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While President Barack Obama, defeated 2016 Democrat presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and President-elect Donald Trump have all called for unity, PepsiCo CEO and chairperson Indra Nooyi has instead chosen to stir the pot. She did so Thursday at the New York Times DealBook Conference in Manhattan by issuing unnecessary attacks on her future president. “How dare you talk about women that way!” she exclaimed in a statement at the conference, referencing comments Trump made while on the campaign trail and in an old “Access Hollywood” tape leaked last month.

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A Tea Party candidate challenging House Speaker John Boehner got a few chuckles, and a lot of Internet views, with a recent raunchy campaign ad about "electile dysfunction" -- but the spot has cost him one of his day jobs. J.D. Winteregg, one of two candidates running against Boehner in the Republican primary for Ohio’s 8th District, got into trouble with Cedarville University, a Baptist school in Ohio where he taught as an adjunct professor. He confirmed to FoxNews.com that his contract was not renewed, on the heels of that ad. He said he was contacted by a supervisor who...

YUCCA VALLEY — Governors from the country’s Western states will meet Dec. 7 in the Yucca Valley Community Center. Creating jobs and economic development in small, rural communities will be one of the main topics of discussion. They also will hear from experts and young people about getting more families and kids connected to the outdoors. Two open sessions will be held between 10:30 a.m. and noon, followed by lunch at the community center. Residents may attend the sessions and lunch. There is a $30 registration fee, and seating is limited. Pre-register online at www.westgov.org by Wednesday.

I’ve never claimed to have extensive knowledge of U.S. legislation throughout history, but it’s safe to say that I and most people I associate with are law-abiding citizens … or not. As it turns out, every state in this country has at least one wacky legal stipulation that could land residents in hot water if they don’t comply. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. Alabama It’s illegal to wear a fake mustache that causes laughter in church.

VATICAN CITY (AP) - African bishops attending a Vatican meeting are speaking about the election of Barack Obama in divine terms—putting them very much at odds with many of their U.S. counterparts. Archbishop Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle of Accra, Ghana said Wednesday that there was "a divine plan behind" Obama's election.

The sound of Australia in Joshua Tree's outback By Sara Munro / Hi-Desert Star Bet you didn't know that the International Didgeridoo Festival is happening right here in your own backyard. It's true, but "What's a didgeridoo?" you ask? Not only is it really a word, it's a unique wind instrument with an eerie, hypnotic sound that conjures up the myth and legend of Australia's ancient history and people. Its mysterious, droning tones are weird and wonderful. "It was the coolest thing I had ever heard," says event organizer Grahm Doe of the time he happened upon the didgeridoo...

<p>The Palm Springs area has one of the highest per capita rates of syphilis in the country, according to a recent alert from the California Department of Health Services’ Sexually Transmitted Disease Control Branch.</p> <p>The state warned health care workers last week "because of the high rate of primary and secondary syphilis in Palm Springs in 2002."</p>

<p>PALM SPRINGS -- Sonny Bono was different things to different people.</p> <p>To one generation, he will forever be remembered as a singer-songwriter whose 1960s TV image was built on playing goof to his quick-witted, sophisticated wife, Cher, in the hit series "Sonny and Cher." To others, he was a politician whose own quick wit endeared him to an oft-cynical Congress at the hottest times.</p>

Home schooling is one of the fastest growing movements in the country. Yet its popularity and high student achievement have not stopped California’s reactionary education establishment from launching an attack against home schoolers. Historically in California, the only requirement for parents to home school their children has been that they fill out a so-called private-school affidavit that designates the parents’ home school as an individual private school. Now, however, the California Department of Education (CDE) has become more aggressive in its long-held opinion that home schooling is illegal unless either of two stringent conditions are met: 1) children are enrolled...

<p>Bishop Gerald Barnes of the Diocese of San Bernardino said Wednesday he plans to ask Boston Cardinal Bernard Law to apologize for knowingly transferring an accused child molester to the local diocese in 1990.</p> <p>Barnes is calling for a one-on-one meeting, which could take place as early as today during a historic conference of American Catholic Bishops in Dallas.</p>

<p>Severe growth-restricting sanctions could be placed on the Coachella Valley if, over the next month, it cannot come up with a plan for cutting the amount of dust blowing across the desert.</p> <p>Builders and farmers were among those who questioned South Coast Air Quality Management District’s draft plan for reducing local dust emissions at a public hearing Thursday.</p>

Charter school closure leaves Adelanto students high and dry EDUCATION: Justice Department probes founder’s link to members of violent Muslim group. EMILY BERG/Staff Writer ADELANTO — A charter school here abruptly shut its doors after losing its charter, and now students can’t track down their transcripts and may lose all credit for the work they completed. William Vasta / Staff Photographer Faith Shelton holds up her report card from the closed Gateway Academy Public Charter School branch in Adelanto. Shelton says she was given high grades in subjects she never took and is now unable to contact school officials to ...