By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A man who police say was exhibiting signs of a mental health crisis when he shot and killed a pregnant restaurant owner in her car in downtown Seattle this week has been charged with first-degree murder in her death. Prosecutors say they are reviewing the case to
Continue Reading By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Three men face federal charges alleging they vandalized multiple homes associated with New Hampshire journalists in retaliation for a report detailing sexual misconduct allegations against a prominent businessman. The men from Salem, Seabrook, and Nashua were charged Friday with conspiring to commit stalking through interstate travel.
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PHOENIX (AP) — Cleveland Guardians right-hander Triston McKenzie was scratched from his start against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night because of right elbow discomfort. Right-hander Touki Toussaint was to start Friday night’s game after his contract was selected from Triple-A Columbus. Cleveland also designated catcher Mike Zunino for assignment and optioned right-hander Cody Morris
Continue Reading By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles prosecutors charged former “Saturday Night Live” star Pete Davidson with reckless driving Friday, three months after authorities said he crashed into a Beverly Hills home. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office filed one misdemeanor count of reckless driving against the actor and writer
Continue Reading By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press The Justice Department on Friday issued a scathing assessment of Minneapolis police, alleging that racial discrimination and excessive force went unchecked before George Floyd’s killing because of inadequate oversight and an unwieldy process for investigating complaints. The probe began in April 2021, a day after former officer Derek Chauvin, who
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The Desert League was dominated by the Holtville Vikings on the baseball diamond in 2023 – leading to good representation on the All-League list.
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Dry conditions will continue, with temperatures rising back to near normal/slightly above through at least the start of next week.
Continue Reading SAO PAULO (AP) — Authorities in the southern Brazil state of Rio Grande do Sul say eight people are dead and 19 are missing after a severe winter storm swept through the region. Gov. Eduardo Leite said Saturday that among the dead was a 4-month-old baby. Several roads are still blocked, flights to the state’s
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Many in the Desert Southwest may want to keep their celebrations indoors as temps will likely be above 105 for the weekend
Continue Reading By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s onetime personal lawyer and the key witness against him in his New York state criminal prosecution lost his bid Friday for early release from probation following a three-year prison sentence after federal prosecutors said he’s lying again. U.S. District Judge Jesse M.
Continue Reading VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Vancouver Canucks have bought out Oliver Ekman-Larsson’s contract, making the 31-year-old Swedish defenseman an unrestricted free agent July 1. Vancouver said Friday it agreed to pay Ekman-Larsson $19.33 million, spread over the next eight years to reduce its salary-cap hit. Ekman-Larsson had four years and $29 million remaining on
Continue Reading By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Gun battles between drug cartels forced about 700 people to flee their rural villages in the western Mexico state of Michoacan, activists and a local priest said Friday. Rev. Jorge Armando Vázquez said dozens of people are sleeping in the nave of a parish church in
Continue Reading By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortly before setting out for Beijing, Secretary of State Antony Blinken is emphasizing the importance of the U.S. and China establishing better lines of communication. He will be the highest-ranking member of the Biden administration to visit China. Blinken says the U.S. wants to make sure “that
Continue Reading By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Summer hasn’t officially started, but extreme heat is already making itself right at home in Texas. Temperatures on Friday soared above triple digits in many cities. Excessive heat warnings or heat advisories were issued for much of Texas. Houston’s excessive heat warning was the first one
Continue Reading PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — A bear attacked and killed a man at a campsite in central Arizona on Friday, authorities said. The victim, 66-year-old Steven Jackson of Tucson, was at his campsite when he became entangled with the animal around 8 a.m., the Yavapai County Sheriff’s office said. Neighbors tried to help by making noises.
Continue Reading RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed GOP legislation that would ban the promotion of certain beliefs that some lawmakers have likened to critical race theory in state government workplaces. The move sets up a likely veto override showdown with the General Assembly’s Republican supermajority. Both chambers passed the measure
Continue Reading By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — A bus carrying seniors to a casino that collided with a semi-trailer truck in a crash that killed 15 people did not have the right of way, police said Friday, after watching video of the accident. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Supt. Rob Lasson said police also obtained
Continue Reading By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Martin Amis, one of the most consequential British authors of his generation and who died last month, has been posthumously knighted by King Charles III in his first birthday honors list, which were unveiled late Friday. Amis, who died of esophageal cancer at the age of 73
Continue Reading MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee County’s first openly LGBTQ+ county supervisor says an assailant called him a gay slur, then punched him in the face at a suburban mall this week. News outlets on Friday quoted Wauwatosa police as saying that Supervisor Peter Burgelis was struck in the face while inside a store at the Mayfair
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This Father’s Day weekend, members of American Legion Post 9305 in El Centro helped put together a fundraiser to help an American Legion brother whose son died late last month.
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