Players returning from LIV Golf is part of Saudis’ agreement with PGA Tour
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Now that the PGA Tour and European tour have a deal with the Saudis, one step is deciding how players can return from…
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Man fatally shot in New Mexico movie theater over seat dispute
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An argument over seating at an Albuquerque movie theater escalated into a shooting that left a man dead and sent…
Continue Reading Canada’s largest city elects first woman of color as mayor
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Leftist candidate Olivia Chow has become the mayor of Canada’s largest city. Chow is Toronto’s…
Continue Reading New York City drivers to pay extra tolls as part of first-in-the-nation effort to reduce congestion
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York has received a critical federal approval for its first-in-the-nation plan to charge big tolls to drive…
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Imperial Valley College announces new “Desert Warriors” mascot
The new mascot replaces the “Arabs” which was retired back in 2021 after being in place since the…
Continue Reading Richard Ravitch, public servant who shepherded New York through fiscal crisis, dies at 89
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s former lieutenant governor and longtime civic leader Richard Ravitch has died…
Continue Reading California’s law aimed at fast food wages is on hold. Lawmakers may have found a way around it
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A new California law aimed in part at boosting salaries for fast food workers has been…
Continue Reading Mexico arrests former official in disappearance of 43 students in 2014, charges 8 soldiers
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico says it has arrested the former head of a federal anti-kidnapping unit in connection with the disappearance of 43…
Continue Reading California mushroom farms cited for workplace safety violations after January fatal shootings
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press California has cited two Northern California mushroom farms for health and safety violations and proposed more…
Continue Reading NYC will add Diwali as a public school holiday. But there’s a catch this year
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will add the festival of Diwali to the list of public school holidays in recognition of the growth of the city’s…
Continue Reading James Meredith risked his life doing civil rights work. At 90, he says religion can help cut crime
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — James Meredith knew he was putting his life in danger in the 1960s by pursuing what…
Continue Reading Work begins to clean up train derailment in Montana’s Yellowstone River
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Work is underway to clean up rail cars carrying hazardous materials that fell into the Yellowstone River in southern Montana…
Continue Reading Prosecutors seek the death penalty against man accused of slaying of 4 University of Idaho students
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Prosecutors say they are seeking the death penalty against a man accused of stabbing four…
Continue Reading Judge gives preliminary approval to $290 million deal JPMorgan Chase reached with Epstein victims
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in New York City gave preliminary approval Monday to a $290 million deal that JPMorgan Chase reached with sex…
Continue Reading Self-professed ‘Wolf of Airbnb’ pleads guilty to wire fraud for defrauding landlords
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Florida man who dubbed himself the “Wolf of Airbnb” has pleaded guilty to a wire fraud…
Continue Reading 4 bodies found in charred remains of Arkansas house died from gunshot wounds, police say
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Police say four people found dead in a burned down Little Rock house were killed by gunshot wounds, including one…
Continue Reading Malaria cases in Texas and Florida are the first US spread since 2003, CDC says
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The United States has seen five cases of malaria spread by mosquitos in the last two months —…
Continue Reading Was that actually a tsunami that hit Florida? Yes, but not the kind you think
By ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press An unexpected culprit toppled beach chairs along the sand at normally calm Clearwater Beach, Florida,…
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FIRST ALERT FORECAST: Sweltering temperatures ahead as Imperial Valley deals with wind advisory
Increasing temps over the 110 degree mark are on the way along with more breezy…
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New Burlington store coming to Calexico
Burlington Stores, Inc., a national discount retailer is opening a new store in Calexico this fall at the Gran Plaza…
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