Minimal migrant activity along U.S.-Mexico border
We visited the Yuma Sector of the U.S.-Mexico border Saturday morning and Border Patrol officials tell us that they have not seen migrants crossing…
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Temperatures will continue to stay high through the weekend
The warming trend will continue through the weekend with daytime highs approaching or exceeding 100 degrees across the lower…
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Kids learn how to swing clubs at Desert Hills
Participants, ages eight to 16-years-old, took part in the event, and the golf instructors presented the five pillars of golf: Honesty, Ethics, Fair…
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Native American leader and advocate for tribal sovereignty Joe A. Garcia dies at 70
SANTA FE, New Mexico (AP) — Native American leader Joe A. Garcia’s family says he has died at age 70. Based in New Mexico, he was an advocate…
Continue Reading Australian tennis player Owen Davidson, who won 13 Grand Slam doubles titles, dies at 79
By The Associated Press Australian tennis player Owen Davidson, who won 13 Grand Slam doubles titles, has died. He was 79. The International Tennis…
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Only two track and field athletes in Yuma to qualify for newly formatted open state meet both head to Mesa Saturday
The Arizona Open State Championship meet for track and field is underway and with a new open format that allows less athletes to qualify, just two…
Continue Reading Michigan boy uses a slingshot to save his sister from being abducted from backyard, police say
ALPENA, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan girl was able to escape an attempted kidnapping when her brother used a slingshot to strike the would-be attacker,…
Continue Reading Greece protests arrest of mayoral candidate in Albania accused of buying votes
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The detention of a mayoral candidate belonging to the Greek minority in Albania has raised tensions between the two…
Continue Reading Biden’s reelection pitch that he can govern well faces daunting challenges with debt, border, more
By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspodent WASHINGTON (AP) — A showdown with Congress that has the nation’s creditworthiness at stake; a frenzied…
Continue Reading Biden to graduates of historically Black Howard University: US history hasn’t been a ‘fairy tale’
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Saturday told graduates of a leading historically Black university…
Continue Reading Tennessee police shootout leaves 1 dead, police dog wounded
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A gunfight between police and a man inside a home in east Tennessee left him dead and wounded a K-9 police dog named…
Continue Reading Kelly Clarkson responds to report accusing her daytime talk show of being a toxic workplace
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kelly Clarkson has responded to a Rolling Stone report accusing her daytime talk show of being a toxic workplace. Clarkson…
Continue Reading Kenya cult death toll hits 200, with more than 600 reported missing
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The death toll linked to a doomsday cult in Kenya hit 201 Saturday after police exhumed…
Continue Reading Syria extends opening of 2 border crossings with Turkey for quake aid
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Syrian government has agreed to extend by another three months the use of two border crossings with Turkey into the…
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Analysis: Playoff outcomes suggest the NBA could see a summer of big moves
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Golden State has decisions to make now. Big decisions. Phoenix does, too. And Dallas. And Milwaukee. And…
Continue Reading German rail union cancels planned two-day strike after employers meet minimum wage demand
BERLIN (AP) — A labor union representing more than 200,000 railway workers in Germany says it is cancelling plans for a two-day strike after…
Continue Reading Lebanese and UAE foreign ministers speak after man dies in custody
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Foreign Ministry says the foreign ministers of Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates have spoken following the death…
Continue Reading Tennessee company refuses US request to recall 67 million potentially dangerous air bag inflators
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — A Tennessee company could be heading for a legal battle with U.S. auto safety regulators after…
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One woman dead in car crash, YPD investigates
YPD said that a 46-year-old man was driving a gray 2020 Nissan Kick when he crashed into a 78-year-old woman crossing the street. YPD pronounced the…
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Nebraska experiences storm damage, NWS to conduct surveys
Severe weather, including tornados, swept across eastern Nebraska Friday afternoon leaving behind significant…
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