League play for the boys’ and girls’ basketball seasons is almost here. This year, the common theme for boys’ basketball here in the valley is continuing the championship culture as Indio and Palm Springs High School both look to claim another league title. “Everyone’s going to try and knock us out like everyone wants what
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Snoop Dogg has nearly as many ties to football as he does to rap music. The entertainer coached youth football for years and created the Snoop League, an after-school program for inner city Los Angeles youths. Snoop has been a guest analyst on football broadcasts and his son,
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Associated Press The United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in several parts of the country, federal officials said Friday. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said federally
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By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — A California appellate court has overturned the rape conviction of former San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Dana Stubblefield – finding it “legally invalid” – on the grounds of racial bias. On Thursday, the Santa Clara County Sixth District Court of Appeal vacated the former NFL star’s conviction and prison
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has imposed sanctions on Bidzina Ivanishvili, the founder of Georgia’s ruling political party. The State and Treasury departments said Friday that Ivanishvili has steered the country away from a pro-Western stance and towards Russia. The designation of Ivanishvili is the latest in a series of sanctions the U.S. has
Continue ReadingWHARTON, N.J. (AP) — Road crews were repairing a short stretch of Interstate 80 in northern New Jersey on Friday where a sinkhole forced the eastbound lanes to shut down, but it was still unknown when they will reopen. The highway’s guardrail still hung suspended in the air across the gaping 40-foot-wide (12-meter) hole, which
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — More than 2 years after Tennessee abruptly halted the execution of inmate Oscar Smith, the state has announced a new lethal injection method. Tennessee said on Friday it will use a single injection of pentobarbital to carry out executions, which have been on pause since May 2022. The 11th
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer Athletics president Dave Kaval will resign from the organization after being the public face of the organization’s planned move from Oakland to Las Vegas. Kaval has been president of the A’s for the past eight years and will step down from the role on Dec. 31 to pursue new business opportunities in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — After a nearly weeklong search, Athena found her way home to her Florida family in time for Christmas Eve and even rang the doorbell. Athena, a 4-year-old German Shepherd and Husky mix, escaped her home in Green Cove Springs, Florida, on Dec. 15, prompting a search among
Continue Reading529 college savings plans are powerful tools to help pay for the mounting costs of an education. You can use 529 funds to cover only qualified education expenses without incurring a tax penalty, but it can be hard to pinpoint how much money you actually need. What do you do if you still have money left over after
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Newly released body camera footage shows that a man fatally beaten in a New York prison this month was repeatedly pummeled by correctional officers while in handcuffs. Robert Brooks was pronounced dead Dec. 10. The 43-year-old was assaulted the day before at the Marcy Correctional Facility in Oneida County.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An online spat between factions of Donald Trump’s supporters over immigration and the tech industry has thrown internal divisions in his political movement into public display, previewing the fissures and contradictory views his coalition could bring to the White House. The rift laid bare the tensions between
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WAKEFIELD, N.H. (AP) — A Massachusetts couple and their two daughters were identified by authorities Friday as the victims of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning after they were found dead at their lake house in New Hampshire on Christmas Day. Matthew Goldstein, 52, was a teacher at the Edith C. Baker School in Brookline
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — An outdoor holiday market in New York City’s Bryant Park briefly caught fire, sending flames and plumes of smoke above the popular midtown Manhattan tourist draw. No one was injured in the blaze. But fire officials said at least four shops were destroyed in the fire, which broke out around 9
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A ninth U.S. telecoms firm has been confirmed to have been hacked as part of a sprawling Chinese espionage campaign that gave officials in Beijing access to private texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of Americans, a top White House official said Friday. Biden administration officials said this
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia judges concerned about security lapses at city courthouses have ordered the sheriff to address what they call a rising number of assaults, threats and staffing shortages among court officers. The judges, in a court order published this week, say the “systemic failures” with security pose an “imminent threat” to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Maryland is suing the company that produces the waterproof material Gore-Tex often used for raincoats and other outdoor gear, alleging its leaders kept using “forever chemicals” long after learning about serious health risks associated with them. The complaint, which was filed last week in federal court, focuses on a cluster of 13 facilities
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CNN By Brad Lendon and Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — China has launched its first next-generation amphibious assault ship, adding a powerful cutting-edge warship to the country’s fast-expanding navy as it races to rival the military power of the United States. The Type 076 amphibious assault ship entered the water on Friday at a launch
Continue ReadingSAO PAULO (AP) — One more body has been found after a bridge linking two northern states on Brazil collapsed, lifting the death toll to nine. Brazil’s navy said Friday that the body of a woman was found 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) from the bridge. Another eight people remain unaccounted for. Several cars and trucks
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Body-worn camera footage released Friday shows correctional officers at the Marcy Correctional Facility in upstate New York punching and kicking a handcuffed inmate in a fatal beating that is now under investigation by the New York attorney general. Robert Brooks was pronounced dead on December 10 at Wynn Hospital
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