Will RFK Jr.’s supporters follow his endorsement and vote for Trump?

Will RFK Jr.’s supporters follow his endorsement and vote for Trump? – CBS News Watch CBS News Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Friday he’s suspending his independent presidential campaign and endorsing Donald Trump, but is it a given Trump will get votes from RFK’s supporters? CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns has more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Kamala Harris’ campaign reacts to RFK Jr.’s campaign suspension, Trump endorsement

Kamala Harris’ campaign reacts to RFK Jr.’s campaign suspension, Trump endorsement – CBS News Watch CBS News Kamala Harris’ campaign is making a play for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s supporters after Kennedy announced he is suspending his independent presidential campaign. CBS News campaign reporter Aaron Navarro has more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Border Patrol finds 81 pounds of cocaine in SUV’s dashboard

A K-9 unit helped Border Patrol agents seize more than 80 pounds of cocaine that was hidden in an SUV’s dashboard this week. The vehicle was pulled over on the 15 Freeway near Temecula at about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a news release. “During the vehicle stop, a Border Patrol canine team conducted an air sniff of the vehicle and the canine alerted to the possible presence of narcotics,” the release added. “A cursory search of the vehicle revealed what appeared to be cellophane wrapped packages consistent with narcotics smuggling.” A K-9 unit helped discover more than 80 pounds of cocaine hidden in an SUV’s dashboard on Aug. 20, 2024. (Border Patrol) A K-9 unit helped discover more than 80 pounds of cocaine hidden in an SUV’s dashboard on Aug. 20, 2024. (Border Patrol) A K-9 unit helped discover more than 80 pounds of cocaine hidden in an SUV’s dashboard on Aug. 20, 2024. (Border Patrol) The occupants of the vehicle, whom the Border Patrol did not identify, were arrested. Back at the Border Patrol station, agents found 31

Group of 4 boys, ages 12 and 14, arrested on suspicion of arson in Southern California

A group of three 12-year-olds and a 14-year-old are responsible for multiple arsons in Fillmore, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office says. Authorities said that the alleged arsons occurred at the Fillmore Historical Museum on Sunday. That day, the Fillmore Fire Department responded to the 300 block of Main Street on reports of two small fires, which were determined to be suspicious. Another fire was started in the same area on Tuesday, authorities said. Investigators later found evidence that revealed that the fires were started intentionally. The suspects were identified as four juvenile boys. Three of the suspects are 12 years old while the fourth is 14. They were arrested on suspicion of arson. It was not clear how the boys were identified as the suspects Each boy was cited and returned to their parents. They now await Juvenile Justice Court proceedings.

Why Punkie Johnson still has love for Lorne Michaels, even if ‘SNL’ was not her ‘zone’

Punkie Johnson’s relationship with “Saturday Night Live” is “still strong,” even if she won’t be among the cast members returning for its 50th season. “Mutually, we just understood that it was not my zone,” the stand-up comic said Wednesday, shedding more light on her recent departure. Johnson, who joined the NBC sketch series in 2020, caught up with fellow “SNL” alums David Spade and Dana Carvey on their “Fly on the Wall” podcast, detailing the circumstances that led to her exit. The “Bottoms” actor, who got her start in stand-up, said she had been meaning to leave the show for quite some time. Johnson said she always felt out of place on “SNL.” “I never grew up in sketch, I never went to sketch school and I didn’t really feel like I fit,” she said, before adding “[‘SNL’] is for a different type of person.” The New Orleans comedian said she felt her “all over the place” style differed from the structure that defines “SNL” and its sketches. When she joined the cast, she said, she thought “everybody else came from stand-up.” That wasn’t always

The talk was taxes, testosterone and rage when Fox News’ commentators covered the DNC

CHICAGO —  While Democrats celebrated with abandon Thursday over the elevation of Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s presidential nominee, viewers of Fox News received a prolonged disquisition on the many dire shortcomings of the candidate and her party. Even before Harris took the stage at the United Center, the channel’s star prime-time commentators Jesse Watters, Sean Hannity and their guests, headlined by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, belittled the vice president as unqualified, unserious and a threat to the American way. The messaging came as no surprise to regular viewers of the most influential conservative news outlet, which delivered long blocs of commentary throughout the Democratic National Convention, seldom showing the people or performances onstage in Chicago. Viewers were told that Harris and running mate Tim Walz, the Minnesota governor, would put capitalism and American values in imminent peril, opening the nation to invading hordes of immigrants and leftist economic policy that would turn the U.S. into another Venezuela. Gingrich took a swipe at Walz, suggesting he wasn’t what he appeared to be and “was never actually a coach.” The barb had been tossed

