Affordable housing comes to Brawley
The Palomino apartments in Brawley saw its grand opening on Thursday morning. The 60-unit housing community will serve families and farm workers and those who are low income.
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Lake Mead water level running well below predictions, could drop another 12 feet by fall
By Angela Fritz and Rachel Ramirez, CNN Federal officials have a sobering forecast for the Colorado River Basin: Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir which serves millions of people in the Southwest, will likely drop another 12 feet by this fall. It’s far below what the outlooks were predicting as of last year. The latest
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Aaronson to join Leeds from Salzburg with 5-year contract
By The Associated Press American midfielder Brenden Aaronson will transfer to Leeds on July 1 following 1 1/2 seasons with Red Bull Salzburg. Leeds says it had agreed to a transfer with the Austrian club. The 21-year-old from Medford, New Jersey, will have a five-year contract through the 2026-27 season. Aaronson joined Salzburg from Major
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Aaronson to join Leeds from Salzburg with 5-year contract
By The Associated Press American midfielder Brenden Aaronson will transfer to Leeds on July 1 following 1 1/2 seasons with Red Bull Salzburg. Leeds says it had agreed to a transfer with the Austrian club. The 21-year-old from Medford, New Jersey, will have a five-year contract through the 2026-27 season. Aaronson joined Salzburg from Major
Continue ReadingBlinken says US is ready to strengthen diplomacy with China in ‘charged moment for the world’
By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Michael Conte, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken outlined the Biden administration’s strategy towards China, seeking to refocus attention on what he called “the most serious long-term challenge to the international order.” In a lengthy speech delivered at George Washington University Thursday, the top US diplomat outlined the
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New Mexico wildfire nears 50% containment as weather shifts
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Crews in northern New Mexico have cleared and cut containment lines around nearly half of the perimeter of the nation’s largest active wildfire while bracing for a return of weather conditions that might fan flames and send embers aloft, officials said Thursday. The 7-week-old fire east of Santa Fe was
Continue Reading Opinion: It’s time to prepare for a recession
Opinion by Lakshman Achuthan and Anirvan Banerji for CNN Business Perspectives The economy is close to entering a recession, perhaps as soon as this year. To avoid taking too much of a financial hit, Americans will need to prepare. Last summer, we wrote that US economic growth was already starting to slow and the economy
Continue ReadingRansomware attack hits New Jersey county
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN A ransomware attack has forced officials in a 345,000-person New Jersey county to switch off their computers and set up temporary Gmail accounts so the public can email key agencies such as the health, emergency and sheriff’s departments. The hacking incident in central New Jersey’s Somerset County, which began Tuesday, has
Continue Reading Ex-Virginia Tech linebacker testifies in fatal beating trial
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) — A former Virginia Tech football player has testified in his own defense at his murder trial in the fatal beating of a Tinder match. Isimemen Etute told the jury he felt “violated” when he discovered that a person he knew as “Angie Renee” was actually a man. The 19-year-old Etute is
Continue Reading Ex-Virginia Tech linebacker testifies in fatal beating trial
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) — A former Virginia Tech football player has testified in his own defense at his murder trial in the fatal beating of a Tinder match. Isimemen Etute told the jury he felt “violated” when he discovered that a person he knew as “Angie Renee” was actually a man. The 19-year-old Etute is
Continue Reading9-year-old dies, mother & sister injured after car crashes into water ice truck
By Katherine Scott Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A 9-year-old girl has died and her mother and sister are injured after their car crashed into the back of a parked water ice truck in North Philadelphia on Wednesday night. It happened shortly before 11:30 p.m. at Germantown and Erie avenues.
Continue ReadingPolice: Charges pending against woman after students ingest marijuana edibles
By WPVI Staff Click here for updates on this story CHESTER, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — Police in Chester, Pennsylvania are investigating after several students reportedly became sick after ingesting marijuana edibles. Authorities say 10 students became sick at Chester Community Charter School Wednesday morning. The students were transported to an area hospital and later released. It’s
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Lawsuit: California transit agency failed to stop gunman
By JULIET WILLIAMS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One year after a problem employee shot and killed nine coworkers in a rampage at a light rail yard, the family of one of the victims filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging negligence and wrongful death by the Northern California transportation agency, the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s
Continue Reading Álvarez scores 6 for River Plate ahead of move to Man City
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Striker Julián Álvarez is making a dramatic exit from Argentina’s River Plate. He scored six goals in one of his last matches for the team before he joins English Premier League champion Manchester City. River Plate routed Peru’s Alianza Lima 8-1 Wednesday night in their final Group F match in this
Continue Reading Álvarez scores 6 for River Plate ahead of move to Man City
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Striker Julián Álvarez is making a dramatic exit from Argentina’s River Plate. He scored six goals in one of his last matches for the team before he joins English Premier League champion Manchester City. River Plate routed Peru’s Alianza Lima 8-1 Wednesday night in their final Group F match in this
Continue ReadingMare rescued from canal in Southwest Ranches
By Alex Browning Click here for updates on this story SOUTHWEST RANCHES, Florida (WSVN) — It was a scary sight for Ricardo Alonzo when he arrived at his Southwest Ranches property and saw his mare, Daisy, stuck in a nearby pond. “We noticed the mare in the water was drowning,” said Alonzo. “The pond that’s
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Police find person who made threats to El Centro Regional Medical Center
EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) – The El Centro Police Department says officers responded to threats made to El Centro Regional Medical Center (ECRMC). Detectives were told of someone who went into the hospital and made threats to a staff member, though there was no mention of a weapon. Staff members gave detectives a photograph
Continue Reading More Memorial Day travel expected, despite high gas prices
By STEFANIE DAZIO, CHRISTOPHER WEBER and TERRY TANG Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — To drive, or not to drive? This Memorial Day weekend, with surging gas prices that are redefining pain at the pump, that is the question for many Americans as a new COVID-19 surge also spreads across the country. For Marvin Harper,
Continue Reading More Memorial Day travel expected, despite high gas prices
By STEFANIE DAZIO, CHRISTOPHER WEBER and TERRY TANG Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — To drive, or not to drive? This Memorial Day weekend, with surging gas prices that are redefining pain at the pump, that is the question for many Americans as a new COVID-19 surge also spreads across the country. For Marvin Harper,
Continue ReadingSnow, severe storms and triple-digit heat all in holiday weekend forecast
By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist Many see Memorial Day weekend as the unofficial start of summer. But, if you are planning outdoor events, you may want to read this first. Otherwise, you could find yourself overheated without the proper iced cocktail, trying to barbecue in winter weather conditions — or running for cover from what
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