culminating
Continue ReadingBy SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Columbus, Ohio, police officer can be heard repeatedly asserting that an 11-year-old girl could be charged with creating child sexual abuse images of herself. In body camera footage obtained by The Associated Press, the father says his daughter was manipulated into sending pictures
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Seattle’s Community Police Commission recommends that an officer under investigation for making callous remarks about the death of a woman from India be put on unpaid leave. The Seattle Times reports the commission on Wednesday also asked that Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz “immediately engage in a workgroup” to “address repeated concerns
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press A 96-year-old U.S. federal appeals court judge was barred Wednesday from hearing cases for a year after a panel said she refused to undergo medical testing amid concerns that she is no longer mentally fit to serve on the bench. It’s the latest development in an unusually public and
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