Bird flu jumped from cows to people. Now advocates want more farmworkers tested
CalMatters In the heart of California’s dairy country, workers kitted in respirators, face shields and gloves are grappling with one of the largest…
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More former cadets accuse US Coast Guard Academy of failing to prevent campus sexual assaults
Associated Press Nine additional former cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy have formally accused overseers of the prestigious service academy of…
Continue ReadingThe Grammy Awards are headed to ABC starting in 2027 under a new 10-year deal
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Grammys will have a new broadcast home on ABC starting in 2027. The network and the Recording Academy announced Wednesday…
Continue ReadingThe Grammy Awards are headed to ABC starting in 2027 under a new 10-year deal
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Grammys will have a new broadcast home on ABC starting in 2027. The network and the Recording Academy announced Wednesday…
Continue ReadingVenezuela’s rejection from developing economies alliance heightens tensions with member Brazil
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government is doubling down on its attacks against Brazilian foreign relations officials, accusing them of…
Continue ReadingHip-hop producer Metro Boomin is accused of rape in lawsuit
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles woman has filed a lawsuit alleging that Metro Boomin, a Grammy-nominated producer who has…
Continue ReadingHip-hop producer Metro Boomin is accused of rape in lawsuit
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles woman has filed a lawsuit alleging that Metro Boomin, a Grammy-nominated producer who has…
Continue Reading Nicky Jam withdraws endorsement of Donald Trump over comedian’s ‘garbage’ comment about Puerto Rico
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Puerto Rican reggaeton singer Nicky Jam has withdrawn his endorsement of Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential…
Continue Reading UN General Assembly condemns the US economic embargo of Cuba for a 32nd year
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to condemn the American economic embargo of Cuba for a…
Continue ReadingBiden goes off script — again — causing a distraction for Harris in campaign’s home stretch
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has long been known for going off script. He’s trying to rein himself in as the…
Continue Reading8 miners are dead and 1 is missing after a mine collapse in Zambia
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Police say eight miners have died after being buried under mounds of earth that collapsed on them in an open-pit copper mine…
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Man accused of local nightclub shooting needs evidence to be reviewed
22-year-old Jiovanny Isaiah Ochoa was formally charged with eight felonies including three counts of attempted murder and three counts of aggravated…
Continue ReadingRetrial begins in civil suit against contractor accused in Abu Ghraib prison scandal
Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A military contractor accused of contributing to the abuse of detainees at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison two…
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Six candidates running for Holtville City Council
There are a couple more candidates running for the Holtville City…
Continue ReadingCatholic hospital agrees to provide abortions after California sues over miscarriage care
CalMatters Providence St. Joseph Hospital and the California Attorney General’s office have reached a temporary agreement in a case alleging the…
Continue Reading Shaun White and Nina Dobrev are engaged. He faked a dinner invite with Anna Wintour to propose
Former skateboarder and Olympic snowboarder Shaun White and actor Nina Dobrev are getting married. White’s publicist Jennifer Peros confirmed the…
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Yuma man agrees to plea deal after committing fraud at local auto center
A Yuma man will not face any time behind bars after agreeing to a plea deal by the state for committing fraud at a local auto…
Continue ReadingBrowns LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah remains sidelined with neck injury, will not play against Chargers
AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns Pro Bowl linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah will sit out this week’s game against the Los Angeles…
Continue Reading Race-motivated assault charges filed against former New Hampshire police officer
Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A white former New Hampshire police officer has been accused of a race-motivated assault against a Black bank…
Continue ReadingJurors, judge and former prison director all ask for mercy for condemned South Carolina inmate
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina death row inmate Richard Moore has more than 20 people asking the governor to spare his life…
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