Award-winning retired AP journalist Harold Olmos dead at 78
By FRANK BAJAK Associated Press Award-winning Bolivian journalist Harold Olmos, who led Associated Press operations in Venezuela and Brazil, has died…
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Biden sports plan angers transgender advocates, opponents
By SEAN MURPHY and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press A Biden administration proposal to forbid outright bans on transgender athletes sparked outrage…
Continue Reading Protected Iran critic speaks at sentence in plot against her
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An Iranian opposition activist who U.S. authorities said was the target of two thwarted…
Continue Reading Study seeks to understand police recruiting and retention
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A police force and university in northern Virginia are teaming up for what they say will be…
Continue Reading US sanction officials plan missions to clamp down on Russia
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top sanctions officials from the U.S. Treasury Department are set to make a series of…
Continue Reading California to keep paying Walgreens despite abortion dispute
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s Medicaid program will continue to pay Walgreens about $1.5 billion each year despite Democratic Gov.…
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Free training available for CERT program
The Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) program in Yuma is offering free training for the month of…
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Teen jumps out of moving vehicle causing serious head injury
A teen jumps out of a moving vehicle causing serious head injury in…
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YRMC Family Medicine resident wins statewide award
A third year resident at Yuma Regional Medical Center, Dr. Dina Bacon, was recognized by the Arizona Academy of Family…
Continue Reading Peru ex-leader Toledo wins reprieve in extradition from US
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo Manrique has been granted two more weeks to fight his extradition from the United…
Continue Reading 12-year-old among suspects in killing of 3 teens in Florida
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A teenager and a 12-year-old have been arrested in Florida in connection with the deaths of three other teens. Their bodies were…
Continue Reading Bengals’ Joe Mixon recharged with pointing gun at woman
CINCINNATI (AP) — Bengals running back Joe Mixon is again facing a misdemeanor charge of aggravated menacing over allegations that he pointed a gun…
Continue Reading Tribe warns US government against moving ahead with mine
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Native American tribal members fighting plans for an enormous copper mine on land they consider…
Continue Reading Uproar in suburbia as New York looks to spur development
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press For decades, the middle-class towns of single-family homes that ring many American cities have used zoning laws to…
Continue Reading Officers kill homeowner after responding to wrong address
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — Police officers in New Mexico shot and killed a homeowner when they showed up at the wrong address in response to a…
Continue Reading States consider banning cosmetics containing PFAS
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press A growing number of state legislatures are considering bans on cosmetics and other consumer products that contain a…
Continue Reading ‘A Thousand and One’ is Teyana Taylor’s answered prayer
By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Teyana Taylor says the praise she’s received for her new film, “A Thousand and One”…
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Tribe warns US government against moving ahead with mine
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Native American tribal members fighting plans for an enormous copper mine on land they consider…
Continue Reading Scottsdale settles with wrongfully arrested woman for $200K
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — A woman who was wrongfully arrested in 2020 for a Scottsdale hit-and-run has settled her lawsuit with the city for…
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Biden admin proposes new rule for transgender student-athletes
The Biden administration proposed Thursday a new federal rule change that would let schools enforce some restrictions on transgender…
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