La Barranca, ahora en formato de cuarteto, estrena su esperada ‘Antimateria’

Una nueva imagen promocional de la banda mexicana de rock La Barranca. (Faro Latino) La icónica banda mexicana La Barranca, conformada por José Manuel Aguilera (voz y guitarras), Ernick Romero (bajo), Yann Zaragoza (piano), Abraham Méndez (batería) y Jorge Chacón (guitarra) está lista para sorprender a sus seguidores con su nuevo trabajo, “Antimateria”. Aguilera, fundador de La Barranca y autor de las canciones del álbum, comenzó a escribir este trabajo discográfico en el 2021. Según el artista, el disco anterior, “Entre la niebla”, se produjo y se lanzó rápidamente debido a las circunstancias de la pandemia. Sin embargo, en este caso, la banda optó por un enfoque más pausado, permitiendo que las canciones maduraran y explorando nuevas armonías y estructuras. “Antimateria” llega treinta años después de la creación de las canciones del primer elepé de la banda, “El Fuego de la Noche”. Esta nueva obra representa una afirmación de la voluntad creativa de La Barranca y es una especie de celebración de su trayectoria. La inclusión de arreglos de cuerdas en varias canciones refleja el deseo de ofrecer algo lujoso y agradecer a su público

Silicon Valley school district pauses contract with ‘energy healer’ after parental concern

A Silicon Valley school district announced this week that it was pausing a contract worth tens of thousands of dollars with an “energy healer” who was providing meditation sessions for administrators after parents protested over what they saw as a budgetary extravagance. Mountain View Whisman School District made the decision at a meeting of the Board of Trustees on Thursday after the San Francisco Chronicle reported that the 4,500-student K-8 district was paying $189,000 in exchange for 160 meditation sessions to energy healer Alycia Diggs-Chavis. The district’s superintendent Dr. Ayindé Rudolph told the trustees and parents that they decided to pause work with Diggs-Chavis and her company Blue Violet Energy after she completes her current contract. Diggs-Chavis described herself on her website as a “master energy healer” who “uses Sacred Geometry and Sound Healing to successfully change lives.” At Thursday night’s meeting, Rudolph tried to downplay the spiritual nature of Diggs-Chavis’ work, saying that the contract was for stress-related meditation, as far as he knew. Diggs-Chavis did not immediately respond to requests for comment. “In the meditation we focus on how do we recenter ourselves

Queens of the Stone Age cancels remainder of 2024 shows due to Josh Homme’s illness

Queens of the Stone Age has canceled the remainder of its 2024 shows due to lead singer Josh Homme’s ongoing medical issues. “QOTSA regret to announce the cancellation and/or postponement of all remaining 2024 shows,” the band said in an update posted Friday on social media. “Josh has been given no choice but to prioritize his health and to receive essential medical care through the year.” Shows in Boston, Cincinnati and Madison, Wisc., have been postponed to next year. The band’s festival appearances — including fall sets at Soundside Music Festival, Mempho Music Festival and Corona Capital Festival in Mexico City — have been canceled altogether. Ticket holders for QOTSA shows will be contacted by point of purchase with further information about new dates, and festival ticket holders were advised to visit the specific event sites for updated information. A representative for the band declined to comment further Friday. Homme, 51, who grew up in Palm Desert and started his music career there, was diagnosed with cancer in 2022 but said he had recovered after undergoing surgery. The band paused its European tour in early

Claremont Chorale invites singers to meet-and-greet reception

The Claremont Chorale will hold its annual meet-and-greet reception 7:30-9 p.m. Aug. 26 in Huff Recital Hall at the Claremont Community School of Music, 951 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont. People who are experienced choral singers and those who are “choir curious” are invited to attend. The reception will include an opportunity to meet current chorale members and Alan Wellman, the group’s artistic director. There will also be refreshments, information about the chorale’s upcoming season and an opportunity to sing together, according to a news release. Reservations are not needed to attend the reception. The Claremont Chorale, which is in residence at the Claremont Community School of Music, will rehearse 7:30-9:45 p.m. Mondays beginning Sept. 9. The chorale, established in 1968, performs a series of concerts each season in Claremont, including major works with full orchestra and various other instrumental ensembles as well as a cappella selections. The chorale’s volunteer singers are from the greater Claremont area. Prior choral singing experience, while helpful, is not required. Concerts in the chorale’s 2024-25 season are “Christmas Classique,” Dec. 7; Mozart’s Requiem, March 22; and “Motown Madness,” June 7.

