By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s parliament on Thursday ratified Finland’s application to join NATO, lifting the last hurdle in the way of the Nordic country’s long-delayed accession into the Western military alliance. All 276 lawmakers present voted in favor of Finland’s bid, days after Hungary’s parliament also endorsed Helsinki’s accession.
Continue Reading By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a founding member of the 1990s hip-hop group the Fugees was enmeshed in political conspiracies involving millions of dollars in foreign money under two different U.S. presidents. Prakazrel “Pras” Michel’s trial got underway with opening statements Thursday. Prakazrel “Pras” Michel is accused of funneling
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has met with Damar Hamlin, the Buffalo Bills safety who went into cardiac arrest and was resuscitated on the field after making a tackle during an NFL game in January. Biden tweeted a photo of him with Hamlin in the Oval Office on Thursday. Biden said it was an
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Senator Alex Padilla and Rep. Raul Ruiz (both D-California) introduced bicameral legislation to create the César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park.
Continue Reading By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former Boston police officer has been arrested on charges that he assaulted a police officer after storming the U.S. Capitol with the mob of President Donald Trump supporters on Jan. 6, 2021. Joseph Fisher is accused of pushing a chair into a Capitol police officer
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A sergeant from the Calexico Police Department has returned after serving at the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy in Quantico Virginia.
Continue Reading By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Texas who previously ruled to dismantle the Affordable Care Act struck down a narrower but key part of the nation’s health law Thursday that requires most insurers to cover preventive services that include screenings for cancer, diabetes and mental health. Other
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A local non-profit organization needs your support to help more families fighting cancer.
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The first public pickleball courts are open in town.
Continue Reading By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Floridians will be able to carry concealed guns without a permit under a bill the Legislature is sending to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. DeSantis, who is preparing a presidential run, has said the issue is one of his priorities. The Senate passed the bill Thursday on
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Russia’s security service arrested an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal on espionage charges, the first time a U.S. correspondent has been detained on spying accusations since the Cold War. The newspaper denied the allegations and demanded his release.
Continue Reading By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Joint Base Andrews, one of the nation’s most sensitive military bases and home to Air Force One, has been locked down after reports of a man carrying an “assault-style” rifle on Thursday, authorities said. The Maryland base was locked down after the person was
Continue Reading By FREIDA FRISARO and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — More than 50 years after the orca known as Lolita was captured for public display, plans are in place to return her from the Miami Seaquarium to her home waters in the Pacific Northwest, where a nearly century-old, endangered killer whale believed to be
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A vehicle crashed into a home in Brawley after a police pursuit.
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SAN LUIS, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Today, the former City of San Luis Vice Mayor accused of leaving the scene of a crash had her sentencing delayed at the request of her attorney. 50-year-old Africa Luna Carrasco pleaded guilty to one count of leaving the scene of a crash involving injury earlier this month. Carrasco
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Two brave officers were recognized by California Highway Patrol for saving a woman drowning in the New River.
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The nationwide correctional officer shortage is being felt locally in the Desert Southwest.
Continue Reading By SOPHIA TULP Associated Press Moments after the assailant who killed six people at a Nashville private school was identified as transgender, a baseless narrative emerged: that there has been an incredible rise in transgender or nonbinary mass shooters in recent years. Some pundits and political influencers on social media went further, suggesting that movements
Continue Reading HILLSDALE, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan college has ended its partnership with a Florida charter school whose principal was forced to resign after a parent complained sixth graders were exposed to pornography during a lesson on Renaissance art that included Michelangelo’s David sculpture. A Hillsdale College spokesperson said Tallahassee Classical School no longer is affiliated
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By TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The owners of a Dairy Queen in Phoenix remain perplexed — and slightly amused — as to why someone would steal the giant red spoon that adorned their restaurant. “We were kind of upset but then more puzzled,” Puja Kalra said Wednesday. “What are they going to
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