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Border wall construction presses full steam ahead in final days of Trump administration
At a secluded spot in southeast Arizona, the San Pedro River flows north from Mexico and crosses the United States border, running under a majestic canopy of tall cottonwood trees. The river’s winding path is a migration gateway and critical habitation for hundreds of animal species. The National Audubon Society for Arizona says 40% of
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Japan’s top court gives retrial hope for man who spent almost 50 years on death row
Japan’s Supreme Court has overturned a ruling blocking the retrial of an 84-year-old man who spent almost half a century on death row awaiting the hangman’s call over the murder of a family of four, his lawyer told CNN Thursday. Former professional boxer Iwao Hakamada — declared the world’s longest-serving death row inmate by Guinness
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Indio teen battling leukemia continues fighting for his dream to graduate high school
Four years ago, the world of 17-year-old Christopher Balbuena Ambrocio and his family were changed forever. During his winter break in 2016, Christopher was injured in a dirt bike accident. The crash caused the young teen to suffer an infected blister that caused internal bleeding. While he was being treated, doctors noticed there was something
Continue Reading South Carolina man sues city of Rock Hill, alleging police ordered him out of his house naked and held him at gunpoint while searching his house
A South Carolina man filed a lawsuit against the city of Rock Hill on Monday, alleging that police officers ordered him out of his house naked and held him at gunpoint while searching his home in 2019. Jethro DeVane, 71, is suing the city for gross negligence, civil assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional
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Tips on staying safe ahead of upcoming holidays
To say the 2020 holiday season is different than years past would be an understatement. The pandemic has forced the closure of businesses, separated families, and tossed out traditions. The state of California continually grapples with the highest numbers of hospitalizations and ICU admissions in December than any other point in time through the course
Continue ReadingTeachers and school employees will be in the next round of people to get a Covid-19 vaccine in Ohio
The next group of people to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in Ohio will be the state’s teachers and school staff. Ohio teachers and school staff including cafeteria workers, bus drivers, custodians and clerical workers — along with any other worker who comes in contact with the children at that school — will be in the
Continue ReadingWhite House coronavirus task force no longer proactively sending reports to states
The White House coronavirus task force has informed states that it will no longer proactively send its weekly state reports with tailored data and recommendations, according to multiple state officials. Instead, states will need to request the reports each week. This new policy, which one official said came via email, is a departure from the
Continue ReadingTrump’s veto of massive defense bill sets up possible override vote next week
President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed the sweeping defense bill that both chambers of Congress recently passed by veto-proof majorities, setting up what could be the first veto override of his presidency, which would pit members of his own party against him. The House is expected to act Monday, when all eyes be watching to
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Missing Indio man found safe
The Indio Police Department safely located at-risk man who had been missing since Wednesday afternoon. Gregorio Ramirez, 46, of Indio was last seen Wednesday at about 12:20 pm in the area of Clinton Street and Miles Avenue. Ramirez, who who suffers from various medical conditions and requires daily medications, was safely located not long after
Continue ReadingTyler Perry discusses police reform and poetic justice
Filmmaker Tyler Perry said he was troubled when he first heard of the movement to defund the police. “I thought, OK, this is going to be weaponized in this political year. I completely thought that that was happening, and that’s exactly what’s happened. It’s been weaponized,” Perry told Anderson Cooper in July. “But I did
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Family announces lawsuit stemming from death of Jurupa Valley man during arrest
The family of a Jurupa Valley man announced lawsuits today against the Riverside County and the store where he was taken into custody following a confrontation with sheriff’s deputies. He later died. “They already had him in handcuffs. His diaphragm could not allow his lungs to breathe,” attorney Humberto Guizar said during a briefing outside
Continue ReadingTrump issues 26 new pardons, including for Stone, Manafort and Charles Kushner
President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening announced 26 new pardons, including for longtime ally Roger Stone, former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and White House senior adviser Jared Kushner’s father, Charles. The pardons extend Trump’s streak of wielding his clemency powers for criminals who are loyalists, well-connected or adjacent to his family. While all presidents issue
Continue ReadingAndrew Yang files paperwork to run for New York mayor
Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang has filed paperwork to participate in New York’s 2021 mayoral race, according to city records. Yang’s name appears on a list from the New York City Campaign Finance Board of candidates for the city’s 2021 elections. CNN reported last week that Yang, a former tech executive, was planning to
Continue ReadingCongressional GOP grapples with ‘unhinged’ Trump
Even in his waning days in power, President Donald Trump is still finding ways to inflict his signature loyalty tests on the Republican Party. As the President continues to deny his election loss, Republican members and aides on Capitol Hill are watching with angst as Trump threatens to unravel their entire year-end legislative agenda. After
Continue ReadingVoting machine company executive sues Trump allies for defamation
An executive for a voting machine company that has been the target of conspiracy theories in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss and been baselessly accused of swinging the results against the President is suing his campaign and conservative media figures for defamation. Trump has called Dominion Voting Systems “a disaster,” and his
Continue ReadingMassive data breach may have been discovered due to ‘unforced error’ by suspected Russian hackers
US officials and private sector experts investigating the massive data breach that has rocked Washington increasingly believe the attackers were ultimately discovered because they took a more aggressive “calculated risk” that led to a possible “unforced error” as they tried to expand their access within the network they had penetrated months earlier without detection, according
Continue Reading More kids are being left home alone, psychologist calls it another pandemic problem
Click here for updates on this story WOODLAND, California (KOVR) — A 13-year-old home alone defended herself as a prowler tried to break into her Woodland house in the middle of the day. It’s the latest in a string of emergencies for kids who are spending more and more time by themselves this year. Nyletta
Continue Reading Covid Christmas without sister will be lonely for teen battling Leukemia at hospital
Click here for updates on this story PALO ALTO, California (KPIX) — The restrictions due to the pandemic have already changed the holidays for so many people. For children who are spending Christmas in the hospital, it brings a new struggle. They’re not able to have family come visit. One high school junior from San
Continue ReadingTrump issues 26 new pardons, including ones for Stone, Manafort and Charles Kushner
President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening announced 26 new pardons, including ones for longtime ally Roger Stone, former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and White House senior adviser Jared Kushner’s father, Charles. The pardons extend Trump’s streak of wielding his clemency powers for criminals who are loyalists, well-connected or adjacent to his family. While all presidents
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