Rancho Cucamonga detailer is part of team maintaining historic Air Force One

Anthony Marquez of The Detail Pros in Rancho Cucamonga recently returned from Seattle where he was part of a team performing maintenance on the Air Force One presidential jet on exhibit at the Museum of Flight. This was Marquez’s first trip to the Museum of Flight as a member of the Air Force One Detailing Team, which performs annual maintenance on the plane, according to a news release. The Air Force One presidential jet and a dozen other historic aircraft are on display in the museum’s open-air Aircraft Pavilion, which means they are exposed to Seattle’s damp climate. The Air Force One Detailing Team spent a decade restoring the plane’s paint and brightwork and for the past few years the team has been maintaining and protecting that work. The museum’s Air Force One jet, which was used by Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon, requires an annual rinseless wash that knocks dirt off the surface, followed by a soft microfiber towel dry to remove streaks. It is finished off with a six-month surface protectant. Marquez’s work at the Seattle museum also involved restoring and preserving

Republican-led states challenge Biden program to keep families together

Republican-led states challenge Biden program to keep families together – CBS News Watch CBS News Several Republican-led states are challenging the legality of President Biden’s immigration program to offer legal status and a path to U.S. residency for unauthorized immigrants married to American citizens. CBS News’ Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

RFK Jr. endorses Trump and suspends presidential campaign

By Kathryn Watson, Allison Novelo Updated on: August 23, 2024 / 4:24 PM EDT / CBS News RFK Jr. suspends campaign, endorses Trump RFK Jr. suspends campaign, endorses Trump 02:45 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his independent presidential campaign and threw his support behind GOP nominee Donald Trump on Friday, saying in remarks in Phoenix that he was endorsing the former president because he saw no viable path to the White House. “In my heart, I no longer believe that I have a realistic path to electoral victory,” Kennedy said. “I cannot in good conscience ask my staff and volunteers to keep working their long hours or ask my donors to keep giving when I cannot honestly tell them that I have a real path to the White House.” Kennedy said three issues encouraged him to leave the Democratic Party and “to throw my support to President Trump”: free speech, the war in Ukraine and the “war on our children.” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes an announcement on the future of his campaign in Phoenix, Arizona, on Aug. 23, 2024. Thomas Machowicz / REUTERS “My

California Angels great Rod Carew, originally from Panama, becomes U.S. citizen

Major League Baseball Hall-of-Famer Rod Carew is a newly minted American citizen at the age of 78. Carew, an 18-time MLB All-Star as a member of the Minnesota Twins and California Angels, was born in Gatún, Panama in 1945, moved to the U.S. as a teenager, and became an American sports legend. But it wasn’t until this week that he was officially recognized by his adopted country as one of its citizens. On Friday, Carew stood before family, friends and former teammates at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Field Office in Santa Ana, and took the Oath of Allegiance, vowing to “support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” MLB Hall-of-Famer takes the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at the USCIS Field Office in Santa Ana on Aug. 23, 2024. (USCIS) With his new citizenship, Carew will, for the first time in his life, be able to experience some of the honors and responsibilities many Americans take for granted, including voting, serving on a jury, traveling with a U.S. passport

Circus Coming To Town For First Time Since 2016

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus continues Saturday and Sunday at Crypto.com Arena, appearing for the first time since 2016 and without animals. The circus ended its 147-year run in 2017 due to declining ticket sales, which followed the end of the use of elephants in its shows a year earlier, a decision made following years of protests by animal rights organizations — and cities including Los Angeles passing laws banning the use of “bullhooks” and other types of goads and prods employed in wrangling elephants Feld Entertainment, the circus’ parent company, announced in May 2022 the circus would return — without animals — promising “a dynamic, multi-platform entertainment franchise, providing families the opportunity to connect in fun, engaging ways.” The circus began its tour Sept, 29, 2023, in Bossier City, Louisiana and had runs at Toyota Arena in Ontario Aug. 9-11 and Honda Center in Anaheim Aug. 16 through Thursday. In addition to the absence of animals, the circus also won’t have a ringmaster. Instead there are three “show guides,” Aria (Lauren Irving), Stix (Alex Stickels) and Nick Nack (Alejandro Licea Pello)

Average White Band makes Farewell Tour Stop in Coachella

The Average White Band will perform in Spotlight 29 Casino’s Showroom Friday. One of the most sampled bands of all time, the Scottish funk group has been active for more than half a century. Average White Band, also known as AWB, is on the American leg of its farewell “Let’s Go Round Again One Last Time” tour. Two of AWB’s original members, Alan Gorrie and Owen “Onnie” McIntyre, are still touring with the band today. The band was widely influenced by overseas R&B artists such as Marvin Gaye and James Brown, with its name being a tongue-in-cheek nod to music that was thought to be too funky for an average white band, according to American Songwriter. Former drummer Robbie McIntosh had a jazz-influenced musical background, while frequent collaborator Bonnie Bramlett had a brief stint singing back-up for Ike and Tina Turner. AWB is best known for “Pick Up the Pieces,” a single from the band’s 1974 self-titled album. Written as a song about “picking yourself up when things aren’t going well,” according to producer Arif Mardin, the song ironically became a massive success, peaking at

