By Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The battle to win the House speakership could hinge on a contingent of more moderate Republicans uneasy about the conservative politics of their two leading candidates and angry at their hardline faction for ousting Kevin McCarthy in this week’s unprecedented floor vote. Behind the
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — A typhoon is heading toward southern China and Hong Kong after bringing record-breaking winds and leaving one dead in Taiwan. Typhoon Koinu was regaining strength after initially weakening on Friday as it heads west across the South China Sea toward China’s Guangdong province. The China Meteorological Administration forecasts it will bring rain
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SunLine Transit Agency is now offering a new transportation option called SunRide to Veterans Village veterans and their families. The SunLine Board of Directors recently approved the expansion of SunRide service in Cathedral City and Desert Hot Springs, which went into effect in May. Supervisor V. Manuel Perez, a board member for SunLine Transit Agency,
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo is constantly recreating itself. These days, multibillion-dollar redevelopment projects are replacing aging downtown neighborhoods of tiny two-story homes and apartments with massive mixed office, retail and residential centers. They’re designed to help the city burnish its status as a desirable home for global business. Mori
Continue ReadingCNN By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn (CNN) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that while former President Donald Trump is likely to be the Republican nominee for president in 2024, she believes President Joe Biden can still beat him, describing the predicted rematch in stark terms. “One will wreck our democracy. One violates the
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A grand jury decided not to indict anyone on criminal charges related to the New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel construction collapse in 2019 that left three people dead and 30 others injured, prosecutors said Thursday. The investigation into the fatal collapse began in 2021, and the case was presented
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A Riverside County sheriff’s correctional deputy accused of engaging in sex acts with female inmates on home detention as part of an extortion scheme must stand trial on nearly a dozen felony counts, a judge ruled today. Christian Phillip Heidecker, 32, of Menifee was arrested last month following an investigation by the sheriff’s department.
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has dropped his $500 million lawsuit against Michael Cohen, his former lawyer and fixer who is now a key witness in a criminal case against him. But he is not waiving his right to sue again. Trump had
Continue ReadingCNN By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump allegedly discussed potentially sensitive information about US nuclear submarines with a member of his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, following his presidency, ABC reported Thursday. The member is Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt, sources told ABC. A source familiar with the matter confirmed to
Continue ReadingSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico environmental regulators have finalized a 10-year permit extension at the nation’s only underground nuclear waste repository. They say it will increase oversight and safeguards while prioritizing the cleanup of Cold War-era waste at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The state Environment Department on Thursday said the permit goes into
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Ongoing planning is underway to arrange a potential meeting between US President Joe Biden and China’s President Xi Jinping at November’s APEC summit in San Francisco, officials familiar with the matter said. A sit-down hasn’t been finalized and there remains a chance the meeting falls apart. China has not
Continue ReadingBy Piper Hudspeth Blackburn (CNN) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that while former President Donald Trump is likely to be the Republican nominee for president in 2024, she believes President Joe Biden can still beat him, describing the predicted rematch in stark terms. “One will wreck our democracy. One violates the law
Continue ReadingBy Karol Suarez and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Bogota (CNN) — Venezuelan authorities on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader and former interim president Juan Guaido, who dismissed the move as politically motivated. During a press conference in the capital Caracas, Attorney General Tarek William Saab alleged that Guaido had used the state-owned oil
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — U.S. investigators have confirmed that a mechanical issue caused the seaplane crash that killed 10 people off an island in Washington state last year. The National Transportation Safety Board, which investigated the Sept. 4, 2022, crash, said Thursday that a single component of a critical flight control system failed, causing an unrecoverable,
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump dropped his lawsuit against his former attorney Michael Cohen four days before the former president was set to be deposed as part of the case, according to a court filing. In a one-page court filing Thursday, Trump’s attorney wrote, “Plaintiff, President Donald J. Trump, by and through
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — U.S. investigators have confirmed that a mechanical issue caused the seaplane crash that killed 10 people off an island in Washington state last year. The National Transportation Safety Board, which investigated the Sept. 4, 2022, crash, said Thursday that a single component of a critical flight control system failed, causing an unrecoverable,
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes have reached a four-year deal with Scripps Sports and will become the second NHL team to broadcast games over the air. Scripps will broadcast all non-national Coyotes games to roughly 3 million people in Arizona and Utah in the deal announced Thursday.
Continue ReadingBy JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press PENROSE, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say they’re investigating the improper storage of human remains at a Colorado funeral home that performs “green” burials without embalming chemicals or metal caskets. The investigation centers on the Return to Nature Funeral Home outside Colorado Springs. The local sheriff’s office said Thursday that it’s
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Police are looking for suspects after a smash-and-grab robbery at a jewelry store on El Paseo in Palm Desert. The robbery was reported at approximately 4:26 p.m. on the 73000 block of El Paseo. The reporting party told investigators that multiple subjects entered the business with hooded sweatshirts, masks, and carrying hammers. The suspects smashed
Continue ReadingBy Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — Former Northwestern University football coach Pat Fitzgerald is suing the school and its president for at least $130 million, arguing in part that he was wrongfully terminated in July after allegations of hazing within the Wildcats football program. “We are claiming various charges against Northwestern and (University President Michael)
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