Debt limit deal heads to vote in full House while McCarthy scrambles for GOP approval
By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Under fire from conservatives, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy…
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Most in US say don’t ban race in college admissions but its role should be small: AP-NORC poll
By COLLIN BINKLEY and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Supreme Court decides the fate of affirmative action, most U.S.…
Continue Reading LGBTQ+ activists call for new strategies to promote equality after Target backlash
By DENISE LAVOIE and ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Following Target’s announcement last week that it removed products and…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Holmes enters Texas prison to begin 11-year sentence for notorious blood-testing hoax
By LEKAN OYEKANMI and MICHAEL LIEDTKE Associated Press BRYAN, Texas (AP) — Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes is in custody at a Texas prison…
Continue Reading New Hampshire town recognized for historic role in racially integrating baseball in the 1940s
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire stadium is being recognized for playing a largely unheralded role in helping…
Continue Reading Lawyers for Pittsburgh synagogue defendant admit he carried out deadliest US antisemitic attack
By PETER SMITH Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Robert Bowers carried out the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history when he killed 11…
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UPDATE: 35-year-old woman found dead east of Somerton
In a press release, YCSO responded to a report at around 11:40am on Monday, in the area of Avenue 1E and County 18th…
Continue Reading Russia says drones lightly damage Moscow buildings before dawn, while Ukraine’s capital bombarded
By SUSIE BLANN and JOANNA KOZLOWSKA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A rare drone attack jolted Moscow before dawn, causing only light damage…
Continue Reading Report: At least 153 people arrested under special powers have died in Salvadoran prisons
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — At least 153 people jailed since El Salvador instituted emergency powers in March 2022 to confront the country’s…
Continue Reading Thousands evacuate from Nova Scotia wildfires
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Wildfires in Canada’s Atlantic coast province of Nova Scotia have caused thousands to evacuate. The Halifax Regional…
Continue Reading UN agencies face funding challenges in feeding Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, official says
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A United Nations official says Bangladesh should not bear the burden of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees alone while…
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Top Plays of the Week: Championship Weekend Edition
This past weekend was an unforgettable one for the Imperial Valley after three local teams were crowned CIF champions on the…
Continue Reading China launches new crew for space station, with eye to putting astronauts on moon before 2030
BEIJING (AP) — China launched a new three-person crew for its orbiting space station on Tuesday, with an eye to putting astronauts on the moon…
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Florida’s Biondi shoots 67 to rally from 5-shot deficit for NCAA men’s golf title
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Holding a one-shot lead on the 18th tee, Fred Biondi put a towel over his head, took a…
Continue Reading Florida police search for 3 gunmen who wounded 9 at crowded beach on Memorial Day
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Police launched a search Tuesday for three suspects they believe to be the gunmen who…
Continue Reading Impeachment trial of Texas’ Ken Paxton to begin no later than August 28
By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A historic impeachment trial in Texas to determine whether Republican…
Continue Reading Nicaraguan writer Gioconda Belli wins Reina Sofia poetry prize
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaraguan poet and novelist Gioconda Belli, known for her feminist and erotic literature, has been awarded the Reina Sofia…
Continue Reading Teenager walks at brain injury event weeks after getting shot in head for knocking on wrong door
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ralph Yarl — a Black teenager who was shot in the head and arm after mistakenly ringing the wrong doorbell — walked at…
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Receta de: “Pan de Semillas” con Chef Lucy
Receta de: “Pan de Semillas” con Chef…
Continue Reading Argentina: Prosecutor calls for trial of suspects in VP assassination attempt
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The prosecutor in Argentina who is leading the investigation into the failed…
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