Arcata to Get Wild Hare Tavern

The darkened windows of the Jam may not be dark for too much longer. Her purchase of the business from owner Mike Munson is still pending, but longtime bartender Angela Robershotte has plans to open Wild Hare Tavern in the plaza-adjacent spot. Robershotte is keeping the specifics of the menu mum for now, but says she’s planning “a bar with a little restaurant” serving “simple bar food.” Customers will be able to belly up to the original mahogany bar top that’s been in storage for years, reinstallation of which is among her list of “facelift” improvements. “It’s got a great sound system and the stage is all intact,” she says, so the live music tradition will carry on. Starting with tending bar in her 20s at Sidelines, Robershotte has worked at Toby & Jack’s, Everett’s and Abruzzi over the years, as well as at her current post at the Basement. “I know my way around a bar and I’m learning about restaurants,” she says, noting there’s a lot to learn. An opening date is hard to pin down as of yet but Robershotte says she

Suspected ringleader of Carlsbad outlets theft crew arrested

A man suspected of leading an organized retail theft crew, allegedly responsible for stealing more than $30,000 in merchandise from the Carlsbad Premium Outlets alone, has been arrested on numerous charges, Carlsbad police said Friday. The investigation began in early June with two thefts from the mall in which thieves used a distinctive “booster bag” to hide stolen goods, police spokesperson Denise Ramirez said in a news release. Officer Madison Puliafico, a patrol officer, reviewed different surveillance videos and discovered what appeared to be the same bag being used by multiple people in other thefts at high-end stores at the mall, police said. Puliafico used license-plate reader data to then identify a vehicle linked to the mall heists and several unsolved thefts in Carlsbad and Orange County, police said. The officer coordinated with other law enforcement agencies across the region to obtain a search warrant and conduct surveillance on the suspect, police said. The investigation, with help from the department’s Crime Suppression Team, led to Jose Miguel Gonzalez, a 38-year-old Lake Elsinore resident, police said. Gonzalez was arrested on Aug. 16 during a traffic stop

MTS ridership is up 10 percent this year, and nearing pre-pandemic levels

Ridership throughout the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System rose by more than 10 percent over the past fiscal year and is now nearing pre-pandemic levels, the agency says. And in May, the system logged the week with its highest average daily ridership since the pandemic began. During the last fiscal year, the transit agency logged 75,663,343 passenger trips, up 10.4 percent over fiscal  2023’s 68,511,363. “The recent ridership increase has put MTS on a path to welcome even more passengers in the coming years,” Stephen Whitburn, MTS board chair and San Diego city councilman, said in a statement. Sharon Cooney, the agency’s CEO, chalked up the ridership bump to a variety of factors, including affordability amid rising costs of living. A total of 13 bus routes saw increases of 20 percent or higher, with eight routes surpassing a million trips. And ridership by young people using a Youth Opportunity Pass rose by 22.7 percent over the year before. But those numbers could drop later this year, as the agency prepares to institute new requirements that advocates worry could be a big barrier to access. According

El Cajon man’s first-degree murder conviction reduced by appeals court

A state appellate court panel on Friday reduced the murder conviction for a man who stabbed and cut another man in El Cajon more than 100 times from first-degree to second-degree murder. Gustavo Rojas Salgado, 29, was convicted by an El Cajon Superior Court jury for the killing of 33-year-old Victor Saul Garcia Jr. Garcia’s body was discovered in his Marline Avenue home by a family member on Oct. 23, 2020, according to El Cajon police. Prosecutors argued at the time of trial that the victim and defendant were friends who briefly lived together and that the motive for the killing was unclear. The panel of the 4th District Court of Appeal noted in Friday’s 2-1 opinion that while the motive wasn’t certain, the prosecution argued there were two possible motives related to money and the fact that Garcia asked Salgado to move out of his house. The appellate court wrote there wasn’t sufficient evidence to support that Salgado took or sought money from Garcia or that they had any argument about Salgado moving out. Salgado’s case will be sent back down to the Superior

Secret Service places at least 5 agents on leave over Trump assassination attempt probe

Secret Service places at least 5 agents on leave over Trump assassination attempt probe – CBS News Watch CBS News The Secret Service has placed at least five agents on leave, including the Pittsburgh field office head, multiple sources tell CBS News. This comes as a result of an investigation into the shooting at a campaign rally for President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. CBS News’ Nicole Sganga reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On