Registration closes for Paris Olympics ticket lottery draw
PARIS (AP) — Online registration for a lottery draw where winners can buy tickets for next year’s Olympic Games in Paris has closed. Entries for…
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Roberts asked to testify on court ethics amid Thomas reports
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice John Roberts is being asked to testify to Congress as scrutiny mounts…
Continue Reading Beach birth: Hawaii blocks some Waikiki sands for seal pup
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The birth of an endangered seal at one of Hawaii’s most popular tourism hubs is…
Continue Reading Richard Riordan, former Los Angeles mayor, has died at 92
By JOHN ANTCZAK and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Riordan, a wealthy Republican businessman who served two terms as…
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SPECIAL REPORT: Drag racing, the family business
From Somerton, Tommy and Alfonso Zavala have been coming to the track to race since they were six years…
Continue Reading Russian foreign minister visits Cuba, condemns US sanctions
By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday condemned U.S. sanctions against Cuba, as he…
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Local conference raises awareness about sexual abuse
Imperial County hosted a sexual assault conference to bring awareness and provide resources to the…
Continue Reading Tennessee gun-control push at crossroads as proposal stalls
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Chances are shrinking fast for a key gun-control proposal to make it out of the…
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Helping our local K-9 partners
Meet Officer Zach Miner and his police dog…
Continue Reading Muslims end Ramadan, begin holiday amid war, reconciliation
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Large parts of the Muslim world marked the end of the fasting month of Ramadan…
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YCSO addresses violent social media threats
The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) said it’s investigating suicidal and violent threats made on social media that have since been shared…
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D-backs designate 4-time All-Star Bumgarner for assignment
By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The up-and-coming Arizona Diamondbacks see themselves as potential contenders in the National…
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Arizona Senate settles suit over election audit for $150K
A left-leaning watchdog group on Wednesday announced a settlement of over $150,000 in a public records lawsuit against the Arizona Senate, which…
Continue Reading WNBA partners with Scripps to broadcast Friday night games
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA and Scripps have signed a multiyear deal to televise Friday night regular-season…
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House Republicans push asylum restrictions, border security
House Republicans for months have railed against the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S. border with Mexico, holding hearings, visiting…
Continue Reading Man accused of shooting girl, parents arrested in Florida
GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man accused of shooting and wounding a 6-year-old girl and her parents after children went to retrieve a…
Continue Reading Israel aims to sell missile defense system to Germany
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Defense Ministry says it has begun talks to sell an advanced missile defense system…
Continue Reading BuzzFeed to close news division, cut 15% of all staff
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Pulitzer Prize winning digital media company BuzzFeed will shut down its news division and cut another 15% of…
Continue Reading Oklahoma court upholds Richard Glossip’s murder conviction
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma appeals court has upheld the murder conviction of death row inmate Richard…
Continue Reading US military prepares for possible Sudan embassy evacuation
By MATTHEW LEE anmd LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is moving military assets to a Naval base in the tiny Gulf of…
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