Update: Brush fire evacuation order in Yuma lifted
The Yuma Fire Department (YFD) responded to a brush fire near Avenue 5E and 30th Street, causing a small evacuation in order due to a large propane…
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See Apple’s pivotal product announcements through history
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Apple has a long history of designing products that aren’t the first to be introduced in a particular…
Continue Reading Argentine judge dismisses long-running corruption case against vice president
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A judge in Argentina has dismissed a long-running money laundering case against…
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Decision on hazardous waste storage site in Yuma postponed until August
The company, SYDCOL, wants more time to address community…
Continue Reading Breonna Taylor supporters launch campaign against GOP gubernatorial nominee in Kentucky
By BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The mother of slain Black woman Breonna Taylor has endorsed a grassroots…
Continue Reading Former FBI agent Robert Hanssen, who was convicted of spying for Russia, dies in prison
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert Hanssen, a former FBI agent who took more than $1.4 million in cash and diamonds to…
Continue Reading ‘Stop Cop City’ activists pack Atlanta City Hall ahead of crucial vote
By R.J. RICO Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Hundreds of activists are at Atlanta’s City Hall ahead of a council vote over whether to approve…
Continue Reading Diversity group calls for Oregon GOP House leader to resign over son’s Nazi salute photo
BEND, Ore. (AP) — The Central Oregon Diversity Project has called for the resignation of Republican state Rep. Vikki Breese-Iverson over her…
Continue Reading Mexico president’s ruling party ousts once-dominant party in most populous state
By MARÍA VERZA and LISSETTE ROMERO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The ruling party of Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has…
Continue Reading Oklahoma school board approves what would be the 1st taxpayer-funded religious school in US
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A state school board in Oklahoma voted Monday to approve what would be the first publicly…
Continue Reading Sonic boom heard over Washington is a rare sound with a rich history
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — People living in and around the nation’s capital experienced a rare, if startling, sound: A…
Continue Reading Young, wild and free: Wolverine spotted in California for only second time in last 100 years
BISHOP, Calif. (AP) — A wolverine was spotted three times last month in the eastern Sierra Nevada, a rare occurrence for an animal that’s…
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Director’s Guild of America reaches tentative deal as strike continues
The writer’s strike is still ongoing, but it looks like directors now have a deal with major film…
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Oklahoma train derailed and overturned, railroad crews clean up
Neighbors nearby were told to stay away from the scene as officials continue the cleanup process Monday. A resident near the crash scene said it…
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Ex-part owner of Minnesota Vikings gets over six years in cryptocurrency scam
NEW YORK (AP) — A former part owner of the Minnesota Vikings who defrauded a short-lived professional football league known as the Alliance of…
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Florida police arrest cardboard box wearing thief
The owner of iRepair Tech in Miami Gardens, Jeremias Berganza, shared the video that shows the man sporting a cardboard box on his head, shattering…
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Former college professor and activist runs for President
In his announcement video, West pledged to fight to end poverty and mass incarceration, and support health care, education and living…
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Autoridades en California investigan cómo un grupo de migrantes de Venezuela y Colombia llegaron a Sacramento en un avión privado
Autoridades en California investigan cómo es que un grupo de migrantes de Venezuela y Colombia llegó a Sacramento en un avión privado y luego fue…
Continue Reading Amount of warming triggering carbon dioxide in air hits new peak, growing at near-record fast rate
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The cause of global warming is showing no signs of slowing as heat-trapping carbon dioxide in Earth’s…
Continue Reading DNA from drinking glass links suspect to 4 Boston sexual assaults in 2007 and 2008, prosecutor says
BOSTON (AP) — Prosecutors say a lawyer was linked to a series of sexual assaults in Boston about 15 years ago by DNA obtained from a drinking glass…
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