Biden blasts GOP ‘wacko notions’ amid debt limit standoff
By JOSH BOAK, SEUNG MIN KIM and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press ACCOKEEK, Md. (AP) — President Joe Biden lambasted Republicans’ emerging…
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New Mexico State star recruit joins mass exodus from program
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer New Mexico State’s most highly touted recruit this decade has entered the transfer portal as part of a mass…
Continue Reading Florida expands ‘Don’t Say Gay,’ House passes 3 LGBTQ bills
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis added more wins to his…
Continue Reading Homeowner who shot Black teen Ralph Yarl pleads not guilty
By MARGARET STAFFORD and JIM SALTER Associated Press LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — The 84-year old man who shot Ralph Yarl when the Black teenager went to…
Continue Reading Connecticut man sentenced to 55 years in manhunt killing
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press MILFORD, Conn. (AP) — A 26-year old man who used a sword to attack two men in Eastern Connecticut before going on…
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Arizona inmate sentenced to death again in cellmate’s murder
An Arizona man has been sentenced to death for the second time in the 2010 murder of his prison cellmate, who was castrated and had his throat…
Continue Reading Antiquities, plucked from storeroom, on Roman Forum display
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Hundreds of remnants of ancient Roman life — including colored dice, rain gutter…
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Transgender girls go to court over Arizona school sports ban
The parents of two transgender girls in Arizona filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a year-old state law banning trans girls from participating in…
Continue Reading US judge sends Hugo Chavez’s ex nurse to prison for 15 years
By GISELA SALOMON and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge in Miami handed down a 15-year prison sentence Wednesday to the…
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Kofa’s Evan LaRue becomes sixth boys King soccer standout to sign LOI
It was a familiar scene outside of Rillos Gym at Kofa High School on Tuesday – as another star athlete signed their way to the collegiate level.…
Continue Reading Tyre Nichols’ family sues Memphis police over beating, death
By ADRIAN SAINZ and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The family of Tyre Nichols, who died three days after a brutal beating by…
Continue Reading 3 charged with murder in Sweet 16 party shooting in Alabama
By KIM CHANDLER and JEFF AMY Associated Press DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Investigators say two teenagers and a 20—year-old man have been arrested and…
Continue Reading Myanmar Supreme Court agrees to hear some Suu Kyi appeals
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A legal official says Myanmar’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear appeals of ousted leader Aung San…
Continue Reading DEA chief faces probe into ‘swampy’ hires, no-bid contracts
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal watchdog is investigating whether the U.S. Drug Enforcement…
Continue Reading Germany tries to reassure homeowners on heating overhaul
BERLIN (AP) — The German government is seeking to reassure homeowners that plans to phase out gas or oil heating systems will provide generous…
Continue Reading Long after heyday, soda fountain pharmacies still got fizz
By JOHN RABY Associated Press KENOVA, W.Va. (AP) — The jukebox plays Chubby Checker’s “The Twist” as Malli Jarrett and Nathaniel Fornash…
Continue Reading Maradona’s medical team on trial in former great’s death
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — An Argentine court says eight health care professionals will stand trial in the death of soccer great Diego Maradona in 2020.…
Continue Reading Northern Ireland’s DUP resists pressure to end govt boycott
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In Belfast this week, leaders of the U.K., the EU and two U.S. presidents have urged Northern…
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Future commercial spaceport, and employee benefits revamped, included in proposed city $472 million budget
The City of Yuma’s proposed budget is projected at $472 million, which is a 14% increase from last year’s…
Continue Reading Study: Milder autism far outpacing ‘profound’ diagnoses
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — As autism diagnoses become increasingly common, health officials have wondered how many U.S. kids…
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