The future of the location of Palm Springs’ “Forever Marilyn” statue could end up on the March 2024 ballot. Palm Springs City Attorney Jeffrey Ballinger confirmed to News Channel 3 that a group wanting to keep the statue in its current location wants to put an initiative measure on the March 5th, 2024 ballot. This
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — San Francisco Giants right-hander Alex Cobb left Tuesday night’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the third inning after apparently aggravating a left hip injury that’s been bothering him since mid-June. The 35-year-old Cobb hadn’t pitched since Sept. 11 while the team tried to give him time to recover. Cobb was throwing
Continue ReadingUNITED NATIONS (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed to lead the effort to put the struggling global nuclear disarmament back on track. He wants to to encourage nuclear weapons states to engage in discussions with non-nuclear weapons states. Kishida proposed reactivating discussion of the 1993 Fissile Materials Cutoff Treaty, or FMCT, which has
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares declined Wednesday as markets awaited a decision on interest rates by the Federal Reserve. Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.6% to 33,055.98. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.6% to 7,155.10. South Korea’s Kospi edged down 0.3% to 2,551.95. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dipped 0.3% to 17,935.72,
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court says it responded urgently to “anomalous activity affecting its information systems” last week. It didn’t elaborate Tuesday on what it called a “cybersecurity incident.” The court spokesman said extra response and security measures were ongoing with the assistance of authorities in the Netherlands where the court
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Update 9/20/23 The person who died in the crash was identified as Connie Ramirez, 72, of Palm Desert. “Based on the preliminary evidence, it appears Ramirez was attempting to turn south into the parking lot when she was struck by the vehicle that was traveling eastbound,” the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office wrote. “Alcohol or drug
Continue ReadingBy Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — The US Military Academy at West Point is being sued for its race-based admissions policies by the same group that won a landmark case against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Supreme Court over affirmative action earlier this year, according to a
Continue ReadingBy ALBERT AJI and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s President Bashar Assad will head to China later this week in his first visit to Beijing since the start of a civil war in his country. China has been expanding its reach in the Middle East and continues to support Assad in
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A number of Spanish Walk community members in Palm Desert say they are still struggling to find support weeks after Tropical Storm Hilary severely damaged their homes. “It is very sad to come in here and see my house the way it is.,” said Lydia Duran, Spanish Walk resident. Lydia Duran’s home in Spanish Walk is
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia has praised the “positive results” of negotiations with Yemen’s Houthi rebels after they visited the kingdom for peace talks. However, Riyadh on Wednesday released few details on their negotiations to end the war tearing at the Arab world’s poorest nation. The five
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER and RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two teenagers have been arrested and face murder charges as adults after targeting a bicyclist in Las Vegas and capturing the moments they hit the former California police chief on video, authorities said Tuesday. Las Vegas police said they have tied the teens
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER and RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two teenagers have been arrested and face murder charges as adults after targeting a bicyclist in Las Vegas and capturing the moments they hit the former California police chief on video, authorities said Tuesday. Las Vegas police said they have tied the teens
Continue ReadingBy GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Actor and philanthropist Michael J. Fox won this year’s Elevate Prize Catalyst Award, which the “Back to the Future” star plans to use to further his foundation’s work to find treatments for Parkinson’s disease. Fox, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at the age of
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Buddy Teevens, the successful and innovative Ivy League football coach who brought robotic tackling dummies to Dartmouth practices and strived to make the game safer, died Tuesday of injuries he sustained in a bicycle accident in March. He was 66. School president Sian Leah Beilock and athletic
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After deliberating one day, a jury today convicted a 33-year-old felon of murder and other charges for fatally shooting his aunt and seriously wounding an acquaintance during a dispute at a family banquet in Riverside. Abraham David Bonilla killed 39-year-old Beatrice Romo of Beaumont and shot her friend, identified in court documents only as
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Tensions between Canada and India have escalated over the assassination of a Sikh independence advocate in June. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his country was investigating credible allegations that Indian government agents were connected to the assassination, but India has rejected the allegations as absurd. Canada was home to about
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Plans for a potential Chick-fil-A franchise in La Quinta moved forward on Tuesday. On Tuesday, the La Quinta City Council approved the final parcel map for the project, which will be located on the northeast corner of Highway 111 and Dune Palms Road. The site will also include a Quick Quack Car Wash. The vote
Continue ReadingBy Morgan Rimmer, Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville and a group of his fellow GOP senators are plotting a new tactic to break the Senate’s gridlock on stalled military nominees: they may force a procedural vote on the Marine Corps commandant nominee, in a breach of Senate protocol.
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As California’s 2023 legislative session comes to a close, there are a number of bills relating to climate legislation which have passed and are awaiting the governor’s signature to become law. One of the bills which has been talked about the most is the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act. This bill would require corporations with
Continue ReadingBy MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Osleivis Basabe hit a tiebreaking two-run double in a four-run eighth inning and the playoff-bound Tampa Bay Rays beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-2 on Tuesday night. Tampa Bay loaded the bases with one out against Aaron Loup (2-3) before Basabe lined his hit to
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