Six candidates running for Holtville City Council
Six candidates are will be going head to head for a seat for Holtville City Council. Only three seats are open for this year’s…
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International prosecutor who charged Netanyahu vows to cooperate with sex misconduct investigation
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor has called for an internal investigation into…
Continue ReadingLouisiana trooper avoids jail time in deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene
Associated Press FARMERVILLE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana trooper has pleaded no contest to significantly reduced charges for his role in the deadly…
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Share Your Holiday Turkey Drive returns November 1
The event is held to help provide meals for families in need in time for Thanksgiving. All proceeds will go to the Crossroads Mission and to local…
Continue ReadingPeople opt out of organ donation programs after reports of a man mistakenly declared dead
AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Transplant experts are seeing a spike in people refusing to become organ donors, their confidence shaken by…
Continue ReadingFires set in drop boxes destroy hundreds of ballots in Washington and damage 3 in Oregon
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Incendiary devices were set off Monday at two ballot drop boxes — one in Portland and another in nearby…
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Israel approves two bills that could halt UNRWA’s aid delivery to Gaza. What does that mean?
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel’s parliament has passed bills banning the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees…
Continue ReadingMark Bittman turns his attention to the small chefs in your household with a cookbook for kids
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Bittman has taught us how to cook everything, how to do it fast, how to bake and grill, how to prepare…
Continue ReadingUK D-Day veteran George Chandler, who escorted American troops to Normandy beaches, dies at 99
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — D-Day veteran George Chandler, who sought to counter sometimes glamorous depictions of the landings by recalling the…
Continue ReadingIranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who lived in US, executed in Iran over terror conviction
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who was kidnapped in Dubai in 2020 by Iranian…
Continue ReadingFires set in drop boxes destroy hundreds of ballots in Washington and damage 3 in Oregon
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Incendiary devices were set off Monday at two ballot drop boxes — one in Portland and another in nearby…
Continue ReadingIranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who lived in US, executed in Iran over terror conviction
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who was kidnapped in Dubai in 2020 by Iranian…
Continue ReadingYemen’s Houthi rebels target ship in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off Red Sea
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a ship traveling through the narrow Bab el-Mandeb Strait off…
Continue Reading Americans in Puerto Rico can’t vote for US president. Their anger at Trump is shaping the race
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A comic calling Puerto Rico garbage before a packed Donald Trump rally in New York was the latest…
Continue ReadingMan is killed in gunbattle after shooting a police sergeant in California
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A man who shot and wounded a police sergeant during what officials called an ambush was killed by officers over the weekend…
Continue ReadingMan is killed in gunbattle after shooting a police sergeant in California
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A man who shot and wounded a police sergeant during what officials called an ambush was killed by officers over the weekend…
Continue ReadingSlight progress in global biodiversity protection efforts but some species decline, new reports find
Associated Press CALI, Colombia (AP) — Two reports on protecting biodiversity were released at a major UN summit on global biodiversity underway in…
Continue Reading Democrats escalate attacks on Trump after comedian calls Puerto Rico ‘floating island of garbage’
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats stepped up their attacks on Donald Trump on Monday, a day after a comedian opening a rally for the…
Continue ReadingBiden casts 2024 election ballot near his Delaware home, waiting in line with other voters
Associated Press NEW CASTLE, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday cast an early ballot in the 2024 general election. It’s a bittersweet…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia DA sues Elon Musk’s America PAC over its $1 million giveaway
Associated Press Philadelphia’s district attorney is suing to halt Elon Musk’s $1 million giveaway that’s part of his political…
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