10 deaths caused by dangerous rip currents off Florida and Alabama beaches
By FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A firefighter from Georgia and two fathers who drowned while trying to save their…
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NYC’s ex-school food chief convicted in bribery case tied to icky chicken tenders
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man who oversaw food service for New York City schools was convicted Wednesday in a bribery…
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Arizona Coyotes say they have 6 possible sites for an arena in the Phoenix area
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes say they have identified a half-dozen potential sites to construct a…
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SPECIAL REPORT: The long road traveled – How Imperial hoops star Sierra Morris has found success
Finding her passion for basketball as a child, Morris will be taking her game to the next level, a journey that’s been a long one both metaphorically…
Continue Reading Mississippi farms pay overdue wages for favoring immigrants over local Black workers, agency says
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Labor Department says 44 farms in Mississippi exploited local Black workers…
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Thousands more prisoners across the US will get free college paid for by the government
By AARON MORRISON AP National Writer REPRESA, California (AP) — The graduates lined up, brushing off their gowns and adjusting classmates’…
Continue Reading Maryland’s highest court to hear appeals in case chronicled by ‘Serial’ podcast
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Supreme Court of Maryland has announced it will hear an appeal from Adnan Syed, whose…
Continue Reading Hundreds in Puerto Rico protest proposed increase in electricity bills
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hundreds of people in Puerto Rico including religious leaders, economists, teachers…
Continue ReadingFIRST ALERT FORECAST: Excessive heat warning coming over the weekend
As the area comes closer to the holiday weekend, more very hot temperatures are coming along with steady…
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City of Somerton to host Fourth of July ‘Retro Celebration’
The festivities will take place on Saturday, July 1 with a “Retro” concert, including a “Queen” tribute…
Continue Reading Madonna postpones upcoming Celebration tour due to ‘serious bacterial infection’
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Madonna has postponed her career-spanning Celebration tour due to what her manager called a…
Continue Reading Utah woman accused of killing husband after writing book about grief is sued for over $13 million
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press A lawsuit against a Utah woman who wrote a children’s book about grief after her husband’s death and…
Continue Reading Oak Flat: a tract in Arizona sacred to some Native Americans but proposed as a giant copper mine
By DEEPA BHARATH of The Associated Press and ALEJANDRA MOLINA of Religion News Service OAK FLAT, Ariz. (AP) — Azee Romero climbed barefoot on the…
Continue Reading Salty, gritty tap water has residents of Uruguay’s capital fuming as drought empties reservoir
By GUILLERMO GARAT Associated Press MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Residents of Uruguay’s capital are increasingly exasperated after two months of…
Continue Reading Federal judges in Kentucky and Tennessee block portions of transgender youth care bans
By BRUCE SCHREINER, DYLAN LOVAN and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Federal judges in Kentucky and Tennessee on Wednesday…
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Wiest Lake to reopen on Friday
After its temporary closure, Wiest Lake will be reopened to the public for recreational…
Continue Reading Nursing homes accused of mistreating residents, misusing $83 million in lawsuit from New York AG
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state Attorney General Letitia James charges in a lawsuit that the operators of four…
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Princess Leia gown on auction block for $2 million
The dress, which a movie crewmember rescued, but left crumpled in his attic for decades, is among 1,400 original props and costumes from film and…
Continue Reading Infant dies after man who abducted her crashes car into house while fleeing police in Ohio
TIFFIN, Ohio (AP) — Authorities in Ohio say a 7-month-old girl has died after a man abducted her then crashed his car into a house while fleeing…
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