LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — On the eve of almost-certain impeachment, President Donald Trump fired off a furious letter Tuesday to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi denouncing the "vicious crusade" against him, while Democrats amassed the votes they needed and Republicans looked ahead, vowing to defend Trump at next month's Senate trial.
Trump, who would be...
DANICA COTO
Associated Press
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico will defy the U.S. government and approve a law to keep cockfighting alive in a bid to protect a 400-year-old tradition practiced across the island despite a federal ban that goes into effect this week, officials told The Associated Press on Tuesday night.
The move brought cautious rejoicing in...
Jeff Pack
Staff WriterOne of Old Town Temecula’s hottest dining locations will be closing its doors. But devotees of The Goat and Vine shouldn’t worry; they will reopen, bigger and better than ever, owner Brad Trevithick said. The restaurant, which boasts a stone hearth kitchen, crafts gourmet pizzas, rustic bread for sandwiches, salads, appetizers and serves craft beer and wine. It...
TEMECULA — According to a report on Thursday, Dec. 12 by Sergeant Robert Menchaca, the Temecula Sheriff's Special Teams recently arrested 10 people in an operation aimed people who engage in what's described as "toe-tapping" in restrooms in the city."These public restrooms/toilets have generated several complaints from the public, where males have been observed loitering to engage in a...
MARTHA WAGGONER
Associated Press
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The NAACP's national president chastised women who recently went public with a sexual harassment claim and he was reluctant to swiftly deal with the accusations against a former North Carolina officer, according to emails and recordings obtained by The Associated Press.
The emails also indicate that he knew about the complaint two years before...
TRAVIS LOLLER
Associated Press
KYLES FORD, Tenn. (AP) — On a recent late fall afternoon at Kyles Ford, the white branches of sycamore trees overhung the banks of the Clinch River, leaves slowly turning yellow. Green walnuts covered the ground. The shallow water ran fast and cold over the rocky bottom, but it was littered with the white shells of...
NICOLE WINFIELD
Associated Press
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis abolished the use of the Vatican's highest level of secrecy in clergy sexual abuse cases Tuesday, responding to mounting criticism that the rule of "pontifical secrecy" has been used to protect pedophiles, silence victims and prevent police from investigating crimes.
Victims and their advocates cheered the move as long overdue, but...
NICHOLAS PAPHITIS
Associated Press
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — American archaeologists have discovered two monumental royal tombs dating from about 3,500 years ago near a major Mycenaean-era palace in Greece's southern Peloponnese region, the Greek culture ministry said Tuesday.
A ministry statement said the dome-shaped roofs of both tombs near the Bronze Age palace of Pylos collapsed during antiquity, and the chambers...
MATTHEW PERRONE and RICHARD LARDNER
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is moving to pass the biggest new sales restrictions on tobacco products in more than a decade, with support from two unlikely backers: Marlboro-cigarette maker Altria and vaping giant Juul Labs.
The legislation would raise the minimum age to purchase all tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes, from 18 to 21...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will not review an appellate decision that makes it harder for cities to keep homeless people from sleeping on the streets.
The justices on Monday did not comment as they left in place a ruling that struck down a Boise, Idaho, ordinance. The ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals applies across...