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In one of Wimbledon’s greatest upsets, an ailing Rafael Nadal was knocked out in straight sets Monday by a player ranked 135th – the Spaniard’s first loss in the opening round of a Grand Slam event. Steve Darcis of Belgium stunned the two-time champion 7-6 (4), 7-6 (8), 6-4. He ended Nadal’s 22-match winning streak

The Palm Springs International ShortFest & ShortFilm Market will wrap up today. More than 300 films were screened at the 19th annual festival, whichstarted Tuesday. There will be several “best of the fest” screenings today,starting with animation shorts at noon. A total of $110,000 in prizes were given in 19 categories on Sunday.Jury award winners

A widespread power outage has darkened most of California’s Central Coast. Pacific Gas and Electric Company tweeted that 145,000 of its customers were without electricity Sunday night and that crews were working to restore power. The cause of the outage wasn’t immediately known. A company spokesperson could not be immediately reached for comment. Santa Maria

A plane took off from Moscow on Monday headed for Cuba, but the seat booked by National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden was empty, and there was no sign of him elsewhere on board. His whereabouts were unknown. An Aeroflot representative who wouldn’t give her name told The Associated Press that Snowden wasn’t on flight

The waiting continues across the nation. The Supreme Court of the United States is expected to announce its ruling in cases on California’s Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage and the federal Defense of Marriage Act this week. The decisions could mark a major change for gay rights in America. One of the major groups

Abby and Foxy are the German shepherd watchdogs of Karen Diggins’ home in Palm Desert. Whether she’s out for the day or gets away for the summer, Diggins said she’s assured her home is protected. “The best thing I can say is that I have two dogs and they’re very protective. So, nobody comes into

The Supermoon is the largest full moon of the year. Just look up and you can see it on Sunday at 4:32 a.m. PDT that’s when the moon will be at its most full, just 22 minutes after it passes the closest point to the Earth in its eliptical orbit around our planet. The average

Firefighters maintained slow but steady progress Friday in their effort to contain the Hathaway fire burning in the San Gorgonio Wilderness east of Banning. At last report, fire commanders estimated the fire was 85 percent contained, up from 83 percent Thursday morning, with the area scorched by the fire remaining at 3,823 acres, according to

ABC’s coverage of Game 7 of the NBA Finals averaged 26.32 million viewers, the second-largest audience for a NBA Finals game since the network resumed televising the event in 2003. Only Game 7 of the 2010 Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and BostonCeltics, which averaged 28.2 million viewers, averaged more viewers than theMiami Heat’s

Two Marines are paying tribute to the men and women who serve our country made a stop in the desert as part of their “Wounded Walk. Adam Shatarsky and Christopher Senopole are walking from Camp Pendleton near San Diego to Washington D.C. to raise awareness for the Wounded Warrior Project. The two men are used

A 37-year-old man was arrested today for allegedly attacking a sheriff’s deputy when he pulled him over in Palm Desert today. A motorcycle deputy conducted a traffic stop on Yi Ming Li at about 11:40 a.m. on Gerald Ford Drive, west of Shepherd Lane, sheriff’s Sgt. David Wright said. “During the investigation, the suspect assaulted

Two men were arrested Thursday night after allegedly stabbing a man outside a Wells Fargo in Palm Desert. Just before 10 p.m. Thursday, Palm Desert police respond to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon and attempted robbery on the 34300 block of Monterey Avenue. At the scene, deputies learned the victim wasusing an

A medical spa in Desert Hot Springs is helping patients use natural forms of medicine to help recover from injuries and ailments. The Living Longer Medical Resort helps cure patients through natural methods including laser therapy, hot spring spas and oxygen therapy through a hyperbaric chamber. The increased oxygen flow makes energy for the body

A Jurupa Valley woman who allegedly abandoned 30 dogs and a cat inside a house from which she was evicted is facing about $20,000 in fines, a Riverside County official said today. Patricia Hellyer, 57, was leasing a single-story residence in the 5500 block of Tilton Avenue where Department of Animal Services officers seized Chihuahua

New England Patriots player, Aaron Hernandez is starting to loose endorsement deals because of an investigation into a homicide near his home. The company that makes Muscle Milk is terminating his contract because of the police investigation. This comes as police issued an arrest warrant for Hernandez. Police say he is to be charged with

Police say the co-owner of a shuttered Riverside marijuana dispensary was kidnapped for three days and tortured by his former business associates. The Riverside Press Enterprise reported Thursday that the victim met with his business partner and supplier last week to settle debts. Sgt. Dan Russell says the supplier and one of the co-owners overpowered

La incapacidad de Michael Jackson para aprender nuevos pasos de baile y recordar las letras de sus canciones eran sntomas de que el cantante estaba totalmente privado del sueo al momento de su muerte, segn un experto en sueo que declar ante el jurado el viernes. Charles Czeisler dijo que los reportes sobre la frustrada

A La Quinta ham radio club will participate tomorrowin what’s considered the largest annual on-the-air event in the U.S. andCanada. Desert R.A.T.S Amateur Radio Club will operate from the La Quinta CityHall Emergency Operations Center during ARRL Field Day, during which more than35,000 radio amateurs gather to operate from remote locations. The Desert R.A.T.S. will